Narrated versions of selected Quillette essays.
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"You Might Have a Point" is a podcast (and a blog) made with the intent of promoting productive conversation about politics and related topics, including philosophy, psychology, and culture. Email stephen@youmighthaveapoint.com with questions and feedback.
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'The Women of 7 October' by Iona Italia. Read by Iona Italia.Av Quillette
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'America's Forgotten Crisis' by Michael J. Totten
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'America's Forgotten Crisis: A terrific new account of America’s social and political turmoil during the 1910s and ’20s provides some much-needed perspective on the problems afflicting the country today.' by Michael J. Totten. Read by Iona Italia.Av Quillette
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The Seven Laws of Pessimism by Maarten Boudry
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Have we just lived through one of the best years in human history? As we look at 2023 through the rearview mirror, I think that’s a defensible claim. In fact, the same thing could have been said at the end of pretty much every year since the beginning of the millennium (with the exception of the disastrous pandemic years of 2020 and 2021). Never be…
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'I Blew Up My Lucrative Public-Service Career (And So Can You)' by Nick Osmond-Jones
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'I Blew Up My Lucrative Public-Service Career (And So Can You): A veteran of British Columbia’s public-sector workforce explains how DEI enforcers forced him to choose between keeping his job and honouring his values.' by Nick Osmond-Jones. Read by Iona ItaliaAv Quillette
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'Towards a Post-Hamas Future' by John Aziz
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"Towards a Post-Hamas Future: The events of 7 October did not benefit Palestinians in any way." Written by John Aziz. Read by John Aziz.Av Quillette
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'For a Time, a Pit Bull Gave Me Back My Son' by Steve Salerno
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For a Time, a Pit Bull Gave Me Back My Son: If I couldn’t openly love him, I would love what he loved. By Steve Salerno. Read by William Laing.Av Quillette
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'A Conspiracy Theory of Connotations' by Oliver Traldi
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'A Conspiracy Theory of Connotations: The obsessive policing of language in the name of progress relies on magical thinking.' by Oliver Traldi. Read by William Laing.Av Quillette
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'The Return of the Progressive Atrocity' by Susie Linfield
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'The Return of the Progressive Atrocity: It is the responsibility of Western activists to know who and what they support, and to separate themselves—openly and decisively—from programs and regimes that are predicated on violence and repression.' by Susie Linfield. Read by Iona Italia.Av Quillette
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'In Defence of Stoicism' by Iona Italia.
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'In Defence of Stoicism' by Iona Italia. Narrated by Iona Italia. Stoicism is a workout that builds emotional strength, a caulking of the timbers to enable us to weather the coming storms—a preparation we make precisely because the ocean voyage is so rewarding.Av Quillette
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'Remembering 9 Thermidor, the End of the Terror' by Cathy Young.
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'Remembering 9 Thermidor, the End of the Terror' by Cathy Young. Read by William Laing.Av Quillette
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'The Totalitarian Artist' by Megan Gafford
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'The Totalitarian Artist: Politics vs Beauty: After Duchamp, the art world came to view the pursuit of beauty as naïve and gravitated toward political art in their search for meaning. But this is a Faustian bargain: you can have meaning, but you do not get to make it for yourself.' by Megan Gafford. Read by Iona Italia.…
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'Tragedy and Half-Truths: A Gaza Diary' by Benny Morris
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'Tragedy and Half-Truths: A Gaza Diary' by Benny Morris. Published in Quillette.com on 19 September 2024. Narrated by Iona Italia.Av Quillette
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'Answers to 12 Bad Anti-Free Speech Arguments' by Greg Lukianoff
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'Answers to 12 Bad Anti-Free Speech Arguments: How to effectively counter some perennial arguments against free speech.' Written by Greg Lukianoff. Narrated by Iona Italia.Av Quillette
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'A Stupid Cartoon and the University Ideology' by Paul Berman
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'A Stupid Cartoon and the University Ideology: Frantz Fanon, Stokely Carmichael, and the roots of the uproar over Zionism.' By Paul Berman. Read by Iona Italia.Av Quillette
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Race Is a Spectrum. Sex Is Pretty Damn Binary by Richard Dawkins.
