Investigating The Incel Community - Naama Kates | Modern Wisdom Podcast 363

Naama Kates is a writer, producer and creator of the Incel Podcast. The world of involuntary celibates continues to be thrust into the public limelight with incidents in the United States and most recently in the UK with Jake Davison's shooting in Plymouth. Naama has spent years investigating incels so I figured she would be a good place to go to understand what's happening. Expect to learn whether the incel community is a terrorist organisation, why the incel culture can trap members inside of it, how the incels relate to the Mens Rights Movement, the problems associated with driving these communities underground and much more... Sponsors: Get 40% discount on everything from boohooMAN at https://bit.ly/manwisdom (use code MW40) Get 10% discount on your first month from BetterHelp at https://betterhelp.com/modernwisdom (discount automatically applied) Extra Stuff: Follow Naama on Twitter - https://twitter.com/naamakates Check out Naama's Incel Podcast - https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/incel/id1469915971 Naama's Unherd article - https://unherd.com/2021/08/what-the-media-gets-wrong-about-incels/ Get my free Reading List of 100 books to read before you die → https://chriswillx.com/books/ To support me on Patreon (thank you): https://www.patreon.com/modernwisdom #naamakates #incel #jakedavison - 00:00 Intro 00:33 Researching Incels 04:54 Incels and the Men’s Rights Movement 11:22 Dynamics of Incel Communities 21:50 Breaking Out of Inceldom 27:27 Why Modern Woke Culture Doesn’t Care 32:33 Are Incels Pro-Monogamy? 38:13 Do the Communities Evolve or Change? 42:05 The Jake Davison Shooting 49:47 Incels & White Supremacy 55:15 The Struggle to Support Incels 1:05:35 Pacifying Effect of a Mate 1:09:25 What’s Next for Incels? - Listen to all episodes online. Search "Modern Wisdom" on any Podcast App or click here: Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2MNqIgw Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2LSimPn Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/modern-wisdom - Get in touch in the comments below or head to... Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chriswillx Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/chriswillx Email: https://chriswillx.com/contact/

Naama KatesguestChris Williamsonhost

Aug 26, 20211h 12mWatch on YouTube ↗

EPISODE INFO

Released: August 26, 2021
Duration: 1h 12m
Channel: Modern Wisdom
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EPISODE DESCRIPTION

Naama Kates is a writer, producer and creator of the Incel Podcast. The world of involuntary celibates continues to be thrust into the public limelight with incidents in the United States and most recently in the UK with Jake Davison's shooting in Plymouth. Naama has spent years investigating incels so I figured she would be a good place to go to understand what's happening. Expect to learn whether the incel community is a terrorist organisation, why the incel culture can trap members inside of it, how the incels relate to the Mens Rights Movement, the problems associated with driving these communities underground and much more... Sponsors: Get 40% discount on everything from boohooMAN at https://bit.ly/manwisdom (use code MW40) Get 10% discount on your first month from BetterHelp at https://betterhelp.com/modernwisdom (discount automatically applied) Extra Stuff: Follow Naama on Twitter - https://twitter.com/naamakates Check out Naama's Incel Podcast - https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/incel/id1469915971 Naama's Unherd article - https://unherd.com/2021/08/what-the-media-gets-wrong-about-incels/ Get my free Reading List of 100 books to read before you die → https://chriswillx.com/books/ To support me on Patreon (thank you): https://www.patreon.com/modernwisdom #naamakates #incel #jakedavison - 00:00 Intro 00:33 Researching Incels 04:54 Incels and the Men’s Rights Movement 11:22 Dynamics of Incel Communities 21:50 Breaking Out of Inceldom 27:27 Why Modern Woke Culture Doesn’t Care 32:33 Are Incels Pro-Monogamy? 38:13 Do the Communities Evolve or Change? 42:05 The Jake Davison Shooting 49:47 Incels & White Supremacy 55:15 The Struggle to Support Incels 1:05:35 Pacifying Effect of a Mate 1:09:25 What’s Next for Incels? - Listen to all episodes online. Search "Modern Wisdom" on any Podcast App or click here: Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2MNqIgw Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2LSimPn Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/modern-wisdom - Get in touch in the comments below or head to... Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chriswillx Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/chriswillx Email: https://chriswillx.com/contact/

SPEAKERS

Naama Kates
guest
Chris Williamson
host

EPISODE SUMMARY

In this episode of Modern Wisdom, featuring Naama Kates and Chris Williamson, Investigating The Incel Community - Naama Kates | Modern Wisdom Podcast 363 explores inside Incels: Loneliness, Online Echo Chambers, and Misunderstood Extremes Chris Williamson interviews Naama Kates, host of the 'Incel' podcast, about the incel community—men who see themselves as involuntarily celibate and often gather in online spaces. They unpack the spectrum of what 'incel' means, how these communities formed alongside the broader 'manosphere,' and why they’re so attractive to lonely, socially isolated young men. Kates explains core beliefs around looks, status, and women, the blackpill worldview, and how forum dynamics can both validate suffering and deepen resentment. They also critique media narratives linking incels to terrorism and white supremacy, and discuss how stigmatization and censorship may be making the problem worse rather than solving it.

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