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Ill Conceived

Ill Conceived

Written by: Josh Boerman & June Sternbach
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A podcast about natalism. Hosted by Josh Boerman (The Worst of All Possible Worlds, Traditional Scrench) and June Sternbach (Kill The Computer, The Onion).

Copyright 2025 All rights reserved. Political Science Politics & Government Social Sciences
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  • PREVIEW - Mailbag & Chill: Masturbation & Pornography

    PREVIEW - Mailbag & Chill: Masturbation & Pornography
    Jan 17 2026

    THIS IS A PREVIEW OF A BONUS MAILBAG EPISODE. For access to the full length version of this and every other weekly bonus mailbag episode, go to Patreon.com/illconceived

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    The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints is now going to allow young women to go on their mission starting at the age of 18 in the hopes of getting young Mormons married even younger. We're talking about it, plus we read your letters responding to our Masturbation & Pornography episode regarding:

    • How age verification works for restricted websites in Australia

    • How anti-pornography action reflects the natalist agenda

    • Resources and organizations that are fighting online CSAM, including the Canadian Centre for Child Protection's Project Arachnid

    • The important differences between the Kellogg brothers

    From here on out, you can expect Mailbag & Chill episodes every other Friday where we read your letters responding to the previous week's episode. (And we'll eventually get around to doing a dramatic reading of the Zootopia abortion comic.) Thanks as always for being a subscriber!
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    16 mins
  • Masturbation & Pornography

    Masturbation & Pornography
    Jan 12 2026
    Moral panic about masturbation and pornography is nothing new, but in the wake of Donald Trump's re-election, numerous conservative groups—many of whom have deep ties to the natalist movement—have started to ring the alarm bell once again. This week, June and Josh take a look at the early history of fear of masturbation, then jump forward to the present day to see how the Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA) reflects many of these paranoias and introduces problems of its own. There's also a pretty significant detour into talking about the Zootopia abortion comic, if that's your thing. ***REMINDER: WE HAVE A PATREON NOW! We record bonus mailbag episodes and release them at the beginning of each week. Come check us out at Patreon.com/illconceived!*** ***WE WANT YOUR THOUGHTS FOR THE MAILBAG! Send an email with feedback about this week's episode to illconceivedpod@gmail.com*** EPISODE ART: John Harvey Kellogg, a physician who founded the Kellogg Company with his brother Will in Battle Creek, Michigan in 1906. Kellogg believed that bland food such as unsweetened corn flakes could aid in reducing the urge to masturbate. He also was a notable eugenicist and co-founded the Race Betterment Foundation in 1914 to discourage interracial relationships. AUDIO CLIPS: 16:07 – Tucker Carlson talks to Milo Yiannopolous about homosexuality FURTHER READING/LISTENING: The Worst of All Possible Worlds episode about Every Young Man's Battle (Apple Podcasts / Spotify / YouTube) The Zootopia abortion comic SOURCES: The Age-Gated Internet Is Sweeping the US. Activists Are Fighting BackThe far right’s crusade against porn is a red herring – it’s actually a crusade against progressRe-Victimized: When Sexual Assault Gets Uploaded to Porn PlatformsThe Disturbing True Story of Kellogg’s Anti-Masturbation CerealHow Project 2025 Tries to Demonize LGBTQI+ People—and Why It’ll FailNick Kristof and the Holy War on PornhubDelete history: Pornhub changed the world, but its empire faces a reckoningInternet Censorship Bills Wouldn’t Help Catch Sex TraffickersProject 2025 TrackerAge verification regulations in the United States of AmericaHack of Age Verification Company Shows Privacy Danger of Social Media LawsPress release about the passage of KOSA from the office of Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-MD)IHOPKC founder committed sexual abuse, misconduct against 17 women, investigation finds Melissa McCarthy Apologizes for Supporting Charity with Anti-LGBTQ Past FOLLOW THE SHOW: Website: illconceivedpodcast.comBluesky: ‪@illconceivedpodcast.comTumblr: @illconceivedpod FOLLOW JOSH: Website: joshboerman.comBluesky: @bosh.worstpossible.worldOther podcast: The Worst of All Possible WorldsStream: Traditional Scrench FOLLOW JUNE: Bluesky: @junlper.beerOther podcast: Kill The ComputerWriting: June's Substack ILL CONCEIVED THEME SONG BY: Caleb (Linktree / Bluesky)
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    1 hr and 32 mins
  • I'll Be Mailbag For Christmas

    I'll Be Mailbag For Christmas
    Dec 23 2025

    Josh was really sick the past couple weeks so we haven't been able to get new episodes out. But we wanted to get you something before the end of the year, so we talked about sperm racing and read some more mail.

    New episodes in the standard format will resume on a biweekly schedule starting Friday, January 2. Thank you for being our wonderful babies and we'll see you in the new year.

    ***REMINDER: WE HAVE A PATREON NOW! We record bonus mailbag episodes and release them every other week. Come check us out at Patreon.com/illconceived!***

    EPISODE ART: A charming LEGO mailman who is holding a brick of mail.

    AUDIO CLIPS:

    • 13:09 – The official Sperm Racing trailer, as posted to the brand's X account on December 12

    SOURCES:

    • "I Watched Sperm Race With Hundreds of Teens. It Was a Total Sh*t Show." by Jason Rogers (Men's Health, May 7, 2025)

    FOLLOW THE SHOW:

    • Website: illconceivedpodcast.com
    • Bluesky: ‪@illconceivedpodcast.com
    • Tumblr: @illconceivedpod

    FOLLOW JOSH:

    • Website: joshboerman.com
    • Bluesky: @bosh.worstpossible.world
    • Other podcast: The Worst of All Possible Worlds
    • Stream: Traditional Scrench

    FOLLOW JUNE:

    • Bluesky: @junlper.beer
    • Other podcast: Kill The Computer
    • Writing: June's Substack

    ILL CONCEIVED THEME SONG BY: Caleb (Linktree / Bluesky)
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    54 mins
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