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Investigative journalist Naama Kates dives deep inside the incel community. Incel is shorthand for involuntary celibate. Follow Naama's journey.

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Investigative journalist Naama Kates dives deep inside the incel community. Incel is shorthand for involuntary celibate. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/incel/support
1: Bluepilled AF.
In the first installment of INCEL, Naama explores her fascination with identity online and provides a brief primer on the evolution of the web as a platform, before beginning her investigation by tracking down a controversial poster named Neo, at the...
2: HopelessAddictDruggicel
In episode 2 of INCEL, before introducing you to the mysterious leaders of the incel forums and the rest of her investigation, and before properly introducing you to Frothy, Naama introduces you to FrailPaleStaleMale, an incel from the East Midlands...
3: Statusmaxxing Admincel
In the third episode of INCEL, Naama goes deeper down the rabbit hole, and plays the first of her two-part conversation with "Sergeant Incel," the administrator and creator of the website, who candidly discusses when, how, and why he developed this...
4: RopeFuel, RageFuel, & AWALT.
In part two of her conversation with SergeantIncel, Naama gets into the weeds about some of the more dangerous and distasteful rhetoric on the incel forums. —————————————————————— Posts are categorized by subject tags: [RopeFuel] or [SuicideFuel]...
100: Labor Day Bonus Feedback Pod
Ceci n’est pas une pipe. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- In this special Labor Day Bonus episode, Naama takes some...
5: JBW & ASD, SEAmaxxing Manlet.
This week, Naama travels to SEA with “K,” who has discovered a way to ascend. They discuss a variety of concepts and terms, including JBW, which stands for “Just Be White,” and manlet, the term for a short incel. ASD stands for autism spectrum...
6: Gone ER.
Elliott Rodger, "the supreme gentleman," committed a heinous act of domestic terror in Isla Vista, California in 2014, earning the nonstop attention of media, and an ironic martyrdom in the incelosphere, to the point that "going ER" has become a meme....
7: Media Bias & Frothy Solutions.
In episode 7 of INCEL, Naama goes back to the beginning by deconstructing some of the popular media hit pieces about incels, which are usually all anyone sees. She also returns to her first guide through the incel landscape, Frothy Solutions, whose...
8: The True Believer: the Case of Alek Minassian
Due to the developments of this past weekend, INCEL is taking this week to provide you all with an emergency breaking news analysis of the case of alleged perpetrator of the Toronto vehicle-ramming attack of April 23rd, 2018. Naama analyzes various...
9: We Live in a Society
Incels have been in the news. In episode 9 of INCEL, Naama unpacks some of the recent events behind the headlines, such as the military warning issued about the release of the new Joker movie. Through statements from the community’s leaders, the...
10: RX-maxxing with Dr. Scott and Dr. Shiloh from LA Not So Confidential
In episode 10, Naama is joined by forensic psychologists, Dr. Scott and Dr. Shiloh, from the LA Not So Confidential podcast to pick up on the conversation introduced last week, about their experience with inceldom, and how they determine an...
11: “Breaking Incel” w/ Jack Peterson
Over the past few weeks, Naama and guests have grappled with the question: what happens to incels when they “ascend” or simply decide to leave the community? How do they take that leap? And then adjust to life without their former friends, their...
12: Society Kills Men / Reckoning
On this week’s episode of INCEL, Naama takes care of some “housekeeping” and lays out the (uncertain, expanding) future of the show by teasing out some upcoming episodes, before sitting down for an interview with Kenneth T. Jolivet, author of the new...
101: Society Kills Society & MailBag Bonus Pod
After last week and before next week’s heavy episode, Naama checks back in with listeners regarding some recent thoughts and feedback from the wider world out there. Enjoy this mellow inventory taking episode of INCEL. —————————————————————— INCEL is...
13: The Science of Violence w/ Dr. Sumaiya Shaikh
After the craziness and questioning of episode 12, Naama sits down with neuroscientist Dr Sumaiya Shaikh for an empirical explanation of the phenomena we call violence and radicalization. She also checks in with Master, head hacker for incels.co, to...
14: T-R-A-U-M-A and these pictures of you ... with Dr. James Gordon
On this episode of INCEL, Naama chats with Dr. James Gordon, founder and director of the Center for Mind-Body Medicine, who dispenses with some white-pilled advice for incels and for all of us. She also checks in with Frail, whose birthday was in...
