Brendon Marotta is a filmmaker, author, and speaker. He is best known for his feature-length documentary American Circumcision, which appeared on Netflix. He is the author of multiple books, the next of which explores the treatment of children as a social justice issue.
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The food people choose to put in their bodies has the power to hurt or heal despite all the efforts that educate consumers on the importance of making healthy food choices. Studies have shown that 80% of consumers are confused about food health information 59% of them doubting their choices. Who you seek food health advice from is as equally important as what you eat every day. The beef use podcast is a fusion of two ideologies. The culinary arts with the medical science centered on helping ...
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Brock University is located atop the Niagara Escarpment in Ontario’s Niagara peninsula. With 17,000 full-time students and nearly 600 faculty, Brock is buzzing with activity and welcoming visitors to the campus every day.
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Benjamin Gregg on Human Rights, Social Constructs, and Genetic Engineering (#44)
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Are human rights a social construct? Professor Benjamin Gregg, author of Human Rights as Social Construction and Creating Human Nature: The Political Challenges of Genetic Engineering, argues they are, but thinking of human rights as a social construct strengthens them. In this in-person discussion, we explore how political communities can self-aut…
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Attachment Parenting with Barbara Nicholson and Lysa Parker (#43)
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Attachment Parenting International (API) co-founders Barbara Nicholson and Lysa Parker discuss attachment parenting and their book Attached at the Heart: Eight Principles for Raising Connected and Compassionate Children. We talk about parenting multiple children at the same time, finding support as parents, and how to ensure your children have stab…
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Joshua Lisec on Writing 92 Books, No-Nuance Persuasion, and Defeating Communism (#42)
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Joshua Lisec is the ghostwriter of over 92 books. Under his own name, he has written So Good They Call You a Fake and the upcoming book Unhumans. In this episode, Joshua shares bold critiques of the publishing industry, fitness and diet propaganda, and communist revolutions. We talk about the challenges of nuance in marketing, finding your tribe th…
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Protect Hasidic Jewish Children with Yochanan Lowen (#41)
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After a Hasidic Jewish upbringing, Yochanan Lowen sued the Canadian government, arguing that his religious education failed to teach him basic information needed to succeed in the world. His story and lawsuit are profiled in the documentary I Want To Know. We talk about his journey, including the abuse he endured, the change he responded with, and …
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Protecting Your Child From CPS And Child Abuse Pediatricians With Beth Maloney (#40)
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Beth Maloney, author of Protecting Your Child from the Child Protection System, shows how innocent parents can handle wrongful accusations from the child protection system and reveals how a mere trip to the doctor can start a legal nightmare. In this episode, we discuss the alarming rise of child abuse pediatricians who can accuse parents of child …
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Gabriel Hannans on Parenting, Play, and Connecting With Your Children (#39)
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Drawing from his background in theatre and improv, Gabriel shares his insights into entering a child's world through play. We discuss the difference between different styles of parenting, including peaceful and authoritative parenting, how to connect with neurodivergent children, and what you can do to become a better parent. Timestamps (Generated …
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Anthony Blood on Foreskin Restoration, Social Media Activism, and Healing (#38)
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Anthony Blood is a social media activist using Tik Tok to share the good news about foreskin restoration. In this episode, we explore various platforms where intactivist communities exist, we discuss the potential of modern regenerative medicine to restore the foreskin, and explore the healing process, including useful tools for healing trauma such…
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Joe Speredon on Men's Circles and Living From Authentic Masculinity (#37)
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Joe Speredon speaks on the transformative power of men's circles, and shares how he responded to a personal crisis by joining Sacred Sons, participating in a real-life fight club, and letting go of the masks men wear to embrace his authentic self. We discuss the unique challenges men face, how to set children up for success, and how to find a men's…
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Buy The Gods of AI here. From the creator of The Gods of AI comes a shocking prediction about the future of AI and art. In this episode, Brendon Marotta shares his interest in AI art, predicts how AI will change filmmaking, and explains why he spent two months making over twenty thousand images to tell a story about human consciousness using AI. Ti…
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Lessons from Effective Altruism with Jordan Arel (#35)
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Jordan Arel discusses effective altruism, a movement that aims to do the most good for sentient beings using reason and evidence. Jordan and Brendon explore strategies EA uses to create social change such as recruiting from elite universities, earn to give, and a reason-based approach to action, and drawn lessons useful for any movement trying to d…
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🔒 James Loewen on Documenting the Movement for Freedom from Medical Tyranny - Part 2 (#34)
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Subscriber-only episode James Lowen shares his journey into the Freedom movement in part two, discussing the Covid-19 pandemic, lockdowns, and forced vaccination that prevents him from leaving his country. Brendon and James explore the emotional and relational fallout that occurred as a result of Jame's shift in perspective and discuss how becoming…
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James Loewen on Documenting the Movement for Freedom from Medical Tyranny - Part 1 (#33)
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Photographer James Lowen discusses his journey documenting multiple social movements, including early gay rights and transgender activism, Intactivism, anti-lockdown protests, and the detrans movement. He shares insights into his process, the evolution of technology, and his personal growth as an artist. Timestamps: [02:22] How James Got Started Wi…
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Dr. Sylvain Charlebois - Professor in food distribution and policy Faculties of Management and Agriculture at Dalhousie University in Halifax.
