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Polite Conversations

Eiynah Mohammed-Smith

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. Hosted on Acast. See

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01:06:57

Ep 71 - The Language of G*n0*!de (pt 1)

Polite Conversations ·

2023/11/21

⚠️CW: Discussions of extreme v!0l*nce and dehumanizing language This is Part 1 of a 2 part episode. Subscribe via patreon to get both episodes early. —— We have seen both US & Israeli officials engage in dehumanizing eliminationist rhetoric over the past few weeks. We’ve seen western media engage in linguistic gymnastics every day to avoid accurately reporting what’s happening to Palestinians. Linguist Dr. Caitlin Green joins me to discuss this difficult subject.

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00:33:46

PREMIUM (SAMPLE) Global Far Right 2: New Zealand

Polite Conversations ·

2023/11/13

(This is a SAMPLE of my new Premium Miniseries, pls subscribe via patreon.com/nicemangos to access the full episode.) Join me and author Byron C. Clark (@ByroncClark on Twitter) for a discussion on the far right in New Zealand. We discuss trucker convoys, WEF (World Economic Forum) conspiracy theories, insect paste conspiracy theories, fearmongering about the ‘tyranny’ of 15 minute cities, the pandemic’s role in opening people up to believing such things. We discuss the Christchurch mosque

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01:25:12

UNLOCKED: Global Far Right 1 - India (FULL)

Polite Conversations ·

2023/11/06

[This is the *full* version of the previously released sample, originally released Oct 8 2023 on Patreon. If you would like early and full access to all episodes in this new miniseries, please subscribe via patreon.com/nicemangos] ⚠️[CONTENT WARNING: Discussions of extreme vi*l*nce, ab*se, r*pe] ————— Join myself and associate professor/Author Gaurav Sabnis (@GauravSabnis) for the very first episode of my new miniseries on The Global Far Right. In this episode, we discuss both the history of

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00:42:54

Woking Up 9 (FULL) : Dehumanizing Rhetoric 101

Polite Conversations ·

2023/11/01

[This episode was released on Patreon on Oct 19. Sign up on Patreon.com/NiceMangos for early access to episodes like this one.] ⚠️Content Warning: Discussions of extreme vio**nce Here it is….. after an extremely loong break on Woking Up. This recent take of Sam’s on the Israel-Palestine situation was so bad, I just had to say something. It’s been a difficult episode to record. Devastating time in general, very difficult subject to discuss, so i apologize for sounding a little emotional in some

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01:14:39

Twitter Space: Halloween & Culture Warriors

Polite Conversations ·

2023/10/28

This is a Recording of my Twitter Space from Oct 27th 2023, with BFFs 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

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00:23:47

Aftershow 6 - Cultural Appropriation

Polite Conversations ·

2023/10/27

SAMPLE: 🎃Hello hello goblins and ghouls, it’s about that time of year where these conversations around appropriate/inappropriate Halloween costumes begin to happen. So i thought I’d dedicate some time to the topic this October. **** A Pakistani-Canadian podcaster & a Mexican-American fashion photographer gettin’ together to discuss “Cultural Appropriation”. Where else are you gonna get that kind of diverse perspective on seasonally themed content, eh? **** If you enjoy the show please consider

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00:08:50

Woking Up 9: Dehumanizing Rhetoric 101 (PREVIEW)

Polite Conversations ·

2023/10/22

(This is a Preview of Woking Up 9 the full episode is available on patreon.com/nicemangos) ⚠️Content Warning: Discussions of extreme violence Here it is….. after an extremely loong break on Woking Up. This recent take of Sam’s on the Israel-Palestine situation was so bad, I just had to say something. It’s like he hasn’t evolved even a bit in the past 2 decades. I simply can’t believe he says things like this in plain sight, in times of extreme conflict. Even for him this is off the charts

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00:31:47

PREMIUM (SAMPLE) Global Far Right 1: India

Polite Conversations ·

2023/10/12

(This is a SAMPLE of my new Premium Miniseries, Pls subscribe via Patreon.com/nicemangos to access the full episode.) ⚠️[CONTENT WARNING: Discussions of extreme violence, abuse, r*pe] Join myself and associate professor/Author Gaurav Sabnis (@GauravSabnis) for the very first episode of my new miniseries on The Global Far Right. In this episode, we discuss both the history of and whats been happening more recently, with the far right in India. We talk about the types of tactics used by Hindu

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01:30:33

Twitter Space: Brand, Boebert & ‘Groomer’ Discourse

Polite Conversations ·

2023/09/23

This is a recording of my Twitter Space on Sept 20th, 2023, with good friends of the show, linguist Dr. Caitlin Green & Jack Graham from the IDSG podcast, This is a live event, on a broken hellsite, so pls excuse the sound quality not being to usual podcast standards. We chat about Russell Brand allegations, the RW cope & hypocrisy around it, the Boebert situation especially in contrast with the ‘groomer’ discourse that we usually hear on the right. If you’d like to participate in a future Space,

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01:31:57

Twitter Space - Rightwing Rhetoric w Linguist Dr....