INCEL 101: A Primer, w/ Tim Pilleri and Lance Reinstierna From Crawlspace
In time for that post-Thanksgiving crash, Naama attempts to retrieve something tasty, as per popular demand, by “chadfishing”: the practice of creating fake dating app profiles (generally with photos of classically attractive men, or “Chads”) in order...
15: The Chadfishing Experiment, w/ Pinky Culture (& Catfishman).
On this cold winter day, Naama serves up a dose of blackpill, as per popular demand, by “chadfishing”: the practice of creating fake dating app profiles (generally with photos of classically attractive men, or “Chads”) in order to trick people...
16: Benevolent Radicalization and Coming of Age w/ Ken Reidy.
In this episode of INCEL, Naama speaks to Ken Reidy, author of the award-winning doctoral thesis titled "Benevolent Radicalization,” about the group of “radicalized” individuals in England, who become humanitarians... They discuss his work, the incel...
17: Perma-banned/Disengagement
This week on INCEL, Naama talks to Reggie (RegisteredUser), a 19 year old engineering student from the from the UK, who was recently permanently banned from the forum, after multiple warnings, because, honestly, he was just kind of over it??? Reggie’s...
Incel Trailer (60 second version)
Chads and Stacys, and red pills and black pills, and incels and normies and cucks, oh my. Maybe you’ve heard these words before and wondered what they meant. Just beneath the boundaries of polite society, is an entire world that most of us will never...
18: One Before I Rope — the TRUEcel (part 1).
On this last day of the decade (and the season), INCEL presents our listeners with a good old-fashioned cliffhanger!!! Episode 18 introduces Bummer Drummer, a “truecel” from the American heartland. Bummer is unfiltered and full of pathos; he also...
19: One Before I Rope — the TRUEcel (part 2).
Hello world and welcome back! Today INCEL returns to Bummer Drummer, a “truecel” from the American heartland. This week, he goes on to describe his attitudes about the Beta Male Uprising, and violence in the name of a cause, as well as how he came...
20: PUA for the “Non-Select Male” w/Obsidian (and some news!)
After a quick summary of the latest news in the incelosphere (of which there’s been plenty, and which will be covered in detail over a two-part episode starting next week), Naama sits down with radio host Mumia Obsidian Ali (@ObsidianFiles), a...
21: Disaggregation: A Field Guide for the New Experts (Part 1)
This week we begin our 2 part venture into the renewed interest and fresh crop of the academic and journalistic interest in the topic, digging into the Texas DPS inclusion of incels as domestic terror threats, and gets some feedback from previous...
200: Crossover w/ Live to Tell Podcast!
With the renewed interest in the field taking up so much space, a new crossover interview seems timely and INCEL can think of none better to do so than “Live to Tell” podcast with fellow Connecticut dwellers Deb and Jaclyn! Have a listen and check out...
22: Disaggregation: A Field Guide for the New Experts (Part 2)
Happy belated Valentine's Day, President's Day, and new episode of INCEL day, world. Today on Part 2 of Disaggregation: A Field Guide for the New Experts, Naama concludes her summary with an aggregation of the new interest in the incel community by...
23: LIFEFUEL: Epigenetics and Empiricism, w/ Mike Niconchuk
Hello brocels, hope you're ready for a mind-blowing chat with Mike Niconchuk, a fearless and brilliant neuroscientist with Beyond Conflict (@Beyond_Conflict), and his game-changing approach to mental health, which is based on understanding the science...
24: The God Pill, w/ Geerhardus and Mrs. Boss
Today on INCEL, Naama sits down with Christian Reform Church youth minister, “Geerhardus Boss” and his wife, “Mrs. Boss,” for a deep and uplifting conversation about the influence of religion in modern. Are the kids gonna be all right?...
25: Suicide, Cyberbullying and r/IncelTears with Kyle
Today on INCEL: the Quarantine Files, Naama sits down with Kyle (@KWilds91), a graduate student in criminology, specifically, Homeland Security, to discuss many things (which we’ll continue on future episodes) but with a main focus on suicide,...
Introducing "ESC-Hate"...
Ep 1: Andy Ngo / CV Vitolo-Haddad —————————————————————————— On the first episode of Esc-Hate, Naama introduces the initiative from Light Upon Light, and then sits down with Andy Ngo (The Post Millennial, Quillette) and CV Vitolo-Haddad (University of...
26: WaW! What attracts Women w/ FACEandLMS!!!
