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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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6:38

CLIP - Iran & Gaza: Self Defense or Subjugation?

Polite Conversations ·

2025/07/10

This is a clip from my recent episode on Israel & the US’s attack on Iran, titled ‘Boners for Bombs’. Find the episode here: https://open.spotify.com/episode/457mNAy6mz57SDrlQ5ZoWW?si=oqQyPqkNTRmaHGsJhm4RgAThe extended patreon version here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/132450348 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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6:59

CLIP - An Israeli perspective on avoiding IDF service...

Polite Conversations ·

2025/07/07

A clip from my longer conversation with Israeli-origin content creator Adi Callai about their video titled, ‘Gaza Ghetto Uprising’.Find our longer conversation here:pt 1:https://open.spotify.com/episode/7rXjU8ZfXJHiELHow1bmAg?si=TO8LJAI6TqSiGc-CGE58owpt 2:https://open.spotify.com/episode/4uwozIBMiYj1hhZg0dcctM?si=_A04f2t_SBaQ7TjDfqllRAFind their Gaza Ghetto Uprising video here:https://youtu.be/Pt_1k7nSv1M?si=d1vjVKS_aU8vvhh7 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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7:26

CLIP - Weaponized Identity Politics & Pinkwashing

Polite Conversations ·

2025/07/03

A clip from my longer conversation with Israeli-origin content creator Adi Callai about their videos on weaponized antisemitism and the ‘Gaza Ghetto Uprising’.Find our longer conversation here:pt 1: https://open.spotify.com/episode/7rXjU8ZfXJHiELHow1bmAg?si=TO8LJAI6TqSiGc-CGE58owpt 2: https://open.spotify.com/episode/4uwozIBMiYj1hhZg0dcctM?si=_A04f2t_SBaQ7TjDfqllRAFind their Gaza Ghetto Uprising video here: https://youtu.be/Pt_1k7nSv1M?si=d1vjVKS_aU8vvhh7Their ‘Antisemitism, Weaponized.’ Video here:

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48:08

Ep 98 - B0ners for B0mbs

Polite Conversations ·

2025/06/28

Join me for an episode about how obscene the casual celebration of violence towards Iran, Gaza, Muslims in general has been lately (shockingly, Sam Harris comes up).Links:AMA post where you can add your questions:https://www.patreon.com/posts/131606321?pr=trueNear Identical statements from Canada, UK, Aushttps://x.com/dropsitenews/status/1936892596678197535?s=61&t=w7q_ejvwZ_gCFj9WV50LqwSpeaking in tongues at the White

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30:01

Global Far Right 5 - The Netherlands

Polite Conversations ·

2025/06/11

Dutch Journalist Gillian de Nooijer joins me for a conversation about the Dutch far right. Find Gillian on Bsky: Gilliandn.bsky.social and on twitter: @GillianDNWe discuss Geert Wilders, Ayaan Hirsi Ali, Pim Fortuyn (who was assassinated in 2002) and self-described conspiracy theorist Thierry Baudet. We also chat about the controversial blackface character in The Netherlands known as Zwarte Piet, Eurabia & Netherabia conspiracy theories…. Douglas Murray comes up… and so does Israel….[*Pls

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Ep 97 - AI: The New Aesthetics of Fascism w/Gareth...

Polite Conversations ·

2025/05/30

“It’s embarrassing, destructive & looks like shit: AI-generated art is the perfect aesthetic form for the far right” - writes journalist Gareth Watkins (@garethwatkins.bsky.social).In this convo we explore this dreadful intersection of AI ‘art’ & fascism.Check out his excellent, viral piece here:https://newsocialist.org.uk/transmissions/ai-the-new-aesthetics-of-fascism/Find Gareth’s podcast here: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/death-sentence/id1330059162🚨If you’d like to contribute

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9:53

Some things Should be too Big to Politicize

Polite Conversations ·

2025/05/22

This is a clip from my recent episode - Aftershow 12: It was Always About Civil RightsIn this clip we talk about the politicization of things like the global pandemic, the genocide in Gaza - these issues should really be large enough to break through across the political spectrum, yet… they don’t. We are starting to see some people on the right speak out against the genocide more recently, but it’s a small number. We also touch upon Sam Harris and his promotion of ‘race science’.Find the longer

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30:06

Woking Up 12 (Sample) - A New Zionist is Born

Polite Conversations ·

2025/05/20

Sam Harris has recently claimed that he’s only just become an unapologetic Zionist post Oct 7, in this episode we examine this claim as well as his generally flimsy excuses for supporting Israel.In the extended version of the episode we take a look at his “pre-Zionist” era.Pls subscribe via patreon.com/nicemangos to unlock the full episode. You can also help unlock this episode for everyone by either becoming a patron over the $1 tier or leaving a review for the show via Apple Podcasts or

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4:28

[Distilled Rationality Remix]

Polite Conversations ·

2025/05/16

This is an old musical bit I made for Woking Up episode 4, but i’m reposting again because a couple of the quotes in here are referenced in the upcoming episode. So, I thought it would be fun to revisit. 🎵🎶🧠Enjoy this bit of pure, distilled Rationality! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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8:02

‘Liberal’ Podcast promoting far-right Ex-Muslim?

