General: Find Christoph on Twitter @Halalcoholism https://twitter.com/Halalcoholism?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5EauthorReferences: Johnathan Haidt on the podcast. https://www.stitcher.com/show/tea-for-two-with-iona-italia-and-helen-pluckrose/episode/06-jonathan-haidt-and-greg-lukianoff-the-coddling-of-the-american-mind-57029667The Rise of Victimhood Culture by Bradley Campbell and Jason Manning. https://blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/9783319703282?gC=5a105e8b&amp;gclid=CjwKCAiA3KefBhByEiwAi2LDHCYRp7wprYJObCLEvQSjckvGmR1-nEU52lW-n-_j6kurXNE3JhvSfRoCOcoQAvD_BwECampbell and Manning on the podcast. https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/04-bradley-campbell-and-jason-manning-victimhood-culture/id1417717946?i=1000421234132Tomiwa Owolade in Unherd. https://unherd.com/2022/05/black-british-lives-dont-matter/Timestamps:01.06   Introduction. Some descriptions of Christoph from Twitter. Iona and Christoph discuss how he moved from blogging, via Facebook to Twitter. 22.02 How online culture functions and the way in which extreme views can be the most visible. 25.23 Iona discusses her own behavior on Twitter and our impulse to protect our reputations. 40.10 Is “woke” still a useful term? Victimhood culture and the idea that disagreement is harmful.52.12 How both the right and left wing behave online. The left’s obsession with managing speech instead of addressing more complex, meaningful problems. 1:00:01 Class, including the way it relates to Indian nationalism and the caste system. How the left is eating itself instead of fighting common enemies. The American-centric nature of online discourse. Modern British leftist distaste for the white working class.1:15:20 How “woke” can get in the way of more meaningful change. 1:25:02 What are the positives of Twitter? Some iconic tweets. 1:33:30 Thanks and outro.Sound engineering: Justin WardShownotes: Nicola Muir

General: Find Christoph on Twitter @Halalcoholism <a href="https://twitter.com/Halalcoholism?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/Halalcoholism?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor</a> References: Johnathan Haidt on the podcast. <a href="https://www.stitcher.com/show/tea-for-two-with-iona-italia-and-helen-pluckrose/episode/06-jonathan-haidt-and-greg-lukianoff-the-coddling-of-the-american-mind-57029667" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.stitcher.com/show/tea-for-two-with-iona-italia-and-helen-pluckrose/episode/06-jonathan-haidt-and-greg-lukianoff-the-coddling-of-the-american-mind-57029667</a> The Rise of Victimhood Culture by Bradley Campbell and Jason Manning. <a href="https://blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/9783319703282?gC=5a105e8b&amp;gclid=CjwKCAiA3KefBhByEiwAi2LDHCYRp7wprYJObCLEvQSjckvGmR1-nEU52lW-n-_j6kurXNE3JhvSfRoCOcoQAvD_BwE" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/9783319703282?gC=5a105e8b&amp;gclid=CjwKCAiA3KefBhByEiwAi2LDHCYRp7wprYJObCLEvQSjckvGmR1-nEU52lW-n-_j6kurXNE3JhvSfRoCOcoQAvD_BwE</a> Campbell and Manning on the podcast. <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/04-bradley-campbell-and-jason-manning-victimhood-culture/id1417717946?i=1000421234132" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/04-bradley-campbell-and-jason-manning-victimhood-culture/id1417717946?i=1000421234132</a> Tomiwa Owolade in Unherd. <a href="https://unherd.com/2022/05/black-british-lives-dont-matter/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://unherd.com/2022/05/black-british-lives-dont-matter/</a> Timestamps: 01.06 Introduction. Some descriptions of Christoph from Twitter. Iona and Christoph discuss how he moved from blogging, via Facebook to Twitter. 22.02 How online culture functions and the way in which extreme views can be the most visible. 25.23 Iona discusses her own behavior on Twitter and our impulse to protect our reputations. 40.10 Is “woke” still a useful term? Victimhood culture and the idea that disagreement is harmful. 52.12 How both the right and left wing behave online. The left’s obsession with managing speech instead of addressing more complex, meaningful problems. 1:00:01 Class, including the way it relates to Indian nationalism and the caste system. How the left is eating itself instead of fighting common enemies. The American-centric nature of online discourse. Modern British leftist distaste for the white working class. 1:15:20 How “woke” can get in the way of more meaningful change. 1:25:02 What are the positives of Twitter? Some iconic tweets. 1:33:30 Thanks and outro. Sound engineering: Justin Ward Shownotes: Nicola Muir

Episode 143 - Christoph - The Culture of Twitter

Claire Lehmann

Riding Out the Media Storm: Claire Lehmann General:Claire’s writing for Quillette: https://quillette.com/author/clairelehmann/And for The Australian: https://www.theaustralian.com.au/author/claire-lehmannFollow:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/clairelehmann/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/clairequillette/References:Eoin Lenihan on Antifa: https://quillette.com/2019/05/29/its-not-your-imagination-the-journalists-writing-about-antifa-are-often-their-cheerleaders/On the Weinsteins and Ivermectin: https://quillette.com/2022/03/22/on-darkhorse-ivermectin-and-vaccine-hesitancy/Iona’s Substack: https://drionaitalia.substack.com/Information on contributing to Quillette: https://quillette.com/contribute/Timestamps:1:20 Introductions. Claire’s background studying forensic psychology and why she left academic life and founded Quillette. 5:12 The psychology of political views. 10:10 Quillette’s place in the political landscape. The publication’s most controversial pieces; Antifa, Ivermectin, the heritability of intelligence.21:35 What happened to the Intellectual Dark Web? 30.28 The capture of the heterodox sphere by American culture and politics. How and why Australia, the UK and Canada differ from the US. 41:35 Claire’s pushback against the use of Australia’s covid policies as a political football in the American culture war. 47:22 Quillette’s controversial reporting on the role of genetics and intelligence.53:52 Claire’s admiration of Paglia and critiques of post-structuralism. 57.12 The positives and negatives of Substack.1:02:00 Claire’s decision to leave Twitter and how that has benefited her. 1:05:22 Summing up and outro. Sound engineering by Justin Ward.Shownotes by Nicola Muir.

Riding Out the Media Storm: Claire Lehmann General: Claire’s writing for Quillette: <a href="https://quillette.com/author/clairelehmann/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://quillette.com/author/clairelehmann/</a> And for The Australian: <a href="https://www.theaustralian.com.au/author/claire-lehmann" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.theaustralian.com.au/author/claire-lehmann</a> Follow: Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/clairelehmann/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/clairelehmann/</a> Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/clairequillette/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/clairequillette/</a> References: Eoin Lenihan on Antifa: <a href="https://quillette.com/2019/05/29/its-not-your-imagination-the-journalists-writing-about-antifa-are-often-their-cheerleaders/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://quillette.com/2019/05/29/its-not-your-imagination-the-journalists-writing-about-antifa-are-often-their-cheerleaders/</a> On the Weinsteins and Ivermectin: <a href="https://quillette.com/2022/03/22/on-darkhorse-ivermectin-and-vaccine-hesitancy/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://quillette.com/2022/03/22/on-darkhorse-ivermectin-and-vaccine-hesitancy/</a> Iona’s Substack: <a href="https://drionaitalia.substack.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://drionaitalia.substack.com/</a> Information on contributing to Quillette: <a href="https://quillette.com/contribute/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://quillette.com/contribute/</a> Timestamps: 1:20 Introductions. Claire’s background studying forensic psychology and why she left academic life and founded Quillette. 5:12 The psychology of political views. 10:10 Quillette’s place in the political landscape. The publication’s most controversial pieces; Antifa, Ivermectin, the heritability of intelligence. 21:35 What happened to the Intellectual Dark Web? 30.28 The capture of the heterodox sphere by American culture and politics. How and why Australia, the UK and Canada differ from the US. 41:35 Claire’s pushback against the use of Australia’s covid policies as a political football in the American culture war. 47:22 Quillette’s controversial reporting on the role of genetics and intelligence. 53:52 Claire’s admiration of Paglia and critiques of post-structuralism. 57.12 The positives and negatives of Substack. 1:02:00 Claire’s decision to leave Twitter and how that has benefited her. 1:05:22 Summing up and outro. Sound engineering by Justin Ward. Shownotes by Nicola Muir.

Episode 142 - Claire Lehmann - Riding Out the Media Storm

Kat Rosenfield

General:Kat’s latest novel, You Must Remember This, from Harper Collins. https://www.harpercollins.com/products/you-must-remember-this-kat-rosenfield?variant=40371773407266   The novel will be released in the UK on the 2 March 2023 and can be pre-ordered here:https://www.waterstones.com/book/you-must-remember-this/kat-rosenfield/9780063207394Kat’s website https://katrosenfield.com/Kat’s novels available here https://katrosenfield.com/books/Kat’s writing from Unherd  https://unherd.com/author/kat-rosenfield/ and for Spectator World https://thespectator.com/author/kat-rosenfield/Feminine Chaos podcast https://femchaospod.substack.com/Follow Kat:Twitter https://twitter.com/katrosenfield?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5EauthorInstagramhttps://www.instagram.com/katrosenfield/?hl=enReferences: Iona’s guest appearance on Feminine Chaos https://femchaospod.substack.com/p/mad-about-the-boys#detailsKat’s previous appearances on Two For Tea: https://soundcloud.com/twoforteapodcast/106-kat-rosenfield-mistress-of-murder https://soundcloud.com/twoforteapodcast/68-kat-rosenfield-dating-in-the-digital-ageThe writer Rebeca Christiansen at Areo https://areomagazine.com/author/rachristiansen/ and her appearance on the podcast: https://soundcloud.com/twoforteapodcast/86-rebecca-christiansen-making-mayhemTimestamps: 00:00 Opening and introductions.03.24 Iona reads a passage from Kat’s new novel.15.14   Kat and Iona discuss what made Kat pivot to adult novels from her previous Young Adult titles. How Kat’s characters got older and their stories developed darker, more adult themes. 17.18   What led Kat to write for teenagers. Her work as a journalist for MTV and writing at the time of huge successes such as Twilight and The Hunger Games. She and Iona discuss what was available to younger readers in their own teens. The coming-of-age novels that felt more advisory than instructive, such as Judy Blume titles. Iona’s enjoyment of Austen, Tolkien, memoirs and diaries.  26.50   Iona and Kat talk about how women are drawn to reading and writing true crime and murder mystery. How murder mystery novels require the reader’s attention and allow us to experience danger at a safe distance.36.00   The blandness and anachronism of some modern romance writing and screen writing. 38.00 The two timelines in Kat’s new novel; Miriam’s last Christmas, set in the present, and the other in her youth.  39.59   Iona reads a passage in which young Miriam plays hide and seek.47.18   How Kat got into writing, 15 years ago.49.08   Iona asks if the YA fiction scene became too restrictive in terms of social justice and the “own voices” movement. How YA publishing lends itself to moral panic. The way in which that can be misused for reasons of professional jealousy and how the phenomenon is hopefully on its way out.55.00 Can reading be harmful? Kat relays a story of her own unpleasant experience reading Haunted by Chuck Palahniuk. How conflating discomfort with harm shuts off the chance for growth and resilience. 1.03.24 Maine as a setting for Kat’s books. Her influences including Stephen King, Daphne Du Maurier and Shirley Jackson. 1.06.45 Thanks and outro.Sound engineering by Justin WardShownotes by Nicola Muir

