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The Exploring Antinatalism PodcastTalk&Taste Debate: Should we be having more kids? Travis Timmerman vs. Amanda Sukenick, NYC 4/25/25!Send us a textWatch the video version here!: https://youtu.be/DyHPtux54GQ The Talk&Taste Debate: Should we be having more kids? event, was held in New York City, on Friday, April 25th, 2025, to a SOLD OUT audience of over 70 people, at the beautiful Hancock foundation! Arguing for the position of pro-natalism and against my antinatalism, was the wonderful Travis Timmerman, associate professor of philosophy, and chair of the philosophy department, at Seton Hall University - and an Exploring Antinatalism Podcast alum! Check out episode #42 if you would like to see my first con...
2025-05-081h 40The Exploring Antinatalism Podcast#101 - Sarah DiernaSend us a textWatch the video version HERE!: https://youtu.be/LuJDNdqobeQ Welcome, to episode #101 of The Exploring Antinatalism Podcast! A podcast, showcasing the wide range of perspectives & ideas throughout Antinatalism as it exists today – Welcome to the first episode of 2025! I’m your host, Amanda Sukenick, and today, I’m speaking with PhD student at the Department of Humanities at the University of Catania, and author of the new book È il nascere che non ci voleva. Storia e teoria dell’antinatalismo – Sarah Dierna!Buy È il nascere che non ci voleva. Storia e teoria dell’...
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The Exploring Antinatalism PodcastTalk&Taste Debate Should we be having more kids? Amanda Sukenick/Travis Timmerman LIVE in NYC 4/25!Send us a textWatch the video version HERE!: https://youtu.be/cK0O7bxyJYc Read more about the event HERE!: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/talktaste-debate-should-we-be-having-more-kids-tickets-1297422067329?utm-campaign=social&utm-content=attendeeshare&utm-medium=discovery&utm-term=listing&utm-source=cp&aff=ebdsshcopyurlhttps://www.instagram.com/talkandtasteclub?igsh=MXB1cmZ0ZnI4b2p3OQ%3D%3D&utm_source=qrLearn more about The Handcock Foundation HERE!: https://www.instagram.com/thehancockfoundation/Friday, April 25th, in New York City, I will be featured in my very first public lecture and debate event - T...
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The Exploring Antinatalism PodcastA Real Nowhere Man by The Better NeversSend us a textWatch the video version HERE!: https://youtu.be/C8aCNTUmLbE A Real Nowhere Man by The Better Neversis based on the original idea of John Lennon, Paul McCartney, and The Beatles in their 1965 hit single Nowhere Man and embellished by the pessimist philosophy of David Benatar that takes Lennon's notion of futility a step further. Original music and lyrics John Lennon and Paul McCartney. Original arrangement The Beatles. This version's lyrics by Matti Häyry, inspired by David Benatar's seminal book Better Never to Have...
2025-01-2902 minThe Exploring Antinatalism Podcast#99 - Neo-Manichaeism: The Ekklesia of Light – Oscar ManzanoSend us a textWatch the video version here!: https://youtu.be/0WqtJHVdn2M Welcome, to episode #99 of The Exploring Antinatalism Podcast! A podcast, showcasing the wide range of perspectives & ideas throughout Antinatalism as it exists today, through interviews with Antinatalist & non-Antinatalist thinkers & creators of all kinds - now running 5 years strong! I’m your host, Amanda Sukenick, and today, I’m speaking with the director of Neo-Manichean church, The Ekklesia of Light – Oscar Manzano!http://manichee.com/ https://www.ekklesiaoflight.com/ https://www.reddit.com/r/manichaeism/ Discord: https://discord.gg/Y...
2024-12-231h 17The Exploring Antinatalism Podcast#98 – Jorge Tibilletti de Lara & Gabriel LopesSend us a textWelcome, to episode #98 of The Exploring Antinatalism Podcast! A podcast, showcasing the wide range of perspectives & ideas throughout Antinatalism as it exists today, through interviews with Antinatalist & non-Antinatalist thinkers & creators of all kinds - now running 5 years strong! I’m your host, Amanda Sukenick, and today, I’m speaking with Ph.D’s in History of Science and Health at the COC-Fiocruz. Laboratory of History, Climate Anxieties and Health (LHACS) & co-author team behind the new academic paper, A marcha dos espectros não nascidos: antinatalismo, assombrologia e futuros históricos, or in English, The marc...
2024-11-301h 36The Exploring Antinatalism Podcast#97 – Ricardo Lopes (The Dissenter)Send us a textWelcome, to episode #97 of The Exploring Antinatalism Podcast! A podcast, showcasing the wide range of perspectives & ideas throughout Antinatalism as it exists today, through interviews with Antinatalist & non-Antinatalist thinkers & creators of all kinds - now running 5 years strong! I’m your host, Amanda Sukenick, and today, I’m speaking with the host of the The Dissenter podcast – Ricardo Lopes! https://www.youtube.com/@UCTUcatGD6xu4tAcxG-1D4Bg https://www.thedissenter.net/https://www.patreon.com/thedissenterhttps://www.paypal.com/paypalme/thedissenterPayPal Subscription 1 Dollar: https://tinyurl...
2024-11-271h 26The Exploring Antinatalism Podcast#96 – Luca Lo SapioSend us a textWelcome, to episode #96 of The Exploring Antinatalism Podcast! A podcast, showcasing the wide range of perspectives & ideas throughout Antinatalism as it exists today, through interviews with Antinatalist & non-Antinatalist thinkers & creators of all kinds - now running 5 years strong! I’m your host, Amanda Sukenick, and today, I’m speaking with Assistant Professor of Bioethics at the University of Turin, translator of the Italian edition of The Human Predicament, and author of the essay, Antinatalist procreationism and humanity's cosmic significance – Luca Lo Sapio!Watch the video version here!: https://www.youtube.com/watch...
2024-11-241h 04The Exploring Antinatalism Podcast#95 – Tim OseckasSend us a textWatch the video version, HERE!: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1n6dHuIBhhQWelcome, to episode #95 of The Exploring Antinatalism Podcast! A podcast, showcasing the wide range of perspectives & ideas throughout Antinatalism as it exists today, through interviews with Antinatalist & non-Antinatalist thinkers & creators of all kinds - now running 5 years strong! I’m your host, Amanda Sukenick, and today, I’m speaking with long time contributor to the antinatalist community, animal rights and antinatalist activist and Peter Wetzel Zapffe aficionado – Tim Oseckas!
2024-10-311h 35The Exploring Antinatalism Podcast#94 – Aubrey de GreySend us a textWelcome, to episode #94 of The Exploring Antinatalism Podcast! A podcast, showcasing the wide range of perspectives & ideas throughout Antinatalism as it exists today, through interviews with Antinatalist & non-Antinatalist thinkers & creators of all kinds - now running 5 years strong! I’m your host, Amanda Sukenick, and today, I’m speaking with co-founder of both SENS, Strategies for engineered negligible senescence, Research Foundation, as well the LEV, the Longevity Escape Velocity Foundation, and author of Ending Aging: The Rejuvenation Breakthroughs That Could Reverse Human Aging in Our Lifetime, biomedical gerontologist – Aubrey de Grey!
2024-10-211h 24The Exploring Antinatalism Podcast#93 – Jonathan Leighton & the OPIS Suffering SurveySend us a textWelcome, to episode #93 of The Exploring Antinatalism Podcast! A podcast, showcasing the wide range of perspectives & ideas throughout Antinatalism as it exists today, through interviews with Antinatalist & non-Antinatalist thinkers & creators of all kinds - now running 5 years strong! I’m your host, Amanda Sukenick, and today, I’m speaking with the author of The Battle for Compassion: Ethics in an Apathetic Universe, and, The Tango of Ethics: Intuition, Rationality and the Prevention of Suffering, who, is also the founder of OPIS, which stands for the, Organization for the Prevention of Intense Suffering, with thei...
2024-10-1148 minThe Exploring Antinatalism Podcast#91 – Simon Levin & No Country for Children by Karl EttlingerSend us a textWatch the video version HERE!: https://youtu.be/coLEz7r6C1k Welcome, to episode #91 of The Exploring Antinatalism Podcast! A podcast, showcasing the wide range of perspectives & ideas throughout Antinatalism as it exists today, through interviews with Antinatalist & non-Antinatalist thinkers & creators of all kinds - now running 5 years strong! I’m your host, Amanda Sukenick, and return to the show is the German antinatalist youtuber and poet, formally known as Clear Mind, now know as No Soul No toll, and author of the book, The Dubious Gift of Life - Who...
2024-10-011h 36The Exploring Antinatalism Podcast#92 – BJ LeidermanSend us a textWelcome, to episode #92 of The Exploring Antinatalism Podcast! A podcast, showcasing the wide range of perspectives & ideas throughout Antinatalism as it exists today, through interviews with Antinatalist & non-Antinatalist thinkers & creators of all kinds - now running 5 years strong! I’m your host, Amanda Sukenick, and today, I’m speaking with American composer and songwriter, famous for the music of some of public radios best knows programs – BJ Leiderman! Watch it on YT HERE!: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eqvV-CqaSEgBJ Leiderman Official Promotional photo by Jennifer RodriguezJoi...
