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Ken and Mila talk about the new proliferation of online dissociative identity disorder communities among the youth... what could they mean? They also discuss doing away with the political spectrum, white knighting, and the pros and cons of repressing your emotions.

Ken and Mila talk about the Simone Biles controversy, Mila's encounter with a male Karen, being told to condemn things, and much more.

Ken and Mila discuss the ivermectin controversy, the death of John McAfee, and Ken's run in with the (by)Law. They then continue the Catcher in the Rye reading series. 

Ken and Mila start their literature series with Catcher in the Rye and discuss themes of existential angst, teacher-student relationships, and how Holden is Literally Ken. They also discuss "negative" or dystopian fantasies and martyrdom culture in politics and art in light of Mila watching the Handmaid's Tale for the first time, and much more.

Ken and Mila are back and joined by area nurse and Ken's long lost love Nurse Leonard. The three give life updates and discuss the Medical Assisted Suicide debate going on, Lana del Rey's poetry book, and last night's UFC theatrics.

Ken and Mila have a refreshed mental health discourse in light of being triggered by Bell Let's Talk ads and CNN. They also discuss the firing of Nathan Robinson and Gina Carano. Ken expresses his thoughts on the representation of autism on TikTok.

Ken and Mila debate left and right populism, the limits of legislation and market discrimination, and talk about how to cultivate healthy self and group-identity.

Ken and Mila talk about dystopian literature, Capitol riots, Assange, what the deal is with prisons, and whether gaming is good for you or not. Mila teaches you how to count recipe macros like a ps*cho.

It's the 50th episode! Wow! Thanks for sticking around! We decide to pod into the New Year by discussing the Covid world order, international geopolitics, the tyranny of the New York Times, and much more. Happy New Year!

Ken and Mila discuss the culture war dispatch and how manufacturing dissent has impacted their lives and those around them. They also discuss the concept of leisure time, purpose in work, and think about how technology is gonna blackmail us.

Ken and Mila discuss Ken's unorthodox resume, the new Jordan Peterson book that was just announced, what to do about performative guilt, and more.

Ken and Mila discuss Canada's latest illegal fight club at Mila's alma mater, the decline of teen drinking and partying and the increase in activism in the Zoomer generation, Mila's latent crypto-Catholicism, and more.

Ken and Mila discuss the concluding US elections and conspiracy theorize about Canada's role. They also discuss Canada's Whole Foods scandal, sapiosexual and asexual discourse, and more.

Ken and Mila discuss recent movies they've seen (Midsommar and Borat Subsequent MovieFilm), the upcoming American elections, the current issues in journalism in light of Glenn Greenwald's Intercept resignation, and more. 

Ken and Mila discuss the pope's new endorsement of gay civil unions, the beheading in France, Norm Finkelstein's latest twitter controversy, and more.

Ken and Mila discuss a large array of weekly happenings: how has the welfare state impacted Ken's life? Should the youth be banned from the internet for their own good? Who's cancelled in sports? They also discuss the University of California's intricate new racial classification program.

Ken and Mila discuss America's VP debates and domestic kidnapping plots, Vancouver's new public housing initiative, Ken's new acting project, and more.

Ken and Mila talk about the US presidential debates, Flea's memoir, and reflect on the relationship between gender and mental illness. Friend of the pod and musician Yung Heazy makes a surprise appearance. 

Content warning: this episode contains personal reflections and detailed discussion on depression and suic*de.

Ken and Mila discuss the loss of community people are feeling in light of religious decline. They also discuss the potential power games mental health discourse has made room for, whether internet discourse can ever be healthy, the future of world domination, and much more.

Ken and Mila first discuss the latest basketball politics, the art of 100 gecs, and give a Dostoevskian analysis of the modern simp. They are then joined by Andray to talk about recent calls to abolish police and other politics surrounding the Black Lives Matter movement. 

Mila talks with Canadian MP Leah Gazan about her motion for a basic income in Canada (M-46) and makes the case for why Canadians should support it.

Leah Gazan is a Canadian Member of Parliament from the New Democratic Party (NDP) representing Winnipeg Centre. She is currently the NDP Critic for Children, Families, and Social Development, as well as the Deputy Critic for Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship. Additionally, she is a member of the Standing Committee on Human Resources, Skills and Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities, and the Standing Joint Committee on the Library of Parliament.

Ken and Mila are joined by Daniel to discuss the books he is working on, social identification with mental illness, the WAP video, and his experiences in summer camp with Seth Rogen.

Daniel Maté is musician, playwright, and writer on mental health and parent-child relationships. 

Ken and Mila are joined by Nihal to discuss her article on internationalism and the future of socialism, Corbyn and the UK's absurd media landscape, the left's relationship to popular protest, and much more.

Nihal El Aasar is a London-based Egyptian Marxist. She is also one of Mila's favourite tweeters. 

(Always has been)

Ken and Mila discuss the new trend of public instagram call-out pages, Kanye's latest streams of consciousness, and what dating apps are doing for the culture. Ken gets cultural appropriation permission to wear a tarboush.

Ken and Mila discuss the latest Mia Khalifa pornography comments and backlash, the NYT doxxing Slate Star Codex, and liberal media class's most recent Twitter-fueled drama. 

Ken and Mila discuss the latest celebrity sexual controversies (content note: sexual violence, pedophilia) and debate whether employers should be allowed to fire people for their opinions. They also have a spicy debate on political and revolutionary violence, and more. 

Ken and Mila are joined by Nathan to discuss cronyism in American border policing, immigration security and surveillance, the CHAZ/CHAD, and more.  

Nathan Goodman is a PhD student in economics at George Mason University and writer on criminal justice and militarization.

Ken and Mila discuss the protests happening down south and the militarization of American policing. Mila reviews and discusses Nohad Nassif's Arab Humanist: The Necessity of Basic Income and Ken talks about his recent run-ins with the law. 

Ken and Mila are joined by Karl to discuss numerous issues surrounding the Universal Basic Income debate, including: redistributive justice and property rights, reparations, colonialism, and of course, punk rock.

Ken and Mila talk about Grimes' new child  X Æ A-12 Musk, Universal Basic Income (UBI) gaining steam during COVID-19, immigration debates in North America, Kim Jong Un's alleged "pleasure squad", and more. 

Ken and Mila are joined by Noah to learn about they reconciled being gay, trans, and Christian. They also discuss restorative justice, retribution, and the parallels between Christian theology and modern politics.