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Incel

176 episodes - English - Latest episode: 9 months ago - ★★★★ - 382 ratings

Investigative journalist Naama Kates dives deep inside the incel community. Incel is shorthand for involuntary celibate. Follow Naama's journey.

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Episodes

15: The Chadfishing Experiment, w/ Pinky Culture (& Catfishman).

December 03, 2019 08:00 - 32 minutes - 30.1 MB

On this cold winter day, Naama serves up a dose of blackpill, as per popular demand, by “chadfishing”: the practice of creating fake dating app profiles (generally with photos of classically attractive men, or “Chads”) in order to trick people (generally women) seeking romantic or sexual connections. It’s basically catfishing, but the purpose is to expose or understand the different treatment toward would-be suitors based on physical appearance. Traditional chadfishing has been done enough, s...

INCEL 101: A Primer, w/ Tim Pilleri and Lance Reinstierna From Crawlspace

November 26, 2019 17:56 - 1 hour - 56.3 MB

In time for that post-Thanksgiving crash, Naama attempts to retrieve something tasty, as per popular demand, by “chadfishing”: the practice of creating fake dating app profiles (generally with photos of classically attractive men, or “Chads”) in order to trick people (generally women) seeking romantic or sexual connections. It’s basically catfishing, but the purpose is to expose or understand the different treatment toward would-be suitors based on physical appearance. Traditional chadfishing...

102: Incredible interview with my pod bosses, Tim Pilleri and Lance Reinstierna From Crawlspace

November 26, 2019 17:56 - 1 hour - 58.6 MB

In time for that post-Thanksgiving crash, Naama attempts to retrieve something tasty, as per popular demand, by “chadfishing”: the practice of creating fake dating app profiles (generally with photos of classically attractive men, or “Chads”) in order to trick people (generally women) seeking romantic or sexual connections. It’s basically catfishing, but the purpose is to expose or understand the different treatment toward would-be suitors based on physical appearance. Traditional chadfishing...

103: Incredible interview with my pod bosses, Tim Pilleri and Lance Reinstierna From Crawlspace

November 26, 2019 17:56 - 1 hour - 57 MB

In time for that post-Thanksgiving crash, Naama attempts to retrieve something tasty, as per popular demand, by “chadfishing”: the practice of creating fake dating app profiles (generally with photos of classically attractive men, or “Chads”) in order to trick people (generally women) seeking romantic or sexual connections. It’s basically catfishing, but the purpose is to expose or understand the different treatment toward would-be suitors based on physical appearance. Traditional chadfishing...

INCEL 101: A Primer, w/ Tim Pilleri and Lance Reinstierna From Crawlspace

November 26, 2019 17:56 - 1 hour - 55.7 MB

In time for that post-Thanksgiving crash, Naama attempts to retrieve something tasty, as per popular demand, by “chadfishing”: the practice of creating fake dating app profiles (generally with photos of classically attractive men, or “Chads”) in order to trick people (generally women) seeking romantic or sexual connections. It’s basically catfishing, but the purpose is to expose or understand the different treatment toward would-be suitors based on physical appearance. Traditional chadfishing...

14: T-R-A-U-M-A and these pictures of you ... with Dr. James Gordon

November 19, 2019 08:00 - 43 minutes - 40.7 MB

On this episode of INCEL, Naama chats with Dr. James Gordon, founder and director of the Center for Mind-Body Medicine, who dispenses with some white-pilled advice for incels and for all of us. She also checks in with Frail, whose birthday was in October! He gives us an update. Enjoy this episode, Dr. Gordon is wonderful to listen to.... next time on INCEL: the chadfishing episode.... —————————————————————— Please check out my all new Patreon for ad-free, uncensored episodes and weekly blogs!...

14: T-R-A-U-M-A and these pictures of you ... with Dr. James Gordon

November 19, 2019 08:00 - 43 minutes - 40.2 MB

On this episode of INCEL, Naama chats with Dr. James Gordon, founder and director of the Center for Mind-Body Medicine, who dispenses with some white-pilled advice for incels and for all of us. She also checks in with Frail, whose birthday was in October! He gives us an update. Enjoy this episode, Dr. Gordon is wonderful to listen to.... next time on INCEL: the chadfishing episode.... —————————————————————— Please check out my all new Patreon for ad-free, uncensored episodes and weekly blogs!...

13: The Science of Violence w/ Dr. Sumaiya Shaikh

November 12, 2019 08:00 - 40 minutes - 37.3 MB

After the craziness and questioning of episode 12, Naama sits down with neuroscientist Dr Sumaiya Shaikh for an empirical explanation of the phenomena we call violence and radicalization. She also checks in with Master, head hacker for incels.co, to get an update on the going’s-on over at the forum. —————————————————————— Please check out my all new Patreon for ad-free, uncensored episodes and weekly blogs! https://www.patreon.com/NaamaKates ‬—————————————————————— INCEL is created and produc...

