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Is There a Politically Motivated ‘War on Science’? (And If So, Who’s Waging It?)
Quillette podcast host Jonathan Kay speaks with theoretical physicist and cosmologist Lawrence Krauss about his latest book project, in which renowned scholars speak out about threats to open inqui…
Published on 22 hours ago
Machetes in Melbourne
Managing Editor Iona Italia talks to criminal justice researcher Andrew Bushnell about the many causes of the recent surge in crime in Melbourne.
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Published on 1 week, 1 day ago
From Cult Child to Chess Wunderkind
Quillette podcast host Jonathan Kay speaks with Danny Rensch about his astounding journey from the ‘Church of Immortal Consciousness’ to the role of Chief Chess Officer at Chess.com
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Published on 1 week, 5 days ago
Desexing the Language of Motherhood
Managing Editor Iona Italia talks to Dr Karleen Gribble, who works in the field of maternal and infant health, on the impacts of desexed language on women’s healthcare and wellbeing.
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Published on 3 weeks, 2 days ago
Managing the Growing Gender-Critical Counterrevolution
Quillette podcast host Jonathan Kay talks with Canadian Genspect director Mia Hughes about the emerging ‘gender glasnost’—and the best way to continue rolling back the excesses of trans activism.
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Published on 4 weeks, 1 day ago
The End of Woke
Managing Editor Iona Italia talks to author Andrew Doyle about his new book, The End of Woke: How the Culture War Went Too Far and What to Expect from the Counter-Revolution.
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Published on 1 month, 1 week ago
When New Netherland Became New York
Quillette podcast host Jonathan Kay speaks with Russell Shorto, whose new book chronicles the extraordinary events in 1664 that delivered Manhattan from the Dutch to the British.
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Published on 1 month, 1 week ago
Should Feminists Work with the Right?
Managing Editor Iona Italia talks to philosopher Holly Lawford-Smith about her new book, Feminism Beyond Left and Right.
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Published on 1 month, 3 weeks ago
RFK Jr.’s Unprecedented Attack on Life-saving Vaccines
Quillette podcast host Jonathan Kay speaks with Stanford University infectious diseases expert Jake Scott about the perils of rolling back immunization treatments for COVID, RSV, and Measles.
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Published on 1 month, 3 weeks ago
The Modular Mind
Managing Editor Iona Italia talks to evolutionary psychologist Rob Kurzban about his book Why Everyone (Else) Is a Hypocrite: Evolution and the Modular Mind.
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Published on 2 months ago