General: Kat’s latest novel, You Must Remember This, from Harper Collins. <a href="https://www.harpercollins.com/products/you-must-remember-this-kat-rosenfield?variant=40371773407266" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.harpercollins.com/products/you-must-remember-this-kat-rosenfield?variant=40371773407266</a> The novel will be released in the UK on the 2 March 2023 and can be pre-ordered here: <a href="https://www.waterstones.com/book/you-must-remember-this/kat-rosenfield/9780063207394" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.waterstones.com/book/you-must-remember-this/kat-rosenfield/9780063207394</a> Kat’s website <a href="https://katrosenfield.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://katrosenfield.com/</a> Kat’s novels available here <a href="https://katrosenfield.com/books/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://katrosenfield.com/books/</a> Kat’s writing from Unherd <a href="https://unherd.com/author/kat-rosenfield/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://unherd.com/author/kat-rosenfield/</a> and for Spectator World <a href="https://thespectator.com/author/kat-rosenfield/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://thespectator.com/author/kat-rosenfield/</a> Feminine Chaos podcast <a href="https://femchaospod.substack.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://femchaospod.substack.com/</a> Follow Kat: Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/katrosenfield?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/katrosenfield?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor</a> Instagram <a href="https://www.instagram.com/katrosenfield/?hl=en" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/katrosenfield/?hl=en</a> References: Iona’s guest appearance on Feminine Chaos <a href="https://femchaospod.substack.com/p/mad-about-the-boys#details" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://femchaospod.substack.com/p/mad-about-the-boys#details</a> Kat’s previous appearances on Two For Tea: <a href="https://soundcloud.com/twoforteapodcast/106-kat-rosenfield-mistress-of-murder" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://soundcloud.com/twoforteapodcast/106-kat-rosenfield-mistress-of-murder</a> <a href="https://soundcloud.com/twoforteapodcast/68-kat-rosenfield-dating-in-the-digital-age" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://soundcloud.com/twoforteapodcast/68-kat-rosenfield-dating-in-the-digital-age</a> The writer Rebeca Christiansen at Areo <a href="https://areomagazine.com/author/rachristiansen/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://areomagazine.com/author/rachristiansen/</a> and her appearance on the podcast: <a href="https://soundcloud.com/twoforteapodcast/86-rebecca-christiansen-making-mayhem" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://soundcloud.com/twoforteapodcast/86-rebecca-christiansen-making-mayhem</a> Timestamps: 00:00 Opening and introductions. 03.24 Iona reads a passage from Kat’s new novel. 15.14 Kat and Iona discuss what made Kat pivot to adult novels from her previous Young Adult titles. How Kat’s characters got older and their stories developed darker, more adult themes. 17.18 What led Kat to write for teenagers. Her work as a journalist for MTV and writing at the time of huge successes such as Twilight and The Hunger Games. She and Iona discuss what was available to younger readers in their own teens. The coming-of-age novels that felt more advisory than instructive, such as Judy Blume titles. Iona’s enjoyment of Austen, Tolkien, memoirs and diaries. 26.50 Iona and Kat talk about how women are drawn to reading and writing true crime and murder mystery. How murder mystery novels require the reader’s attention and allow us to experience danger at a safe distance. 36.00 The blandness and anachronism of some modern romance writing and screen writing. 38.00 The two timelines in Kat’s new novel; Miriam’s last Christmas, set in the present, and the other in her youth. 39.59 Iona reads a passage in which young Miriam plays hide and seek. 47.18 How Kat got into writing, 15 years ago. 49.08 Iona asks if the YA fiction scene became too restrictive in terms of social justice and the “own voices” movement. How YA publishing lends itself to moral panic. The way in which that can be misused for reasons of professional jealousy and how the phenomenon is hopefully on its way out. 55.00 Can reading be harmful? Kat relays a story of her own unpleasant experience reading Haunted by Chuck Palahniuk. How conflating discomfort with harm shuts off the chance for growth and resilience. 1.03.24 Maine as a setting for Kat’s books. Her influences including Stephen King, Daphne Du Maurier and Shirley Jackson. 1.06.45 Thanks and outro. Sound engineering by Justin Ward Shownotes by Nicola Muir

Episode 141 - Kat Rosenfield - Memories of Murder

Nev March

General: Murder In Old Bombay. Captain Jim and Lady Diana Mysteries Book One. From Macmillan books. https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250269546/murderinoldbombayAnd on audio https://www.audible.co.uk/pd/Murder-in-Old-Bombay-Audiobook/1250775043?qid=1673616961&amp;sr=1-2&amp;ref=a_search_c3_lProduct_1_2&amp;pf_rd_p=c6e316b8-14da-418d-8f91-b3cad83c5183&amp;pf_rd_r=YJ45A8E0Q4ZC1DX4Y7RN&amp;pageLoadId=5U11lQEHJx2bK4W0&amp;creativeId=41e85e98-10b8-40e...Peril At the Exposition. Captain Jim and Lady Diana Mysteries Book Two. From MacMillan books https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250855046/perilattheexposition And on audio https://www.audible.co.uk/pd/Peril-at-the-Exposition-Audiobook/B09GC69JCB?qid=1673616961&amp;sr=1-1&amp;ref=a_search_c3_lProduct_1_1&amp;pf_rd_p=c6e316b8-14da-418d-8f91-b3cad83c5183&amp;pf_rd_r=YJ45A8E0Q4ZC1DX4Y7RN&amp;pageLoadId=5U11lQEHJx2bK4W0&amp;creativeId=41e85e98-10b8-...The Spanish Diplomat’s Secret. Book Three in the series, to be released later this year:https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250855060Nev March’s website: https://nevmarch.com/Follow:Follow Nev on Twitter: https://twitter.com/nevmarchOn Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NevMarch/References:Nev’s previous appearance on the podcast https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/116-nev-march-murder-in-old-bombay/id1417717946?i=1000548023723The Chicago World’s Fair legacy site https://worldsfairchicago1893.com/John Mullan’s book on Dickens https://www.bloomsbury.com/us/artful-dickens-9781408866818/John Mullan’s interview with Iona https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/136-john-mullan/id1417717946?i=1000587632804Vaseem Khan’s website and books can be found at https://vaseemkhan.com/Time stamps:1.01	Opening and introductions.2.25 The Chicago World’s Fair 1893 as a setting for the novel. Nev describes how the events provide a background for the beginnings of the political polarization that we see today.6.00 Iona alludes to the influences of writers such as Dickens and Wilkie Collins on the novels with additional reference to John Mullan’s work on Dickens.14.08 Iona reads an excerpt from the book.21.22 The real-life events featured in the book. The plight of poor and immigrant workers at the time and the complex morality of their employers in a precarious financial market. The way in which current situations across the world and within the USA itself are reflected in the challenges faced by the protagonists in the novel.28.40 The immigrant experience in real life and for the protagonists, Diana and Jim. 32.55 Identity and belonging as separate. How the character Jim’s maturity is evident in this second novel when compared to the first.44.06 Iona reads another passage. 47.51 Nev discusses her desire to portray Diana and Jim’s sex life through a historically accurate lens. The dangers of childbirth for women, both historically and in present day America and across the world. 57.20 How ahistorical representations of sexual relationships in novels and media produced today can be jarring. The way in which Jim’s background and experience as an illegitimate child informs his behavior around sex and demonstrates his moral character. 1.02.20 Nev’s third book of the series, The Spanish Diplomat’s Secret, will be released in Autumn / Winter 2023. This time, the couple will be on board a liner sailing across the Atlantic towards Liverpool. 1.07.02 Nev gives some advice for budding writers including reading a variety of genres and using lists to free up brain space, allowing room for joy in writing. 1.10.37 Final reading from Iona. 1.12.18 Thanks and outro.Sound engineering by Justin Ward. Shownotes by Nicola Muir.

General: Murder In Old Bombay. Captain Jim and Lady Diana Mysteries Book One. From Macmillan books. <a href="https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250269546/murderinoldbombay" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250269546/murderinoldbombay</a> And on audio <a href="https://www.audible.co.uk/pd/Murder-in-Old-Bombay-Audiobook/1250775043?qid=1673616961&amp;sr=1-2&amp;ref=a_search_c3_lProduct_1_2&amp;pf_rd_p=c6e316b8-14da-418d-8f91-b3cad83c5183&amp;pf_rd_r=YJ45A8E0Q4ZC1DX4Y7RN&amp;pageLoadId=5U11lQEHJx2bK4W0&amp;creativeId=41e85e98-10b8-40e2-907d-6b663f04a42d" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.audible.co.uk/pd/Murder-in-Old-Bombay-Audiobook/1250775043?qid=1673616961&amp;sr=1-2&amp;ref=a_search_c3_lProduct_1_2&amp;pf_rd_p=c6e316b8-14da-418d-8f91-b3cad83c5183&amp;pf_rd_r=YJ45A8E0Q4ZC1DX4Y7RN&amp;pageLoadId=5U11lQEHJx2bK4W0&amp;creativeId=41e85e98-10b8-40e...</a> Peril At the Exposition. Captain Jim and Lady Diana Mysteries Book Two. From MacMillan books <a href="https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250855046/perilattheexposition" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250855046/perilattheexposition</a> And on audio <a href="https://www.audible.co.uk/pd/Peril-at-the-Exposition-Audiobook/B09GC69JCB?qid=1673616961&amp;sr=1-1&amp;ref=a_search_c3_lProduct_1_1&amp;pf_rd_p=c6e316b8-14da-418d-8f91-b3cad83c5183&amp;pf_rd_r=YJ45A8E0Q4ZC1DX4Y7RN&amp;pageLoadId=5U11lQEHJx2bK4W0&amp;creativeId=41e85e98-10b8-40e2-907d-6b663f04a42dhttps://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250855060" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.audible.co.uk/pd/Peril-at-the-Exposition-Audiobook/B09GC69JCB?qid=1673616961&amp;sr=1-1&amp;ref=a_search_c3_lProduct_1_1&amp;pf_rd_p=c6e316b8-14da-418d-8f91-b3cad83c5183&amp;pf_rd_r=YJ45A8E0Q4ZC1DX4Y7RN&amp;pageLoadId=5U11lQEHJx2bK4W0&amp;creativeId=41e85e98-10b8-...</a> The Spanish Diplomat’s Secret. Book Three in the series, to be released later this year: <a href="https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250855060" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250855060</a> Nev March’s website: <a href="https://nevmarch.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://nevmarch.com/</a> Follow: Follow Nev on Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/nevmarch" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/nevmarch</a> On Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/NevMarch/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/NevMarch/</a> References: Nev’s previous appearance on the podcast <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/116-nev-march-murder-in-old-bombay/id1417717946?i=1000548023723" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/116-nev-march-murder-in-old-bombay/id1417717946?i=1000548023723</a> The Chicago World’s Fair legacy site <a href="https://worldsfairchicago1893.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://worldsfairchicago1893.com/</a> John Mullan’s book on Dickens <a href="https://www.bloomsbury.com/us/artful-dickens-9781408866818/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.bloomsbury.com/us/artful-dickens-9781408866818/</a> John Mullan’s interview with Iona <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/136-john-mullan/id1417717946?i=1000587632804" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/136-john-mullan/id1417717946?i=1000587632804</a> Vaseem Khan’s website and books can be found at <a href="https://vaseemkhan.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://vaseemkhan.com/</a> Time stamps: 1.01	Opening and introductions. 2.25 The Chicago World’s Fair 1893 as a setting for the novel. Nev describes how the events provide a background for the beginnings of the political polarization that we see today. 6.00 Iona alludes to the influences of writers such as Dickens and Wilkie Collins on the novels with additional reference to John Mullan’s work on Dickens. 14.08 Iona reads an excerpt from the book. 21.22 The real-life events featured in the book. The plight of poor and immigrant workers at the time and the complex morality of their employers in a precarious financial market. The way in which current situations across the world and within the USA itself are reflected in the challenges faced by the protagonists in the novel. 28.40 The immigrant experience in real life and for the protagonists, Diana and Jim. 32.55 Identity and belonging as separate. How the character Jim’s maturity is evident in this second novel when compared to the first. 44.06 Iona reads another passage. 47.51 Nev discusses her desire to portray Diana and Jim’s sex life through a historically accurate lens. The dangers of childbirth for women, both historically and in present day America and across the world. 57.20 How ahistorical representations of sexual relationships in novels and media produced today can be jarring. The way in which Jim’s background and experience as an illegitimate child informs his behavior around sex and demonstrates his moral character. 1.02.20 Nev’s third book of the series, The Spanish Diplomat’s Secret, will be released in Autumn / Winter 2023. This time, the couple will be on board a liner sailing across the Atlantic towards Liverpool. 1.07.02 Nev gives some advice for budding writers including reading a variety of genres and using lists to free up brain space, allowing room for joy in writing. 1.10.37 Final reading from Iona. 1.12.18 Thanks and outro. Sound engineering by Justin Ward. Shownotes by Nicola Muir.