2024-10-011h 05The Exploring Antinatalism Podcast#90 – John WilliamsSend us a textWatch the video version HERE!: https://youtu.be/3Y8kRc49aWw Welcome, to episode #90 of The Exploring Antinatalism Podcast! A podcast, showcasing the wide range of perspectives & ideas throughout Antinatalism as it exists today, through interviews with Antinatalist & non-Antinatalist thinkers & creators of all kinds - now running 5 years strong! I’m your host, Amanda Sukenick, and today, I’m speaking with the co-founder of antinatalist activist collective, Antnatalist Advocacy, and the host of the Antinatalist Advocacy podcast, John Williams! https://www.youtube.com/@AntinatalistAdvocacy/videos https://antinatalistadvocacy.org/ https://www.yo...
2024-09-211h 57The Exploring Antinatalism PodcastHow to Define Antinatalism?: A Panel DiscussionSend us a textWatch the video version here!: https://youtu.be/99B4ZzgkftQ The How to Define Antenatals?: A Panel Discussion! Featuring Karim Akerma, Matti Häyry, David Pearce, Amanda Sukenick, Lawrence Anton and David Benatar!Karim Akerma: Blog: https://antinatalismblog.wordpress.com/Antinatalism: A Handbook: https://a.co/d/8qBCOTjMatti Häyry:A rational cure for pre reproductive stress syndrome: https://jme.bmj.com/content/31/10/606If You Must Give Them a Gift, Then Give Them the Gift of Nonexistence:https://www.cambridg...
2024-08-211h 10The Exploring Antinatalism PodcastThe End of Procreative Self-Corruption - How? by Matti Häyry and Amanda Sukenick - Berkeley lectureSend us a textA presentation by Matti Häyry and Amanda Sukenick on 8 July 2024 at the conference Neuroscience, Ethics, and Technology, University of California Berkeley Faculty Club, Minor Lane, Berkeley, California, United States
2024-07-0914 minThe Exploring Antinatalism Podcast#89 – The EuropeAN Tour: NimrodSend us a textWelcome, to episode #89 of The Exploring Antinatalism Podcast! A podcast, showcasing the wide range of perspectives & ideas throughout Antinatalism as it exists today, through interviews with Antinatalist & non-Antinatalist thinkers & creators of all kinds - now running 5 years strong! I’m your host, Amanda Sukenick, and today, I’m speaking with the Israeli Antinatalist Street activist, behind the recent & incredible europeAN Tour, spreading antinatalist activism to an astonishing 34 cities in 45 days – Nimrod!Watch the video version HERE!: https://youtu.be/iVH8BU_UTOwDonate to Nimrod HERE!: https://gogetfunding.com/the...
2024-07-083h 45The Exploring Antinatalism Podcast#88 – Antinatalism New Zealand (Vito T. Strati)Send us a textWelcome, to episode #88 of The Exploring Antinatalism Podcast! A podcast, showcasing the wide range of perspectives & ideas throughout Antinatalism as it exists today, through interviews with Antinatalist & non-Antinatalist thinkers & creators of all kinds - now running 5 years strong! I’m your host, Amanda Sukenick, and today, I’m speaking with fellow moderator of r/Antinatalism, core member of Antinatalism New Zealand, author of the forthcoming paper Introducing Anatalism, – Vito T. Strati! https://www.antinatalism.org.nz/homehttps://www.facebook.com/groups/293701685915977https://twitter.com/AntinatalismNZCONTEST!: Make a...
2024-06-022h 03The Exploring Antinatalism PodcastCONTEST! Win a FREE signed copy of the new book by Matti Häyry & Amanda Sukenick!Send us a textCONTEST!: Make a response of some kind to the book, and enter it to win a free copy signed by both authors! Submit your entry by June 15th either by leaving a comment letting me know about, or email me at exploringantinatalism@gmail.com! 3 winners will be selected! Winners will be announced on during the July 1st episode of The Exploring Antinatalism Podcast!
2024-05-1801 minThe Exploring Antinatalism PodcastThe Grand launch event! Antinatalism, Extinction, and the End of Procreative Self-Corruption!Send us a textWatch the full video, here!: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PWm7Qzp91dIThe grand launch event in celebration of our new book, Antinatalism, Extinction, and the End of Procreative Self-Corruption by Matti Häyry & Amanda Sukenick! Featuring special guests, Lawrence Anton, Tejas, Karim Akerma & more! Thank you so much to everyone who has helped us make this event possible!Please subscribe and help support our amazing guests! The Cosmic Antinatalist: https://www.youtube.com/@thecosmicantinatalistLawrence Anton: https://www.youtube.com/@LawrenceAntonKarim A...
2024-05-151h 37The Exploring Antinatalism Podcast#87 – Elizabeth BarberSend us a textWelcome, to episode #87 of The Exploring Antinatalism Podcast! A podcast, showcasing the wide range of perspectives & ideas throughout Antinatalism as it exists today, through interviews with Antinatalist & non-Antinatalist thinkers & creators of all kinds - now running 5 years strong! I’m your host, Amanda Sukenick, and today, I’m speaking with freelance journalist, and author of the recent Harper’s Magazine article called, The Case Against Children: Among the antinatalists – Elizabeth Barber! Read the Harper's article HERE!: https://harpers.org/archive/2024/03/the-case-against-children-elizabeth-barber/The grand launch event for Antinatalism, Extinction & The End of Pr...
2024-05-1033 minThe Exploring Antinatalism PodcastDoes the Omelas argument for antinatalism stretch the concept of responsibility too far?Send us a textThis presentation by Matti Häyry and Amanda Sukenick was originally given live in the University of Helsinki’s Von Wright and Wittgenstein Seminar on 29 April 2024 at the invitation of Professor Thomas Wallgren.
2024-05-0831 minThe Exploring Antinatalism Podcast#86 – Todd MaySend us a textThe Exploring Antinatalism Podcast #86 – Todd May Welcome, to episode #86 of The Exploring Antinatalism Podcast! A podcast, showcasing the wide range of perspectives & ideas throughout Antinatalism as it exists today, through interviews with Antinatalist & non-Antinatalist thinkers & creators of all kinds - now running 5 years strong! I’m your host, Amanda Sukenick, and today, I’m speaking with Professor of Philosophy at Warren Wilson College, Philosophical advisor to the hit NBC sitcom The Good Place, and author of many books include the upcoming book, Should We Go Extinct?: A Philosophical Dilemma for Our Unbearable Times...
2024-04-161h 09The Exploring Antinatalism Podcast"Omelas" Antinatalism, Extinction, and the End of Procreative Self-Corruption OUT NOW!Send us a textWatch the music video version, HERE!: https://youtu.be/_GlX8mG510M "Omelas" by Amanda Sukenick (With help by ChatGPT ; D) Ukulele & vocals Performed by Rei - Thank you!! Dedicated to Matti Häyry, without whom none of this would be possible.In the dark, underneathI'm the child they hide beneath their feet Locked away from the world's sweet song From womb to tomb, but I don't belongDo they know the price they pay For their joy, each and every da...
2024-04-1103 minThe Exploring Antinatalism Podcast#85 – Cansu Özge ÖzmenSend us a textWelcome, to episode #85 of The Exploring Antinatalism Podcast! A podcast, showcasing the wide range of perspectives & ideas throughout Antinatalism as it exists today, through interviews with Antinatalist & non-Antinatalist thinkers & creators of all kinds - now running 5 years strong! I’m your host, Amanda Sukenick, and today, I’m speaking with Associate Professor of English and Literature, coordinator of Burak Özgüner Animal Rights Study Center, and the co-producer and co-presenter of the Turkish radio show “Right to Life of Species”. the Turkish translator, of both David Benatar’s Better Never to Have Been: The Harm of...
2024-04-021h 27The Exploring Antinatalism Podcast#83 – Revista Hénadas (Juan Iturraspe, Adrián Gámez, Luis Mérida)Send us a textWelcome, to episode #83 of The Exploring Antinatalism Podcast! A podcast, showcasing the wide range of perspectives & ideas throughout Antinatalism as it exists today, through interviews with Antinatalist & non-Antinatalist thinkers & creators of all kinds - now running 5 years strong! I’m your host, Amanda Sukenick, and today, I’m speaking with Juan Iturraspe, Adrián Gámez & Luis G. Mérida, who together with others, comprise the journal, Spanish language translation effort, and lecture series known as - Revista Hénadas!https://revistahenadas.com/ https://twitter.com/revistahenadas https://www.youtube.co...
2024-03-021h 47The Exploring Antinatalism Podcast#82 - Ryan L. Showler (Translator of Zapffe’s On the Tragic!)Send us a textWelcome, to episode #82 of The Exploring Antinatalism Podcast! A podcast, showcasing the wide range of perspectives & ideas throughout Antinatalism as it exists today, through interviews with Antinatalist & non-Antinatalist thinkers & creators of all kinds - now running 5 years strong! I’m your host, Amanda Sukenick, and today, I’m speaking with the translator of the new English edition, of what has long been considered the holy grail of antinatalist literature, Peter Wessel Zapffe’s 1941 Doctoral Dissertation, Om Det Tragiske, or, as it’s known in English, On The Tragic – Ryan L. Showler!https://ww...