101: Society Kills Society & MailBag Bonus Pod

November 05, 2019 08:00 - 36 minutes - 33 MB

After last week and before next week’s heavy episode, Naama checks back in with listeners regarding some recent thoughts and feedback from the wider world out there. Enjoy this mellow inventory taking episode of INCEL. —————————————————————— INCEL is created and produced by Naama Kates for Crawlspace Media. Music by Cyrus Melchor.  —————————————————————— If you or someone you know is struggling emotionally, or having a hard time, please call someone, or contact one of the excellent resources ...

12: Society Kills Men / Reckoning

October 29, 2019 07:00 - 45 minutes - 42 MB

On this week’s episode of INCEL, Naama takes care of some “housekeeping” and lays out the (uncertain, expanding) future of the show by teasing out some upcoming episodes, before sitting down for an interview with Kenneth T. Jolivet, author of the new book “Society Kills Men.” Ken is a husband, father, and 20 year veteran of the US Air Force, whose book addresses some of the implications of contemporary society for young men, and the grievances shared by many incels and members of the manosphe...

11: “Breaking Incel” w/ Jack Peterson

October 22, 2019 07:07 - 44 minutes - 40.9 MB

Over the past few weeks, Naama and guests have grappled with the question: what happens to incels when they “ascend” or simply decide to leave the community? How do they take that leap? And then adjust to life without their former friends, their beliefs, and their “second home,” for a strange new world? This week on INCEL, Naama speaks to ”Jack Peterson,” (not his real name...) the first “former” to go public about his upbringing, his time inside, his decision to leave, and life after “ascens...

10: RX-maxxing with Dr. Scott and Dr. Shiloh from LA Not So Confidential

October 15, 2019 07:00 - 42 minutes - 38.5 MB

In episode 10, Naama is joined by forensic psychologists, Dr. Scott and Dr. Shiloh, from the LA Not So Confidential podcast to pick up on the conversation introduced last week, about their experience with inceldom, and how they determine an individual’s predisposition toward violent behavior from a clinical perspective. They also discuss the societal factors that many incels describe, and their thoughts about the black pill as a worldview, and some possible steps forward for members of the co...

10: RX-maxxing with Dr. Scott and Dr. Shiloh from LA Not So Confidential

October 15, 2019 07:00 - 42 minutes - 38.9 MB

In episode 10, Naama is joined by forensic psychologists, Dr. Scott and Dr. Shiloh, from the LA Not So Confidential podcast to pick up on the conversation introduced last week, about their experience with inceldom, and how they determine an individual’s predisposition toward violent behavior from a clinical perspective. They also discuss the societal factors that many incels describe, and their thoughts about the black pill as a worldview, and some possible steps forward for members of the co...

9: We Live in a Society

October 08, 2019 17:47 - 36 minutes - 33.7 MB

Incels have been in the news. In episode 9 of INCEL, Naama unpacks some of the recent events behind the headlines, such as the military warning issued about the release of the new Joker movie. Through statements from the community’s leaders, the chatter on the forums, and the start of a conversation with forensic psychologists Dr. Scott and Dr. Shiloh from the LA Not So Confidential podcast (which continues next week), INCEL starts to really grapple with the question of potential violence fro...

8: The True Believer: the Case of Alek Minassian

October 01, 2019 11:14 - 35 minutes - 32.1 MB

Due to the developments of this past weekend, INCEL is taking this week to provide you all with an emergency breaking news analysis of the case of alleged perpetrator of the Toronto vehicle-ramming attack of April 23rd, 2018. Naama analyzes various aspects of the newly released transcripts to look into possible motives. ———————————————————————— She also speaks to Jesse Morton, founder of Parallel Networks, a DC-based organization that combats hate and extremism, about radicalization. His hist...

7: Media Bias & Frothy Solutions.

September 23, 2019 08:18 - 38 minutes - 35.6 MB

In episode 7 of INCEL, Naama goes back to the beginning by deconstructing some of the popular media hit pieces about incels, which are usually all anyone sees. She also returns to her first guide through the incel landscape, Frothy Solutions, whose insight on the community, as an “agecel,” is invaluable. —————————————————————— Please check out my all new Patreon for ad-free, uncensored episodes and weekly blogs! https://www.patreon.com/NaamaKates ————————————————————— INCEL is created and pro...

6: Gone ER.

