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By Coleman Hughes

Conversations with Coleman is home to honest conversations with leading intellectuals on polarised issues in the realm of race, politics and culture in the West.
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Conversations With Coleman Dec 10, 2019

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Economics 102 with Prof Abhijit Banerjee [S2 Ep.31]

Economics 102 with Prof Abhijit Banerjee [S2 Ep.31]

Welcome to another episode of conversations with Coleman.  

My guest today is Professor Abhijit Banerjee. Professor Banerjee is a Nobel Prize-winning economist, an econ professor at MIT, and a co-founder of the Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab.  Banerjee and I discussed the difference between empirical work and theoretical work in economics. We talk about Banerjee's Nobel Prize-winning research on alleviating global poverty. We talk about whether immigrants drive down wages for native workers, the role of financial incentives and driving human behavior. 

We speak about welfare, the effect of globalism on American industries like manufacturing, and the social consequences of having whole industries die out, and much more.

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Oct 01, 202158:35
Coleman Hughes on The Transgender Revolution with Helen Joyce [S2 Ep.30]

Coleman Hughes on The Transgender Revolution with Helen Joyce [S2 Ep.30]

Welcome to another episode of conversations with Coleman.  

xMy guest today is Helen Joyce. Helen is a staff journalist at the Economist magazine, and has been an editor there since 2005. She also has a PhD in mathematics from University College London. Helen just released a controversial new book called "Trans: When Ideology Meets Reality." Now, this is one of those books that is likely to be misrepresented on Twitter and in some media as transphobic but is in fact a deep and thoughtful attempt to navigate all the complex issues at the intersection of gender identity and public policy.  

Helen and I discussed the difference between gender and sex, evolving definitions of gender, the different waves of feminism, gender dysphoria and related phenomenon like autogynephilia, trans identity as well as gender neutrality. We talk about hormone treatments, puberty blockers, detransitioning, and the age at which people should be able to make these kinds of decisions. We discuss gender pronouns, the logic of sex-segregated spaces, such as locker rooms, bathrooms, sports, and prisons. And finally, we talk about the phenomenon of social contagion as it applies to gender identities.  

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Sep 26, 202101:18:12
Coleman Hughes on The Virus that Conquered the World with Prof Peter Doherty [S2 Ep.29]

Coleman Hughes on The Virus that Conquered the World with Prof Peter Doherty [S2 Ep.29]

Welcome to another episode of Conversations with Coleman. My guest today is Professor Peter Doherty. Professor Doherty is a Nobel Prize-winning veterinary surgeon. His prize-winning research focused on how the immune system reacts to viruses. He is also the author of "Pandemics: What Everyone Needs to Know", "An Insider's Plague Year" and many other books.  

This episode is about all things COVID. Professor Doherty goes into detail about the physiology of COVID and what happens when you get infected. We talk about the way MRNA vaccines work, whether masks and lockdowns work, the ethics of pressuring people to get vaccinated, the reasons why people choose not to get vaccinated and more. We also talk about Ivermectin and its potential use as a treatment or prophylactic. I assume I have some audience overlap with a Darkhorse podcast, which is run by Brett Weinstein and Heather Heying. I know that some people have drawn the lesson from listening to that show that taking Ivermectin is better than getting the vaccine. So if that describes you, please listen to Professor Doherty discuss Ivermectin.  

Finally, there's a lot of biological detail in this podcast, but I highly recommend you stick it out because Professor Doherty is a brilliant thinker and an excellent communicator. I hope you enjoy this episode as much as I did.  

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Sep 17, 202101:31:34
Chaos Abroad, Nonsense At Home with Amy Chua [S2 Ep.28]

Chaos Abroad, Nonsense At Home with Amy Chua [S2 Ep.28]

Welcome to another episode of Conversations with Coleman.   

My guest today is Amy Chua. Amy Chua is a professor at Yale Law School. Her books include World on Fire, Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother, The Triple Package, Political Tribes, and many more. She's made Time magazine's list of 100 most influential people in 2011 and has been a guest on many TV shows, including Good Morning America, The Today Show, and Real Time with Bill Maher.  

Amy and I spoke on August 26 and discussed the situation in Afghanistan. We talked about how our failure to recognize the importance of ethnic differences hampered our military efforts there. We talk about our inept withdrawal and abandonment of our allies. And on a lighter note, we discuss a now resolved situation with her employer, Yale Law School.

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Sep 11, 202145:21
Critical Race Theory with Christopher Rufo [S2 Ep.27]

Critical Race Theory with Christopher Rufo [S2 Ep.27]

Welcome to another episode of Conversations with Coleman.   

My guest today is Christopher Rufo. Christopher is a documentary filmmaker and a senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute. He has almost single-handedly led the national fight against Critical Race Theory, as it manifests in public schools and in workplaces. I haven't said much about this subject yet. So it was great to finally dive into it.  

Christopher and I talk about where Critical Race Theory comes from. We talk about diversity training in the workplace, segregating people by race, various anti-critical race theory state laws and whether they are a good idea, what business owners and CEOs can do to fight critical race theory, and much more.   

