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Polite Conversations
Eiynah Mohammed-Smith
231 episodes
1 week ago

Growing up in Saudi Arabia as a Pakistani, who now resides in Canada, Eiynah brings a global perspective to discussions about religion, politics, culture & sexuality - through the lens of a progressive ex-muslim immigrant. This podcast often focuses on unpacking various forms of extremism, particularly types that are less overt and masquerading as ‘intellectual’. Eiynah has a specific interest in covering online scenes like New Atheism and the Intellectual Dark Web.




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Growing up in Saudi Arabia as a Pakistani, who now resides in Canada, Eiynah brings a global perspective to discussions about religion, politics, culture & sexuality - through the lens of a progressive ex-muslim immigrant. This podcast often focuses on unpacking various forms of extremism, particularly types that are less overt and masquerading as ‘intellectual’. Eiynah has a specific interest in covering online scenes like New Atheism and the Intellectual Dark Web.




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Polite Conversations
Looking Back - Twitter Space: Halloween & Culture Warriors

[This is a Reupload of a previous Twitter Space.]


Recent stories discussed in the intro: 

https://abcnews.go.com/US/border-patrol-agents-fire-allegedly-disrupting-childrens-halloween/story?id=126900354

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/man-nazi-uniform-assaulted-georgia-student-was-denied-entry-bar-offici-rcna239893


This Space was recorded on Oct 27th 2023, with friends of the show Jack Graham of the IDSG podcast and Linguist Dr. Caitlin Green.


Join us for a chat about Heterodox Horror Stories!


[This is a live event on a broken hellsite, so pls excuse the sound quality not being to usual podcast standards.]

We discuss Bill Maher, Steven Crowder, Yale professors Nicholas & Erika Christakis & their calls for students to ‘look away’ from ‘offensive Halloween costumes’, U of Oregon Professor Nancy Shurtz who wore blackface at a party that students attended ….all this and more.


Enjoy!

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1 week ago
1 hour 21 minutes 1 second

Polite Conversations
Ep 101 - MAGA Martyrdom & The Holy War (pt 3)

‘Hexes, Heroes & Hypocrisy’


Join me for the final pt of this Charlie Kirk series, where I go through his abhorrent views, the extreme free speech hypocrisies from certain free speech warriors… & the bizarre beliefs in witches/curses cropping up on the right. We also discuss the normalization of extreme racism in western societies.


Support via patreon.com/nicemangos & unlock extended eps

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Links:

Taxpayers shelled out $2.6 million in security costs for Charlie Kirk’s memorial https://www.msn.com/en-ca/news/other/taxpayers-shelled-out-26-million-in-security-costs-for-charlie-kirk-s-memorial/ar-AA1OTR6A

US strips visas from six foreigners over Charlie Kirk remarks https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/oct/15/us-visas-charlie-kirk-reaction

Kirk fan Hit and Run https://youtu.be/KdcRHDMChIk?si=nmeQeifiU7lX4Dxe

Xavier Conley Ilhan Omar CNN clip https://www.instagram.com/reel/DO_Op1KDWX1/?igsh=ZHNrc3ZlaWN4Z3Z3

New Atheists & Great Replacement fearmongering https://www.patreon.com/posts/112243637

https://onlys.ky/the-great-replacement-how-new-atheists-legitimized-and-spread-a-white-nationalist-conspiracy-theory/

Unhinged transphobe threatens to shoot up LGBTQ+ bar to become a “martyr for Charlie Kirk” https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2025/09/unhinged-transphobe-threatens-to-shoot-up-lgbtq-bar-to-become-a-for-charlie-kirk/

Man charged w killing 3 at waterfront North Carolina bar is decorated Marine vet & Purple Heart recipient https://www.cbsnews.com/news/nigel-edge-north-carolina-bar-shooting-suspect-marine-veteran/

Mormon church shooting suspect had Trump sign outside home https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/sep/29/mormon-church-shooting-trump-sign

Re: Sam Harris & Black brain surgeons: https://x.com/nicemangos/status/1511339657396690944?s=61&t=w7q_ejvwZ_gCFj9WV50Lqw


Polite Conversations Race ‘Science’ episodes:

Pt 1 https://spotify.link/otjmpUOgOXb

Pt 2 https://spotify.link/7l3SgcUgOXb

Pt 3 https://spotify.link/Jqw8rqWgOXb



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1 week ago
41 minutes 39 seconds

Polite Conversations
Ep 101 - MAGA Martyrdom & The Holy War (Pt 2)

[This is Pt 2 of 3]


Pt 2 explores the use of state power to police speech & expression around Charlie Kirk.

