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Quillette Podcast

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

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41:33

Rob Montz, the filmmaker who is documenting the...

Quillette Podcast ·

2019/03/29

Rob Montz, the Washington, DC-based documentarian who has made a succession of slick, entertaining videos about the free speech crisis engulfing America's universities, talks to Jonathan Kay. You can see some of Rob's videos, with some additional commentary from Jon, on Quillette's website. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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28:37

Catholic journalist Caroline Farrow talks to...

Quillette Podcast ·

2019/03/26

Six months ago, Catholic journalist Caroline Farrow appeared on a TV show called Good Morning Britain to debate Susie Green, a trans activist. That led to a chain of events that saw Caroline being investigated by the British police for misgendering Susie's daughter Jackie, a transwoman who was born male and underwent sexual reassignment surgery in Thailand at the age of 16. She talks to Toby Young about this ordeal. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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27:09

Irshad Manji, a gay, progressive Muslim, talks to...

Quillette Podcast ·

2019/03/20

liberal Muslim Irshad Manji talks to Jonathan Kay about her new book Don't Label Me in which she urges all sides in the culture wars to listen more carefully to each other. She also reflects on the journey she's been on, from an aggressive combatant in various debates to reflective participant. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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31:16

Stand-up comedian Andrew Doyle talks to Quillette's...

Quillette Podcast ·

2019/03/13

Andrew Doyle, stand-up comedian and Spiked-online columnist, talks to Toby Young about Titania McGrath, his satirical creation on Twitter who describes herself as a "radical intersectionalist poet committed to feminism, social justice and armed peaceful protest." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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18:46

Quillette's Jonathan Kay talks to Danish expert Kay...

Quillette Podcast ·

2019/03/07

Jonathan Kay talks to Kay Xander Mellish, author of How to Live in Denmark (2014) and How to Work in Denmark (2018) about the recent Amnesty International report claiming Denmark has a "pervasive rape culture," as well as what it's like living in the country ranked number two in the world for gender equality and why a female-led, right-wing political party is on the rise. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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59:07

Bo Winegard, assistant psychology professor, talks to...

Quillette Podcast ·

2019/02/27

Bo Winegard, long-standing Quillette contributor and assistant psychology professor, talks to Toby Young about three of his articles: On the Reality of Race and the Abhorrence of Racism, Centrism: A Moderate Manifesto and The Great Awokening. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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17:07

Mary Hudson, a former teacher in New York's public...

Quillette Podcast ·

2019/02/21

Mary Hudson, a former teacher in New York's public high school system, talks to Quillette's Jonathan Kay about how black students are being let down by school leaders and administrators who are afraid to discipline unruly children for fear of being accused of racism. This conversation follows Hudson's article on the subject for Quillette. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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30:10

Brian Amerige, a former Facebook engineer, talks to...

Quillette Podcast ·

2019/02/19

Brian Amerige, a former software engineer at Facebook, talks to Quillette's Jonathan Kay about the company's content moderation policy and why it is making a mistake in trying to prohibit hate speech. This conversation follows Amerige's article on the subject for Quillette. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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55:45

Professor Matthew Goodwin talks to Quillette's Toby...

Quillette Podcast ·

2019/02/14

Matthew Goodwin, professor of politics at the University of Kent and co-author of National Populism: The Revolt Against Liberalism, talks to Quillette's Toby Young about Brexit, Trump, the rise of national populism in Europe and America, and what its impact is likely to be on the future of social democracy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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31:22

Skeptic editor Michael Shermer talks to Quillette's...

Quillette Podcast ·

2019/02/07

Skeptic editor Michael Shermer talks to Quillette's Jonathan Kay about Holocaust denialists, Social Justice Warriors, the importance of bringing reason and science to bear on political debates, and why it is that smart people believe dumb things. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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19:39

Kat Rosenfield, young-adult author, talks to...