Episode 140 - Nev March - History and Mystery

Alice Dreger

Podcast Notes: Alice DregerGeneral:The Index Case by Molly Macallen, the first novel in the Maddy Shanks series. Published on Lulu.Visit Alice’s website: https://alicedreger.com/ Follow:Follow Alice on Twitter https://twitter.com/AliceDreger?s=20&amp;t=CDzQ-0LkFfFGhqph0trBOQArticles and books:Alice’s non-fiction books: https://alicedreger.com/books/Alice’s writing https://alicedreger.com/writing/References:Visiting Your Leg Alice’s essay on the politics of anatomy.One of Us Alice’s book on anatomy and political and social identity.Dr Oz can't afford me Alice’s essay on exploitation by the entertainment industry.Lavish Dwarf Entertainment Alice’s essay on the entertainment agency.The New England Journal of Medicine.Altered Carbon the novel by Richard Morgan.The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca SklootAlice's paper on the J Michael Bailey controversy. Alice and Colin Wright take part in a discussion about biological sex.Alice in Genderland by Richard Novic.Iona's essay on age gaps and relationships.Timestamps:00.00   Opening and introductions.4.17     Why a pseudonym for novel writing?7.56      The themes of the book.9.17      Alice reads the blurb from the novel.11.26    Iona reads an excerpt from the novel.16.46    Alice discusses how she and her protagonist’s areas of study echo each other; the politics of anatomy, how the body interacts with the world, the history of science and of medicine. How science has dealt with “interesting” bodies over the course of modern history.21.57   How power works in relationships between doctors and people with “interesting” bodies. Alice discusses how her non-fiction book One of Us addresses this, with reference to Eng and Chang Bunker, the original “Siamese twins”.26.58   Alice talks about the historical and contemporary exhibition of bodies; how some individuals are exhibited and exploited and how some with “unusual” bodies make money from their own bodies.30.13   Iona reads more.  Alice discusses the shift of science away from storytelling to depersonalised, anonymised specimens.35.09   The New England Journal of Medicine as an outlier to this phenomenon. 36.55   Iona refers to Altered Carbon, the novel, and the ethical and philosophical questions about what it means to be a person and about bodily intergration.40.00   Iona and Alice talk about eugenics, disabilities and autism research and about anatomy and identity and what personhood is. How identity has changed over time away from the body and towards external signifiers. How this is explored in the novel. 43.16   Who has the right to use dead bodies? How the government may control bodies, eg: dying people isolated during the covid pandemic. 47.00   How the order of the books in the series came about. The Difficult Subject, book two, will be coming out soon. Themes around sexuality. 48.35   Alice’s enjoyment of fiction writing vs. enjoyment of non-fiction writing.51.13   Michael Bailey and his writing on autogynephilia and transgender identities. Do we have an innate sense of gender? Alice’s recent debate with Colin Wright. How The Difficult Subject  relates to these themes.58.41   The unethical relationship in the novel. How power works in this relationship. Sex scenes and sexuality in the novels. 1.01.45   The abusive relationship in the series and Alice’s own experience. Controversy around the framing of trauma. 1.08.45   More on the development of the series. The Worst Thing will be book three. Reception of the first novel.1.15.00   Why self-publish? Published via Lulu.1.19.55   Summing up and outro.

Podcast Notes: Alice Dreger General: The Index Case by Molly Macallen, the first novel in the Maddy Shanks series. Published on Lulu. Visit Alice’s website: <a href="https://alicedreger.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://alicedreger.com/</a> Follow: Follow Alice on Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/AliceDreger?s=20&amp;t=CDzQ-0LkFfFGhqph0trBOQ" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/AliceDreger?s=20&amp;t=CDzQ-0LkFfFGhqph0trBOQ</a> Articles and books: Alice’s non-fiction books: <a href="https://alicedreger.com/books/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://alicedreger.com/books/</a> Alice’s writing <a href="https://alicedreger.com/writing/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://alicedreger.com/writing/</a> References: Visiting Your Leg Alice’s essay on the politics of anatomy. One of Us Alice’s book on anatomy and political and social identity. Dr Oz can't afford me Alice’s essay on exploitation by the entertainment industry. Lavish Dwarf Entertainment Alice’s essay on the entertainment agency. The New England Journal of Medicine. Altered Carbon the novel by Richard Morgan. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot Alice's paper on the J Michael Bailey controversy. Alice and Colin Wright take part in a discussion about biological sex. Alice in Genderland by Richard Novic. Iona's essay on age gaps and relationships. Timestamps: 00.00 Opening and introductions. 4.17 Why a pseudonym for novel writing? 7.56 The themes of the book. 9.17 Alice reads the blurb from the novel. 11.26 Iona reads an excerpt from the novel. 16.46 Alice discusses how she and her protagonist’s areas of study echo each other; the politics of anatomy, how the body interacts with the world, the history of science and of medicine. How science has dealt with “interesting” bodies over the course of modern history. 21.57 How power works in relationships between doctors and people with “interesting” bodies. Alice discusses how her non-fiction book One of Us addresses this, with reference to Eng and Chang Bunker, the original “Siamese twins”. 26.58 Alice talks about the historical and contemporary exhibition of bodies; how some individuals are exhibited and exploited and how some with “unusual” bodies make money from their own bodies. 30.13 Iona reads more. Alice discusses the shift of science away from storytelling to depersonalised, anonymised specimens. 35.09 The New England Journal of Medicine as an outlier to this phenomenon. 36.55 Iona refers to Altered Carbon, the novel, and the ethical and philosophical questions about what it means to be a person and about bodily intergration. 40.00 Iona and Alice talk about eugenics, disabilities and autism research and about anatomy and identity and what personhood is. How identity has changed over time away from the body and towards external signifiers. How this is explored in the novel. 43.16 Who has the right to use dead bodies? How the government may control bodies, eg: dying people isolated during the covid pandemic. 47.00 How the order of the books in the series came about. The Difficult Subject, book two, will be coming out soon. Themes around sexuality. 48.35 Alice’s enjoyment of fiction writing vs. enjoyment of non-fiction writing. 51.13 Michael Bailey and his writing on autogynephilia and transgender identities. Do we have an innate sense of gender? Alice’s recent debate with Colin Wright. How The Difficult Subject relates to these themes. 58.41 The unethical relationship in the novel. How power works in this relationship. Sex scenes and sexuality in the novels. 1.01.45 The abusive relationship in the series and Alice’s own experience. Controversy around the framing of trauma. 1.08.45 More on the development of the series. The Worst Thing will be book three. Reception of the first novel. 1.15.00 Why self-publish? Published via Lulu. 1.19.55 Summing up and outro.

139 - Alice Dreger: Unusual Bodies

Akiva Cohen

137 - Akiva Cohen: The Great Chess Cheating Scandal by Iona Italia

137 - Akiva Cohen: The Great Chess Cheating Scandal

Rio Veradonir

Information about Rio:https://www.queermajority.com/about-the-editor-sub/about-the-editor-rv https://areomagazine.com/author/rioveradonir/Bi Foundation: https://www.bisexuality.org/ Queer Majority: https://www.queermajority.com/ Bi.org: https://bi.org/en amBi: https://www.ambi.org/

Information about Rio: <a href="https://www.queermajority.com/about-the-editor-sub/about-the-editor-rv" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.queermajority.com/about-the-editor-sub/about-the-editor-rv</a> <a href="https://areomagazine.com/author/rioveradonir/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://areomagazine.com/author/rioveradonir/</a> Bi Foundation: <a href="https://www.bisexuality.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.bisexuality.org/</a> Queer Majority: <a href="https://www.queermajority.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.queermajority.com/</a> <a href="http://Bi.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Bi.org</a>: <a href="https://bi.org/en" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://bi.org/en</a> amBi: <a href="https://www.ambi.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.ambi.org/</a>

138 - Rio Veradonir - Nowt as Queer as Folk

John Mullan

GeneralVisit John’s academic webpage for more information on his publications:https://www.ucl.ac.uk/english/people/john-mullan John’s book ‘What Matters in Jane Austen: Twenty Crucial Puzzles Solved’:https://www.amazon.com/What-Matters-Jane-Austen-Crucial/dp/B00BNI1Z8Y Jane Austen’s books:https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/68 ReferencesIona’s Areo article ‘Writing Wrongs: Why Academics Write So Badly and How That Hurts Them’:https://areomagazine.com/2020/07/06/writing-wrongs-why-academics-write-so-badly-and-how-that-hurts-them/ Timestamps0:00 Opening and introduction, with some remarks on obscurity and lucidity in academic writing.3:30 Austen as revolutionary literary stylist: Iona reads from John’s book on her.8:15 Iona reads a passage from Austen’s ‘Persuasion’.12:11 John discusses Austen’s techniques in this passage, particularly her innovation in creating free indirect style.21:03 Iona reads the next couple of paragraphs of ‘Persuasion’; further discussion of Austen’s subtle techniques and themes follows.30:20 The importance of male sexuality in Austen (“in want of a wife”).38:46 Austen’s underrated comic genius.47:00 More on Austen’s men: rakes, celibates, and premarital sex.54:25 Marriage, sex, and finality in Austen (and marriage as permanent fate in literature more generally).1:05:00 Idiolects and character in Austen (and the controversy over Austen on the ten pound note).1:14:20 Austen’s writing is both very simple and richly complex.1:18:31 The importance of “impossible!” in Austen.1:19:21 John’s advice for re-reading Austen and some final reflections on her work.1:23:11 Last words and outro.

General Visit John’s academic webpage for more information on his publications: <a href="https://www.ucl.ac.uk/english/people/john-mullan" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.ucl.ac.uk/english/people/john-mullan</a> John’s book ‘What Matters in Jane Austen: Twenty Crucial Puzzles Solved’: <a href="https://www.amazon.com/What-Matters-Jane-Austen-Crucial/dp/B00BNI1Z8Y" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.amazon.com/What-Matters-Jane-Austen-Crucial/dp/B00BNI1Z8Y</a> Jane Austen’s books: <a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/68" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/68</a> References Iona’s Areo article ‘Writing Wrongs: Why Academics Write So Badly and How That Hurts Them’: <a href="https://areomagazine.com/2020/07/06/writing-wrongs-why-academics-write-so-badly-and-how-that-hurts-them/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://areomagazine.com/2020/07/06/writing-wrongs-why-academics-write-so-badly-and-how-that-hurts-them/</a> Timestamps 0:00 Opening and introduction, with some remarks on obscurity and lucidity in academic writing. 3:30 Austen as revolutionary literary stylist: Iona reads from John’s book on her. 8:15 Iona reads a passage from Austen’s ‘Persuasion’. 12:11 John discusses Austen’s techniques in this passage, particularly her innovation in creating free indirect style. 21:03 Iona reads the next couple of paragraphs of ‘Persuasion’; further discussion of Austen’s subtle techniques and themes follows. 30:20 The importance of male sexuality in Austen (“in want of a wife”). 38:46 Austen’s underrated comic genius. 47:00 More on Austen’s men: rakes, celibates, and premarital sex. 54:25 Marriage, sex, and finality in Austen (and marriage as permanent fate in literature more generally). 1:05:00 Idiolects and character in Austen (and the controversy over Austen on the ten pound note). 1:14:20 Austen’s writing is both very simple and richly complex. 1:18:31 The importance of “impossible!” in Austen. 1:19:21 John’s advice for re-reading Austen and some final reflections on her work. 1:23:11 Last words and outro.

136 - John Mullan

Brett Hall

GeneralVisit Brett’s website, where you can find his blog and much more:https://www.bretthall.org/Follow Brett on Twitter:https://twitter.com/TokteacherSubscribe to Brett’s YouTube channel:https://youtube.com/channel/UCmP5H2rF-ER33a58ZD5jCig?sub_confirmation=1ReferencesIona’s Substack essay, in which she previously described Brett as a philosopher—a description with which Brett disagreed:https://drionaitalia.substack.com/p/knots-gather-at-the-comb Karl Popper’s philosophy:https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/popper/ Massimo Pigliucci’s Two for Tea appearance: https://m.soundcloud.com/twoforteapodcast/55-massimo-pigliucci David Deutsch’s ‘The Beginning of Infinity’:https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/0143121359/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1658005291&amp;sr=8-1 Daniel James Sharp’s Areo review of Ord’s ‘The Precipice’:https://areomagazine.com/2020/05/11/we-contain-multitudes-a-review-of-the-precipice-existential-risk-and-the-future-of-humanity-by-toby-ord/ David Hume and the problem of induction:https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/induction-problem/Natural selection and the Neo-Darwinian synthesis:https://www.britannica.com/science/neo-Darwinism Richard Dawkins’s ‘The Extended Selfish Gene’:https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B01MYDYR6N/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1658008393&amp;sr=8-3 Theory-ladenness:https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theory-ladenness Ursula K. Le Guin’s ‘The Left Hand of Darkness’:https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/1473221625/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1658010065&amp;sr=8-1 The Popperian ‘paradox of tolerance’ cartoon:https://images.app.goo.gl/MEbujAKv2VSp1m4B8 For the Steven Pinker Two for Tea interview on ‘Rationality’, stay tuned to the Two for Tea podcast feed as it’s coming soon for public listening:https://m.soundcloud.com/twoforteapodcast Brett’s critique of Bayesianism:https://www.bretthall.org/bayesian-epistemology.html Brett on morality:https://www.bretthall.org/morality Steven Pinker’s book ‘Rationality’:https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/0525561994/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1658012700&amp;sr=8-1 Timestamps00:00 Opening and introduction. What, exactly, is Brett? What does he do?4:58 Free speech and Popperian thought (and what is Popperian thought, anyway?).12:24 Brett’s view on existential risk and the future; how he differs from the likes of Martin Rees and Toby Ord.22:38 How can we overcome ‘acts of God’? (With reference to Iona’s syphilitic friend.) The dangers of the unknown and the necessity of progress.26:50 The unpredictability of the nature of problems, with reference to fear of nuclear war and nuclear energy. The nature and history of problem solving, particularly as regards energy. 37:02 The Popperian/Deutschian theory of knowledge—guesswork, creativity, and the reduction of error.46:50 William Paley’s watch, Darwinism, selfish genes, and the embedding of knowledge into reality.54:15 On theory-ladenness, the necessity of error correction, the power of science, and the impossibility of a final theory—all is approximation and continual improvement. 1:01:10 The nature of good explanations, with reference to the invocation of gods vs scientific accounts and the nature of the atom. 1:07:24 How the principle of the difficulty of variability is important in art as well as science, with reference to Ursula K. Le Guin’s ‘The Left Hand of Darkness.’ ‘Aha’ vs ‘what the fuck?’ surprise. 1:15:30 The nature of critical thinking and Brett on education: the misconceptions inherent in the current fashion for teaching critical thinking. 1:26:10 A question for Brett from Twitter: what did Popper really think about tolerance and intolerance (see the famous cartoon on the paradox of tolerance)?1:36:24 Is there anything else Brett would like to add?