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Dr. Sylvain Charlebois is a Professor in food distribution and policy in the Faculties of Management and Agriculture at Dalhousie University in Halifax. He is also the Senior Director of the Agri-food Analytics Lab, also located at Dalhousie University. Before joining Dalhousie, he was affiliated with the University of Guelph’s Arrell Food Institut…
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Dr. David Katz - A globally recognized expert in disease prevention and lifestyle medicine with a focus on nutrition
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David L. Katz, MD, MPH, FACPM, FACP, FACLM is a specialist in Internal Medicine, Preventive Medicine/Public Health, and Lifestyle Medicine, with particular expertise in nutrition. He earned his BA at Dartmouth College ; his MD at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine ; and his MPH (Masters in Public Health) from the Yale University School of Publ…
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Doctor & Chef Robert E. Graham - Harvard-trained researcher and physician that is helping people stay healthy with food
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Today on the BeFUSED Podcast Dr Anthony Marotta and I will be interviewing Chef Robert E. Graham, MD, MPH a Harvard-trained researcher and physician that is helping people stay healthy with food.By Don Davis PhD, MBA
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BeFUSED - Kae Woodland_LifeStyle for Life
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In this episode of the BeFUSED podcast Dr. Anthony Marotta and I are interviewing Kae Woodland. Kae is the founder and President of LifeStyle for Life a company that is creating foods that are good for you and awaken your passion for food.By Don Davis
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In this episode of BeFused, Dr. Anthony Marotta and I are interviewing Jens Schuster the Founder of BreadyMix. BreadyMix has a vision that is focused on getting you to be able to make the healthiest breads yourself.By Don Davis PhD, MBA
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BeFUSED - Myrna Selzler_ BABz - Doctor Certified Healthier for You - Part 2
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Part 2 with BABz - This week on the BeFUSED podcast I am on with Dr. Anthony Marotta and Myrna Selzler the Catalyst at BABz. BABz is an international leader in the plant-rich nutritious, easy-to-prepare, shelf-stable food products. With “labels you can read” and “ingredients you can trust”, the BABz Brand is recognized in the seeds and grain catego…
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BeFUSED - Myrna Selzler_ BABz - Doctor Certified Healthier for You - Part 1
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This week on the BeFUSED podcast I am on with Dr. Anthony Marotta and Myrna Selzler the Catalyst at BABz. BABz is an international leader in the plant-rich nutritious, easy-to-prepare, shelf-stable food products. With “labels you can read” and “ingredients you can trust”, the BABz Brand is recognized in the seeds and grain category as a top shelf p…
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Dr. Anthony Marotta - Peqish Foods - Healthy Food Brands
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In this episode Dr. Anthony Marotta returns to discuss Peqish Foods and why he started the company. The questions we covered are below: How did the idea of Peqish come to life? What are the key differentiating points? What’s the role of Health and Wellness Advisory Board have? What aspects do you consider when developing a new product/recipe? What …
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Dr. Arun Garg When we eat, what we eat, how you eat
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In this episode, I sit down with Dr. Arun Garg and we talk about simple strategies to healthy eating. More specifically we talk about: When we eat What we eat How you eatBy Don Davis PhD, MBA
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Dr Anthony Marotta - The Diet - Gut Microbiome - Disease Nexus
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In this episode we explore the importance of diet, gut microbiome and the disease nexus.By Don Davis PhD, MBA
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Be FUSED Introduction with Dr. Anthony Marotta
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In this episode we discuss the name of the podcast, why Dr. Marotta wanted a podcast about the intersection of science & food and the broad range of topics that will be covered.By Don Davis PhD, MBA
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Recorded during the development of Children's Justice, in this episode I talk about the events that lead to Children's Justice, my reasons for the book, and the process of writing the book. Resources Children's Justice Children's Justice is out now. Get the book here: https://brendonmarotta.com/childrensjustice/ Subscribe and support the show direc…
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The story of the bestseller that didn't exist. Plus, how to speak genius into reality through magick. Resources Video on I, Libertine: https://youtu.be/W7H5kFGEyUw Children's Justice The Intactivist Guidebook Subscribe and support the show directly: https://brendonmarotta.com/show/ Support the Show.