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Sep 03, 202101:02:29
Coleman Hughes responds to your texts

Coleman Hughes responds to your texts

Welcome to another episode of Conversation with Coleman.  

Today's episode is a Pre-Recorded Q&A. A majority of these questions were sent to me via text and a handful via Instagram.   In this episode, I answer questions about rap culture, The Roland Fryer Study on racial disparities in police shootings, The 'Veil of Darkness' Study by Stanford, meditating on psychedelics, my thoughts on the term "Critical Race Theory", progressive tax, and several other topics. I hope you enjoy this as much as I did.  

If you would like to send in your questions for the next Q&A session, you can directly send them to me through text message. You will be able to find that function at https://colemanhughes.org.  

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Aug 27, 202155:37
Gun Control with David Hogg [S2 Ep.26]

Gun Control with David Hogg [S2 Ep.26]

Welcome to another episode of Conversations with Coleman.

My guest today is David Hogg. David is a Gun Violence Activist and a History Major at Harvard University. He rose to national prominence after surviving the mass shooting at Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida in 2018. He is also the Co-Author of the New York Times Best Seller: #NeverAgain: A New Generation Draws the Line

This episode is all about gun violence. Despite surviving a mass shooting, David feels and I agree that mass shootings get more attention than they should and that we should pay at least as much, if not more attention to the far greater number of people getting murdered in violent neighborhoods every day. David and I clash somewhat over the right approach to gun control. We spend a good deal of time arguing about whether it makes sense to have armed security guards in schools. We talk about the Second Amendment and the role historical context should play in our assessment of modern-day policies, and much more.

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Aug 22, 202159:01
The Rise and Fall of China with Michael Beckley [S2 Ep.25]

The Rise and Fall of China with Michael Beckley [S2 Ep.25]

Welcome to another episode of Conversations with Coleman.   

Today's episode is all about China. My guest is Michael Beckley, who's an associate professor of Political Science at Tufts University and a visiting scholar at the American Enterprise Institute. He's received awards from the American Political Science Association and the International Studies Association and he's been featured in numerous media outlets, including the Financial Times foreign affairs, foreign policy, The New York Times, NPR, and The Washington Post. Michael is also the author of the book Unrivaled: Why America Will Remain the World's Sole Superpower.  

Many people are worried that China will one day surpass America as the world's leading superpower. Michael Beckley doesn't think so. He thinks that China's extremely fast growth since the late 20th century is unsustainable and that its flaws will soon lead to a decline, which is an interesting counterpoint to my conversation with Neil Ferguson many months ago. I really enjoyed this one and I hope you do too.  

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Aug 14, 202101:01:39
Bonus Episode: Braver Angels Event with Coleman Hughes, Rakim Brooks and John Wood Jr.

Bonus Episode: Braver Angels Event with Coleman Hughes, Rakim Brooks and John Wood Jr.

Welcome to another episode of Conversations with Coleman.

Today's episode is actually a recording of an event I did a few weeks ago for the organisation Braver Angels. The mission of Braver Angels is to depolarise our politics by setting up dialogues between people who disagree on stuff. In that spirit, they set up this conversation between myself and Rakim Brooks, who is the Senior Campaign Strategist and Systemic Equality Campaign Manager for the ACLU. This was moderated by my friend John Wood Jr, a great Writer and National Leader for Braver Angels.

We talk about Critical Race Theory, Group Psychology and Tribalism. The role history should play in our current political discourse, and we feel lots of questions from the audience. There were some interesting disagreements between me and Rakim and also many points of agreement. I hope you all enjoy this.

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Aug 06, 202101:50:09
Cancel Culture & Political Dysfunction with Ezra Klein [S2 Ep.24]

Cancel Culture & Political Dysfunction with Ezra Klein [S2 Ep.24]

Welcome to another episode of Conversations with Coleman.  

My guest today who probably needs no introduction is Ezra Klein. Ezra Klein is a Journalist and Political Writer. He co-founded Vox before leaving for the New York Times where he's now a Columnist. He also hosts the podcast The Ezra Klein Show, which I've been listening to for many years.  

Ezra and I talk about a wide range of subjects. We talk about his background as a smart kid who got horrible grades, the over prescription of Adderall to children, Cancel Culture, Race-Conscious Public Policy, and how the American Political System could become healthier.

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Jul 30, 202101:03:04
The Erosion of Women's Rights with Ayaan Hirsi Ali [S2 Ep.23]

The Erosion of Women's Rights with Ayaan Hirsi Ali [S2 Ep.23]

Welcome to another episode of Conversations with Coleman.   

My guest today probably needs no introduction. Today I'm talking to Ayaan Hirsi Ali. Ayaan is a Writer, Activist, and former Politician. She is also a New York Times best-selling author. If you haven't read her memoirs, Infidel and Nomad, then you've missed out on one of the most beautiful story arcs that I've ever encountered. 

Her new book is called Prey: Immigration, Islam and the Erosion of Women's Rights. Her thesis is that the wave of migration from Muslim majority countries into Europe has caused an increase in Sexual Violence towards women in receiving countries. This is an uncomfortable topic, but an important one nonetheless. And there's no one better to discuss it with Ayaan. Unfortunately, I was not able to get Ayaan on video so this will be an audio-only episode.  


