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What's Really Good with Nathan Allebach
Hosted by Nathan Allebach · EN
Covering culture wars, content creators, social media advertising, philosophy, art, and all things really good.
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#68 The Case For Social Democracy with Econoboi
Jan 15, 202202:24:56Tap to summarizeEconoboi is a political YouTuber who focuses on economic content from a social democratic and progressive perspective. He also debates and discusses with figures on both the left and right. In our conversation we get into various critiques of capitalism from a leftist perspective, and of social democracy in particular. We spent the first half digging into the nuances of language and identity between leftists and capitalists, like how we define differences between socialists and social democrats, then got into various critiques of socialism, as well as critiques and defenses of social democracy. Enjoy! Follow Econoboi's YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/Econoboi Follow Econoboi on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Econoboi Contribute to Econoboi's Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Econoboi
Transcribe →#67 Navigating The Discourse with Oliver Traldi
Jun 21, 202101:35:48Tap to summarizeOliver Traldi is a graduate student working toward his PhD in philosophy at Notre Dame, a writing fellow at Heterodox Academy, and a columnist at Arc Digital. He’s written about cancel culture, social justice, the intellectual dark web, the new left, and he emphasizes the philosophy of language in his work. Our conversation revolved around navigating relationships, language, rhetoric, and optics in the culture war discourse online. Enjoy! Follow Oliver on twitter: https://twitter.com/olivertraldi Read his past work: https://olivertraldi.weebly.com/
Transcribe →#66 Debunking Sex Trafficking Myths and Misinformation with Elizabeth Nolan Brown
Feb 22, 202101:03:45Tap to summarizeElizabeth Nolan Brown is a senior editor at Reason magazine and co-founder of Feminists for Liberty. She regularly covers the sex worker industry and trafficking misinformation. Throughout our conversation we covered the convoluted history of anti-trafficking in America, the differences between decriminalizing and legalizing sex work, common myths on the subject, and ways to frame conversations around trafficking to be more accurate and helpful. Follow Elizabeth on Twitter: twitter.com/ENBrown Follow her work at Reason: https://reason.com/people/elizabeth-nolan-brown/ Read my piece on sex trafficking misinformation for primary sources on their origins: https://medium.com/discourse/the-moral-panic-and-myths-of-human-trafficking-31f1864470f7
Transcribe →#65 White Supremacy, Race Relations, and Deradicalization with Daryl Davis
Jan 26, 202102:09:41Tap to summarizeDaryl Davis is a blues musician and race relations expert most knowing for convincing over 200 KKK members to give up their robes. He’s been featured on Joe Rogan’s podcast, in The Guardian, The Atlantic, and beyond. He has his own podcast called "Changing Minds with Daryl Davis" which you can find on all platforms. In this conversation we discussed the state of white supremacy in America, how to navigate different strategies of deradicalization, the nuances of identity, and more. Enjoy! Follow Daryl’s work: https://www.daryldavis.com/ Listen to Darly’s story: https://www.ted.com/talks/daryl_davis_why_i_as_a_black_man_attend_kkk_rallies?language=en Find Daryl on Minds: https://www.minds.com/
Transcribe →#64 Becoming the Washington Post TikTok Guy with Dave Jorgenson
Sep 30, 202002:04:12Tap to summarizeMeet the icon being Washington Post's TikTok! Follow Dave on Twitter: https://twitter.com/davejorgenson Follow Washington Post on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@washingtonpost
Transcribe →#63 AMA with Nathan Allebach
Sep 30, 202001:30:02Tap to summarizeAnswering listener questions!
Transcribe →#62 Online Sports Culture, Twitch Streaming, and Anxiety with Matt Allaire
Sep 30, 202001:51:18Tap to summarizeMatt is a sports commentator and streamer. Follow him on Twitch: twitch.tv/pacopaco Follow him on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AllaireMatt
Transcribe →#61 Untangling Common Arguments Against Leftism with Ben Burgis
Sep 30, 202001:32:53Tap to summarizeBen Burgis is a science fiction writer, philosophy professor, and author of the book "Give Them An Argument: Logic For The Left," available through Zero Books. He also does a segment called "The Debunk" every week on The Michael Brooks Show. In this conversation we talked about how he got into philosophy and leftism, some common arguments against leftism, how heritage, culture, and identity play into these arguments, current cultural and political movements, how to productively converse across the aisle, and more. Enjoy! Follow Ben on Twitter: @BenBurgis Search his name on YouTube to find his appearances with Michael Brooks and Zero Books
Transcribe →#60 Local Music Struggles, Losing a Friend, and Being a Teacher with Kevin Cox
Sep 30, 202002:47:43Tap to summarizeKevin Cox is a math teacher at the Frankford Friends School, songwriter, and longtime friend. In this conversation we talked about our local Philly music scene, growing older as songwriters and having to make adult decisions, Kevin losing his best friend Brad who was killed by a drunk driver, death, hope, life as a teacher, and more. Enjoy! Follow Kevin on Twitter: @KevinZCox Follow him on Instagram: @KevinZCox Listen to his music on Bandcamp: kevinzcox.bandcamp.com/album/friendship Listen to his music on Spotify: open.spotify.com/artist/5aOnRacdV…0tRcihP_dFxmI10A
Transcribe →#59 Meme Insider, Meme Economy, Memes Everywhere with Noerdy (@TheNoerdy)
Sep 30, 202000:56:39Tap to summarizeNoerdy is the Managing Director of Meme Insider and a moderator of several high profile subreddit communities, including Wholesome Memes, Meme Economy, Political Humor, Westworld, and South Park. We talked about how he got into Reddit, moderating, the landscape of meme culture, how Meme Insider got started, and more. Enjoy! Follow him on Twitter: @TheNoerdy Follow him on Reddit: www.reddit.com/user/noerdy Donate to Meme Insider on Patreon: www.patreon.com/memeinsider Follow Meme Insider on YouTube: www.youtube.com/memeinsider Follow Meme Insider on Instagram: www.instagram.com/memeinsider/ Check out MemeInsider.Co
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