Polite Conversations ·

2025/05/16

This is a clip from my recent episode - Aftershow 12: It was Always About Civil RightsIn this clip we discuss how supposedly liberal leaning podcast promoted an extremely radicalized ex-muslim guest, while simultaneously stripping context on who this guest was, what her far-right views and associations were…. to talk about her experience with Ayahuasca instead. Find the longer episode here: https://open.spotify.com/episode/7E5brkdweRAHZXv62Id3Kl?si=WefcxlutSUexGXcwegB-5AAnd the extended version on

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7:22

Censorship in Saudi Arabia

Polite Conversations ·

2025/05/12

This is a clip from my recent episode - Aftershow 12: It was Always About Civil RightsIn this clip we discuss politics and censorship. Particularly censorship in Saudi Arabia, bootleg movies, bleeping of words like ‘king’ and ‘prince’.Find the longer episode here: https://open.spotify.com/episode/7E5brkdweRAHZXv62Id3Kl?si=WefcxlutSUexGXcwegB-5AAnd the extended version on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/posts/127474402If you enjoy the show pls consider supporting via patreon.com/nicemangos Hosted

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9:38

Ep 96 - Canadians Reject MAGA, But…

Polite Conversations ·

2025/05/01

Well, we kept the wannabe Trumpians out. But …things are undeniably more rightwing. What now?——If you enjoy the show pls consider supporting via patreon.com/nicemangos Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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49:45

Aftershow 12 - It was Always about Civil Rights

Polite Conversations ·

2025/04/26

[Apologies for my flu voice in the intro]Join myself and Patron of the show - photographer & healthcare worker Joe / @Brownsvillain (on Twitter) for a conversation about the tactics of the ‘anti-woke’ and what lies beneath the surface of such grievances. We discuss the Covid19 pandemic, Trump’s campaign of cruelty and how many anti-woke grievances were a precursor to this fascist moment.Links:The Norman Mailer Essay about the 1964 Republican Convention that came up in

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41:26

Kinkshaming Elon is Good Actually

Polite Conversations ·

2025/04/21

Generally kinkshaming is not great, but when it comes to fascist and rightwing kinks, I think we can make an exception. We should Mock Elon’s breeding fetish any chance we get, and boy did a recent article present us with a great opportunity to do so.Join me for a casual reading of some highlights from the recent WSJ piece on Elon’s ‘legion’ of babies.The Tactics Elon Musk Uses to Manage His ‘Legion’ of Babies—and Their Mothers is a Wall Street Journal article by Dana MattioliHere’s a paywall free

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8:49

Looking back at the DebateBros in my DMs

Polite Conversations ·

2025/04/14

This is a clip from the recent episode titled ‘Transphobia in the New Atheist Scene’ - I was joined by Exvangelical writer Chrissy Stroop for this conversation. Chrissy talks about the debate culture that is holding atheist advocacy back, and I take a look back at some the worst debatebros in my DMs.Find the public version of the episode here: https://open.spotify.com/episode/0UIAKby4Nih0Bm5sO4q72H?si=HUPXlNKESLG61Z9Bk-G0kwAnd the extended version here:

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8:08

New Atheists embracing the Christian Right:...

Polite Conversations ·

2025/04/10

This is a clip from the recent episode titled ‘Transphobia in the New Atheist Scene’ - I was joined by Exvangelical writer Chrissy Stroop for this conversation.Find the public version of the episode here: https://open.spotify.com/episode/0UIAKby4Nih0Bm5sO4q72H?si=HUPXlNKESLG61Z9Bk-G0kwAnd the extended version here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/ep-94-in-new-124954055?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_linkSubscribe to the YouTube

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7:33

Humanists Remain Silent on G3nocide

Polite Conversations ·

2025/04/07

This is a clip from the recent episode titled ‘Transphobia in the New Atheist Scene’ - I was joined by Exvangelical writer Chrissy Stroop for this conversation. Find the public version of the episode here: https://open.spotify.com/episode/0UIAKby4Nih0Bm5sO4q72H?si=HUPXlNKESLG61Z9Bk-G0kwAnd the extended version here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/ep-94-in-new-124954055?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_linkSubscribe to the

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6:24

(Sample) Premium BONUS: Pro-Natalism & Eugenics among...

Polite Conversations ·

2025/03/29

An impromptu conversation Chrissy Stroop and I had following our previous chat about Transphobia in the New Atheist scene. I decided to record it and turn it into a Bonus mini ep.We talk about what Pro Natalism really means and how it’s spreading among the self-professed Rational types online.Radicalized Ex-Muslim Sarah Haider comes up, as well as the topic of how the ‘pro natalist’ scene often openly discusses hitting children as a valid disciplining tactic.I have a deeper dive into this topic, if

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48:35

Ep 94 - Transphobia in the New Atheist Scene

Polite Conversations ·

2025/03/24

I was joined by Chrissy Stroop, fellow atheist, cofounder of The Flytrap & senior correspondent for Religion Dispatches - for a chat about recent drama in the New Atheist scene.Some dinosaur atheists (Dawkins, Pinker, Coyne) recently quit their positions on the honorary board at the Freedom from Religion Foundation, because of their inability to keep up with the times & what science says about gender today. These old farts would like to keep insisting that gender is an absolute binary, and

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14:24

Sam Harris, ‘Colourblindness’ & the Anti-Diversity...

Polite Conversations ·

2025/03/19

This is a clip from the recent episode titled ‘Trumpocalypse: Who enabled the Gamergate-ification of America’Find the public version of the episode here: https://open.spotify.com/episode/5Vcyf5eIcyb6kYcESX5x0Q?si=2vi2uLDcQTK4k2weth_O3wand the extended version here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/122166594If you enjoy the show please consider supporting it via patreon.com/nicemangos & unlock extended episodes today! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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