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The spectre still haunting us
In this bonus episode for paid subscribers, I spoke with Nina Power about the power of communism as an ideology.
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1 month, 1 week ago
The Status Game | Maiden Mother Matriarch 212
You may think that you don't care about status. You may tell yourself that since you're not bothered about material displays of wealth, that means th…
1 month, 1 week ago
Are mothers oppressed by their children?
In this bonus episode, Mary Harrington and I spoke about the public response to the Lindsay Clancy murder case. Be warned, there are some dark themes…
1 month, 2 weeks ago
Against Heteropessimism | Maiden Mother Matriarch 211
There is a certain kind of caricature of women that pops up in cultural commentary right now. Modern women, we are told, are inundated with male atte…
1 month, 2 weeks ago
Are young adults actually poor?
For this bonus episode, I spoke with Johann Kurtz about his viral essay 'Young adults are poor despite every metric which suggests otherwise', which …
1 month, 3 weeks ago
The post-literate society | Maiden Mother Matriarch 210
Samuel Johnson was one of his history's great readers. He read constantly: while he walked, while he ate, while he socialised. He insisted that one o…
1 month, 3 weeks ago
'Woke 1' was crazy. 'Woke 2' will be crazier.
In this bonus episode for paid subscribers, Rob Henderson and I discussed Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's comments on "woke 1" and the shift towards a new…
1 month, 4 weeks ago
Does populism end in disaster? | Maiden Mother Matriarch 209
Something called 'populism' is on the rise across much of the world. It's difficult to pin down exactly what the term means, but most of us have a se…
2 months ago
Is it wrong to get botox?
In this bonus episode, I spoke to former radical feminist (well, sort of) Meghan Murphy about beauty treatments. How should feminists think about, fo…
2 months ago
The children divorcing their parents | Maiden Mother Matriarch 208
Back in 2013, the Obama administration endorsed an ad campaign that came to be derisively known as the “pajama boy” campaign. “Pajama boy” was actual…
2 months, 1 week ago