Beyond Binary Thinking

Tired of entrenched view tribalism and binary debates? A psychologist, a philosopher, and an anthropologist walk into a podcast to air out some echo chambers, and try fresh and radical perspectives on the most controversial political, social and psychological discussions. It's not about Left vs. Right, Us Vs. Them or Good vs. Evil. It's all about dialogue and beyond binary thinking!

Woke Comedians Getting Cancelled 12/18/2023

Woke Comedians Getting Cancelled Amateur Comedians Josh Balch, Beaux, and Chris Cooke discuss why comedy gets edgy and offensive, punching down vs up and what the woke mob gets wrong about it all. This is offensive and shouldn't be watched by anyone. /episode/index/show/beyondbinary/id/29137328

Beyond Consciousness 11/28/2022

Beyond Consciousness Jay and Lindy from @consciousnessinanutshell joined us and Brent Lengel to discuss consciousness, its alignment with instinct and the flow state, anxiety, depression, meditation, and consciousness enhancing drugs. Visit their website to learn more from this fascinating couple www.consciousnessinanutshell.com /episode/index/show/beyondbinary/id/25147740

Modernising Monetary Theory 06/12/2022

Modernising Monetary Theory 1Dime and Sam Kangarloo dropped in to discuss the intersection of Modern Monetary Theory, Anarchism, and Marxism Follow 1Dime here for succinct analysis of fascinating topics /episode/index/show/beyondbinary/id/23402588

A Corona Retrospective 04/30/2022

A Corona Retrospective Putin single-handedly ended the discussion about Corona, as everyone started talking about much worse news. What lessons were learnt? What predictions were we right about? How does the world move forwards? Psychological, Anthropological, Philosophical, Political, Controversial Talk Show /episode/index/show/beyondbinary/id/22949858

Stanning with Ukraine 04/29/2022

Stanning with Ukraine The Beyond Binary Crew jump on one of the only non-partisan issues of our day, and take on Putin's invasion and genocide in Ukraine. /episode/index/show/beyondbinary/id/22949825

Beyond Adventure with Beau Miles 04/26/2022

Beyond Adventure with Beau Miles Professor, filmmaker, writer, adventurer and self-confessed 'bloody good bearded bloke' Beau Miles joins Beyond Binary to discuss adventure and all it entails. His new book "The Backyard Adventurer" is available through Brio via all good outlets. His YouTube channel features full-length films of various adventures as well as shorter challenges (search Beau Miles) and he also has a podcast (Beauisms). Pyschological, Anthropological, Philosophical, Political, Controversial Talk Show /episode/index/show/beyondbinary/id/22921331

Lucky Dip: NFTs, Hobbies and Comfort 02/27/2022

Lucky Dip: NFTs, Hobbies and Comfort The original crew each brings a topic, and we have a good old chat. Great fun. Enjoy /episode/index/show/beyondbinary/id/22271582

African American Trump Voter 01/23/2022

African American Trump Voter Pat's political observations are as passionate as they are astute. He voted for Trump the first time, but was disillusioned as yet another President failed to exact any real change. Chris, Paul (Southern Podcast Authority) and Brent (Snow White Zombie Apocalypse) joined him for a debate on Centrist Vs. Left Wing politics. We were all surprised by how much we had in common. Four people from different political perspectives agreeing on the problems of the current political system, instructs us all about the need for Beyond Binary discussions. Check out the following links for more: https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/film/united-states-of-conspiracy/ /episode/index/show/beyondbinary/id/21861212

Is the Monarchy a Threat to Democracy? 12/05/2021

Is the Monarchy a Threat to Democracy? We debate the merits and pitfalls of democracy and abolishing monarchies with Jacob from BigYellowPraxis and Underrated/ Overhated https://www.youtube.com/user/inaholeinthegound/featured /episode/index/show/beyondbinary/id/21380072

What do Anarchists and Marxists Have in Common? 11/21/2021

What do Anarchists and Marxists Have in Common? Some say the left have no unity! Yet Toby and Chris had the pleasure of discussing the nuance in the differences between Marxist and Anarchist thought from Comrades: Brenton Lengal (Snow White Zombie Apocalypse, & Buenaventura Durruti), and Duncan Moore and Ryan Aldred (National Committee of the Socialist Party). We managed to avoid it descending into a confrontation, and an inspiring discussion was had. /episode/index/show/beyondbinary/id/21235631

Will China Rule the World Better than America? 10/26/2021

Will China Rule the World Better than America? It seemed like China had a 100 year plan, and the west was falling apart. /episode/index/show/beyondbinary/id/20937926

Beyond the Blockchain Hype and Cynicism 09/05/2021

Beyond the Blockchain Hype and Cynicism Peter Kris has built several successful startups in the block chain, and has a no nonsense, plain speaking approach to demystifying what is often an unnecessarily jargon filled space. /episode/index/show/beyondbinary/id/20371496

