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My guest today is Jamie Franklin, the priest in charge at Holy Trinity Church in Winchester, the host of the podcast 'Irreverend', author of the Substack 'Good Things', and also of a new book titled 'The Great Return: Why only a restoration of Christianity can save Western civilization.'

We spoke about why covid revealed some of the terrible failings wi…

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My guest today is Robert Wintemute, Professor of Human Rights Law at King's College London and the author of a new book, 'Transgender Rights vs. Women's Rights: From Conflicts to Co-Existence.' We spoke about what the slogan "trans rights are human rights" actually means; why Robert changed his mind and turned against the trans movement, having been a s…

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My guest today is Marlon West, father to Scarlett, a young woman who was abused by a rape gang operating in the Greater Manchester area when she was an adolescent and teenager. Marlon and Scarlett are both now campaigning for a national inquiry.

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My guest today is Benjamin Goldman, Assistant Professor of economics at Cornell University. We spoke about his research on marriage: why non-college educated Americans have seen plummeting marriage rates over the last century, how sex ratios affect dating cultures, how male "left tail" phenomena like joblessness and incarceration are affecting the marri…

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My guest today is Michelle Stone, host of the podcast 132 Problems: Revisiting Mormon Polygamy. We spoke about Michelle's experience of raising an unusually large family (even by Mormon standards!) and why women who want to have a lot of children are typically motivated by a feeling of spiritual purpose. We also spoke about the controversial history of …

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My guest today is Esmé Partridge, a researcher and writer working at the intersection of religion, philosophy and politics.We spoke about where the Church of England is going wrong, what Gen-Z are looking for in a church, the popularity of #witchtok and other expressions of occultism among young women, and the challenge that all religions face in polici…

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My guest today is Alex Mills, Professor of Biology at York University in Toronto. We spoke about Alex's particular area of expertise, the biology of sex: what 'male' and 'female' actually mean across species, why mammals tend to be inattentive fathers, a very surprising theory as to why dinosaurs went extinct, sexual coercion in other species, homosexua…

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My guest today is Chine McDonald, director of Theos, the British think tank that explores the role of religion in modern society. Chine is also the author of a new book, Unmaking Mary: Shattering the Myth of Perfect Motherhood, and co-host of the podcast Motherhood vs. The Machine. We spoke about the wisdom of traditional child birthing practices like l…

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My guest today is Julie Bindel, the iconic radical feminist campaigner, journalist, and author, including of a new book titled 'Lesbians: Where are we now?'

We spoke about why transgenderism may well be over, at least in the UK, and why Julie isn't minded to forgive the people who enabled the abuses of the movement. We also spoke about Julie's youthful …

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My guest today is Thomas Chatterton Williams, staff writer at The Atlantic and author of the upcoming book 'Summer of Our Discontent: The Age of Certainty and the Demise of Discourse.' We spoke about the so-called 'woke right', the rejection of liberal principles on both ends of the political spectrum, whether or not we have come to the end of a politic…

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