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The Exploring Antinatalism PodcastNon-toxic Podcast: Climate babies (part2) with Matti Häyry & Amanda SukenickSend us a textWelcome to this special one-off collab with the Non-toxic Podcast! Huge thanks to Daniel Penny for inviting Matti & I on the show!From the manosphere to the atmosphere, Non-toxic is a podcast devoted to understanding the ways masculinity and the climate crisis intersect. Join us for conversations with experts, journalists, and regular guys on topics ranging from how to blow up a pipeline to why incels are obsessed with alphas to why you should consider getting buried in a mycelium coffin. Hosted by critic and journalist Daniel Waite Penny and environmental...
2024-01-2639 minThe Exploring Antinatalism Podcast#81 – Dr. Richard StallmanSend us a textWelcome, to episode #81 of The Exploring Antinatalism Podcast! A podcast, showcasing the wide range of perspectives & ideas throughout Antinatalism as it exists today, through interviews with Antinatalist & non-Antinatalist thinkers & creators of all kinds - now running 5 years strong! I’m your host, Amanda Sukenick, and today, I’m speaking with legendary founder of the Free Software Foundation, developer of the GNU Project, winner of the MacArthur Fellowship Genius Grant, and author of the 2012 article, Why it is important to have few or no children – Richard Stallman! Richard Stallman and I hope that th...
2024-01-161h 02The Exploring Antinatalism Podcast#80 – Antinatalist Advocacy: The Antinatalist Advocacy ConferenceSend us a textSave the dates!! December 2nd -December 3rd! The event is FREE, and will be hosted on the Antinatalist Advocacy Youtube channel, so make sure to subscribe NOW!: https://www.youtube.com/@AntinatalistAdvocacy Make sure to sign-up for the newsletter for the latest Antinatalist Advocacy NEWS!: https://antinatalistadvocacy.org/newsletter Welcome, to episode #80 of The Exploring Antinatalism Podcast! A podcast, showcasing the wide range of perspectives & ideas throughout Antinatalism as it exists today, through interviews with Antinatalist & non-Antinatalist thinkers & creators of all kinds - now running 4 years strong! I’m your...
2023-11-151h 18The Exploring Antinatalism Podcast#79 – Dan DanaSend us a textWelcome, to episode #79 of The Exploring Antinatalism Podcast! A podcast, showcasing the wide range of perspectives & ideas throughout Antinatalism as it exists today, through interviews with Antinatalist & non-Antinatalist thinkers & creators of all kinds - now running 4 years strong! I’m your host, Amanda Sukenick, and today, I’m speaking with the author of the new book, Life is Not Good Ethical Antinatalism in Haiku – Dan Dana! Please visit Dan Dane HERE!: http://www.dandana.us/ Buy the book, Life is Not Good Ethical Antinatalism in Haiku HERE!: https://www.amazon.com/Life-N...
2023-10-2752 minThe Exploring Antinatalism Podcast#78 - Paul R. Ehrlich (With special guest co-host Matti Häyry)Send us a textWelcome, to episode #78 of The Exploring Antinatalism Podcast! A podcast, showcasing the wide range of perspectives & ideas throughout Antinatalism as it exists today, through interviews with Antinatalist & non-Antinatalist thinkers & creators of all kinds - now running 4 years strong! I’m your host, Amanda Sukenick, and today, I’m speaking with Professor Emeritus of Population Studies of the Department of Biology of Stanford University, and author of the infamous 1968 book, The Population Bomb - Paul R. Ehrlich! And joining me to today as special guest co-host, is Professor of Philosophy at Aalto Unive...
2023-09-0130 minThe Exploring Antinatalism PodcastImposing a Lifestyle: A New Argument for Antinatalism - A NEW paper by Matti Häyry & Amanda Sukenick! (Please see link in description!)Send us a textRead the new article HERE!: https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/cambridge-quarterly-of-healthcare-ethics/article/imposing-a-lifestyle-a-new-argument-for-antinatalism/D31CFBA4E8BB207D7C24A68E415A8AB0#articleAudio taken from the following videos: Thank You From Matti & Amanda! - Imposing a Lifestyle: A New Argument for Antinatalism: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XADalX3NylQImposing a Lifestyle: A New Argument for Antinatalism NEW essay by Matti Häyry & Amanda Sukenick!: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sEsymkpno8UAnd then breeders invented religion & - Post Natal Me...
2023-08-2404 minThe Exploring Antinatalism Podcast#76 - Antinatalist AdvocacySend us a textWelcome, to episode #76 of The Exploring Antinatalism Podcast! A podcast, showcasing the wide range of perspectives & ideas throughout Antinatalism as it exists today, through interviews with Antinatalist & non-Antinatalist thinkers & creators of all kinds - now running 4 years strong! I’m your host, Amanda Sukenick, and today, I’m speaking with Lawrence Anton, John Williams, who today reveal to the world their new Antnatalist archivist organization, Antinatalist Advocacy! Website: www.antinatalistadvocacy.org Twitter: https://twitter.com/AN_advocacy Instagram: https://instagram.com/an_advocacy YouTube: @antinatalistadvocacy https://www.youtube.c...
2023-07-021h 28The Exploring Antinatalism Podcast#75 - Miguel Ángel Castro MerinoSend us a textWelcome, to episode #75 of The Exploring Antinatalism Podcast! A podcast, showcasing the wide range of perspectives & ideas throughout Antinatalism as it exists today, through interviews with Antinatalist & non-Antinatalist thinkers & creators of all kinds - now running 4 years strong! I’m your host, Amanda Sukenick, and today, I’m speaking with professor of philosophy at Padre Isla Secondary School, and author of the new book, El maldito regalo de nacer: Un ensayo antinatalista, which translates to the Cursed Gift of Life - An Antinatalist Essay Miguel Ángel Castro Merino! And joining us today...
2023-06-061h 31The Exploring Antinatalism PodcastHankikanto – Falling into the Anti/Natal Abyss #3 On examining Antinatalism with TolkienSend us a textWelcome to the third episode of Hankikanto: Falling into the Anti/Natal Abyss! The worlds of Antinatalist philosophy, & Antinatalist activism finally team-up, in this new series by Matti Häyry & Amanda Sukenick! Beginning with an in depth examination of the nearly 40 years of Antinatalism in the work of Matti Häyry, and then venturing into all kinds of subjects within the full landscape of the Anti-Natal world and beyond! In this episode, Matti & Amanda continue their investigation into Matti's Rock Opera's, by examining the incredibly beautiful and epic masterpiece, Orkid! ...
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The Exploring Antinatalism PodcastHankikanto: Falling into the Anti/Natal Abyss #2 On Playing God with geneticsSend us a textWelcome to the second episode of Hankikanto: Falling into the Anti/Natal Abyss! The worlds of Antinatalist philosophy, & Antinatalist activism finally team-up, in this new series by Matti Häyry & Amanda Sukenick! Beginning with an in depth examination of the nearly 40 years of Antinatalism in the work of Matti Häyry, and then venturing into all kinds of subjects within the full landscape of the Anti-Natal world and beyond! Join us for new episodes of Hankikanto the 15th of every month! In this episode, Matti & Amanda begin their investigation into Matti's Roc...
2023-04-161h 54The Exploring Antinatalism Podcast#74 - Nenad Gojkovic (Creator of the video game The Pessimist)Send us a textWelcome, to episode #74 of The Exploring Antinatalism Podcast! A podcast, showcasing the wide range of perspectives & ideas throughout Antinatalism as it exists today, through interviews with Antinatalist & non-Antinatalist thinkers & creators of all kinds - now running 4 years strong! I’m your host, Amanda Sukenick, and today, I’m speaking with the artist & developer behind The Pessimist, the worlds first video game with an Antinatalist & Efilist theme - Nenad Gojkovic!https://www.youtube.com/@thepessimistgame/videoshttps://www.youtube.com/@antinatalismthemedart/videosDiscord: https://discord.gg/wK5dwfsWybhttps://vime...
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The Exploring Antinatalism PodcastHankikanto: Falling into the Anti/Natal Abyss #1 on being Antinatal before AntinatalismSend us a textWelcome to the first episode of Hankikanto: Falling into the Anti/Natal Abyss! The worlds of Antinatalist philosophy, & Antinatalist activism finally team-up, in this new series by Matti Häyry & Amanda Sukenick! Beginning with an in-depth examination of the nearly 40 years of Antinatalism in the work of Matti Häyry, and then venturing into all kinds of subjects within the full landscape of the Anti-Natal world and beyond! Join us for new episodes of Hankikanto the 15th of every month!Our tremendous thanks to our fabulous guest voices!: Lawrence Anton: htt...