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Jul 22, 202155:13
Power and Hypocrisy with Glenn Greenwald [S2 Ep.22]

Power and Hypocrisy with Glenn Greenwald [S2 Ep.22]

Welcome to another episode of conversations with Coleman.

Before I get to my guest today, I have two announcements. The first is that there's limited edition merchandise is available for fans of the show!  You can check that out at Colemanhughes.org.

My second announcement today is about my interview with Michael Shellenberger from a few weeks back. It seems that Michael made some very misleading or outright false claims about the connection between climate change and extreme weather events. Specifically, he said that climate change did not contribute to the intensity of wildfires in California and Australia. It was a surprising claim to me at the time, but I didn't push back in the moment. Although in retrospect, I should have because it turns out this is not the consensus of the climate science community. Some of his other claims, including that we're not in a sixth mass extinction are at the very least far more controversial than he indicated. So to rectify this, I'm going to get a mainstream climate scientist on the show very soon, and cover all of these topics in detail.

My guest today is Glenn Greenwald. Glenn probably needs no introduction as he's among the most famous journalists in the world. He is also a constitutional lawyer and author of four New York Times bestselling books on politics and law. In this interview, we talked about the philosophical through line in his career as a journalist. We talked about free speech, the surprising similarities between George Bush's war on Islamic terror and Joe Biden's war on white supremacist terror. We also spoke about false accusations of racism, Glen's experience raising mixed race kids in Brazil, the danger posed by elites who don't realise they live in a bubble, President Biden's race based policy for pandemic aid, and Glenn gives his advice to young journalists.

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Jul 15, 202101:20:08
Bonus Q&A with Coleman Hughes

Bonus Q&A with Coleman Hughes

Welcome to another episode of conversations with Coleman.   

For my members who have signed up via my website, I'm pleased to announce that transcripts are now available for Season One of Conversations with Coleman. For those of you who haven't signed up via my website, I'd recommend making the switch so you can claim these amazing benefits via https://colemanhughes.org

Today's episode is a recording of a live Q&A that I did a few months ago. I talked about how to have difficult conversations, what anti-racist books I'd recommend for children, the consequences of identity politics, blackness as an identity, the overuse of racism, cultural diversity and its relationship to racial disparity, and several other topics.  I'll be doing another Q&A soon. If you're a supporter of the show, this time, you'll be able to submit questions directly to me through text message. You will be able to find that function at https://colemanhughes.org.  For those of you who are considering joining our community, sign up at https://colemanhughes.org Stay tuned, for more updates!  

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Jul 08, 202145:37
 The Perils of Race Science with Charles Murray [S2 Ep.21]

The Perils of Race Science with Charles Murray [S2 Ep.21]

Welcome to another episode of Conversations with Coleman.   

My guest today requires a longer than normal preamble. I'm speaking with Charles Murray, who is a Political Scientist, Writer, and W.H. Brady scholar at the American Enterprise Institute.  

Murray has been a controversial figure throughout his whole career, but especially since the publication of "The Bell Curve" in the '90s. The most controversial claim in that book was that the mean IQ gap between black and white Americans is partly genetic in origin, meaning it cannot be fully closed by changing the environment in which black kids grow up. As you'll hear in the podcast, I suspect Murray is wrong about this and that huge cognitive changes are possible in the long run for black America by means of environmental interventions.  

I did not have Murray on to rehash the empirical claims he made in The Bell Curve. I had him on to discuss his new book, "Facing Reality: Two Truths about Race in America". This book has a slightly different emphasis than The Bell Curve. In facing reality, Murray argues that we have to face two truths about race in America, or else the American experiment is doomed. These two truths, according to Murray, are that different races have different mean levels of cognitive ability and that different races have different crime rates. Murray believes that the only way to fight back against the idea that America is a racist nation and to fight against the proliferation of race-based public policy is to bring his empirical claims from The Bell Curve into the mainstream. Now, I strongly disagree with Murray about this, as you'll hear....  

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Jul 02, 202101:18:26
Coleman Hughes on The Evolution of Culture with Joseph Henrich [S2 Ep.20]

Coleman Hughes on The Evolution of Culture with Joseph Henrich [S2 Ep.20]

Welcome to another episode of Conversations with Coleman.  

My guest today is Joseph Henrich, a Professor of Evolutionary Biology at Harvard University. Joseph is also the author of the books, "The WEIRDest People in the World: How the West Became Psychologically Peculiar and Particularly Prosperous", "The Secret of Our Success: How Culture Is Driving Human Evolution, Domesticating Our Species, and Making Us Smarter" and "Why Humans Cooperate: A Cultural and Evolutionary Explanation (Evolution and Cognition)"   

We talk about the ways in which cultural practices have shaped human biology, why culture is the real reason why humans dominate over the animal kingdom, the implicit wisdom in many tribal cultural traditions, lactose intolerance, and other ways that culture has interacted with genetics, so-called WEIRD cultures (Western Educated, Industrialized, Rich and Democratic) and how they differ from more traditional cultures and much more.  

