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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May 28, 2019 • 55min
Eric Kaufmann and Sunder Katwala talk to Quillette's Toby Young about the European elections
Eric Kaufmann, author of Whiteshift, and Sunder Katwala, director of British Future, talk to Toby Young about the European election results. Is national populism in decline? If not, how concerned should we be? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
May 23, 2019 • 35min
Greg Ellis, host of Quillette Narrated, talks to Quillette's Jonathan Kay about his career as a voice actor
Voice actor Greg Ellis talks to Jonathan Kay about working with the producers of Dragon Age, Call of Duty and God of War, and the difference between voicing video game characters and cartoon characters. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
May 15, 2019 • 48min
Professor Nigel Biggar talks to Quillette's Toby Young about academic outrage mobs and how to defeat them
Nigel Biggar, Regius Professor of Moral and Pastoral Theology at Oxford, talks to Toby Young about his experience of being mobbed by his colleagues. They discuss what motivates academic outrage mobs and what can be done to defend free speech at British and American universities. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
May 10, 2019 • 20min
Doriane Lambelet Coleman talks to Quillette's Jonathan Kay about the Caster Semenya trial
Doriane Lambelet Coleman, the 800m-runner-turned-academic, talks to Jonathan Kay about the Court of Arbitration for Sport's rejection of Caster Semenya's appeal. As a result of the decision, Semenya will not be able to compete in women's middle distance events unless she chemically alters her testosterone level. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
May 3, 2019 • 34min
Clint Margrave and Timothy Green, two Los Angeles-based poets, talk to Quillette's Jonathan Kay about the public shaming of fellow poet Frank Sherlock
Clint Margrave and Timothy Green, two poets, talk to Jonathan Kay about the shunning of fellow poet Frank Sherlock after he confessed to having been in a skinhead band in the 1980s. Clint Margrave recently wrote an article about Frank Sherlock's public shaming for Quillette. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Apr 30, 2019 • 56min
Claire Fox, veteran journalist and broadcaster, talks to Quillette's Toby Young about standing for the European Parliament as a Brexit Party candidate
Journalist and broadcaster Claire Fox talks to Toby Young about being a Brexit Party candidate in the forthcoming European Parliament election. How did a former Communist become a candidate for a populist, right-of-centre party? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Apr 23, 2019 • 23min
Coleman Hughes talks to Quillette's Jonathan Kay about an allegedly racist incident at Barnard College
Coleman Hughes talks to Jonathan Kay about his latest Quillette article, which concerns an allegedly racist incident at Barnard College. Coleman, who is an undergraduate at Columbia, doesn't think the Barnard employees involved are guilty of racism. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Apr 19, 2019 • 33min
Jamie Kilstein talks to Quillette's Jonathan Kay about leaving the Social Justice cult and becoming a non-tribal comedian
stand-up comedian Jamie Kilstein talks to Jonathan Kay about leaving the Social Justice Left, having Robin Williams as a patron, and his new, non-tribal, un-woke podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Apr 15, 2019 • 34min
Sir Roger Scruton talks to Quillette's Toby Young about getting sacked by the British Government after being targeted by a Twitter mob
Sir Roger Scruton, a prominent conservative philosopher and writer, discusses his controversial dismissal from a British government advisory role due to politically incorrect remarks. He delves into the implications for intellectual freedom, addressing the fallout from his statements on George Soros and immigration. Scruton also explores the complexities of Islamophobia, advocating for reasoned discourse. Reflecting on the political landscape, he emphasizes the need for open dialogue to counter modern intolerance and defend academic freedom.
Apr 11, 2019 • 29min
Tyler Cowen talks to Quillette's Jonathan Kay about libertarianism, viewpoint diversity in Washington, D.C., and his new online university
Tyler Cowen, economics professor at George Mason University, talks to Jonathan Kay about the limits of libertarianism, viewpoint diversity in Washington, D.C., and Marginal Revolution University, his new online education venture. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