2023-03-161h 40The Exploring Antinatalism Podcast#73 - Michael EllsbergSend us a textWelcome, to episode #73 of The Exploring Antinatalism Podcast! A podcast, showcasing the wide range of perspectives & ideas throughout Antinatalism as it exists today, through interviews with Antinatalist & non-Antinatalist thinkers & creators of all kinds - now running 4 years strong! I’m your host, Amanda Sukenick, and today, I’m speaking with the "author of the book, Joyful Pessimism: A Memoir of Sex, Mental Illness, and Philosophy", forthcoming from El León Literary Arts', Michael Ellsberg! Joyful Pessimism: https://www.ellsberg.com/joyfulpessimism Freudian Kink: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z3jk6Tq-Sq...
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The Exploring Antinatalism PodcastmechANized: Antinatalism & Open AI #3 Matti Häyry & Amanda Sukenick (Includes Special Announcement!)Send us a textHow intelligent is artificial intelligence when it comes to Antinatalism? Antinatalist Philosopher Matti Häyry & Antinatalist Activist Amanda Sukenick ask the OpenAI Chat Bot some simple questions and receive... interesting ... answers. Learn more about mechANized & read transcripts HERE!: https://www.exploringantinatalism.com/ https://beta.openai.com/ Read Matti’s newest Antinatalist article, If You Must Give Them a Gift, Then Give Them the Gift of Nonexistence: https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/cambridge-quarterly-of-healthcare-ethics/article/if-you-must-give-them-a-gift-then-give-them-the-gift-of-nonexistence/2D6A8DD4EA49B6154471243CD65FAE77 Follow Matti here: https://linktr.ee/mat...
2023-02-2038 minThe Exploring Antinatalism Podcast#72 - Professor Corey AntonSend us a textThe Exploring Antinatalism Podcast #72 - Professor Corey AntonWelcome, to episode #72 of The Exploring Antinatalism Podcast! A podcast, showcasing the wide range of perspectives & ideas throughout Antinatalism as it exists today, through interviews with Antinatalist & non-Antinatalist thinkers & creators of all kinds - now running 4 years strong! I’m your host, Amanda Sukenick, and today, I’m speaking with Professor of Communication Studies at Grand Valley State University, Vice-President of the Institute of General Semantics, Past President of the Media Ecology Association, and a Fellow of the International Communicology Institute. An award winning teac...
2023-02-141h 12The Exploring Antinatalism Podcast#71 - Chains of AgonySend us a textWelcome, to The Exploring Antinatalism Podcast episode #71! Today, Amanda speaks with Lord Suicide, also known as Raphael, who is the mind behind the German Industrial, Harsh, Aggrotech musical project, with the upcoming album, The Antinatalist, Chains of Agony!https://linktr.ee/ChainsOfAgonyhttps://chainsofagony.bandcamp.com/https://www.youtube.com/@ChainsOfAgonyTVhttps://www.instagram.com/chainsofagonymusichttps://www.facebook.com/officialchainsofagony/Thank you for listening to The Exploring Antinatalism Podcast! Please follow the podcast on: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ExploringAntinatalism Twitter: https://twitter.com...
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The Exploring Antinatalism PodcastmechANized: Antinatalism & Open AI #2 Matti Häyry & Amanda SukenickSend us a textHow intelligent is artificial intelligence when it comes to Antinatalism? Matti Häyry & Amanda Sukenick ask the OpenAI Chat Bot some simple questions and receive... interesting ... answers. Watch the video version of the episode here!: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0JMw7OU_mnELearn more about mechANized & read transcripts HERE!: https://www.exploringantinatalism.com/ Les U. Knight clip from: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4pafyDEofHg Make sure to sub to Lawrences' channel!: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4pafyDEofHg Patricia MacCormack clip from...
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The Exploring Antinatalism PodcastLife IsSend us a textLife Is (a sexually transmitted disease with a mortality rate of 100 %) Matti Häyry - music, lyrics, arrangement, guitars, vocals, recording, studio engineering, production The song expresses an idea presented in Matti Häyry, "If you must give them a gift, then give them the gift of nonexistence". https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/cambridge-quarterly-of-healthcare-ethics/article/if-you-must-give-them-a-gift-then-give-them-the-gift-of-nonexistence/2D6A8DD4EA49B6154471243CD65FAE77 Matti Häyry's thanks are due to Amanda Sukenick, without whom this song would never have been written.Watch the video on Youtube!: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q...
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The Exploring Antinatalism PodcastmechANized: Antinatalism & Open AI #1 Matti Häyry & Amanda SukenickSend us a textHow intelligent is artificial intelligence when it comes to Antinatalism? Matti Häyry & Amanda Sukenick ask the OpenAI Chat Bot some simple questions and receive... interesting ... answers. https://beta.openai.com/ Web pages & Transcript coming shortly! Read Matti’s newest Antinatalist article, If You Must Give Them a Gift, Then Give Them the Gift of Nonexistence: https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/cambridge-quarterly-of-healthcare-ethics/article/if-you-must-give-them-a-gift-then-give-them-the-gift-of-nonexistence/2D6A8DD4EA49B6154471243CD65FAE77 Follow Matti here: https://linktr.ee/mattihayry Listen to The Exploring Antinatalism Podcast #65 here: https://www.youtube...
2022-12-2343 minThe Exploring Antinatalism Podcast#70 - Efil BlaiseSend us a textThe Exploring Antinatalism Podcast #70 - Efil Blaise Welcome to the Seventy episode of The Exploring Antinatalism Podcast! Today, Amanda ‘Oldphan’ Sukenick speaks with Antinatalist, EFIList & Promortalist Youtuber, Efil Blaise!Subscribe to Efil Blasie here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC1WYuJq59z7m9oVWMjGm_oQCollapsing with Casey interview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ANs-taIBKRUThe Right to No Longer Exist Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pX7JiT4Pf3kThank you for listening to The Exploring Antinatalism Podcast...
2022-11-061h 39The Exploring Antinatalism Podcast#69 - Ema Sullivan‑Bissett & Special guest-host Daily NegativitySend us a textThe Exploring Antinatalism Podcast #69 - Ema Sullivan‑Bissett & Special guest-host Daily NegativityWelcome to the sixty-ninth episode of The Exploring Antinatalism Podcast! Today, Amanda ‘Oldphan’ Sukenick speaks with Reader in Philosophy at the School of Philosophy, Theology and Religion at the University of Birmingham, and author of the papers, Better No Longer to Be: The Harm of Continued Existence & Better to Return Whence We Came, Ema Sullivan‑Bissett!And returning to The Exploring Antinatalism Podcast as my co-host today, is Antinatalist & Promortalist Youtuber, Daily Negativity! https://www.emasullivan-bissett.com/h...
2022-11-011h 23The Exploring Antinatalism Podcast#68 - Bartlomiej “Bartek” ChomanskiSend us a textWelcome to the sixty-eighth episode of The Exploring Antinatalism Podcast! Today, Amanda ‘Oldphan’ Sukenick speaks with Regular Faculty member of the Department of Philosophy at Adam Mickiewicz University, and author of the 2021 essay, Anti-natalism and the Creation of Artificial Minds, Bartlomiej “Bartek” Chomanski!https://www.researchgate.net/publication/352905395_Anti-natalism_and_the_Creation_of_Artificial_indshttps://philpapers.org/s/Bartek%20ChomanskiThank you for listening to The Exploring Antinatalism Podcast! This has been Amanda 'Oldphan' Sukenick! You can find me on YouTube channel, Anti-Natal Wolf! https://www.youtube.com/chan...
2022-10-161h 15The Exploring Antinatalism Podcast#67 - Dr. Yasser El-TayebSend us a textWelcome to the sixty-seventh episode of The Exploring Antinatalism Podcast! Today, Amanda ‘Oldphan’ Sukenick speaks with Egyptian Antinatalist Youtuber, and freelance professor of marketing, Dr. Yasser El-Tayeb!https://www.youtube.com/c/YasserEltayeb/videos https://www.facebook.com/Dr.Yasser.M.ElTayeb https://www.instagram.com/eltayeb.y/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7AGmBKC1zgc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ROG-PkCXRw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qS7OOIX5wEgThank you for listening to The Exploring Antinatalism Podcast! This has been Amanda 'O...
2022-10-0245 minThe Exploring Antinatalism Podcast#66 - Trevor HedbergSend us a textWelcome to the sixty-sixth episode of The Exploring Antinatalism Podcast! Today, Amanda ‘Oldphan’ Sukenick speaks with Assistant Professor of Practice jointly affiliated with the W. A. Franke Honors College and Philosophy Department at the University of Arizona, as well as, author of the book The Environmental Impact on Overpopulation The Ethics of Procreation, Trevor Hedberg! Please visit Trevor Hedberg at www.trevrhedberg.com, purchase his book, The Environmental Impact of Overpopulation the Ethics of Procreation on Amazon, and subscribe to him on Youtube, Links below! Website: https://www.trevorhedberg.com/overpo...
