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Slam the GavelCoral Anika Theill And Attorney Christophe Difo Speak Out On Patriarchy And The Oppression Of Women: It's Time For Men To Stand UpSlam the Gavel welcomes Coral Anika Theill and Attorney Christophe Difo to the podcast. Coral was last on the podcast October 19th, 2022, Season 3, Episode 134 and is the author of BONSHEA Making Light of the Dark. This book shares her search for freedom and light in a society based on patriarchal religion and laws. Her book speaks out on the ideas and beliefs in our society which enable sexism, racism, the denigration of human rights as well as the intolerance of indifference.
Coral, Christophe and I discussed Patriarchy thoroughly. There is a part of us that is primed to submit to Hi...2022-11-091h 12
Slam the GavelCoral Anika Theill and Attorney Christophe Difo Speak Out On Patriarchy And The Oppression Of Women: It's Time For Men To Stand Up Slam the Gavel welcomes Coral Anika Theill and Attorney Christophe Difo to the podcast. Coral was last on the podcast October 19th, 2022, Season 3, Episode 134 and is the author of BONSHEA Making Light of the Dark. This book shares her search for freedom and light in a society based on patriarchal religion and laws. Her book speaks out on the ideas and beliefs in our society which enable sexism, racism, the denigration of human rights as well as the intolerance of indifference. Coral, Christophe and I discussed Patriarchy thoroughly. There is a part of us that is primed to submi...2022-11-091h 12
Radically HumanAbortion and JuneteenthAbortion and JuneteenthThe Radical Secular is sponsored in part by Kanibal & Co.(00:00) Intro & T-shirts(06:23) Christophe, Liz and Sean react to the overturning of Roe v Wade.(46:40) Difo and Liz. Gun policy. Catching up about Alaska. Appreciating the little things.(01:01:59) Juneteenth.(01:15:54) The consequences of ideological purity.(01:23:50) Asking good-faith questions from a position of privilege. Navigating sensitive conversations surrounding past and present oppression. Privilege doesn't mean the absence of suffering.(01:47:05) Wrapup and Outro______________________________Show notes:We’re Not Go...2022-06-271h 53
Radically HumanIntergenerational Trauma and BuffaloIntergenerational Trauma and BuffaloThe Radical Secular is sponsored in part by Kanibal & Co.(00:00) Intro and T-shirts(8:11) Difo and Liz - Christophe Difo and Liz Wilson. The psychological toll of recent events. Radical empathy. Holding pain without being destroyed by it. Genetic changes caused by trauma. Black culture as a survival strategy. Recognizing the importance of women's studies. American law and culture have systematically excluded nonwhites and women. Progressive white men have a special responsibility. The deep impact of the Buffalo massacre on the black community. The need for introspection among progressives. The...2022-05-301h 58
Radically HumanSecular Left with Doug BergerSecular Left with Doug BergerHappy Labor Day!! The Radical Secular team is off for the long weekend, so we bring you an encore presentation of Secular Left podcast episode 25 with Doug Berger, featuring an audio interview with The Radical Secular co-hosts Christophe Difo and Sean Prophet.(00:00) Intro.(01:41) What is The Radical Secular podcast? How did you get started?(05:28) Are you atheists, agnostics, or just secular?(07:27) Do you have an overall viewpoint for the show?(11:45) How do you feel that your first year of your show went?2021-09-0652 min
Secular LeftAddressing Unjust Hierarchies with The Radical SecularIn this episode, we talk to Christophe Difo and Sean Prophet, hosts of The Radical Secular. We talk about where they came from, how they got started, and what kind of topics they discuss on their podcast. We also discuss unjust hierarchies and how that relates to social justice and what is happening in our national politics today.Show NotesSubscribe to our free newsletter00:46 Who are they/First Year/Charles Murray29:50 Sen. Tim Scott/ Racism/The Sum of UsSend us a text2021-07-3051 min
