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Two women's quest to understand the production of bigotry, through history's eye-popping examples. Hosted by Sarah (@scgriffith.bsky.social) and Helen (@homotoptheory.bsky.social) Patreon: patreon.com/odiumsymposium Art by @bittenbovine.bsky.social

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11. Groyper Superchat Superhell | Odium Symposium Get more from Odium Symposium on Patreon

Our new episode is now out for all listeners! In this tribute to Knowledge Fight, Sarah and Helen go through an episode of notorious neo-Nazi Nick Fuentes's show, and find out he's locked in a Freudian cycle of abuse and disgust with his own fans.

03.03.2026 14:59 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

We're live! www.twitch.tv/odiumsymposium

03.03.2026 02:07 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 2

We'll be streaming at 9 PM EST tonight, reading takes on the Iran war from legendary bad opinion havers.

02.03.2026 20:30 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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11. Groyper Superchat Superhell | Odium Symposium Get more from Odium Symposium on Patreon

Our new episode is out early for Patreon subscribers! In this tribute to Knowledge Fight, Sarah and Helen go through an episode of notorious neo-Nazi Nick Fuentes's show, and find out he's locked in a Freudian cycle of abuse and disgust with his own fans.

28.02.2026 05:15 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

if you think about it we’re kind of the Stalker (1979) of podcasts

21.02.2026 13:35 β€” πŸ‘ 11    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

this is in fact discussed on the episode!

18.02.2026 00:06 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Project 1789 | Odium Symposium Get more from Odium Symposium on Patreon

Out now for all listeners! In this episode Helen introduces Sarah to Rousseau's writing on the education of women. It's so bad he helped inspire the invention of feminism!

17.02.2026 19:20 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1
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Project 1789 | Odium Symposium Get more from Odium Symposium on Patreon

Out now for Patreon subscribers! Come hear all about how progressive radical Jean-Jacques Rousseau, who held freedom as an ultimate value, thought women ought to be educated.

14.02.2026 18:13 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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5. 4chan: The French Connection Podcast Episode Β· Odium Symposium Β· 12/09/2025 Β· 2h 41m

This is quite long, but it shows how absolutely bad faith right wing discourse is, and how it got that way. It focuses on the style guide for the Daily Stormer and whoo boy! Checkout @odiumsymposium.bsky.social for this gem:

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11.02.2026 14:42 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1

Stream concluded. It turned out that the Billionaire's March definitely had a nazi present and that Aella had cooked up some truly dogshit evolutionary psychology.

09.02.2026 02:49 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

live now

09.02.2026 01:01 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

We'll be streaming our competing halftime show at 8 PM EST tonight, where we'll expose ourselves to an Aella essay and read about the Billionaire's March.

08.02.2026 18:42 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 4
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9. The First Misogynist | Odium Symposium Get more from Odium Symposium on Patreon

Our new episode is now out for all listeners! Sarah introduces Helen to Joseph Swetnam, the man the word "misogyny" was coined to describe, who turns out to have gotten his ass handed to him on four separate occasions by the authors of Elizabethan England.

03.02.2026 17:03 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 2
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9. The First Misogynist | Odium Symposium Get more from Odium Symposium on Patreon

Our new episode is out early for Patreon subscribers!

Sarah introduces Helen to Joseph Swetnam, the man the word "misogyny" was coined to describe, who turns out to have gotten his ass beaten on four separate occasions by the authors of Elizabethan England.

31.01.2026 01:24 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

should we do a bonus episode where we review the Melania documentary?

30.01.2026 06:01 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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We're going to stream the Gavin Newsom Ben Shapiro interview in ten minutes. twitch.tv/odiumsymposium

23.01.2026 22:30 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 2
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6. The Haters v. Ayn Rand Podcast Episode Β· Odium Symposium Β· 12/23/2025 Β· 2h 20m

I used to say Reagan was the worst person from the 20thC but thanks to @odiumsymposium.bsky.social episode on Ayn Rand, I am updating my ballot. Great work!

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21.01.2026 19:11 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Another point of context:

In 1977, 3 years before murdering Hélène Rytmann, Althusser signed a petition demanding the abolition age of consent in French law.

He was joined by just about every midcentury French philosopher you’re likely to read in a survey course:

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21.01.2026 05:12 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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8. Ceci N'est Pas Un True Crime Podcast | Odium Symposium Get more from Odium Symposium on Patreon

Our new episode is now available for all listeners on all platforms! Helen and Sarah dive into (one particular) work of french philosopher and murderer Louis Althusser, and along the way they learn about femicide. This one gets a bit dark.

20.01.2026 18:43 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

also our amazing episode art is done by @bittenbovine.bsky.social (@canis_kunst on instagram), who also made our podcast art. Check out her work!

16.01.2026 23:01 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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8. Ceci N'est Pas Un True Crime Podcast | Odium Symposium Get more from Odium Symposium on Patreon

Out now for Patreon subscribers! Helen and Sarah dive into (one particular) work of Louis Althusser, and along the way they learn about femicide. This one gets a bit dark.

16.01.2026 22:39 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

helen and i call this the time washing machine. you look at another era and you're looking at the same peevish weirdos and creeps as exist in the current era. they just get cycled through history over and over

07.01.2026 23:04 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

If we could get Freud and tranny shitposters together in a room for 15 minutes it would revolutionize all of psychology and social science

07.01.2026 21:27 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Episode 7 - Who's Afraid of Gerald Schoenewolfe? | Odium Symposium Get more from Odium Symposium on Patreon

Our new episode is now available for all listeners on all platforms! Sarah and Helen examine possibly their most bizarre and odious author yet: psychoanalyst and "gender centrist" Gerald Schoenewolfe.

06.01.2026 16:51 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 5
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Episode 7 - Who's Afraid of Gerald Schoenewolfe? | Odium Symposium Get more from Odium Symposium on Patreon

Our new episode is now out early for Patreon subscribers! Sarah and Helen examine possibly their most bizarre and odious author yet: psychoanalyst and "gender centrist" Gerald Schoenewolfe.

02.01.2026 21:03 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Us with our episode subjects

26.12.2025 03:10 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Her cursed legacy continues.

25.12.2025 18:25 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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EMERGENCY CHRISTMAS SPECIAL | Odium Symposium Get more from Odium Symposium on Patreon

We just watched and reviewed Sean Hannity's straight-to-Rumble 2023 Christmas comedy "Jingle Smells." It's an interminable movie. Why the hell did we do this.

24.12.2025 20:26 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 3
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The Haters v. Ayn Rand | Odium Symposium Get more from Odium Symposium on Patreon

Our Ayn Rand episode is now free for all listeners! Available on all platforms.

23.12.2025 17:27 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 2
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The Haters v. Ayn Rand | Odium Symposium Get more from Odium Symposium on Patreon

Out now for patreon members: we talked about Ayn Rand and her brilliant idea to solve all of philosophy by simply declaring yourself objectively right.

As always, the episode will be available to all listeners on Tuesday.

20.12.2025 06:28 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0