Quillette Podcast

By Quillette

Long-form conversations with scientists, writers, historians, and public intellectuals on the ideas shaping — and dividing — the Western world.

Mostly hosted by Jonathan Kay — Canadian journalist, au... more

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The podcast currently has 377 episodes available.

Quillette Podcast episodes:

April 23, 2026 Girls in an Online World
Iona Italia talks to writer Freya India about her book 'Girls: Gen Z and the Commodification of Everything.'

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50min
April 20, 2026 Documenting a Decade of Academic Meltdowns
Podcast host Jonathan Kay speaks with filmmaker Ric Esther Bienstock about her new CBC/BBC documentary, Speechless—which explores the rise of censorship and mobbings on campus.

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36min
April 09, 2026 The Search for Truth
Managing Editor Iona Italia talks to author Michael Shermer about his new book, Truth: What It Is, How to Find It, and Why It Still Matters.

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51min
April 05, 2026 The Historical Case for Israel
In a new book, U.S. District Court Judge Roy Altman traces Jews’ indigenous presence in the holy land over the last 3,231 years.

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34min
March 27, 2026 The Ayatollahs' Assassins
Iona Italia talks to Roya Hakakian about her book ‘Assassins of the Turquoise Palace’ and the past and present crimes of the Islamic Republic of Iran.

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46min
March 20, 2026 When Everyone Knows Every Knows...
Iona Italia talks to cognitive psychologist and linguist Steven Pinker about his new book on Common Knowledge and the Mysteries of Money, Power, and Everyday Life.

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46min
March 17, 2026 Has the Gay Rights Revolution Gone Too Far for the Gay Community’s Own Good?
Quillette podcast host Jonathan Kay speaks with University College London law professor Ronan McCrea about his new book, The End of the Gay Rights Revolution: How Hubris and Overreach Threaten Gay Freedom.

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36min
March 12, 2026 The Extraordinary Exploits of Agent Zo
Managing Editor Iona Italia talks to historian Clare Mulley about her biography of Polish war heroine Elżbieta Zawacka, aka Agent Zo.

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38min
March 06, 2026 Will Post-Islamist Iran Get a Royal Restoration?
Quillette podcast host Jonathan Kay speaks with Iranian-Canadian human-rights activist Kaveh Shahrooz about whether Reza Pahlavi, the eldest son of the last Shah of Iran, might rise to power as a new Prince of Persia.

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35min
February 26, 2026 Catching a Serial Killer
Managing Editor Iona Italia talks to Maureen Callaghan about her book American Predator: The Hunt for the Most Meticulous Serial Killer of the 21st Century.

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37min

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How many episodes does Quillette Podcast have?

The podcast currently has 377 episodes available.

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