The War on Norms: Derrick Jensen Traces Anarchism, Queer Theory, and Trans
Derrick Jensen is an environmental philosopher and author of over 25 books. In this conversation with Stella and Bret, he traces the intellectual lineage from anarchism through queer theory to trans, explaining how the rejection of all social norms, including those protecting children, found its way into academic theory and beyond.Jensen discusses how his book The Culture of Make Believe predicted the rise of the insane right, but when he tried to write a companion critique of the insane left, his publisher held the manuscript for five years before dropping him entirely for criticizing queer theory.He walks through the founding documents most people have never actually read, including Gayle Rubin's 1984 essay "Thinking Sex" and Michel Foucault's advocacy for abolishing age of consent laws. The conversation also covers Karen Horney's concept of "womb envy," Peggy Reeves Sanday's cross-cultural research on sexual violence, and DARVO, the pattern where abusers deny, attack, and reverse victim and offender. Stella and Bret also ask Jensen about his viral "Queer Theory Jeopardy" moment.
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First, Do No Harm: How Bad Therapy Betrayed Vulnerable Youth - Interview with Abigail Shrier
This conversation was pre-recorded and presented at Genspect's The Bigger Picture Conference, held 27–28 September 2025 in Albuquerque, New Mexico.Abigail Shrier and Stella O'Malley discuss how therapy culture has gone wrong for young people—and what parents can do about it.
What’s really going on with gender—and how does it connect to wider cultural shifts? Psychotherapist Stella O’Malley, researcher Mia Hughes, and psychologist Bret Alderman explore how debates around gender, identity, psychology, and medicine open up bigger questions about culture, society, and mental health. With guests ranging from doctors and therapists to parents and detransitioners, they offer honest, thoughtful discussions—no jargon, no ideology.
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