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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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
Jun 28, 2019 • 35min
Nuclear expert Michael Shellenberger talks to Quillette's Toby Young about the woeful shortcomings of Chernobyl, the HBO mini-series
Quillette contributor and nuclear energy expert Michael Shellenberger talks to Toby Young about what Chernobyl, the critically-acclaimed HBO mini-series, got wrong and why that matters. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jun 25, 2019 • 40min
Francis Fukuyama talks to Quillette's Alexandra Hudson about identity politics
Francis Fukuyama is interviewed by guest host Alexandra Hudson about the themes of his new book Identity: The Demand For Dignity and the Politics of Resentment. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