Well, as a special treat, just in time for Day 218573 of Quarantine, is the long-awaited interview with FACEandLMS, veritable legend and fellow content creator whose "What attracts Women" series on YouTube has gotten millions of views. FACEandLMS has...
28: Reconstruction and r/IdiotTears, w/ StonedMayonnaise
Over this past weekend, r/IncelTears, the controversial “watchdog” subreddit and subject of our Episode 25, was mysteriously and suddenly nuked by its original administrator, much to the delight of many in the incel community. On today’s episode,...
“ESC-Hate” Bonus Feed Drop - 2: Daryl Davis/Jeff Schoep
Hello world! Since we’re all still quarantining, I’m dropping a second episode of ESC-Hate into the feed this week! —————————————————————————— If you enjoy, please subscribe over at www.anchor.fm/esc_hate, or simply search for “ESC-Hate” in your...
29: "The Philosophic Black Pill" w/ ScornedStoic (p. 1)
On today's episode, ScornedStoic from Incels.co shares his thoughts about ethics, theology, and the mental health system, and explains why being NT (neurotypical), or not, is so predictive of inceldom. The interview covers a lot of ground, and will...
202: "TFW No GF": Movie Review
"TFW no GF" (cyberspeak for "that feeling when no girlfriend") is a documentary about "incel culture" by Alex Lee Moyer and is now available on Amazon Prime. https://www.amazon.com/TFW-No-Alex-Lee-Moyer/dp/B087N4632Q ————————————————————— INCEL is...
30: "The Philosophic Black Pill" w/ ScornedStoic (p. 2)
(TRIGGER WARNING: Today's episode includes serious and frank discussion of suicidal ideation.) On today's episode, we return to ScornedStoic from Incels.co, for his intriguing and profound thoughts about ethics, theology, and mortality. After a very...
31: ONE-ITIS w/ Grotesque Subhuman
In this episode, Naama interviews the notorious "wizard" (a male virgin over 30), "Grotesque Subhuman," for his side of a tragic story of a “one-itis” (an infatuation or crush) gone horribly awry, and his understanding of some of why and how it all...
32: Terrorism in Toronto, the Westgate Shooter & WTF incelosphere?? w/ Phil Gurski!
After this INSANE week in incel news, we all need to regroup. Naama goes over the headlines before sitting down to gain insight from today's wonderful guests. Canadian intel specialist Phil Gurski (@borealissaves), president of Borealis Threat and...
“ESC-Hate” Bonus Feed Drop - 3: Abdalaziz al-Hamza/Faisal Saeed al-Mutar
SPECIAL FEED DROP! —————————————————————————— Today, as protestors gather, demanding justice for George Floyd, we must acknowledge the hard truth that our nation is in crisis. Though it feels as though our very democracy is under attack, we must...
34: “The Art of Incel” MEGA-SODE (w/ Mike Crumplar)!!!
Fear not, dear listeners, we’re still not through with our exploration into the latest news in the incelosphere, but new groundbreaking interviews are just now being recorded. So today’s episode is a real treat, one that is long overdue: today Naama...
35: Homecoming, Housekeeping, and Incel(dot)Blog w/ SergeantIncel
WELCOME BACK dear world! Sorry for the long hiatus! In honor of a year and two full seasons of the pod, Naama had to take a bit of a summer vacation, but is back, bright eyed and bushy tailed with a great new episode. There are some potential changes...
36: “Step Your Dick Up” w/ William Costello
So sorry once again for the delay; we’ve officially been hit by COVID-19 here at INCEL Studios, but we’re okay, and it’s not that bad, and we’ll be continuing to bring you episodes (if at a slightly slower pace til we beat it). Anyway, today’s episode...
37: Fetishes & Fantasies, Porn & Paraphilias
Hello world! On this (very late) episode of INCEL, Naama sits down with Kamikaze to discuss the seldom discussed issue of sexual fetishes and fantasies that grow to become sources of shame or frustration, and can turn into roadblocks to actual dating...
38: “...so today I’m a wizard, a gutter rat.”
On November 15th, Master (@IncelsCo) started a Twitter thread announcing that Frail has been missing for nearly two weeks. No one else has heard from him since then. Losing him is unthinkable. This episode is kind of a tribute to him, with unaired...
39: “The OnlyFans Problem,” w/ @IncelsCo and @SweetElfChiku
This week after giving an update on the Minassian trial, Naama explores the issue of the popularity of softcore adult website OnlyFans, and its broader implications for incels. Inspired by the @incelblog article of the same name, she sits down with...