I discuss the difference between ‘cancel culture’ & the govt policing people’s views. We talk about the forced writing of Kirk’s name on Starbucks cups, the forced lowering of flags, the doxxing database and more.


Subscribe via patreon.com/nicemangos for the extended ep!


Links

The Man Doxxing Americans for Not Mourning Kirk was Accused of Pistol-whipping a Womanhttps://x.com/jason_paladino/status/1968077852068520071?s=61&t=w7q_ejvwZ_gCFj9WV50Lqw

Pride & trans flags lowered to half-staff https://www.union-bulletin.com/news/national/a-pride-flag-at-half-staff-to-honor-charlie-kirk-trump-order-to-lower-flags/article_c9f8fd72-7fde-5b60-be81-4a923021f452.html

Starbucks employees pressured to write Kirks name on cups https://x.com/lippyaddiction/status/1969414107510997413?s=61&t=w7q_ejvwZ_gCFj9WV50Lqw

Insurrectionists using Kirk’s death to call for civil war https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2025/09/pardoned-insurrectionists-are-using-charlie-kirks-death-to-call-for-civil-war/

The Full Weight of the Federal Govt Is Being Used to Memorialize Kirk https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2025/09/the-full-weight-of-the-federal-government-is-being-used-to-memorialize-charlie-kirk/

FBI cuts ties with ADL https://www.reuters.com/world/us/fbi-cuts-ties-with-anti-defamation-league-2025-10-01/

Website ID-ing people as Charlie Kirk’s Murderers’ Rebrands, Then Vanishes https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-features/charlie-kirk-murderers-site-defamation-1235429785/

GOP lawmakers push for Kirk likeness on US coins. https://www.miamiherald.com/news/nation-world/national/article312245756.html

Jack Posobiec at Trump's roundtable on antifa https://bsky.app/profile/paleofuture.bsky.social/post/3m2pho6dcwk2k

Democratic lawmakers put aggressive pressure on the former Columbia U president to crush the protests. https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/mar/26/universities-columbia-trump


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3 weeks ago
30 minutes 33 seconds

Polite Conversations
Ep 101 - MAGA Martyrdom & The Holy War (Pt 1)

Lately, the Cult of MAGA has been very open & enthusiastic about their desires for a ‘Holy War’. They have now found a MAGA Martyr in Charlie Kirk — and are doing everything possible to use the assassination of this far-right influencer to accelerate the pace of authoritarianism.


In this part of the episode, I’ll explore the absurdity around the climate of ‘mandatory grieving’ in the aftermath of this shooting.

The deification, the glorification and the liberal whitewashing of who Charlie Kirk truly was — we’ll cover all that and more.

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Links:


How British Arms & Intelligence fueled Israel’s genocide. https://www.aa.com.tr/en/europe/factbox-how-british-arms-and-intelligence-fueled-israel-s-gaza-genocide/3620091

A timeline of Canada’s exports to Israel & the Liberal govt’s attempts to make the scandal disappear. https://www.readthemaple.com/canadas-arms-to-israel-scandal-explained/

UK: nearly 900 arrests at Palestine protest shows Govt's disregard for protest rights https://www.amnesty.org.uk/press-releases/uk-nearly-900-arrests-palestine-protest-shows-governments-disregard-our-protest

Available via Patreon: Boghossian Goes full Fash https://www.patreon.com/posts/137585027

