The Jordan B. Peterson Podcast

Dr. Jordan B. Peterson speaks with former-Scientologist and podcaster Aaron Smith-Levin. They explore his upbringing within the “church,” how Scientology entices new members, the basis for Dianetics in Freudian psychology, the religiously inspired twist only found behind multiple paywalls, the higher being known as Xenu, what broke Aaron’s belief, and his now ongoing fight against the manipulation of this still relevant, international cult.

Aaron Smith-Levin is a former Scientologist and host of the “Growing Up In Scientology” YouTube channel. He was also a main interviewee on the docu-series “Leah Remini: Scientology and the Aftermath.” Since leaving the cult, he has devoted himself and his career to unmasking the harmful practices and beliefs held by the international religion.

This episode was recorded on December 23, 2023

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2024 tour details can be found here - https://jordanbpeterson.com/events

Peterson Academy https://petersonacademy.com/

For Aaron Smith-Levin:

“Growing Up in Scientology” YT Channel https://www.youtube.com/@GrowingUpInScientology/videos

Dr. Jordan Peterson speaks with best-selling author Abigail Shrier. They discuss her landmark first book, “Irreversible Damage,” as well as her latest publication, available now: “Bad Therapy: Why The Kids Aren’t Growing Up". From this, they break down the state of the therapeutic industry, the overgrown tendency of professionals to “treat the well, rather than the sick,” the existence and need for necessary trauma, and the now-generational impact of harmful therapy, and by extension, harmful parenting.

Abigail Shrier received the Barbara Olson Award for Excellence and Independence in Journalism in 2021. Her best-selling book, Irreversible Damage: The Transgender Craze Seducing Our Daughters (2020), was named a “Best Book” by the Economist and the Times (of London). It has been translated into ten languages. Her upcoming publication, Bad Therapy: Why The Kids Aren’t Growing Up is slated for release in early 2024.

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2024 tour details can be found here https://jordanbpeterson.com/events

Peterson Academy https://petersonacademy.com/

For Abigail Shrier:

On X https://twitter.com/AbigailShrier?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor

Website https://www.abigailshrier.com/

Bad Therapy: Why The Kids Aren’t Growing Up (Book) https://www.amazon.com/Bad-Therapy-Kids-Arent-Growing-ebook/dp/B0CBYHTV2D

This episode was recorded on September 27th, 2021.

Dr. Jordan Peterson and John McWhorter exchange ideas on the field of linguistics, how language affects our worldview, music, children’s capacity to learn languages, race problems in the US, virtue signaling, wokeism, Chomsky’s universal grammar, and more.

John Mcwhorter is an associate professor of English and comparative literature at Columbia University. Professor McWhorter is an author of more than a dozen books including ‘The Power of Babel: A Natural History of Language,’ ‘Losing the Race: Self Sabotage in Black America’ and ‘Our Magnificent Bastard Tongue: The Untold History of English.’ He’s also a regular contributor to publications like The New Republic and The Atlantic.

Follow John McWhorter: https://twitter.com/JohnHMcWhorter

Check out his new book: https://amazon.com/Woke-Racism-Religion-Betrayed-America/dp/0593423062

And his article ‘The Dehumanizing Condescension of White Fragility:’

https://theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2020/07/dehumanizing-condescension-white-fragility/614146/

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Chapters

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[0:00] Intro

[1:30] Linguistics Overview

[3:30] Language Acquisition in Children

[11:00] Language & Worldview

[16:00] Division, People, & Culture

[17:00] On Music

[19:10] “Music is often regarded as a nonrepresentational art form” - John McWhorter

[26:00] The Nature of American Studies

[28:30] Outline of McWhorter's Career

[32:00] Race in America I

[35:45] John’s New Book On Woke Racism

[45:30] Musical Theater, Reality, & Religion

[52:00] Wokeism & Postmodernism

[57:00] Woke Upbringing

[1:00:45] Race in America II

[1:03:30] Virtue Signaling

[1:09:45] “Are All White People Racist?”

[1:15:00] Outro

#Linguistics #Race #Chomsky #UniversalGrammar #Wokeism

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Dr. Jordan B Peterson sits down with lawyer, state representative, and author Adam Smith. They discuss his new book “Lost and Broken: My Journey Back from Chronic Pain and Crippling Anxiety.” From this they explore the differences between cognitive and behavioral therapy, the dogmatization of nuance, the rise of “harm reduction” in the current era of identity politics, and the ideal goal of argument: it’s much more than just scoring points.

Congressman Adam Smith is an American lawyer and politician, having served in the Washington state senate from 1991 to 97. His new book, “Lost and Broken: My Journey Back from Chronic Pain and Crippling Anxiety,” has just recently been released.

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For Adam Smith:

On X https://twitter.com/electadamsmith?lang=en

Lost and Broken (Book) https://www.amazon.com/Lost-Broken-Journey-Chronic-Crippling-ebook/dp/B0B3YC7KLJ

Dr. Jordan B. Peterson and Joe Hage discuss the world of litigation in the UK, following your interests and the ability to commodify them, the importance of fine art, and objective beauty that can be found in our species greatest efforts.

Joe Hage is the founder of HENI Group, an international art services business working with leading artists and estates across publishing, print-making, digital, film and art research and analysis.

Joe graduated from the University of York with a BA in philosophy and went on to do postgraduate research in philosophy at the University of Cambridge. He qualified as a chartered accountant with PricewaterhouseCoopers and has served as the managing partner of the law firm Joseph Hage Aaronson since March 2013.

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