40: "Ladies and Supreme Gentlemen of the Jury..." (w/ Phil Gurski & Jesse Morton).
On today's episode of the pod, we turn back to reporting the news for you, and the most newsworthy item in today's incelosphere is the ongoing trial of Alek Minassian, perpetrator of the Toronto van attack of 2018. To better understand this baffling...
41: Off-Ramps on this Road & r/incelexit
Today, we talk to LookUponMyWorks, an incel who took the Black Pill, but finds himself reconsidering what he suspects is "a broken mindset," and straddling the fence between the comfort of its hard truths, and the possibility of a murkier reality. He...
42: Last Incel on the Left, w/ Jon M (and an early Christmas gift!!!)
Santa came early for the incelosphere this year. Just in time for the holiday, notorious fake incel and pervert Nathan Larson was arrested for kidnapping, so we touch on that and other stories in the news, before sitting down with Jon M, an incel and...
43: "As soon as I get my gun..." w/ Ethan H.
Welcome back, welcome to 2021. Happy New Year, world! On today's episode of INCEL, Naama opens up the New Year with a bit of housekeeping, including addressing a very recent review, the show's upcoming schedule and episodes, and some of the news we'll...
44: It’s All Over Now, w/ Carkudo
This week, Naama sits down with Carkudo, a true OG and former borschtcel. Carkudo served as a moderator of the legendary r/incels, and discussed the origins and changes he’s observed about treatment of incels, and the incel community itself from his...
45: Titanic, Ironic, St. Valentine's Special, w/ Abdi, Master & Frail.
The title says it all: in honor of the upcoming despicable, consumerist, pie-eyed Pagan holiday, today's episode features a conversation amongst Abdi, Master and Frail. Topics range from the funny to the forlorn, colored by a romanticism for...
46: The Artist Formerly Known as Grotesque Subhuman, w/ Todd Z.
Today’s episode has a little bit of everything: a good dose of hope, peppered with drama, and a really welcome surprise. It features another familiar faceless face, as you probably know from the title. You first heard him here on episode 31, with...
33: “Ocean of Oceans” w/ Abdi, Islamicel
After the mayhem of this past weekend, which included a lynching, a looting, and burning cities, Naama decides to treat you to a conversation with “Abdi” (@notepadtxt), a Turkish-Dutch incel whose insight, wisdom and compassion might help us all heal....
47: Once Upon a Midnight Dreary, w/ Sparrow’s Song.
Before we begin our festivities, listen up. We’ve got a real live stalker on our hands over here at incel. More on that soon, we’re closing in. For today we have the harrowing, Dickensonian tale of the well-named Sparrow’s Song, a truecel with a tough...
48: Let's Talk About Bots, Baby, w/ Owli and Chris Riquinha.
Today, after a quick update on long awaited AM verdict, we're going to be talking all about those the three letters on everybody's mind. And those other three letters. (Sex, bot). After exploring some of the existing developments in the field of robot...
49: Fortuna, Fatalism, and Fearful Children w/ Frank Furedi
On this week’s episode of INCEL, Naama chats with Frank Furedi (@FurediBytes), revolutionary thinker, author, and professor emeritus of sociology at University of Kent about incels, politics, and the strange cultural moment of fear and fatalism. Read...
50: To Catch the Bus
On this, our 50th episode, we're going to do something a little unorthodox, or maybe just totally inappropriate, and step away from the topic of incels to that of suicide, which we’ve discussed many times before, but never quite so frankly or...
301: On the Edge w/ Andrew Gold CROSSOVER
This week, instead of leaving you totally hanging, I’m going to drop this bonus episode, my chat with Andrew Gold for his fantastic podcast, On the Edge, that he was gracious enough to let me share here. Andrew is a real, professionally-trained...
51: How to Stop a Mass Shooting Epidemic w/ James Densley.
There have been 45 mass shootings in the United States since March 15th. 45. That’s an incident involving 4 or more victims, excluding the shooter. That is surreal. Today we’ll be hearing from criminologist Professor James Densley (@theviolencepro),...
Death By Incarceration Mini-Sode
This is an exclusive, early release episode of Death by Incarceration for your ears before the June 1st premiere. Listen as the DBI team interviews the current DA of Philadelphia and former civil right attorney Mr. Larry Krasner. Both sides pull no...