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Buy Children's Justice: https://brendonmarotta.com/childrensjustice/ Buy on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1735113425 Support the Show.By Brendon Marotta
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Marilyn Milos and Georganne Chapin on Intactivist History and Future (#29)
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Marilyn Milos, who is regarded as ‘The Mother of the Intactivist Movement,” is merging her organization with Georganne Chapin's organization Intact America. Both experienced activists join us on this show to explore the history of the intactivist movement, all the way to the present. We talk about some challenges Intactivists are now facing and wha…
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Hotep Jesus on Money, Power, and Raising Strong Children (#28)
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Hotep Jesus shares his book The Patriot Report: The Conspiracy of Money and War and explores how debt and money are used to control society. We also talk about frame control, homeschooling, and much much more. Topics Discussed In This Episode: [01:23] How wealthy and powerful people think about debt [02:38] How the people issuing dept can use it to…
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Ideamarket with Mike Elias and James Ellis (#27)
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Ideamarket allows you to invest cryptocurrency into ideas to solve the information problem we all face: How do you know who to trust and what to pay attention to? In this episode, Mike Elias and James Ellis from Ideamarket break down the future of trust online. Topics Discussed In This Episode: [01:22] What is the two-sentence elevator pitch for Id…
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How I Discovered My Next Book Project (#26)
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Announcing my next book. In this solo episode, I explain how I chose my next project, what I discovered creating it, and why it might be the boldest project yet. Previous Projects Mentioned: American Circumcision The Intactivist Guidebook Subscribe and support the show directly: https://brendonmarotta.com/show/ Support the Show.…
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Jesse Herman on Building a Free Money Platform and Getting 20 Billion Views (#25)
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As a social media manager, Jesse Herman has gotten over 20 billion views for his clients. Now, Jesse is starting a crypto platform that allows users to stake crypto on creators and causes they want to support. We also talk about what polarizing characteristics make for a successful creator, how to handle toxic trolls, and why Jesse is focused on cr…
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Internet Ethnography with Owen Cyclops (#024)
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Mystic Christian illustrator Owen Cyclops joins me to discuss internet ethnography and examine online culture. This is our longest episode yet, and also our deepest. Topics Discussed In This Episode: [02:30] What internet ethnography means [07:04] How the culture of the internet became a real life [16:10] The internet’s social implications [32:04] …
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Stephanie Seneff on America's Glyphosate Addiction (#023)
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Stephanie Seneff shares how the common weedkiller glyphosate might be causing long-term serious health problems for Americans. Topics Discussed In This Episode [00:58] What is glyphosate and why is it a big deal? [04:10] Why the amount of glyphosate use in plants has been increased [07:15] How bad is glyphosate to our health? [12:50] Glyphosate and…
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Social Media Activism with the r/Intactivism Reddit Moderator (#022)
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The moderator of r/Intactivism on Reddit joins us for an in-depth discussion of social media activism. We talk about the incentives different social media platforms create and how their design changes the psychology of their users. We also talk about how to use internet memes to create laughter, change minds and build online communication. Topics D…
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Jay Mjinga on African Circumcision and Kenyan Politics (#021)
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Jay Mjinga is a Kenyan journalist working to end African circumcision. In this episode, we talk about how Western circumcision campaigns intersect with tribal conflict in Kenya. Jay shares how myths and misinformation about circumcision are worsening HIV, used to support systemic racism, and contributing to forced circumcision hate crimes. If you w…
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Megan Russell on Setting Your Children Up for Financial Success (#020)
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Megan Russell, COO of Marotta Wealth Management (and my sister) discusses how your parenting can influence your child’s future relationship to money. Megan shares experiences from her own parenting as we discuss our own beliefs surrounding money, how we can set ourselves up for financial success, and empowering our children to have healthy financia…
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Kerry McDonald on Unschooling and Homeschooling's Massive Growth (#019)
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Kerry McDonald talks about the massive growth of homeschooling and unschooling after the Covid-19 pandemic, and how you can start unschooling with your children. Kerry is a Senior Education Fellow at the Foundation for Economic Education, author of Unschooled: Raising Curious, Well-Educated Children Outside the Conventional Classroom, and an adjunc…
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Ari Hershkowitz on Hasidic Jewish Change (#018)
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Ari Hershkowitz talks about his journey and experiences in the Hasidic Jewish community explored in the Netflix documentary One of Us (2017). We discuss Ari’s healing journey, return to the Hasidic community, and how the Jewish community is changing. Topics Discussed In This Episode: [1:00] What a Hasidic Jewish Community looks like [2:21] Ari’s cu…
