With Cori on indefinite hiatus, gender critical statistics aggregator, writer, designer, miracle cancer survivor, and friend o’ the pod’ Alasdair Gunn humbly offers to serve in his absence. We discuss why we don’t want to discuss gender. According to our recording platform’s AI assistant, we also talk about:
* 00:00 - Introduction to the podcast’s themes and hosts
* 02:00 - Discussion on gender podcasts and societal fixation
* 05:46 - Reflections on aging, identity, and the concept of “crone”
* 08:10 - The social and political landscape of pride events and gender activism
* 12:49 - Society’s treatment of political figures and societal change
* 16:37 - Observations on youth, right-wing cringe, and political identity
* 20:18 - Personal anecdotes about pets and animal behavior
* 25:22 - Critique of education and societal control
* 30:45 - Personal health crises, autoimmune diseases, and medical treatment
* 40:03 - Reflections on raising children and social conditioning
* 48:36 - The societal response to activism and political protests
* 52:37 - The influence of societal narratives and the importance of saying no
* 60:12 - The history of communism, anarchism, and the personal stories of relatives
* 66:00 - Advances in medicine and personal health management
* 70:39 - The reality of living after life-threatening health crises
* 76:10 - The importance of respecting host, John Corey, and future guest planning
* 82:52 - Insights into Rene Girard’s work on scapegoating and societal myths
We miss you John Corey! But with replacements like Alasdair Gunn and Riverside’s Large Language Model, we continue on.
Resources:
* The Anatomy of Revolution by Crane Brinton
* Emma Goldman: Living My Life
* Nigel Farage | Twitter