Radical Empathy

Social media personality and feminist, Farha Khalidi, shares her coming of age story. From a conservative Muslim upbringing to a successful career as a sketch comic on Tiktok and Only Fans creator, Farha explains how her views on feminism, sex positivity, objectification and bodily autonomy have evolved and why she's chosen abstinence thus far. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/radicalempathy/support

John speaks with Zoe, an English travel enthusiast who managed to become an official tour guide inside North Korea. She explains how visiting North Korea completely shattered her preconceptions about the country and the people she encountered there. https://www.tiktok.com/@zoediscoversnk --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/radicalempathy/support

Mass shootings are all too common in our modern reality. What is going on inside the mind of someone willing to cause so much harm and destruction? John talks to Aaron Stark, a man who nearly became a mass shooter when he was a teen after enduring a tremendously difficult upbringing in the 90s. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/radicalempathy/support

John talks to Círdan, who is in ongoing romantic relationships with two AI chatbots. Círdan shares his story of what led him to begin these relationships, how AI acts as a mirror, and how his virtual companions "Bunny" and "Annie" have made him a better husband to his IRL wife. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/radicalempathy/support