Moral Dilemmas 08/31/2021

Moral Dilemmas The OG crew get weird and discuss traditional moral dilemmas such as the trolley problem, whether you should speak up at a wedding if you don't think the couple should marry. If our moral revulsion to certain acts is evolved, when is that instinct helpful, and when is it not? /episode/index/show/beyondbinary/id/20318696

Transformative Realism for Politics with Marc Saxer 07/26/2021

Transformative Realism for Politics with Marc Saxer German Political Analyst and Strategist Marc Saxer bring his experience in Asia and a unique perspective on how to transform Western politics. /episode/index/show/beyondbinary/id/19937312

Beyond Buddhist Sectarianism and Dogma 06/11/2021

Beyond Buddhist Sectarianism and Dogma We discuss the need to avoid religious dogma, on the path to enlightenment and Nirvana. A fascinating exploration of Buddhism from two perspectives often presented as conflicting opposites. /episode/index/show/beyondbinary/id/19441310

You're Either a Feminist or a Misogynist 05/11/2021

You're Either a Feminist or a Misogynist Feminists often assume you’re either with them, or you're wrong, and IMHO this is a a big reason why many fail to be persuasive. /episode/index/show/beyondbinary/id/19065386

Space Travel and Extraterrestrial Communication 05/01/2021

Space Travel and Extraterrestrial Communication From the Fermi Paradox to Dyson swarms, the gang talks gravity assists, solar sails, recent developments in astrophysics, and the final frontier. /episode/index/show/beyondbinary/id/18938489

Is Religion Damned? Is it Worth Saving? 04/21/2021

Is Religion Damned? Is it Worth Saving? As America joins most developed nations with Church attendance no longer a majority activity, we ask: Is organized religion doomed, and what's worth saving? /episode/index/show/beyondbinary/id/18815513

Colonialism's Legacy with Saint Andrew 04/19/2021

Colonialism's Legacy with Saint Andrew Leftube's rising Solarpunk Anarchist Saint Andrew delivers impactful essays on the problems and needs to go beyond Colonialism's legacy, and the inequities it continues to promote. /episode/index/show/beyondbinary/id/18779825

The Future of the Labour Party 04/18/2021

The Future of the Labour Party After a decade of a party split by New Labour centrists, Momentum, Jeremy Corbyn, Brexit, and terrible election results, what is next for the Labour party in the UK? /episode/index/show/beyondbinary/id/18769172

Do White Opinions on Black Lives Matter? 03/17/2021

Do White Opinions on Black Lives Matter? An American and British Perspective on modern racism, and why so many continue to argue at every opportunity against the Black Lives Matter movement. /episode/index/show/beyondbinary/id/18356858

Futurology: Reading the Tea Leaves 03/05/2021

Futurology: Reading the Tea Leaves We predict the end of the housing crises, the globalization of healthcare as a human right, AI taking over from short-sighted middle managers, and leading us into space /episode/index/show/beyondbinary/id/18202859

The Australian Government Anti-Social Media Smack-down 02/22/2021

The Australian Government Anti-Social Media Smack-down We're joined by Grahame Lynch, Publisher of the Australian Telecommunications Industry, for an in-depth, behind the scenes discussion of why Facebook stopped showing News on its news-feed, the history behind it, why the Murdoch vs. Zuckerberg is an overly-simplistic narrative, and what this all means for the future of media, social media, and the tech giants. /episode/index/show/beyondbinary/id/18050090

Beyond Death 02/14/2021

Beyond Death We are mortal, and that one day we will all die. /episode/index/show/beyondbinary/id/17944253

Tacticool Girlfriend Debates Gun Control 02/05/2021

Tacticool Girlfriend Debates Gun Control The gun control debate is fiercely polemic; /episode/index/show/beyondbinary/id/17828480

Chinese Colonialism and Soft Power 01/31/2021

Chinese Colonialism and Soft Power The Chinese, and their apologists point to how relatively peaceful China's modern expansion has been in comparison with the Western Superpowers. /episode/index/show/beyondbinary/id/17574902

Next Generation Nuclear Power and Beyond 01/22/2021

Next Generation Nuclear Power and Beyond Nuclear Energy is deeply misunderstood, shrouded in technical jargon, and the secrecy you'd expect from Cold War weapon technology. /episode/index/show/beyondbinary/id/17584070

Does Everyone Hate Feminists? 12/04/2020

Does Everyone Hate Feminists? Chris finally has the nuances of Feminist theory explained to him in a thought provoking debate. /episode/index/show/beyondbinary/id/17067020

The Social Media Dilemma Featuring PeteyVid's Craig Stadler 11/30/2020

The Social Media Dilemma Featuring PeteyVid's Craig Stadler If Data is the New Oil. What to Do About the New Oil Barons? /episode/index/show/beyondbinary/id/17006915

Polish Protests: What Is Going On? 10/30/2020

Polish Protests: What Is Going On? Content Warning: Abortion, Blasphemy, and Revolution. /episode/index/show/beyondbinary/id/16613954

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