We are mortal, and that one day we will all die. Whilst navigating this thorny discussion through tales of personal experience, uplifting philosophical musings and the occasional flippant attempt at brevity we find ourselves exploring some surprising and meaningful insights into our own psyches, find ways of dealing with the concept of mortality while confronting the nihilistic hedonism that steer so much of contemporary western thought regarding death.

The gun control debate is fiercely polemic; Liberals frame the gun lobby as right-wing rednecks with blood on their hands. Conservatives point to gang shootings in Democrat run cities caused by failed attempts at gun control. This leaves gun-rights activists on the left in an uncomfortable minority. A debate ensues with a fascinating proponent of gun culture Follow and support her on all the socials and www.patreon.com/TacticoolGF Image from @NighthawkCustom Outro music by Jamie Mackie

The Chinese, and their apologists point to how relatively peaceful China's modern expansion has been in comparison with the Western Superpowers. Activists from Hong Kong to the Uyghurs beg to differ. Meanwhile for stalling economies, with plans only until the next election, Democracy appears less and less appealing. Is an aggressively growing China destined to dominate, and how worried should we be about that?

Nuclear Energy is deeply misunderstood, shrouded in technical jargon, and the secrecy you'd expect from Cold War weapon technology. Uncertainty breeds misinformation, and so we were blessed to have Sean Kenny, an expert guest on the next generation of nuclear molten salt reactors. An enlightening conversation was had on the risks and rewards environmentally, and geo-politically for investing in the next generation of Nuclear reactors, for more check...

Chris finally has the nuances of Feminist theory explained to him in a thought provoking debate. Why do only a minority of people consider themselves feminist? What does the movement get right, where can it improve, and why is this still a controversial topic? Outro music by the phenomenally talented Florence Glen, releasing this song on Friday 18th December, and her album early next year. All updates can be found on: https://www.facebook.com/floglenmusic [email protected]

If Data is the New Oil. What to Do About the New Oil Barons? Social Media Giants promised a revolution in how we would communicate and form communities. The promise of the Arab Spring has been tainted by genocides in Myanmar, and Ethiopia, accelerated by dictator sponsored Facebook ads. We talk to Craig Stadler from PeteyVid.com about how David takes on Godzilla, why song covers get taken down quicker than ISIS beheadings, and whether regulation will hurt the big monopolies, or help them.

Content Warning: Abortion, Blasphemy, and Revolution. We spoke to Gabriel to get a handle on what's happening with women's rights, politics, protests, and the Catholic Church in Poland. Funny, alarming, enlightening, and disturbing. If you wondered WTF is going on in Poland, I'd recommend you check out this frank discussion. In the last two minutes you'll hear a protest song by Zbigniew Stonoga, a Polish entrepreneur and activist.

The Long Lost Koch Brother fixes all the world's problems with a few minor tweaks and a lot more democracy. We tried to steelman Capitalism and Democracy, and ended up with Mr. Koch holding court with some practical changes grounded in political and economic theory that none could argue with. Another wonderful crossover with the Real Politik gents, and a very impressive guest.

A Bernie Bro, and a Reformed Republican discuss the future of American politics. Both have changed their minds several times in recent years, and spend time reaching across the aisle to people with differing political opinions having seen the benefit of getting involved in local politics. It's time for a change, but it starts with you, and it requires local action.

The War on Drugs has exacerbated most of the problems it claimed it could fix, costing the United States $1 trillion dollars and wrecking millions of lives, while disproportionally targeting black men. This episode we look deeper into the reality of modern day prohibition and discuss the drawbacks of a lack in drug education and the ramifications of strong drug laws. How dangerous are drugs? Would you want all drugs to be legalised? www.facebook.com/beyondbinarythinking

A cross-over with Real Politik (our favourite podcast) to deep dive into economic theory as a nonsense mythology. Why the religion of "Leftist" politics and the Democratic Party won't save us, and stopped representing the working class, paving the way for Trump. Visit their Patreon at patreon.com/realpolitik and keep the conversation going on twitter @real_politik. Outro music Silence, by Andrew Sloman. Check out more of his music at: https://andrewsloman.bandcamp.com/

Evan Anderson, head of Grey Faction does inspiring work taking on pseudoscience and conspiracy therapists in the mental health industry. We discuss how Satanic Panic made an industry of hysteric Conspiracy Therapists, implanting false memories, and interfering with criminal cases. Please visit the Grey Faction Official Forum to keep this wonderful and vital discussion going: https://www.facebook.com/groups/160426834676556 Outro Music by kas: https://youtu.be/LbllnOHCbqg

We discuss everyone's vision of Utopia, and how anyone can be happy when so many aren't. Must everyone sacrifice their freedom for someone else's vision of the greater good? Most revolutionaries plot for a better future, but how can there be a Utopia, if only a minority want it? As is often the case when we chew on a huge topic, we don't have all the answers, but we have a great discussion around the big questions. Music by Stack Rack https://stackrack.bandcamp.com/

JK Rowling's blog defending TERFS and the letter that followed promoted another round of discussion on Trans and non-binary rights, the problems with Cancel Culture, and worries of 1984 wrongthink wokescolding. We discuss with Trans Activist and stand up comedian what JK got wrong, and whether people are allowed to make mistakes in these conversations without moral panic? Despite the Left's recent claims that cancel culture is just feedback for bigots, there are cases that prove it's alive...

