Adam Szetela on How Cancel Culture and Sensitivity Readers Are Shaping the Publishing Industry and Silencing Dissent
In this episode of Quillette Cetera, Zoe Booth speaks with Harvard fellow and Cornell PhD Adam Szetela—author of new book That Book Is Dangerous: How Moral Panic, Social Media, and the Culture Wars Ar...
22 Aug 202553min
Can We Regulate Online Hate Without Killing Free Speech? With Dr Andre Oboler
In this episode, Dr. Andre Oboler—CEO of the Online Hate Prevention Institute and a global expert on antisemitism, hate speech, and online extremism—joins Zoe Booth to unpack the surge in antisemitic ...
5 Aug 20251h 13min
Masculinity and Political Extremism with Sociologist Josh Roose
This episode explores how masculinity, identity, and marginalisation can drive young men toward political and religious extremism. Drawing on research with Australian Muslims and broader work on the “...
14 Juli 202539min
Discussing the Iran-Israel War with an Iranian Dissident Danial Taghaddos
As missiles fly between Tehran and Tel Aviv, I’m joined by Iranian dissident Danial Taghaddos to make sense of a rapidly escalating war—and what it means for the future of Iran, Israel, and the region...
17 Juni 20251h 19min
The Truth About Narcissistic Personality Disorder with Giancarlo Dimaggio MD
In this episode, Quillette’s Zoe Booth sits down with Dr Giancarlo Dimaggio—an internationally recognised psychiatrist and psychotherapist best known for his work on metacognitive therapy and the trea...
12 Juni 202545min
The Biggest Taboo in Academia: Israel, with Maarten Boudry
Maarten Boudry is a Belgian philosopher of science and a prominent public intellectual known for his work on pseudoscience, secularism, and ideological bias. He is a research professor at Ghent Univer...
27 Maj 202543min
From Languishing to Flourishing, Dr. Matthew Iasiello on the Science of Well-Being
Mental health isn’t just about avoiding illness—it’s about learning how to thrive. In this episode, mental health researcher Dr. Matthew Iasiello explains the “dual-continuum” model: a framework that ...
27 Apr 202559min
Australian Election 2025: The Nuclear Debate with Will Shackel
In this conversation, Zoe Booth speaks with Will Shackel, an 18-year-old energy advocate and founder of Nuclear for Australia, a youth-led campaign pushing for the inclusion of nuclear power in the co...
23 Apr 202541min
