Geoffrey was in town to record the Waking Up With Sam Harris Podcast, after the show we asked if he wanted to talk with us. He's best known for his books The Mating Mind (2001), Mating Intelligence (2008), Spent (2009), and Mate (2015). His website is www.primalpoly.com where you can find more info on him or if you wish to follow him on Twitter, his handle is @primalpoly We cover a wide range of topics including freedom of/from association, effective altruism and art, enjoy.

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A Conversation with Geoffrey Miller, Ph.D. On Effective Altruism, etc.

Our conversation with TC Smythe, on being a secularist who is pursuing a career in Hospice care. https://www.twitter.com/AnnikaSkywalker https://gab.ai/AnnikaSkywalker https://www.makersupport.com/AnnikaSkywalker https://www.minds.com/annikaskywalker Steam: AnnikaSkywalker iTunes Podcast: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/make-robots-not-war/id1263282132 Podcast Channel: http://www.youtube.com/makerobotsnotwar Discord Server: https://discord.gg/23AU5ns

A Conversation With TC Smythe On Being A Secularist In Hospice Care

YouTube recently announced changes to it's monetization system that strips all monetization tools and features from channels that have fewer than one-thousand subscribers, and four-thousand hours of watch time, making it more difficult for smaller content creators to make money doing what they love. The changes highlight the necessity to develop alternative means for creators to monetize. Today we're speaking with Conner Douglass, founder and CEO of MakerSupport, a crowdsourcing platform dedicated to helping content creators do exactly that. Conner is a 21-year-old software engineer from Indiana. He interned at Apple and Google before starting MakerSupport. http://www.makersupport.com Annika's referral link: https://www.makersupport.com/AnnikaSkywalker/?rc=annika

Conner Douglass from MakerSupport on Crowdfunding

Today we're talking about a deeply troubling issue in the Magic the Gathering community that has had some promising developments recently, thanks to the efforts of today's guest. According to NicheGamer, Jeremy Hambly is a polarizing figure who has a well deserved reputation for being an asshole. He’s loud, he’s opinionated and he doesn’t care who approves. With more than 180,000 YouTube subscribers he runs the channels UnSleevedMedia and TheQuartering. Count Dankula THOT Magic: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2F1g83R7EGI Unsleeved Twitter: https://twitter.com/UnsleevedMedia Unsleeved Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIIeZClsD9f0KlRsT1CBpDw TheQuartering Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheQuartering TheQuartering Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfwE_ODI1YTbdjkzuSi1Nag

Jeremy Hambly: Magic The Gathering, Malcontent For Justice

President Trump sets the entire political and media world alight with remarks on immigration, a mother tells everyone to get a grip on a controversial hoodie, and New Netflix degeneracy. Trump's Comments: https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-attacks-protections-for-immigrants-from-shithole-countries-in-oval-office-meeting/2018/01/11/bfc0725c-f711-11e7-91af-31ac729add94_story.html http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/trump-risks-staff-departures-jeopardizes-immigration-deal-with-shithole-comments/article/2645819 Executive Branch on Immigration: http://hrlibrary.umn.edu/immigrationlaw/chapter2.html Controversial Hoodie: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-5257715/Mother-H-M-race-row-child-model-speaks-out.html H&M Stores Trashed: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5265633/H-M-store-trashed-coolest-monkey-jungle-row.html Netflix Commercial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VS08cWZrlQA& Jay Leno: https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/jan/11/jay-leno-glad-hes-done-with-late-night-its-all-dep/ Motorhead's Eddie Clarke Passes Away:  https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/motorhead-guitarist-fast-eddie-clarke-dead-at-67-w515327

Sh**holes, The Controversial Hoodie and Netflix

An academic conference calls for an end to free speech protections, a long-time messaging service says goodbye, and a Tennessee woman breaks a childbirth record. Sources: "Conference calls for ban on 'anti-sharia laws,' 'hate speech'" https://www.campusreform.org/?ID=10286 "AIM is officially dead" https://techcrunch.com/2017/12/15/aim-is-officially-dead/ "'SHE'S OUR SNOW BABY' World first as baby is born from an embryo frozen 25 YEARS ago – and her mum is only 26" https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/5178810/world-first-as-baby-is-born-from-an-embryo-frozen-25-years-ago-and-her-mum-is-only-26/ Regarding the Kraut Discord doxing server leaks, and possible involvement of Kilroy organizer: https://twitter.com/BravingRuin/status/942598495210561537 http://www.kilroyevent.com/ Shout out to TheBurgerkreig, with whom we'll speak Dec. 28 2017 https://www.youtube.com/user/TheBurgerkrieg Annika on Gab: https://gab.ai/annikaskywalker Annika on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AnnikaSkywalker Jacob on Gab: https://gab.ai/DigitalHeretic Jacob on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Digital_Heretic