The disproportionate murder of people of colour by police forces, and poverty has triggered a series of Black Lives Matter protests around the world. Are the police racist, or merely policing a structurally racist inequality? Will the arrest of "a few bad apples" fix the problem? Does "playing the race card" and toppling statues make things worse in a multicultural society? Jamie Mackie's songs features at the end. https://soundcloud.com/jamie-mackie-20259246

The Beyond Binary team debates whether it's possible to be a conscious consumer, how evolutionary psychology, social media and a desire to succeed, and be conscious drive us all to be more conspicuous in our spending habits, and whether the scorn of this all is helpful. From Zizek to Kim Kardashian via Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos and Bill Gates, we talk about poverty shaming, the politics or envy, whether greed is good and whether progress is possible.

From harmless tales of Bigfoot and aliens, a mistrust of everything, and social media has mutated conspiracy theories into a monster. The Beyond Binary Thinking crew are joined by Jonny Miller to discuss how scientific illiteracy, skepticism, algorithms and echo chambers have us dying from preventable diseases, burning down 5g masts, and completely unsure who's running our elections any more. We try to go beyond the conspiracy theories.

We invite knowledgeable and eloquent guests for a beyond binary discussion, and we knew we'd outdone ourselves as soon as we started talking with Philosopher Lewis Williams from our favourite podcast Searching for It. What followed was a free and open conversation, following the most interesting tangents intersecting philosophy, psychology, and culture. We don't have all the answers, but we ask the fun questions. Please Support Lewis' Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/searchingforit

The current pandemic is so controversial, a heated argument aborted our first attempt at recording this episode. So we came back vaccinated against disinformation, and ready for a calmer, more entertaining discussion, on how skepticism in the face of social media clickbait, our stone-age misunderstandings of statistics, and a mistrust of government has doomed us. Will everything be all right? Well it won't ever be the same! Thanks to Kit Zellerbach for the wonderful outro music.

America’s history has always combined colonialist expansion with entrepreneurial spirit. Is Lockheed Martin sponsored war with Iran the inevitable logical step? Following another longstanding tradition, two Europeans critique American foreign policy. We’re joined by an American political hip hop artist to help explain whether there’s method to the madness of the orange president, and whether Christian Evangelicals are catalyzing world war three.

Two senior leaders of The Satanic Temple agreed to a chat, How can a group whose values include the right to offend be inspiring and thoughtful? The Satanist label clearly gets a lot of press attention, but isn’t it counterproductive for their work in schools and with mental healthcare? They left us awestruck by the depth of their understanding of religion, psychology, philosophy, and how to change the world for the better. Please donate to help them keep up their vital community work.

We invite Ilyas Kassam from Karl Marx Does The Washing Up to discuss discussion, disagreement, if it's broken and how to fix it. Is it possible or desirable to win a debate? Is the need for persuasion a symptom of an ego-driven shouting into the void? Does shouting racist at someone really make the world less racist, or is it just you shouting tyour own prosociality? Is there a more persuasive conversation to be had. Is the Left more nuanced than the Right?

We're joined by Brocialist YouTuber - The Swoletariat to discuss the Twitter Slacktavist Left, and how it can be reformed and utiilised to help the actual left improve and win an election for a change. We discuss pragmatically why the left is losing the culture war, how some are turning it around, and why woke scolding, witch hunting gatekeepers are so damaging to the cause. We tackle identity grifters, dog whistlers and conspiracy theorists on both sides, sharing our heroes and decrying...

While the daydream Brelievers seem asleep at the wheel, the Remoaners' remain unconvincing. We brought on our favourite troll from the Facebook comments as a guest speaker. Toby's job was to keep the conversation as hilarious and futile as the subject matter. Chris tried his hardest to defend Brexit in a 3 vs 1 royal rumble. Were bendy bananas really worth getting this upset over? If the EU is a Mafia, was it better to be part of the family than in witness protection? Go beyond binary...

Beyond Binary Takes to the streets and demands action. There's no debate (outside of America) about whether climate change exists. Have you abandoned hope? Will thoughts and prayers, likes and shares be your only response? No! It's time for courage, and action. Politicians have failed the planet for too long, but you can't. Join us in protest, join the discussion and replace fossil fuels and fake news with renewable media sources!