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Ken and Mila talk about the US presidential debates, Flea's memoir, and reflect on the relationship between gender and mental illness. Friend of the pod and musician Yung Heazy makes a surprise appearance. 

Content warning: this episode contains personal reflections and detailed discussion on depression and suic*de.

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Ken and Mila discuss the problems facing free speech and streaming in light of the Leila Khaled deplatforming incident. They also discuss the problems of confessionalism in internet culture, the future of privacy, and much more.

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Ken and Mila discuss the loss of community people are feeling in light of religious decline. They also discuss the potential power games mental health discourse has made room for, whether internet discourse can ever be healthy, the future of world domination, and much more.

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Ken and Mila first discuss the latest basketball politics, the art of 100 gecs, and give a Dostoevskian analysis of the modern simp. They are then joined by Andray to talk about recent calls to abolish police and other politics surrounding the Black Lives Matter movement. 

Andray Domise is a contributing editor for Maclean’s Magazine. He has written on issues such as policing and racial profiling, US-Haiti relations, and pop-culture. Follow him on Twitter at @andraydomise.

*Correction for the episode*: Andray issued a correction for one of his statements in the episode about his comments about a former premier of BC. He was referring to James Douglas, who was the first governor of BC, and himself a Black creole of Bajan/Scottish background. The second premier was virulent sinophobe Amor de Cosmos.

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Mila talks with Canadian MP Leah Gazan about her motion for a basic income in Canada (M-46) and makes the case for why Canadians should support it.

Leah Gazan is a Canadian Member of Parliament from the New Democratic Party (NDP) representing Winnipeg Centre. She is currently the NDP Critic for Children, Families, and Social Development, as well as the Deputy Critic for Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship. Additionally, she is a member of the Standing Committee on Human Resources, Skills and Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities, and the Standing Joint Committee on the Library of Parliament.

Check out M-46 here.

Learn about how you can support M-46 at leahgazan.ca/basicincome.

Ken and Mila review some standard news: Erin O'Toole is the new Conservative Party of Canada leader and the DNC/RNC. They also discuss the debased state of sensationalist journalism, including CBC's latest public apology and the Jezebel strawberry fascist dress article before pondering whether ethics are real.

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Ken and Mila are joined by Oran to discuss Oran's work in the philosophy of mathematics ("what's mathematical about mathematics?"), the 2 + 2 = 4 controversy, and Oran's project to expand the educational canon of philosophy.

Oran Magal is a philosophy professor at McGill University and Dawson College. He has a PhD in philosophy from McGill with a focus in the philosophy of mathematics, and also has an academic background in East Asian studies. Follow Oran on twitter at @OranMagal

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Ken and Mila are joined by Daniel to discuss the books he is working on, social identification with mental illness, the WAP video, and his experiences in summer camp with Seth Rogen.

Daniel Maté is musician, playwright, and writer on mental health and parent-child relationships. 

The mentioned video with Daniel and his father, Dr. Gabor Maté, is here.

Check out Daniel's mental health project here.

Follow Daniel on twitter: @DanielBMate

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Ken and Mila discuss the Beirut explosion, Eric Andre's bid to replace Ellen, Seth Rogen's Israel comment debacle, Beyonce's latest contribution to the Culture Wars™, and more!

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