Clinical Therapy is a Cesspool w/ Naomi Epps Best
Conversations with Peter Boghossian
Naomi Epps Best, a whistleblower who blew up the cesspool with a Wall Street Journal OpEd, has splattered the ideological sewage on her colleagues. I invited Best on my show to amplify the discharge. Subscribe for more in-depth conversations: Follow Naomi Epps Best X: Substack: ⸺SUPPORT MY WORK⸺ Newsletter | https://boghossian.substack.com Donate | ⸺LINKS⸺ "Conversations with Peter Boghossian" Podcast | Website | https://peterboghossian.com National Progress Alliance | Resignation Letter | ⸺BOOKS⸺ “How To Have Impossible...
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Immigration, Islam, and the Battle for Britain's Soul w/ Matt Goodwin
Conversations with Peter Boghossian
"London is over. It’s so over." In this Conversation with Peter Boghossian, Peter and UK political commentator and GB News’ Matt Goodwin walk through Budapest while dissecting mass migration’s devastating toll on the UK’s economy, culture, and safety. From free speech clampdowns to integration failures, this raw, fact-driven talk exposes a nation on the brink of cultural collapse. Guest: Matt Goodwin —academic, writer, pollster, campaigner and GB News presenter. Follow Matt Goodwin on Substack: https://www.mattgoodwin.org/ Follow Matt Goodwin on X: @GoodwinMJ Subscribe to Matt...
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The Death of Liberalism w/ Philip Pilkington
Conversations with Peter Boghossian
Is liberalism collapsing under the weight of its contradictions? In this Conversation with Peter Boghossian, Peter sits down with economist and political thinker Philip Pilkington to examine the unraveling of liberalism, not as a policy failure, but as a philosophical dead end. From John Locke’s contract theory to the chaos of contemporary identity politics, Pilkington argues that liberalism has been stretched beyond its functional use and now teeters on the edge of absurdity. They explore what comes next: a return to civilizational roots, a post-liberal future shaped by ancient ethics,...
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Burn Baby Burn: LA’s Fire Department, As the People Willed It
Conversations with Peter Boghossian
What if the people shaping public policy are the most deluded among us? In this episode of Conversations with Peter Boghossian, Peter and Dr. Scott Scheall, Associate Professor of Philosophy & Economics at the University of Austin (UATX) dig into what happens when ideology overrides mission. From California’s literal wildfires to the metaphorical ones burning through our institutions, the two explore the delusion of competence, the psychological trap of "unknown unknowns," and the real-world consequences of electing leaders more obsessed with optics than outcomes. Guest: Dr. Scott...
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The Dishonesty of the NYT: Gender Reporting
Conversations with Peter Boghossian
Mia Hughes and Peter Boghossian tackle the NYT’s "The Protocol," a six-part podcast that sanitizes the horrors of transgender medicalization and sterilization. They unpack its heavily filtered themes. Mia Hughes, leading expert and critic of The WPATH Files, revealed ghoulish medical abuse in "gender-affirming care" targeting kids, teens, and vulnerable adults.
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Righteous Hatred: How Ideological Zeal Breeds Jew Hatred
Conversations with Peter Boghossian
In this episode of Conversations with Peter Boghossian, Peter speaks with Dr. Howland who traces how historical atrocities resurface in today’s progressive rhetoric. From the psychology behind Nazi youth and post-Holocaust Europe to the ideological alignment between liberal activism and Jew hating narratives, the discussion spans generations of hatred cloaked in “righteous” causes. Jake shares how witnessing the wreckage of post-Soviet Eastern Europe - marked by crumbling infrastructure, cultural amnesia, and the lingering shadows of totalitarianism - shaped the course of his...
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GUARDRAILS for Campus Speech? w/ Dr. Patrick Gray
Conversations with Peter Boghossian
I had a fascinating conversation with , Dean of the Center for Arts and Letters and Professor of Literature at the University of Austin (UATX). We spoke about issues of free speech as they pertain to college campuses. Patrick brings a nuanced perspective: He’s a defender of free speech but insists it needs guardrails. Patrick argues that pushing universities to adopt the Chicago Statement (“Report of the Committee on Freedom of Expression”)—a blanket commitment to unrestricted expression—is a mistake. Students should be free to debate diverse, even controversial ideas, but...
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Beyond the Melting Pot: Rethinking Diversity, Tolerance, and Identity w/ Harry Saul Markham
Conversations with Peter Boghossian
, a 25-year-old recent graduate of University College London (UCL), takes a keen interest in addressing threats to democracy, social cohesion, and the rights of minorities. In his roles as a Junior Research Fellow at the Institute for the Study of Global Antisemitism and Policy and an Advisory Board member of Academics for Academic Freedom, he has been involved in media interviews, discussions with policymakers, journalists, and other prominent public figures in advancing centrist, but bold approaches, to some of the major social issues facing Western Europe. Watch this episode on .
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Is Trump Tearing the U.S. Apart? w/ David Pakman
Conversations with Peter Boghossian
I spoke with US commentator and author , host of the wildly popular progressive YouTube channel, . David just published a new book, "The Echo Machine: How Right-Wing Extremism Created a Post-Truth America". It’s extraordinarily rare for a left-leaning figure to accept my invitation to come on the show and have a conversation, and I’m grateful David did. Our conversation was civil, respectful, and engaging. We dove into the state of America, with David sharing his views on the left, right, and MAGA. We tackled major issues—from the Trump administration’s strategy to Elon Musk and the...
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Is Europe DYING? A Deep Dive into the Continent's Future with Dutch sociologist Dr. Eric Hendriks
Conversations with Peter Boghossian
In a candid conversation with Dutch sociologist , we dive into the geopolitical currents shaping Europe, America, and China. From Europe’s identity crisis to the specter of a U.S.-China conflict, we wrestle with questions about immigration, power, and morality in a world in which the US is no longer the global hegemon. Watch this episode on .
info_outlineMy friend Tim Urban, author of one of the most important books of the last 50 years, What’s Our Problem? We dove straight into the deep end—discussing the three existential threats facing the West.
From there we segued into the urgency of clear writing and habits of thought to the role of reasoning and truth-seeking in the age of AI. Then we explored the question on everyone’s mind: Is Western society collapsing before our eyes?
Watch this episode on YouTube.