September 16, 2019 07:00 - 39 minutes - 36.4 MB

Elliott Rodger, "the supreme gentleman," committed a heinous act of domestic terror in Isla Vista, California in 2014, earning the nonstop attention of media, and an ironic martyrdom in the incelosphere, to the point that "going ER" has become a meme. In this episode of INCEL, Naama examines his downfall and pathway to intended violence with his manifesto- a primary source revealing his cognitive processes.   —————————————————————  She follows this story by detailing each incel or incel-adjac...

6: Gone ER.

September 16, 2019 07:00 - 39 minutes - 36.8 MB

Elliott Rodger, "the supreme gentleman," committed a heinous act of domestic terror in Isla Vista, California in 2014, earning the nonstop attention of media, and an ironic martyrdom in the incelosphere, to the point that "going ER" has become a meme. In this episode of INCEL, Naama examines his downfall and pathway to intended violence with his manifesto- a primary source revealing his cognitive processes.   —————————————————————  She follows this story by detailing each incel or incel-adjac...

5: JBW & ASD, SEAmaxxing Manlet.

September 09, 2019 07:00 - 41 minutes - 38 MB

This week, Naama travels to SEA with “K,” who has discovered a way to ascend. They discuss a variety of concepts and terms, including JBW, which stands for “Just Be White,” and manlet, the term for a short incel. ASD stands for autism spectrum disorder. Next week, INCEL will cover the mass shootings linked to the community, including, of course, ER. —————————————————————— Autism Spectrum Diagnosis Screener: https://psychology-tools.com/test/autism-spectrum-quotient —————————————————————— Ques...

100: Labor Day Bonus Feedback Pod

September 03, 2019 09:00 - 35 minutes - 32.2 MB

Ceci n’est pas une pipe. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- In this special Labor Day Bonus episode, Naama takes some time to informally read and respond to some of the feedback, which has been abundant and varied indeed. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- She also a...

4: RopeFuel, RageFuel, & AWALT.

August 26, 2019 07:00 - 46 minutes - 42.5 MB

In part two of her conversation with SergeantIncel, Naama gets into the weeds about some of the more dangerous and distasteful rhetoric on the incel forums. —————————————————————— Posts are categorized by subject tags: [RopeFuel] or [SuicideFuel] denotes a topic that might arouse feelings of extreme depression, while [RageFuel] might simply infuriate. This conversation is liable to do both, especially for the feminoid host and her feminoid listeners. #AWALT. (All women are like that). ———————...

3: Statusmaxxing Admincel

August 19, 2019 07:00 - 42 minutes - 38.7 MB

In the third episode of INCEL, Naama goes deeper down the rabbit hole, and plays the first of her two-part conversation with "Sergeant Incel," the administrator and creator of the website, who candidly discusses when, how, and why he developed this controversial and notorious online forum.  —————————————————————— Next week, the conversation continues to cover topics like the black pill, frustration, and threats of violence within the community.   —————————————————————— Please check out my all...

2: HopelessAddictDruggicel

August 12, 2019 07:00 - 43 minutes - 39.5 MB

In episode 2 of INCEL, before introducing you to the mysterious leaders of the incel forums and the rest of her investigation, and before properly introducing you to Frothy, Naama introduces you to FrailPaleStaleMale, an incel from the East Midlands region of England.  Frail is disarming and candid in their conversation, as they discuss childhood, addiction, and mostly trauma, as they relate to inceldom. This conversation seems particularly important during this heated climate. Thank you for ...

1: Bluepilled AF.

August 05, 2019 07:00 - 41 minutes - 38.8 MB

In the first installment of INCEL, Naama explores her fascination with identity online and provides a brief primer on the evolution of the web as a platform, before beginning her investigation by tracking down a controversial poster named Neo, at the beginning, when she was still "bluepilled af."  —————————————————————— The blue pill represents a life of luxurious security, tranquil happiness, and blissful ignorance of the harsh realities of existence. In contrast, the red pill represents fre...

1: Bluepilled AF.

August 05, 2019 07:00 - 41 minutes - 38.3 MB

In the first installment of INCEL, Naama explores her fascination with identity online and provides a brief primer on the evolution of the web as a platform, before beginning her investigation by tracking down a controversial poster named Neo, at the beginning, when she was still "bluepilled af."  —————————————————————— The blue pill represents a life of luxurious security, tranquil happiness, and blissful ignorance of the harsh realities of existence. In contrast, the red pill represents fre...

Trailer

June 24, 2019 14:35 - 6 minutes - 15.1 MB

Investigative journalist Naama Kates dives deep inside the incel community. Incel is shorthand for involuntary celibate. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/incel/support

Guests

Phil Gurski
3 Episodes
James Gordon
1 Episode
Will Self
1 Episode

Twitter Mentions

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