Gad Saad: How “Suicidal Empathy” Is Destroying the West | The Brief with Shabbos Kestenbaum | PragerU

Gad Saad: How “Suicidal Empathy” Is Destroying the West | The Brief with Shabbos Kestenbaum | PragerU

In this episode of The Brief: Insights From The Inside, host Shabbos Kestenbaum sits down with Professor Gad Saad, evolutionary psychologist and New York Times bestselling author of Suicidal Empathy: Dying to Be Kind, to unpack how victimhood culture, open borders, soft-on-crime policies, censorship, and misplaced compassion can produce devastating real-world consequences. Saad explains why empathy is not inherently bad—but becomes dangerous when it “hyper fires” toward the wrong targets and overrides reason, judgment, and self-preservation. The conversation covers open borders, free speech, Canada’s MAID laws, antisemitism, civilizational decline, and whether the West still has the will to correct course. 🔔 Follow The Brief so you never miss an episode. ▶️ Watch more episodes of The Brief at:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://l.prageru.com/4uoSxNz]https://l.prageru.com/46yupO6 ⭐ Enjoyed this episode? Follow the show, leave a rating, and share it with someone who needs to hear this conversation! 👉 What else is PragerU unpacking? From timeless wisdom with Dennis Prager to unfiltered Real Talk with Marissa Streit — discover your next favorite at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠PragerU.com/podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://l.prageru.com/40ZbPLH%E2%81%A0] Follow PragerU: YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@PragerU⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.youtube.com/@PragerU] Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/prageru/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/prageru/] X/Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://x.com/prageru⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://x.com/prageru] Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/prageru⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.facebook.com/prageru] Rumble: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://rumble.com/c/PragerU⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://rumble.com/c/PragerU] PragerU Español: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@esPragerU⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.youtube.com/@esPragerU] Follow Shabbos: Instagram:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/shabboskest⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/shabboskest]  X/Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://x.com/shabbosk?s=11⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://x.com/shabbosk?s=11] Facebook:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/shabbi.kestenbaum/⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.facebook.com/shabbi.kestenbaum/] Follow Gad Saad: YouTube: ⁠https://www.youtube.com/@GadSaad⁠ [https://www.youtube.com/@GadSaad] X/Twitter: ⁠https://x.com/GadSaad⁠ [https://x.com/GadSaad] Facebook: ⁠https://www.facebook.com/Dr.Gad.Saad [https://www.facebook.com/Dr.Gad.Saad] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

Has Pride Month Gone Too Far? Why a Lesbian Founder Is Fighting the LGBT Movement From the Inside | The Brief | PragerU

In this episode of The Brief, host Shabbos Kestenbaum sits down with Jaimee Michell, founder of Gays Against Groomers and author of the organization's first book, The Gender Trap, for a conversation that challenges everything mainstream media says about the LGBT community and children. Jaimee argues that sexual orientation and gender identity have nothing to do with each other — and that lumping them together under the "LGBT" umbrella has been catastrophically damaging. She says the gay rights movement should have declared victory in 2015 after Obergefell, packed up, and gone home. Instead, what she calls "LGBTQ+ Incorporated" found a new revenue stream: children. 🔔 Follow The Brief so you never miss an episode. ▶️ Watch more episodes of The Brief at:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://l.prageru.com/4uoSxNz]https://l.prageru.com/46yupO6 ⭐ Enjoyed this episode? Follow the show, leave a rating, and share it with someone who needs to hear this conversation! 👉 What else is PragerU unpacking? From timeless wisdom with Dennis Prager to unfiltered Real Talk with Marissa Streit — discover your next favorite at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠PragerU.com/podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://l.prageru.com/40ZbPLH%E2%81%A0] Follow PragerU: YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@PragerU⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.youtube.com/@PragerU] Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/prageru/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/prageru/] X/Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://x.com/prageru⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://x.com/prageru] Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/prageru⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.facebook.com/prageru] Rumble: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://rumble.com/c/PragerU⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://rumble.com/c/PragerU] PragerU Español: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@esPragerU⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.youtube.com/@esPragerU] Follow Shabbos: Instagram:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/shabboskest⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/shabboskest]  X/Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://x.com/shabbosk?s=11⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://x.com/shabbosk?s=11] Facebook:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/shabbi.kestenbaum/⁠⁠ [https://www.facebook.com/shabbi.kestenbaum/] Follow Jaimee Michell: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jaimeeusa/ [https://www.instagram.com/jaimeeusa/] X/Twitter: https://x.com/JaimeeUSA [https://x.com/JaimeeUSA] Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jaimeemichell [https://www.facebook.com/jaimeemichell] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

