John McWhorter

52 Podcast Episodes

The End of Affirmative Action (Glenn Loury & John McWhorter)

The End of Affirmative Action (Glenn Loury & John McWhorter)

John: Let’s be honest about what “taking race into account” means in affirmative action ... Glenn: How can anyone argu... Read more

14 Jul 2023

1hr

The End of Affirmative Action (Glenn Loury & John McWhorter)

The End of Affirmative Action (Glenn Loury & John McWhorter)

John: Let’s be honest about what “taking race into account” means in affirmative action ... Glenn: How can anyone argu... Read more

14 Jul 2023

1hr

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The Making of a Political Warrior (Glenn Loury & John McWhorter)

The Making of a Political Warrior (Glenn Loury & John McWhorter)

Inside the mind of a crack columnist ... The blowback from Norman Finkelstein’s TGS appearance ... Is it enough to be... Read more

9 Jun 2023

1hr

Race, Reparations, and Jordan Neely (Glenn Loury & John McWhorter)

Race, Reparations, and Jordan Neely (Glenn Loury & John McWhorter)

John: “I love linguistics, but it no longer loves me” ... How Glenn and John are getting written out of their fields ... Read more

26 May 2023

1hr

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From Equity to Equality (Glenn Loury & John McWhorter)

From Equity to Equality (Glenn Loury & John McWhorter)

John’s recent appearance on Real Time with Bill Maher ... The rigors of the lecture circuit ... The difference between... Read more

25 Mar 2023

1hr

The Best of Glenn and John 2022 (Glenn Loury & John McWhorter)

The Best of Glenn and John 2022 (Glenn Loury & John McWhorter)

A brief intro from Glenn ... The lionization of the lightweights ... The unified field theory of non-whiteness ... An... Read more

13 Jan 2023

1hr

John McWhorter PhD - Linguist and NYT Columnist

John McWhorter PhD - Linguist and NYT Columnist

John Hamilton McWhorter V is an associate professor of English and comparative literature at Columbia University with a ... Read more

23 Aug 2022

56mins

Too Woke? How Society's Best Intentions Could Be Betraying Black America, with John McWhorter

Too Woke? How Society's Best Intentions Could Be Betraying Black America, with John McWhorter

Sign up for Intelligence Squared Premium here: https://iq2premium.supercast.com/ for ad-free listening, bonus content, e... Read more

22 Aug 2022

1hr 4mins

Ep. 42: How to Have Conversations That Work, John McWhorter and Glenn Loury

Ep. 42: How to Have Conversations That Work, John McWhorter and Glenn Loury

In this special episode of Heterodox Out Loud, recorded in-person at Heterodox Academy’s 2022 conference in Denver, we s... Read more

7 Jul 2022

22mins

The Future of Race: A Discussion with John McWhorter

The Future of Race: A Discussion with John McWhorter

Race is the subject of passionate and increasingly angry debate. But amidst all the talk of unconscious bias it’s an are... Read more

26 Apr 2022

41mins

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