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By Anne Borden KingSociety & Culture
Noncompliant - the podcast episodes
- Episode 31. Talking with professor Alan Levinovitz about pseudoscience and the myth of “natural”
Today I spoke with Professor Alan Levinovitz, author of Natural: How Faith in Nature’s Goodness Leads to Harmful Fads, Unjust Laws, and Flawed Science. We talked about the myth of the natural, pseudoscience, neurodiversity and post-pandemic life.
Listen to the podcast on the audio link below. Also available on Spotify, Stitcher or iTunes.
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BioAlan Levinovitz is associate professor of religious studies at James Madison University. He specializes in classical Chinese thought, as well as the intersection between religion and science. His most recent book, Natural, explores how the mistake of worshipping nature can lead to pseudoscience and injustice. We’re going to talk about the book today, in the context of neurodiversity, and also about the ideas of “natural immunity” and “natural medicine” that arose in response to the pandemic.Link
Natural: How Faith in Nature’s Goodness Leads to Harmful Fads, Unjust Laws, and Flawed Science.41 min - Talking about the myth of “natural” with Prof. Alan LevinovitzI spoke with professor Alan Levinovitz, author of the new book, Natural, about the myth of “natural.” We also talked about neurodiversity, science, the limits of quantification and the project of healing the cultural divides that arose during the pandemic. Listen to the episode at the audio link below. Also available on Spotify, Stitcher or … Continue reading Talking about the myth of “natural” with Prof. Alan Levinovitz46 min
- Episode 30. The Genesis 2 “bleach cult,” past and present : A conversation with pseudoscience de-bunker Melissa Eaton
“Basically they’re slowly being poisoned with a corrosive agent.” It is difficult to hear about what happens to children who are trapped by the so-called bleach cult, a multi-level marketing scheme that has spread across the continents, promising “cures” for everything from broken bones and cancer to Covid-19 and autism.
The 4 leaders of a major MMS business are now in jail, awaiting trial on federal charges. What is next for their trial—and for the children, as the MMS continues to proliferate and regulators begin to act to stop their crimes?
Listen to the podcast on the audio link below. Also available on Spotify, Stitcher or iTunes.
Read the transcript below the audio link.
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Transcript: Transcript_Noncompliant_Eaton_Nov22Bio
Melissa Eaton, a parent of an autistic child, became aware autistic children were being abused with harmful pseudoscientific and unregulated treatments in 2014, after her son was diagnosed. She joined other activists who were campaigning against it and she is one of the key figures in the movement to get phony MMS “bleach for autism” treatments banned, among others.
Her work has been featured on NBC and other media and she recently co-wrote an OpEd for the New York Times about the impact of MMS marketers on the Covid crisis. She has worked tirelessly, giving her time and energy for free to stop autism pseudoscience. Because of her efforts, the movement has made many strides in the uphill battle to get our regulators to recognize the human rights of autistic children and protect them.
Links
NBC feature on MMSBloomberg feature on Operation Quack HackOpEd, NYT by Melissa EatonUS Dept of Justice update on the case, July 202248 min - “Reducing the signal to noise ratio”: Talking with journalist Brennan Doherty about quitting TwitterMost of us don’t even need to be on social media. So why does it feel like it’s our job? In this episode I talk with journalist Brennan Doherty about how we’ve both left Twitter and the impact it’s had on us. What are the professional ramifications of leaving socials? Can you “quiet quit” social … Continue reading “Reducing the signal to noise ratio”: Talking with journalist Brennan Doherty about quitting Twitter34 min
- Inclusive learning spaces for neurodivergent teens: Passages Centre founder Kristina HouseKristina House
I had such an inspiring conversation with Kristina House, who’s co-founded Passages, an experimental hybrid learning space for neurodivergent students and other students, in Toronto!
Listen to the podcast on the audio link below. Also available on Spotify, Stitcher or iTunes.
Read the transcript below audio link.
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Bio
Kristina House has been as an active member of the Toronto homeschool community for more than a decade, including work through the Ontario Federation of Teaching Parents and as a co-founder of the Toronto Homeschool Symposium. She worked as an American Sign Language in English Interpreter for over 15 years and is now the executive director of Passages, a learning space founded in 2020. Passages offers in-person programming for kids between the ages of 11–18, learning at a pace that’s right for them.Link
Passages Centre45 min - Ep. 29. The power of international neurodivergent collaborations: AutCollab’s Jorn BettinJorn Bettin
I had a fascinating conversation with AutCollab co-founder Jorn Bettin about new approaches to autism; namely, thinking outside the box of the pathologizing approach of the DSM and moving towards a collaborative, de-colonizing, grassroots approach to autistic liberation—one that also helps to heal our broken world. (Just some light, chatty conversation amongst autists!)
Listen to the podcast on the audio link below. Also available on Spotify, Stitcher or iTunes.
Read the transcript below audio link.