Did Feminism Make Women Unhappier? Tiffany Marie Brannon Explains | The Brief with Shabbos Kestenbaum | PragerU

Is modern feminism making women happier — or lonelier? Is the “girlboss” promise collapsing in real time? And why are kids, marriage, and dating falling apart at once? In this episode of The Brief, Shabbos Kestenbaum sits down with Tiffany Marie Brannon to unpack the cultural and policy forces behind today’s gender divide: second-wave feminism, the welfare-state incentives that reshaped family formation, and why single parenthood and marriage decline have ripple effects on education, crime, and social stability.  They also dig into the online economy shaping Gen Z, from OnlyFans and porn exposure to the social media beauty pipeline affecting young girls — plus Tiffany’s blunt take on the “trad wife” trend: Is it real change or another online fad? 🔔 Follow The Brief so you never miss an episode. ▶️ Watch more episodes of The Brief at:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://l.prageru.com/4uoSxNz]https://l.prageru.com/46yupO6 ⭐ Enjoyed this episode? Follow the show, leave a rating, and share it with someone who needs to hear this conversation! 👉 What else is PragerU unpacking? From timeless wisdom with Dennis Prager to unfiltered Real Talk with Marissa Streit — discover your next favorite at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠PragerU.com/podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://l.prageru.com/40ZbPLH%E2%81%A0] Follow PragerU: YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@PragerU⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.youtube.com/@PragerU] Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/prageru/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/prageru/] X/Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://x.com/prageru⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://x.com/prageru] Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/prageru⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.facebook.com/prageru] Rumble: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://rumble.com/c/PragerU⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://rumble.com/c/PragerU] PragerU Español: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@esPragerU⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.youtube.com/@esPragerU] Follow Shabbos: Instagram:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/shabboskest⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/shabboskest]  X/Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://x.com/shabbosk?s=11⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://x.com/shabbosk?s=11] Facebook:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/shabbi.kestenbaum/⁠ [https://www.facebook.com/shabbi.kestenbaum/] Follow Tiffany Marie Brannon: Instagram: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/tiffanymariebrannon/⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/tiffanymariebrannon/] X/Twitter: ⁠https://x.com/TiffanyMBrannon⁠ [https://x.com/TiffanyMBrannon] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

Tommy Robinson on the Unite the Kingdom Rally, Immigration, and the Future of Free Speech | The Brief with Shabbos Kestenbaum | PragerU

