Alok Vaid Menon's guest appearances

Alok Vaid Menon

Almost 30

Aubrey Marcus

Sallie Krawcheck

Debra Silverman

Marianne Williamson

Lee Harris

Eben Alexander

Jessica Lanyadoo

Cal Newport

Luvvie Ajayi

Christine Hassler

Aaron Alexander

Ramit Sethi

Terri Cole

Nadine Artemis

Kelly LeVeque

OwlTail

THE INTERVIEW K+L originally spoke to Alok Vaid Menon about two years ago — or, in 2020 terms, a lifetime ago — and it continues to be a relevant and important conversation for us to share. There are few people who have had such a lasting impact, not just from the show but from life. K+L left this conversation feeling more human, more connected, more aware of how they affect others: exactly what our world desperately needs more of right now. Alok also recently released a book, “Beyond the Gender Binary,” which shows that gender is a malleable and creative form of expression only limited by your creativity. So, to celebrate the book and this beautiful, powerful, kind, and heart-centered soul, we wanted to share the conversation again. We also talk about:  The ins and outs of your passion being your business Growing up (emotionally repressed) in a small Texas town Southern “politeness” Balancing being a strong example for others + being a complex, flawed human Why it hurts when we turn someone into a metaphor and a symbol Visibility does not mean safety for women and trans people Where Alok developed their emotional vocabulary Gender + shame Learning not to fear their own gender nonconformity The psychology of fascism Why Alok is frustrated by the individualism of self-care The people who bully us want to be us Aesthetics as political resistance Violence against gender non-conforming individuals has escalated over the past few years What we can all do, every day, to challenge the current paradigm  Find more to love at almost30.com! Resources:  Get yourself a copy of “Beyond the Gender Binary”  Or donate a copy of the book to an LGBTQ youth  Learn more | alokvmenon.com  Instagram | @alokvmenon  Twitter | @alokvmenon  YouTube | youtube.com/channel/UCG_G2mCoGdNUIOPaPrgorHg     Almost 30 is edited by Crate Media   This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis:  Chartable - https://chartable.com/privacy Chartable - https://chartable.com/privacy Podsights - https://podsights.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

THE INTERVIEW K+L originally spoke to Alok Vaid Menon about two years ago — or, in 2020 terms, a lifetime ago — and it continues to be a relevant and important conversation for us to share. There are few people who have had such a lasting impact, not just from the show but from life. K+L left this conversation feeling more human, more connected, more aware of how they affect others: exactly what our world desperately needs more of right now. Alok also recently released a book, <a href="https://alokvmenon.myshopify.com/products/beyond-the-gender-binary-book" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">“Beyond the Gender Binary,”</a> which shows that gender is a malleable and creative form of expression only limited by your creativity. So, to celebrate the book and this beautiful, powerful, kind, and heart-centered soul, we wanted to share the conversation again. We also talk about: <ul> <li>The ins and outs of your passion being your business</li> <li>Growing up (emotionally repressed) in a small Texas town</li> <li>Southern “politeness”</li> <li>Balancing being a strong example for others + being a complex, flawed human</li> <li>Why it hurts when we turn someone into a metaphor and a symbol</li> <li>Visibility does not mean safety for women and trans people</li> <li>Where Alok developed their emotional vocabulary</li> <li>Gender + shame</li> <li>Learning not to fear their own gender nonconformity</li> <li>The psychology of fascism</li> <li>Why Alok is frustrated by the individualism of self-care</li> <li>The people who bully us want to be us</li> <li>Aesthetics as political resistance</li> <li>Violence against gender non-conforming individuals has escalated over the past few years</li> <li>What we can all do, every day, to challenge the current paradigm</li> </ul> Find more to love at <a href="http://almost30.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">almost30.com</a>! Resources: <ul> <li>Get yourself a copy of <a href="https://alokvmenon.myshopify.com/products/beyond-the-gender-binary-book" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">“Beyond the Gender Binary”</a> </li> <li>Or <a href="https://alokvmenon.myshopify.com/products/beyond-the-gender-binary-book-ally-copy-for-lgbtq-youth" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">donate a copy of the book to an LGBTQ youth</a> </li> <li>Learn more | <a href="https://www.alokvmenon.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">alokvmenon.com</a> </li> <li>Instagram | <a href="https://www.instagram.com/alokvmenon/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@alokvmenon</a> </li> <li>Twitter | <a href="https://twitter.com/alokvmenon" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@alokvmenon</a> </li> <li>YouTube | <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCG_G2mCoGdNUIOPaPrgorHg" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">youtube.com/channel/UCG_G2mCoGdNUIOPaPrgorHg</a> </li> </ul> Almost 30 is edited by <a href="http://crate.media" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Crate Media</a> This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Chartable - <a href="https://chartable.com/privacy" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://chartable.com/privacy</a> Chartable - <a href="https://chartable.com/privacy" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://chartable.com/privacy</a> Podsights - <a href="https://podsights.com/privacy" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://podsights.com/privacy</a> Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">podcastchoices.com/adchoices</a>

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