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Jun 26, 202101:02:40
American Policing in Crisis with Anthony Barksdale [S2 Ep.19]

American Policing in Crisis with Anthony Barksdale [S2 Ep.19]

Welcome to another Conversation with Coleman!

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My guest today is Anthony Barksdale. Anthony was the Acting Commissioner of the Baltimore Police Department from 2007 to 2012, and has worked at various levels of policing as well as with the FBI. He's now also a commentator for CNN.

Anthony and I discussed the national conversation on policing and racism. We talked about the shooting of Ma’Khia Bryant, Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and how Martial Arts training could prevent the need for cops to use deadly force. The possibility of substituting cops with mental health professionals, the shooting of Rashard Brooks, and when it makes sense to let suspects flee a crime scene. The over-policing of low-level drug crime and prostitution, the Ferguson effect and the current mass retirement of police officers, the defund movement, qualified immunity, the psychological dynamic between an officer and a suspect during a routine traffic stop, and about how to get rid of bad cops. I admire Anthony so much, and I'm so glad that I'm able to bring him to an audience that may have not have heard of him before. You can see me express that admiration throughout the conversation. So I really hope that you guys find this one valuable.

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Jun 18, 202101:36:21
The Myth of Climate Apocalypse with Michael Shellenberger [S2 Ep.18]

The Myth of Climate Apocalypse with Michael Shellenberger [S2 Ep.18]

Welcome to another episode of Conversations with Coleman.  


I'm pleased to announce that supporters of the show will be able to interact with me through text messages. If you are considering joining our community, you can sign up at colemanhughes.org/  Today's guest is Michael Shellenberger. Michael is a journalist, author, environmental activist and was dubbed ‘Hero of the Environment’ by Time Magazine. He's the Founder and President of Environmental Progress, a nonprofit dedicated to eradicating poverty and saving the natural environment. He's co-written and written a number of books, including An Ecomodernist Manifesto, and Apocalypse Never: Why Environmental Alarmism Hurts Us All, which is the topic of today's conversation.   


We talked about the trade-off between reducing global carbon emissions and allowing third world countries to industrialize, how civilization would adjust to rising sea levels, whether climate change would lead to military conflict over scarce resources, the claim that we have to cut carbon emissions in half in the next decade, the importance of nuclear energy, cryptocurrency and its environmental consequences, are humans causing a mass extinction, is banning plastic bags a good policy, and much more. 

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Jun 11, 202101:00:18
Straight Talk On Racism with Wilfred Reilly [S2 Ep.17]

Straight Talk On Racism with Wilfred Reilly [S2 Ep.17]

Welcome to another episode of Conversations with Coleman.  

My guest today is Wilfred Reilly. Wilfred is an Associate Professor of Political Science at Kentucky State University. He holds a PhD in Political Science from Southern Illinois University and a Law degree from The University of Illinois. He is also the author of the books "Taboo: 10 Facts You Can't Talk About" and "Hate Crime Hoax: How the Left is Selling a Fake Race War"  

Wilfred and I talked about the undiscussed progress that America has made on racial issues, racial disparities and to what degree they can be attributed to current racism, past racism, or other factors like group cultural differences, public misperceptions surrounding racism and the cops, hate crime hoaxes and why people manufacture them, and much more.  


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Jun 03, 202101:24:50
The Power of Gods with Daniel Schmachtenberger [S2 Ep.16]

The Power of Gods with Daniel Schmachtenberger [S2 Ep.16]

Welcome to another episode of Conversations with Coleman. 

My guest today is Daniel Schmachtenberger. Daniel is a founding member of The Consilience Project, aimed at improving public sensemaking and dialogue. His writing is focused on ways of improving the health and development of individuals and society, with a focus on catastrophic and existential risk, civilization and institutional decay, collective action problems, social organization theories, and the relevant domains in philosophy and science. 

Daniel and I spend a lot of time talking about the effect of new technology on our ability to problem solve as a society, the disadvantages of democracy relative to autocracy, how much of our behavior can be attributed to human nature and how much to culture and much more.    

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May 27, 202101:37:14
From Darkness to Light with Scott Barry Kaufman [S2 Ep.15]
May 20, 202101:11:07
Giving The Devil His Due with Michael Shermer [S2 Ep.14]

Giving The Devil His Due with Michael Shermer [S2 Ep.14]

Welcome to another episode of Conversations with Coleman.  

My guest today is Michael Shermer. Michael Shermer is the founding publisher of Skeptic Magazine, the host of the Michael Shermer Show, and a Presidential Fellow at Chapman University where he teaches Skepticism 101. For 18 years he was a monthly columnist for Scientific American. He's the author of New York Times bestsellers, ‘Why People Believe Weird Things’, ‘The Believing Brain', ‘Why Darwin Matters’, ‘The Science of Good and Evil', ‘The Moral Arc’, ‘Heavens on Earth', and ‘Giving The Devil His Due’, which is the subject of today's podcast. 