302: Modern Day Debate: Incel on Trial
Apologies for the slowdown in content over the past couple weeks; we here at INCEL studios have been slammed with personal and professional obligations but will be back on track next week. In the meantime, here’s the audio from the podcast Modern Day...
53: Alt-Right Novelist dot Com, w/ Andy Nowicki
Today’s interview is a conversation with writer Andy Nowicki who goes by the moniker “alt-right novelist,” a title he’s been given, and also chosen to embrace, which has had many consequences in his own life. He has a popular blog, and is the author...
54: Inoculation Theory w/ "A"
Today’s episode also features a somewhat paradoxical and incredibly impressive incel from New Zealand who simply goes by "A." We cover tons of ground, about inceldom, technology, censorship, group think, victimology, and most importantly, I think,...
55: The Modern Dating Economy w/ James Bloodworth
Today’s episode features journalist James Bloodworth (@J_Bloodworth), who has written some excellent articles about the modern dating economy, and has a podcast of the same name. I’ve been a fan of his for a long time, and was thrilled to pick his...
56: The Black Pill is Eternal w/ Doomer Man
Today’s episode features a 23 year old ex-incel who found himself even further black pilled after his ascension. "It really did reaffirm to me that the blackpill is eternal even if you do 'ascend' and unless you are chad you will never be on top of...
57: How to Build and Maintain an Incel Forum (from absolutely anywhere...) w/ Fukurou
Today’s episode covers the recent headlines about the latest plot to commit mass violence by a 21-year-old incel from Hillsboro, Ohio. The interview features returning guest Owli/Fukurou, the programmer/AI enthusiast and robot devotee from episode 48:...
58: The Plymouth Shooter and the YouTube Historian w/ Liam Porter
Last Thursday, on August 12th, 22-year-old Jake Davison went on a shooting spree in Plymouth, England, killing his mother and four other victims before turning the gun on himself. One of the victims was a three year old girl. It was the first mass...
59: JUST THE FACTS, w/ Phil Gurski
Last week's mass shooting in Plymouth is still reverberating, and the latest headlines suggest that police are revisiting their decision to rule out terrorism... so to help us sort through the debris, is one of our favorite guests here at Incel:...
60: The NEET, the THOT, and the Strange Addiction w/ David (@goooply)
Today’s guest is a 23 year-old incel from New Zealand, who reached out a couple months back with a YouTube link to a beautiful film he made about his life as an incel, which he called “A Shallow Perception of Me.” The film is about a lonely young man...
61: Checking In & Childhood Traumas w/ Abdi & Master
Happy Labor Day, World! Today we return to form after a long summer with an informal chat w/ Master (@IncelsCo) and Abdi (@BigManBigSoul) to catch up. We discuss Plymouth, dating apps, and then respond to a moving and thought-provoking message from a...
52: Reflectively, Reflexively, Respectfully, Rowan
This week we take a break from the mass shootings and talk to Rowan, a YouTuber and fellow femoid blackpill-adjacent content creator, who’s started to build a bit of a name and following in the incelosphere. Was going to say we keep things light but...
62: Currycels, Ricecels, & Strict Asian Parents
Today’s episode is a follow-up to the topic we started discussing last week, that first came my way via a poignant message from a listener named Mark (@us3rn8m3_t8k3n) a self-described currycel, who suggested we further explore the role that childhood...
63: Orders of Magnitude w/Scorned Stoic
Today, we check back in with fan favorite, Scorned Stoic, from whom you last heard in May of 2020, on episodes 29 and 30: The Philosophic Black Pill. He spoke to me from his apartment in Germany, where he’s been living as an ex-pat for about 3 years....
64: Alea Jacta Est w/ Jean-Marc Dalphond
Today’s episode finally takes on the very complicated case of the mass shooting on December 6th, 1989 at the Ecole Polytechnique in Montreal. It is often considered the first “incel shooting” despite predating the term by 25 years. The perpetrator,...
201: this episode will self destruct
Here’s one from the vaults w/ a disgruntled member of incels.co! Enjoy and stay safe! —————————————————————— Please check out my all new Patreon for ad-free, uncensored episodes and weekly blogs! https://www.patreon.com/NaamaKates...
303: Incels at Nighttime w/ Jordan Bonaparte (@nighttimepod)
This week’s main episode features an interview with returning guest, Liam Porter, the YouTube historian who archived the videos from Plymouth shooter’s Jake Davison YouTube channel and discussed those with me following the incident. His own YouTube...