School shooting suspect was fascinated w/ mass shootings & expressed neo-Nazi views https://www.ctvnews.ca/world/article/report-says-school-shooting-suspect-was-fascinated-with-mass-shootings-and-expressed-neo-nazi-views/

US justice dept removes study finding far-right extremists commit ‘far more’ violence https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/sep/17/justice-department-study-far-right-extremist-violence

UN says Trump's team to blame for nonworking escalator/teleprompter https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/after-mechanical-challenges-trumps-team-blame-nonworking-escalator-125877886

Cato institute conservative concludes RW views are the second most common motivating ideology for murders in politically motivated terrorist attacks, after islamists if u count 9-11. If you exclude 9-11, RWers are ahead of all others -by a lot. (Islamism is also a rightwing ideology fwiw) https://www.alexnowrasteh.com/p/politically-motivated-violence-is

'Charlie Kirk Square': Traffic Circle named in Honor of Kirk https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/2025-09-11/ty-article/.premium/charlie-kirk-square-israeli-mayor-names-traffic-circle-in-honor-of-our-great-friend/00000199-38f5-d704-a9d9-faff486a0000



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1 month ago
29 minutes 57 seconds

Polite Conversations
COMING SOON: MAGA Martyrdom & The Holy War
Here’s a sneak peak from my upcoming multi-part episode about the deification of Charlie Kirk.

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1 month ago
4 minutes 35 seconds

Polite Conversations
UNLOCKED: Aftershow 7: Germany, Identity, Palestine (pt 2)

An episode from last year, from my patreon exclusive series, The Aftershow.


Unlocked extended episode for the main feed, as sadly it still remains very relevant.

——


Join us for part 2 of this Panel on wtf is going on in Germany. My German guests include Ilyas who is a German Muslim, Claus is a German who was raised with very right-wing views but has since shed them, and we also have John who has a Master’s degree in German Studies and lived there as an exchange student.

We discuss aspects of German identity, history, nationalism and the thinking behind some of the blind and bizarre support we see for Israel, the stifling of pro-Palestinian views - especially in the arts, the treatment of left leaning Jewish people who are critical of Israel, the Herero & Nama genocide, the ICJ, ex-muslims & ‘liberal’ Muslims in Germany becoming tools of the right, & more.

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All guests on the Aftershow are Patrons of the Polite Conversations. Truly amazing to get to chat with fascinating patrons of the show from all around the world.

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Links:

Masha Gessen: Hannah Arendt would not qualify for the Hannah Arendt prize in Germany today https://amp.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/dec/18/hannah-arendt-prize-masha-gessen-israel-gaza-essay

Masha Gessen: In the Shadow of the Holocaust https://www.newyorker.com/news/the-weekend-essay/in-the-shadow-of-the-holocaust

Germany Officially Recognizes It Committed Genocide In Present-Day Namibia https://www.npr.org/2021/05/28/1001233776/germany-officially-recognizes-it-committed-genocide-in-present-day-namibia

Germany Is Known for Its Heavily Funded, Thriving Art Scene. But a Slew of Cancellations Is Threatening That Reputation: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/germany-cancellations-2407316

Candice Breitz https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2023/dec/07/a-frenzy-of-judgement-artist-candice-breitz-on-her-german-show-being-pulled-over-gaza

On Adam Bromberg: Germany is Criminalising Palestinian Solidarity https://tribunemag.co.uk/2023/06/germany-is-criminalising-palestinian-solidarity

German official targets Jewish artist over alleged anti-Semitism for criticising Israel Occupation https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20230202-german-official-targets-jewish-artist-over-alleged-anti-semitism-for-criticising-israel-occupation/


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1 month ago
1 hour 13 minutes 19 seconds

Polite Conversations
UNLOCKED - Aftershow 7: Germany, Identity & Palestine (pt 1)

An episode from last year, from my patreon exclusive series, The Aftershow.


Unlocked extended episode for the main feed, as sadly it still remains very relevant. (Pt 2 will also be unlocked soon)


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This is part 1 of a 2-part conversation. Join myself and my panel of German/Germany related guests for a fascinating discussion about Wtaf is going on in Germany these days. My German guests include Ilyas who is a German Muslim, Claus who is a German that was raised with very right-wing views but has since shed them, and we also have John who has a Master’s degree in German Studies and lived there as an exchange student.

