Quillette podcast host Jonathan Kay talks to acclaimed historian Orlando Figes, whose <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Story-Russia-Orlando-Figes/dp/125079689X?ref=quillette.com">new book</a> traces Russia’s political dysfunction back to the age of Byzantium and the Mongol invasion.This podcast is also available on <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P_ChstCdzfI&t=2s&ref=quillette.com">YouTube</a>. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a>

Quillette podcast host Jonathan Kay talks to acclaimed historian Orlando Figes, whose new book traces Russia’s political dysfunction back to the age of Byzantium and the Mongol invasion. This podcast is also available on YouTube. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Quillette&nbsp;podcast host Jonathan Kay talks to acclaimed historian Orlando Figes, whose&nbsp;<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Story-Russia-Orlando-Figes/dp/125079689X?ref=quillette.com" rel="noopener noreferrer">new book</a>&nbsp;traces Russia’s political dysfunction back to the age of Byzantium and the Mongol invasion.This podcast is also available on&nbsp;<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P_ChstCdzfI&amp;t=2s&amp;ref=quillette.com" rel="noopener noreferrer">YouTube</a>. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices" rel="noopener noreferrer">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a>

Eight Hundred Years of Russian Despotism

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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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.

The&nbsp;Quillette Podcast&nbsp;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&nbsp;Richard Dawkins, social psychologist&nbsp;Jonathan Haidt, and journalist&nbsp;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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