Incel

Incel

Investigative journalist Naama Kates dives deep inside the incel community. Incel is shorthand for involuntary celibate. Follow Naama's journey. Contact Naama: theincelproject@gmail.com https://twitter.com/IncelProject https://twitter.com/naamakates Check out these great shows from Crawlspace Media: Missing Maura Murray: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/missing-maura-murray/id1006974447 Crawlspace: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/crawlspace-true-crime-mysteries/id1187326340 True Crime Twins: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/true-crime-twins/id1459114107 Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/incel/support

Episodes

Trailer

June 24, 2019 • 6 mins
Investigative journalist Naama Kates dives deep inside the incel community. Incel is shorthand for involuntary celibate.

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1: Bluepilled AF.

August 5, 2019 • 41 mins
In the first installment of INCEL, Naama explores her fascination with identity online and provides a brief primer on the evolution of the web as a platform, before beginning her investigation by tracking down a controversial poster named Neo, at the beginning, when she was still "bluepilled af."  —————————————————————— The blue pill represents a life of luxurious security, tranquil happiness, and blissful ignorance of the harsh re...
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2: HopelessAddictDruggicel

August 12, 2019 • 43 mins
In episode 2 of INCEL, before introducing you to the mysterious leaders of the incel forums and the rest of her investigation, and before properly introducing you to Frothy, Naama introduces you to FrailPaleStaleMale, an incel from the East Midlands region of England.  Frail is disarming and candid in their conversation, as they discuss childhood, addiction, and mostly trauma, as they relate to inceldom. This conversation seems par...
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3: Statusmaxxing Admincel

August 19, 2019 • 42 mins
In the third episode of INCEL, Naama goes deeper down the rabbit hole, and plays the first of her two-part conversation with "Sergeant Incel," the administrator and creator of the website, who candidly discusses when, how, and why he developed this controversial and notorious online forum.  —————————————————————— Next week, the conversation continues to cover topics like the black pill, frustration, and threats of violence within t...
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4: RopeFuel, RageFuel, & AWALT.

August 26, 2019 • 46 mins
In part two of her conversation with SergeantIncel, Naama gets into the weeds about some of the more dangerous and distasteful rhetoric on the incel forums. —————————————————————— Posts are categorized by subject tags: [RopeFuel] or [SuicideFuel] denotes a topic that might arouse feelings of extreme depression, while [RageFuel] might simply infuriate. This conversation is liable to do both, especially for the feminoid host and her ...
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100: Labor Day Bonus Feedback Pod

September 3, 2019 • 35 mins
Ceci n’est pas une pipe. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- In this special Labor Day Bonus episode, Naama takes some time to informally read and respond to some of the feedback, which has been abundant and varied indeed. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------...
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5: JBW & ASD, SEAmaxxing Manlet.

September 9, 2019 • 41 mins
This week, Naama travels to SEA with “K,” who has discovered a way to ascend. They discuss a variety of concepts and terms, including JBW, which stands for “Just Be White,” and manlet, the term for a short incel. ASD stands for autism spectrum disorder. Next week, INCEL will cover the mass shootings linked to the community, including, of course, ER. —————————————————————— Autism Spectrum Diagnosis Screener: https://psychology-tools...
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6: Gone ER.

September 16, 2019 • 39 mins
Elliott Rodger, "the supreme gentleman," committed a heinous act of domestic terror in Isla Vista, California in 2014, earning the nonstop attention of media, and an ironic martyrdom in the incelosphere, to the point that "going ER" has become a meme. In this episode of INCEL, Naama examines his downfall and pathway to intended violence with his manifesto- a primary source revealing his cognitive processes.   ————————————————————— ...
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7: Media Bias & Frothy Solutions.

September 23, 2019 • 38 mins
In episode 7 of INCEL, Naama goes back to the beginning by deconstructing some of the popular media hit pieces about incels, which are usually all anyone sees. She also returns to her first guide through the incel landscape, Frothy Solutions, whose insight on the community, as an “agecel,” is invaluable. —————————————————————— Please check out my all new Patreon for ad-free, uncensored episodes and weekly blogs! https://www.patreon...
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8: The True Believer: the Case of Alek Minassian

October 1, 2019 • 35 mins
Due to the developments of this past weekend, INCEL is taking this week to provide you all with an emergency breaking news analysis of the case of alleged perpetrator of the Toronto vehicle-ramming attack of April 23rd, 2018. Naama analyzes various aspects of the newly released transcripts to look into possible motives. ———————————————————————— She also speaks to Jesse Morton, founder of Parallel Networks, a DC-based organization t...
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9: We Live in a Society

