Quillette Podcast
Quillette
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.
Episodes
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Aug 31, 2021 • 35min
Satirist Simon Edge on His New Novel, 'The End of the World Is Flat,' a Send-up of Radical Gender Politics
Quillette podcast host Jonathan Kay talks to author Simon Edge about his new book, in which a fictional flat-earth advocacy group campaigns against the idea of a spherical earth (not to mention the 'globularist' 'TERGs' who oppose the new 'True Earth' orthodoxy) in the name of social justice. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Aug 23, 2021 • 40min
Journalist and Book Author Terry Glavin on the Fall of Kabul and the Fate of Afghanistan
Host Jonathan Kay interviews Afghanistan expert Terry Glavin about the complex mix of warlords and foreign players who may seek to undo the country’s takeover by Taliban forces Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Aug 5, 2021 • 1h 1min
Comedian Jessica Pigeau on 'Safe Space' Performers, Progressive Mobbing, and Anxiety Overload in the World of Stand-Up
Host Jonathan Kay interviews Vancouver-based queer comedian Jessica Pigeau about her recent Quillette essay describing the clash between good comedy and strident social-justice activism Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jul 30, 2021 • 37min
Author Milli Hill on the Growth of Social Justice Mobs Among Birthing Activists, Dhoullas, and Midwives
Quillette podcast host Jonathan Kay speaks with British writer Milli Hill about the online mob that accused her of transphobia in late 2020—and why she still refuses to describe women as "birthing people." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jul 23, 2021 • 51min
Jonathan Kay on Life at Quillette, The New York Times, FOX News, Seth Rogen, Dog Shampoo, His New Book, and Childhood Vacations at Del Boca Vista
Quillette editor and podcast host Jonathan Kay speaks with David Bernstein, founder of the Jewish Institute for Liberal Values, about his life as a journalist and self-described “lapsed Jew” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jul 21, 2021 • 1h 7min
Glenn Loury on America's Political Polarization and the 2020 Election
Veteran professor and public intellectual Glenn Loury is interviewed by Australia's Josh Szeps for Quillette's Free Thought Live series. Professor Loury discusses America's political polarization, black voters, American history, and the 2020 election. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jul 13, 2021 • 43min
Christopher Rufo’s Whirlwind Campaign Against Critical Race Theory
Quillette’s Jonathan Kay talks to activist Christopher Rufo about his new status as conservative intellectual celebrity—and asks whether the rising opposition to progressive ideological radicalism can go too far Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jul 6, 2021 • 35min
Christian Toto on Progressive Ideological Inroads Into Children’s Shows, Anti-Racist Baby Books, And… Breakfast Cereal
Quillette’s Jonathan Kay speaks to film writer Christian Toro about the increasingly direct identity-politics messaging that now is being pushed on North American toddlers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jun 27, 2021 • 30min
Heather Mac Donald on The Juilliard School's Strange Anti-Racist Meltdown
Quillette's Jonathan Kay speaks to City Journal writer Heather Mac Donald about how a single drama workshop caused Juilliard students to feel "traumatized"—sparking an activist campaign aimed at undermining the elite performing-arts school's famously rigorous standards. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jun 17, 2021 • 31min
Jonathan Rauch on the importance of free speech in an age of misinformation
Quillette's Toby Young talks to free speech advocate and Brookings Institution Fellow Jonathan Rauch about his new book The Constitution of Knowledge. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
