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The Quillette Podcast is a platform for rigorous, academic discussions rooted in common sense and free inquiry. Non-dogmatic and grounded in liberal values, the podcast serves as a beacon for thoughtful conversation on science, politics, philosophy, and culture. Quillette prides itself on intellectual honesty, avoiding ideological extremism in favor of evidence-based reasoning and progress. Hosted by leading voices in academia and journalism, past guests include evolutionary biologist Richard Dawkins, social psychologist Jonathan Haidt, and journalist Douglas Murray, among others. Expect candid conversations that promote common sense and challenge anti-science and conspiratorial narratives from both the far left and right.
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Iona Italia talks to cultural evolutionary theorist Michael Muthukrishna, author of A Theory of Everyone, about the human dual inheritance—part inherited, part taught—and about how energy availability underpins everything.
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Quillette podcast host Jonathan Kay speaks with Joan Smith, whose new book critically examines the 2,000-year-old propaganda campaign against imperial Rome’s leading women.
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1Iona Italia talks to globetrotter and intellectual magpie Anna Gat about her modern-day salon, Interintellect.
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Quillette podcast host Jonathan Kay discusses recent events at the University of Western Ontario, where instructors spent months denouncing an outspoken education student who’d asked awkward questions about Indigenous reconciliation—until a tribunal concluded they’d violated her rights.
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Iona Italia talks to Sam Bowman about how to combat the economic stagnation and excess bureaucracy that are currently preventing the UK from reaching its full potential.
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Quillette podcast host Jonathan Kay talks to author Adam Kirsch about the growing corps of academics and activists seeking to demonize ‘settler colonialists’ in North America, Australia—and especially Israel.
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Iona Italia talks to Nick Osmond-Jones about the impacts of some absurd DEI directives on Canadian public service.
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Quillette podcast host Jonathan Kay speaks with prolific Harvard University legal scholar Cass Sunstein about his new book, Campus Free Speech: A Pocket Guide
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Iona Italia talks to Jack Despain Zhou (aka "Tracing Woodgrains") about the decline of standards at Wikipedia as a result of the obsessive efforts of ideologically motivated editors.
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Quillette podcast host Jonathan Kay speaks with scholar Musa al-Gharbi, whose acclaimed new book analyses the rise of progressive ideological orthodoxy as a means for elites to signal status and accumulate ‘cultural capital.’
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Iona Italia talks to artist Megan Gafford about how we have come to value statement-making over beauty and craftsmanship in art and architecture. To listen to the full episode, please become a Quillette subscriber https://quillette.com/#/portal/signup
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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. To listen to the full episode, please become a Quillette subscriber https://quillette.com/#/portal/signup
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'Trans Rights, Israel and the Progressive Circus' with Brianna Wu. Iona Italia talks to Democratic political campaigner Brianna Wu about finding a more sensible approach to trans rights and combating progressive insanity.
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Quillette podcast host Jonathan Kay speaks with author Paul Berman about the lingering influence of ’Black Power’ advocate Stokely Carmichael, who once infamously claimed that ’the only good Zionist is a dead Zionist.’
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Podcast host 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.”
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Quillette podcast host 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.’
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Podcast host Iona Italia talks to John Wood, Jr. of Braver Angels about building a stronger democratic consensus in America.
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Quillette podcast host Jonathan Kay speaks with University of Manchester Developmental Biologist Emma Hilton about Algerian boxer Imane Khelif, who won the gold medal in the women's welterweight event at the 2024 Summer Olympics, despite widely reported indications that Khelif may be biologically male.
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Quillette podcast host Jonathan Kay talks to writer Joan Smith about the scandals that unfolded at Edinburgh Rape Crisis Centre under the leadership of its male trans-identified CEO, Mridul Wadhwa.
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Iona Italia talked to Oliver Traldi about his recent book, Political Beliefs: A Philosophical Introduction. They discussed a number of philosophical questions with implications for everyone who is keenly interested in politics. What do we mean when we describe something as political? How do we form our political beliefs? Why do those views tend to cluster around certain anchoring beliefs? Is the marketplace of ideas a good metaphor for the way in which we arrive at political opinions? Why is politics so adversarial and is that a good thing? How does identity figure into this? And why should we take an interest in politics at all?
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I actually do think it's quite rational to think that the position one changes their mind to is likely more valid than the position first held, because of the force of argument necessary to overcome the natural mental inertia of the first position would have to be significantly more compelling.
I absolutely agree with Oliver regarding Dr. Iona Italia's voice. I could listen to her beautiful way of speaking English all day long.
you kept referring to David as if he was a girl who was finally allowed transition to be male as if he is an example of how important it is to allow girls who believe themselves to "really " be a boy, to transition during puberty, for their own good. What nonsense. David always was a boy from birth, inspite of his tragic injury that caused the loss of his penis, and the monstrous surgeries and quack treatments to try to carve his body into a girl. What this case proves is just how cruel and medically unethical it is to practice medical sexual transition on minors.
I enjoyed the interview. Even though I agree with some of Heather's point of view I also appreciated the push back and not backing down even when Heather seemed to get frustrated with it.
Interesting, thanks.
Ah yes, if I feel something it is true! This BS power struggle is understandable in terms of human nature but needs to be resisted for the good of society, including all its members..
Great ending, thanks.
Looking forward to reading the book. Like everything else, it may no longer be satire one day.
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Interesting interview and I am impressed Jonathan stuck to his opinion, even though I did not necessarily agree with it all.
This is a bizarre interview. Her version of events doesn't seem to line up with reality, and I say this as someone who is NOT a Trump supporter.
Always enjoy listening to McWhorter, especially how he weaves in homespun expressions like, "They put butter on their corn." LoL
Great interview
Great interview 👍
Thanks for having the courage necessary to say the information you imparted in this interview, Jamil Jivani. I really appreciate you.
Good interview and sensible guest
Good sensible interview.
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I wish Claire would do more of these episodes. Such a pleasure listening to her 😍
great interview! i learned a lot. thanks quillette you are a divergent voice i am happy to be tuned into in this moment in time.