65: The #GamerGate Movie, w/ Liam Porter
Today’s topic is Gamergate. If you google it, the first result will that comes up is Wikipedia’s entry, where it’s listed as “harassment campaign,” but Liam Porter (@retinend), a filmmaker and YouTube historian has a more nuanced answer, having made...
66: The Father, the Son, & the Watchtower
Today’s interview features “Ken,” an incel who wrote into the show after hearing Mark's story on episode 62: Currycels, Ricecels, & Strict Asian Parents. Ken was raised as a Jehovah's Witness, and left the community as an adult, when he put himself...
67: After the Orgy w/ Katherine Dee
TW: a bit of discussion of eating disorders! Hello, world and Happy Thanksgiving, America. On today’s episode we talk to Katherine Dee, AKA @default_friend, about dating before apps, narrativizing our lives, pro-ana internet, sex positivity, porn, and...
68: The LOOKSMAXXING Master Class w/ @JCtheCatalyst
As an early Christmas gift, today’s guest, @JCtheCatalyst, a wildly popular content creator on TikTok and YouTube delivers a free master class in science of attractiveness in terms of aesthetics, evolutionary biology and nutrition in concise and...
69: The Femcel Mystique
In the spirit of reciprocity, today’s episode features our very first femcel, Pora. Pora doesn’t call herself a female incel, which she explains in the interview. She, in fact, agrees with the black pill contention that women can’t really be incel —...
70: Agecucks, Escortcels, & First Amendment Jurisprudence w/ @PPEcel
Today we chat with @PPEcel, a ricecel in his early 20s, who writes like a legal scholar. He’s been particularly active on incels.is in recent weeks, during the forum’s critical transitional period, and graciously took the time to have a chat about...
71: Culture, Contentment & Online Bravado, w/ @DisabledCel
Today’s episode features an interview with Richard Orrett, @DisabledCel on Twitter. We recorded once, a couple years ago, but only spoke for 10 minutes or so, so I wanted to put it into one of those ambitious episodes I used to do with multiple...
72: Alpha F***s, Beta Buxx w/ Eugene
Welp, war is raging in Eastern Europe so let's forget that and listen to today’s episode, which features Eugene! We discuss a lot of popular and pertinent themes which I haven’t touched on in quite some time — namely feminism, hypergamy, and the...
73: GOOD HARD SCIENCE w/ William Costello (@costellowilliam)!!!
Well it was a heavy news week in the incelosphere, and the news is always bad, so we begin this episode with a deconstruction and a rant. As an antidote, today's episode features an interview with friend of the pod and brilliant researcher, William...
74: Internet Addicts Anonymous w/ "Jamie"
Today’s episode is about internet addiction, or more specifically, recovery. "Jamie" is not an incel, but he reached out as a listener to the pod, after hearing the topic discussed on a few episodes, because, let’s face it: it is very relevant when it...
75: The BDD Episode, w/ Mr. S
Our fascinating guest this week, like last week, isn’t an incel, but he believes he should be, mostly due to his appearance. Mr. S from Australia is a power-lifter who seems to struggle with body dysmorphic disorder. He doesn’t totally buy that...
76: What Do Femcels Really Want? w/ @default_friend
Today’s episode is haute cuisine, the chef’s special, a rare delicacy — well, hopefully, not too rare — with writer Katherine Dee (@default_friend), my content creation spirit animal. We’ve converged here thanks in no small part to a recent piece in...
78: Low-Status NordicCel
Today’s guest is a 39 year old incel from Norway. Many incels believe they’d have it worst in Scandinavian countries, that “sub-8 theory” reigns supreme in those places, because of their homogeneity and the financial security for women in the region....
79: Spinosauruskin w/ @discordspies
David Sherratt (@discordspies), formerly known as "Spinosauruskin" was an MRA YouTuber, heavy on the scene years ago when it was just taking shape. He left the movement and his YouTubing behind after a major falling out with Sargon of Akkad… Well, he...
80: The Rest of Your Life w/ Arch Anemone (@knubberrub)
Today's the day we finally talk to the controversial Single-DadCel, Arch Anemone (@knubberrub). The conversation is very interesting and emotional, covering a life journey, the beginnings of the incel subculture, codependency, self-abandonment,...
81: The HERO PILL w/ Crooner (@heropilled)
Here at last, the @heropilled episode! For those of you who don’t follow me on Twitter, I wrote a piece about this for UnHerd last week that was based on the interview you’re about to hear with e-boy/YouTuber/philosopher, Crooner, whose friends,...