Polite Conversations ·

2023/08/31

This is a recording of my Twitter Space with linguist Dr. Caitlin Green (@caitlinmoriah) from Aug 26, 2023. This is a live event, on a broken hellsite, so pls excuse the sound quality. Join us for a fun filled conversation about all sorts of RW nonsense! We briefly chat about Trump’s mugshot, Peterson’s increasingly ridiculous custom suits, language in the era of Trump, RW influencer Richard Hanania who was recently found to have written for white supremacist sites in the past, Stephen Pinker,

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01:58:53

Twitter Space: Rightwing Outrage at Barbie

Polite Conversations ·

2023/07/28

This is a recording of our Twitter Space from 25 July, 2023. Pls excuse the sound quality, it is a live event via the phone app so the recording isn’t usual podcast quality. Me & Jack from IDSG, as well as several lovely listeners, chat about Barbie and the *highly entertaining* rightwing outrage surrounding the movie. We discuss The Culture War more broadly, fairytales, ‘man-products’, “go woke go broke” & much, much more. I thoroughly enjoy speaking with listeners from around the world at

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02:11:58

Ep 70 - Pride & Prejudice

Polite Conversations ·

2023/06/14

Chrissy Stroop (@C_Stroop), exvangelical writer/columnist & Chris Stedman (@ChrisDStedman) writer, professor, podcaster, join me for this special Pride episode, to talk about the recent surge in anti-lgbtq sentiment, ‘woke’ corporations, the roles of the religious right & rightwing atheists in the current queerphobic Satanic panic & much more… If you enjoy this show please consider supporting via patreon.com/nicemangos & leaving a 5 star review on iTunes or Spotify to help others find the

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02:40:29

Twitter Space with IDSG - Misogyny, Monarchy &...

Polite Conversations ·

2023/05/28

Hello Dear listeners, Here’s a recording of our Twitter Space from May 12, 2023 where myself, Jack and Daniel of the IDSG podcast chatted about Misogyny, Monarchy & Multi-racial n@zis I don’t usually post my twitter spaces to this feed because the recording is available via Twitter and a pain to record off Twitter, but thanks to Jack (from idsg, who kindly provided this recording) you can listen to it here too. Pls excuse the sound Quality, Twitter Spaces is not the best sounding audio. If

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00:50:41

Ep 69 - Evopsych (pt 2)

Polite Conversations ·

2023/04/21

This is part 2 of the previous episode. If you haven’t checked that out yet, I recommend you listen to that first. —— Enjoy another serving of big-brained Evolutionary Psychology takes with our guide, Mr. @evopsychgoogle. In this part we discuss how biology and ‘science’ have been invoked, historically, to keep groups oppressed, whether evopsych is based on a flawed framework or if its just an unfortunate coincidence that it tends to attract people with reactionary views. We also chat about race

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01:43:41

Ep 69 - Evopsych ft. Mr. @Evopsychgoogle (pt 1)

Polite Conversations ·

2023/04/17

Excited to share the 69th episode of Polite Conversations with you. I hope you enjoy this episode as much as I did. I had a lot of fun chatting with Mr. @evopsychgoogle, do check out his Twitter account if you don't already follow him. We chat about all the ridiculousness one encounters in the world of evopsych; race science, infidelity detection, sniffing out ovulation, women co-evolving with ripe fruit, and much much more. —— If you enjoy this episode, please consider supporting the show via

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00:29:07

SAMPLE: Aftershow Ep 5 - Cancel Culture for thee but...

Polite Conversations ·

2023/03/12

We’ve made it to episode 5 of the Polite Conversations Aftershow! This is where you get to hear behind the scenes content of everything and anything to do with Polite Conversations/Woking Up/Twitter Spaces …with guests that are exclusively patrons of the show! Joining me for this one, is Linguist Dr. Caitlin Green. (@caitlinmoriah) We had a lot of laughs discussing recent anti-woke-sphere absurdities, hypocrisies and outrages. Roald Dahl, Oompa Loompas, ‘corporate wokeness’, trad wives & much,

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00:30:15

SAMPLE: Aftershow Ep 4- Fashy Food, Fuckable M&M’s &...

Polite Conversations ·

2023/01/31

Here’s episode 4 of the Polite Conversations Aftershow, where you get to hear behind the scenes content of everything and anything to do with Polite Conversations/Woking Up/Twitter Spaces …with guests that are exclusively patrons of the show! This time I’ve got the wonderful Jack & Daniel of the ‘I Don’t Speak German’ podcast, who are friends and patrons of the show. It was an honour to have them and a lovely, ridiculous time was had, talking about gas stoves, fuckable m&m’s, Fashy beef-eating as

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00:29:49

SAMPLE: Aftershow Ep 3 - Exiled Irishmen

Polite Conversations ·

2023/01/05

SAMPLE: Join myself and two of my first ever patrons, @Nataliasdad & @ThomasSwords, for episode 3 of the Polite Conversations Aftershow. We discuss Dawkins being embarrassing, Rubin being a doormat for Jordan Beeferson, why terms like ‘IDW’ and ‘Alt Right’ fall out of use when they no longer serve their purpose of obscuring what these groups are - and you also get to hear the strange Polite Conversations Origin story! Links: Episodes mentioned: Food & Fascism:

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00:07:07

Thank you

Polite Conversations ·

2022/11/18

Another (happier) update from me. Thank you to everyone who has contributed to the go fund me, it truly has been life changing. The fundraiser is still up, if you would like to contribute you can do so via: https://www.gofundme.com/f/donate-to-help-eiynah —- This update refers to the previous one. You can find that here: https://soundcloud.com/politeconversations/update?si=61a4c19babbb44a6b9e477abdd7c00a4&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing If Twitter is still around

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00:17:54

Update

Polite Conversations ·

2022/09/07

CW: Descriptions of violence, trauma —— If you’ve been wondering where I’ve been. Hopefully this update will help explain. This was an incredibly difficult update to record...but its been even harder to not say anything. I apologize for being emotional, but this is a huge improvement from where i was a couple of weeks ago. Pls consider donating via: GoFundMe: https://www.gofundme.com/f/donate-to-help-eiynah Patreon.com/nicemangos

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