National Polygamy Advocate

National Polygamy Advocate ™ Mark Henkel personally celebrates the milestone of 260 weekly episodes of this podcast - Part 1.  In this Part 1, Mark Henkel talks directly to the listeners. Celebrating that so many of his past media interviews have now been archived for history, Mark Henkel perceives and ponders that perhaps this is now the time to add some different topical content and archiving, all relating to UCAP, Unrelated Consenting Adult Polygamy. Mark Henkel thanks supporters and listeners, invites listeners to send in AUDIO Messages, and emphasizes, "I would love to hear what YOU think, what YOU would like for me to do with upcoming podcast episodes." Mark Henkel also assures listeners that, in the upcoming Part 2 of this celebration (in the next podcast episode), he will "list out more specific and various possibilities for future podcast episode topics."

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National Polygamy Advocate ™ Mark Henkel was interviewed by Kirsten Fenswick of The Incubator of FOX TV Studios, on August 29, 2007 - Part 4  The producer was looking for polygamous families to produce a documentary.  Prior to the interview, Mark Henkel had informed the producer that past situations with FOX had caused families in UCAP, Unrelated Consenting Adult Polygamy, to distrust it as a "Manufactured News Corporation."  The producer had started the interview off by making a couple mistakes right away - including starting it by making a "Circus Act Request" ("C.A.R.") that causes further problems regarding UCAP families' distrust of FOX (as being no different than other manufactured news corporations).  Mark Henkel tried to offer her explanatory corrections to help her to move beyond false stereotypes.  Mark Henkel detailed, "The media only wants to talk about, and put circus acts of actual practicing families on display, only so that people can go 'Ooh' and 'Ahh.'  And at the end of the day, they say, "Oh they're weird and I'm not going to support them!" rather than have the rhetorical debate..."  Mark Henkel pleaded: "We need the ability and the allowance to make our case to the public without the circus act because the circus act never works, and always allows the media in control of the circus act display to manipulate it according to its own designs, make their fat paychecks, and leave the families to suffer when it's done."  The producer did not understand that Mark Henkel was explaining the temporary challenge that she and he would have to overcome and resolve so that they could go further in the project."  Instead, the producer quickly seemed irritated and brought the discussion to a premature close.  Mark Henkel simply re-iterated his actual point, "I'm telling you where we're coming from." This is the final Part of this particular interview.

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National Polygamy Advocate ™ Mark Henkel was interviewed by Kirsten Fenswick of The Incubator of FOX TV Studios, on August 29, 2007 - Part 3.  The producer was looking for polygamous families to produce a documentary.  Prior to the interview, Mark Henkel had informed the producer that past situations with FOX had caused families in UCAP, Unrelated Consenting Adult Polygamy, to distrust it as a "Manufactured News Corporation."  As she made what Mark Henkel identified as a "Circus Act Request" ("C.A.R."), the producer then defaulted to Mormon Polygamy.  Again, Mark Henkel corrected her to move beyond stereotype.  Finally, Mark Henkel Henkel explained the problem, “Putting a family on display, like a creature under glass or behind a zoo cage, is nothing more than a 'Circus Act' to make people go 'Oo and Ah!' – and at the end of the day, never changes political opinion for us.”  The final, remaining part of this interview will be aired in the next coming episode of this podcast.

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National Polygamy Advocate ™ Mark Henkel was interviewed by Kirsten Fenswick of The Incubator of FOX TV Studios, on August 29, 2007 - Part 2.  The producer was looking for polygamous families to produce a documentary.  Prior to the interview, Mark Henkel had educated the producer that past experiences with FOX had caused families in UCAP, Unrelated Consenting Adult Polygamy, to distrust it as a "Manufactured News Corporation."  As she made what Mark Henkel would call her "Circus Act Request" ("C.A.R."), the producer said that she was hoping to connect with some small "community of polygamists." She did, though, clarify that she was not looking for people from Colorado City or the specific members of the FLDS" (i.e., Fundamentalist Latter Day Saints) who live there. Even though she seemed possibly positive, the producer's use of the false stereotype term of "community of polygamists" alarmed Mark Henkel's attention, particularly as this was coming from the "un-trusted" FOX TV Studios. The remaining parts of this interview will be aired in the next coming episodes of this podcast.

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National Polygamy Advocate ™ Mark Henkel was interviewed by Kirsten Fenswick of The Incubator of FOX TV Studios, on August 29, 2007 - Part 1.  The producer was looking for polygamous families to produce a documentary.  For over a week prior to actually being able to reach the producer, Mark Henkel had called the producer to no avail.  In her initial media request, she explained that "The Incubator" is where her company prepares ideas (and more) at FOX TV Studios for documentaries, etc.  In email correspondence prior to reaching her on the phone, Mark Henkel forewarned her how FOX had previously not been positive, honest, or trustworthy and that she would have to overcome some resulting distrust that families in UCAP (Unrelated Consenting Adult Polygamy) have toward that media corporation.  In this Part 1, the producer rationalized that she could not speak for what others at FOX have done, yet she hoped to "open a dialog."  Right off the bat, she made it clear that she was making what Mark Henkel had always labeled as a "Circus Act Request" ("C.A.R.").  She directly stated, "What we want to do is a documentary or series with preferably a small community of polygamists." The remaining parts of this interview will be aired in the next coming episodes of this podcast.

