Quillette Podcast

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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From VisiCalc to Global Cloud Computing: Lesson...
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When Workplace Anti-Racism Training Goes Off th...
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Meet the 80-Year-Old Feminist Who Got Banned Fr...
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Canada’s Unmarked-Graves Social Panic: How Did ...
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Understanding Wokeness as a Make-Work Strategy ...
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James Kirchick on ‘Secret City: The Hidden Hist...
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Richard Dawkins on the Wonders of Flight
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‘Sex Realism’ Versus ‘Sex Denialism’: Is the Ti...
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Progressive Social Panic at Yale and Princeton
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How Elon Musk Can Promote Free Speech—Without T...
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Rob Montz on Harvard University’s Campaign Agai...
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Frances Widdowson on the Questions Canadians Ar...
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Shmuel Bar on the War in Ukraine, and the Failu...
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Sam Harris on Islam, Dropping Acid, Joe Rogan, ...
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Russia's Surprising Military Blunders in Ukrain...
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Jacob Mchangama on His New Book, "Free Speech: ...
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Chris Best on Substack's Commitment to Free Speech
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Canada's 'Freedom Convoy' Protesters, in Their ...
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Christopher J. Ferguson on Racist Orcs, Ableist...
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Michael Shermer: Watching 'Scientific American'...
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New York Times Columnist Ross Douthat on His He...
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Jonathan Kay on Middle Age, Watch Collecting, S...
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Paul Lockhart on How Guns Transformed Western C...
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Trent Colbert Turns the Tables on Yale Law Scho...
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Batya Ungar-Sargon on the Growing Gulf Between ...
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