82: TRANSmaxxing w/ Nixie (@ManicPixJeepGrl)
Finally it's here - our first episode with a trans woman who identified as an incel during her younger years and relates to the mindset... This is a fascinating one, though the title is sort of clickbait-y -- sorry Vintologi! Because we think...
83: The Anatomy of Apathy w/ Elliot
This week is a fascinating interview with a remarkable young man named Elliot, who suffers from a neurological condition called periventricular leukomalacia, the result of a brain injury that occurs during childbirth. It can manifest in many different...
85: Passenger Syndrome w/ BottleBlank
Today’s episode features an interview with Bottle Blank, an incel-adjacent singleton from the United Kingdom, whose shyness and social difficulties make him feel like a passive actor in his own life, somewhere in the background or at the whim of other...
86: Unique Selling Points w/ Miss Audrey Brynn (@AudreyBrynn1)
Today’s episode is one that I’ve been looking forward to for a long time, featuring Miss Audrey Brynn (@AudreyBrynn1), a professional dominatrix from London, whose perspective on men, sex, incels, desire, and this podcast is worth its metaphorical...
700: NK + DF // Keffals v. KiwiFarms (Bonus)
This week was derailed by horrible studies and even worse media coverage on incels, which I'll be getting to in detail next week! But I didn't want to leave you all hanging, so here's a special bonus from Patreon, edited down for Main!...
87: Behavioral Sinks w/ Donga
Today we have an interview with Donga, a 22 year old black man from Johannesburg, South Africa who identifies as incel. Donga is incredibly wise for his years, and brought a macro sort of perspective on the whole phenomenon that’s been sorely needed…...
88: From Russia, with Love w/ Helena
Today’s is guest is Helena, a 29 year-old female virgin from Russia. She doesn’t describe herself as a femcel, but she’d probably fit the definition according to the standards of many of these piece from trendy women’s magazines of late… but Helena is...
89: Protective Illusions w/ Paul
Today’s guest is one you’ve all been looking forward to, and he does NOT disappoint. In fact, one of the reasons I was inspired to drop this early Halloween episode on y’all was this conversation, which we just recorded a few days ago. Paul is...
90: Terrorism Studies Inc w/ Liam Duffy
This past Tuesday was Election Day in the United States, so in keeping with the vaguely political climate around here, it's time for a State of the Union episode, if the union here is the global village of experts in countering violent extremism. We...
91: A Real Dog's Breakfast w/ Phil Gurski
Happy Thanksgiving, fellow Yanks! In honor of NatSec November, I decided to continue the discussion about the state of security and intelligence today, and there’s absolutely no one know who understands it better than Phil Gurski (@borealissaves),...
92: A Passage to Currystan w/ Karun
Today we’re going to continue this streak of exceptional interviews and our branching out of the WEIRD world we often inhabit (that’s the acronym WEIRD: Western, Educated, Industrialized, Rich and Democratic) with Karun, a currycel living in India....
2022: RECOIL, Part 1
Hello world! Today's episode is a bonus, year-in-review medley, as a way to take inventory before heading on into 2023. PodMother loves all her children equally, so we're not going to a "Best Of" list. Instead, this is going to be a clip show, like...
2022: RECOIL, Part 2
Welcome back to the Clip Show. Today we continue on our journey, commemorating 2022, with four fantastic guests and what we learned from them... There's still one more week of the year, so enjoy, and stay tuned for the final installment of 2022:...
400: Chat w/ Dr. Carolina Hermes (@Manosphere101)
Happy New Year, world! Before our first official episode of the year, with Black Pill Medicine, here's a little bonus -- the audio from my chat with Dr. Carolina Hermes of Brazil, that she graciously let me share with you all here. Carolina's YouTube...
93: Ecological System Failure w/ Matt Henry
Today’s guest , Matt, is also a former incel, who ascended at 23, and is currently married — essentially — with four children, and studying psychology. He also has a YouTube channel, sort of a self-help for incels, called @BlackPillMedicine. It’s a...
94: BASED & GAITSKILLED w/ Mary Gaitskill
Today’s guest is the writer Mary Gaitskill, whose novels and short stories have been adapted into motion pictures and nominated for major literary prizes like the PEN/Faulkner award, the National Book Award, and the National Critics Circle Award, and...