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National Polygamy Advocate ™ Mark Henkel was interviewed by Elizabeth Ranz for UCSD, on May 28, 2009, Part 16, for an essay she was writing, "Polygamy in Contradistinction to Gay Marriage." The student writer from University of California San Diego was seeking to learn how and why polygamy was not having the same level of political popularity as same sex marriage. In this last and final Part 16 segment, Mark Henkel ended his point about letting UCAP, Unrelated Consenting Adult Polygamy, to be able to motivate "jerk-men" to be better men for the women to choose. Mark Henkel concluded, "You'll hear the argument, 'Then all the jerk-men are going to go without.'  Hey! It's called, American Free Market. Let them grow up and then they'll have a reason to grow up, and then you end up with equilibrium anyway."  This episode is the final part of this interview.

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National Polygamy Advocate ™ Mark Henkel was interviewed by Elizabeth Ranz for UCSD, on May 28, 2009, Part 15, for an essay she was writing, "Polygamy in Contradistinction to Gay Marriage." The student writer from University of California San Diego was seeking to learn how and why polygamy was not having the same level of political popularity as same sex marriage. In this Part 15 segment, Mark Henkel used his renowned “mathematics example” – that you (as any math student) first learn numbers, then you learn to add, then to multiply and divide, then algebra, then you learn on up to geometry up to trigonometry up to calculus. Mark Henkel compared the same process to learning husband skills, that any man who would be a polygamist would have to learn more, to grow up, and to genuinely care for the women. Mark Henkel concluded, “Those who are demanding ‘one man, one woman’ (OMOW), it’s like those who only know how to multiply and divide are trying to criminalize those who are capable of calculus.”  The remaining final part of this interview will be aired in the next coming episode of this podcast.

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National Polygamy Advocate ™ Mark Henkel was interviewed by Elizabeth Ranz for UCSD, on May 28, 2009, Part 14, for an essay she was writing, "Polygamy in Contradistinction to Gay Marriage."  The student writer from University of California San Diego was seeking to learn how and why polygamy was not having the same level of political popularity as same sex marriage.  In this Part 14 segment, Mark Henkel points out.  The remaining parts of this interview will be aired in the next coming episodes of this podcast.

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National Polygamy Advocate ™ Mark Henkel was interviewed by Elizabeth Ranz for UCSD, on May 28, 2009, Part 13, for an essay she was writing, "Polygamy in Contradistinction to Gay Marriage."  The student writer from University of California San Diego was seeking to learn how and why polygamy was not having the same level of political popularity as same sex marriage.  In this Part 13 segment, Mark Henkel points out the insanity of having society littered with abandoned single moms due to "marriage-phobic males and playa baby-daddies" and yet making it a crime for polygamous men who adamantly want the responsibility of marriage.  Mark Henkel uses his renowned "10 men and 10 women" soundbite to demonstrate two things: (1) OMOW, One Man One Woman, oppresses and deprives women the choice of better men, and (2) allowing women the free choice of UCAP, Unrelated Consenting Adult Polygamy, incentivizes lesser men to grow up and to start becoming better men for the women to choose.  Mark Henkel ends this Part 13 with explaining why he identifies OMOW as "Marital Socialism" or "Marital Marxism," as being the Marxist cry of, "One for each so that each may have one!   The remaining parts of this interview will be aired in the next coming episodes of this podcast.

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National Polygamy Advocate ™ Mark Henkel was interviewed by Elizabeth Ranz for UCSD, on May 28, 2009, Part 12, for an essay she was writing, "Polygamy in Contradistinction to Gay Marriage."  The student writer from University of California San Diego was seeking to learn how and why polygamy was not having the same level of political popularity as same sex marriage.  In this Part 12 segment, Mark Henkel returned to make sure that one crucially important point was understood about UCAP, Unrelated Consenting Adult Polygamy.  Marki Henkel explained that any man who wants to be a polygamist can only successfully do so as a caring, nurturing husband.  After making the writer chuckle with the good logic of his argument, Mark Henkel concluded, "Dr. Joyce Brothers said in ’94 [Dec. 22, 1994], ‘I would rather be the third wife of a good man than the only wife of a jerk.’" The writer positively affirmed, “No, that’s just good sense right there.”  The remaining parts of this interview will be aired in the next coming episodes of this podcast.

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