Radically HumanA Meditation on Meditation(00:00) Intro(01:40) Just For Today: Christophe previews his latest post on the Radical Secular Blog related to the trial of murderer, Derek Chauvin. Christophe, Sean, and Joe discuss.(05:08) T-shirts! Monty Python, The Earth, and the IDIC.(07:16) Herd Immunity: Christophe, Sean, and Joe discuss the current state of the World’s ongoing fight against the Covid-19 pandemic including the elusiveness of “herd immunity.”(19:56) Liz Cheney: Christophe, Sean, and Joe discuss the future of the Republican party in the United States through the lens of the imminent ouster of GOP Congressional leader, Liz Cheney (R) of...2021-05-101h 14
Radically HumanGetting out of Cults and Harmful Religions - Bonus EpisodeThe Radical Secular presents a special bonus episode with Christophe Difo and Sean Prophet, guesting on the Blinded by the Light Podcast with Bayard Lewis and Justice Bartlett. This episode was taped on November 19, 2020, and was originally posted November 24, 2020.We discuss the process of leaving cults and harmful religions. We dive into their personal stories of leaving Church Universal and Triumphant and how they came to terms with embracing a more healthy worldview.Topics include: - Stories behind the scenes of the CUT hierarchy- Rationalizing the failure of prophecy2020-11-302h 19
Blinded by the LightLeaving Harmful Religion with Sean Prophet & Christophe DifoOur guests Sean Prophet and Christophe Difo of the Radical Secular discuss the process of leaving cults and harmful religions. We dive into their personal stories of leaving Church Universal and Triumphant and how they came to terms with embracing a more healthy worldview. Topics include: - Stories behind the scenes of the CUT hierarchy - Rationalizing the failure of prophecy - How bomb shelter lunacy led to disillusionment - Hypocrisy that undermined legitimacy - How homophobia can undermine fundamentalism and be a tipping point for people to leave religions. - H...2020-11-242h 19
Radically HumanAmerica Goes Coup-Coup(00:00) Intro(02:14) T-Shirts. America's Post-election Chaos. The Republican Party's failure to acknowledge Joe Biden and Kamala Harris' historic popular and electoral college vote win--raises fear of a potential coup. But GOP delusion about their election loss seems to be only matched by their legal incompetence. None of the election challenges are going anywhere, many have already been thrown out of court. Biden's 306 electors are legally required to respect the will of the people, and even the republican legislatures in 4 marginal states have rejected the notion of replacing electors. Mike Pompeo's treason on the world stage has sullied the...2020-11-161h 49
Radically HumanElectionpalooza(00:00) Intro(03:30) Segment 1: Christophe Difo and Sean Prophet break down the pre-election news.(18:33) White supremacy, police-nationalism and the blue-stripe flag, reading flag commentary by Jeff Sharlet.(31:22) Elections in Africa, as a cautionary tale as to where American democracy may be headed.(42:37) Segment 2: The terrible, terrible idea of libertarianism. This is the definitive explainer on libertarianism from The Radical Secular. Freedom vs. Accountability, Freedom from vs. Freedom to, Environment, Cornucopianism vs. Sustainability, Free will vs. freedom of thought, the blank slate, the just world...2020-11-021h 46
Radically HumanBetter Angels(01:39) Segment 1: Christophe Difo and Sean Prophet break down the news. The final presidential debate, white supremacist violence, death squads in Nigeria, Poland's new abortion ban, and the Geneva Consensus Declaration stating that there is "no international right to abortion."(38:40) Segment 2: Star Trek Discovery and Evolutionary Psychology. Our Better Angels and the Five Inner Demons. Universal human values. Honor culture and its perversions.(01:26:02) Off the Radical Secular Radar.(01:28:58) Segment 3: Radical Solutions. Relationships with friends and family in the Trump and post-Trump era.The Radical Secular presents politics from a liberal, cosmopolitan perspective.2020-10-261h 46
Radically HumanBefore Q, There Was CUT: with Joe Szimhart(02:27) Segment 1 - Amy Covid Serena Joy Barrett. Christophe Difo and Sean Prophet break down the news. The Trump campaign’s crash-and-burn strategy for the home stretch, the collapse of Attorney General Bill Barr’s fake investigation of President Obama. The supreme court confirmation hearings for judge Barrett, Mitt Romney, Keith Olbermann, and republican rats like Senator Ben Sasse, jumping off the sinking Trump ship.(30:14) - Segment 2 - Guest segment: Before Q, There Was CUT, with Joe Szimhart. Joe Szimhart is an artist, a cult information specialist, and a mental health professional who currently works for a psychiatric emer...2020-10-191h 51
