

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.
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Aug 23, 2019 • 30min
Professor Nadim Kobeissi talks to Quillette's Jonathan Kay about the dangers posed by Facebook's new cryptocurrency
Nadim Kobeissi, a professor at NYU and director of a cryptography consulting firm, tells Jonathan Kay about the risks posed by Libra, Facebook's new cryptocurrency. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Aug 14, 2019 • 35min
Peter Boghossian, the Portland State philosophy professor, talks to Quillette's Jonathan Kay talks to about his forthcoming book
Portland State philosophy professor Peter Boghossian talks to Jonathan Kay about his forthcoming book—How to Have Impossible Conversations. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Aug 7, 2019 • 29min
Professor Bruce Gilley talks to Quillette's Toby Young about anti-conservative bias in America's universities
Bruce Gilley, professor of political science at Portland State, talks to Toby Young about not being able to get his course on conservative political thought approved by his faculty, and his efforts to fight back against progressive authoritarianism on campus. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jul 31, 2019 • 21min
Heterodox Academy 2019 conference highlights presented by Quillette's Jonathan Kay
Heterodox Academy 2019 conference highlights presented by Jonathan Kay, featuring Steven Pinker, Karith Foster, Jennifer Collins Bloomquist, Dan Mogulof, Lara Schwartz, Brandon Calhoun and Coleman Hughes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jul 25, 2019 • 34min
Toby Young talks to Quillette's Jonathan Kay about Boris Johnson, Britain's new Prime Minister whom he's known for 36 years
Toby Young, Quillette's associate editor, talks to Jonathan Kay about Boris Johnson, Britain's new Prime Minister whom Toby first met 36 years ago when they were students together at Oxford. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jul 16, 2019 • 30min
Nancy Rommelmann talks to Quillette's Jonathan Kay about how Portland became the woke capital of America
Journalist and YouTuber Nancy Rommelmann talks to Jonathan Kay about how Portland became the most woke city in America, what it's like living there, and why she's moving. She provides an update on the targeting of her husband's coffee shop by an outrage mob after she expressed some reservations about aspects of the #MeToo movement. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jul 15, 2019 • 48min
Professor Wilfred Reilly talks to Quillette's Toby Young talks about his new book Hate Crime Hoax
Wilfred Reilly, an assistant professor of political science at Kentucky State University, talks to Toby Young about his new book documenting the prevalence of hate crime hoaxes and what that tells us about contemporary American society. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jul 12, 2019 • 24min
Jamie Kilstein talks to Quillette's Jonathan Kay about his move to Arizona
Jamie Kilstein, comedian and podcaster, talks to Jonathan Kay about his departure from LA, Andy Ngo's Antifa beating and what it's like to hang out with Moby. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jul 5, 2019 • 35min
Professor Nicholas Christakis talks to Quillette's Jonathan Kay talks about his new book Blueprint
Nicholas Christakis, Professor of Social and Natural Science at Yale, talks to Jonathan Kay about his new book Blueprint and what evolution can teach us about overcoming conflict. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jul 4, 2019 • 17min
Google whistleblower Mike Wacker talks to Quillette's Jonathan Kay
Mike Wacker, the ex-Google software engineer who was fired for exposing the company's liberal bias, talks to Jonathan Kay talks. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices