Is Science a Tool of Colonization? | Kendall Clements
Conversations with Peter Boghossian
Release Date: 01/14/2025
Is the Planet Overpopulated
Conversations with Peter Boghossian
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Mia Hughes: Puberty Blockers and Medical Experimentation on Children
Conversations with Peter Boghossian
In Part 2 of my deep dive with , we explore the history of the "Transgender Child." How did a new category of human being emerge?Why did the culture, medical fields, and schools not only accept but promote it? Mia takes us through the shift from understanding transvestite adults to transitioning children. Watch ICYMI. Watch this episode on .
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How Greek Tragedy Informs the Ethics of Severance w/Isabella Reinhardt
Conversations with Peter Boghossian
Warning: Spoilers! I spent a week at The University of Austin (UATX) talking to students, administrators, and professors. From the instant I walked in the door, to the moment I left, it was nonstop intellectual engagement. Paradise! One of the professors I spoke with was Isabella Reinhardt, who is an Assistant Professor of Classics. We discussed the show Severance. Watch this episode on .
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"No One Is Born Transgender"
Conversations with Peter Boghossian
How did a group of fringe activists at WPATH (World Professional Association for Transgender Health) manage to dupe the entire international medical establishment? That’s the question I posed to , an Ottawa-based British journalist and director of Genspect Canada. Mia is also the world’s leading expert in this subject and author of The WPATH Files report. The report exposed widespread, ghastly medical mistreatment of children, adolescents, and vulnerable adults in the ideologically captured field of “gender-affirming care”. Watch this episode on .
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Milei: A Beacon of Hope for the West
Conversations with Peter Boghossian
I sat down with , an expert in political science and international relations as well as a fantastic human, to discuss the ascent of Argentina's President Milei. Leonardo is a Visiting Fellow at the Mathias Corvinus Collegium in Budapest. He holds a Ph.D. in Political Science and International Relations from Sciences Po Paris, a BA and MA in Philosophy from Sorbonne, and a post-doctorate in Cognitive Science and Evolutionary Psychology from the École normale supérieure de Paris. Watch this episode on .
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Gender Trouble with Travis Brown
Conversations with Peter Boghossian
In this episode, I sit down with filmmaker about his new series, "." This documentary comes with my highest recommendation, despite the deeply troubling nature of the subject matter and the irreversible harm the ideology is causing children. Travis is the video director for our YouTube channel, a visiting fellow at Danube Institute, content producer for Genspect, the president of a non-profit, and an international filmmaker and commentator known for his thought-provoking docuseries '.' Contribute to Travis to help him finish the series: Watch this episode on .
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Are We Honest About Migration? With Omar Sayfo
Conversations with Peter Boghossian
I sat down with to discuss migration in Europe. We unpacked where both the left and right get it wrong when talking about migration. Watch this episode on .
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Taiwan, China, and the Fight for Democracy
Conversations with Peter Boghossian
While in Taiwan, I sat down with Sona Eyambe from the YouTube channel to discuss cultural and political issues. Sona, originally from Texas, and I compared life in Taiwan to life in America. One striking difference is the pristine streets, with people carrying their own trash—remarkable, considering there are no trash bins in sight. In fact, the first night we were there we wandered around looking for trash. After 30 minutes, we saw some tissues in a gutter. We stood around and looked at them, marveling. Sona and I discussed the Taiwanese taking immense pride in their unique identity,...
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Saving America w/John Papola (Dad Saves America)
Conversations with Peter Boghossian
Peter Boghossian and John Papola () discuss Trump, the Department of Education, current events, and more! Watch this episode on .
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"We Are Not Chinese" w/Taiwanese Commentator Lōa Ēng Hôa
Conversations with Peter Boghossian
In my discussion with the popular Taiwanese figure Lōa Ēng Hôa, we explored various aspects of Taiwan. A key theme for Lōa is the importance of retaining the Taiwanese language, which he sees as vital in the face of Mandarin's dominance. (He views Mandarin as "the language of colonizers.") Lōa emphasizes that language is of ultimate importance and believes that the best way to wage war is through words. We also discussed whether Taiwanese people consider themselves part of China or culturally Chinese, and how this perception impacts traditional Taiwanese culture. During my time in Taiwan,...
info_outlineWhile in New Zealand, I had the opportunity to interview Kendall Clements, a professor of biology at the University of Auckland. His name may sound familiar because, in 2021, Clements was the lead author of a controversial letter titled "In Defence of Science," published in The New Zealand Listener. The letter (commonly referred to as the “Listener Letter”) was a direct response to a proposed curriculum that sought to promote the discussion and analysis of how science has been used to support the dominance of Eurocentric views, including its role in the “colonization” of Māori peoples and the “suppression” of Māori knowledge.
The curriculum also proposed that science itself, as a Western European invention, could be viewed as a tool of European dominance over Māori and other indigenous groups. We discussed this and more.
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