Michael and I talked about the declining relevance of Christianity on the political landscape today, threats to free speech, QAnon, conspiracy theories, and why people believe them. We talked about the one conspiracy theory I do believe in and laws that would ban the teaching of Critical Race Theory in schools, and much more.

May 13, 202101:07:33
How to Think with Julia Galef [S2 Ep.13]

How to Think with Julia Galef [S2 Ep.13]

Welcome to another episode of Conversations with Coleman. 

My guest today is Julia Galef. Julia Galef is an author and podcaster. She's the Co-founder of the Centre for Applied Rationality and the host of the podcast "Rationally Speaking".  In this episode, we discuss her new book, "The Scout Mindset: Why Some People See Things Clearly and Others Don't". We talked about the difference between intelligence and open-mindedness, the tension between pursuing the truth dispassionately and belonging to a tribe, the notion of instrumental rationality, the trade-off between building a larger audience and remaining true to one's principles, and whether affiliating with a political party makes it harder to form true beliefs.

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May 06, 202101:26:09
Race and Identity with Brittany King S2 [Bonus Episode]

Race and Identity with Brittany King S2 [Bonus Episode]

Welcome to another episode of Conversations with Coleman.  

This episode is actually a recording of an event I did many months ago with Brittany King, an up-and-coming freelance writer. We talked about Brittany's background, leading her local BLM chapter, her experience studying with Ta-Nehisi Coates, her evolving views on race and identity politics, how American race politics affect many people's views of the Israel-Palestine conflict, the causes of the 2020 summer riots and many similar topics.  This recording was created at an event hosted by the Brotherhood Synagogue that features a moderated Q&A. 

Just a heads up that the audio quality is not the best.   

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Apr 29, 202156:57
Destroying Primeworld with Jesse Singal [S2 Ep.12]
Apr 22, 202158:59
'Social Dilemma' with Tristan Harris [S2 Ep.11]

'Social Dilemma' with Tristan Harris [S2 Ep.11]

Welcome to another episode of Conversations with Coleman.

My guest today is Tristan Harris. Tristan is a computer scientist and president of the Centre for Humane Technology. He was named TIME 100's 'next leader shaping the future', and Rolling Stone magazine's '25 people shaping the world'. Tristan is the co host of Your Undivided Attention, consistently among the top 10 tech podcasts on Apple. Tristan was also the primary subject of the acclaimed Netflix documentary 'The Social Dilemma', which we talked about in this episode. Tristan and I talked about the problems created by social media both for our individual happiness and for the health of society as a whole.

Apr 15, 202101:10:21
Rethinking Identity with Desi-Rae [S2 Ep.10]
Apr 08, 202101:13:47
Thriving in the Taboo with Aella [S2 Ep.9]

Thriving in the Taboo with Aella [S2 Ep.9]

Today's guest is Aella, she is a difficult person to describe as you'll see. Aella is a blogger, a sex worker, and the queen of interesting Twitter polls. During our conversation we talked about her upbringing as a fundamentalist Christian, psychedelics meditation, sex work, polyamory, sexual jealousy, the psychology of trauma, critical race theory, and identity politics.

Please note there are minor audio glitches due to an unstable internet connection.

I'd also like to point you in the direction of a new documentary called Better Left Unsaid which is available for pre-order. The documentary is primarily about the evolution of the far left and produced by my friend Desh Amila. The film features interviews with people like Noam Chomsky, Steven Pinker, Douglas Murray, and myself. You can watch the official trailer and stream the documentary at betterleftunsaidfilm.com


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Apr 01, 202101:27:56
The Tribal Instinct with Amy Chua [S2 Ep.8]

The Tribal Instinct with Amy Chua [S2 Ep.8]

Welcome to another episode of Conversations with Coleman. 

My guest today is Amy Chua. Amy is a professor at Yale Law School. Her books include 'World on Fire', Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother', 'The Triple Package', and 'Political Tribes'. She made Time Magazine's list of 100 most influential people in 2011 and has been a guest on many TV shows including Good Morning America, the Today Show, and Real Time with Bill Maher.  Amy and I talk about tribalism, highly successful minority groups, and how ethnic tensions have undermined the US foreign policy. We also talk about the sources of racial and ethnic disparity, color blindness, and much more.

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Mar 25, 202159:34
The Case for Color-blindness S2 [Bonus Episode]

The Case for Color-blindness S2 [Bonus Episode]

Welcome to another episode of Conversations with Coleman.

Just one announcement, I'll be hosting a members only Q&A on Sunday, March 28, 6 -7 PM ET on YouTube. If you're not a member and would like to participate please sign up at colemanhughes.org.

Today's episode is a bit different than usual. It's actually a recording of a talk I gave at Harvard's Program on Constitutional Government three months ago, entitled The Case for Color-blindness. My talk is about 30 minutes, and it's followed by an audience Q&A. I hope you enjoy it

Mar 18, 202101:22:35
Coleman Hughes responds to his Biggest Criticisms - S2 Bonus [Partial episode]

Coleman Hughes responds to his Biggest Criticisms - S2 Bonus [Partial episode]

Welcome to another episode of Conversations with Coleman.  

