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Quillette Podcast

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Long-form conversations with scientists, writers, historians, and public intellectuals on the ideas shaping — and dividing — the Western world. Mostly hosted by Jonathan Kay — Canadian journalist, author, and Quillette editor whose books include Among the Truthers , a landmark investigation into conspiracy culture. Kay brings a rare combination of intellectual range, genuine curiosity, and willingness to push back, whether the subject is evolutionary biology, cancel culture, geopolitics, or the philosophy of free speech. Non-dogmatic, evidence-driven, and unafraid of controversy.

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Tracing the Roots of the Ideological Movement (Formerly) Known as Wokeness 13.09.2023 59:42

Quillette podcast host Jonathan Kay speaks with Johns Hopkins University professor Yascha Mounk about the role of Karl Marx, Michel Foucault, Edward Said, and Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak in shaping today’s illiberal, identity-fixated political mantras—and how we can help lead progressives back to their liberal roots. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Journalist John Colapinto on the Tragic Tale of David Reimer, The Boy Who Was Raised a Girl 11.09.2023 58:14

Quillette associate editor Iona Italia interviews journalist John Colapinto, whose book "As Nature Made Him: The Boy Who Was Raised as a Girl" chronicles the life of David Reimer, a Canadian man who was born as Bruce Reimer and subjected to a controversial and ultimately unsuccessful gender-reassignment following a botched circumcision. The book delves into the psychological, ethical, and medical...

Understanding Gender Radicalism and White Racial Guilt as Ersatz Religious Movements 02.09.2023 46:06

Indian-Canadian podcast host Kushal Mehra interviews Quillette’s Jonathan Kay about the radicalized beliefs and unsettling rituals that now characterize performative progressive politics in Canada and the rest of the Western world. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Talking Science and Substacking in ‘Nash Vegas‘ 23.08.2023 26:06

Podcast host Jonathan Kay shares a Nashville breakfast with journalist Christina Buttons and her Quillette-alumnus boyfriend, Colin Wright, author of the popular Substack, Reality’s Last Stand Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

When DEI ‘Training’ Becomes a Pretext for Bullying and Harassment: A Tragic Canadian Case Study 08.08.2023 23:32

Quillette podcast host Jonathan Kay speaks with municipal politician Bill Dennis about diversity consultant Kike Ojo-Thompson, whose training methods became infamous following the recent suicide of Toronto educator Richard Bilkszto (1963-2023). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

McMaster University’s Imaginary Sex Ring: Uncovering Administrators’ Role in Inflaming a Campus Social Panic 06.07.2023 29:25

Lawrence Krauss, host of The Origins Podcast, interviews Jonathan Kay about his Quillette investigation into the spread of false rape allegations on a Canadian university campus in 2020—and the lessons that can be learned. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Eight Hundred Years of Russian Despotism 03.07.2023 49:59

Quillette podcast host Jonathan Kay talks to acclaimed historian Orlando Figes, whose new book traces Russia’s political dysfunction back to the age of Byzantium and the Mongol invasion. This podcast is also available on YouTube. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

'Learning From an Ex-White Supremacist' with Henry Rambow 24.06.2023 42:05

Iona Italia speaks with Henry Rambow, whose Hate No More podcast tells the story of “Casper,” a one-time leader of the State Prison Skinheads. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Whom is the Diversity, Inclusion & Equity Industry Actually Helping? 09.06.2023 40:50

Quillette podcast host Jonathan Kay talks to Atlantic writer Conor Friedersdorf about his recent article, The DEI Industry Needs to Check Its Privilege. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Bastardizing Beethoven, Mangling Mozart 19.05.2023 48:09