# The Dissenter

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Author: Ricardo Lopes
Episodes: 1272

## Resource

My name is Ricardo Lopes, and I’m from Portugal. Thank you for visiting my podcast. Over the past few years, I have conducted and released more than 900 interviews and talks with experts and academics from a variety of areas and disciplines, ranging from the Arts and Philosophy to the Social Sciences and Biology. You will certainly find a subject of your interest covered here. New interviews are released on Mondays, Thursdays, and Fridays.

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## Episodes
- [#1279 Patrick Hassan: An Open Conversation About Suicide with a Philosopher](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-dissenter-1161217/1279-patrick-hassan-an-open-conversation-about-suicide-with-a-philosopher) — 2026-07-13T18:00:00+00:00
- [#1278 Paul Pettitt: Human Mortuary Practices, and Other Animals' Awareness of Death](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-dissenter-1161217/1278-paul-pettitt-human-mortuary-practices-and-other-animals-awareness-of-death) — 2026-07-10T18:00:00+00:00
- [#1277 Matthew McManus: The Right Wants You Stupid, and Steven Pinker Is Wrong About Marxism](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-dissenter-1161217/1277-matthew-mcmanus-the-right-wants-you-stupid-and-steven-pinker-is-wrong-about-marxism) — 2026-07-09T18:00:00+00:00
- [#1276 Daisy Dixon - Depraved: The Story of Dangerous Art](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-dissenter-1161217/1276-daisy-dixon-depraved-the-story-of-dangerous-art) — 2026-07-06T18:00:00+00:00
- [#1275 Orna Donath: Women Who Regret Having Children](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-dissenter-1161217/1275-orna-donath-women-who-regret-having-children) — 2026-07-03T18:00:00+00:00
- [#1274 Julian Kiverstein: 4E Cognition, Phenomenology, Culture, and Science](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-dissenter-1161217/1274-julian-kiverstein-4e-cognition-phenomenology-culture-and-science) — 2026-07-02T18:00:00+00:00
- [#1273 Helen Pearson - Beyond Belief: How Evidence Shows What Really Works](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-dissenter-1161217/1273-helen-pearson-beyond-belief-how-evidence-shows-what-really-works) — 2026-06-29T18:00:00+00:00
- [#1272 Arvid Ågren & Manus Patten: The Paradox of the Organism](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-dissenter-1161217/1272-arvid-gren-manus-patten-the-paradox-of-the-organism) — 2026-06-26T18:00:00+00:00
- [#1271 Douglas Fry: Advanced Introduction to Conflict Resolution](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-dissenter-1161217/1271-douglas-fry-advanced-introduction-to-conflict-resolution) — 2026-06-25T18:00:00+00:00
- [#1270 Paul Eastwick: Evolutionary Psychology Is Wrong About Mating](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-dissenter-1161217/1270-paul-eastwick-evolutionary-psychology-is-wrong-about-mating) — 2026-06-22T18:00:00+00:00
- [#1269 Breeze Oliver & Kerushi Drake: Destroying Every Manosphere Claim](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-dissenter-1161217/1269-breeze-oliver-kerushi-drake-destroying-every-manosphere-claim) — 2026-06-19T18:00:00+00:00
- [#1268 Christian Miller: The Honesty Crisis](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-dissenter-1161217/1268-christian-miller-the-honesty-crisis) — 2026-06-18T18:00:00+00:00
- [#1267 Mary Knight: Infidelity, Relationships with Escorts, and Intimacy](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-dissenter-1161217/1267-mary-knight-infidelity-relationships-with-escorts-and-intimacy) — 2026-06-15T18:00:00+00:00
- [#1266 Robert Pantano (Pursuit of Wonder): The Terrible Paradox of Self-Awareness](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-dissenter-1161217/1266-robert-pantano-pursuit-of-wonder-the-terrible-paradox-of-self-awareness) — 2026-06-12T18:00:00+00:00
- [#1265 Nina Hartley: The Feminist Sexual Revolution, Women's Reproductive Rights, and Sexlessness](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-dissenter-1161217/1265-nina-hartley-the-feminist-sexual-revolution-women-s-reproductive-rights-and-sexlessness) — 2026-06-11T18:00:00+00:00
- [#1264 Steve Stewart-Williams: A Billion Years of Sex Differences](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-dissenter-1161217/1264-steve-stewart-williams-a-billion-years-of-sex-differences) — 2026-06-08T18:00:00+00:00
