Nikki G isn’t the type to say “I told you so.” Nevertheless, it was just one year ago when she was on the podcast, walking us through the evangelical vision behind Project 2025 and the looming theocratic dominionism of the far right. Now that the NAR agenda (see Ep.81) is coming to pass, she’s back to regroup. Nikki & I discuss how to maintain sanity and balance under narcissistic rule, what it means to occupy our lane in the...
Hey y'all. I'm back with another episode of Subject To Change. A parasocial relationship is the one-sided connection we feel to a leader, influencer, or public figure whom we’ve never met in person (and/or with whom we've had limited contact). Thanks to the internet, parasocial interactions are more common than ever, and they can influence our thoughts, feelings, and behavior. In this episode: I describe the parasocial bond, how it develops,...
It’s no accident that gender essentialism is a (sometimes vitriolic) obsession on the right, with folks clinging to the idea that gender is fixed and immutable. Strict enforcement of gender norms is page-one in the fascist playbook. In this episode, I talk about why, and also, what we can do about it. Places I go in this release >> Inspired by Judith Butler, I argue against essentialism and ask: what if gender is a social construct?...