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Calmversations: anti-transgender podcast

In 2018, Benjamin A. Boyce began a series of interviews with other anti-transender, conservative, and ex-trans figures. The show is alternately called “Calmversations” or “The Boyce of Reason.” Despite the show’s relaxed tone, Boyce’s guests are often strident critics of progressive aspects of the trans rights movement.

See this episode list for details.

Guests with pseudonyms

Many guests lack the courage of their convictions and use fake names and identities.

  • “A Woman”
  • “Andrius”
  • “Artemis”
  • “Arty Morty” 
  • “Austin Unbridled”
  • “Aydin Paladin”
  • “Benji” / “GNC-Centric”
  • “Brette” & “Anna” (unaccepting parent and “desisted” child)
  • “Brian W” / “BriWagon”
  • “Brit”
  • “Bx”
  • “Cat Girl Kulak”
  • “Catherine”
  • “Ciel/CielNestPasVert”
  • “Chris”
  • “Dr. Rollergator” 
  • “E. Ransom”
  • “Emily”
  • “Emmie”
  • “Finley”
  • “Grace”
  • “Garrett”
  • “Isaac”
  • “Isaac” / “CryptoCluniac” (conservative transmedicalist)
  • “Issa Ismail”
  • “J. Burden”
  • “Jellybean Gen”
  • “Jenni”
  • “Jennifer Anne” / JenniferAnne_s
  • “Jess”
  • “Jet London”
  • “Jett”
  • “Jonathan Anomaly”
  • “Joshua Neal”
  • “Jules Louise”
  • “K. Yang” 
  • “Kallie”
  • “kate” / unqueenlyandsh
  • “Kayla”
  • “Kelly S”
  • “Kevin / Evelyn”
  • “King Crocoduck”
  • “Kobe”
  • “Kruptos”
  • “Lara”
  • “Leigh”
  • “Lexi” 
  • “Leoaica Motanelul”
  • “Limpidă”
  • “Little Apostate”
  • “Lois”
  • “Lomez”
  • “Lorelei”
  • “Mackenzie”
  • “Maye Muses”
  • “Mazy”
  • “Micheal Scott”
  • “Michelle” / somenuancepls
  • “NJada”
  • “Oak Leaves and Onions”
  • “Oliver”
  • “Peachy Keenan”
  • “Peavy”
  • “PsiKey”
  • “Rachel”
  • “radley_ms”
  • “Raw Egg Nationalist”
  • “RedHawk of The Old Glory Club”
  • “Ria”
  • “Right Side”
  • “Robin” / “niwatori_dt”
  • “Robynne M.” (conservative transmedicalist)
  • “ROGD Mom”
  • “ScioSophia”
  • “Shane Cole”
  • “Solid Ground”
  • “Some Moms”
  • “Stoic Mom”
  • “Tali”
  • “Tascatorials”
  • “Terffy”
  • “Teiresias”
  • “The Distributist”
  • “The Prim Reaper” 
  • “The Right Side of History”
  • Theo/XXinv9
  • Tracy Shannon” / “Shannon Thrace” {“trans widow”)
  • “Waffling Willow”

Guests (alphabetically by surname)

This list is not exhaustive.

