In this episode, I provide a few updates for the podcast, and discuss my experiences with mental health concerns (e.g., depression, anxiety, neurodivergence, and dissociation).

References:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1so86sDeOv_UUOlGHlvmGpbvVqqFtZKPW3_L8WPlB2Vo/edit?usp=sharing

In this episode, I explore the issue of how cis White women are capable of marginalizing people and how this reality is erased by the weaponization of their own oppression. I discuss my personal experiences being harmed by cis White women, talk about the main issues of white woman victimhood (abuse of economic power, disacknowledgement of whiteness, the centering of oneself, leveraging of social power, and reinforcement of the gender binary), and the detrimental results of such behavior.

References: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1KSqtYMZeiSwFR0SW892LOXRatOVeghWBHdKvFUaRAwE/edit?usp=sharing

In this episode, I discuss the often purported, but not well supported ideals of the "marketplace of ideas" and free speech absolutism. I discuss the merits and pitfalls of these lofty ideals, as well as Supreme Court and legislative history surrounding free speech repression and permissiveness.

References:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1mgCQ7YtCfsIlGFSESiM1AD0PQIItjTunP7XV_v94OMc/edit?usp=sharing

In this episode, I read in full an article on the merits of property destruction and violent forms of disobedience, as well as have a brief discussion on my opinions of the article. It is one of the single most important and informative news articles I have ever read. I encourage you to listen to it, and of course, I do not at all claim the rights to the content of the article that I read.

References:

Lossin, R. H. (2020, June 10). In defense of destroying property. The Nation: United States. https://www.thenation.com/article/activism/blm-looting-protest-vandalism/

In this episode, I discuss my personal history and experience of gender, as someone who identifies as a cisgender man, with qualifications.

In this episode, I discuss what I dub the "myth of the liberal elite," discussing the role of education, race, and socioeconomic class on political identification in the U.S.

References: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1gMqJJiVCOsh4hNfkdL-Por-vDjv7UiBNY4bqquxHSaI/edit?usp=sharing

In this episode, I rant about the tension in our culture surrounding the compulsory nature of marriage with the idea that marriage is always loveless. I touch on themes about heteronormativity, relationship issues, and gender norms. Unrelatedly, at the end, I rant about the idea of "the marketplace of ideas" and free speech, for whatever reason.