The purpose of my solo episode is twofold. First, I'd like to update you all on the status of my attempted conversation with Ibram X. Kendi, the author of 'How to be an Anti-racist', and arguably the leading anti-racist public intellectual in America at the moment. And second, I want to respond to the most common critiques I receive regarding my views on race.  

Bonus episodes are a members-only perk, however, I have decided to release a portion of the episode to the public. If you would like to access my full conversation consider becoming a member via https://colemanhughes.org/

Mar 11, 202120:49
Awakening The Mind with Sam Harris [S2 Ep.7]

Awakening The Mind with Sam Harris [S2 Ep.7]

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Welcome to another episode of Conversations with Coleman.

My guest today is Sam Harris. Sam needs no introduction on this podcast. He was the first guest I had, and I'm happy to say he's my first repeat guest. Last time I talked to Sam about reparations and cancel culture. This time we focus almost entirely on psychedelics, meditation, and spirituality. Aside from a brief tangent at the beginning, where we talk about Trump and the intellectual dark web by popular demand.

Mar 05, 202101:28:49
Growing Beyond the Divide with Tom Bilyeu [S2 Ep.6]

Growing Beyond the Divide with Tom Bilyeu [S2 Ep.6]

Welcome to another episode of Conversations with Coleman.   

My guest today is Tom Bilyeu. Tom and I discussed the problem with 'self help', the benefits of believing things that aren't true as a mechanism of self-improvement, the side effects of taking pride in one's intelligence as well as cancel culture, political correctness and so much more.

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Feb 25, 202101:05:58
'What killed Michael Brown?' Shelby & Eli Steele [S2 Ep.5]
Feb 18, 202101:03:22
Policing: A Cop's-Eye View - Dr. Michael Sanchez [S2 Ep.4]

Policing: A Cop's-Eye View - Dr. Michael Sanchez [S2 Ep.4]

Welcome to another episode of conversations with Coleman.   

My guest today is Dr. Michael Sanchez. Michael is a criminal justice scholar with over 20 years of experience in the criminal justice system. He's been a detention officer, booking officer, patrol officer, patrol sergeant, administrative supervisor, training coordinator, firearms instructor, investigator, Lieutenant, Deputy Chief of Police, an international police officer with the UN in Kosovo, and regional commander for the UN police in Haiti. He has a masterpiece officer license in the state of Texas, a bachelor's degree in police science from Ottawa University, a master's degree in criminal justice administration from Utica College, and a Ph.D. in Business Administration with a specialization in criminal justice from North Central University. He's been teaching at Utica College since 2012 and he's also a full-time lecturer for the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley in the criminal justice department. So I can honestly say this was the most interesting conversation I've had about policing in my life. And this conversation took place many months ago when the death of George Floyd and the subsequent protests and riots were in the foreground of everyone's minds. So I was very excited to talk to someone who had both academic knowledge of policing and practical experience with it.  

Michael and I talk about the difference between policing in America and international policing, the steady stream of videos of unarmed Americans getting killed by cops including Breonna Taylor, George Floyd, and Rayshard Brooks. We talk about the mechanics of shooting and why cops tend to fire so many bullets, the difference between tasers and guns, how to hold bad cops accountable and so much more.

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Recording date : 22 Oct 2020

Feb 11, 202101:05:43
The Evolution of Altruism Michael McCullough [S2 Ep.3]

The Evolution of Altruism Michael McCullough [S2 Ep.3]

Welcome to another episode of Conversations with Coleman. 

My guest today is Michael McCullough. Michael is a professor of psychology at the University of California, San Diego where he directs the evolution and human behavior laboratory. He studies the functions of human behavior and emotion using the conceptual tools of evolutionary psychology and cognitive science. Michael has conducted research on forgiveness, revenge, gratitude, empathy, religion, and morality. He's the author of Beyond Revenge: The Evolution of the Forgiveness Instinct, and The Kindness of Strangers: How a Selfish Ape Invented a New Moral Code, which is the focus of today's conversation. 

Michael and I talk about the field of evolutionary psychology and why it's considered controversial. We talk about Richard Dawkins and the selfish gene revolution, the evolutionary roots of altruism towards strangers, and we talk about the criticism that evolutionary psychology is a collection of 'just-so' stories rather than actual science. We also discuss the evolution of welfare spending over the past few centuries and about how it's possible for human societies filled with selfish apes to become more altruistic.

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Recording date : 12 Nov 2020

Feb 04, 202159:43
50 Years on the Left with Noam Chomsky [S2 Ep.2]

50 Years on the Left with Noam Chomsky [S2 Ep.2]

Welcome to another episode of Conversations with Coleman. 

My guest today needs no introduction, but I'll give him one anyway. Noam Chomsky is a linguist, philosopher, social critic, and activist. Noam is considered the father of modern linguistics, and has written more than 100 books. His most recent being Requiem for the American Dream: The 10 Principles of Concentration of Wealth and Power.   Noam and I both signed the infamous Harper's letter many months ago, so we start out by talking about that letter and the fallout that ensued. Next, I asked Noam what has changed most about the culture of the American Left in his lifetime, the strange alliance between multinational corporations and woke anti racism, the role of money in politics, the rising influence of China and much more.

