Beyond Gender

In this episode, Jasmin Faulk discusses being born in Saudi Arabia, growing up under gender segregation and strict rules for girls and women, and later moving to the United States. She describes the moment girls are required to be covered in public, and how. She explains the broader legal and social restrictions on women and recounts how fear of surveillance shaped daily life.

She connects her experiences with concerns about censorship and ‘canceling’ in the U.S., arguing that polarized reactions create a ‘horseshoe’ cycle of fundamentalism. She emphasizes that biological sex remains crucial to women’s safety and health. The conversation also covers men’s experiences in restrictive societies.

Jasmin has a memoir "The Last Sand Storm."

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We are joined by Lionel Shriver who discusses why she uses fictional novels and dialogue to explore emotional, politicized issues, focusing on her book A Better Life, inspired by NYC Mayor Eric Adams’ proposal to pay residents to house migrants. 

The conversation expands to arrested development, climate-change apocalypticism as an excuse to avoid adulthood and family, and claims that medical transition offers a false, endless “project.” Shriver further critiques contemporary left-wing illiberalism and talks mass immigration policy reform.

In this episode, we speak with Eoin Lenihan about his bestselling book "Vandalising Ireland" and what he argues has happened to Ireland since the mid-1990s.

Eoin describes Ireland’s shift to a foreign direct investment model, who’s supported it and the prerequisites for this outcome. He also discusses the replacement of the church, collusion of the elite and provides suggestions for moving forward.

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This is a special episode for Detrans Awareness Day with Soren Aldaco, a researcher, producer of our podcast and IW (Independent Women) ambassador.

Soren talks about her personal process with detransitioning, her understanding and writings on the matter, and ideas of how someone in this position can move forward.

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The episode features a discussion with Dr. Niamh Regan, a concerned parent with a child in primary school, about Ireland’s Cineáltas/“Bí Cineálta” (Be Kind) anti-bullying policies and what she describes as an ideological shift in education.

She argues that the Irish constitution and Department of Education recognize parents as the primary educators of their children, but says schools treat parents as mere “stakeholders” and disregard objections. The conversation links Irish developments to broader international trends, via lobbying strategies and policies.

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Beir Bua:https://www.beirbuaeducation.ie/

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