We discuss aspects of German identity, history, nationalism and the thinking behind some of the blind and bizarre support we see for Israel, the stifling of pro-Palestinian views, the perception of Arabs and foreigners in general, the treatment of left leaning Jewish people who are critical of Israel & more.

——

All guests on the Aftershow are Patrons of the Polite Conversations. Truly amazing to get to chat with fascinating patrons of the show from all around the world.

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Links:

In case u are unfamiliar with trump-voting ‘liberal muslim’ Asra Nomani, here’s a book she wrote https://x.com/ilyasibnkarim/status/1674447440785686530?s=61&t=w7q_ejvwZ_gCFj9WV50Lqw

In Berlin, schoolchildren have been banned from wearing the scarf https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/dec/11/keffiyeh-scarf-fashion-history-palestine

How Palestine became a Forbidden word in German Highschools https://www.972mag.com/germany-education-israel-narrative-palestinians/

Karl Lagerfeld calls refugees enemies of Jews https://www.dw.com/en/karl-lagerfeld-evokes-holocaust-to-bash-germanys-angela-merkel-on-refugees/a-41368478

Palestinian rights and the IHRA definition of antisemitism https://www.theguardian.com/news/2020/nov/29/palestinian-rights-and-the-ihra-definition-of-antisemitism

Will Politico 's New Owner Allow Criticism of Israel? https://jewishcurrents.org/will-politicos-new-owner-employ-journalists-who-criticize-israel

A clampdown on the arts in Germany https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/07/arts/design/germany-arts-cancellations-israel-palestinians.html

In Germany, a Witch Hunt Is Raging Against Critics of Israel https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/2020-12-10/ty-article-magazine/.highlight/in-germany-a-witch-hunt-rages-against-israel-critics-many-have-had-enough/0000017f-db0d-df0f-a17f-df4fa21b0000


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1 month ago
1 hour 32 minutes 59 seconds

Polite Conversations
CLIP: Institutions Dedicated to the Study of Genocide, Remain Silent about Genocide


A clip from my recent conversation with Mari Cohen - Associate Editor at leftist magazine Jewish Currents


Here are the articles we discussed in this clip:

Can Genocide Studies survive a Genocide? By Mari Cohen https://jewishcurrents.org/can-genocide-studies-survive-a-genocide-in-gaza

A Textbook Case of Genocide - Raz Segal https://jewishcurrents.org/a-textbook-case-of-genocide


Find the public version of the episode here: https://open.spotify.com/episode/5mpxDnGm1c8isJlDGgidqc?si=vQXP3xObQtC5iIWB7H334A


And the extended conversation here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/ep-99-can-ft-135158487?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link


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2 months ago
15 minutes 8 seconds

Polite Conversations
CLIP: Understanding Resistance & Genocide

A clip from my recent conversation with Mari Cohen - Associate Editor at leftist magazine Jewish Currents


Find the public version of the episode here: https://open.spotify.com/episode/5mpxDnGm1c8isJlDGgidqc?si=vQXP3xObQtC5iIWB7H334A


And the extended conversation here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/ep-99-can-ft-135158487?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link


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2 months ago
7 minutes 58 seconds

Polite Conversations
CLIP: Rightwing Holocaust Scholars are doing WHAT?

What is there even left to say when some Holocaust *Scholars* decide to support or make excuses for present day genocide, when they legitimize race ‘science’ publications and push narratives justifying collective punishment?


