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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Apr 30, 2020 • 26min
JAMA associate managing news editor Jennifer Abbasi talks to Quillette's Jonathan Kay about new COVID-19 antibody tests
Jennifer Abbasi, associate managing editor at the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), talks to Jonathan Kay about new COVID-19 antibody tests that may help stop the pandemic and save the lives of those who are already infected. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Apr 29, 2020 • 25min
Quillette editors Jonathan Kay and Toby Young talk about Jonathan's article about coronavirus superspreaders
Jonathan Kay, Canadian editor of Quillette, talks to associate editor Toby Young about his recent article on COVID-19 superspreaders. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Apr 21, 2020 • 21min
Lawyer and sex worker Nadia Guo talks to Quillette’s Jonathan Kay about how the COVID-19 pandemic is devastating the sex trade
Nadia Guo, a sex worker and lawyer, talks to Jonathan Kay about the devastating impact the COVID-19 pandemic is having on the sex trade—although it's been great for the webcam business. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Apr 9, 2020 • 48min
Dr Michael Shermer talks to Quillette's Toby Young about his new book Giving the Devil His Due
Science writer, author and Skeptic editor-in-chief Michael Shermer talks to Toby Young about his new book Giving the Devil His Due: Reflections of a Scientific Humanist. They talk about a range of free speech issues, including hate speech, Holocaust denial, the Pentagon Papers and Wikileaks. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Apr 7, 2020 • 28min
Dr Jemma Geoghegan, a virologist at the University of Otago, talks to Quillette's Jonathan Kay about how viruses evolve
Dr Jemma Geoghegan, a virologist at the University of Otago, talks to Jonathan Kay on how viruses evolve and the lessons we can learn about social distancing from fish, dogs and rabbits. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Apr 1, 2020 • 47min
Talat Chughtai, Director of the Trauma Intensive Care Unit at Hamad General Hospital, talks to Quillette's Jonathan Kay about treating COVID-19
Talat Chughtai, Director of the Trauma Intensive Care Unit at Hamad General Hospital, talks to Jonathan Kay about COVID-19, the triage decisions he's having to make and what we've learnt from China about how best to treat it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Mar 27, 2020 • 28min
Professor Wilfred Reilly talks to Quillette's Toby Young about his new book Taboo: 10 Facts You Can't Talk About
Kentucky State political science professor Wildred Reilly talks to Toby Young about his new book Taboo: 10 Facts You Can't Talk About, as well as the "1776" project, which he's a contributor to. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Mar 17, 2020 • 34min
Matt Ridley talks to Quillette's Toby Young about his new book How Innovation Works
Science writer Matt Ridley talks to Toby Young about coronavirus, the prospects of finding a vaccine within the next 18 months, and his new book How Innovation Works: Serendipity, Energy, and the Saving of Time. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Mar 14, 2020 • 42min
Andy Lamey talks to Quillette's Jonathan Kay about the conservative case for vegetarianism
Andy Lamey, author of Duty and the Beast, explains why conservatives are starting to care about animal rights, not just liberals. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Mar 5, 2020 • 50min
Bo Winegard talks to Quillette's Toby Young about losing his job as an assistant professor at Marietta College
Bo Winegard, long-standing Quillette contributor, has lost his job as an assistant professor at Marietta College. No reason was given, but he believes it's because his research interests included the genetic influence on psychological differences. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
