Quillette podcast host Jonathan Kay speaks with Kathleen Stock about her new book, Do Not Go Gentle—in which she argues that governments should be denied any institutional role in facilitating the death of their citizens. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
An Ivy League University Looks Inward
2026-05-21 | 46 mins.
Quillette podcast host Jonathan Kay speaks with Yale Law School professor Sarath Sanga, co-author of a surprisingly candid new report explaining why the American public is losing trust in the country’s colleges and universities. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The Last Straight Woman
2026-05-08 | 44 mins.
Senior Writer and Podcast Producer Iona Italia talks to writer Phoebe Maltz Bovy about her latest book: 'The Last Straight Woman: On Desiring Men.' Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Is Fighting Antisemitism a Waste of Time?
2026-05-02 | 32 mins.
Quillette podcast host Jonathan Kay speaks with New York Times columnist Bret Stephens, who encourages Jews to focus on bolstering their community instead of lecturing right-wing bigots and progressive political extremists who can’t be reasoned with.
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Girls in an Online World
2026-04-23 | 49 mins.
Iona Italia talks to writer Freya India about her book 'Girls: Gen Z and the Commodification of Everything.' Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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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