General Visit Brett’s website, where you can find his blog and much more: <a href="https://www.bretthall.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.bretthall.org/</a> Follow Brett on Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/Tokteacher" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/Tokteacher</a> Subscribe to Brett’s YouTube channel: <a href="https://youtube.com/channel/UCmP5H2rF-ER33a58ZD5jCig?sub_confirmation=1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://youtube.com/channel/UCmP5H2rF-ER33a58ZD5jCig?sub_confirmation=1</a> References Iona’s Substack essay, in which she previously described Brett as a philosopher—a description with which Brett disagreed: <a href="https://drionaitalia.substack.com/p/knots-gather-at-the-comb" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://drionaitalia.substack.com/p/knots-gather-at-the-comb</a> Karl Popper’s philosophy: <a href="https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/popper/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/popper/</a> Massimo Pigliucci’s Two for Tea appearance: <a href="https://m.soundcloud.com/twoforteapodcast/55-massimo-pigliucci" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://m.soundcloud.com/twoforteapodcast/55-massimo-pigliucci</a> David Deutsch’s ‘The Beginning of Infinity’: <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/0143121359/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1658005291&amp;sr=8-1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/0143121359/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1658005291&amp;sr=8-1</a> Daniel James Sharp’s Areo review of Ord’s ‘The Precipice’: <a href="https://areomagazine.com/2020/05/11/we-contain-multitudes-a-review-of-the-precipice-existential-risk-and-the-future-of-humanity-by-toby-ord/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://areomagazine.com/2020/05/11/we-contain-multitudes-a-review-of-the-precipice-existential-risk-and-the-future-of-humanity-by-toby-ord/</a> David Hume and the problem of induction: <a href="https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/induction-problem/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/induction-problem/</a> Natural selection and the Neo-Darwinian synthesis: <a href="https://www.britannica.com/science/neo-Darwinism" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.britannica.com/science/neo-Darwinism</a> Richard Dawkins’s ‘The Extended Selfish Gene’: <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B01MYDYR6N/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1658008393&amp;sr=8-3" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B01MYDYR6N/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1658008393&amp;sr=8-3</a> Theory-ladenness: <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theory-ladenness" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theory-ladenness</a> Ursula K. Le Guin’s ‘The Left Hand of Darkness’: <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/1473221625/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1658010065&amp;sr=8-1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/1473221625/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1658010065&amp;sr=8-1</a> The Popperian ‘paradox of tolerance’ cartoon: <a href="https://images.app.goo.gl/MEbujAKv2VSp1m4B8" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://images.app.goo.gl/MEbujAKv2VSp1m4B8</a> For the Steven Pinker Two for Tea interview on ‘Rationality’, stay tuned to the Two for Tea podcast feed as it’s coming soon for public listening: <a href="https://m.soundcloud.com/twoforteapodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://m.soundcloud.com/twoforteapodcast</a> Brett’s critique of Bayesianism: <a href="https://www.bretthall.org/bayesian-epistemology.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.bretthall.org/bayesian-epistemology.html</a> Brett on morality: <a href="https://www.bretthall.org/morality" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.bretthall.org/morality</a> Steven Pinker’s book ‘Rationality’: <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/0525561994/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1658012700&amp;sr=8-1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/0525561994/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1658012700&amp;sr=8-1</a> Timestamps 00:00 Opening and introduction. What, exactly, is Brett? What does he do? 4:58 Free speech and Popperian thought (and what is Popperian thought, anyway?). 12:24 Brett’s view on existential risk and the future; how he differs from the likes of Martin Rees and Toby Ord. 22:38 How can we overcome ‘acts of God’? (With reference to Iona’s syphilitic friend.) The dangers of the unknown and the necessity of progress. 26:50 The unpredictability of the nature of problems, with reference to fear of nuclear war and nuclear energy. The nature and history of problem solving, particularly as regards energy. 37:02 The Popperian/Deutschian theory of knowledge—guesswork, creativity, and the reduction of error. 46:50 William Paley’s watch, Darwinism, selfish genes, and the embedding of knowledge into reality. 54:15 On theory-ladenness, the necessity of error correction, the power of science, and the impossibility of a final theory—all is approximation and continual improvement. 1:01:10 The nature of good explanations, with reference to the invocation of gods vs scientific accounts and the nature of the atom. 1:07:24 How the principle of the difficulty of variability is important in art as well as science, with reference to Ursula K. Le Guin’s ‘The Left Hand of Darkness.’ ‘Aha’ vs ‘what the fuck?’ surprise. 1:15:30 The nature of critical thinking and Brett on education: the misconceptions inherent in the current fashion for teaching critical thinking. 1:26:10 A question for Brett from Twitter: what did Popper really think about tolerance and intolerance (see the famous cartoon on the paradox of tolerance)? 1:36:24 Is there anything else Brett would like to add?

135 - Brett Hall - Infinite Rationality

Richard Morgan

GeneralVisit Richard’s website to find out more about him and how to buy his books, including the main subject of this conversation, Richard’s award-winning 2002 novel ‘Altered Carbon’:https://www.richardkmorgan.com/ ReferencesAbout Richard:https://www.richardkmorgan.com/about-the-author/ Ewan Morrison’s Areo article ‘Why We Must Walk Away from Omelas: The Problem with Utopias’:https://areomagazine.com/2020/08/27/why-we-must-walk-away-from-omelas-the-problem-with-utopias/ Timestamps0:00 Opening and introduction (and a confession from Iona): the great weight of ‘Altered Carbon’ in Richard’s career.6:01 Iona reads a passage from ‘Altered Carbon’. 12:30 Richard and Iona discuss the passage, the underlying premises of the novel, and Richard’s visual imagination and writing style over the years.27:30 ‘Re-sleeving’ and ‘download central’ in ‘Altered Carbon’ and the themes and inspirations behind them.30:29 Iona’s ambiguity towards the Netflix adaptation of ‘Altered Carbon’: comparisons with the novel.37:23 More on the ‘sleeves’ in ‘Altered Carbon’: how the rich and powerful get the best from the system and what this tells us about the nature of wealth and capitalism and the trajectory we’re on. “The endless co-option of life and all its pleasures” by the wealthy.47:18 The theme of identity in ‘Altered Carbons’ (compared to Iain M. Banks’ treatment of it in his ‘Culture’ novels). Richard’s dystopian vision vs. Banks’s utopian vision. Can technology take us to the sunlit uplands or, as Richard says, does the fact that we will always ultimately be “violent apes” constrain the possibilities of progress? The need for eternal Enlightenment vigilance.1:03:13 Arguing with a Buddhist about karmic balance: the origins of ‘Altered Carbon’.1:06:31 Sci fi traditions: is ‘Altered Carbon’ genre fiction or literary fiction?1:08:36 Which authors have most influenced Richard? Who are his favourites? Plus: Iona on what influences she saw in ‘Altered Carbon’ and some reflections on Ursula K. Le Guin.1:25:02 Some more debate on optimism, the future, and human nature.1:31:25 Is there anything Richard would have liked to discuss but didn’t get the chance to? The noir tradition, Richard’s argument with trans rights activists over ‘Altered Carbon’ and J.K. Rowling, the misunderstanding of his novel as championing essentialism/the existence of souls, and the death of the author.1:37:25 Iona reads another passage from ‘Altered Carbon’.1:40:42 Last words and outro.

General Visit Richard’s website to find out more about him and how to buy his books, including the main subject of this conversation, Richard’s award-winning 2002 novel ‘Altered Carbon’: <a href="https://www.richardkmorgan.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.richardkmorgan.com/</a> References About Richard: <a href="https://www.richardkmorgan.com/about-the-author/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.richardkmorgan.com/about-the-author/</a> Ewan Morrison’s Areo article ‘Why We Must Walk Away from Omelas: The Problem with Utopias’: <a href="https://areomagazine.com/2020/08/27/why-we-must-walk-away-from-omelas-the-problem-with-utopias/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://areomagazine.com/2020/08/27/why-we-must-walk-away-from-omelas-the-problem-with-utopias/</a> Timestamps 0:00 Opening and introduction (and a confession from Iona): the great weight of ‘Altered Carbon’ in Richard’s career. 6:01 Iona reads a passage from ‘Altered Carbon’. 12:30 Richard and Iona discuss the passage, the underlying premises of the novel, and Richard’s visual imagination and writing style over the years. 27:30 ‘Re-sleeving’ and ‘download central’ in ‘Altered Carbon’ and the themes and inspirations behind them. 30:29 Iona’s ambiguity towards the Netflix adaptation of ‘Altered Carbon’: comparisons with the novel. 37:23 More on the ‘sleeves’ in ‘Altered Carbon’: how the rich and powerful get the best from the system and what this tells us about the nature of wealth and capitalism and the trajectory we’re on. “The endless co-option of life and all its pleasures” by the wealthy. 47:18 The theme of identity in ‘Altered Carbons’ (compared to Iain M. Banks’ treatment of it in his ‘Culture’ novels). Richard’s dystopian vision vs. Banks’s utopian vision. Can technology take us to the sunlit uplands or, as Richard says, does the fact that we will always ultimately be “violent apes” constrain the possibilities of progress? The need for eternal Enlightenment vigilance. 1:03:13 Arguing with a Buddhist about karmic balance: the origins of ‘Altered Carbon’. 1:06:31 Sci fi traditions: is ‘Altered Carbon’ genre fiction or literary fiction? 1:08:36 Which authors have most influenced Richard? Who are his favourites? Plus: Iona on what influences she saw in ‘Altered Carbon’ and some reflections on Ursula K. Le Guin. 1:25:02 Some more debate on optimism, the future, and human nature. 1:31:25 Is there anything Richard would have liked to discuss but didn’t get the chance to? The noir tradition, Richard’s argument with trans rights activists over ‘Altered Carbon’ and J.K. Rowling, the misunderstanding of his novel as championing essentialism/the existence of souls, and the death of the author. 1:37:25 Iona reads another passage from ‘Altered Carbon’. 1:40:42 Last words and outro.

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Colin Wright

You can find Colin’s Quillette article, “The New Evolution Deniers” here: https://quillette.com/2018/11/30/the-new-evolution-deniers/And his article with William Malone and Julia Robinson, “No One is Born in the Wrong Body” here: https://quillette.com/2019/09/24/no-one-is-born-in-the-wrong-body/Colin’s article with Emma Hilton, “The Dangerous Denial of Sex” can be found here: https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-dangerous-denial-of-sex-11581638089?mod=opinion_lead_pos5You can find Colin’s academic work on social spiders, etc. here:https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=Y6HdvgcAAAAJ&amp;hl=enFurther ReferencesRadclyffe Hall, The Well of Loneliness (1928)Derren Brown, Happy: Why More or Less Everything is Absolutely Fine (2016)I review Brown’s book for Areo magazine here:https://areomagazine.com/2019/01/21/in-praise-of-stoicism-derren-browns-happy-book-review/My interview with intersex activist Claire Graham:https://soundcloud.com/user-761174326/36-claire-grahamUrsula K. Le Guin, The Left Hand of Darkness (1969)Simone de Beauvoir, The Second Sex (1949)My interview with Steve Stewart-Williams:https://soundcloud.com/user-761174326/43-steve-stewart-williams-an-astonishing-apeTimestamps3:04 Why study social insects?4:50 Personality in insects and humans.23:44 Is no one born in the wrong body?29:05 Does everyone have a gender identity?37:50 Sex and sexuality47:45 Is transgenderism the new gay conversion therapy?54:54 Why are so many people identifying as trans, even at very young ages?57:59 How is trans activism affecting academia, science and wider society?1:00:46 How Colin defines sex.1:03:41 Non-binary; de Beauvoir’s idea that woman is born not made; gender free1:06:58 The hatred faced by non-passing transwomen; intrasexual gender policing1:24:29 How will things develop in the future?