2022-09-191h 42The Exploring Antinatalism Podcast#65 - Matti HäyrySend us a textWelcome to the Sixty-Fifth episode of The Exploring Antinatalism Podcast! Today, Amanda ‘Oldphan’ Sukenick speaks with Professor of Philosophy at Aalto University School of Business in Helsinki Finland, & author of several papers on the subject of Antinatalism including, A rational cure for prereproductive stress syndrome, The rational cure for prereproductive stress syndrome revisited & If you must make babies, then at least make the best babies you can? Matti Häyry! A rational cure for prereproductive stress syndrome (2004): https://tinyurl.com/ycynuz2kThe rational cure for prereproductive stress syndrome revisit...
2022-09-012h 03The Exploring Antinatalism PodcastBONUS! - Arif Raza WINNER of ‘Why Are You an Antinatalist?’ Contest 2021Send us a textHello everyone, and welcome to this special bonus episode of The Exploring Antinatalism Podcast! Today, I’m speaking with the winner of the New Antinatalist’s division, of last years, 7th Annual, ‘Why Are You an Antinatalist?’ Contest, the 2021 edition, for his winning written entry entitled, If Only I knew the Truth, Arif Raza! If you would like to read If Only I knew The Truth by Arid Raza, please visit our blog space on the Antinatalism International blog space HERE!: https://antinatalisminternational.com/blog/And if you would like to e...
2022-08-1616 minThe Exploring Antinatalism Podcast#64 - Cosmic Slam/Nefarious RockersSend us a textWelcome to the Sixty-Forth episode of The Exploring Antinatalism Podcast! Today, Amanda ‘Oldphan’ Sukenick speaks with Seb, Zohar & Immanuel, who are all members of two Youtube based Antinatalist bands, Cosmic Slam & Nefarious Rockers! Cosmic Slam [Official band channel]:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCe5e6GjbmlufrMCWgnSS1AQ/videosNefarious Rockers (official band channel):https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCo3_5auSD-TmPq_lCtYUvYQ/videosZohar: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIxMYNxwfU6cVK4k-W-_MZg/videosThank you for listening to The Exploring Antinatalism Podcast! This has bee...
2022-08-1648 minThe Exploring Antinatalism Podcast#63 - Michael Hauskeller (& Special guest-host Life Sucks!)Send us a textWelcome to the sixty-third episode of The Exploring Antinatalism Podcast! Today, Amanda ‘Oldphan’ Sukenick, & Life Sucks, speak with the Head of the Department of philosophy at the University of Liverpool, author of many books, including The Things That Really Matter Philosophical conversations on the cornerstones of life, and co-editor of Volume 56 of The Journal of Value Inquiry, a special issue entitled Would It Be Better if We Had Never Existed? David Benatar’s Anti-Natalism featuring 9 articles including his own, Anti-natalism, Pollyannaism, and Asymmetry: A Defence of Cheery Optimism - Michael Hauskeller! And joi...
2022-08-021h 26The Exploring Antinatalism Podcast#62 - Dr. Richard L. Stahl, Ph.D.Send us a textWelcome to the sixty-second episode of The Exploring Antinatalism Podcast! Today, Amanda ‘Oldphan’ Sukenick speaks with retired tenured, Full Professor of Education at Appalachian State University, former President of the National Association of Creative Children and Adults, as well as a host of other important professional credits as an educator, editor of several books about Atheism, & author of such Antinatalist books as The End of a Tragic Non-Event: The Moral Imperative for the Systematic Intentional Termination of Evolution, The Human Race is “Activity Dying”, & "You're Born, You Suffer, You Die" - Dr. Richard L. Stahl...
2022-07-012h 41The Exploring Antinatalism Podcast#61 - Ludwig RaalSend us a textWelcome to the sixty-first episode of The Exploring Antinatalism Podcast! Today, Amanda ‘Oldphan’ Sukenick speaks with media producer, scholar & reluctant writer, co-creator of the Discourse ZA podcast, & co-founder of The Credence Institute & author of the recent academic paper, Better Never to Have Been in the Wild: A Case for Weak Wildlife Antinatalism, Ludwig Raal! https://mobile.twitter.com/ludwig_raalhttps://www.credenceinstitute.org/staff-and-boardhttp://scholar.sun.ac.za/handle/10019.1/124595Thank you for listening to The Exploring Antinatalism Podcast! This has been Amanda Oldphan Sukenick! You ca...
2022-06-161h 23The Exploring Antinatalism Podcast#60 - Verena BrunschweigerSend us a textWelcome to the sixtieth episode of The Exploring Antinatalism Podcast! Today, Amanda ‘Oldphan’ Sukenick speaks with childfree activist, feminist, and author of the books, Kinderfrei statt kinderlos: Ein Manifest, Also known as Childfree, not childless: A Manifesto, Die Childfree-Rebellion: Warum »zu radikal« gerade radikal genug ist or The Childfree Rebellion: Why "too radical" is just radical enough, as well as her newest work, Do Childfree People Have Better Sex? Verena Brunschweiger! https://verenabrunschweiger.net/en/https://www.facebook.com/verena.brunschweigerDo Childfree People Have Better Sex?: A Feminist’s Journey...
2022-06-011h 33The Exploring Antinatalism Podcast#59 - Wataru ShibataSend us a textThe Exploring Antinatalism Podcast #59 - Wataru Shibata Welcome to the Fifty-Ninth episode of The Exploring Antinatalism Podcast! Today, Amanda ‘Oldphan’ Sukenick speaks with the director of the new award-winning film, Ikirukoto, Umukoto (生きること、産むこと), also known as About Anti-Natalism, the first film from Japan with an Antinatalist theme, Wataru Shibata! Movie trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f0z2e4UmWs4&t=114shttps://twitter.com/waltershibatahttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt19756362/?ref_=nm_flmg_dr_1https://eigajoho.com/archives/228274https://tokushu.eiga-log.com/new/134743.htmlMiguel Steiner El...
2022-05-1529 minThe Exploring Antinatalism Podcast#58 - Dan Dylan (The Truth Catcher)Send us a textThe Exploring Antinatalism Podcast #58 - Dan Dylan (The Truth Catcher) Welcome to the Fifty-eighth episode of The Exploring Antinatalism Podcast! Today, Amanda ‘Oldphan’ Sukenick speaks with Filmmaker, Youtuber & Director of the new short film, Why It’s Better NOT to Exist: Anti-Natalism Mini-Movie, The Truth Catcher, also known as Dan Dylan!Watch Why It’s Better NOT to Exist: Anti-Natalism Mini-Movie HERE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bn7d4kDcut0Youtube Channel - The Truth Catcher:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCo873Pmiz3zN_YWeJxN_UVAhttps://www.insta...
2022-05-011h 32The Exploring Antinatalism Podcast#57 - Sam WoolfeSend us a textThe Exploring Antinatalism Podcast #57 - Sam Woolfe Welcome to the Fifty-seventh episode of The Exploring Antinatalism Podcast! Today, Amanda ‘Oldphan’ Sukenick speaks with freelance writer, blogger, journalist, and author of many articles on the subject of Antinatalism, Sam Woofle! https://www.samwoolfe.com/https://twitter.com/samwoolfehttps://www.instagram.com/sam.woolfe/https://www.patreon.com/samwoolfeOn Antinatalism and DepressionJune 1, 2020https://www.samwoolfe.com/2020/06/antinatalism-and-depression.htmlhttps://epochemagazine.org/on-antinatalism-and-depression-eeb9565099d4The Last Messiah by Peter Wessel Zapffe: An Overvi...
2022-04-151h 31The Exploring Antinatalism Podcast#56 - Kirk LougheedSend us a textWelcome to the Fifty-sixth episode of The Exploring Antinatalism Podcast! Today, Amanda ‘Oldphan’ Sukenick speaks with Assistant Professor of Philosophy and Director of the Center for Faith and Human Flourishing at LCC International University, Lithuania, and Research Associate in the Department of Philosophy at the University of Pretoria, and, author of the recent entry on Antinatalism on the Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy, Kirk Lougheed! https://www.kirklougheed.com/Read Kirk Lougheed’s entry on Antinatalism on the Internet Encylopedia of Philosophy here: https://iep.utm.edu/anti-nat/Books by Kirk...
2022-04-011h 27The Exploring Antinatalism Podcast#55 - Jun Mizushima (& special guest-host Asagi Hozumi)Send us a textThe Exploring Antinatalism Podcast #55 - Jun MizushimaHello everyone, and welcome to the Fifty-fifth episode of The Exploring Antinatalism Podcast! Today, Amanda ‘Oldphan’ Sukenick, speaks with Japanese bioethicist, religious scholar, author, and founder of the 反出生主義研究会, also know as The Antinatalism Study Group, Jun Mizushima! And joining us to help with translation today, is Exploring Antinatalism interviewee alum, and co-founder of Japans first ever Antinatalist organization, The Association of Anti-Procreationism in Japan, 無生殖協会, also known as the The AAPJ, Asagi Hozumi! Youtube version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3_kKAY6UGc8Transcript: SOON!
