Podcast #253: A Brief History of Communism Jonathan Kay speaks with Bard College historian Sean McMeekin about his new book, To Overthrow the World: The Rise and Fall and Rise of Communism. Quillette 4 Oct 2024 · 16 min read
Podcast #252: Trans Rights, Israel, and the Progressive Circus Iona Italia talks to Democratic political campaigner Brianna Wu about finding a more sensible approach to trans rights and combating progressive insanity. Quillette 25 Sep 2024 · 51 min read
Podcast #250: Israel: Germany’s Reason of State Iona Italia talks to Gerfried Ambrosch about pro-Israel feeling on the German Left, antisemitism among Muslim immigrants and why Israel’s safety is “Germany’s reason of state.” Quillette 4 Sep 2024 · 27 min read
Podcast #249: The (Other) Scandal at Oberlin College Jonathan Kay speaks with Roya Hakakian about the rise and fall of Mohammad Jafar Mahallati, a former Iranian official who’d presented himself to Oberlin as an agent of peace and ‘forgiveness.’ Quillette 29 Aug 2024 · 23 min read
Podcast #248: Bridging Divides Between Democrats and Republicans, with John R. Wood, Jr. Iona Italia talks to John Wood, Jr. of Braver Angels, about building a stronger democratic consensus in America. Quillette 21 Aug 2024 · 26 min read
Podcast #247: Should Imane Khelif Be Allowed to Box Against Women? Quillette podcast host Jonathan Kay speaks with biologist Emma Hilton about the controversy surrounding a champion women’s boxer whom critics accuse of being biologically male. Quillette 16 Aug 2024 · 16 min read
Podcast #245: How We Form Our Political Beliefs with Oliver Traldi Iona Italia talks to Oliver Traldi about his new book, ‘Political Beliefs: A Philosophical Introduction.’ Quillette 2 Aug 2024 · 48 min read
Podcast #244 : Language vs Reality with Nick Enfield Iona Italia interviews linguistic anthropologist Nick Enfield about why language is good for lawyers and bad for scientists. Quillette 24 Jul 2024 · 37 min read
Podcast #243: The Freedom to Blaspheme Jonathan Kay speaks to fellow podcast host Kushal Mehra about the ‘eerie similarities’ between censorship campaigns in India and Canada. Quillette 17 Jul 2024 · 18 min read
Podcast #242: Life on Mars Iona Italia talks to Robert Zubrin, who argues that Mars offers an extraordinary wealth of social and intellectual opportunities that would enrich humanity. And we can get there soon. Quillette 10 Jul 2024 · 41 min read
Podcast #241: Protest? Polite Pass New York Times columnist Pamela Paul tells Quillette podcast host Jonathan Kay why standing around yelling slogans isn’t her preferred way of changing the world. Quillette 3 Jul 2024 · 17 min read
Podcast #240: Parsi Bombay, Then and Now Iona Italia talks to Nev March about her historical novel, Murder in Old Bombay, and about the Zoroastrians of Bombay both past and present. Quillette 26 Jun 2024 · 43 min read
Podcast #239: Justin Trudeau’s Ominous Online Harms Act: ‘Minority Report’ Comes to Canada Jonathan Kay talks to Atlantic Magazine staff writer Conor Friedersdorf about a censorious government bill that would allow officials to investigate Canadians for things they haven’t done yet. Quillette 19 Jun 2024 · 14 min read
The Problem Isn’t Technology, It’s Us Iona Italia talks to Timandra Harkness about her new book, on our ambivalent relationship with personalised technology. Quillette 5 Jun 2024 · 37 min read
Podcast #237: The (Culture) War Diaries of Nellie Bowles Jonathan Kay speaks with ‘Morning After the Revolution’ author Nellie Bowles about her journalistic adventures amid progressive true believers and ideological enforcers. Quillette 23 May 2024 · 30 min read