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Race Is a Spectrum. Sex Is Pretty Damn Binary by Richard Dawkins, read by Iona Italia. Male versus female is one of surprisingly few genuine dichotomies.Av Quillette
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'Diary of a Cold Warrior' by Oscar Clarke
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'The Professor, His Nemesis, and a Scandal at Oberlin' by Roya Hakakian
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'Gaslighting Scottish Rape Victims in the Name of Trans Inclusion' by Joan Smith
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'Empathy for the Devil' by Matt Johnson
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Realists may believe international relations is all about mindless forces balancing and smashing into each other, but it’s actually about ideology, institutions, history, and the personalities of human beings.Av Quillette
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Western civilisation has not succeeded because its liberal and secular principles are Christian; it has succeeded because Western Christians have accepted its liberal and secular values, writes Adam Wakeling.Av Quillette
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'The German Left's Jewish Dilemma' by Gerfried Ambrosch
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Recycling Plastic Is a Dangerous Waste of Time by Frank Celia
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The recycling industry—and the world at large—has yet to fully reckon with a bombshell study that dropped last year. Zoe Booth reads 'Recycling Plastic Is a Dangerous Waste of Time' by Frank Celia. Published in Quillette on 17 Jun 2024.Av Quillette
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Unbowed But Gravely Wounded by Paul Berman
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Salman Rushdie’s new memoir, ‘Knife,’ describes the assassination attempt its author survived and offers a moving contemplation of mortality. Iona Italia reads 'Unbowed, but Gravely Wounded' by Paul Berman. Published in Quillette on 30 May 2024.Av Quillette
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How French Intellectuals Ruined the West
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Postmodernism and Its Impact, Explained. Iona Italia reads 'How French Intellectuals Ruined the West' by Helen Pluckrose. First published in Areo Magazine. Republished in Quillette on 7 May 2024.Av Quillette
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Benn Steil’s engrossing new biography of Henry A. Wallace is a timely cautionary tale and a masterpiece of 20th-century American history. Iona Italia reads Misadventures of a Stalinist Stooge by Ronald Radosh. Published in Quillette on 26 April 2024.Av Quillette
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Jean-Luc Godard in Retrospect Part II: Fanaticism and Failure (1966–2022)
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The article delves into Jean-Luc Godard's transition from his early cinematic period, characterized by eclectic experimentation and cultural references, to his Maoist phase under the influence of Jean-Pierre Gorin. Gorin, a Marxist critic, introduced Godard to postmodernist and Marxist theories, leading to a shift in Godard's filmmaking style and t…
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The article titled "Toward Ruin or Recovery?" by Larissa Phillips explores the author's personal experience with rape in Italy in 1993 and reflects on the recent allegations made by Celeste Marcus against Yascha Mounk. Marcus, the managing editor of Liberties journal, detailed her recovery process following an alleged sexual assault by Mounk, a col…
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Jean-Luc Godard in Retrospect Part I: Abstraction Hero (1930–65)
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The article discusses the legacy and final works of filmmaker Jean-Luc Godard, who passed away in 2022 at the age of 91. It reflects on Godard's unconventional career, marked by experimental films and shifts in style and ideology. It mentions his last known movie, "Le Livre d’Image," which received mixed reviews for its abstract and fragmented natu…
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Episode 145 - Freddie DeBoer - The Cult of Smart
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Freddie DeBoer: The Cult of SmartGeneral:Freddie’s Substack: https://freddiedeboer.substack.com/Freddie’s website: https://fredrikdeboer.com/The Cult of Smart available here: https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250224491/thecultofsmartFollow:On X: https://twitter.com/freddiesubstack?lang=enReferences:Freddie’s essay: https://freddiedeboer.substack.c…
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Episode 144 - A Stoic Captain Hook: Tom Nash
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Podcast notes: Tom NashGeneral:Tom’s website: https://www.tomnash.com/Tom’s TED Talk: https://www.ted.com/talks/tom_nash_the_perks_of_being_a_pirate_jan_2019?language=enFollow: Twitter: https://twitter.com/DjHookieInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/djhookie/?hl=enFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/tomnash/References: The Curb-Cut Effect: https://…
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A restoration of history, in all its complexity, is critical to escaping the polarized, rigid, and often insane political environment we now inhabit.Av Quillette
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'Ending the Hunger Games' by Iona Italia
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New pharmaceuticals appear to offer a genuine solution to the problem of excess appetite, that uncontrollable urge to eat more than we need to that keeps so many of us fat.Av Quillette
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Episode 143 - Christoph - The Culture of Twitter
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General: Find Christoph on Twitter @Halalcoholism https://twitter.com/Halalcoholism?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5EauthorReferences: Johnathan Haidt on the podcast. https://www.stitcher.com/show/tea-for-two-with-iona-italia-and-helen-pluckrose/episode/06-jonathan-haidt-and-greg-lukianoff-the-coddling-of-the-american-mind-57029667Th…
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Episode 142 - Claire Lehmann - Riding Out the Media Storm
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Riding Out the Media Storm: Claire Lehmann General:Claire’s writing for Quillette: https://quillette.com/author/clairelehmann/And for The Australian: https://www.theaustralian.com.au/author/claire-lehmannFollow:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/clairelehmann/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/clairequillette/References:Eoin Lenihan on Antifa: ht…
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‘Our New, Subscription-Based World,’ by the Quillette editorial board.
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‘Don’t Let Cancellation Become Banal,’ by Nina Paley.