2022-03-161h 13The Exploring Antinatalism Podcast#54 - Gerald HarrisonSend us a textWelcome to the Fifty-fourth episode of The Exploring Antinatalism Podcast! Today, Amanda ‘Oldphan’ Sukenick speaks with Senior Lecturer in Philosophy at New Zealand’s Massey University, and author of several papers on the subject of Antinatalism such as, Antinatalism and Moral Particularism, How Many Children Should We Have?: None, Better Not to Have Children & Antinatalism, Asymmetry, and an Ethic of Prima Facie Duties, Gerald Harrison! Better Not to Have ChildrenBy Gerald Harrison & Julia Tanner Cambridge University Press: 21 December 2010https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/think/article/better-not-to-have-children/3AF8BE4779...
2022-03-021h 50The Exploring Antinatalism Podcast#53 - George Martin (Carnism Debunked)Send us a textWelcome to the Fifty-third episode of The Exploring Antinatalism Podcast! Today, Amanda ‘Oldphan’ Sukenick speaks with vegan animal rights activist, founder of CarnismDebunked.com as well as host of the Carnism Debunked podcast, ‘humanely slaughtering the arguments for animal exploitation’, George Martin! https://www.youtube.com/c/CarnismDebunked/videoshttps://www.carnismdebunked.com/https://www.facebook.com/CarnismDebunked/https://www.instagram.com/carnism_debunked/https://www.patreon.com/CarnismDebunkedThank you for listening to The Exploring Antinatalism Podcast! This has been Amanda Oldphan Sukenick You can fi...
2022-02-151h 37The Exploring Antinatalism Podcast#52 - Josiah S. Cooper (Evilis Anihilis Uls)Send us a textWelcome to the Fifty-second episode of The Exploring Antinatalism Podcast! Today, Amanda ‘Oldphan’ Sukenick speaks with prolific Antinatalist Youtuber, and author of several books including Love Void Love, The Book of Nought and the newly released, The Point, Evilis Anihilis Uls, also known as Josiah S. Cooper!https://linktr.ee/WULD https://twitter.com/JosiahSCooper https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100075976381858 Contact Address: y_m_a_m@live.com PayPal Address: evilisanihilis@live.com Direct Link: https://www.paypal.me/JosiahSCooper Youtube Channels: Josiah S. C...
2022-02-011h 30The Exploring Antinatalism Podcast#51 - George RossolatosSend us a textWelcome to the Fifty-first episode of The Exploring Antinatalism Podcast! Today, Amanda ‘Oldphan’ Sukenick speaks with academic researcher, & marketingpractitioner, editor of the International Journal of Marketing Semiotics, as well as many other publications, including, his 2019 paper, On the Discursive Appropriation of the Antinatalist Ideology in Social Media, George Rossolatos. Consuming antinatalism in social media: A discourse historical analytic approachInterdiscursive Readings in Cultural Consumer Research, Cambridge Scholars Publishing, pp. 179-212Posted: 31 Oct 2017 Last revised: 31 Oct 2018https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3061876On the D...
2022-01-161h 55The Exploring Antinatalism Podcast#50 - Thaddeus MetzSend us a textWelcome to the fiftieth episode of The Exploring Antinatalism Podcast! Today, Amanda ‘Oldphan’ Sukenick and Mark J. Maharaj speak with Professor of philosophy at the University of Pretoria, author of countless book chapters, encyclopedia entries & journal articles, including Does the Lack of Cosmic Meaning Make Our Lives Bad? Thaddeus Metz. https://www.amazon.com/Thaddeus-Metz/e/B00F00PAZA?ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_hsch_vu00_taft_p1_i0 https://philpapers.org/s/Thaddeus%20MetzThank you for listening to The Exploring Antinatalism Podcast! This has been Amanda...
2022-01-011h 03The Exploring Antinatalism Podcast#49 - Calder SzewczakSend us a textWelcome to the Forty-ninth episode of The Exploring Antinatalism Podcast! Today, Amanda ‘Oldphan’ Sukenick speaks with writing duo, Natasha C. Calder & Emma Szewczak, debut authors of a stunning new dystopian novel in which Antinatalism is a major theme called, The Offset. Together, they are known as Calder Szewczak!The Offset it available in Paperback, Kindle & can also be found in Audiobook format on Audable Please follow the Amazon link below for details! https://www.amazon.com/Offset-Calder-Szewczak-ebook/dp/B08QLXV9ZX/ref=sr_1_3?keywords=The+Offset&qid=1636929835&qsid=140-2452321-541...
2021-12-151h 37The Exploring Antinatalism Podcast#48 - Clear MindSend us a textWelcome to the Forty-eight episode of The Exploring Antinatalism Podcast! Today, Amanda ‘Oldphan’ Sukenick speaks with German Antinatalist Youtuber, and author of the new Antinatalist poetry book, The Dubious Gift of Life, Simon Levin, also known as Clear Mind! YT channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCp837Hs1CkI6XzJ9ysppBsg/featuredBuy the book here in either paperback or Kindle: https://www.amazon.com/Dubious-Gift-Life-Antinatalism-Essays/dp/B0991CL56W/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=The+Dubious+Gift+of+Life+by+Simon+Levin&qid=1637377062&qsid=140-2452321-5416920&sr=8-1&sres=B0991CL...
2021-12-011h 29The Exploring Antinatalism Podcast#47 - Iddo LandauSend us a textWelcome to the Forty-seventh episode of The Exploring Antinatalism Podcast! Today, Amanda Sukenick and Mark J. Maharaj speak with Professor of Philosophy at the University of Haifa, and author of the books, Finding Meaning in an Imperfect World & Is Philosophy Androcentric? As well as his paper, Benatar on the Badness of All Human Lives. - Iddo Landau!Is Philosophy Androcentric?:https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B014JXLF5C/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_hsch_vapi_tkin_p1_i1Finding Meaning in an Imperfect World:https://www.amazon...
2021-11-151h 35The Exploring Antinatalism Podcast#46 - Vegan Space ScientistSend us a textWelcome to the Forty-sixth episode of The Exploring Antinatalism Podcast! Today, Amanda ‘Oldphan’ Sukenick and Mark J. Maharaj speak with PhD candidate in space science, at the University of New South Wales, a pivotal participant in the Animal Justice Party, Youtuber & the host of the Morality is Hard blog and podcast, Michael Dello-Iacovo, also known as Vegan Space Scientist!https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/morality-is-hard/id1265663878www.michaeldello.comwww.michaeldello.com/podcast/ www.twitter.com/MichaelDello www.instagram.com/michaeldello7 https://www.facebook.com/moralit...
2021-11-011h 16The Exploring Antinatalism Podcast#45 - Childfree GirlsSend us a textWelcome to the Forty-fifth episode of The Exploring Antinatalism Podcast! Today, Amanda ‘Oldphan’ Sukenick and Mark J. Maharaj speak with three Childfree powerhouse podcasters & entrepreneurs, Isabel Firecracker, Kristen Tsetsi & LeNora Faye, also known as The Childfree Girls! https://www.childfreegirls.comhttps://www.youtube.com/c/ChildfreeGirlshttps://www.instagram.com/childfreegirls/https://www.facebook.com/childfreegirlshttps://twitter.com/childfreegirlsPurchase the book on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Childfree-Girls-Comfort-Food-Thought/dp/1675408882/ref=sr_1_3?dchild=1&keywords=Childfree+Girls&qid=1634326945&sr=8-3The Antinatalist Film...
2021-10-152h 20The Exploring Antinatalism Podcast#44 - Sarah Al-Sheikhli (Inanna Goddess)Send us a textWelcome to the Forty-forth episode of The Exploring Antinatalism Podcast! Today, Amanda ‘Oldphan’ Sukenick speaks with the author of The Princess and The Oracle, the world's first Antinatalist children’s book, Sarah Al-Sheikhli, also known as Inanna Goddess!Buy The Princess and The Oracle, HERE: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0473582406/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o09_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1Inanna Goddess website: http://inannagoddess.org/Honouring The Dishonourable: The Truth About Our Parents:http://inannagoddess.org/ranting/honouring-the-dishonourable-the-truth-about-our-parents/http://inannagoddess.org/wp-conte...
2021-10-011h 03The Exploring Antinatalism Podcast#43 - Raja HalwaniSend us a textWelcome to the Forty-third episode of The Exploring Antinatalism Podcast! Today, Amanda ‘Oldphan’ Sukenick and Mark J. Maharaj speak with Professor of Philosophy in the Department of Liberal Arts at the School of The Art Institute of Chicago, (SAIC), and author of many works, including his book Philosophy of Love, Sex, and Marriage: An Introduction, Raja Halwani! https://www.amazon.com/Books-Raja-Halwani/s?rh=n%3A283155%2Cp_27%3ARaja+Halwanihttps://rajasmusingsconfusings.blogspot.com/http://rajahalwani.blogspot.com/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raja_Halwanihttps://www.saic.edu/p...
