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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Nov 21, 2019 • 30min
Veteran Political Pundit Mark Halperin talks to Quillette's Jonathan Kay about Trump's re-election prospects
Political pundit Mark Halperin talks to Jonathan Kay about his new book, How to Beat Trump. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Nov 15, 2019 • 41min
Journalist and essayist Meghan Daum talks to Quillette's Jonathan Kay about her new book
Author Meghan Daum talks to Jonathan Kay about her new book, The Problem With Everything. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Nov 7, 2019 • 1h
Steve Richards, veteran political pundit, talks to Quillette's Toby Young about the forthcoming U.K. election
Veteran political journalist Steve Richards talks to Toby Young about the U.K.'s forthcoming General Election, becoming a stage performer late in life, and his recent book about recent British Prime Ministers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Nov 2, 2019 • 32min
David Adesnik, Director of Research at the Foundation for the Defense of Democracies, talks to Quillette's Jonathan Kay about ISIS, Syria and the Kurds
Director of Research at the Foundation for the Defense of Democracies David Adesnik talks to Jonathan Kay about the latest developments in the Middle East. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Oct 28, 2019 • 16min
Journalist Jesse Singal talks to Quillette's Jonathan Kay about being harassed by a Slate journalist
Jesse Singal, contributing writer at New York magazine, talks to Jonathan Kay about being targeted for cancellation by Nicole Cliffe, a well-known left-wing journalist. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Oct 25, 2019 • 45min
Journalist and pundit David Frum talks to Quillette's Jonathan Kay about the Canadian election result
David Frum, ex-speechwriter for George W Bush and senior editor at the Atlantic, talks to Jonathan Kay about the result of the recent Canadian election. Does Justin Trudeau deserve a second term as Prime Minister? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Oct 18, 2019 • 25min
US Constitutional law expert Brian Kalt talks to Quillette's Jonathan Kay about using the 25th Amendment to remove a president
Professor Brian Kalt, an expert on US constitutional law and the presidency, talks to Jonathan Kay about his new book on the 25th Amendment and the difficulties of using it to remove a president Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Oct 11, 2019 • 46min
Amber Scorah talks to Quillette's Jonathan Kay about being leaving the Jehovah's Witnesses
Ex-Jehovah's Witness Amber Scorah talks to Jonathan Kay about leaving the Christian sect and her book Leaving the Witness: Exiting a Religion and Finding a Life. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Oct 3, 2019 • 51min
Douglas Murray talks to Quillette's Toby Young about his new book The Madness of Crowds
Conservative intellectual Douglas Murray talks to Toby Young about the moral shortcomings of identity politics and the Marxist underpinnings of the Social Justice movement, both subjects of his new book. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Sep 26, 2019 • 21min
Samantha Geimer, who was raped by Roman Polanski aged 13, talks to Quillette's Jonathan Kay
Samantha Geimer, who was raped by Roman Polanski when she was 13, talks to Jonathan Kay about why she has refused to be cast as a victim and how she's dealt with the controversy her stance has generated, particularly in the #MeToo era. She is steeling herself for another bout of unwanted attention when Polanski's new film—An Officer and a Spy—is released next month. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