A clip from my recent conversation with Mari Cohen - Associate Editor at leftist magazine Jewish Currents


Find the public version of the episode here: https://open.spotify.com/episode/5mpxDnGm1c8isJlDGgidqc?si=vQXP3xObQtC5iIWB7H334A


And the extended conversation here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/ep-99-can-ft-135158487?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link


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2 months ago
18 minutes 1 second

Polite Conversations
Global Far Right 6 - Finland

[*Pls Subscribe via patreon.com/nicemangos to access the extended version of this episode.* (You can now also purchase individual episodes)]


Finnish expert on far-right extremism Sami Eerola [https://bsky.app/profile/eerolasami.bsky.social] joins me for a conversation about the far-right in Finland. We discuss the sharp swing from Sanna Marin’s progressive govt to the most rightwing government Finland has had since the 1930’s, neo-nazi groups & festivals like ‘white boy summer’, the various racism related scandals coming from far right govt officials and more.


Links:


Find Sami’s Finnish language newsletter here   https://laitaoikeistonviikko.substack.com/

The Finnish government attempts to overcome the overt racism of its minister

https://www.lemonde.fr/en/international/article/2023/08/20/the-finnish-government-attempts-to-overcome-the-overt-racism-of-its-ministers_6099989_4.html

Far-right Finnish leader Riikka Purra sorry in racist posts uproar

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-66166795

Finland economy minister resigns over Nazi comments

https://www.dw.com/en/finland-economy-minister-resigns-over-nazi-comments/a-66084409

Many Finns Party ministers have pointed to replacement theory

https://www.helsinkitimes.fi/finland/finland-news/politics/23836-many-finns-party-ministers-have-pointed-to-replacement-theory.html

Chet Hanks says Social Justice Warriors can kick rocks https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MgN1Lc5USOI

Tom Hanks’ son shares anti-vaccine videos, claims there’s more evidence for UFOs than for COVID shot safety

https://www.news10.com/news/tom-hanks-son-shares-anti-vaccine-videos-claims-theres-more-evidence-for-ufos-than-for-covid-shot-safety/

White Boy Summer: Investigating the Finnish Far Right https://youtu.be/3CXRZKihkUw?si=3ehv9c99jiEr-EEM

The Palestine Laboratory

pt 1 https://youtu.be/1GvkFwpzDhI?si=ljpWs3vOjiUJQcYy

Pt 2 https://youtu.be/5pPQydBGwQY?si=Mc-9moAZWMOylkU2


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2 months ago
31 minutes 54 seconds

Polite Conversations
CLIP: Has The ADL Always been Problematic?

A clip from my recent conversation with Mari Cohen - Associate Editor at leftist magazine Jewish Currents 


Find the public version of the episode here: https://open.spotify.com/episode/5mpxDnGm1c8isJlDGgidqc?si=vQXP3xObQtC5iIWB7H334A


And the extended conversation here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/ep-99-can-ft-135158487?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link


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2 months ago
16 minutes

Polite Conversations
UNLOCKED: Global Far Right 5 - Netherlands (FULL)

[Aired originally Jun 11 2025 via patreon.com/nicemangos]


If you’d like to access extended episodes and unlock miniseries early please consider subscribing via patreon.com/nicemangos and supporting this small show!


Dutch Journalist Gillian de Nooijer joins me for a conversation about the Dutch far right. Find Gillian on Bsky: Gilliandn.bsky.social and on twitter: @GillianDN

We discuss Geert Wilders, Ayaan Hirsi Ali, Pim Fortuyn (who was assassinated in 2002) and self-described conspiracy theorist Thierry Baudet. We also chat about the controversial blackface character in The Netherlands known as Zwarte Piet, Eurabia & Netherabia conspiracy theories…. Douglas Murray comes up… and so does Israel….


Links

Podcast Fundraiser: https://www.gofundme.com/f/polite-conversations-podcast-get-new-equipment

Douglas Murray Speech at Pim Fortuyn Memorial Titled: ‘What are we to do about Islam? A speech to the Pim Fortuyn Memorial Conference on Europe and Islam’

https://web.archive.org/web/20080201133647/http://www.socialaffairsunit.org.uk/blog/archives/000809.php

Ayaan Hirsi Ali Dutch citizenship controversy: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2006/may/16/nicholaswatt.mainsection

Theo Van Gogh assassinated and Ayaan threatened https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2004/11/29/dutch-politician-plans-sequal-to-gogh-movie