You can find Colin’s Quillette article, “The New Evolution Deniers” here: <a href="https://quillette.com/2018/11/30/the-new-evolution-deniers/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://quillette.com/2018/11/30/the-new-evolution-deniers/</a> And his article with William Malone and Julia Robinson, “No One is Born in the Wrong Body” here: <a href="https://quillette.com/2019/09/24/no-one-is-born-in-the-wrong-body/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://quillette.com/2019/09/24/no-one-is-born-in-the-wrong-body/</a> Colin’s article with Emma Hilton, “The Dangerous Denial of Sex” can be found here: <a href="https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-dangerous-denial-of-sex-11581638089?mod=opinion_lead_pos5" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-dangerous-denial-of-sex-11581638089?mod=opinion_lead_pos5</a> You can find Colin’s academic work on social spiders, etc. here: <a href="https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=Y6HdvgcAAAAJ&amp;hl=en" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=Y6HdvgcAAAAJ&amp;hl=en</a> Further References Radclyffe Hall, The Well of Loneliness (1928) Derren Brown, Happy: Why More or Less Everything is Absolutely Fine (2016) I review Brown’s book for Areo magazine here: <a href="https://areomagazine.com/2019/01/21/in-praise-of-stoicism-derren-browns-happy-book-review/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://areomagazine.com/2019/01/21/in-praise-of-stoicism-derren-browns-happy-book-review/</a> My interview with intersex activist Claire Graham: <a href="https://soundcloud.com/user-761174326/36-claire-graham" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://soundcloud.com/user-761174326/36-claire-graham</a> Ursula K. Le Guin, The Left Hand of Darkness (1969) Simone de Beauvoir, The Second Sex (1949) My interview with Steve Stewart-Williams: <a href="https://soundcloud.com/user-761174326/43-steve-stewart-williams-an-astonishing-ape" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://soundcloud.com/user-761174326/43-steve-stewart-williams-an-astonishing-ape</a> Timestamps 3:04 Why study social insects? 4:50 Personality in insects and humans. 23:44 Is no one born in the wrong body? 29:05 Does everyone have a gender identity? 37:50 Sex and sexuality 47:45 Is transgenderism the new gay conversion therapy? 54:54 Why are so many people identifying as trans, even at very young ages? 57:59 How is trans activism affecting academia, science and wider society? 1:00:46 How Colin defines sex. 1:03:41 Non-binary; de Beauvoir’s idea that woman is born not made; gender free 1:06:58 The hatred faced by non-passing transwomen; intrasexual gender policing 1:24:29 How will things develop in the future?

48 - Colin Wright - No One is Born in the Wrong Body

Thomas Chatterton Williams

1:52 Why Thomas doesn’t use the term mixed race10:21 Perception that being brown/black is synonymous with oppression15:08 Whiteness16:12 Skin colour inheritance20:35 The importance of representation; links between race and class27:44 Hip hop as performative blackness33:40 “Acting white”34:48 Mixed race identity as an opportunity37:15 The yearning for belonging40:05 Adrian Piper42:15 Ancestral guilt and ‘worshipping the wound’50:47 The rejection of optimism53:07 What prompted Thomas to write Self-Portrait in Black and White56:18 Thomas reads an extract from the book1:03:57 Richard Spencer, the European far right, &amp; the identity politics arms race1:09:44 Culture &amp; multiculturalism1:11:55 White guilt1:15:21 Transcending the mental habits of raceThomas Chatterton Williams' memoir "Losing My Cool" is available here: https://www.amazon.com/Thomas-Chatterton-Williams/e/B0035FEJHC%3Fref=dbs_a_mng_rwt_scns_share Thomas Chatterton Williams, Self-Portrait in Black and White: Unlearning Race (2019): https://www.amazon.com/Self-Portrait-Black-White-Unlearning-Race/dp/0393608867You can read an extract from his upcoming book, "Self Portrait in Black and White" here: https://www.vqronline.org/essays-articles/2015/01/black-and-blue-and-blond For more of Thomas's writings, see:https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/27/magazine/adrian-pipers-self-imposed-exile-from-america-and-from-race-itself.html https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2017/12/04/the-french-origins-of-you-will-not-replace-usand https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/06/opinion/ta-nehisi-coates-whiteness-power.html?_r=0 ….Follow Thomas on Twitter at @thomaschattwill.Additional ReferencesFor more on Adrian Piper: http://www.adrianpiper.com/Steven Pinker, Enlightenment Now: The Case for Reason, Science, Humanism, and Progress (2018)John H. McWhorter, “Antiracism: Our Flawed New Religion” (2015)https://www.thedailybeast.com/antiracism-our-flawed-new-religionThe preface to Iona’s piece on mixed race themes:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XdUunlGWqrw&amp;t=17s

1:52 Why Thomas doesn’t use the term mixed race 10:21 Perception that being brown/black is synonymous with oppression 15:08 Whiteness 16:12 Skin colour inheritance 20:35 The importance of representation; links between race and class 27:44 Hip hop as performative blackness 33:40 “Acting white” 34:48 Mixed race identity as an opportunity 37:15 The yearning for belonging 40:05 Adrian Piper 42:15 Ancestral guilt and ‘worshipping the wound’ 50:47 The rejection of optimism 53:07 What prompted Thomas to write Self-Portrait in Black and White 56:18 Thomas reads an extract from the book 1:03:57 Richard Spencer, the European far right, &amp; the identity politics arms race 1:09:44 Culture &amp; multiculturalism 1:11:55 White guilt 1:15:21 Transcending the mental habits of race Thomas Chatterton Williams' memoir "Losing My Cool" is available here: <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Thomas-Chatterton-Williams/e/B0035FEJHC%3Fref=dbs_a_mng_rwt_scns_share" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.amazon.com/Thomas-Chatterton-Williams/e/B0035FEJHC%3Fref=dbs_a_mng_rwt_scns_share</a> Thomas Chatterton Williams, Self-Portrait in Black and White: Unlearning Race (2019): <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Self-Portrait-Black-White-Unlearning-Race/dp/0393608867" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.amazon.com/Self-Portrait-Black-White-Unlearning-Race/dp/0393608867</a> You can read an extract from his upcoming book, "Self Portrait in Black and White" here: <a href="https://www.vqronline.org/essays-articles/2015/01/black-and-blue-and-blond" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.vqronline.org/essays-articles/2015/01/black-and-blue-and-blond</a> For more of Thomas's writings, see: <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/27/magazine/adrian-pipers-self-imposed-exile-from-america-and-from-race-itself.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/27/magazine/adrian-pipers-self-imposed-exile-from-america-and-from-race-itself.html</a> <a href="https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2017/12/04/the-french-origins-of-you-will-not-replace-us" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2017/12/04/the-french-origins-of-you-will-not-replace-us</a> and <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/06/opinion/ta-nehisi-coates-whiteness-power.html?_r=0" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/06/opinion/ta-nehisi-coates-whiteness-power.html?_r=0</a> …. Follow Thomas on Twitter at @thomaschattwill. Additional References For more on Adrian Piper: <a href="http://www.adrianpiper.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.adrianpiper.com/</a> Steven Pinker, Enlightenment Now: The Case for Reason, Science, Humanism, and Progress (2018) John H. McWhorter, “Antiracism: Our Flawed New Religion” (2015) <a href="https://www.thedailybeast.com/antiracism-our-flawed-new-religion" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.thedailybeast.com/antiracism-our-flawed-new-religion</a> The preface to Iona’s piece on mixed race themes: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XdUunlGWqrw&amp;t=17s" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XdUunlGWqrw&amp;t=17s</a>

12 - Thomas Chatterton Williams - Unlearning Race

4:18 The Evergreen system of education &amp; why it appealed to Benjamin10:45 Benjamin’s introduction to intersectionality and the supposed ubiquity of white male privilege14:35 The confrontation between Nicholas Christakis and the Yale students17:26 Social justice v. mob justice19:56 Student fragility and the empowering of the administration. 22:09 The Evergreen protests35:12 The sloganising of thought39:07 Naima Lowe and her line of argument45:37 The library meeting46:55 What is the nature of power?48:46 Student resistance to Social Justice ideology1:12:20 Bret’s actions following the showdown1:13:68 Is there anything the activists said that Benjamin agreed with?1:18:40 Economic issues1:24:48 Why didn’t the professors resist?1:30:00 Benjamin’s religious upbringing; is Social Justice a cult?1:43:00 ‘White’ knowledges1:49:50 Equality versus equity1:52:42 More on student opposition to the Social Justice agenda1:57:00 What can we do to stem this tide?Benjamin’s YouTube channel, The Boyce of Reason can be found here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCm13xHVNFVwzHzK3QHSaZ3QYou can watch his complete playlist of videos on Evergreen (#ExposéEvergreen) here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLRdayXEOwuMG1jaAtJE0KbpyY_Kh-JTUlFollow Benjamin on Twitter: @BenjaminABoyceOther references:Jerry Coyne discusses Benjamin and Evergreen:https://whyevolutionistrue.wordpress.com/2017/06/20/more-on-the-evergreen-state-situation/Mike Nayna’s video documentation of the Evergreen protests &amp; the issues raised: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLLHyNSlsz44_GceBMuwAyflt3lDWMEjTGSam Harris interviews Nicholas Christakis about the events at Yale:https://samharris.org/podcasts/facing-the-crowd/Bret Weinstein appears on Tucker Carlson’s show:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kv8EZOQVjgkBenjamin’s interview with Mike Nayna: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GfSAEfZgZ2s

4:18 The Evergreen system of education &amp; why it appealed to Benjamin 10:45 Benjamin’s introduction to intersectionality and the supposed ubiquity of white male privilege 14:35 The confrontation between Nicholas Christakis and the Yale students 17:26 Social justice v. mob justice 19:56 Student fragility and the empowering of the administration. 22:09 The Evergreen protests 35:12 The sloganising of thought 39:07 Naima Lowe and her line of argument 45:37 The library meeting 46:55 What is the nature of power? 48:46 Student resistance to Social Justice ideology 1:12:20 Bret’s actions following the showdown 1:13:68 Is there anything the activists said that Benjamin agreed with? 1:18:40 Economic issues 1:24:48 Why didn’t the professors resist? 1:30:00 Benjamin’s religious upbringing; is Social Justice a cult? 1:43:00 ‘White’ knowledges 1:49:50 Equality versus equity 1:52:42 More on student opposition to the Social Justice agenda 1:57:00 What can we do to stem this tide? Benjamin’s YouTube channel, The Boyce of Reason can be found here: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCm13xHVNFVwzHzK3QHSaZ3Q" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCm13xHVNFVwzHzK3QHSaZ3Q</a> You can watch his complete playlist of videos on Evergreen (#ExposéEvergreen) here: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLRdayXEOwuMG1jaAtJE0KbpyY_Kh-JTUl" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLRdayXEOwuMG1jaAtJE0KbpyY_Kh-JTUl</a> Follow Benjamin on Twitter: @BenjaminABoyce Other references: Jerry Coyne discusses Benjamin and Evergreen: <a href="https://whyevolutionistrue.wordpress.com/2017/06/20/more-on-the-evergreen-state-situation/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://whyevolutionistrue.wordpress.com/2017/06/20/more-on-the-evergreen-state-situation/</a> Mike Nayna’s video documentation of the Evergreen protests &amp; the issues raised: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLLHyNSlsz44_GceBMuwAyflt3lDWMEjTG" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLLHyNSlsz44_GceBMuwAyflt3lDWMEjTG</a> Sam Harris interviews Nicholas Christakis about the events at Yale: <a href="https://samharris.org/podcasts/facing-the-crowd/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://samharris.org/podcasts/facing-the-crowd/</a> Bret Weinstein appears on Tucker Carlson’s show: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kv8EZOQVjgk" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kv8EZOQVjgk</a> Benjamin’s interview with Mike Nayna: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GfSAEfZgZ2s" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GfSAEfZgZ2s</a>

27 - Benjamin Boyce - Social Justice and the Evergreen Debacle

You can follow Heather on Twitter @HeatherEHeying. You can find a copy of Heather’s book "Antipode: Seasons with the Extraordinary Wildlife and Culture of Madagascar" here: https://www.amazon.com/Antipode-Seasons-Extraordinary-Wildlife-Madagascar/dp/0312281528.2:15 How and why Heather developed a passion for evolutionary biology9:20 Why Heather chose a teaching-centred career over research12:07 Iona reads a passage from Heather’s book Antipode14:14 More about Madagascar17:30 Higher education and teaching20:00 The experience of teaching at Evergreen22:45 The importance of exposing young people to adventure—how to cultivate resilience30:00 Postmodernity, the hegemony of the virtual33:59 The importance of doing something that gives you clear physical feedback38:49 Motivation40:00 The problem with having a geographically narrow point of view47:09 How an evolutionary perspective can help us lead happier, more productive lives today50:50 Diet, starch, keto and paleo57:40 The importance of remembering we are animalsFor more on the Evergreen drama, see Mike Nayna’s video series on YouTube. The first part is here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FH2WeWgcSMk.For more on Lenore Skenazy and Let Grow, see https://letgrow.org/.Daniel Pink’s book Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us can be found here: https://www.amazon.com/Drive-Surprising-Truth-About-Motivates/dp/1594484805For more on anti-Muslim feeling in India, see episode 15 with Rohini Mohan &amp; Rohit Chopra &amp; the shownotes there.The Reuters poll on the 10 most dangerous places in the world for women: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-women-dangerous-poll-factbox/factbox-which-are-the-worlds-10-most-dangerous-countries-for-women-idUSKBN1JM01Z