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Recording date : 23 Dec 2020

Jan 28, 202151:34
When Leaders Go Mad Christopher Ferguson [S2 Ep.1]

When Leaders Go Mad Christopher Ferguson [S2 Ep.1]

Welcome to season two of Conversations with Coleman and to the first episode of the New Year.

Today’s guest is Christopher Ferguson. Christopher is an American psychologist who serves as a professor and co-chair of psychology at Stetson University in Florida. He previously served as an associate professor of psychology and criminal justice at Texas A&M International University and in 2014, he was named a fellow of the APA.

Christopher and I talked about the definition of mental illness, prescribing Adderall to children, the link between creativity and mental illness, how mental illness affected historical figures like Alexander the Great, Hitler, and Stalin. I also asked Christopher to assess the mental state of both Donald Trump and Joe Biden.


Recording date: 08 Jan 2021

Jan 21, 202101:06:51
The Intersectional Crackup with Douglas Murray (Ep.20)

The Intersectional Crackup with Douglas Murray (Ep.20)

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Today's guest is Douglas Murray. Douglas is a best-selling author, journalist, and political commentator. He's also an associate editor at the British magazine, The Spectator.  Douglas and I had a wide-ranging conversation about the rise of intersectionality and its consequences for society as a whole. I really enjoyed this one and I hope you do too.   

Please note, during the first 2 minutes of the episode, there is a slight audio glitch.  

Recording date : 08th of October

Dec 16, 202055:21
The Tides of American Politics with David Shor (Ep.19)

The Tides of American Politics with David Shor (Ep.19)

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For exclusive member-only content become a CwC subscriber via https://colemanhughes.org/ Today’s guest is David Shor, a political data scientist. David worked for the Obama campaign and was described in New York Magazine as “Obama’s in-house Nate Silver”. You may know David’s name because he was fired in June, over a tweet that was widely viewed as innocent. The tweet cited research showing that riots, unlike non-violent protests, tend to move voters to the right. Although Coleman wanted to talk to David about the circumstances of his firing, due to legal reasons, David can’t talk about it publicly.

This episode focuses on the basics of polling and why the polls under predicted Trump’s performance in both 2016 and 2020. Coleman also talked about David’s skepticism of the so-called ‘Shy Trump Voter Effect’, the problem of non-response bias, and what to make of the growing cultural divide between college-educated and non-college-educated voters. Coleman had a very productive disagreement about the so-called racial resentment scales, used as a tool to understand why people voted for Trump and much more.

Dec 02, 202001:10:45
The End of Trump with Andrew Sullivan (Ep.18)

The End of Trump with Andrew Sullivan (Ep.18)

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Coleman's latest episode features Andrew Sullivan, a British born American writer and blogger. Andrew is a political commentator, a former editor at the New Republic, and the author or editor of six books. He also started a very famous political blog called the Daily Dish in 2000 and eventually moved that blog to Time Magazine, The Atlantic, The Daily Beast, and is now running an independent subscription-based format on Substack.

This episode was recorded last Thursday, right after the election, and before it was completely certain that Trump had lost. During this episode, they look at Trump's single-term presidency in retrospect and evaluate which fears about him proved true and which proved false. They talk about the lack of a Biden landslide, and what that means for the long term prospects of Trumpism — even in the absence of Trump himself. They talk about the problem of elite bubbles misunderstanding the rest of the nation, the relationship between Trump and the far left, and much more.

Nov 12, 202001:36:56
The Case for Open Borders with Bryan Caplan - Bonus Partial

The Case for Open Borders with Bryan Caplan - Bonus Partial

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Coleman invites Bryan Caplan to join him on his latest bonus episode. Bryan is an economist at George Mason University, a research fellow at the Mercatus Centre, and a New York Times best selling author. His books include The Myth of the Rational Voter (which was voted best political book of the year by the New York Times), Selfish Reasons To Have More Kids, The Case Against Education, and Open Borders. Bryan also blogs for EconLog, and has been published in the New York Times, The Washington Post, Wall Street Journal, and Time Magazine.

During this episode, they talk about Bryan's argument for open borders, the case against higher education, and more.

Nov 11, 202031:08
Why I'm Voting For Biden - Bonus

Why I'm Voting For Biden - Bonus

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With the elections just around the corner, Coleman explains why he is voting for Joe Biden.

Oct 29, 202010:19
The Devil May Care with Megyn Kelly (Ep.17)

The Devil May Care with Megyn Kelly (Ep.17)

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This episode is supported by our friends at Ground News. Ground News is an app that empowers readers to compare how news sources from across the political spectrum are covering the same story so you can easily access the underlying coverage bias of every story. Download the Ground News app via http://check.ground.news/cwc to join the fight against media bias.

Coleman's latest episode features Megyn Kelly. Megyn is a journalist and an attorney who anchored for Fox News between 2004 and 2017, and then for NBC News between 2017 and 2018. Megyn's NBC show was canceled in 2018 after she questioned whether blackface was always racist by definition, or whether there are cases where it's okay.

