Maiden Mother Matriarch with Louise Perry

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.louiseperry.co.uk My guest today is Malcolm Collins: pronatalist campaigner, co-founder (along with his wife Simone) of the Collins Institute, and author of many books, including 'The Pragmatist's Guide to Crafting Religion.' We spoke about religion – why so many religions are haemorrhaging adherents, the elements that a religion ne...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.louiseperry.co.uk My guest today is Auron MacIntyre, columnist at The Blaze, host of 'The Auron MacIntyre Show', and author of 'The Total State: How Liberal Democracies Become Tyrannies.' We spoke about what the events of 2020 revealed about our political system, why we don't really live in a democracy, and how the total state has c...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.louiseperry.co.uk 📰 Subscribe to Maiden Mother Matriarch here to listen to full extended episodes: louiseperry.substack.com My guest today is the writer and comedian Bridget Phetasy, author of the 'Beyond Parody' Substack, columnist at the Spectator World, and host of the 'Walk ins Welcome' podcast and 'Dumpster Fire' YouTube show....

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.louiseperry.co.uk I'll be re-releasing six episodes from the early days of the podcast over the course of my maternity leave. This month, my archived interview is with Jennifer Lahl, founder and president of the Center for Bioethics and Culture Network, Jennifer spent 25 years working as a paediatric critical care nurse, a hospital...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.louiseperry.co.uk My guest today is Ross Douthat, columnist at the New York Times, and author of books including 'Bad Religion: How We Became a Nation of Heretics' and 'The Decadent Society: How We Became the Victims of Our Own Success.' We spoke about whether polyamory is drifting back towards a more traditional model, the nature o...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.louiseperry.co.uk My guest today is Amy Wax, Professor of Law at the University of Pennsylvania Law School. Amy is both a legal scholar and medical scholar, with dual specialties in both neurology and social welfare law.  We spoke today about the feminisation of public life, particularly of the academy, and debated whether or not we...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.louiseperry.co.uk My guest today is Paul Kingsnorth, author of The Abbey of Misrule Substack, and of many books, including  'Confessions of a Recovering Environmentalist.' We spoke about Paul's journey from environmentalism to Orthodox Christianity, the relationship between Christian millenarianism and the fear of civilizational col...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.louiseperry.co.uk My guest today is Tania Reynolds, Assistant Professor of psychology at the University of New Mexico. We started off by speaking about one of Tania's main areas of interest: female friendships. What do women look for in a potential friend? How do women both support and undermine other women? And why do they prefer f...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.louiseperry.co.uk My guest today is Tammy Peterson, wife to Jordan Peterson and host of The Tammy Peterson Podcast. We spoke about Tammy's attitude towards Christianity while she was growing up, the advantages of traditional gender roles, the loss of domestic rituals, and the joy of grandchildren. In the extended part of the episode...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.louiseperry.co.uk My guest today is Katharine Birbalsingh, head of the Michaela School in London, and famously described in the media as "Britain's strictest headmistress." We spoke about Michaela's unique approach to education and discipline, the opposition it has faced since its inception, and the recent legal case concerning a Mu...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.louiseperry.co.uk My guest today is the psychologist and writer Rob Kurzban, co-author of the Living Fossils substack, and also the author of books including 'Why Everyone (Else) Is a Hypocrite: Evolution and the Modular Mind' and 'The Hidden Agenda of the Political Mind: How Self-Interest Shapes Our Opinions and Why We Won't Admit...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.louiseperry.co.uk My guest today is Dr Anna Machin, an evolutionary anthropologist from the Department of Experimental Psychology at the University of Oxford, and the author of two books that we spoke about today: 'The Life of Dad: The Making of a Modern Father' and 'Why We Love: The Definitive Guide to Our Most Fundamental Need.' W...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.louiseperry.co.uk My guest today is Catherine Salmon, Professor of Psychology at the University of Redlands. We spoke about sibling conflict, evolutionary explanations for anorexia, and slash fiction.  In the extended part of the episode, we spoke about what porn reveals about male and female sexuality, Be warned, the last 20 minute...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.louiseperry.co.uk My guest today is the journalist Lisa Selin Davis, author of a new book titled 'Housewife: Why Women Still Do It All and What to Do Instead.' We spoke about the history of the American suburbs, the legacy of Betty Friedan, and the social costs of the mass influx of middle class women into the labour market. In the...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.louiseperry.co.uk My guest today is Paul Bloom, Professor Emeritus of psychology and cognitive science at Yale University, Professor of Psychology at the University of Toronto, and the author of many books, including 'Just Babies: The Origins of Good and Evil', 'Against Empathy: The Case for Rational Compassion', and 'Psych: The Sto...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.louiseperry.co.uk My guest today is Gareth Roberts – a screenwriter, best known for his work on Doctor Who, and also an author, including of a new book titled 'Gay Shame: The Rise of Gender Ideology and the New Homophobia.' We spoke about why there are now so many women on Grindr, the weird side of female sexuality, and how gay men...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.louiseperry.co.uk My guest today is James Orr, Associate Professor of Philosophy of Religion at the University of Cambridge and the UK Chairman of the Edmund Burke Foundation. We spoke about James' work in organising the NatCon UK conference, why the Conservative Party is going to do so badly at the general election, and whether or...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.louiseperry.co.uk My guest today is Elizabeth Oldfield, host of 'The Sacred' podcast and author of a new book, 'Fully Alive: Tending to the Soul in Turbulent Times.'  We spoke about the attraction of charismatic Christianity, the ways in which Christianity works in both a feminine and a masculine register, and the joys and challenge...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.louiseperry.co.uk My guest today is Colette Colfer – writer, poet, and lecturer in world religions. We spoke about the parallels between transgenderism (and progressivism) and various religions around the world, including Christianity. In the extended section, we also spoke in more detail about Ireland: why has the country secularis...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.louiseperry.co.uk My guest today is Bryan Caplan, professor of economics at George Mason University and the author of many books, including his new book 'You Will Not Stampede Me: Essays on Non-Conformism.' We spoke about the advantages of being a non-conformist, whether or not I – personally – am a non-conformist, and why Bryan thi...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.louiseperry.co.uk My guest today is Christopher Caldwell, senior fellow at the Claremont Institute, contributing editor to the Claremont Review of Books, and author of 'Reflections on the Revolution in Europe: Immigration, Islam and the West' and 'The Age of Entitlement: America Since the Sixties.' We spoke about the recent European...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.louiseperry.co.uk My guest today is Alex DatePsych, a researcher in behavioural science with a particular interest in sex and relationships. We spoke about everything from divorce to cheating to slut shaming to age gaps and more.  In the extended version of the episode, we spoke in particular about what men and women find physically...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.louiseperry.co.uk My guest today is the historian Peter Parker, editor of a new two-part series of books titled 'Some Men in London', an anthology of sources written between 1945 and 1967 on gay life in London.  We spoke about the perception at the time that homosexuality was rising exponentially in the postwar period, the relations...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.louiseperry.co.uk My guest today is the historian Nicola Tallis, author of five books about the Tudors, including the newly published 'Young Elizabeth: Princess, Prisoner, Queen.' We spoke about Elizabeth I's early life, including the political challenges of marriage for the Tudor women, religious conflict, the importance of sexual...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.louiseperry.co.uk My latest guest is Mary Harrington, the original reactionary feminist. We spoke about modernity and relationships between men and women, including the perils of technology, the conflicted position of women on the Right, and the possibility of apocalypse.  MMM is sponsored by 321 - a new online introduction to Chris...