Conversations with Peter Boghossian

Why can't we have real debates anymore? 
Peter Boghossian talks with anthropologist Calum Nicholson about two forces eroding public life. First, we've lost the ability to argue in good faith, because we increasingly assume the other side is acting in bad faith. Second, science itself has become so subjective that it's turning anti-scientific, drifting away from finding truth and toward pushing political narratives. Together, they argue, these two trends have created the low-trust society we live in today. 
So how did we get here, and how do we rebuild public trust?
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Are some people's perspectives better than others? 
Peter Boghossian and host of Debatology Peter Barrett start with that question and follow it wherever it leads: The collectivist mind versus the individual mind, and what role emotions should play when people talk across deep divides.
Barrett argues that real conversation requires people to feel psychologically safe and willing to be vulnerable. Boghossian pushes back. The safety that matters isn't psychological, it is epistemic: An environment where people can question their beliefs, admit they were wrong, and change their minds without losing face. This is not semantics. It is a real, substantive difference.
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Peter Boghossian cannot get a pro-trans activist to come on for these conversations, so he took on the role himself and interrogated James Esses with the strongest pro-trans arguments.
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A pastor says America should ban mosques. Now, he defends it LIVE.
Dale Partridge is a Reformed pastor and open Christian nationalist. He leads King's Way Reformed Church in Prescott, Arizona, hosts the American Glory podcast, and wrote "The Israel Delusion." He doesn't hedge. Peter Boghossian will press him on what he believes, why he believes it, and how confident he should be.
What you'll hear:
• Islam as an "existential threat to Western civilization": Is it true, and what follows?
• America as a Christian nation.
• Freedom of religion as "a really bad idea": What replaces it?
No safe spaces. No talking points. Just two people who disagree and test each other's ideas.
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Her job is to protect Parliament. She just won an award for service. And in the photo: Finger on the trigger, muzzle pointed at a fellow officer.
"It wasn't loaded." Rule #1 of gun safety: Treat every gun as if it is.
Thousands noticed. The Met didn't order remedial training. It said the criticism was because she's Muslim.
What would you trust this police force with? Policing? Gun safety? Evidence? And can an institution this corrupted by ideology ever recover?
Peter Boghossian goes live with Paul Sharp: Retired police officer, firearms instructor, and BJJ black belt martial artist with over 40 years of experience. 
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