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Catch me on these recent interviews

Catch me on these recent interviews

Update: 2025-03-21
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Recent Interviews & Discussions

My latest interview was with writer and critic , where we discussed the violence I experienced at the Toronto G20, anti-capitalist struggle more broadly, and the effects of identitarianism within the left.

Strange Exiles
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Episode 34: Kier Adrian Gray - Beyond Identity Politics
Episode 34 is a conversation with former activist Kier Adrian Gray, author of the Substack blog Recovering Anarchist, an essay series and podcast that explores ideology, morality and social norms on the left…
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6 months ago · 16 likes · 2 comments · Bram E. Gieben and Kier Adrian Gray

Before that, I had an excellent conversation with painter and theorist Tyler Murphy about faith, ideology, and spiritual/existential crisis.

In this discussion, I explore the neoliberal portrayal of female sexuality in the film Babygirl with , and of .

This is the talk I gave at the conference in Boise, Idaho last October, now titled You Must First Change Yourself: Is the Self-Care Left Abandoning Collective Action?

Here, and I discuss what it was like to speak at a conference where working-class autodidacts sat on panels beside accomplished academics.

This was my first conversation with and , just as we were getting to know each other, and I was deciding to make the trip to Boise.

Reading Group

Everyone should read The Chronic Crisis of American Democracy by to better contextualize the recent re-election of Donald Trump. You can watch a chapter-by-chapter reading with in-depth discussions here.

From the Archives

This panel was a part of the podcast tour, and took place at the Wise Hall in Vancouver on May Day 2023. It also featured , one of my favourite writers.

Before the tour began, and interviewed me about my time in the social justice subculture.

Fucking Cancelled
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Experience, Strength and Hope with Kier Adrian Gray: Building A Life to Move Into
In Episode 44, we're joined by friend of the pod Kier Adrian Gray, a writer and recovering social justice kid based in Vancouver. We discuss the trials and tribulations of being an anarchist in Montreal, the effects of toxic social justice world on mental health, how to get out of the Nexus, and what to do once you're out…
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2 years ago · 4 likes · Fucking Cancelled, Kier Adrian Gray, Clementine Morrigan, and Jay Lesoleil

As always, thanks for reading and listening! More soon.

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