Radically HumanFly-ass Veeps!Part 1: Fly-Ass Veeps! Christophe Difo and Sean Prophet break down the news. The VP debate, the batshit plot to kidnap Gov. Whitmer, the latest in the trump/COVID saga, Doris Miller, a WWII hero and future aircraft carrier.Part 2: A Social Dilemma? Analysis of the latest reefer-madness moral panic documentary on Netflix about social media. A deflection from the true and much larger menace of social media as a tool of capital, fascism, and the status quo.Off The Radical Secular Radar.Part 3: Radical solutions. Meditation and Sam Harris.The Radical...2020-10-121h 40
Radically HumanA Shitty Schadenfreude: with Joseph OcchipintiChristophe Difo and Sean Prophet discuss Donald Trump's Covid diagnosis, the Rose Garden superspreader event, and the presidential debate. We talk about how to understand widespread schadenfreude about a President facing very personal consequences, of failing to keep his nation safe.The Radical Secular presents politics from a liberal, cosmopolitan perspective.GUEST SEGMENT - CLIMATE CHANGE:Our returning guest Joseph Occhipinti is a graduate of McGill University. He has a degree in Human Geography. As a geographer, he focuses on spatial patterns and dynamics. He is also a professor. He is a writer...2020-10-051h 27
Radically HumanGilead?The death of Ruth Bader Ginsburg is a watershed moment for democracy. Christophe Difo and Sean Prophet discuss her life, her accomplishments, the legal implications of her death, how the Dems should fight back. We also discuss climate change and the fossil fuel mafia, how all this is connected, and what we can do about it.The Radical Secular presents politics from a liberal, cosmopolitan perspective.Show notes:Trump's SCOTUS shortlist:Ruth Bader Ginsburg's Supreme Court rulings:Chief Justice Roberts’s lifelong crusade against voting rights, explained:Yo...2020-09-211h 34
Radically HumanWolves in Victims' Clothing: with Margaret WalkerMargaret Walker is a Doctor of Psychology (PsyD) candidate in Human and Organizational Psychology at Touro University, she holds a Master of Social Work (MSW) from Fordham University with post-graduate training in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) from the Beck Institute in Philadelphia, and a Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Political Science from Rutgers University. In addition to serving as founder and managing clinical director of her private psychotherapy practice, Ms. Hurst currently serves as Program Director of two residential substance abuse treatment facilities on the Upper West Side of Manhattan. Additionally, her work in Human and Organizational Psychology is...2020-09-141h 33
Radically HumanThe Political SingularityForces of accelerating change in America are driven both by technology and demographics. Christophe Difo and Sean Prophet discuss yet another incident of police racism, and Trump's backlash against anti-racism training for US Government employees. We also discuss our new computer-generated announcer voice, and the implications of the technological singularity for the future of jobs and our political system. Specifically how automation has been leading the world inexorably for hundreds of years toward redistributionist socialism, and increased economic integration through trade.The term "singularity" as introduced by Ray Kurzweil in his 2005 book, "The Singularity is Near," represents...2020-09-071h 21
Radically HumanAmerica's Cold Civil WarAs the Republican party deepens its embrace of white nationalism, and transforms itself into a white identity party, America's lurching into a form of hybrid civil warfare. Combining the influences of racism, Christianity, and hyper-capitalism, the GOP and its supporters are threatening democracy as never before. At the same time, the GOP made a strong pitch at its 2020 convention to suburban women and black men, to accept its false claims to the mantle of feminism and racial justice. Christophe Difo and Sean Prophet discuss the aftermath of the RNC, the Jacob Blake shooting, the Kenosha Guard, and the Kyle...2020-08-311h 30
