Philosopher and journalist Kathleen Stock discusses the performative nature of online friendship on Facebook. The episode explores how social media impacts relationships, mental well-being, and academic susceptibility to its madness. Are the failings of online friendship more about Facebook or us? Stay tuned for future episodes on bad ideas and discussions on antisemitism.

Dr. Kathleen Stock discusses the complexities of language in gender discourse, including challenges with pronouns and inclusive language. The podcast explores the impact of language on concepts and reality and the balance between truth and fiction. It also addresses trust issues in gender studies, societal perceptions of trans and gay communities, and childhood gender identity challenges.

There are nearly 4000 universities in the U.S.. Many of them have billions of dollars in endowments and histories that go back to well before the country's founding. So you'd be forgiven for thinking that it would be a bit ridiculous to try and compete with those Goliaths. But that's exactly what the new University of Austin or UATX is doing. The premise, of course, is simple, and it goes like this. While the brand name schools have the money, they no longer have the mission. They have fundamentally abandoned the point of the university, which is the pursuit of truth. The good people at UATX, where I'm proud to be on the board, are not waiting for the broken status quo to change. They're not sitting around criticizing or whining. They are doing. Just a few weeks ago, UATX opened its doors to its first students at its inaugural summer school. I was blown away by the students that I met there, and I was honored to lecture alongside teachers like Neil Ferguson, Kathleen Stock, Ayaan Hirsi Ali, Rob Henderson and Thomas Chatterton Williams. And today I wanted to share with all of you the talk that I gave at the old parkland in Dallas to that first class of students. It's about the broken moment that we're in as a culture and a country, but more it's about what I think is required of us to meet this moment. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kathleen Stock discusses Roland Barthes's Death of the Author, exploring how readers interpret texts, AI-generated content, and the impact on authorial intent and reader empowerment. The conversation delves into the evolving landscape of authorship and responsibility, urging a nuanced approach to understanding and judgment.

Former professor of philosophy Kathleen Stock discusses the medicalization of gender questioning, societal impact of policy changes, challenges in professional settings, debates on trans women in single-sex spaces, role of free speech in academia, and concerns for academic freedom.