FAIR Perspectives

In this episode, we have an in-depth talk with Zander Keig about why there is no such thing as the “trans community,” Zander's transitioning experience, why there's a reluctance in acknowledging natal sex among trans individuals, how gender ideology inadvertently strengthens gender stereotypes, the potential backlash against the movement's XXer's, gender ideology in K-12, and how to handle a situation if your child wants to transition.

Zander Keig is an award-winning licensed clinical social worker, educator and author who served in the US Coast Guard. Zander helps develop and deliver corporate diversity training, emotional wellness, and interpersonal growth courses for FAIR. As a trans man and first-generation American of Mexican heritage with subject matter expertise in psychotherapy, social care, and mental wellness, Zander brings a unique perspective to all aspects of his work.

In this episode, we take a different tack from discussions about John's most recent book Woke Racism. We discuss whether "anti-wokeness" is a new religion, how to engage with and persuade the people John calls "The Elect," how grave a threat "wokeness" really is compared to other contemporary issues, Critical Race Theory in schools, and the consequences of centering race in one's identity. We also go on to chat about language and semantics, the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis, the popularity of "Latinx," the ever-evolving social taboo that is "the N-word," and more.

Dr. John McWhorter is an associate professor of linguistics at Columbia University, an op-ed columnist at the New York Times, and the author of a number of books on topics ranging from linguistics to race relations such as the Power of Babel: A Natural History of Language, and Losing the Race: Self Sabotage in Black America.

In this episode, we discuss how to bridge divides, the importance of dialogue, how to change minds effectively, how these ideas may apply in corporate training, Black Lives Matter, and why it's time to get rid of Black History Month. On the topic of Black Lives Matter, Daryl made some assertions about BLM structural organization that Melissa and Angel didn't necessarily agree with, they push back only lightly in the interest of continuity and free flow of conversation. Both hosts' are fully aware that BLM is a legitimate organization with multiple chapters. Although Daryl is also right to say that there is a large overarching movement that isn't necessarily directly affiliated with the organization.

Daryl Davis, is an accomplished jazz and blues musician, author and one of the most prominent racial justice activists. Daryl's methods to end racism is unique and groundbreaking. As a travelling musician he went around the country attempting to dispel racism from those who hated him the most by befriending members of the Ku Klux Klan and collecting their robes as they disavow their hatred. To date, he has come into possession of no less than 200 robes.

In this episode, with Michael Shermer we discuss conspiracy theories, group identities and differences, tribalism, systematic racism, religion and more. Michael Shermer, who is the founding publisher of Skeptic Magazine, the host of the Michael Shermer Show, and a Presidential Fellow at Chapman University, where he teaches the class Skepticism 101. For 18 years he was a monthly columnist at Scientific American. He's the author of several New York Times bestsellers, including Why People Believe Weird Things, The Believing Brain, Why Darwin Matters, the Moral Arc and more.

In this episode, we discuss the disparities between perception and reality, why these narrative gaps persist, the crisis of expertise, censorship, the true costs of ignoring reality, denying biological sex, the Stop Asian Hate movement, and how it does nothing to address the very real tensions between the black and Asian communities. Professor Wilfred Riley, is an associate professor of political science at Kentucky State University. He's the author of Taboo: 10 Facts You Can't Talk About, and Hate Crime Hoax: How the Left Is Selling a Fake Race War. Professor Reilly has a knack for speaking about forbidden truths, slaughtering sacred cows and probing the boundaries of political correctness.

On the first ever episode of FAIR Perspectives, we talk with Coleman Hughes. Coleman is a writer, podcaster and opinion columnist who specializes in issues related to race, public policy and applied ethics. Coleman's writing has been featured in The New York Times and the Wall Street Journal. We discuss Blasphemy, his new single which premieres today, January 17 2022. We discuss how he came to music and see a more personal side of Coleman that we haven't seen in his career as a public intellectual before. We also talk about how his ideas and his musical career connect.

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