Samah Damanhoori speaks about her upbringing in Mecca, fighting for her freedom, and writing and producing the animated film 'Medina Papel.' Music: 'Low Blow' by Jo Obsession.

A talk with Toronto-based singer and songwriter Liron.

A wicked DJ set by Xiorro. Recently featured on deviation.us, Felton Cortijo (aka Xiorro) and Christina Hernandez are the founders of the Brooklyn-based collective known as Alkhemy. Check em out!!

A talk with Merlin 'Otto' Marquart, spanning over half of a century of fun-filled, deviation-abundant living. Now in his 70's, the deviations proceed unhindered. Music: 'Low Blow' by JO (https://vk.com/jimmieoder).

Can we be human? Humane? The story of a lighthearted trip to Lebanon in 2010, shared with the intention of humanizing our perception of people, and refugees, from the Middle East. Music: 'Low Blow' by JO (https://vk.com/jimmieoder).

Trolls on the Internet, Trump running for office... It's all the same game. Don't feed the trolls. Rather, embrace the Deviation principle of non-opposition and dance on by. Music: 'Low Blow' by JO (https://vk.com/jimmieoder).

Chef Nahid Ahmed cut his teeth at a number of renouned restaurants such as El Bulli and the French Laundry before establishing his own name with Malt n Mash, a pop-up in New York's Meatpacking District. The Homeless Chef is now looking to find a home, marrying exquisite food with a casual dining atmosphere in a place he can call his own. Music: 'Low Blow' by JO (https://vk.com/jimmieoder).

As a non-oppositional pursuit, Deviation refuses to enter the religious debate concerning the existence of God. Hear why. Music: 'Low Blow' by JO (https://vk.com/jimmieoder).

As a means for clarifying the first Deviation principle: Freedom is a process, we discuss nine different ancient Greek conceptions of freedom. Music: 'Low Blow' by JO (https://vk.com/jimmieoder).

Wielding Marx's labor theory of value in critiquing an explicitly vacant TED talk concerning 'justness' and corporate behavior. There is much value in embracing a theory of value, especially in the midst of an abundance of empty media. There may also be some feisty Deviant outbursts every now and again. Music: 'Low Blow' by JO (https://vk.com/jimmieoder).