You can follow Heather on Twitter @HeatherEHeying. You can find a copy of Heather’s book "Antipode: Seasons with the Extraordinary Wildlife and Culture of Madagascar" here: <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Antipode-Seasons-Extraordinary-Wildlife-Madagascar/dp/0312281528" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.amazon.com/Antipode-Seasons-Extraordinary-Wildlife-Madagascar/dp/0312281528</a>. 2:15 How and why Heather developed a passion for evolutionary biology 9:20 Why Heather chose a teaching-centred career over research 12:07 Iona reads a passage from Heather’s book Antipode 14:14 More about Madagascar 17:30 Higher education and teaching 20:00 The experience of teaching at Evergreen 22:45 The importance of exposing young people to adventure—how to cultivate resilience 30:00 Postmodernity, the hegemony of the virtual 33:59 The importance of doing something that gives you clear physical feedback 38:49 Motivation 40:00 The problem with having a geographically narrow point of view 47:09 How an evolutionary perspective can help us lead happier, more productive lives today 50:50 Diet, starch, keto and paleo 57:40 The importance of remembering we are animals For more on the Evergreen drama, see Mike Nayna’s video series on YouTube. The first part is here: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FH2WeWgcSMk" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FH2WeWgcSMk</a>. For more on Lenore Skenazy and Let Grow, see <a href="https://letgrow.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://letgrow.org/</a>. Daniel Pink’s book Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us can be found here: <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Drive-Surprising-Truth-About-Motivates/dp/1594484805" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.amazon.com/Drive-Surprising-Truth-About-Motivates/dp/1594484805</a> For more on anti-Muslim feeling in India, see episode 15 with Rohini Mohan &amp; Rohit Chopra &amp; the shownotes there. The Reuters poll on the 10 most dangerous places in the world for women: <a href="https://www.reuters.com/article/us-women-dangerous-poll-factbox/factbox-which-are-the-worlds-10-most-dangerous-countries-for-women-idUSKBN1JM01Z" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.reuters.com/article/us-women-dangerous-poll-factbox/factbox-which-are-the-worlds-10-most-dangerous-countries-for-women-idUSKBN1JM01Z</a>

22 - Heather Heying - Seeing Ourselves as Part of Nature

01:52 The history of secular circumcision, beginning in the Victorian era with the anti-masturbation campaign6:20 Extract from a medical case study on a masturbator.9:10 Shift from concerns about masturbation to concerns about STDs in the 1960s.12:13 Why Brian dislikes the term genital mutilation.19:02 Sensitivity26:00 The Hippocratic oath30:23 African men &amp; the HIV study33:37 The hygiene argument36:42 The World Health Organisation39:49 Ali Rizvi on why prophylaxis is not a good argument49:37 FGM and the Dawoodi Bohra53:51 The infant experience54:35 African circumcision of teens57:13 Why there has never been a class action lawsuit?1:00:11 Male vulnerability1:05:16 Resource allocation: are anti-FGM and anti-circumcision activists in competition with each other?1:07:49 Jews and circumcision1:20:15 Women’s experiences of sex with circumcised men1:41:05 How Brian became the go-to guy for this topic1:44:19 Future dangers You can read more of Brian David Earp's work at:http://oxford.academia.edu/BrianDEarp  and follow him on Twitter at @briandavidearp.Further resources: https://15square.org.uk/ http://arclaw.org/ https://www.doctorsopposingcircumcision.org/ http://www.beyondthebris.com/ https://www.facebook.com/pages/category/Education/Jews-Against-Circumcision-165424110207450/Robert Darby, A Surgical Temptation: The Demonization of the Foreskin and the Rise of Circumcision in Britain (2005)American Circumcision: The Movie (2019): https://circumcisionmovie.com/Marie Fox and Michael Thomson, “Foreskin is a Feminist Issue” (2009):https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/08164640902852415?journalCode=cafs20Shaye J. D. Cohen, Why Aren't Jewish Women Circumcised? Gender and Covenant in Judaism (2005):https://www.ucpress.edu/book/9780520212503/why-arent-jewish-women-circumcised

01:52 The history of secular circumcision, beginning in the Victorian era with the anti-masturbation campaign 6:20 Extract from a medical case study on a masturbator. 9:10 Shift from concerns about masturbation to concerns about STDs in the 1960s. 12:13 Why Brian dislikes the term genital mutilation. 19:02 Sensitivity 26:00 The Hippocratic oath 30:23 African men &amp; the HIV study 33:37 The hygiene argument 36:42 The World Health Organisation 39:49 Ali Rizvi on why prophylaxis is not a good argument 49:37 FGM and the Dawoodi Bohra 53:51 The infant experience 54:35 African circumcision of teens 57:13 Why there has never been a class action lawsuit? 1:00:11 Male vulnerability 1:05:16 Resource allocation: are anti-FGM and anti-circumcision activists in competition with each other? 1:07:49 Jews and circumcision 1:20:15 Women’s experiences of sex with circumcised men 1:41:05 How Brian became the go-to guy for this topic 1:44:19 Future dangers You can read more of Brian David Earp's work at: <a href="http://oxford.academia.edu/BrianDEarp" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://oxford.academia.edu/BrianDEarp</a> and follow him on Twitter at @briandavidearp. Further resources: <a href="https://15square.org.uk/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://15square.org.uk/</a> <a href="http://arclaw.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://arclaw.org/</a> <a href="https://www.doctorsopposingcircumcision.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.doctorsopposingcircumcision.org/</a> <a href="http://www.beyondthebris.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.beyondthebris.com/</a> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/category/Education/Jews-Against-Circumcision-165424110207450/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/pages/category/Education/Jews-Against-Circumcision-165424110207450/</a> Robert Darby, A Surgical Temptation: The Demonization of the Foreskin and the Rise of Circumcision in Britain (2005) American Circumcision: The Movie (2019): <a href="https://circumcisionmovie.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://circumcisionmovie.com/</a> Marie Fox and Michael Thomson, “Foreskin is a Feminist Issue” (2009): <a href="https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/08164640902852415?journalCode=cafs20" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/08164640902852415?journalCode=cafs20</a> Shaye J. D. Cohen, Why Aren't Jewish Women Circumcised? Gender and Covenant in Judaism (2005): <a href="https://www.ucpress.edu/book/9780520212503/why-arent-jewish-women-circumcised" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.ucpress.edu/book/9780520212503/why-arent-jewish-women-circumcised</a>

13 - Brian D. Earp - In Defence of the Foreskin

Jesse Singal

1:23 How Jesse first became interested in trans issues and how his views have evolved19:00 The N-word24:09 Trans children30:42 Puberty blockers40:16 Non-binary people46:00 How and why Jesse has fallen foul of some trans activists50:01 Jesse’s upcoming book on the replication crisisJesse’s writing for New York Magazine can be found here:http://nymag.com/author/jesse-singal/Especially relevant articles: https://www.thecut.com/2016/02/fight-over-trans-kids-got-a-researcher-fired.html; https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2018/07/when-a-child-says-shes-trans/561749/Sign up for Jesse’s blog here: https://jessesingal.substack.com/Follow Jesse on Twitter @jessesingalFurther References:Alice Dreger, Galileo’s Middle Finger: Heretics, Activists and One Scholar’s Search for Justice (2015)Michael Bailey, The Man Who Would be Queen: The Science of Genderbending and Transsexualism (2003)Hannah Louise Poston, “The News from the World of Beauty: A Close Reading of a Snapchat Scandal” (2018): https://www.vqronline.org/essays-articles/2018/06/news-world-beautyNatalie Wynn (“Contra Points”):https://www.youtube.com/user/ContraPoints/videosNatalie Reed’s blog: https://freethoughtblogs.com/nataliereed/

1:23 How Jesse first became interested in trans issues and how his views have evolved 19:00 The N-word 24:09 Trans children 30:42 Puberty blockers 40:16 Non-binary people 46:00 How and why Jesse has fallen foul of some trans activists 50:01 Jesse’s upcoming book on the replication crisis Jesse’s writing for New York Magazine can be found here: <a href="http://nymag.com/author/jesse-singal/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://nymag.com/author/jesse-singal/</a> Especially relevant articles: <a href="https://www.thecut.com/2016/02/fight-over-trans-kids-got-a-researcher-fired.html;" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.thecut.com/2016/02/fight-over-trans-kids-got-a-researcher-fired.html;</a> <a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2018/07/when-a-child-says-shes-trans/561749/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2018/07/when-a-child-says-shes-trans/561749/</a> Sign up for Jesse’s blog here: <a href="https://jessesingal.substack.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://jessesingal.substack.com/</a> Follow Jesse on Twitter @jessesingal Further References: Alice Dreger, Galileo’s Middle Finger: Heretics, Activists and One Scholar’s Search for Justice (2015) Michael Bailey, The Man Who Would be Queen: The Science of Genderbending and Transsexualism (2003) Hannah Louise Poston, “The News from the World of Beauty: A Close Reading of a Snapchat Scandal” (2018): <a href="https://www.vqronline.org/essays-articles/2018/06/news-world-beauty" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.vqronline.org/essays-articles/2018/06/news-world-beauty</a> Natalie Wynn (“Contra Points”): <a href="https://www.youtube.com/user/ContraPoints/videos" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/user/ContraPoints/videos</a> Natalie Reed’s blog: <a href="https://freethoughtblogs.com/nataliereed/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://freethoughtblogs.com/nataliereed/</a>

03 - Jesse Singal - Covering the Trans Beat

Oliver Traldi

Victor Rivera

3:40 Chapo Trap House and the phenomenon of internet trolling8:34 Jordan Peterson38:01 Postmodernism versus analytic philosophy40:10 The difference between the new critical theorists and the classic postmodernists43:56 The implications of this for literary criticism50:19 Baudrillard—Oliver's favourite postmodernist51:33 Why postmodernism isn't neo-Marxist55:35 Complicity and trolling1:07:30 Free speech, social media and content moderation1:27:52 Should Oliver celebrate things more and write fewer snarky takedowns?Oliver’s column for Arc Digital can be found here:https://arcdigital.media/@olivertraldi. Oliver’s articles for Areo can be found here:https://areomagazine.com/author/ideologjammin/You can follow Oliver on Twitter @olivertraldiVictor’s podcast can be found here:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8gR852kIfIaSLTY5FFMBUgYou can follow Victor on Twitter @cognitivictaFurther ReferencesOliver’s article on Chapo Trap House and Jordan Peterson:https://americanaffairsjournal.org/2018/10/clean-rooms-and-dirtbags/Oliver on complicity: https://arcdigital.media/one-of-the-most-prominent-norms-on-social-media-is-complicity-c24bd117101cDemocratic Socialists of America: https://www.dsausa.org/“The Intentional Fallacy” from The Verbal Icon:  Studies in the Meaning of Poetry.  W. K. Wimsatt, Jr., and Monroe C. Beardsley (1954): http://faculty.smu.edu/nschwart/seminar/Fallacy.htmJordan Peterson, Maps of Meaning: The Architecture of Belief (1999) and 12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to Chaos (2018)Helen Pluckrose and James Lindsay’s interview with Jordan Peterson: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xWhuQOVTFGwCathy Young’s piece on Candace Owens for Quillette:https://quillette.com/2018/05/08/problem-candace-owens/Jordan Peterson’s interview with Cathy Newman:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aMcjxSThD54Jordan Peterson discusses his concept of truth on Sam Harris’ podcast Making Sense: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3OqrZs9srHsJean Baudrillard, The Iraq War Did Not Take Place (1995):http://halliejones.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/Baudrillard-The-Gulf-War-did-not-Take-Place.pdf “Postmodernism isn’t playing around anymore” article by Oliver Traldi: https://areomagazine.com/2018/01/08/postmodernism-isnt-playing-around-anymore/John Milon, Paradise Lost (1667); Alexander Pope, To a Lady. Of the Characters of Women (1743).Gurwinder Bhogal on deradicalising Neo-Nazis on Twitter:https://areomagazine.com/2017/10/28/how-not-to-de-radicalize-a-twitter-neo-nazi/Also mentioned: Kate Manne; Luce Iragaray; Robin Di Angelo; Sarah Haider; Shoe 0n Head; James Damore; Stefan Molyneux; Robby Soave