October 8, 2019 • 36 mins
Incels have been in the news. In episode 9 of INCEL, Naama unpacks some of the recent events behind the headlines, such as the military warning issued about the release of the new Joker movie. Through statements from the community’s leaders, the chatter on the forums, and the start of a conversation with forensic psychologists Dr. Scott and Dr. Shiloh from the LA Not So Confidential podcast (which continues next week), INCEL starts...
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10: RX-maxxing with Dr. Scott and Dr. Shiloh from LA Not So Confidential

October 15, 2019 • 42 mins
In episode 10, Naama is joined by forensic psychologists, Dr. Scott and Dr. Shiloh, from the LA Not So Confidential podcast to pick up on the conversation introduced last week, about their experience with inceldom, and how they determine an individual’s predisposition toward violent behavior from a clinical perspective. They also discuss the societal factors that many incels describe, and their thoughts about the black pill as a wo...
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11: “Breaking Incel” w/ Jack Peterson

October 22, 2019 • 44 mins
Over the past few weeks, Naama and guests have grappled with the question: what happens to incels when they “ascend” or simply decide to leave the community? How do they take that leap? And then adjust to life without their former friends, their beliefs, and their “second home,” for a strange new world? This week on INCEL, Naama speaks to ”Jack Peterson,” (not his real name...) the first “former” to go public about his upbringing, ...
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12: Society Kills Men / Reckoning

October 29, 2019 • 45 mins
On this week’s episode of INCEL, Naama takes care of some “housekeeping” and lays out the (uncertain, expanding) future of the show by teasing out some upcoming episodes, before sitting down for an interview with Kenneth T. Jolivet, author of the new book “Society Kills Men.” Ken is a husband, father, and 20 year veteran of the US Air Force, whose book addresses some of the implications of contemporary society for young men, and th...
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101: Society Kills Society & MailBag Bonus Pod

November 5, 2019 • 36 mins
After last week and before next week’s heavy episode, Naama checks back in with listeners regarding some recent thoughts and feedback from the wider world out there. Enjoy this mellow inventory taking episode of INCEL. —————————————————————— INCEL is created and produced by Naama Kates for Crawlspace Media. Music by Cyrus Melchor.  —————————————————————— If you or someone you know is struggling emotionally, or having a hard time, p...
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13: The Science of Violence w/ Dr. Sumaiya Shaikh

November 12, 2019 • 40 mins
After the craziness and questioning of episode 12, Naama sits down with neuroscientist Dr Sumaiya Shaikh for an empirical explanation of the phenomena we call violence and radicalization. She also checks in with Master, head hacker for incels.co, to get an update on the going’s-on over at the forum. —————————————————————— Please check out my all new Patreon for ad-free, uncensored episodes and weekly blogs! https://www.patreon.com/...
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14: T-R-A-U-M-A and these pictures of you ... with Dr. James Gordon

November 19, 2019 • 43 mins
On this episode of INCEL, Naama chats with Dr. James Gordon, founder and director of the Center for Mind-Body Medicine, who dispenses with some white-pilled advice for incels and for all of us. She also checks in with Frail, whose birthday was in October! He gives us an update. Enjoy this episode, Dr. Gordon is wonderful to listen to.... next time on INCEL: the chadfishing episode.... —————————————————————— Please check out my all ...
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INCEL 101: A Primer, w/ Tim Pilleri and Lance Reinstierna From Crawlspace

November 26, 2019 • 60 mins
In time for that post-Thanksgiving crash, Naama attempts to retrieve something tasty, as per popular demand, by “chadfishing”: the practice of creating fake dating app profiles (generally with photos of classically attractive men, or “Chads”) in order to trick people (generally women) seeking romantic or sexual connections. It’s basically catfishing, but the purpose is to expose or understand the different treatment toward would-be...
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15: The Chadfishing Experiment, w/ Pinky Culture (& Catfishman).

December 3, 2019 • 32 mins
On this cold winter day, Naama serves up a dose of blackpill, as per popular demand, by “chadfishing”: the practice of creating fake dating app profiles (generally with photos of classically attractive men, or “Chads”) in order to trick people (generally women) seeking romantic or sexual connections. It’s basically catfishing, but the purpose is to expose or understand the different treatment toward would-be suitors based on physic...
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16: Benevolent Radicalization and Coming of Age w/ Ken Reidy.

December 10, 2019 • 46 mins
In this episode of INCEL, Naama speaks to Ken Reidy, author of the award-winning doctoral thesis titled "Benevolent Radicalization,” about the group of “radicalized” individuals in England, who become humanitarians... They discuss his work, the incel community, coming of age, and hope for the future...  —————————————————————— Please check out my all new Patreon for ad-free, uncensored episodes and weekly blogs! ————————————————————...
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