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Quillette Podcast

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The Quillette Podcast is a platform for rigorous, academic discussions rooted in common sense and free inquiry. Non-dogmatic and grounded in liberal values, the podcast serves as a beacon for thoughtful conversation on science, politics, philosophy, and culture. Quillette prides itself on intellectual honesty, avoiding ideological extremism in favor of evidence-based reasoning and progress. Hosted by leading voices in academia and journalism, past guests include evolutionary biologist Richard Dawkins, social psychologist Jonathan Haidt, and journalist Douglas Murray, among others. Expect candid conversations that promote common sense and challenge anti-science and conspiratorial narratives from both the far left and right.
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Episodes

Abigail Shrier on Her New Book About Peer Contagion and Gender Dysphoria

Jonathan Kay speaks to Wall Street Journal contributor Abigail Shrier about the epidemic of teenage girls seeking gender reassignment, the backlash against her book—and the backlash against the backlash Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dec 06, 202022 minSeason 1Ep. 128

Washington-Based Journalist Brad Polumbo on LGBT Politics in the Pre- and Post-Trump Eras

Brad Polumbo speaks to Quillette’s Jonathan Kay about life as a gay conservative journalist in Washington, D.C., the politics of outing Republican lawmakers, the complex political tensions between LGB and T, and the new journalistic climate that he expects will emerge under Joe Biden. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nov 20, 202034 minSeason 1Ep. 125

Jeffrey Flier, Former Dean of Harvard Medical School, on This Week’s Good News About the Hunt for a COVID-19 Vaccine

Jeffrey Flier—physician, endocrinologist, researcher, and 21st Dean of the Faculty of Medicine at Harvard University—speaks to Quillette’s Jonathan Kay about Pfizer’s recent announcement that its candidate COVID-19 vaccine was shown to be more than 90% effective in preliminary testing Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nov 14, 202032 minSeason 1Ep. 124

Jamil Jivani on the Inconvenient Truth About Donald Trump’s Non-White Supporters

While Trump’s hopes of a second Presidential term seem to be vanishing, his surprisingly strong showing among Black, Hispanic, Muslim, and Asian voters is challenging the progressive claim that Trump's appeal is rooted primarily in racism. Quillette’s Jonathan Kay discusses these surprising election results with author and journalist Jamil Jivani. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nov 06, 202036 minSeason 1Ep. 123

Jodi Shaw on a Climate of Fear at Smith College, Following Unproven Racism Accusations

A whistleblower at an elite Massachusetts women’s college talks to Jonathan Kay about how a single 2018 incident on campus unleashed public-shaming measures that targeted the school’s lowest-paid workers—all in the name of social justice Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nov 03, 202045 minSeason 1Ep. 122

Economist Jeff Rubin on the Plight of Today’s Middle-Class ‘Expendables’

Quillette Editor Jonathan Kay talks to economist-turned-author Jeff Rubin about his new book, The Expendables How the Middle Class Got Screwed By Globalization —and the devastating consequences of globalization that many progressive thinkers seem reluctant to talk about. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices...

Sep 25, 202030 minSeason 1Ep. 115

Think Inc founder Suzi Jamil talks to Quillette's Claire Lehmann about their new collaboration – Free Thought Live

Quillette Editor-in-Chief Claire Lehmann talks to Think Inc Founder Suzi Jamil about the rewards and challenges of bringing the world’s greatest thinkers to Sydney—and their new collaboration, Free Thought Live. You can reserve a spot at their first joint event on September 26th—in which the political satirist and television presenter Josh Szeps interviews Professor John McWhorter— here . Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices...

Sep 15, 202026 minSeason 1Ep. 113

Evolutionary biologist (and new Quillette Managing Editor) Colin Wright talks to Jonathan Kay about the state of academic science, gender, and his latest career move

Quillette Managing Editor Colin Wright explains why scientists no longer always feel free to speak up in the face of pseudoscience, and why he gave up his hunt for a job as a professor in the field of evolutionary biology for a career in journalism. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Aug 08, 202049 minSeason 1Ep. 105

Quillette contributor Rob Henderson talks to Toby Young about how cancel culture became one of America's biggest exports

Quillette contributor and Cambridge PhD student Rob Henderson talks to Toby Young about how cancel culture became one of America's most successful exports and why upper middle class whites have embraced the woke agenda. Rob recently wrote a piece for Quillette entitled America Exports Cancel Culture to the World . Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jul 31, 202030 minSeason 1Ep. 104

Comedian Ryan Long talks to Jon Kay about comedy in the woke era

Canadian comedian Ryan Long talks to Jonathan Kay about the nature of comedy in the current political climate. Ryan Long's skit "When Wokes and Racists Actually Agree on Everything" has recently gone viral. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jul 25, 202032 minSeason 1Ep. 103
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