Polite Conversations

“It’s embarrassing, destructive & looks like shit: AI-generated art is the perfect aesthetic form for the far right” - writes journalist Gareth Watkins (@garethwatkins.bsky.social).

In this convo we explore this dreadful intersection of AI ‘art’ & fascism.

Check out his excellent, viral piece here:

https://newsocialist.org.uk/transmissions/ai-the-new-aesthetics-of-fascism/

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This is a clip from my recent episode - Aftershow 12: It was Always About Civil Rights

In this clip we talk about the politicization of things like the global pandemic, the genocide in Gaza - these issues should really be large enough to break through across the political spectrum, yet… they don’t. We are starting to see some people on the right speak out against the genocide more recently, but it’s a small number.

We also t...

Sam Harris has recently claimed that he’s only just become an unapologetic Zionist post Oct 7, in this episode we examine this claim as well as his generally flimsy excuses for supporting Israel. 

In the extended version of the episode we take a look at his “pre-Zionist” era. 

Pls subscribe via patreon.com/nicemangos to unlock the full episode. You can also help unlock this episode for everyone by either becoming a ...

This is a clip from my recent episode - Aftershow 12: It was Always About Civil Rights

In this clip we discuss how supposedly liberal leaning podcast promoted an extremely radicalized ex-muslim guest, while simultaneously stripping context on who this guest was, what her far-right views and associations were…. to talk about her experience with Ayahuasca instead.

Find the longer episode here: https://open.spotify.com/episode/...

This is a clip from my recent episode - Aftershow 12: It was Always About Civil Rights

In this clip we discuss politics and censorship. Particularly censorship in Saudi Arabia, bootleg movies, bleeping of words like ‘king’ and ‘prince’.

Find the longer episode here: https://open.spotify.com/episode/7E5brkdweRAHZXv62Id3Kl?si=WefcxlutSUexGXcwegB-5A

And the extended version on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/posts/127474402

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[Apologies for my flu voice in the intro]

Join myself and Patron of the show - photographer & healthcare worker Joe / @Brownsvillain (on Twitter) for a conversation about the tactics of the ‘anti-woke’ and what lies beneath the surface of such grievances. We discuss the Covid19 pandemic, Trump’s campaign of cruelty and how many anti-woke grievances were a precursor to this fascist moment. 

Links: 

The Norman ...

Generally kinkshaming is not great, but when it comes to fascist and rightwing kinks, I think we can make an exception. We should Mock Elon’s breeding fetish any chance we get, and boy did a recent article present us with a great opportunity to do so.

Join me for a casual reading of some highlights from the recent WSJ piece on Elon’s ‘legion’ of babies.

The Tactics Elon Musk Uses to Manage His ‘Legion’ of Babies—and Their Mot...

This is a clip from the recent episode titled ‘Transphobia in the New Atheist Scene’ - I was joined by Exvangelical writer Chrissy Stroop for this conversation. Chrissy talks about the debate culture that is holding atheist advocacy back, and I take a look back at some the worst debatebros in my DMs.

Find the public version of the episode here: https://open.spotify.com/episode/0UIAKby4Nih0Bm5sO4q72H?si=HUPXlNKESLG61Z9Bk-G0kw

And ...

This is a clip from the recent episode titled ‘Transphobia in the New Atheist Scene’ - I was joined by Exvangelical writer Chrissy Stroop for this conversation.

Find the public version of the episode here: https://open.spotify.com/episode/0UIAKby4Nih0Bm5sO4q72H?si=HUPXlNKESLG61Z9Bk-G0kw

And the extended version here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/ep-94-in-new-124954055?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_cam...

This is a clip from the recent episode titled ‘Transphobia in the New Atheist Scene’ - I was joined by Exvangelical writer Chrissy Stroop for this conversation.

Find the public version of the episode here: https://open.spotify.com/episode/0UIAKby4Nih0Bm5sO4q72H?si=HUPXlNKESLG61Z9Bk-G0kw

And the extended version here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/ep-94-in-new-124954055?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_c...

An impromptu conversation Chrissy Stroop and I had following our previous chat about Transphobia in the New Atheist scene. I decided to record it and turn it into a Bonus mini ep.

We talk about what Pro Natalism really means and how it’s spreading among the self-professed Rational types online.

Radicalized Ex-Muslim Sarah Haider comes up, as well as the topic of how the ‘pro natalist’ scene often openly discusses hitting children...

I was joined by Chrissy Stroop, fellow atheist, cofounder of The Flytrap & senior correspondent for Religion Dispatches - for a chat about recent drama in the New Atheist scene.  Some dinosaur atheists (Dawkins, Pinker, Coyne) recently quit their positions on the honorary board at the Freedom from Religion Foundation, because of their inability to keep up with the times & what science says about gender today. Thes...

This is a clip from the recent episode titled ‘Trumpocalypse: Who enabled the Gamergate-ification of America’

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and the extended version here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/122166594

If you enjoy the show please consider supporting it via patreon.com/nicemangos & unlock extended episodes today!

This is a clip from the recent episode titled ‘Trumpocalypse: Who enabled the Gamergate-ification of America’

Find the public version of the episode here: https://open.spotify.com/episode/5Vcyf5eIcyb6kYcESX5x0Q?si=2vi2uLDcQTK4k2weth_O3w

and the extended version here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/122166594

If you enjoy the show please consider supporting it via patreon.com/nicemangos & unlock extended episodes today!

This is an excerpt from a patreon exclusive post about the recent IDW ‘War on Science’ anti-woke project that was shared by alleged sex pest Lawrence Krauss recently. 

Please subscribe via patreon.com/nicemangos to access the post! And to help unlock it for others too. 

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Find the full post here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/123635833

I have a sample version up for free patreon subscribers, ...

Civil rights lawyer & patron of the show Bree (@BreeEsq on the hellsite) joins us to tell the tale of her bizarre birthright trip to Israel.

We discuss that and more in the extended version. Including her fascinating insights on IDW fans she encounters on Tinder, her breaking the story about the unhinged, genocidal & ironically named podcast ‘2 Nice Jewish Boys’. We also discuss the deliberate and massive information gap...