Anti-Free Speech Academics, AIM Says "Goodbye", TN Woman Births 25-Year-Old Embryo | MRNW 16

An investigation uncovers many children seeking asylum in Sweden are older than they claim. Philadelphia business owners face criticism for taking protective measures in high-crime areas. And an adult film star pressured into sex commits suicide. "Pro-Gay Online Hate Machine Leads to Suicide of Porn Actress": https://www.dangerous.com/37985/porn-star-august-ames-may-have-killed-herself-over-twitter-bullying/ Mister Metokur's Video on August Ames: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SPI9Mk17OAs "Sweden child migrant tests 'reveal many adults": http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-42234585 "Barrier windows in Philly beer delis: Symbols of safety or distrust?": http://www.philly.com/philly/news/crime/beer-delis-plexiglass-windows-council-bill-20171130.html

"Child" Migrants, Racist Plexiglass, & PC Sexual Coercion | MRNW 15

Annika's Political Compass Test

Another round of male-bashing continues in the media, why criticizing in science isn't harassment, and another botched story on President Trump. Geek Questioner Podcast With Charlie Hoover  

Male-Bashing, Criticism In Science, And Yuge Fake News on Trump| MRNW 14

A former Hillary Clinton campaign operative really, really, really wants you to elect women, a female Newsweek columnist is disappointed to learn people turned on by men still want them to be men, and a Swedish comedian is starting a music festival which will exclude them entirely.

No Boys Allowed Music Festival, And Other WTFs In Feminism| MRNW 13

Why women might be less likely to be given CPR, Marie Claire wants to know why Taylor Swift isn’t part of the Resistance, and Poland celebrates 99 years of Independence.

Leave Swifty Alone!, CPR Boobs and Polish Pride | MRNW 12

We went to a flash mob Veterans Day parade in Houston, TX and decided to chat about what symbolism means to us, Jacob being a military veteran, Annika as an immigrant.

Veterans Day In An Age Of Anti-Americanism

Today we speak with a former director of a local chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations about last week’s terror attack in Manhattan, why he left that organization and more. Babak's website: http://www.babakdarvish.com/ Babak on Twitter: @babakdarvish More to read: https://www.malanational.org/bobby-darvish-rebuking-victimhood-narrative/ http://www.makerobotsnotwar.com Twitter: @makerobots Annika on Twitter: @AnnikaSkywalker Jacob on Twitter: @Digital_Heretic Babak Darvish is an Iranian-American activist, columnist, commentator, and technology specialist. He is a political centrist, advocate of democracy and an advocate of the plural “perennial philosophy” interpretation of Islam. Babak is the CEO of Lycan group and was the Executive Director of CAIR Columbus from 2009-2010. He co-founded the Muslim Forum of Utah in 2003 and ran it until 2007. He holds a Bachelors of Science degree in Information Technology and Web Management. He is well known in the technology world as being a guru of Business Analysis and Business Intelligence focusing on Anti-Money Laundering, Anti-Organized Crime, and Anti-Terror Finance. His employers have included J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, BB&T Bank, Cisco Systems, Non-Profit Groups, and Government Agencies. He is also an alumni of the FBI Citizen's Academy (FBICA). He has been a sought after Consultant in the fields of Technology, History, Culture, Religion, Politics, Languages, and Government Relations. Babak is fluent in English and Persian. He was born in Tehran, Iran into aristocracy, however moved to the USA when he was one year of age with his parents and rose in the USA. He studied Islamic history, culture, and law from a number of Sunni, Shia, and Sufi scholars such as Sidi Muhammad of the Shadhili Sufi Order, which he has been a Murid of since 2006. He has lived and travelled in North America, Europe, and Asia. You can contact him or book an interview by visiting his blog at: http://www.babakdarvish.com His writings can be found on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/s/ref=dp_byline_sr_ebooks_2?ie=UTF8&text=Babak%20Darvish&search-alias=digital-text&field-author=Babak%20Darvish&sort=relevancerank

Babak Darvish on being a Secular Muslim | MRNW 11

It’s Halloween and today we speak with one of the most terrifying creatures to stalk the political landscape, a young black conservative. Kenny on Twitter Kenny on YouTube (go watch and show him some love by subscribing, commenting and voting on his brand-new presence over there) As always, you can find us at: www.makerobotsnotwar.com Twitter is @makerobots

Kenny Siler On Being A Young Conservative | MRNW #10

Today on Make Robots Not War, Colin Kaepernick takes his feud with the NFL to a new level, Apple’s diversity chief makes an amazing apology, and Australian sports almost take a turn for the absurd.     The time Adele was a ringer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OHXjxWaQs9o&t=   Jewel singing karaoke undercover: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rmv1VhrtYRo 

Totally Not Trying To Be A Sports Podcast | MRNW #9

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