  • Erika Bachiochi 
  • J. Michael Bailey (anti-trans extremist)
  • Jamie Bambrick
  • Marc Barnes
  • Stephen Baskerville
  • Julie Behling
  • Carl Benjamin 
  • Christina Berry / “Christina Buttons” (anti-trans activist)
  • Julie Bindel (anti-trans activist and sex segregationist)
  • Stephen Blackwood
  • Linda Blade (anti-trans activist and sex segregationist)
  • Ray Blanchard (anti-trans activist)
  • Randall Bock
  • Tomas Bogardus (anti-trans activist)
  • Schyler Bogert (conservative transmedicalist)
  • Karlyn Borysenko
  • Shannon Boschy
  • Rick Bosshardt
  • Beth Bourne (unaccepting parent and anti-trans extremist)
  • Jason Bradley
  • Cynthia Breheny
  • Erin Brewer (unaccepting parent)
  • Asha Britt / “Kinesis” / “Kinysis” / “Alex” / “GC_Ladyboi’ / “Sulaco_Queen” / “A Gender Critical Trans Individual” / “Last LadyBoi StarFighter”
  • Chloe Brockman / “Chloe Cole” (ex-trans activist)
  • Katherine Brodsky
  • Belinda Brown (anti-trans activist)
  • Rachel Fulton Brown
  • Heather Brunskell-Evans (anti-trans activist)
  • Joseph Burgo (unaccepting parent / “autogynephilia” activist)
  • Carey Callahan (ex-trans activist)
  • Denise Caignon (unaccepting parent and anti-trans extremist)
  • Chiara Caignon-Lewis (ex-trans activist)
  • James Cantor (anti-trans activist)
  • Jeremy Carl
  • July R. Carlan / “Shape Shifter” (ex-trans activist / regretter)
  • John Carpay
  • Daisy Chadra (ex-trans activist)
  • Lynn Chadwick (unaccepting parent)
  • Bruno Chaouat
  • Brian Chau
  • Seerut Chawla
  • Brian Chu / Cactus Chu
  • Cory Clark
  • Malcolm Clark (anti-trans activist)
  • Donovan Cleckley (ex-trans activist)
  • Nathan Cofnas
  • Belissa Cohen (LGB separatist)
  • Corinna Cohn (conservative regretter / ex-trans activist)
  • Malcolm Collins
  • Simone Collins
  • Darryl Cooper
  • William Costello
  • Timothy Courtois
  • Maritza Cummings (ex-trans activist)
  • Sarah Elizhar (ex-trans activist)
  • Zach Elliot
  • Leslie Elliott / Leslie Elliott Boyce (anti-trans activist)
  • Christopher Elston / “Christoph Elston” / “Billboard Chris” (anti-trans activist)
  • Sarah Elizhar  (ex-trans activist)
  • Kasey Emerick / “KC Miller” (ex-trans activist)
  • Libby Emmons
  • Devon Eriksen
  • Erika Ervin / “Amazon Eve” (conservative transmedicalist)
  • James Esses
  • Marcus Evans (anti-trans activist)
  • Susan Evans (anti-trans activist)
  • Abigail Favale
  • Mars Fernandez / “UPPERhand Mars” (conservative transmedicalist)
  • Janice Fiamengo
  • Deb Fillman
  • Nate Fischer
  • Robin Forbes-Lorman
  • Mitra Forouhar
  • Maya Forstater (anti-trans activist)
  • J.G. Fox
  • Erin Friday (unaccepting parent)
  • Abel Garcia (ex-trans activist)
  • Kalvin Garrah (conservative transmedicalist)
  • Jane Gatsby
  • Genevieve Gluck (anti-trans activist)
  • Claire Graham (identifies as intersex)
  • Dave Greene
  • Karleen Gribble / “DRKarleenG”
  • Wheston Chancellor Grove (author)
  • Sall Grover (anti-trans activist and sex segregationist)
  • Seth Gruber 
  • Alasdair Gunn / “Angus Fox” (anti-trans activist)
  • Sarah Haider (anti-trans activist)
  • Eithan Haim
  • Az Hakeem (anti-trans activist)
  • Jordan Hall
  • JD Haltigan
  • Laura Bryant Hanford
  • Mary Harrington (anti-trans activist)
  • Carrie Hathorn (LGB separatist)
  • Laura Haynes
  • Debbie Hayton (conservative transmedicalist)
  • Charles Haywood
  • Luka Hein (ex-trans activist)
  • Bradley Helgerson
  • Jim Heller
  • LaRell Herbert 
  • Ritchie Herron / “Tullip” (ex-trans activist / regretter)