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Garrett Dailey on Generational Wealth, Civilizations, and the Origins for Neurodivergence (#017)
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Garrett Dailey and I candidly explore numerous topics, including the cycles of generational wealth, civilizations and the potential origins for autism and neurodivergencies. Topics Discussed In This Episode: [2:03] How people’s trauma creates their behavior, specifically from early childhood [9:22] Strauss-Howe generational theory [14:26] Story of …
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Yolande Norris-Clark on Family Birth Outside the System (#016)
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Yolande Norris-Clark, freebirth educator and coach talks about family birth outside the system. Yolande shares her 20 years of wisdom and experience in natural home births. We discuss the importance of freebirth, the common misconceptions and how we can best provide a safe, natural environment for our newborns. Topics Discussed In This Episode: [2:…
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Adam Fletcher on Facing Adultism (#015)
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Adam Fletcher talks about adultism, and the pervasive bias the society has towards adults over the needs of children. Adam Fletcher is the executive director of Youth and Educators Succeeding and the Free Child Institute. He is also the author of Facing Adultism. In this episode, we talk about how adulthood is socially constructed and give practica…
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Nick Duffell On The Wounded Leaders From Elite Boarding Schools That Shaped The World (#014)
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Nick Duffell talks about the wounded leaders produced by the elite boarding school system and how their psychology has shaped the world. Nick also shares how leaders can change their psychology, integrate these experiences and better connect with the people they serve. Topics Discussed In This Episode: [1:13] Nick’s work in psychohistory and his in…
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Peaceful Fathers with Anthony Migliorino (#013)
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Anthony Migliorino, a coach on fatherhood and the founder of Peaceful Fathers, shares his insight on peaceful parenting. Peaceful Fathers focus on bringing up children peacefully, through positive parenting, which embraces hard work, improvement, dedication, and constant learning, rather than corporal punishment and abuse. He champions good fatherh…
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Human Rights History with Lynn Hunt (#012)
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Author and historian Lynn Hunt shares her work on the history of human rights. We talk about how the new technology of the novel led to the inspiration for humans rights, the failures of early human rights movements, and what lessons history can teach modern activists today. Topics Discussed In This Episode [1:14] Lynn’s Book “Inventing Human Right…
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The Evolved Nest with Darcia Narvaez (#011)
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Darcia Narvaez shares her research on neurobiology and the development of human morality, along with practical tips to create what she calls an Evolved Nest or way of raising human beings that is natural and loving. Topics Discussed In This Episode [0:57] Daricia Narvaez’s Book on human development “Neurobiology and the Development of Human Moralit…
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INTACT MOVEMENT with Peter Adler, Brother K, Georganne Chapin, Ronald Goldman, Anthony Losquadro, John Adkison (#010)
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This special audio presentation features top voices against circumcision: Peter Adler, Brother K, Ronald Goldman, Georganne Chapin, John Adkison, and Anthony Losquadro. These guests explore the same five questions around the importance of the issue of circumcision, challenges facing their movement, and actions you can take to make a difference. Epi…
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Kristeena Marotta on Transformational Healing (#009)
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The most talented healer I know joins the show: my wife, Kristeena Marotta. During this episode, we talk about the process and methods of healing as well as our own personal journey through healing work. Topics Discussed In This Episode: [1:26] What is healing? [3:44] The unconscious mind [6:05] What is the process of healing? [8:06] Handling objec…
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Anthony Losquadro on Lobbying to Change the Financial Incentives of the Foreskin Industry (#008)
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Anthony Losquadro, the founder of Intaction, shares his lobbying efforts to disrupt the economic incentives for circumcision and original research he has done into the selling of infant foreskins. Topics Discussed In This Episode: [1:00] Anthony’s projects and Intaction [7:45] How Anthony re-strategized through the COVID-19 pandemic [9:40] Anthony’…
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Foregen and the Science of Regeneration with Tyler Drzod and Eric Cunningham (#007)
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In this episode, I talk to two members of Foregen, an organization dedicated to regenerating the human foreskin. Tyler Drzod, Chief Operation Officer, and Eric Cunningham, Chief Science Officer, give an in-depth explanation of the science of regeneration, the structure of Foregen, and the possibilities for the future. Topics discussed in this episo…
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Ronald Goldman on Early Life Trauma and the Origins of American Violence (#006)
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In this episode, I talk to Ronald Goldman, Ph.D., director of the Early Trauma Prevention Center. During this episode, we talk about what causes early life trauma, the lasting impacts of childhood trauma, and preventing adult social problems by confronting its origins in childhood. Topics Discussed In This Episode: [00:56] Defining trauma [02:03] T…
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