Ranked #1

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
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53mins
Ranked #2

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
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51mins
Ranked #3

"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
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44mins
Ranked #4

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
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54mins
Ranked #5

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
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43mins
Ranked #6

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
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1hr 3mins
Ranked #7

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
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39mins
Ranked #8

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
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1hr
Ranked #9

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
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38mins
Ranked #10

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
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51mins
Ranked #11

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
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59mins
Ranked #12

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
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33mins
Ranked #13

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
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48mins