  • Katie Herzog (anti-trans activist)
  • Heather Heying (anti-trans activist)
  • Stephen Hicks
  • Milli Hill (anti-trans activist)
  • Emma Hilton (anti-trans activist)
  • Jesse Hinty (ex-trans activist)
  • Sam Hoadley-Brill 
  • Jenny Holland
  • Carole Hooven (anti-trans activist)
  • Coleman Hughes (anti-trans activist)
  • Mia Hughes / “Mia Ashton” / Mia Sedley” / _CryMiaRiver (anti-trans activist)
  • Phil Hutchinson / “Phil Illy” (“autogynephilia” activist)
  • Amie Ichikawa
  • Elika Imanaga
  • Auron MacIntyre
  • Ane Maiora
  • Isabella Malbin (anti-trans activist)
  • William Malone (anti-trans activist)
  • Jessie Mannisto (anti-trans activist)
  • Carob Marcelle 
  • Lisa Marchiano (anti-trans activist)
  • Maud Maron (anti-trans activist)
  • Dave Martel / Big Dave Martel
  • Heather Mason
  • Mike Maxwell
  • Frank McCormick
  • Rhys McKavanagh (conservative transmedicalist)
  • Dina McMillan
  • Carrie Mendoza (anti-trans activist)
  • Robynne Merguerdijian
  • Noelle Mering
  • Chris Milburn
  • Michael Millerman
  • David Minor
  • Veera Mirjam
  • Joshua Mitchell
  • Sarah Mittermaier / “Eliza Mondegreen” (anti-trans activist)
  • H. Georg Moeller
  • Josh Moon
  • Prisha Mosley (ex-trans activist)
  • Meghan Murphy (anti-trans activist)
  • Jamie Mustard
  • Michelle Naef 
  • Mike Nayna
  • Scott Newgent (conservative transmedicalist / regretter)
  • Terry Newman
  • Reid Nicewonder
  • Abby Nissenbaum
  • Ani O’Brien
  • Stella O’Malley (anti-trans extremist)
  • Camilo Ortiz
  • Chris Ostrowski
  • Jonathan Pageau
  • Nina Paley (anti-trans activist)
  • Elle Palmer 
  • Neema Parvini / The Academic Agent 
  • Thaddeus Patrick
  • Gio Pennacchietti
  • Laura Perry (ex-trans activist)
  • Chanel Pfahl
  • Charles Pincourt
  • David Pivtorak
  • Helen Pluckrose (anti-trans activist)
  • Jeremy Pollack
  • Nina Power (anti-trans activist)
  • Simon Amaya Price & Gareth Amaya Price / “Ash” & “Raphael” (ex-trans activist and unaccepting parent)
  • Steve Salerno
  • Angel SanMartin
  • Leor Sapir (anti-trans extremist)
  • Arielle Scarcella (LGB separatist and sex segregationist)
  • Nick Schappaugh / “Naxela2” (“autogynephilia” activist)
  • Christine Sefein
  • Jodi Shaw
  • Jonathan Shedler 
  • Chris Shelton
  • Neil Shenvi
  • Lindsay Shepherd
  • Brandon Showalter
  • Abigail Shrier (anti-trans activist)
  • Elisa Rae Shupe / Jamie Shupe (former ex-trans activist)
  • Isaac Simpson
  • Rachael Slick / “Aella” (“autogynephilia” activist)
  • Josh Slocum
  • Erec Smith
  • Erin Smith
  • Keri Smith
  • Warren Smith
  • Debra Soh (anti-trans activist)
  • John Sonmez
  • Amy Sousa (anti-trans activist)
  • Will Spencer
  • April Spitzer / “Taftaj” / “Taf Taj” (conservative transmedicalist)
  • Daniel Stange (LGB separatist)
  • Eli Steele
  • Beth Stelzer (anti-trans activist and sex segregationist)
  • Inez Stepman
  • Kathleen Stock (anti-trans extremist)
  • Wade Stotts
  • Karen Straughan
  • Rupa Subramanya
  • Vaishnavi Sundar
  • Will Tanner
  • Philipp Tanzer / Logan McCree
  • Aaron Terrell (conservative transmedicalist)
  • Anderson Todd
  • David Tomasi
  • Connor Tomlin
  • Courtenay Turner
  • Jon Uhler
  • ChloĂ© Valdary
  • Jaco van Zyl
  • Rebecca Velo
  • John Vervaeke
  • Miranda Yardley (conservative transmedicalist)
  • Curtis Yarvin
  • Natasha Ybarra-Klor (writer)
  • Katelyn Yntema
  • Michael Young / “Wokal Distance”

See also

Benjamin A. Boyce

Calmversations episode list

Resources

Substack (substack.com)

YouTube (youtube.com)