Radically HumanTrolley Problem VotingIs your voting strategy concerned with best outcomes? Or do you pine away for the ideal candidate (who probably doesn't exist)? Christophe Difo and Sean Prophet discuss the deontological approach to voting, vs. utilitarianism, and the trolley problem, guiding you to the best ethical outcomes to reduce human suffering. The Radical Secular presents politics from a liberal, cosmopolitan perspective.Email: theradicalsecular@gmail.comInstagram: @radical_secularFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/theradicalsecular/Twitter: @RadicalSecularYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMcquH3Oltst83ftsS5KBCg2020-08-171h 07
Radically HumanHerding Covid Cats: With Joseph OcchipintiJoseph Occhipinti is a graduate of McGill university. He has a degree in Human Geography. As a geographer, he focuses on spatial patterns and dynamics. He is also a professor. While developing a class, he was searching of a current event to illustrate the concept of diffusion. This led him to discover in December of 2019, that a pandemic was brewing in China. He is a writer, a nature blogger and considers himself an explorer of both places and ideas. Since discovering this pandemic, he has been working to educate others both in the classroom and on social media about...2020-08-081h 20
Radically HumanAll Gods MatterDo you have to be atheist, to be secular? What is the difference? What is theocracy, and why is it so dangerous? Do secularists want to end religion? How did religion and government first become intertwined? Christophe Difo and Sean Prophet explore the consequences of the strengthening of ties between evangelical Christianity, and the US Government. The Radical Secular presents politics from a liberal, cosmopolitan perspective.Email: theradicalsecular@gmail.comInstagram: @radical_secularFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/theradicalsecular/Twitter: @RadicalSecularYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMcquH3Oltst83...2020-08-031h 03
Radically HumanNevertheless, She Persisted: with Jordanna ThigpenJordanna Thigpen is a trial attorney who has served in two branches of government and achieved over $265 million in verdicts and settlements for her very deserving clients. She recently achieved, as first chair, a nearly $17 million judgment against the Coca-Cola Company and Monster Energy in a landmark right of publicity case. Ms. Thigpen talks with Christophe Difo and Sean Prophet about the Portland protests, and keeping hope alive as the Trump era draws to a close, 100 days out from what promises to be America's most consequential election since the Civil War. The Radical Secular presents politics from a liberal...2020-07-251h 18
Radically HumanThe Green Pill: Counterinsurgency with John KirbowFormer US army counterinsurgency specialist John Kirbow talks with Christophe Difo and Sean Prophet about deradicalization, and how to use psyops to de-escalate America's polarizing attitudes in the Trump era. The Radical Secular presents politics from a liberal, cosmopolitan perspective.Email: theradicalsecular@gmail.comInstagram: @radical_secularFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/theradicalsecular/Twitter: @RadicalSecularYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMcquH3Oltst83ftsS5KBCg2020-07-181h 26
Radically HumanFree SpeechA conversation with Christophe Difo and Sean Prophet on free speech, hate speech, and the First Amendment. The Radical Secular presents politics from a liberal, cosmopolitan perspective.Email: theradicalsecular@gmail.comInstagram: @radical_secularFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/theradicalsecular/Twitter: @RadicalSecularYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMcquH3Oltst83ftsS5KBCg2020-07-111h 01
Radically HumanCovid-19, American History XWeekly discussion with Sean Prophet and Christophe Difo. Politics from a liberal, secular, cosmopolitan perspective.Email: theradicalsecular@gmail.comInstagram: @radical_secularFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/theradicalsecular/Twitter: @RadicalSecularYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMcquH3Oltst83ftsS5KBCg2020-06-281h 10
Radically HumanRace, Hierarchy, Rule of LawA conversation with Christophe Difo and Sean Prophet on hierarchy, race, religion and law.Email: theradicalsecular@gmail.comInstagram: @radical_secularFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/theradicalsecular/Twitter: @RadicalSecularYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMcquH3Oltst83ftsS5KBCg2020-06-201h 12