2021-09-151h 54The Exploring Antinatalism Podcast#42 - Travis TimmermanSend us a textWelcome to the Forty-second episode of The Exploring Antinatalism Podcast! Today, we’re speaking with Assistant Philosopher at Seton Hall University and co-editor of the book, Exploring the Philosophy of Death and Dying: Classical and Contemporary Perspectives, which includes the essay, If you want to die later, then why don’t you want to have been born earlier? Travis Timmerman! Please visit Travis Timmerman at https://www.travistimmerman.com/, and purchase the book Exploring the Philosophy of Death and Dying: Classical and Contemporary Perspectives on Amazon! https://www.amazon.com/Exploring-Philosophy-Death-Dying-Contemporary/dp/11...
2021-09-011h 36The Exploring Antinatalism Podcast#41 - Faith L. BrownSend us a textWelcome to the Forty-first episode of The Exploring Antinatalism Podcast! Today, Amanda ‘Oldphan’ Sukenick speaks with PhD candidate in Brain and Behavior (Experimental Psychology), at the University of Southern Mississippi, author of The Effects of Optimism on Anti-Natalism & Anti-Natalism from an Evolutionary Psychological Perspective, as well as the Intriguing Reproductive Choices Scale project, Faith L. Brown!Website: https://www.faithlbrown.com/Twitter: https://twitter.com/FaithBrownPsychResearchGate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Faith-Brown-5OSF: https://osf.io/meuqj/The Effects of Optimism on Anti-Natalism:https://aquila.usm.e...
2021-08-151h 06The Exploring Antinatalism Podcast#40 - Dietz founder of STOP HAVING KIDSSend us a textWelcome to the fortieth episode of The Exploring Antinatalism Podcast! Today, Amanda ‘Oldphan’ Sukenick speaks with Dietz, founder of the incredible new Seattle-based Antinatalist street activism and outreach group, Stop Having Kids! https://www.stophavingkids.org/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/StopHavingKidsMovement/?ref=page_internalTwitter: https://twitter.com/SHK_MovementInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/stop_having_kids/Donate: https://www.stophavingkids.org/donatePatreon: https://www.patreon.com/stophavingkidsThis has been Amanda Oldphan Sukenick and Mark J. Maharaj! You can find us on...
2021-08-022h 39The Exploring Antinatalism Podcast#39 - Connor Garcia (Author of Last Call for Heroes)Send us a textWelcome to the thirty-ninth episode of The Exploring Antinatalism Podcast! Today, Amanda speaks with the winner of the new Antinatalist division, of the 2020, 6th annual Why Are You an Antinatalist Contest, and the author of the novella, Last Call For Heros, Connor Garcia!BUY Last Call for Heroes HERE: https://www.amazon.com/Last-Call-Heroes-Connor-Garcia/dp/B08D4Y52MV/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=last+call+for+hero+connor+garcia&qid=1596822075&sr=8-1 Read Connors WINNING contest entry HERE: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1n-X8c9LvJz95TRpjj9FTNjK119PZ3D...
2021-07-153h 24The Exploring Antinatalism Podcast#38 - Life SucksSend us a textWelcome to the thirty-eighth episode of The Exploring Antinatalism Podcast! Today, Amanda ‘Oldphan’ Sukenick and Mark J. Maharaj speak with Antinatalist & Efilist Artist, Youtuber, and author of the recent mind-blowingly brilliant, The ABC’s of Antinatalism Coloring Book - The Ethics of Procreation from A to Z - Life Sucks! https://www.youtube.com/user/lifesucksBLOG https://lifesucksonyoutube.tumblr.com/ EMAIL instantvengeance99@gmail.com FITNESS CHANNEL https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6iKlXwmOsK3gzQTO7LCKzwEtsy: www.etsy.com/shop/LifeSucksPublishingBuy The ABC’s of Antinata...
2021-07-012h 01The Exploring Antinatalism Podcast#37 - A K HunterSend us a textWelcome to the thirty-seventh episode of The Exploring Antinatalism Podcast! Today, Amanda ‘Oldphan’ Sukenick and Mark J. Maharaj speak with the musician behind the recent Antinatalist album, No Child Left Behind - accomplished Antinatalist singer & songwriter, A K Hunter!A K Hunter: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCW0FsfL3_oTBw6UNLEqETAgAsh Hunter: https://www.youtube.com/user/MrAshhunter/featuredAsh Hunter - Topic: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJkPpX1IkbbxM3YcqYHnsUgRural Music: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_miqSHlUGtynu0dSd3UZsSvlG6mo51GTSMHaun...
2021-06-151h 45The Exploring Antinatalism Podcast#36 - Asagi Hozumi (AAPJ) The Association of Anti-Procreationism in Japan 無生殖協会Send us a textThe Exploring Antinatalism Podcast #36 - Asagi Hozumi (AAPJ)The Association of Anti-Procreationism in Japan 無生殖協会Welcome to the thirty-sixth episode of The Exploring Antinatalism Podcast! Today, Amanda Sukenick and Mark J. Maharaj speak with one of the two founders of The Association of Anti-Procreationism in Japan, The AAPJ, Asagi Hozumi!https://aapj.jimdofree.com/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/anti.pro.japanInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/antipro_japan/Twitter: https://twitter.com/AntiPro_JapanYoutube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnMKL1PbC7dinhnArgiFLAAhttps://asagi-hozu...
2021-06-0157 minThe Exploring Antinatalism Podcast#35 - ANI Spotlight: TejasSend us a textWelcome to the thirty-fifth episode of The Exploring Antinatalism Podcast! Today, Amanda Sukenick and Mark J. Maharaj speak with Antinatalist Youtuber, animal rights activist, and fellow founder of Antinatalism International, Tejas!AntiNatalist प्रजननविरोधी:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYi07BwwGxZNI3SGWV7TvsAFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/tejas.gokhale01Twitter: https://twitter.com/vegantinatalismThank you for listening to The Exploring Antinatalism Podcast! www.ExploringAntinatalism.com Amanda ‘Oldphan’ Sukenick on YT: https://www.youtube.com/user/ForeverWolfFilmsMark J. Maharaj on YT: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjvhFJ3...
2021-05-151h 54The Exploring Antinatalism Podcast#34 - Christopher BelshawSend us a textWelcome to the thirty-forth episode of The Exploring Antinatalism Podcast! Today, Amanda Sukenick and Mark J. Maharaj speak with Honorary Fellow at the Department of Philosophy at The University of York, & author of several books including, of The Value And Meaning of Life, as well as the article A New Argument for Anti-Natalism, Christopher Belshaw! Buy The Value and Meaning of Life: https://www.routledge.com/The-Value-and-Meaning-of-Life/Belshaw/p/book/9781138908789A New Argument for Anti-natalism: https://philpapers.org/rec/BELANA-3Find more information about Christopher Belshaw...
2021-05-011h 00The Exploring Antinatalism Podcast#33 - ANI Spotlight: Laith Malek ReemSend us a textWelcome to the Thirty-third episode of The Exploring Antinatalism Podcast! Today, Amanda Sukenick with be speaking with fellow founder of Antinatalism International, Co-author of An Antinatalist Handbook: Responses to Common Natalist Excuses, Founder of the famous Arabic page of EFILIsm, host of The Opposite Thought, and our ambassador to the Arabic Antinatalist world, Laith Malek Reem! Make sure to subscribe to Laith on YT: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHF4JgPjJ0EbTj1GWwcT2FwWatch the video of his incredible lecture: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p-Et...
2021-04-161h 26The Exploring Antinatalism Podcast#32 - Phil TorresSend us a textWelcome to the Thirty-Second episode of The Exploring Antinatalism Podcast! Today, Amanda Sukenick and Mark J. Maharaj speak with the author of the article, Can Anti-Natalists Oppose Human Extinction?, as well as the upcoming book, Human Extinction: A History of Thinking About The End of The World, Phil Torres! Please visit Phil’s Website Xriskology.com, where you can find a copy of his paper, Can Anti-Natalists Oppose Human Extinction? for free! Follow Phil Torres on Twitter, and help support his work on Patreon! All these and several other interesting Phil Torres lin...
2021-04-011h 33The Exploring Antinatalism Podcast#31 - ANI Spotlight: Anugrah Kumar SharmaSend us a textWelcome to the thirty-first episode of The Exploring Antinatalism Podcast! Today, Amanda ‘Oldphan’ Sukenick speaks with the exceptionally talented co-founder of both Childfree India & Antinatalism International, Anugraha Kumar Sharma! Anugrah’s blog post: https://antinatalisminternational.com/meet-the-founders-anugrah-kumar-sharma/https://www.instagram.com/anugraha_ks/https://twitter.com/anugraha_kshttps://www.facebook.com/anugrahakumarsharmahttps://www.childfreeindia.org/https://www.facebook.com/childfreeindiahttps://twitter.com/ChildfreeIndiahttps://www.instagram.com/childfreeindia/https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjngjpMIHbFUDTJSme_DxwQThe NEW Ch...
