The Deadly Consequences of Cancel Culture + How Mainstream Feminism Devalues Motherhood
Claire and Zoe discuss the tragic death of Richard Bilkszto, a Toronto educator who took his life after being falsely smeared as a white supremacist by a DEI trainer. We recently published an article ...
27 Jul 202341min
Houellebecq's New Book + The Recent Race Riots in France
Michel Houellebecq, the controversial French author, has consistently produced novels that explore societal challenges, often tracing back to the cultural revolution of the 1960s. His new book, "Quelq...
21 Jul 202339min
Beauty Privilege, Thirst Trapping & Slut Shaming
Why do women post sexy selfies? And why does this behaviour anger some people? Claire Lehmann and Zoe Booth discuss the complex world of intrasexual female competition and their experiences with it, ...
18 Jul 202342min
Woke-washing, The Indigenous Voice to Parliament & Instagram Threads
Claire and Zoe discuss how large corporations such as BHP, Coles, Woolworths, and the Big Four banks, leverage ESG scores issued by rating agencies to boost their reputation, despite their involvement...
10 Jul 202324min
School Refusers & Helicopter Parenting
In Australia, thousands of children and teenagers are increasingly refusing to attend school due to anxiety, a phenomenon known as "anxiety-based school refusal". Over half of students were chronicall...
7 Jul 202348min
It's Hip to Be "Trad"
Claire and Zoe discuss Queensland's new self-ID laws, how the pendulum has swung so far that "trad" is now counter-culture, and Zoe's online escapades messaging trolls who hate Quillette. Learn more a...
26 Jun 202339min
The Brittany Higgins Scandal + the truth about sexual assault
In Episode 5, Claire and Zoe discuss updates on the Brittany Higgins scandal, which suggest that Higgins (and journalists such as Lisa Wilkinson) rode the #MeToo wave for personal gain. We also discu...
14 Jun 202336min
Is Quillette far-right? And why we can't advertise on Facebook.
A researcher from the University of Cincinnati who is conducting seminars on "far-right radicalization" in the United States characterises Quillette, an Australian-based liberal-centrist organization,...
9 Jun 202333min