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‘Hormones First. Research Later,’ by Bernard Lane,
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Episode 141 - Kat Rosenfield - Memories of Murder
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General:Kat’s latest novel, You Must Remember This, from Harper Collins. https://www.harpercollins.com/products/you-must-remember-this-kat-rosenfield?variant=40371773407266 The novel will be released in the UK on the 2 March 2023 and can be pre-ordered here:https://www.waterstones.com/book/you-must-remember-this/kat-rosenfield/9780063207394Kat’s we…
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Episode 140 - Nev March - History and Mystery
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General: Murder In Old Bombay. Captain Jim and Lady Diana Mysteries Book One. From Macmillan books. https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250269546/murderinoldbombayAnd on audio https://www.audible.co.uk/pd/Murder-in-Old-Bombay-Audiobook/1250775043?qid=1673616961&sr=1-2&ref=a_search_c3_lProduct_1_2&pf_rd_p=c6e316b8-14da-418d-8f91-b3cad83c5183&pf_rd_r=…
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139 - Alice Dreger: Unusual Bodies
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Podcast Notes: Alice DregerGeneral:The Index Case by Molly Macallen, the first novel in the Maddy Shanks series. Published on Lulu.Visit Alice’s website: https://alicedreger.com/ Follow:Follow Alice on Twitter https://twitter.com/AliceDreger?s=20&t=CDzQ-0LkFfFGhqph0trBOQArticles and books:Alice’s non-fiction books: https://alicedreger.com/books/Ali…
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137 - Akiva Cohen: The Great Chess Cheating Scandal
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138 - Rio Veradonir - Nowt as Queer as Folk
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Information about Rio:https://www.queermajority.com/about-the-editor-sub/about-the-editor-rvhttps://areomagazine.com/author/rioveradonir/Bi Foundation: https://www.bisexuality.org/ Queer Majority: https://www.queermajority.com/ Bi.org: https://bi.org/en amBi: https://www.ambi.org/Av Iona Italia
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136 - John Mullan: Jane Austen's Genius
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GeneralVisit John’s academic webpage for more information on his publications:https://www.ucl.ac.uk/english/people/john-mullan John’s book ‘What Matters in Jane Austen: Twenty Crucial Puzzles Solved’:https://www.amazon.com/What-Matters-Jane-Austen-Crucial/dp/B00BNI1Z8Y Jane Austen’s books:https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/68 ReferencesIona’s …
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135 - Brett Hall - Infinite Rationality
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GeneralVisit Brett’s website, where you can find his blog and much more:https://www.bretthall.org/Follow Brett on Twitter:https://twitter.com/TokteacherSubscribe to Brett’s YouTube channel:https://youtube.com/channel/UCmP5H2rF-ER33a58ZD5jCig?sub_confirmation=1ReferencesIona’s Substack essay, in which she previously described Brett as a philosopher—…
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134 - Richard Morgan - Altered Carbon
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GeneralVisit Richard’s website to find out more about him and how to buy his books, including the main subject of this conversation, Richard’s award-winning 2002 novel ‘Altered Carbon’:https://www.richardkmorgan.com/ ReferencesAbout Richard:https://www.richardkmorgan.com/about-the-author/ Ewan Morrison’s Areo article ‘Why We Must Walk Away from Ome…
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133 - Louise Perry - The Case Against the Sexual Revolution
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GeneralVisit Louise’s website: https://www.louisemperry.co.uk/ Buy Louise’s book ‘The Case Against the Sexual Revolution: A New Guide to Sex in the 21st Century’: https://www.amazon.com/Case-Against-Sexual-Revolution/dp/1509549994 Follow Louise on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Louise_m_perry References‘Lady Windermere’s Fan’ by Oscar Wilde:https://w…
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132 - Andrew Curran - Who's Black and Why?
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GeneralVisit Andrew’s website: https://www.andrewscurran.com/Find out more about Andrew’s books, including ‘The Anatomy of Blackness: Science and Slavery in an Age of Enlightenment’ and his co-edited, with Henry Louis Gates, Jr., volume ‘Who’s Black and Why? A Hidden Chapter from the Eighteenth-Century Invention of Race’, which are the focus of thi…
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131 - Steven Pinker - Rationality
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GeneralVisit Steven’s website, which includes information about all his books, including his latest, ‘Rationality’, and how to purchase them:https://stevenpinker.com/ Follow Steven on Twitter:https://twitter.com/sapinker Timestamps00:00 Opening and introduction.2:17 The conventional wisdom that humans are irredeemably irrational is wrong: rationali…
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130 - Mark Schatzker - The Lost Wisdom of Eating Well
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GeneralVisit Mark’s website, where you can find out more information about his books, including how to purchase them: https://www.markschatzker.com/ Follow Mark on Twitter:https://twitter.com/markschatzker ReferencesMark’s paper, co-authored with Jeffrey Brunstrom, on micronutrients and food choice:https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/…
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129 - Matt Johnson - The War in Ukraine
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GeneralFollow Matt on Twitter: https://twitter.com/mattjj89 Some of Matt’s previous writing and speaking about Ukraine:https://www.haaretz.com/world-news/.premium-forget-nato-ukraine-s-problem-is-russian-imperialism-1.10576686https://areomagazine.com/2022/02/25/putins-pointless-war/https://www.callin.com/episode/matt-johnson-how-to-view-the-war-in-…
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