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Mental health advocate Lucy Nichol takes a deep dive into 10 of the most harmful mental health stereotypes. She examines where they come from and how they are fed, drawing heavily on the impact of social media, the press and popular culture.

Political and generational divides often dictate how questions such as these are answered, and when asked most people give automatic answers that roughly align with the broader position they believe is right - though many flounder when asked to detail their reasoning. This creates cultural and political tribes, makes people nervous about engaging at all, or leads to the issues to be trivialised or attributed to the excessive sensitivity of 'snowflakes' to 'identity politics'.

There's a critical debate taking place over one of our most treasured rights: free speech. We argue about whether it's at risk, whether college students fear it, whether neo-Nazis deserve it, and whether the government is adequately upholding it. But as P. E. Moskowitz provocatively shows in The Case Against Free Speech, the term has been defined and redefined to suit those in power, and in recent years, it has been captured by the Right to push their agenda. What's more, our investment in the First Amendment obscures an uncomfortable truth

Mary Ellen Pleasant and William Henry Ellis. What do these two have in common? They were both former slaves who became millionaires. Back then, Black entrepreneurs had to worry about slave catchers and lynch mobs. Today, “microaggressions” are enough to discourage young Blacks...according to liberals. Our ancestors would be ashamed of us. They would expect more of us. Black Snowflakes provides a brand-new perspective for those Americans who still believe it is impossible for Blacks to be successful unless they get that “White man’s stamp of approval”.

Two absolutely unremarkable, whining, anxious millennials start their journey to being comfortable in being wrong, and in looking for allies and understanding in alternate perspectives. Join Gareth and Pamela as they share their own experiences, draw from others, and try not to let their ADHD chaos squirrel brains get too far off on a tangent.

Can you be LGBTQ+ and be a Conservative? In this podcast we want to show you that you can! This podcast will dive into some of the hottest political, cultural, and social topics going on in the US. We will uncover the hidden truths in these subjects. We also want to encourage people to do their own research and make conclusions based on facts and/or common sense. We want this podcast to be a safe place no matter your gender identity or political party, so come party with us!