3:40 Chapo Trap House and the phenomenon of internet trolling 8:34 Jordan Peterson 38:01 Postmodernism versus analytic philosophy 40:10 The difference between the new critical theorists and the classic postmodernists 43:56 The implications of this for literary criticism 50:19 Baudrillard—Oliver's favourite postmodernist 51:33 Why postmodernism isn't neo-Marxist 55:35 Complicity and trolling 1:07:30 Free speech, social media and content moderation 1:27:52 Should Oliver celebrate things more and write fewer snarky takedowns? Oliver’s column for Arc Digital can be found here: https://arcdigital.media/@olivertraldi. Oliver’s articles for Areo can be found here: <a href="https://areomagazine.com/author/ideologjammin/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://areomagazine.com/author/ideologjammin/</a> You can follow Oliver on Twitter @olivertraldi Victor’s podcast can be found here: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8gR852kIfIaSLTY5FFMBUg" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8gR852kIfIaSLTY5FFMBUg</a> You can follow Victor on Twitter @cognitivicta Further References Oliver’s article on Chapo Trap House and Jordan Peterson: <a href="https://americanaffairsjournal.org/2018/10/clean-rooms-and-dirtbags/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://americanaffairsjournal.org/2018/10/clean-rooms-and-dirtbags/</a> Oliver on complicity: https://arcdigital.media/one-of-the-most-prominent-norms-on-social-media-is-complicity-c24bd117101c Democratic Socialists of America: <a href="https://www.dsausa.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.dsausa.org/</a> “The Intentional Fallacy” from The Verbal Icon: Studies in the Meaning of Poetry. W. K. Wimsatt, Jr., and Monroe C. Beardsley (1954): <a href="http://faculty.smu.edu/nschwart/seminar/Fallacy.htm" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://faculty.smu.edu/nschwart/seminar/Fallacy.htm</a> Jordan Peterson, Maps of Meaning: The Architecture of Belief (1999) and 12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to Chaos (2018) Helen Pluckrose and James Lindsay’s interview with Jordan Peterson: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xWhuQOVTFGw" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xWhuQOVTFGw</a> Cathy Young’s piece on Candace Owens for Quillette: <a href="https://quillette.com/2018/05/08/problem-candace-owens/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://quillette.com/2018/05/08/problem-candace-owens/</a> Jordan Peterson’s interview with Cathy Newman: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aMcjxSThD54" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aMcjxSThD54</a> Jordan Peterson discusses his concept of truth on Sam Harris’ podcast Making Sense: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3OqrZs9srHs" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3OqrZs9srHs</a> Jean Baudrillard, The Iraq War Did Not Take Place (1995): <a href="http://halliejones.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/Baudrillard-The-Gulf-War-did-not-Take-Place.pdf" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://halliejones.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/Baudrillard-The-Gulf-War-did-not-Take-Place.pdf</a> “Postmodernism isn’t playing around anymore” article by Oliver Traldi: <a href="https://areomagazine.com/2018/01/08/postmodernism-isnt-playing-around-anymore/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://areomagazine.com/2018/01/08/postmodernism-isnt-playing-around-anymore/</a> John Milon, Paradise Lost (1667); Alexander Pope, To a Lady. Of the Characters of Women (1743). Gurwinder Bhogal on deradicalising Neo-Nazis on Twitter: <a href="https://areomagazine.com/2017/10/28/how-not-to-de-radicalize-a-twitter-neo-nazi/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://areomagazine.com/2017/10/28/how-not-to-de-radicalize-a-twitter-neo-nazi/</a> Also mentioned: Kate Manne; Luce Iragaray; Robin Di Angelo; Sarah Haider; Shoe 0n Head; James Damore; Stefan Molyneux; Robby Soave

32 - Oliver Traldi and Victor Rivera - Philosophy, Postmodernism and Types of Meaning

Bridget Phetasy

2:00 Addiction to alcohol, sugar etc. Is there an addictive personality?22:38 The nature of comedy.29:00 Twitter and freedom of speech34:00 (roughly) Dealing with critics45:00 Victimhood culture and the cultivation of vulnerability; trauma and PTSD53:00 Intersectionality55:37 Sex!1:00:00 Men &amp; masculinity1:09 Consent1:16 Hostility towards freelancers1:20 On being hatedYou can find Bridget’s podcast, Walk-Ins Welcome here and on most reputable (&amp; some disreputable) podcast apps: https://player.fm/series/walk-ins-welcome-w-bridget-phetasySome of Bridget’s other writings can be found here: https://muckrack.com/bridget-phetasy/articles. Follow Bridget on Twitter: @BridgetPhetasy.

2:00 Addiction to alcohol, sugar etc. Is there an addictive personality? 22:38 The nature of comedy. 29:00 Twitter and freedom of speech 34:00 (roughly) Dealing with critics 45:00 Victimhood culture and the cultivation of vulnerability; trauma and PTSD 53:00 Intersectionality 55:37 Sex! 1:00:00 Men &amp; masculinity 1:09 Consent 1:16 Hostility towards freelancers 1:20 On being hated You can find Bridget’s podcast, Walk-Ins Welcome here and on most reputable (&amp; some disreputable) podcast apps: <a href="https://player.fm/series/walk-ins-welcome-w-bridget-phetasy" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://player.fm/series/walk-ins-welcome-w-bridget-phetasy</a> Some of Bridget’s other writings can be found here: <a href="https://muckrack.com/bridget-phetasy/articles" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://muckrack.com/bridget-phetasy/articles</a>. Follow Bridget on Twitter: @BridgetPhetasy.

23 - Bridget Phetasy - The Right to Hyperbole: Addictions, Emotions, Comedy and Sex

Steve Stewart

For Steve’s book, Darwin, God and the Meaning of Life: How Evolutionary Theory Undermines Everything You Thought You Knew (2012) see:https://www.cambridge.org/core/books/darwin-god-and-the-meaning-of-life/A3055F89051D5F4ADE4AFE9473BF0AABFor Steve’s book, The Ape that Understood the Universe: How the Mind and Culture Evolve (2019) see: https://www.cambridge.org/core/books/ape-that-understood-the-universe/3448755E3BF801C936343555DA7AECBBFind out more about Steve here: https://www.stevestewartwilliams.com/Follow Steve on Twitter @SteveStuWillFurther ReferencesRichard Dawkins, The Selfish Gene (1976)David Sloan Wilson, This View of Life: Completing the Darwinian Revolution (2019)Erwin Frey, see the survival of the weakestGeoffrey Miller, The Mating Mind: How Sexual Choice Shaped the Evolution of Human Nature (2001)Tim Taylor, The Artificial Ape: How Technology Changed the Course of Human Evolution (2010)Wilhelm von Goethe, The Sorrows of Young Werther (1774)Iona Italia, “A Wrong against Boys: An Impossible Conversation about Circumcision,” in Areo Magazine (2019)Battlestar Galactica remake (TV series, 2004)  Timestamps2:08 The gene’s eye view7:04 Explaining altruism and strong reciprocity13:44 Culture as an evolutionary accelerator15:06 Lactose tolerance16:12 The survival of the weakest17:56 Sexual selection as an evolutionary ratchet23:13 Intelligence and language24:46 Homosexuality32:22 Evolution and ethics33:48 Technology and cumulative culture38:39 The meme’s eye view44:50 Inclusive fitness48:46 Evolutionary psychology doesn’t provide a moral template53:03 Memes and ethics53:57 Gene-culture co-evolution57:06 Traits vs. the selection processes that produce them58:09 Romantic love and jealousy1:00:39 Why do men hunt?1:04:00 How will humanity develop in the future?1:06:40 Intrasexual competition and mate choices1:15:46 Why women prefer pretty boys1:19:07 Memetic fitness1:20:53 Misconceptions about evolutionary psychology; &amp; when adaptationism goes too far

For Steve’s book, Darwin, God and the Meaning of Life: How Evolutionary Theory Undermines Everything You Thought You Knew (2012) see: <a href="https://www.cambridge.org/core/books/darwin-god-and-the-meaning-of-life/A3055F89051D5F4ADE4AFE9473BF0AAB" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.cambridge.org/core/books/darwin-god-and-the-meaning-of-life/A3055F89051D5F4ADE4AFE9473BF0AAB</a> For Steve’s book, The Ape that Understood the Universe: How the Mind and Culture Evolve (2019) see: <a href="https://www.cambridge.org/core/books/ape-that-understood-the-universe/3448755E3BF801C936343555DA7AECBB" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.cambridge.org/core/books/ape-that-understood-the-universe/3448755E3BF801C936343555DA7AECBB</a> Find out more about Steve here: <a href="https://www.stevestewartwilliams.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.stevestewartwilliams.com/</a> Follow Steve on Twitter @SteveStuWill Further References Richard Dawkins, The Selfish Gene (1976) David Sloan Wilson, This View of Life: Completing the Darwinian Revolution (2019) Erwin Frey, see the survival of the weakest Geoffrey Miller, The Mating Mind: How Sexual Choice Shaped the Evolution of Human Nature (2001) Tim Taylor, The Artificial Ape: How Technology Changed the Course of Human Evolution (2010) Wilhelm von Goethe, The Sorrows of Young Werther (1774) Iona Italia, “A Wrong against Boys: An Impossible Conversation about Circumcision,” in Areo Magazine (2019) Battlestar Galactica remake (TV series, 2004) Timestamps 2:08 The gene’s eye view 7:04 Explaining altruism and strong reciprocity 13:44 Culture as an evolutionary accelerator 15:06 Lactose tolerance 16:12 The survival of the weakest 17:56 Sexual selection as an evolutionary ratchet 23:13 Intelligence and language 24:46 Homosexuality 32:22 Evolution and ethics 33:48 Technology and cumulative culture 38:39 The meme’s eye view 44:50 Inclusive fitness 48:46 Evolutionary psychology doesn’t provide a moral template 53:03 Memes and ethics 53:57 Gene-culture co-evolution 57:06 Traits vs. the selection processes that produce them 58:09 Romantic love and jealousy 1:00:39 Why do men hunt? 1:04:00 How will humanity develop in the future? 1:06:40 Intrasexual competition and mate choices 1:15:46 Why women prefer pretty boys 1:19:07 Memetic fitness 1:20:53 Misconceptions about evolutionary psychology; &amp; when adaptationism goes too far

43 - Steve Stewart Williams - An Astonishing Ape

Eric Kaufmann

Timestamps3:50 Eric argues that people’s feelings about immigration aren’t linked to economic anxiety4:42 Brexit/Trump/populist right support isn’t linked to social class. What does predict this?7:44 Psychological dimensions of conservative attitudes: is it reactionary? Retrograde or just nostalgic?13:21 The Islam factor24:52 Four white majority responses to immigration change: fight, flee, repress &amp; join. 25:24  The fight response25:38 The flee response: white flight from minority neighbourhoods, white self-segregation31:11 The repress response: fear of expressing anti-immigration views; the ethics of anti-racism.35:11 The concealed condition: uncovering anti-immigration views that people are reluctant to admit to.37:34 The join response: friendship, intermarriage, assimilation.38:27 The coming mixed race majority39:30 How important is ancestry to belonging? Civic versus ethnic nationalism. Majority melting pots.46:08 Assimilation49:12 Why there is a danger of a far right resurgence right now50:30 On what basis do you choose which immigrants to allow in?59:45 What steps should we take, going forward? How to combat racism?59:52 Separating racial appearance from membership in an ethnic group1:05:24 Choosing a racial identity, what influences identification as white/non-white?1:11:14 The Social Justice left as a force multiplier for right-wing populismEric’s book, Whiteshift: Population, Immigration and the Future of White Majorities (2019) can be found here: https://www.amazon.com/Whiteshift-Populism-Immigration-Future-Majorities/dp/1468316974For more about Eric’s work: http://www.sneps.net/Follow Eric on Twitter: @epkaufmFurther ReadingJonathan Haidt, “The moral roots of liberals and conservatives,” TED talk, 2008: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vs41JrnGaxcMichael Lind, “The Beige and the Black”https://www.nytimes.com/1998/08/16/magazine/the-beige-and-the-black.htmlRazib Khan, “Why There Will Not Be a Beige Future.”https://areomagazine.com/2018/11/28/why-there-will-not-be-a-beige-future-skin-color-genetics-race-and-racism/For the Hidden Tribes analysis see: https://hiddentribes.us/

Timestamps 3:50 Eric argues that people’s feelings about immigration aren’t linked to economic anxiety 4:42 Brexit/Trump/populist right support isn’t linked to social class. What does predict this? 7:44 Psychological dimensions of conservative attitudes: is it reactionary? Retrograde or just nostalgic? 13:21 The Islam factor 24:52 Four white majority responses to immigration change: fight, flee, repress &amp; join. 25:24 The fight response 25:38 The flee response: white flight from minority neighbourhoods, white self-segregation 31:11 The repress response: fear of expressing anti-immigration views; the ethics of anti-racism. 35:11 The concealed condition: uncovering anti-immigration views that people are reluctant to admit to. 37:34 The join response: friendship, intermarriage, assimilation. 38:27 The coming mixed race majority 39:30 How important is ancestry to belonging? Civic versus ethnic nationalism. Majority melting pots. 46:08 Assimilation 49:12 Why there is a danger of a far right resurgence right now 50:30 On what basis do you choose which immigrants to allow in? 59:45 What steps should we take, going forward? How to combat racism? 59:52 Separating racial appearance from membership in an ethnic group 1:05:24 Choosing a racial identity, what influences identification as white/non-white? 1:11:14 The Social Justice left as a force multiplier for right-wing populism Eric’s book, Whiteshift: Population, Immigration and the Future of White Majorities (2019) can be found here: <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Whiteshift-Populism-Immigration-Future-Majorities/dp/1468316974" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.amazon.com/Whiteshift-Populism-Immigration-Future-Majorities/dp/1468316974</a> For more about Eric’s work: <a href="http://www.sneps.net/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.sneps.net/</a> Follow Eric on Twitter: @epkaufm Further Reading Jonathan Haidt, “The moral roots of liberals and conservatives,” TED talk, 2008: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vs41JrnGaxc" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vs41JrnGaxc</a> Michael Lind, “The Beige and the Black” <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/1998/08/16/magazine/the-beige-and-the-black.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.nytimes.com/1998/08/16/magazine/the-beige-and-the-black.html</a> Razib Khan, “Why There Will Not Be a Beige Future.” <a href="https://areomagazine.com/2018/11/28/why-there-will-not-be-a-beige-future-skin-color-genetics-race-and-racism/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://areomagazine.com/2018/11/28/why-there-will-not-be-a-beige-future-skin-color-genetics-race-and-racism/</a> For the Hidden Tribes analysis see: <a href="https://hiddentribes.us/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://hiddentribes.us/</a>

