Sociologist Nathalie Heinich on French Academics' Opposition to America's Race-Based Ideologies
Quillette's Jonathan Kay speaks to eminent French sociologist Nathalie Heinich, founder of a new organization that opposes the spread of America's race-fixated academic movements into French campuses....
22 Feb 202130min
Social Media Network Creator Brian Amerige: If You Could Create a New Network from Scratch, What Would It Look Like?
Quillette’s Jonathan Kay talks to Brian Amerige—a former team leader at Facebook, and now the CEO of Thoughtful—about the content-moderation lessons he’s learned from established social-media giants, ...
15 Feb 202138min
Minds.Com CEO Bill Ottman on Censorship, ‘Algorithmic Transparency,’ and the Post-Trump Social-Media Landscape
Quillette’s Jonathan Kay speaks with Bill Ottman, co-founder of the Minds social-media network, about the challenges facing Silicon Valley communications giants Learn more about your ad choices. Visit...
4 Feb 202140min
John McWhorter on the Ideological Excesses of the Social-Justice Movement
Columbia University professor and Atlantic Magazine writer John McWhorter speaks with political satirist and TV presenter Josh Szeps about the transformation of radicalized progressive politics into a...
19 Jan 20211h 5min
Cheri Jacobus on How Donald Trump Used Twitter to Destroy People’s Lives (Including Hers)
Jonathan Kay speaks with Cheri Jacobus, a veteran Republican Party worker and conservative media figure who was mobbed and deplatformed after she called out Donald Trump for his abusive rhetoric and d...
13 Jan 202132min
Philippe Lemoine on the Case for Lockdown Skepticism
Jonathan Kay speaks to Philippe Lemoine about problematic assumptions embedded in the models used to support COVID lockdown policy. Yes, separating people helps reduce virus transmission and saves liv...
6 Jan 202143min
Professor Tania Reynolds on the Controversy Over Female Mentorship in Academia
University of New Mexico social psychologist Tania Reynolds speaks with Jonathan Kay about Nature Communications' questionable decision to retract a controversial article, the intrusion of ideology in...
2 Jan 202145min
Toby Young on the Free Speech Union, and His Campaign Against Cancel Culture
Jonathan Kay talks to colleague Toby Young about the fine line between journalism and activism, the politics of censorship, and his start-up year at the Free Speech Union Learn more about your ad choi...
24 Des 202044min
