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Public Intellectual

Complicated conversations with complicated people about complicated topics. Let's get into the real mess of gender, feminism, punishment, class, politics, and culture and leave easy rhetoric and jingo... Read more

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Heterosexuality is a F**king Nightmare (with Indiana Seresin)

Heterosexuality is a F**king Nightmare (with Indiana Seresin)

Jessa made a joke on twitter saying that she wanted to write a book called “Heterosexuality is a Fucking Nightmare.” She... Read more

25 Sep 2019

53mins

Ranked #2

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Witchcraft Capitalism (with Katelan Foisy)

Witchcraft Capitalism (with Katelan Foisy)

There is a strong market for witchcraft these days. As practices such as astrology, tarot, crystals, and herbal medicine... Read more

25 Sep 2019

51mins

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"Capitalizing on MeToo (with Laura La Rosa)"

"Capitalizing on MeToo (with Laura La Rosa)"

With the revelations about the abuses of Harvey Weinstein and others like him came a scramble to uncover the misdeeds of... Read more

4 Nov 2019

44mins

Ranked #4

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The New Culture Wars (with Nathalie Olah)

The New Culture Wars (with Nathalie Olah)

Jessa speaks with Nathalie Olah about her new book, Steal As Much As You Can and the bland cultural landscape, created b... Read more

16 Oct 2019

54mins

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Deprogramming Trump Voters, with Robert Jay Lifton

Deprogramming Trump Voters, with Robert Jay Lifton

The legendary cult expert and psychologist Robert Jay Lifton joins Public Intellectual to explain what the totalitarian ... Read more

9 Dec 2019

43mins

Ranked #6

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Against Relentless Cheer (with Jim Behrle)

Against Relentless Cheer (with Jim Behrle)

Poet and well known curmudgeon Jim Behrle talks to Jessa about this season of cheer, hope, and friendliness and how terr... Read more

16 Dec 2019

1hr 3mins

Ranked #7

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Straight White Men (with Zak Mucha)

Straight White Men (with Zak Mucha)

Jessa invites Zak Mucha, author of Emotional Abuse: A Manual For Self-Defense, onto Public Intellectual to discuss strai... Read more

25 Sep 2019

39mins

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The Most Important, Dangerous, Thrilling Year in Film (with Eileen Jones)

The Most Important, Dangerous, Thrilling Year in Film (with Eileen Jones)

If the year in film went the way film critics said it was, Joker would have caused an incel uprising and Little Women wo... Read more

19 Jan 2020

1hr

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Teaching Consent (with Laura Kipnis)

Teaching Consent (with Laura Kipnis)

On the inaugural episode of “Public Intellectual,” Jessa Crispin invites writer & cultural critic Laura Kipnis to di... Read more

25 Sep 2019

38mins

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On Creepy Men (with Heidi Matthews)

On Creepy Men (with Heidi Matthews)

Professor of Law at York University Heidi Matthews has been writing about "creepiness," particularly as it relates to ge... Read more

24 Feb 2020

51mins

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What is a Feminist Artist (with Jen May)

What is a Feminist Artist (with Jen May)

What makes a feminist artist feminist? Is it just by being a woman and political? Is it something to do with the art its... Read more

28 Oct 2019

59mins

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The New Tarot (with Michelle Tea)

The New Tarot (with Michelle Tea)

Jessa invites Michelle Tea, author of “Modern Tarot: Connecting with Your Higher Self through the Wisdom of the Cards” a... Read more

25 Sep 2019

33mins

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The Forgotten Occult History of Art (with Padraic E Moore)

The Forgotten Occult History of Art (with Padraic E Moore)

Recently, Jessa attended a fascinating exhibition of mysticism and art at the IMMA in Dublin called “As Above, So Below:... Read more

25 Sep 2019

48mins

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