- [#1263 Carl-Johan Palmqvist: Semi-Secular Worldviews and the Belief in Something Beyond](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-dissenter-1161217/1263-carl-johan-palmqvist-semi-secular-worldviews-and-the-belief-in-something-beyond) — 2026-06-05T17:00:00+00:00
- [#1262 Amanda Sukenick: Antinatalism, Extinction, The Right to Die, Eugenics, & More](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-dissenter-1161217/1262-amanda-sukenick-antinatalism-extinction-the-right-to-die-eugenics-more) — 2026-06-04T18:00:00+00:00
- [#1261 Neal Hebert & Jon Cogburn: Professional Wrestling, Donald Trump, and the New Cynicism](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-dissenter-1161217/1261-neal-hebert-jon-cogburn-professional-wrestling-donald-trump-and-the-new-cynicism) — 2026-06-01T18:00:00+00:00
- [#1260 Émile Torres: The Risks of AI and Climate Change](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-dissenter-1161217/1260-mile-torres-the-risks-of-ai-and-climate-change) — 2026-05-29T17:00:00+00:00
- [#1259 Sarah Stein Lubrano: Why Political Debate Does Not Work](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-dissenter-1161217/1259-sarah-stein-lubrano-why-political-debate-does-not-work) — 2026-05-28T18:00:00+00:00
- [#1258 Nuno Pessoa Gil: Uma Conversa Honesta Sobre Suicídio e Eutanásia Com Um Psiquiatra](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-dissenter-1161217/1258-nuno-pessoa-gil-uma-conversa-honesta-sobre-suic-dio-e-eutan-sia-com-um-psiquiatra) — 2026-05-25T18:00:00+00:00
- [#1257 Jeffry Simpson: Attachment Styles and Interpersonal Relationships](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-dissenter-1161217/1257-jeffry-simpson-attachment-styles-and-interpersonal-relationships) — 2026-05-22T18:00:00+00:00
- [#1256 Nathan King - The Excellent Mind: Intellectual Virtues for Everyday Life](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-dissenter-1161217/1256-nathan-king-the-excellent-mind-intellectual-virtues-for-everyday-life) — 2026-05-21T18:00:00+00:00
- [#1255 Teresa Baron: The Ethics of Procreation, Pronatalism, and Antinatalism](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-dissenter-1161217/1255-teresa-baron-the-ethics-of-procreation-pronatalism-and-antinatalism) — 2026-05-18T18:00:00+00:00
- [#1254 Lynda Boothroyd: How Culture and the Media Shape Gender Differences and Mate Preferences](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-dissenter-1161217/1254-lynda-boothroyd-how-culture-and-the-media-shape-gender-differences-and-mate-preferences) — 2026-05-15T18:00:00+00:00
- [#1253 Ricardo Barroso: Compormento Criminoso, do Ponto de Vista da Psicologia Clínica e da Justiça](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-dissenter-1161217/1253-ricardo-barroso-compormento-criminoso-do-ponto-de-vista-da-psicologia-cl-nica-e-da-justi-a) — 2026-05-14T18:00:00+00:00
- [#1252 David Benatar - The Human Predicament: A Candid Guide to Life's Biggest Questions](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-dissenter-1161217/1252-david-benatar-the-human-predicament-a-candid-guide-to-life-s-biggest-questions) — 2026-05-11T18:00:00+00:00
- [#1251 Bradley Hillier-Smith: The Ethics of State Responses to Refugees](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-dissenter-1161217/1251-bradley-hillier-smith-the-ethics-of-state-responses-to-refugees) — 2026-05-08T18:00:00+00:00
- [#1250 Quill Kukla - Sex Beyond "Yes": Pleasure and Agency for Everyone](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-dissenter-1161217/1250-quill-kukla-sex-beyond-yes-pleasure-and-agency-for-everyone) — 2026-05-07T18:00:00+00:00
- [#1249 Melissa Shew: Women and Intellectual Joy](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-dissenter-1161217/1249-melissa-shew-women-and-intellectual-joy) — 2026-05-04T18:00:00+00:00
- [#1248 Carles Lalueza-Fox - Identity: What DNA Can Tell Us About Ourselves](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-dissenter-1161217/1248-carles-lalueza-fox-identity-what-dna-can-tell-us-about-ourselves) — 2026-05-01T18:00:00+00:00
- [#1247 Zygmunt Baranski: Dante's Divine Comedy](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-dissenter-1161217/1247-zygmunt-baranski-dante-s-divine-comedy) — 2026-04-30T18:00:00+00:00
- [#1246 Rivka Weinberg: Does Life Have Meaning?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-dissenter-1161217/1246-rivka-weinberg-does-life-have-meaning) — 2026-04-27T18:00:00+00:00
