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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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Welcome to Uncommon. We do things a little differently around here, but greatness ain't normal and neither are the most interesting people. I'll share tools, strategies and ideas for harnessing your power and bring guests on for conversations around how to be exceptionally interesting. Come along for the ride, and you might just become an Uncommoner. Uncommon: Break Free From The Ordinary Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/logocentrifugal/support
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Send us a Text Message. 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 …
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Send us a Text Message. 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…
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Send us a Text Message. 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 marketin…
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Send us a Text Message. 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…
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Send us a Text Message. 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 …
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Send us a Text Message. 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…
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Send us a Text Message. 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…
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Send us a Text Message. 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,…
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Send us a Text Message. 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 co…
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Send us a Text Message. 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 …
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Subscriber-only episode Send us a Text Message. 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 …
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Send us a Text Message. 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] …
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Send us a Text Message. 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 an…
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Join Brendon Marotta, author/film-maker/podcaster/etc, and I as we dive into his latest project Children's Justice which provided a foundation from which to discuss subjects like memeplexes, psychological fracturing, NLP and a whole lot more. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/logocentrifugal/messageSupport this po…
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I brought Dave Reaboi (his own description does a good job: National security & political warfare. Claremont Institute Senior Fellow. Jazz, vinyl and hifi audio, bodybuilding. “Right-wing Twitter pugilist”—Politico) to talk about his recent book Qatar's Shadow: The Islamist Emirate and its Information Operations in the United States. We did some of…
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Send us a Text Message. 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 Intactivist…
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Join Bryan Sharpe and I as we discuss building community from a leadership position, building oneself into the kind of person who deserves to be in a position of leadership through honest self-analysis and course-correction, exploring one's passions in the context of a marketable public facing persona and a lot more. --- Send in a voice message: ht…
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Send us a Text Message. 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 is…
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Michael P Senger is a lawyer, CPA(inactive) and author of several in-depth articles and a masterfully researched book -Snake Oil: How Xi Jinping Shut Down the World- in which he details the life and times of China and its dictatorial leader Xi Jinping as the backdrop to a journey down Narrative-Forensics Lane. The destination? A devious, global and…
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Send us a Text Message. 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-senten…
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Send us a Text Message. 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 S…
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Zero HP Lovecraft is the alias of a man who thinks a great deal about modern society, its relationship with the past, and the consequences of how we orient ourselves in relation to both. This was a very nuanced and thoughtful conversation and I'm pleased to present it to you. Links: https://twitter.com/0x49fa98 https://zerohplovecraft.wordpress.com…
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Varangian is an alias for a man that comes to this show from a secret place where men roam free. We talk about war and violence and honor and duty, among other things. Enjoy. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/logocentrifugal/messageSupport this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/logocentrifugal/suppo…
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Jesse is the founder and CEO of Letsgo.finance which is the most powerful tool for donations, NFTs and social WEB3 on the planet. We talked about the project launch, and what it might look like down the road. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/logocentrifugal/messageSupport this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.…
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Graeme is a dear friend, though he and his wonderful family live on the other side of the world, and it's been a pleasure getting to know him over the past couple of years. In this inaugural episode of Uncommon, Graeme and I explore meaningful living, MANA, purpose, creativity and more. Enjoy uncommonly. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcast…
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William is a dear friend and reluctant mentor. This was the last episode of the podcast in the Logocentrifugal body. That body died in this conversation, and it would take Uncommon months before it learned to crawl. This was a fitting end to the Logocentrifugal run, and I am grateful to me pal Will for taking the time to share some of his golden ho…
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Dr Phil, as we affectionately call him, is a very smart and good man on a mission to keep you off of his operating table. Might be worth your while to listen. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/logocentrifugal/messageSupport this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/logocentrifugal/support…
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Doug was a crusader against an industry that has done more to wrongfully convict more people than perhaps any other misstep in the US legal system ever: The Polygraph Industry. Doug recently died, and so this conversation marks one of his last in public discussing and describing the nefarious and underhanded way the legal system and the polygraph i…
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A lot of folks think that Troy Casey is a crazy person. They're not wrong. Yet, in a world full of madness, a man who's equally and fully committed to immersing himself in his idiosyncratic madness and supporting/promoting the values he believes in. Call me crazy, but I think we could use more of that kind of lunacy these days. Enjoy the conversati…
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Tex is a leader of men, an elder and has a firm understanding of relationship dynamics after having been on both ends of the functional/dysfunctional relationship dynamics scale. This was a great conversation which may just help you improve your own relationships. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/logocentrifugal/…
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Send us a Text Message. 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 wh…
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Send us a Text Message. 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 soci…
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Send us a Text Message. 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…
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Send us a Text Message. 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…
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Send us a Text Message. 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 circumcisi…
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Send us a Text Message. 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 …
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Send us a Text Message. 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 …
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Send us a Text Message. 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 lo…
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Send us a Text Message. 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 …
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Send us a Text Message. 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 Discus…
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Send us a Text Message. 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 const…
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Send us a Text Message. 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 …
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Send us a Text Message. 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. H…
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Send us a Text Message. 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 Boo…
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Send us a Text Message. 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 Deve…
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Send us a Text Message. 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 t…
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Send us a Text Message. 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 healin…
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