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Eiynah Mohammed-Smith
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An impromptu conversation Chrissy Stroop and I had following our previous chat about Transphobia in the New Atheist scene. I decided to record it and turn it into a Bonus mini ep.
We talk about what Pro Natalism really means and how it’s spreading among the self-professed Rational types online.
Radicalized Ex-Muslim Sarah Haider comes up, as well as the topic of how the ‘pro natalist’ scene often openly discusses hitting children as a valid disciplining tactic.
I have a deeper dive into this topic, if you’re interested in it check out my post about it here - a part of my ExMuslim to TradFash Pipieline series:
‘Hipster Eugenicists, Birthrates …. & Beating Children’
https://www.patreon.com/posts/106529773
Check out my recent convo with Chrissy about Transphobia in the New Atheist scene here:
https://open.spotify.com/episode/0UIAKby4Nih0Bm5sO4q72H?si=YEVVGcPUTy-IvRUQjsDXjA
Find the extended version of the episode here:
‘Hipster eugenics’: why is the media cosying up to people who want to build a super race?
https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2023/apr/20/pro-natalism-babies-global-population-genetics
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I was joined by Chrissy Stroop, fellow atheist, cofounder of The Flytrap & senior correspondent for Religion Dispatches - for a chat about recent drama in the New Atheist scene. Some dinosaur atheists (Dawkins, Pinker, Coyne) recently quit their positions on the honorary board at the Freedom from Religion Foundation, because of their inability to keep up with the times & what science says about gender today. These old farts would like to keep insisting that gender is an absolute binary, and they are willing to have multiple tantrums about it.
We discuss this and more, as it’s all happening against the backdrop of America’s crumbling democracy. The New Atheists are in bed with the Christian right, and they don’t like to be reminded of that.
Links:
- Here’s Chrissy’s previous appearance on Polite Conversations
- Some additional New Atheism Episodes you might enjoy ICYMI:
- Dawkins Delusion
- Pinker’s Pernicious Politeness Pt. 1
- Pinker Pt 2
- Transphobic Meltdown (Sam Harris)
- All of the Anti-Trans Executive Orders Trump has signed
- Read more details about the background of this drama around FFRF here
- Coyne defends Musk’s salute
- Andy Ngo’s start at CFI https://jewishcurrents.org/the-making-of-andy-ngo
- Dawkins recommends Doug Murray’s white nationalist book
- David Silverman fired after allegations of sexual misconduct
- American Atheists board members exit, dogged by misconduct allegations
- Israel commits largest child massacre in it’s history https://www.haaretz.com/opinion/2025-03-21/ty-article-opinion/.premium/even-anti-war-israelis-are-scared-to-say-gazans-are-human-beings/00000195-b525-d862-a3b5-f53704750000
- Find The FlyTrap here: https://theflytrap.beehiiv.com/
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This is a clip from the recent episode titled ‘Trumpocalypse: Who enabled the Gamergate-ification of America’
Find the public version of the episode here: https://open.spotify.com/episode/5Vcyf5eIcyb6kYcESX5x0Q?si=2vi2uLDcQTK4k2weth_O3w
and the extended version here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/122166594
If you enjoy the show please consider supporting it via patreon.com/nicemangos & unlock extended episodes today!
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This is a clip from the recent episode titled ‘Trumpocalypse: Who enabled the Gamergate-ification of America’
Find the public version of the episode here: https://open.spotify.com/episode/5Vcyf5eIcyb6kYcESX5x0Q?si=2vi2uLDcQTK4k2weth_O3w
and the extended version here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/122166594
If you enjoy the show please consider supporting it via patreon.com/nicemangos & unlock extended episodes today!
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This is an excerpt from a patreon exclusive post about the recent IDW ‘War on Science’ anti-woke project that was shared by alleged sex pest Lawrence Krauss recently.
Please subscribe via patreon.com/nicemangos to access the post! And to help unlock it for others too.
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Links:
Find the full post here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/123635833
I have a sample version up for free patreon subscribers, sign up to be a free member to access the post: https://www.patreon.com/posts/123888654
Find the extended Patreon version of the Trumpocalypse episode here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/122166594
You can check out the public version of the Trumpocalypse episode here: https://open.spotify.com/episode/5Vcyf5eIcyb6kYcESX5x0Q?si=0Y-cZuaMScmYuUSRxh05ug
The ‘No, Diversity does not cause wildfires’ extended episode is here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/119929061
The public version here: https://open.spotify.com/episode/4SOVjOYXNAZZm7B7nkBX9m?si=NpJKZMxzTUCgEmeHsuHs9A
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