Dangerous Speech

By Obaid OmerSociety & Culture

Dangerous Speech episodes

October 30, 2019 Ep 32: Janice Selbie
I spoke with Janice Selbie about leaving fundamentalist faith. How to get away from fundamentalist thinking after religion. The CORT2020 conference 
Follow me: @obaidomer
Follow Janice: @Wise_Counsellor
Check out her work:  
https://www.divorcingreligion.com/ https://www.facebook.com/DivorcingReligion 
Follow at: @DivorceReligion
 Check out the CORT2020 conference: https://cort2020.com/
Use discount Code: DS036 to get $60.00 0ff tickets.
1 hr 10 min
October 23, 2019 Ep 31: Joseph R Becker
I spoke with Joseph (JR) Becker about his series of science-based Children’s books Annabelle and Aiden, his latest book, getting kids resources to learn. 
Follow me: @obaidomer
Learn more about his books: https://annabelleandaiden.com/
Support his new book and get it personalized at https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/jrbecker/a-science-based-childrens-book-on-lifes-evolution?ref=8rw7hz
Follow his book series of FaceBook: https://www.facebook.com/AnnabelleandAiden/ 
Read about evil atheists corrupting children: https://christiannews.net/2016/09/05/increasingly-aggressive-atheists-target-children-in-new-evolution-promoting-book/
52 min
September 25, 2019 Ep 30: Helen Pluckrose
The latest episode of my podcast is out on Sound Cloud
I spoke with @HPluckrose about her work looking into Theory, ways of acquiring knowledge.  
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Follow Helen: @HPluckrose 
Follow Areo: @AreoMagazine
Helen’s work at Areo: https://areomagazine.com/2017/08/22/a-manifesto-against-the-enemies-of-modernity/
Two for Tea podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/two-for-tea-with-iona-italia-and-helen-pluckrose/id1417717946
1 hr 2 min
September 18, 2019 Ep 29: Clyde Rathbone
I spoke with Clyde Rathbone about the new social media site Letter.wki he helped start, about having long-form, thoughtful conversations, and an impossible conversations contest they are hosting.
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Follow Clyde: @ClydeRathbone Follow Dayne: @DayneRathbone
Follow Letter: @LetterWiki  Sign up to Letter: letter.wiki
Enter the Impossible Conversations competition: https://www.impossibleconversations.info/
57 min
September 12, 2019 Ep 28: Courtney Jones
The latest episode of my podcast is out on Sound Cloud
I spoke with @support_a_teach about the organization she started, Support a Teach, #clearthelists, and the issues facing teachers and kids in primary education
Follow me: @obaidomer
Follow Courtney: @support_a_teach  
Check out her organization: https://supportateach.com/
 Follow the hashtag #clearthelists
46 min
August 14, 2019 Ep 27: Dr Patrick Lockwood
I had a fun talk with @PsychPLockwood about having productive conversations and I talked really fast while he discussed the importance of slowing down. 
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Follow Patrick: @PsychPLockwood  
Check out his website: https://patricklockwoodhealing.com/ 
His YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_5lsyaHFA3PF069ZrFva0w   
If you would like to donate to help get kids books: https://patricklockwoodhealing.com/book-project
1 hr 15 min
August 07, 2019 Ep 26: Shaparak
I spoke with @shaparakshjr about the campaigns for women’s liberation & human rights in Iran.  
***At 48:10, Shaparak misspoke and corrected herself later, she did not mean 4 million years***
 Follow me: @obaidomer
Follow Shaparak: @shaparakshjr
59 min
August 01, 2019 Ep 25: Lenore Skenazy
I spoke with Lenore Skenazy about her work at Let Grow, raising children to be more independent and giving them more responsibilities.
 Follow me: @obaidomer
Follow Lenore: @FreeRangeKids Follow Let Grow: @LetGrowOrg
Check out the work Lenore does at Let Grow: https://letgrow.org/
Read some of her work at Free Range Kids: http://www.freerangekids.com/  
Facebook group: 
https://www.facebook.com/groups/759938234394061/
29 min
July 17, 2019 Ep 24: Melody
I spoke with Melody about the difficulties women in STEM face, research methodologies, and her work
 Follow me: @obaidomer
Follow Mellody: @ScientistMel 
Check out her work: 
https://www.patreon.com/ScientistMel
https://scientistmel.com/
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9MKC0Yxbf8ULpOYvzzcQKQ/featured
1 hr
July 10, 2019 EP 23: Ryan Bennett
I spoke with @Ry_Nomad about A protocol to initiate conversation, algorithms and the IDW
1 hr 24 min

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I'm trying to discuss hot button topics in a reasonable manner. I'm also trying to figure out first principles and how we come by them and decide which are best. I'm speaking with academics, authors,…