In this bonus episode, Rob Henderson and I spoke about downward social mobility and the political instability generated by elite over-production. We also discussed the status anxiety motivating the MAGA movement, whether Mars colonisation would relieve political tension, the role of downward social mobility in the industrial revolution, and why white el…

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My guest today is Ed Latimore, a best-selling author, former professional heavyweight boxer, and competitive chess …

I'm joined today by Kate Phelan and Johann Kurtz to debate the question 'should we encourage our sons to be masculine?' Kate is a lecturer at RMIT University in Melbourne and the author of a recent book titled 'Feminism, Defeated.' Johann is the author of the Substack 'Becoming Noble.'

We discussed whether the relationship between masculinity and femininity is necessarily hierarchical, the role of men as protectors of women, why aggression is the most difficult and volatile facet of masculinity, and whether traditional gender roles are prudent or tyrannical.

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My guest today is Katherine Dee, tech reporter and historian of the internet. We spoke about a recent New York Times article ('They Asked an A.I. Chatbot Questions. The Answers Sent Them Spiraling.') on psychosis induced by ChatGPT, and compared this phenomenon with historic cases of new communication technologies causing outbreaks of mental illness.

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My guest today is Alex Kaschuta, creator of The Garden of Earthly Delights Substack. We spoke about why modern urbanites are so attracted to tradlife, but why (what I call ) unilateral tradlife is so difficult. We also spoke about the peculiarity of Anglo culture from an Eastern European perspective, whether the Right is really capable of good governanc…

In this bonus episode I spoke with Ed West about the 'flagging' phenomenon in Britain: the government's inability to respond to it, why it's emerged right now, and whether it's just a show or patriotism or a sign of something more sinister. We also spoke about 'colourblind casting' in British historical dramas, the state of Britain's international reput…

My guests today are Ute Heggen and Emma Thomas, two women whose lives have been deeply impacted by the men in their lives choosing to transition. Ute runs the YouTube channel @UteHeggenTranswidowHeals, and has also authored a memoir titled 'In the Curated Woods.' Emma is founder of the campaign group Children of Transitioners.

We spoke about Emma and Ute…

In this bonus episode I spoke about Freya India about the modern pathologisation of personality traits – including virtues like "people pleasing" – and whether a better understanding of psychological sex differences might encourage young people to be less vexed about common psychological phenomena like rumination. We also spoke about parasocial relation…