- [#1245 Jacob Stegenga - Heart of Science: A Philosophy of Scientific Inquiry](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-dissenter-1161217/1245-jacob-stegenga-heart-of-science-a-philosophy-of-scientific-inquiry) — 2026-04-24T18:00:00+00:00
- [#1244 Keegan Tatum: The Psychology of Politics, and the Reactionary Politics of the Conservatives](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-dissenter-1161217/1244-keegan-tatum-the-psychology-of-politics-and-the-reactionary-politics-of-the-conservatives) — 2026-04-23T17:00:00+00:00
- [#1243 Jeff McMahan: Antinatalism, Extinctionism, Gene Editing, and Overpopulation](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-dissenter-1161217/1243-jeff-mcmahan-antinatalism-extinctionism-gene-editing-and-overpopulation) — 2026-04-20T18:00:00+00:00
- [#1242 Serene Khader - Faux Feminism: Why We Fall for White Feminism and How We Can Stop](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-dissenter-1161217/1242-serene-khader-faux-feminism-why-we-fall-for-white-feminism-and-how-we-can-stop) — 2026-04-17T18:00:00+00:00
- [#1241 Jessica Flanigan: The Ethics of Sex Work](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-dissenter-1161217/1241-jessica-flanigan-the-ethics-of-sex-work) — 2026-04-16T18:00:00+00:00
- [#1240 Roy Richard Grinker - Nobody's Normal: How Culture Created the Stigma of Mental Illness](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-dissenter-1161217/1240-roy-richard-grinker-nobody-s-normal-how-culture-created-the-stigma-of-mental-illness) — 2026-04-13T18:00:00+00:00
- [#1239 Sophie Scott-Brown - The Radical Fifties: Activist Politics in Cold War Britain](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-dissenter-1161217/1239-sophie-scott-brown-the-radical-fifties-activist-politics-in-cold-war-britain) — 2026-04-10T18:00:00+00:00
- [#1238 Chris Ranalli: What Is Indoctrination?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-dissenter-1161217/1238-chris-ranalli-what-is-indoctrination) — 2026-04-09T18:00:00+00:00
- [#1237 Timothy Winegard - The Mosquito: A Human History of Our Deadliest Predator](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-dissenter-1161217/1237-timothy-winegard-the-mosquito-a-human-history-of-our-deadliest-predator) — 2026-04-06T18:00:00+00:00
- [#1236 Paul Thagard - Dreams, Jokes, and Songs: How Brains Build Consciousness](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-dissenter-1161217/1236-paul-thagard-dreams-jokes-and-songs-how-brains-build-consciousness) — 2026-04-03T18:00:00+00:00
- [#1235 Nicole Rust: Why Neuroscience Hasn’t Solved Brain Disorders―and How We Can Change That](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-dissenter-1161217/1235-nicole-rust-why-neuroscience-hasn-t-solved-brain-disorders-and-how-we-can-change-that) — 2026-04-02T18:00:00+00:00
- [#1234 Uljana Feest - Operationism in Psychology: An Epistemology of Exploration](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-dissenter-1161217/1234-uljana-feest-operationism-in-psychology-an-epistemology-of-exploration) — 2026-03-30T18:00:00+00:00
- [#1233 Steven Hollon: A Clinical and Evolutionary Approach to Depression](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-dissenter-1161217/1233-steven-hollon-a-clinical-and-evolutionary-approach-to-depression) — 2026-03-27T19:00:00+00:00
- [#1232 Michael Mann - Science Under Siege: The Five Most Powerful Forces that Threaten Our World](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-dissenter-1161217/1232-michael-mann-science-under-siege-the-five-most-powerful-forces-that-threaten-our-world) — 2026-03-26T19:00:00+00:00
- [#1231 Michael Gurven - Seven Decades: How We Evolved to Live Longer](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-dissenter-1161217/1231-michael-gurven-seven-decades-how-we-evolved-to-live-longer) — 2026-03-23T19:00:00+00:00
- [#1230 William von Hippel: Autonomy, Connection, and Why We Need Both to Find Happiness](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-dissenter-1161217/1230-william-von-hippel-autonomy-connection-and-why-we-need-both-to-find-happiness) — 2026-03-20T19:00:00+00:00
- [#1229 Nandita Bajaj, Zachary Neal, and Jennifer Neal: Debunking Pronatalist Claims](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-dissenter-1161217/1229-nandita-bajaj-zachary-neal-and-jennifer-neal-debunking-pronatalist-claims) — 2026-03-19T19:00:00+00:00

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