95: Content-Minded Theorycel, w/ Gio Pennachietti (@giantgio)
Today you’re in for another treat with Gio (@giantgio), host of Gio’s Content Minded Corner, a fellow podcaster and fantastic artist (and a truecel, according to him, for those of you listeners griping about the excess of normies on the lineup). We...
96: Prevent. Pursue. Protect. Prepare. w/ Joe Whittaker
Today we sit down with Joe Whittaker (@CTProject_JW), an extremism researcher who teaches cybercrime at Swansea University in Wales, to continue our series about the wonderful world of Countering Violent Extremism. We talk about his research on online...
97: STR8-X w/ Jake (@Flat_Stanley)
This week’s guest is Jake (@FIat_Stanley), a 23 year-old American incel who doesn’t really identify as such; he isn’t much of a joiner. He’s also abstinent from alcohol and mind-altering substances, and he believes there’s a connection. We discuss,...
98: Oedipus Cel w/ Paul
Today’s episode features a young man who’ll go by Paul, in his 30s, from England, who’s not quite an incel - he lost his virginity at 27 and had a brief relationship of a couple months - but otherwise, he basically is. He thinks that his relationship...
990: House Call w/ Dr Sohom Das (@dr_s_das)
Here's a bonus episode with Dr Sohom Das (@dr_s_das), a London-based forensic psychiatrist, author, and YouTuber who I met on the Shaun Attwood Show, answering some of my questions about violence, criminal behavior, mental illness and where they all...
999: Weaponized Concern Trolling
A bonus episode that will most likely self-destruct within 24 hours about the events of this week and weaponized concern trolling. Bartók: Dance Suite, Sz. 77 - 1. Moderato. London Philharmonic. 1965 Decca Music Group Limited.
99: TransferenCel, w/ Trevor
Today's episode is about what they’re all about - obsessions, rejections, frustrations, and putting one foot in front of the other in the face of it all. It features Trevor (@mrmapleleafrag), a 26-year-old incel and writer from far up North in Canada,...
100: First World Problems w/ ThirdWorldCel
Today's episode, officially 100, brings you a timeless theme: a currycel comes to the West with hopes of living out the immigrant dream. But it doesn’t quite work out as planned, as ThirdWorldCel describes alienation, disappointment, and depression...
we met online: Tradwives
While Katherine Dee is away on special assignment, Naama and special guest, Brooke (her IRL bessie) discuss the cultural phenomenon of Tradwives: Who are they? Do they have any influence? Are they... dangerous? References: RedPillWives:...
101: TRANSMAXXING Redux w/ Tina (@llamatoTina)
Tina (@LlamatoTina) is a 23 year old transwoman from Germany - a former associate of Vintologi, the Swedish author of the eponymous Transmaxxing Manifesto. She is a transmaxxer qua transmaxxer, who endorses transitioning for all sorts of reasons...
102: The Perfect Victim w/ John Smith
34-year-old John (@evilcorgi69) is a writer from North Carolina. He’s an incel, and he’s had a difficult life, he’s a male survivor of childhood sexual abuse and he’s been grossly mistreated by the travesty that is the mental healthcare system in this...
103: Incel without Hate, w/ Tonic - Part 1
Today’s episode is a true return-to-form to very early days of the pod, as Tonic and I discuss the very early days of the community — long-gone places like love shy, r/incelswithouthate, r/askanincel and r/ inceltears. We also talk about the ER...
104: Incel Without Hate w/ Tonic - Part 2
Here’s the second half of my conversation with Tonic! If you haven’t listened to the first part, please go back and check it out, for more of his life story and a history of incel spaces, to lead into some deeper and darker waters about Elliott...
106: Another British Criminologist w/ Christopher Lowe
After a very brief TL;DR of this whole sordid business that's been ruining my life for the better part of a year, we dive into an interview with... another British criminologist... named Christopher Lowe (@ChrisLowe1994), who's working on his masters...
107: The Transmaxxing Manifesto w/ Vintologi
Today’s episode is with Vintologi, the founder of the eponymous "religion" and author of the Transmaxxing Manifesto. It was recorded in July of 2021 if certain references are out of date. It was certainly interesting to revisit after my recent episode...
108: Radically Genuine w/ Dr. Roger McFilln (@DrMcFillin)
If any of you listened to the trailer I dropped a couple weeks ago, for We Met Online: Season 2, you might recognize the voice of today’s guest, Dr Roger McFillin. Or you might recognize it from his own show, The Radically Genuine Podcast, which ranks...

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