2021-03-151h 21The Exploring Antinatalism Podcast#30 - Nina PaleySend us a textWelcome to the Thirtieth episode of The Exploring Antinatalism Podcast! Today, Amanda Sukenick and Mark J. Maharaj speak with the astonishingly talented cartoonist, animator and director of Thank You For Not Breeding, Nina Paley! Please visit Nina Paley on her blog, follow her on Twitter, and watch more of her work on Vimeo, links below! https://blog.ninapaley.com/ https://twitter.com/ninapaley https://vimeo.com/user2983855 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nina_Paley https://www.ExploringAntinatalism.com Amanda ‘Oldphan’ Sukenick on YT: https://www...
2021-03-011h 34The Exploring Antinatalism Podcast#29 - ANI Spotlight: Pratima NaikSend us a textWelcome to the Twenty-Ninth episode of The Exploring Antinatalism Podcast! Today, Amanda Sukenick and Mark J. Maharaj speak with fellow founder of Antinatalism International, and the founder and mastermind behind Childfree India, Pratima Naik! Follow Pratima HERE!: Pratima@antinatalisminternational.com https://www.facebook.com/pratima.rnaik https://www.instagram.com/pratimanaikcfi/ http://childfreeindia.org/ https://www.facebook.com/childfreeindia/ https://www.instagram.com/childfreeindia/ https://twitter.com/ChildfreeIndia Thank you for listing to The Exploring Antinatalism Podcast! This has been Amanda...
2021-02-161h 30The Exploring Antinatalism Podcast#28 - Masahiro MoriokaSend us a textWelcome to the Twenty-eight episode of The Exploring Antinatalism Podcast! Today, Amanda Sukenick speaks with Japanese Professor of Philosophy & Ethics at Wasada University, and author of the recent work, 生まれてこないほうが良かったのか? Which translates to, Is It Better Never To Nave Been Born?, Masahiro Morioka!Follow Mr. Morioka on Twitter, and subscribe to his Youtube channel Tokyo Philosophy Project! You can also buy his book on Amazon, and also check out a hugely revised list of his Antinatalism Categories project!YT Channel: Tokyo Philosophy Project: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0djYq5yNILspOkAG9g9cAA/featuredTw...
2021-02-011h 59The Exploring Antinatalism Podcast#27 - ANI Spotlight: Lawrence AntonSend us a textWelcome to the Twenty-seventh episode of The Exploring Antinatalism Podcast! Today, Amanda Sukenick and Mark J. Maharaj speak with the fellow founder of Antinatalism International, and the co-author of An Antinatalist Handbook: Responses to Common Natalist Excuses, Lawrence Anton! Follow Lawrence!: Read the book HERE!: https://antinatalisminternational.com/antinatalist-handbook/YT: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7g2CeAbKuPWAb_wg8J99HgInsta: https://www.instagram.com/lawrence_anton/?igshid=5cywid3m3v1uFollow the Antinatalism International Link Tree!: https://linktr.ee/AntinatalismInternationalThank you for...
2021-01-151h 41The Exploring Antinatalism Podcast#26 - Chris Korda (The Church of Euthanasia)Send us a textWelcome to the Twenty-Sixth episode of The Exploring Antinatalism Podcast! Today, Amanda Sukenick and Mark J. Maharaj speak with renowned recording artist, and founder of The Church of Euthanasia, the Reverend Chris Korda! Buy the new album, Apologize to the Future HERE: https://chriskorda.bandcamp.com/album/apologize-to-the-futureWatch the new music videos, Overshoot: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8pKggi_-MJw&Apologize to the Future: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BYeVEIq2SSEFollow Chris Korda & The Church of Euthanasia HERE:
2021-01-011h 52The Exploring Antinatalism Podcast#25 - Seven of SwordsSend us a textWelcome to the Twenty-Fifth episode of The Exploring Antinatalism Podcast! Today, Amanda ‘Oldphan’ Sukenick, and Mark J. Maharaj speaks with Antinatalist Youtube video essayist, Seven of Swords!Please Subscribe to SevenofSwords on Youtube, make sure to catch one of his streams on Twitch, follow him on Reddit, Twitter, and Spotify, and also check out his reading list! Links in our description!:YT: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpQCGQBb9-vmS8N4xQ2WwpwReddit: https://www.reddit.com/user/ThisIsSevenOfSwordsTwitter: https://twitter.com/SevenOfSwords_Twitch: https://www.twit...
2020-12-152h 31The Exploring Antinatalism Podcast#23 - Antinatalism International (ANI)Send us a textWelcome to the Twenty-Third episode of The Exploring Antinatalism Podcast! Today’s episode is a special announcement! It is with great pride that I announce Antinatalism International (or ANI)! The world’s first Antinatalist organization committed to the creation of Antinatalist resources, media, and education! Today we’ll be hearing from the founding members of ANI, Lawrence Anton, Pratima Naik, Anugraha Kumar Sharma, Laith Malek Reem, Tejas, and me! Please make sure to follow our links after the episode, for further information on our launch event on the 29th of November and our genera...
2020-11-1541 minThe Exploring Antinatalism Podcast#19 - Julio Cabrera 'Questionaire on Antinatalism' (Full interview on Youtube!)Send us a textWatch the full episode HERE!: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7HhFZ38zYQ8Hello to all of The Exploring Antinatalism Podcasts listeners, on platforms other than Youtube! If you are listening to this recording, you are no doubt expecting to hear the audio from our amazing interview with Julio Cabrera! However, I must inform you that that interview can not be found here. Due to the immense language barrier between Mr. Cabrera and myself, a simple one on one interview was impossible to produce. However, because Mr. Cabrera sincerely wished to be...
2020-09-1601 minThe Exploring Antinatalism Podcast#18 - Karim AkermaSend us a textWelcome to the Eighteenth episode of The Exploring Antinatalism Podcast! Today, I’m speaking with renowned Antinatalist historian, and the author of several books on the subject, most recently, Antinatalismus: Ein Handbook, Karim Akerma!Follow Karim Akerma HERE!:Karim Akerma’s blog: https://antinatalismblog.wordpress.com/Youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgwZmIkMrLxGJGWgvRuaW_Q/videosHis books can be purchase from the following venders: https://www.herder.de/philosophie-ethik-shop/verebben-der-menschheit-gebundene-ausgabe/c-27/p-4242/https://www.epubli.de/shop/buch/Antinatalismus-Karim-Akerma-9783741892752/61158THE EXPLORING ANTINATALISM PODCAST!:www.Explo...
2020-09-011h 46The Exploring Antinatalism Podcast#17 - Kateřina LochmanováSend us a textWelcome to the Seventeenth episode of The Exploring Antinatalism Podcast! Today, I’m speaking with the author of the recently released book, History of Antinatalism: How Philosophy Has Challenged the Question of Procreation, Kateřina Lochmanová!Please follow Kateřina on Facebook HERE: https://www.facebook.com/katerina.lochmanova And: https://ostravskuniverzita.academia.edu/KLochmanovaThe book, History of Antinatalism, can be purchased from Amazon, now in both physical and digital forms HERE: https://www.amazon.com/History-Antinatalism-Philosophy-Challenged-Procreation/dp/B088N93KYF/ref=sr_1_2?dchild=1&keywords=History+of+Antinat...
2020-08-1558 minThe Exploring Antinatalism Podcast#16 - Miguel SteinerSend us a textWelcome to the Sixteenth episode of The Exploring Antinatalism Podcast! Today, I’m speaking with the the author of De la felicidad y los hijos. La evolución del pensamiento ético y la dimensión demográfica de los problemas. (Of happiness and children. The evolution of ethical thought and the demographic dimension of problems.), Miguel Steiner!Please visit Miguel Steiner at: antinatalismo.wordpress.com And also make sure to follow him on Facebook:www.facebook.com/miguel.steiner.31THE EXPLORING ANTINATALISM PODCAST!:YT Channel: https...
2020-08-0136 minThe Exploring Antinatalism Podcast#15 - Raphael Samuel (Nihilanand)Send us a textWelcome to the Fifteenth episode of The Exploring Antinatalism Podcast! Today, I’m speaking with international Antinatalist Superstar, Raphael Samuel!Follow Raphael Samuel below!:YT: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMKfXN_Y1PbOdPYNZtuQYzQFB: https://www.facebook.com/thenihilanand/Twitter: https://twitter.com/nihilanand?s=08Insta: https://www.instagram.com/nihilanand000/Raphael lecture: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x7jgIe4YZRs&t=516sChild-Free India: http://childfreeindia.org/THE EXPLORING ANTINATALISM PODCAST!:YT Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCA8FKcLhdLOHkZtrsGJGUoA
2020-07-151h 01The Exploring Antinatalism Podcast#14 - CreepSend us a textWelcome to the Fourteenth episode of The Exploring Antinatalism Podcast! Today, I’m speaking with the remarkably talented, Antinatalist one man musical force of nature, Creep!Subscribe to Creep on YT HERE: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCV--E0azJXaFlFgt_-Oeq0gSoundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/creepofficalInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/creep.goth.scum/‘Antinatalist’: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bb-QIFa5FTA‘Why Give Life To A Baby’: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mYbPE83cxqo‘Slit’: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8CBxjDLl23U‘This is it’: htt...
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