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Investigative journalist Naama Kates dives deep inside the incel community. Incel is shorthand for involuntary celibate. Follow Naama's journey. Contact Naama: [email protected] https://twitter.com/IncelProject https://twitter.com/naamakates Check out these great shows from Crawlspace Media: Missing Maura Murray: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/missing-maura-murray/id1006974447 Crawlspace: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/crawlspace-true-crime-mysteries/id1187326340 True Crime Twins: <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/po

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Episodes

  1. 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 in the top 2% of downloads worldwide Dr....

  2. 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 It was recorded in July of 2021 if certain references are out of date.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 with Tina, on The TRANSMaxxing Redux episode....

  3. 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 and focusing on incels. It's a lovely...

  4. 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 Rodger, r/IncelTear, macabre poasting, and the...

  5. 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 manifesto, the need for an affirmative incel…

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  6. 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 country. As you’re about to hear, John is...

  7. 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 besides gender dysphoria, including "personal gain"...

  8. 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: https://www.reddit.com/r/RedPillWives/ Thoughts on…

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  9. 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 from his ubiquitous perspective. "Born to Die"…

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  10. 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, who works in local news, and struggles with...

  11. 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.

  12. 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 meet. Check out Dr. Das's YouTube channel, "A...

  13. 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 with his mother might have had something to do...

  14. 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, and get into a fascinating discussion about...

  15. 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 radicalization and get into the nuts and…

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  16. 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 discuss inceldom, romance, philosophy, the...

  17. 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 if you’ve read any of them, you know why, you...

  18. 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 tiny channel, in a sea of similarly themed…

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  19. 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 channel is youtube.com/@carohermes, and her...

  20. 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: RECOIL! Merry Christmas from your Faerie Podmother!...

  21. 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 they do on TV, to recap what we’ve learned, and...

  22. 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. This is a timely interview in part because just...

  23. 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), president and CEO of Borealis Threat & Risk...

  24. 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 haven’t had such an episode in quite some time,...

  25. 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 psychotherapist, in his 50s, from England, and our...

  26. 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 not one to feel sorry for herself, nor to…

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  27. 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… and in his perspective, the urbanization of…

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  28. 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! —————————————————————— In case you all haven't had enough…

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  29. 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 weight in gold! She even has a background in...

  30. 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 people. His experiences with women have been...

  31. 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 ways, including cerebral palsy and multiple...

  32. 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 "transmaxxing" is really just a meme. Nixie...

  33. 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, dubbed “the e-Romantics” look at love online in an...

  34. 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, politics, and the Apex Fallacy. “God Bless the…

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  35. 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 left for lots of reasons… as he explains.…

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  36. 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. Are they right? —————————————————————— “i” by...

  37. 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 the Atlantic entitled, What do Femcels Really...

  38. 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 diagnosis… but whether he has the condition or not,...

  39. 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 comes to incels, and all of us very online...

  40. 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 Costello (@costellowilliam), whose Masters…

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  41. 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 expression “Alpha f***s, Beta buxx,” so let’s sit...

  42. 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 interviews and short little quotes and TV clips and...

  43. 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 incel culture, freedom of speech, escort-celing,...

  44. 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 — that with some exceptions, women can generally...

  45. 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 palatable bites, informed by his own experiences…

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  46. 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 of course, incels. Check out her substack:...

  47. 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 through college and then graduate school. Ken…

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  48. 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 “Munted, Random,” a fantastic documentary about...

  49. 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 channel includes fantastically smart…

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  50. 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 ————————————————————— INCEL is created and produced by Naama Kates...

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ABOUT THIS SHOW

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

Contact Naama: [email protected]

https://twitter.com/IncelProject

https://twitter.com/naamakates

Check out these great shows from Crawlspace Media:

Missing Maura Murray: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/missing-maura-murray/id1006974447

Crawlspace: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/crawlspace-true-crime-mysteries/id1187326340

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