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Jorn Bettin is an Autistic anthropologist by birth and a knowledge archaeologist by autodidactic training. He has a background in mathematics, and enjoys working closely with domain experts in transdisciplinary contexts. His current work focuses on the co-design of new community-oriented and patient centric models of care. Jorn has co-authored several books on creative collaboration and model driven product line engineering. He is a trustee of the Autistic Collaboration Trust – a global mutual support hub for neurodivergent individuals and ventures. He is also part of the Design Justice Network, regularly working with those who are most adversely affected by design decisions — about healthcare service delivery, new technologies, and the planning of communities.Links
Autcollab websiteDesign Justice website
Book: The Beauty of Collaboration at Human Scale by Jorn Bettin
Evolutionary design
Autcollab projects
Neurodiventures
Understanding Human Collective Behaviour
59 min - Episode 29. Talking about Covid, monkeypox, health disinfo & “the 2022 effect” with virologist Alex GreningerAlex Greninger
I had an amazing conversation with University of Washington virologist Dr Alex Greninger, whose team innovated one of the earliest Covid tests. We talked about how they developed the test; public health policy; the current monkeypox crisis; other viruses & “the 2022 effect”; and the virological and sociological implications of the pandemic since 2020.
Listen to the podcast on the audio link below. Also available on Spotify, Stitcher or iTunes.
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Dr Greninger is the Larry Corey Assistant Professor in the Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Assistant Director of the clinical virology laboratories at the University of Washington Medical Center, and a board-certified clinical pathologist. He earned an MS in Biological Sciences/Immunology from Stanford, a Master’s in Epidemiology from Cambridge, an MD/PhD from University of California San Francisco, and completed his laboratory medicine residency at the University of Washington.Links
Info on the Monkeypox health crisis, from GMHCNews: Innovator of the Year awarded to directors of University of Washington virology lab53 min - Episode 28. Is there an Autism Industrial Complex? Interview with Professor Alicia Broderick
My guest this episode is Alicia Broderick, author of the new book The Autism Industrial Complex: How Branding, Marketing, and Capital Investment Turned Autism Into Big Business. Her book traces the cultural, political, and economic history of autism. We talk about the history of autism services, how industry greed often gets in the way of useful approaches that can help families and some advice for families of newly diagnosed kids on how to find the best approaches and sift through all the hype.
Listen to the podcast by pressing Play on the audio file below. Also available on Spotify, Stitcher or iTunes.
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Transcript by Julie-Ann Lee: Podcast_Transcript_0722_Broderick_BordenBio
Alicia Broderick is a Professor of Education at Montclair State University in New Jersey.Links mentioned in the podcast
The Autism Industrial Complex: How Branding, Marketing, and Capital Investment Turned Autism Into Big Business, by Alicia Broderick
Screams, Slaps and Love (Lovaas interviewed in Life Magazine).
Affirming resources for families
Start Here: A Guide for Parents of Autistic Kids, by the Autistic Self Advocacy Network (book & e-book)
Thinking Person’s Guide to Autism (website)
Uniquely Human, by Barry Prizant (book)
Neurotribes, by Steve Silberman (book
39 min - Episode 27. Neurodiversity Libraries, activism & community-building: Interview with Lei Wiley MydskeLei Wiley Mydske
In this episode I speak with the amazing
Lei Wiley Mydske, founder of the neurodiversity library movement and creator of the Neurodivergent Narwals. We talk about neurodiversity libraries (including how to start one!), community-building, disability justice, activism, hope and more.Listen to the podcast at the link below. Also available on Spotify, Stitcher or iTunes.
Read the transcript below the audio link.
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Transcript, by Julie Ann Lee: Transcript_Lei_Wiley_Mydske_NoncompliantBio
Lei is a writer and artist, creator of the Neurodivergent Narwhals, co-director of neurodiversitylibrary.org, and founder of the neurodiversity library movement. They are the Community Outreach Coordinator at the Autistic Women & Nonbinary Network and a contributor to the group’s anthology “Sincerely, Your Autistic Child”. Lei has presented at a range of conferences and gatherings on autistic advocacy and neurodiversity libraries in the community. Lei is the co-owner of Stanwood Tattoo Company in Stanwood Washington, which also hosts a neurodiversity library.Technical note
There were a couple tech glitches in this episode, apologies!Podcast update
Noncompliant is mostly on hiatus until 2023.28 min - Algorithms and Outrage: Talking social media with Charles Arthur, author of Social Warming
In this episode, I interview Charles Arthur, the author of Social Warming: the dangerous and polarising effects of social media. We discuss the history of social media and current problems with social media, particularly disinformation on a global scale, as well as what we can do to combat this crisis.
Listen to the podcast via the audio file below, or on Spotify, Stitcher or iTunes here.
Read the transcript in the link below the audio file.
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Transcript by Julie-Ann Lee: Transcript_CharlesArthur_NCPodcastBio
Charles Arthur is a journalist who worked on daily national papers in the UK for twenty years, and has written three non-fiction books since 2011, including the one we’ll discuss, Social Warming. He met Bill Gates when Microsoft was small, Steve Jobs when Apple was smaller, and Larry Page (of Google) when Google was already pretty big. He’s visited the offices of Facebook and Twitter, but their CEOs remained elusive. He’s been freelance since 2014 and lives in southeast England.53 min
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Noncompliant is a podcast about autistic rights and neurodiversity. Host Anne Borden King interviewing authors, advocates and others working for human rights and autistic acceptance.