Why the Enlightenment Matters
Iona Italia talks to lawyer and historian Adam Wakeling about the enduring importance of Enlightenment values and how to defend them today.
Iona Italia, Adam Wakeling
· 29 min read
Podcast
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"They Hate Australia": The Activists Behind the Gaza Flotilla and the Radical Left's Antizionist Turn | Quillette Cetera Ep. 65
Hava Mendelle — army veteran, nurse, and co-founder of Minority Impact — speaks with Zoe Sankey about antisemitism in Australia, the red-green alliance, October 7th, and why she left the activist left behind.
Zoe Sankey
· 28 min read
The Case Against State-Sanctioned Euthanasia
Podcast host Jonathan Kay speaks with Kathleen Stock about her new book, ‘Do Not Go Gentle’—in which she argues that governments should be denied any institutional role in facilitating the death of their citizens.
Quillette, Kathleen Stock
· 23 min read
Australia's Broken Justice System: Andrew Bushnell | Quillette Cetera Ep. 64
From the murder of a five-year-old Aboriginal girl to Melbourne's tobacco wars, Andrew Bushnell joins Zoe Sankey to examine the human cost of Australia's broken justice system.
Zoe Sankey, Andrew Bushnell
· 31 min read
An Ivy League University Looks Inward
Podcast host Jonathan Kay speaks with Yale Law School professor Sarath Sanga, co-author of a new report explaining why the American public is losing trust in the country’s colleges and universities.
Quillette
· 4 min read
The Last Straight Woman
Senior Writer and Podcast Producer Iona Italia talks to writer Phoebe Maltz Bovy about her latest book: 'The Last Straight Woman: On Desiring Men.'
Iona Italia, Quillette
· 1 min read
James Kierstead on Ancient Greece, Christianity, and the West | Quillette Cetera Ep. 63
Does “the West” actually exist — or is it merely a modern political myth?
Zoe Sankey, James Kierstead
· 38 min read
Is Fighting Antisemitism a Waste of Time?
Jonathan Kay speaks with New York Times columnist Bret Stephens, who encourages Jews to focus on bolstering their community instead of lecturing bigots who can’t be reasoned with.
Quillette
· 17 min read
Why Israel Can’t Live With a Nuclear Iran: Gadi Taub
Gadi Taub discusses Israel’s war aims, Iran’s nuclear threat, the legacy of Oslo, and how postmodern ideas have shaped Western foreign policy.
Pamela Paresky, Gadi Taub
· 1 min read
Girls in an Online World
Iona Italia talks to writer Freya India about her book 'Girls: Gen Z and the Commodification of Everything.'
Iona Italia, Quillette, Freya India
· 1 min read
Podcast Episode #334: Documenting a Decade of Academic Meltdowns
Podcast host Jonathan Kay speaks with filmmaker Ric Esther Bienstock about her new CBC/BBC documentary, ‘Speechless’—which explores the rise of censorship and mobbings on campus.
Quillette
· 4 min read
Podcast #333: The Search for Truth
Managing Editor Iona Italia talks to Michael Shermer, the author of a number of works on critical thinking, epistemology, and ethics, about his new book, 'Truth: What It Is, How to Find It, and Why It Still Matters.'
Quillette, Michael Shermer, Iona Italia
· 1 min read
Podcast #332: The Historical Case for Israel
In a new book, US District Court Judge Roy Altman traces Jews’ indigenous presence in the holy land over the last 3,231 years.
Quillette
· 3 min read
Podcast #331: The Ayatollahs’ Assassins
Iona Italia talks to Roya Hakakian about her book ‘Assassins of the Turquoise Palace’ and the past and present crimes of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
Iona Italia, Roya Hakakian, Quillette
· 2 min read
Iran’s Hidden War Against the West: Emily Schrader
Emily Schrader joins Pamela Paresky to explain how Iran’s regime works, why reform has failed, and what may come next.
Pamela Paresky
· 41 min read