Podcast #228: The Extraordinary Life and Legacy of Justinian
An interview with Peter Sarris, author of ‘Justinian: Emperor, Soldier, Saint'
Quillette
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How to Build a Better Australian Economy with Dr. Cameron Murray: Quillette Cetera Episode 22
Dr. Cameron Murray is an economist from the University of Queensland specializing in property and urban development and environmental economics, and the author of two books Game of Mates: How Favours Bleed the Nation and Rigged: How Networks of Powerful Mates Rip Off Everyday Australians. Quillette Cetera: Dr. Cam Murray,
Zoe Booth
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Podcast #227: The October 7 Terrorist Attacks: a Historical Perspective
Quillette podcast host Jonathan Kay talks to influential Israeli historian Benny Morris about Hamas’ acts of mass murder, the Israeli response, and the future of Gaza.
Quillette, Benny Morris
· 15 min read
The Unexpected Benefits of Artificial Intimacy: Quillette Cetera Episode 21
An interview with evolutionary biologist Rob Brooks about the positive aspects of AI lovers.
Zoe Booth
· 2 min read
Podcast #226: Eric Kaufmann’s New ‘Centre for Heterodox Social Science’
Quillette podcast host Jonathan Kay speaks with political scientist Eric Kaufmann about cancel culture, switching universities, and why academics need to have honest conversations about the down side of immigration.
Quillette, Eric Kaufmann
· 14 min read
Podcast #225: Finding Strength Through Disability
Quillette editor and podcast host Iona Italia talks with speaker, DJ, and quadruple amputee Tom Nash about his new book, ‘Hook, Line, and Sinner.’
Quillette
· 2 min read
Care Feminism vs Career Feminism: Quillette Cetera Episode 20
In a culture obsessed with girlbosses, this young mother wants us to see the value of women's work in the home.
Zoe Booth
· 1 min read
The Elephant Man in an Era of Cancel Culture: Quillette Cetera Episode 19
Crowds love the irreverence of The Marvellous Elephant Man Musical, but activists want it boycotted.
Zoe Booth
· 1 min read
Podcast #224: Parents with Inconvenient Truths about Trans-Identified Children
Quillette podcast host Jonathan Kay talks to psychotherapist and book author Stella O’Malley, and parent “Josie A.,” about the need to heed parents’ voices before “affirming” a child’s desire for gender-transition therapies.
Quillette
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The Kiss Overreaction and Why We Don’t Have White Guilt: Quillette Cetera Episode 18
Two recent controversies remind us that there's always the option to see yourself as a victor, not a victim.
Zoe Booth
· 1 min read
Too Gay for the Christian Church, Too Problematic for the Woke Church: Quillette Cetera Episode 17
An interview with "anti-woke" artist Melody Rachel.
Zoe Booth
· 2 min read
Podcast #223: Tracing the Roots of the Ideological Movement (Formerly) Known as Wokeness
Quillette podcast host Jonathan Kay speaks with The Identity Trap author 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.
Quillette
· 1 min read
Podcast #222: Journalist John Colapinto on the Tragic Tale of David Reimer, The Boy Who Was Raised a Girl
David Reimer's story is a cautionary tale of what can happen when you mess with a child's gender identity.
Quillette
· 3 min read
Oppressed or Oppressor? Quillette Cetera Episode 16
Debating feminist philosopher Holly Lawford-Smith
Zoe Booth, Holly Lawford-Smith
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Podcast #221: Understanding Gender Radicalism and White Racial Guilt as Ersatz Religious Movements
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.
Quillette
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