Islamophobia in Europe: How governments are enabling the far-right ‘counter-jihad’ movement

(More info about funders of anti muslim organizations, publications and public figures like Geert Wilders) https://research-information.bris.ac.uk/ws/portalfiles/portal/192414854/Aked_Jones_Miller_Counterjihad_report_2019.pdf

Geert Wilders' questionable American patron https://www.ftm.eu/articles/geert-wilders-american-patron

Vox explainer on Zwarte Piet https://youtube.com/shorts/TDA4HbuEcxM?si=Khja025EQsfpHZ-c


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2 months ago
58 minutes 13 seconds

Polite Conversations
Can Genocide Studies Survive a Genocide? (Ft. Mari Cohen)

This is probably one of the most important conversations I’ve had all year, about a difficult but very important subject.


My guest for this episode is Mari Cohen, associate editor at leftist publication, Jewish Currents. We discuss Mari’s important article on the subject of Genocide Studies and the rifts forming within it. We talked about those in the field who remain silent on the livestreamed genocide of Palestinians, about those who make excuses for Israel’s brutality, how rightwing Holocaust scholars have even appeared in notorious race ‘science’ peddling publications like Quillette — and we also discussed the history of the ADL, its increasingly rightward shift and more.


Pls subscribe via patreon.com/nicemangos for the extended episode


Links:


My article on the slight tone-shift in Western media/NYT https://www.patreon.com/posts/134437805

New Patreon post on continued tone shift https://www.patreon.com/posts/tone-shift-are-135263349

Can Genocide Studies survive a Genocide? By Mari Cohen https://jewishcurrents.org/can-genocide-studies-survive-a-genocide-in-gaza

A Textbook Case of Genocide - Raz Segal https://jewishcurrents.org/a-textbook-case-of-genocide

IAG: International Association of Genocide Scholars https://genocidescholars.org/blog/

INOG: Intl Network of Genocide Scholars https://inogs.com

Douglas Murray saying the N*zis felt bad for what they did https://x.com/rivkahbrown/status/1722918657787843012?s=61&t=w7q_ejvwZ_gCFj9WV50Lqw

Paper by Amos Goldberg that was mentioned in the convo https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/14623528.2024.2413175

Yoav Gallant confirms use of Hannibal Directive https://electronicintifada.net/blogs/asa-winstanley/army-was-ordered-kill-israelis-7-october-defense-minister-confirms

Lipstadt on Trump’s fascism https://x.com/heerjeet/status/1914812234364027047?s=61&t=w7q_ejvwZ_gCFj9WV50Lqw

Podcast episode ‘The Other ADLs’ https://jewishcurrents.org/the-other-adls


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3 months ago
48 minutes 3 seconds

Polite Conversations
CLIP - The Powerful Religious Fundamentalism that New Atheists Don’t Seem to Care About

This is a clip from my recent episode on Israel & the US’s attack on Iran, titled ‘Boners for Bombs’.

Find the episode here: https://open.spotify.com/episode/457mNAy6mz57SDrlQ5ZoWW?si=oqQyPqkNTRmaHGsJhm4RgA


The extended patreon version here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/132450348


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3 months ago
6 minutes 50 seconds

Polite Conversations
CLIP - B0mbing ‘bad’ countries…for Freedom

This is a clip from my recent episode on Israel & the US’s attack on Iran, titled ‘Boners for Bombs’.

Find the episode here: https://open.spotify.com/episode/457mNAy6mz57SDrlQ5ZoWW?si=oqQyPqkNTRmaHGsJhm4RgA


The extended patreon version here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/132450348


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3 months ago
9 minutes 7 seconds

Polite Conversations
UNLOCKED: Woking Up 12 (FULL) - A New Zionist is Born

Sam Harris recently claimed that he’s only just become an unapologetic Zionist post Oct 7, in this episode we examine this claim as well as his generally flimsy excuses for supporting Israel.