During the episode, they talk about her new podcast, the Megyn Kelly show, and what she has been doing with her time out of the public spotlight. They talk about the Bombshell film, the challenge of being vulnerable when you're in the spotlight, and Megyn's relationship to feminism. They also talk about the first Biden/Trump debate, Black Lives Matter, the riots, and the politics of race.

Oct 28, 202001:18:06
My Open Letter To Ibram X. Kendi - Bonus

My Open Letter To Ibram X. Kendi - Bonus

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This month’s bonus episode is based on an open letter Coleman wrote to Ibram X. Kendi. 

In the letter, he invites Ibram to have a public conversation on Conversations with Coleman. As you know, we are living through a time in which great attention is being paid to the related issues of race, racism, and racial inequality. Even though their perspectives on these issues differ, a conversation between Coleman and Ibram would be fruitful.

To read Coleman's letter to Ibram head to letter.wiki/conversations

To ensure that some good comes of this, Coleman has set up a GoFundMe page, where all the proceeds raised will go to the United Negro College Fund (UNCF), which funds scholarships for black students.

You can donate via gf.me/u/y4qahi

Oct 19, 202022:31
Trump, COVID-19, and Cold War II with Niall Ferguson Ep. 16

Trump, COVID-19, and Cold War II with Niall Ferguson Ep. 16

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In this episode Coleman interviews Niall Ferguson. Niall is the Milbank Family Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution at Stanford University, and a senior faculty fellow at the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs at Harvard. He is also a visiting professor at Tsinghua University in Beijing. Niall has authored 15 books, including: ‘The Pity of War', ‘The House of Rothschild’, ‘Empire’, ‘Civilization’, and ‘Kissinger: The Idealist’ — which won the Council on Foreign Relations, Arthur Ross Prize. He is also an award-winning filmmaker having won an International Emmy for his PBS series, ‘The Ascent of Money’. In addition to writing a regular column for Bloomberg, he's the Founder and Managing Director of Greenmantle LLC.

During this episode, they talk about the concept of counterfactual history, Trump's response to COVID-19, and how our political culture might look different if Hillary were elected. They also talked about the deteriorating relationship between the US and China and the prospect of a second Cold War. Please note, this conversation happened way back on September 1, so if you're wondering why they don't talk about the first debate or Trump having COVID, that's why.

Oct 14, 202001:06:06
The Problem of Race: Glenn Loury and Coleman Hughes - Bonus Episode

The Problem of Race: Glenn Loury and Coleman Hughes - Bonus Episode

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This recording was created during an event hosted by the Intercollegiate Studies Institute, which features Coleman Hughes alongside Glenn Loury. Glenn is an economist at Brown University and host of The Glenn Show at Blogging Heads. 

This conversation is a big picture discussion of the problem of race in America today, the narratives that compete for space in the mainstream media, and the path forward.

Oct 01, 202001:26:12
The Intellectual Roots of Wokeness with James Lindsay and Peter Boghossian (Ep.15)

The Intellectual Roots of Wokeness with James Lindsay and Peter Boghossian (Ep.15)

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In this episode, Coleman interviews James Lindsay and Peter Boghossian. James is a mathematician, writer, and founder of New Discourses. He is the author of a new book called ‘Cynical Theories: How Activist Scholarship Made Everything about Race, Gender, and Identity’. Peter is a philosopher, a professor at Portland State University, an author of ‘A Manual for Creating Atheists’ and ‘How to Have Impossible Conversations’.

During this episode, they talk about critical theory, postmodernism, critical race theory, and how these conspired to build the foundation of social justice ideology as we know it today. They talk about the ways in which social justice has departed from its parent ideologies, and much more.

Sep 30, 202001:23:26
The Limits of Identity with Ayishat Akanbi (Ep.14)

The Limits of Identity with Ayishat Akanbi (Ep.14)

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In this episode, Coleman interviews Ayishat Akanbi, a Nigerian-British fashion stylist, writer, cultural commentator, and photographer.

During the episode they talk about Ayishat’s background in the fashion world, why the art world is so progressive, the tension between free speech and safety, the psychology of identity politics, the psychology of apologies, the pressure to post on social media about activist causes, how to address historical wrongs, and more.

Sep 16, 202001:17:59
Q&A with Coleman Hughes - Bonus

Q&A with Coleman Hughes - Bonus

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Listen to the recording of a live Q&A Coleman hosted for his subscribers.

Recording date: August 23rd, 2020.

Sep 02, 202001:07:10
Approaching the Third Rail with Bret Weinstein (Ep.13)

Approaching the Third Rail with Bret Weinstein (Ep.13)

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In this episode, Coleman interviews Bret Weinstein, an American evolutionary biologist and host of the Dark Horse Podcast - which he was on a few weeks ago. During this episode they talk about whether economics is the driving force behind ethnic conflict, the extent to which racial differences in average IQ are the result of nature or nurture, they spend a long time discussing cultural differences between groups that might account for racial disparity and the way in which history is used by social and political movements.

Aug 19, 202001:43:41