Polite Conversations

Join me and Asifa for an in-depth conversation about everything from... going to mosque as a trans woman to... sex, porn and erections! You can follow Asifa on Twitter @asifalahoreCheck out my previous episode with her here: https://soundcloud.com/politeconversations/episode-29-asifa-lahore-muslim-drag-queenThe documentary Muslim Drag Queens can be found here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wRAVJ4n4y64Asifa's youtube video about being on hormones for 2 years can be found here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qtPfjMUI-vM&feature=youtu.be---If you enjoy the show please consider supporting it via patreon.com/nicemangos

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Here's part two of Panel 17, if you haven't heard the first part, you can hear it here: https://soundcloud.com/politeconversations/pc-panel-17-part-1-are-campus-sjws-destroying-western-civilizationIf you enjoy the show pls consider supporting via patreon.com/nicemangos---Links mentioned in the episode:Vox article by Ezra Klein - https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2018/12/11/18131370/andrew-sullivan-religion-tribalism-christianity-trumpSam Harris/Ezra Klein transcript : https://www.vox.com/2018/4/9/17210248/sam-harris-ezra-klein-charles-murray-transcript-podcast

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Join me for the first part of a fascinating discussion with a panel of Professors, lecturers & PhDs (@Katja_Thieme, @Matthewasears, @ETVPod) - all people who are immersed in present-day campus culture, much more than myself.We talk about the fears surrounding 'SJWs'. While there are definitely overzealous/bad actors on the left too, these fears and criticisms often seem disproportionate to me...especially in an era where far-right dangers and hate crimes are on the rise, where there are incredibly serious threats to free speech coming from people in powerful positions. We discuss the proportionality of these criticisms and much more. Part 2 will be out next week hopefully, earlier for patrons! If you enjoy the show please consider supporting via patreon.com/nicemangos. Without listeners like you, this show isn't possible. -----Links: We discuss a conversations between Ezra Klein and Jonathan Haidt, if you'd like to check it out, you can find it here : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lgt34g6vu6gAn interesting thread on the topic: https://twitter.com/JeffreyASachs/status/1079031986835128321And in reference to the Study Katja mentions about profs moderating themselves: https://twitter.com/JeffreyASachs/status/1042820519458951168A good article on the free speech grift : https://www.gq.com/story/free-speech-grifting

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This episode, I'm joined by "Ravi", he’s an Indian immigrant to the US, an atheist familiar with the horrendous directions online movement atheism has taken, and someone generally in the know about the western alt/far-right - All of which puts him in a good position to comment on, compare and contrast both far-right movements and how they’re rooted in extreme anti muslim sentiment. He did not want to be tagged or identified for this episode, because understandably, most people do not want to deal with nationalists and far-right trolls in their social media mentions.Join us for an informative conversation on religious identities in South Asia, origins of Hindu Nationalism, beef-eating and 'purity', the Taj Mahal, tokenism and much more!**(Apologies for any weird background sounds you might hear, like jingling and ticking. There was something up with Ravi's mic, but we didn't have time to reschedule unfortunately and we couldn't fully resolve the issue either. However, I think most of the recording is fine, just the occasional jingling )**----If you enjoy the show pls help it survive and thrive by supporting it via https://www.patreon.com/nicemangos

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A continuation from last week's panel episode with Youtuber Destiny and Guardian columnist @NesrineMalik - if you haven't heard the first part yet, you can find that here: https://soundcloud.com/politeconversations/panel16 or on the Polite Conversations YouTube Channel. ----If you enjoy the show pls consider supporting via patreon.com/nicemangos - without listeners like you this show isn't possible.

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Join me, youtuber Destiny and Guardian columnist Nesrine Malik for a closer look at this question. Part 2 is out next week. Follow Nesrine: @nesrinemalik and Destiny can be found on Youtube here: https://www.youtube.com/user/destinyNesrine's articles that are mentioned in the episode can be found here: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/sep/13/indulge-steve-bannon-liberal-narcissismhttps://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/mar/22/hate-speech-violence-liberals-rightwing-extremists?CMP=share_btn_tw-----If you enjoy the show please consider supporting via Patreon.com/nicemangos - it's entirely listener funded and would not exist without listeners like you!

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For this episode, I’ve got Matthew Sears @matthewasears, Professor of Classics at The University of NB joining me to discuss Orientalism in Disney’s Aladdin. Specific, I know, but it’s something i’ve thought about a lot. It was a wonderfully rich conversation that went on many interesting tangents relevant to today’s political climate. I hope you enjoy this chat as much as I did! Here are some links to things mentioned in the convo: Matthew’s Thread that sparked this whole discussion: https://twitter.com/matthewasears/status/1039222974166048768Habibi, the graphic novel https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Habibi_(graphic_novel) My Children’s book about Eid: https://www.buzzfeed.com/imaansheikh/eid-mubarak-everyonePoll on Bombing Agrabah: https://twitter.com/ppppolls/status/677871578281984002?s=19http://time.com/4155228/amiercans-bomb-aladdin-agrabah/Link to CBC documentary about transitioning from Islamic school to Public School: https://www.cbc.ca/cbcdocspov/episodes/14-muslim (i’ll link here, but it says that the episode is only available in Canada unfortunately)----If you enjoy the show pls consider supporting it via Patreon.com/nicemangos . Without listeners like you, this show isn't possible. Thousands listen, but only a handful of ppl actually support it and help it continue to grow and thrive. If you enjoy it, pls think about tossing in a couple of $ and unlock access to early episodes xx

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Join me, Feminist, social scientist Dr. Kristi Winters (@Kwintie) and Peterson fan, Jason @Liggi for a discussion on the term 'Rape Culture' - we discuss Kavanaugh, but pls bear in mind this was recorded on Tuesday so it may not cover the latest details. Here are some links mentioned in the episode: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/sep/24/rape-sexual-assault-ban-frats?CMP=share_btn_twVox Graphic: https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2018/9/28/17914308/kavanaugh-ford-question-dodge-hearing-chartKristi's video : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s1GwiOYgiNk------If you enjoy the show please consider supporting via Patreon.com/nicemangos - without support from listeners like you, this show isn't possible.

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Here's my chat with the wonderful Chris Stroop (@C_Stroop), Exvangelical activist and writer, creator of #EmptyThePews. We talk, Trump, Russia, Bannon, Exvangelical & Ex Muslim communities, and much more. You can find his blog here: https://chrisstroop.com/Here are some of the articles we mentioned in the convo:http://religiondispatches.org/anti-gay-evangelicalism-is-the-norm-a-less-rosy-take-on-the-evangelical-tipping-point/https://chrisstroop.com/2018/02/11/why-i-am-not-an-atheist/https://chrisstroop.com/2017/05/03/about-those-trump-voters-for-god-stop-calling-them-fake-christians/---------If you enjoy the show pls consider supporting via Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/nicemangos - without listeners like you this show isn't possible.Leave an iTunes review and help support the show that way! https://itunes.apple.com/ca/podcast/polite-conversations/id1086199663?mt=2

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We talk Alex Jones being taken off fb/YT, Twitter's Jack, the IDW, 'are confrontational convos all that productive?'... and much more....---Shoutout to all the patrons who make this show possible, and than you to those who made it to the chat! Give em a follow on Twitter! @Nataliasdad , @VladAlexandrov5, @pernickety, @thomasswords, @FabioFavusMaxim , @jerbivore--- if you enjoy the show pls consider supporting via Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/nicemangos - without listeners like you... this isn't possible.

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