Podcast #314: A Gay Author’s Escape from Cults, Drugs, Queer Radicalism, and ‘Scrupulosity’
Quillette podcast host Jonathan Kay speaks with writer Ben Appel about his new memoir, ‘Cis White Gay: The Making of a Gender Heretic.’
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Quillette podcast host Jonathan Kay speaks with writer Ben Appel about his new memoir, ‘Cis White Gay: The Making of a Gender Heretic.’
From offshore funding networks to the economic costs of unreliable renewables, this episode explores how Australia’s energy policy has been shaped by overseas interests—and what’s at stake if the country doesn’t change course.
In an interview with Jonathan Kay, Canadaland publisher Jesse Brown discusses how an anti-Israel faction within his own subscriber base tried to cancel him after he began speaking out about antisemitism.
Jonathan Kay speaks with scholar Paula Fredriksen, whose new book describes the theological diversity that existed among Christian communities before Nicene Christianity was adopted as Rome’s state religion in the fourth century.
How Qatar's ideological reach—from think tanks to media—has stifled dissent and enabled Islamism in the West.
Jonathan Kay speaks with comedian Matthew Pettit, who candidly tells audiences about the severe childhood abuse that once propelled him into a life of sexual confusion, meth addiction, and crime.
Managing Editor Iona Italia talks to Harry Saul Markham about the increasingly acute threat of Islamism in the UK and the normalisation of virulent antisemitism among British Muslims.
Jonathan Kay speaks with theoretical physicist and cosmologist Lawrence Krauss about his latest book project, in which renowned scholars speak out about threats to open inquiry and the scientific process.
Evolutionary psychologist Robert King joins Quillette to discuss the science of female orgasm, human sexual behaviour, and insights from his book Naturally Selective.
Managing Editor Iona Italia talks to criminal justice researcher Andrew Bushnell about the many causes of the recent surge in crime in Melbourne.
Quillette podcast host Jonathan Kay speaks with Danny Rensch about his astounding journey from the ‘Church of Immortal Consciousness’ to the role of Chief Chess Officer at Chess.com.
David Kaufman on what followed when a Palestinian date mentioned genocide—in bed—with a Zionist.
Managing Editor Iona Italia talks to Dr Karleen Gribble, who works in the field of maternal and infant health, on the impacts of desexed language on women’s healthcare and wellbeing.
Quillette podcast host Jonathan Kay talks with Canadian Genspect director Mia Hughes about the emerging ‘gender glasnost’—and the best way to continue rolling back the excesses of trans activism.
Behavioural scientist Dr Dani Sulikowski unpacks the evolutionary logic behind women advising other women not to reproduce.