Is free speech dead in the United Kingdom? In this episode of The Brief, host Shabbos Kestenbaum sits down with Tommy Robinson — the UK's most prominent and controversial right-wing activist and founder of the English Defence League — for a wide-ranging conversation about civil liberties, government overreach, and the state of modern Britain. Just days after Robinson led his "Unite the Kingdom" rally in central London, which drew tens of thousands to Westminster to protest the Starmer government's immigration policies, Tommy explains why he believes an entire nation has learned to self-censor — all while a decades-long child exploitation scandal unfolded across dozens of British towns and cities, with police forces, social workers, and local officials choosing not to act. 🔔 Follow The Brief so you never miss an episode. ▶️ Watch more episodes of The Brief at:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://l.prageru.com/4uoSxNz]https://l.prageru.com/46yupO6 ⭐ Enjoyed this episode? Follow the show, leave a rating, and share it with someone who needs to hear this conversation! 👉 What else is PragerU unpacking? From timeless wisdom with Dennis Prager to unfiltered Real Talk with Marissa Streit — discover your next favorite at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠PragerU.com/podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://l.prageru.com/40ZbPLH%E2%81%A0] Follow PragerU: YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@PragerU⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.youtube.com/@PragerU] Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/prageru/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/prageru/] X/Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://x.com/prageru⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://x.com/prageru] Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/prageru⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.facebook.com/prageru] Rumble: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://rumble.com/c/PragerU⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://rumble.com/c/PragerU] PragerU Español: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@esPragerU⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.youtube.com/@esPragerU] Follow Shabbos: Instagram:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/shabboskest⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/shabboskest]  X/Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://x.com/shabbosk?s=11⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://x.com/shabbosk?s=11] Facebook:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/shabbi.kestenbaum/ [https://www.facebook.com/shabbi.kestenbaum/] Follow Tommy Robinson: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TommyRobinsonOnline [https://www.youtube.com/@TommyRobinsonOnline] Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/prageru/ [https://www.instagram.com/prageru/] X/Twitter: https://x.com/TRobinsonNewEra [https://x.com/TRobinsonNewEra] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

Did the SPLC Actually FUND the KKK? Tyler O’Neil Breaks it Down | The Brief with Shabbos Kestenbaum | PragerU

Why was the SPLC indicted?  The story is bigger than anyone expected. In this episode of The Brief, host Shabbos Kestenbaum sits down with Tyler O'Neil, Senior Editor at The Daily Signal and author of Making Hate Pay: The Corruption of the Southern Poverty Law Center, to break down the explosive DOJ indictment against the SPLC. In April 2025, a federal grand jury indicted the SPLC on 11 counts including wire fraud, false statements to a federally insured bank, and conspiracy to commit money laundering — all tied to a secret decade-long program that paid more than $3 million to informants embedded in the KKK, the Aryan Nations, the National Alliance, and the organizers of the Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville. But the real question Tyler raises: was the SPLC actually manufacturing the hate it was profiting from? We also cover: * Why the SPLC labels Moms for Liberty, PragerU, and the Family Research Council as "hate groups" on par with the Klan * How the SPLC classifies groups (and why the criteria matter) * What was the SPLC’s role in Charlottesville * How the SPLC became a weapon used by Big Tech, corporations, and Democrats to silence conservatives * The bank fraud charges that Tyler says the SPLC cannot escape * What the $800 million endowment means for the organization's future * The 2012 terrorist attack on the Family Research Council — and the SPLC's role * What is the SPLC's defense against the indictment * Was there fraud with the SPLC donor money If you’ve ever asked: “Is the SPLC credible?” “How do they pick ‘hate groups’?” “Why does the Hate Map have so much influence?”—this episode is the deep dive you’ve been looking for. 🔔 Follow The Brief so you never miss an episode. ▶️ Watch more episodes of The Brief at:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://l.prageru.com/4uoSxNz]https://l.prageru.com/46yupO6 ⭐ Enjoyed this episode? Follow the show, leave a rating, and share it with someone who needs to hear this conversation! 👉 What else is PragerU unpacking? From timeless wisdom with Dennis Prager to unfiltered Real Talk with Marissa Streit — discover your next favorite at ⁠⁠⁠⁠PragerU.com/podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://l.prageru.com/40ZbPLH%E2%81%A0] Follow PragerU: YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@PragerU⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.youtube.com/@PragerU] Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/prageru/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/prageru/] X/Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://x.com/prageru⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://x.com/prageru] Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/prageru⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.facebook.com/prageru] Rumble: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://rumble.com/c/PragerU⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://rumble.com/c/PragerU] PragerU Español: ⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@esPragerU⁠⁠ [https://www.youtube.com/@esPragerU] Follow Shabbos: Instagram:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/shabboskest⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/shabboskest]  X/Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://x.com/shabbosk?s=11⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://x.com/shabbosk?s=11] Facebook:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/shabbi.kestenbaum/ [https://www.facebook.com/shabbi.kestenbaum/] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]