Quillette Podcast ·

2019/02/01

Kat Rosenfield, young-adult author and prolific vlogger and journalist, talks to Quillette's Jonathan Kay about Amélie Wen Zhao, a YA writer who's withdrawn her debut novel Blood Heir after being mobbed for allegedly breaching various politically correct protocols that all YA authors, including people of color, are expected to observe. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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29:13

Bill Kristol, founder of the Weekly Standard, talks...

Quillette Podcast ·

2019/01/29

Bill Kristol, founder of the Weekly Standard, talks to Quillette's Jonathan Kay about the future of journalism, conservative politics and the stars who emerged from his magazine's pages, including David Brooks, John Podhoretz and Christopher Caldwell. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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26:56

Speeches from the Quillette party in Toronto

Quillette Podcast ·

2019/01/24

Listen to the speeches made at Quillette's party in Toronto by Quillette founder Claire Lehmann, stand-up comic Jamie Kilstein, Skeptic editor Michael Shermer, Quillette's Canadian editor Jonathan Kay, author and philosopher Christina Hoff Sommers and Quillette's associate editor Toby Young. Thanks to Holding Space Films for supplying us with the audio. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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40:55

Professor Steven Pinker talks to Quillette's Jonathan...

Quillette Podcast ·

2019/01/14

Harvard psychologist Steven Pinker talks to Quillette's Jonathan Kay talks to about his book Enlightenment Now and why the critics who took him to task for celebrating the Enlightenment are wrong. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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30:23

Writer Jesse Singal talks to Quillette's Jonathan Kay...

Quillette Podcast ·

2019/01/11

Jesse Singal, a New York-based writer, talks to Quillette's Jonathan Kay about the reaction to his controversial cover story for The Atlantic about transgender adolescents. Among other things, Singal interviewed a number of adults who have "detransitioned"—had a change of heart about switching genders after undergoing irreversible medical procedures. This provoked accusations of "transphobia" from trans activists, who argued that highlighting these cases would make parents and mental health

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52:36

Professor Jeff McMahan talks to Quillette's Toby...

Quillette Podcast ·

2019/01/04

Jeff McMahan, professor of moral philosophy at Oxford and co-founder of the Journal of Controversial Ideas, a new academic periodical in which contributors will be given the option of publishing their papers pseudonymously, talks to Quillette's Toby Young. They discuss why the journal is needed, how 'controversial' ideas will be defined and Professor McMahan responds to some of the criticisms that have greeted the idea, both from the Social Justice Left and the liberal centre. Learn more about your

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37:37

Corinna Cohn, a trans software developer, talks to...

Quillette Podcast ·

2018/12/27

Corinna Cohn, a trans woman and Indianapolis-based software developer who disagrees with Twitter's policy of banning users who "deadname" trans people and, more generally, doesn't believe she is obliged to support the causes associated with the Social Justice movement just because Social Justice Warriors support trans rights, talks to Canadian editor Jonathan Kay. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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26:06

Jonathan Church talks to Quillette's Toby Young about...

Quillette Podcast ·

2018/12/20

Jonathan Church, Quillette contributor and economist, talks to associate editor Toby Young about 'white privilege,' 'white fragility,' 'color-blind racism,' 'unconscious bias,' 'micro-aggressions' and why the Social Justice Left is more interested in punishing whites than understanding the complexity of racial inequality. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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41:48

Coleman Hughes talks to Quillette's Jonathan Kay...

Quillette Podcast ·

2018/12/13

Coleman Hughes, Quillette columnist and Columbia University student, talks to Canadian editor Jonathan Kay about being out of step with the prevailing orthodoxy at an Ivy League college, classical liberalism and playing in Rihanna's backup band in 2016. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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57:18

Heather Mac Donald talks to Quillette's Jonathan Kay...

Quillette Podcast ·

2018/12/07

Heather Mac Donald, a Fellow of the Manhattan Institute, a contributing editor of City Journal and the author of several books, most recently The Diversity Delusion: How Race and Gender Pandering Corrupt the University and Undermine Our Culture, talks to Canadian editor Jonathan. Among other topics, they discuss her run-in with Black Lives Matter, her experience of being mobbed on campus and the free speech crisis afflicting America's universities. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit

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