This is the first part of our conversation. The full episode and the complete archive of Subversive episodes, including exclusive episodes and my writing, are available on Substack. You can also subscribe to the podcast sans writing on Patreon for a bit less. This is how the show is financed and grows, so I appreciate every contribution! Please subscribe at: https://www.alexkaschuta.com/ https://www.patreon.com/aksubversive/ We discuss Trace’s evolution from Mormonism to his current spiritual beliefs, his mission trip, and the struggle to find a personal spiritual answer. We also chat about the value of community and voluntary organization within religion, the pursuit of perfection, and the struggle against emptiness and decay. We also delve into the tension between the populist right and the traditional right, the struggle to build a cohesive movement, and the fragmentation within the online right, centrism, and the potential for a more inclusive pursuit of excellence. Our conversation concludes with a reflection on the value of life, the importance of intentional decision-making, and the duty to maintain and create positive structures. Trace Woodgrains is a pseudonymous writer and podcast producer, he is on Twitter @tracewoodgrains and he is on Substack at https://www.tracingwoodgrains.com/ Chapters for the full episode 00:00 Introduction and Background 07:02 Finding Community and Reasonable Conversations 15:17 The Value of Community and Voluntary Organization in Religion 37:04 The Tension Between the Populist Right and the Traditional Right 52:12 The Potential for a More Inclusive Center 01:09:46 The Value of Life and the Importance of Parenthood 01:15:13 Maintaining and Creating Positive Structures ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SxiOM0Juyy8

You can find the full-length podcast featuring Paul Kingsnorth here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5lwrCLPSq1M&t=16s You can support this podcast and get early releases and bonus content at https://www.patreon.com/aksubversive Or check out my writing and the early releases on Substack at https://alexkaschuta.substack.com/ I speak to Paul about freedom under liberalism, his conversion to Romanian Orthodoxy, the possibility of a truly secular society, transhumanism, the English people and their right to self-determination, the hedonic treadmill, London as the new Babel, what is Hell, scientism and the race for the preservation of bare life under Covid, materialism, localism, AI, technocapital and more. Paul Kingsnorth is an English writer and former environmental activist who lives in the west of Ireland. He is the former deputy editor of The Ecologist and the co-founder of the Dark Mountain Project. You can find his work on his website https://www.paulkingsnorth.net/ and his Substack, The Abbey of Misrule. His recommended subversive is Jaques Ellul and his book The Technological Society (plus a nod to Uncle Ted, who has explored similar territory). ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ToVrP4hEy80

You can support this podcast and get early releases and bonus content at https://www.patreon.com/aksubversive Or check out my writing and the early releases on Substack at https://alexkaschuta.substack.com/ I speak to Helen about the fast-developing topic of Transgenderism. About self-identification, trans medicine from John Money to the tragic case of David Reimer, how the UK ended up as TERF island, Trans Widows, Autogynephilia & the work of Ray Blanchard, gender as performance and *essential quality of the soul*, the huge difference between mtf and ftm transgender, and how liberal individualism & transhumanism play into this new booming field of identity. Helen Joyce is a journalist and writer, the is executive editor for the events business of The Economist, and the author of the newly released "Trans: When Ideology Meets Reality". ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AwMvBujuuEg

You can support this podcast and get early releases and bonus content at https://www.patreon.com/aksubversive Or check out my writing and the early releases on Substack at https://alexkaschuta.substack.com/ I chat to Jack about finding love in troubled times, marriage, having children, his adventures in polyamory, finding religion, his past as a libertarian, and opportunities for exit. His recommended subversive is Jordan Hall. Jack is a writer, podcaster, and host of the Jack Murphy Live show, founder of the Liminal Order, and author of “Democrat to Deplorable.” You can find his work via his Twitter @jackmurphylive ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=okV9aPgoqcI