Links:

Recent Patreon posts: ContraPoints Disappoints https://www.patreon.com/posts/contrapoints-133858410

Harris Renews Support for Gncide After Fans Express Frustration https://www.patreon.com/posts/sam-harris-his-133371695

https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/2025-05-19/ty-article/.premium/were-destroying-gaza-netanyahu-smotrich-rush-to-soothe-fears-over-aid-renewal/00000196-e7b4-d93f-a3b6-fff77c780000 Israeli TV producer calls for Gaza Holocaust

https://www.newarab.com/news/israel-tv-producer-calls-gaza-holocaust-gas-chambers

Genocidal eclairs sold in Israel as children in Gaza starve https://www.haaretz.com/opinion/2025-05-06/ty-article-opinion/.premium/let-the-idf-mow-them-down-in-israel-violence-saturates-everyday-life/00000196-a4a1-d9bf-a1b6-eda114250000

Sam harris thinks RW antisemitism is nbd, “even in the aftermath of a synagogue shooting” https://x.com/nicemangos/status/1183877283548991488?s=61&t=w7q_ejvwZ_gCFj9WV50Lqw

https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2025/04/28/hospitals-in-ruins Israeli forces hv dropped more explosives in Gaza than fell on London, Dresden &Hamburg combined during WW2.

Euromed Monitor: https://euromedmonitor.org/en/article/6669/Euro-Med-Monitor:-Israel’s-brutality-in-Gaza-surpasses-all-recent-forms-of-terrorism Israel’s brutality surpasses all recent forms of terrorism

Arthur Balfour was a white supremacist & an antisemite too

https://forward.com/opinion/386480/its-time-to-admit-that-arthur-balfour-was-a-white-supremacist-and-an-anti-s/

https://web.archive.org/web/20140725012047/http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/israelgaza-conflict-the-myth-of-hamass-human-shield-9619810.html

Myth of Hamas’ Human Shields (2014)

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/aug/07/palestinians-return-home-israeli-troops-faeces-graffitiPalestinians returning home find Israeli troops left faeces


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3 months ago
1 hour 26 minutes 39 seconds

Polite Conversations
CLIP - Western Hypocrisy on Full Display

This is a clip from my recent episode on Israel & the US’s attack on Iran, titled ‘Boners for Bombs’.


Find the episode here: https://open.spotify.com/episode/457mNAy6mz57SDrlQ5ZoWW?si=oqQyPqkNTRmaHGsJhm4RgA


The extended patreon version here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/132450348


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3 months ago
6 minutes 46 seconds

Polite Conversations
CLIP - Iran & Gaza: Self Defense or Subjugation?

This is a clip from my recent episode on Israel & the US’s attack on Iran, titled ‘Boners for Bombs’.

Find the episode here: https://open.spotify.com/episode/457mNAy6mz57SDrlQ5ZoWW?si=oqQyPqkNTRmaHGsJhm4RgA


The extended patreon version here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/132450348


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4 months ago
6 minutes 38 seconds

Polite Conversations
CLIP - An Israeli perspective on avoiding IDF service & supporting Palestinian Resistance

A clip from my longer conversation with Israeli-origin content creator Adi Callai about their video titled, ‘Gaza Ghetto Uprising’. 


Find our longer conversation here: 

pt 1: https://open.spotify.com/episode/7rXjU8ZfXJHiELHow1bmAg?si=TO8LJAI6TqSiGc-CGE58ow


pt 2: https://open.spotify.com/episode/4uwozIBMiYj1hhZg0dcctM?si=_A04f2t_SBaQ7TjDfqllRA


Find their Gaza Ghetto Uprising video here: https://youtu.be/Pt_1k7nSv1M?si=d1vjVKS_aU8vvhh7


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4 months ago
6 minutes 59 seconds

Polite Conversations

Growing up in Saudi Arabia as a Pakistani, who now resides in Canada, Eiynah brings a global perspective to discussions about religion, politics, culture & sexuality - through the lens of a progressive ex-muslim immigrant. This podcast often focuses on unpacking various forms of extremism, particularly types that are less overt and masquerading as ‘intellectual’. Eiynah has a specific interest in covering online scenes like New Atheism and the Intellectual Dark Web.




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