39 - Eric Kaufmann - Fight, Flee, Repress or Join: Facing the Mixed Race Future

Bradley Campbell

Jason Manning

1:39 From honour culture, through dignity culture, to victimhood culture7:26 When did Bradley and Jason first become aware of the shift in culture9:27 Microaggressions14:30 Standpoint theory and identity politics18:30 How campus culture has changed23:39 The spillover into larger society27:00 Has this brought any positive developments?33:38 Campbell and Manning’s theoretical and philosophical background36:31 Diversity training40:00 Privilege43:25 Spillover into personal relationships50:10 Threats to free speech on campus55:30 Some ways to combat all thisFurther ReferencesEmile Durkheim: https://www.iep.utm.edu/durkheim/Donald Black’s theory of law and social control, reviewed by Bradley:https://www.oxfordbibliographies.com/view/document/obo-9780195396607/obo-9780195396607-0067.xmlFor the free-range parenting, see:http://www.freerangekids.com/And Lenore Skenazy’s Free-Range Kids: Giving Our Children the Freedom We Had Without Going Nuts with Worry (2009)FIRE (Foundation for Individual Rights in Education):https://www.thefire.org/Greg Lukianoff and Jonathan Haidt, The Coddling of the American Mind: How Good Intentions and Bad Ideas Are Setting Up a Generation for Failure (2018): https://www.thecoddling.com/For Haidt and Lukianoff’s original article is here:https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2015/09/the-coddling-of-the-american-mind/399356/I reviewed The Coddling of the American Mind for Areo magazine:https://areomagazine.com/2018/10/26/good-intentions-gone-awry-jonathan-haidt-and-greg-lukianoffs-the-coddling-of-the-american-mind-book-review/And Haidt and Lukianoff have also appeared on this podcast, to discuss the book: https://soundcloud.com/user-761174326/06-jonathan-haidt-and-greg-lukianoff

1:39 From honour culture, through dignity culture, to victimhood culture 7:26 When did Bradley and Jason first become aware of the shift in culture 9:27 Microaggressions 14:30 Standpoint theory and identity politics 18:30 How campus culture has changed 23:39 The spillover into larger society 27:00 Has this brought any positive developments? 33:38 Campbell and Manning’s theoretical and philosophical background 36:31 Diversity training 40:00 Privilege 43:25 Spillover into personal relationships 50:10 Threats to free speech on campus 55:30 Some ways to combat all this Further References Emile Durkheim: <a href="https://www.iep.utm.edu/durkheim/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.iep.utm.edu/durkheim/</a> Donald Black’s theory of law and social control, reviewed by Bradley: <a href="https://www.oxfordbibliographies.com/view/document/obo-9780195396607/obo-9780195396607-0067.xml" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.oxfordbibliographies.com/view/document/obo-9780195396607/obo-9780195396607-0067.xml</a> For the free-range parenting, see: <a href="http://www.freerangekids.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.freerangekids.com/</a> And Lenore Skenazy’s Free-Range Kids: Giving Our Children the Freedom We Had Without Going Nuts with Worry (2009) FIRE (Foundation for Individual Rights in Education): <a href="https://www.thefire.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.thefire.org/</a> Greg Lukianoff and Jonathan Haidt, The Coddling of the American Mind: How Good Intentions and Bad Ideas Are Setting Up a Generation for Failure (2018): <a href="https://www.thecoddling.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.thecoddling.com/</a> For Haidt and Lukianoff’s original article is here: <a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2015/09/the-coddling-of-the-american-mind/399356/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2015/09/the-coddling-of-the-american-mind/399356/</a> I reviewed The Coddling of the American Mind for Areo magazine: <a href="https://areomagazine.com/2018/10/26/good-intentions-gone-awry-jonathan-haidt-and-greg-lukianoffs-the-coddling-of-the-american-mind-book-review/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://areomagazine.com/2018/10/26/good-intentions-gone-awry-jonathan-haidt-and-greg-lukianoffs-the-coddling-of-the-american-mind-book-review/</a> And Haidt and Lukianoff have also appeared on this podcast, to discuss the book: <a href="https://soundcloud.com/user-761174326/06-jonathan-haidt-and-greg-lukianoff" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://soundcloud.com/user-761174326/06-jonathan-haidt-and-greg-lukianoff</a>

04 - Bradley Campbell and Jason Manning - Victimhood Culture

Claire Graham

1:27 Defining intersex—how common is it?; different types8:06 Intersex versus trans12:20 What does it mean to be assigned the “wrong” sex at birth?25:03 Is sex a spectrum?30:33 Hermaphrodites32:33 The condition MRKH and Claire’s own experiences being diagnosed38:20 CAIS (complete androgen insensitivity syndrome); past approaches to intersex people and more recent changes47:10 Claire’s Twitter ban; trans activists and intersex people1:07:40 Some misconceptions about intersex peopleYou can find out more by following Claire here: https://mrkhvoice.com/ Further ReferencesJeffrey Eugenides, Middlesex (2002); Alice Dreger, Galileo's Middle Finger: Heretics, Activists, and One Scholar's Search for Justice (2015)Fact checking the statistics about the incidence of intersex:https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000222zYou can follow intersex activist Emily Quinn on YouTube (highly recommended): https://www.youtube.com/user/EmilordAnd see intersex activist https://www.youtube.com/user/pidgejenAphra Behn, “To the Fair Clorinda” (1688):https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/50479/to-the-fair-clorindaNatalia Wynn (“ContraPoints”) and her facial feminisation surgery: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n9mspMJTNEY

1:27 Defining intersex—how common is it?; different types 8:06 Intersex versus trans 12:20 What does it mean to be assigned the “wrong” sex at birth? 25:03 Is sex a spectrum? 30:33 Hermaphrodites 32:33 The condition MRKH and Claire’s own experiences being diagnosed 38:20 CAIS (complete androgen insensitivity syndrome); past approaches to intersex people and more recent changes 47:10 Claire’s Twitter ban; trans activists and intersex people 1:07:40 Some misconceptions about intersex people You can find out more by following Claire here: <a href="https://mrkhvoice.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://mrkhvoice.com/</a> Further References Jeffrey Eugenides, Middlesex (2002); Alice Dreger, Galileo's Middle Finger: Heretics, Activists, and One Scholar's Search for Justice (2015) Fact checking the statistics about the incidence of intersex: <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000222z" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000222z</a> You can follow intersex activist Emily Quinn on YouTube (highly recommended): <a href="https://www.youtube.com/user/Emilord" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/user/Emilord</a> And see intersex activist <a href="https://www.youtube.com/user/pidgejen" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/user/pidgejen</a> Aphra Behn, “To the Fair Clorinda” (1688): <a href="https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/50479/to-the-fair-clorinda" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/50479/to-the-fair-clorinda</a> Natalia Wynn (“ContraPoints”) and her facial feminisation surgery: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n9mspMJTNEY" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n9mspMJTNEY</a>

36 - Claire Graham - Intersex Issues

Will Storr

7:02 Derren Brown’s book Happy7:50 The positive thinking movement9:18 The concept of the self from the ancient Greeks to Margaret Thatcher22:33 Suicide23:42 Being a Westerner at different points in history from the Medieval monasteries to Silicon Valley25:11 “The Death of a Dreamer”: the story of Austen Heinz36:37 Social perfectionism43:26 Likeability45:51 Self-loathing50:06 Cognitive behavioural therapy, Adlerian psychology &amp; other approaches58:07 Connection versus status 1:03:33 Why do so many of the most loved people hate themselves?1:06:10 Social media, narcissism &amp; depressionRead more of Will Storr's writings here:http://www.willstorr.comFind Will's latest book, Selfie, here: https://www.amazon.com/Selfie-How-West-Became-Self-Obsessed/dp/1447283643Or follow Will on Twitter @wstorr.Other referencesJonathan Gottschall, The Storytelling Animal: How Stories Make Us Human:http://jonathangottschall.com/storytelling-animalDerren Brown, Happy: Why More or Less Everything Is Absolutely Fine:https://www.amazon.co.uk/Happy-More-Less-Everything-Absolutely/dp/0593076192I review this for Areo magazine here:https://areomagazine.com/2019/01/21/in-praise-of-stoicism-derren-browns-happy-book-review/You can find the Cosmopolitan March 2019 article about Jordan Peterson (“Why does every guy you know worship Jordan Peterson”) by searching for the keywords here: https://www.pressreader.com/The Esalen institute: https://www.esalen.org/Will’s article on Austen Heinz: https://quillette.com/2019/01/30/the-death-of-a-dreamer/David Burns website (an introduction to cognitive behavioural therapy, CBT):https://feelinggood.com/Ishiro Kishimi &amp; Fumitake Koga, The Courage to be Disliked:https://www.amazon.com/Courage-Be-Disliked-Phenomenon-Happiness-ebook/dp/B078MDSV8TJonathan Haidt, The Happiness Hypothesis:https://www.amazon.com/Happiness-Hypothesis-Finding-Modern-Ancient/dp/0465028020Jonathan Haidt and Greg Lukianoff, The Coddling of the American Mind:https://www.thecoddling.com/(I review this for Areo here: https://areomagazine.com/2018/10/26/good-intentions-gone-awry-jonathan-haidt-and-greg-lukianoffs-the-coddling-of-the-american-mind-book-review/).The ripple effect: http://humanityhealing.org/who-we-are/the-ripple-effect/For more on Mary Orben &amp; her work on social media:http://www.ox.ac.uk/news-and-events/find-an-expert/amy-orbenJean Twenge: iGen: Why Today’s Super-Connected Kids Are Growing Up Less Rebellious, More Tolerant, Less Happy and Completely Unprepared for Adulthood: https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/iGen/Jean-M-Twenge/9781501152016

7:02 Derren Brown’s book Happy 7:50 The positive thinking movement 9:18 The concept of the self from the ancient Greeks to Margaret Thatcher 22:33 Suicide 23:42 Being a Westerner at different points in history from the Medieval monasteries to Silicon Valley 25:11 “The Death of a Dreamer”: the story of Austen Heinz 36:37 Social perfectionism 43:26 Likeability 45:51 Self-loathing 50:06 Cognitive behavioural therapy, Adlerian psychology &amp; other approaches 58:07 Connection versus status 1:03:33 Why do so many of the most loved people hate themselves? 1:06:10 Social media, narcissism &amp; depression Read more of Will Storr's writings here: <a href="http://www.willstorr.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.willstorr.com</a> Find Will's latest book, Selfie, here: <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Selfie-How-West-Became-Self-Obsessed/dp/1447283643" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.amazon.com/Selfie-How-West-Became-Self-Obsessed/dp/1447283643</a> Or follow Will on Twitter @wstorr. Other references Jonathan Gottschall, The Storytelling Animal: How Stories Make Us Human: <a href="http://jonathangottschall.com/storytelling-animal" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://jonathangottschall.com/storytelling-animal</a> Derren Brown, Happy: Why More or Less Everything Is Absolutely Fine: <a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/Happy-More-Less-Everything-Absolutely/dp/0593076192" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.amazon.co.uk/Happy-More-Less-Everything-Absolutely/dp/0593076192</a> I review this for Areo magazine here: <a href="https://areomagazine.com/2019/01/21/in-praise-of-stoicism-derren-browns-happy-book-review/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://areomagazine.com/2019/01/21/in-praise-of-stoicism-derren-browns-happy-book-review/</a> You can find the Cosmopolitan March 2019 article about Jordan Peterson (“Why does every guy you know worship Jordan Peterson”) by searching for the keywords here: <a href="https://www.pressreader.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.pressreader.com/</a> The Esalen institute: <a href="https://www.esalen.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.esalen.org/</a> Will’s article on Austen Heinz: <a href="https://quillette.com/2019/01/30/the-death-of-a-dreamer/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://quillette.com/2019/01/30/the-death-of-a-dreamer/</a> David Burns website (an introduction to cognitive behavioural therapy, CBT): <a href="https://feelinggood.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://feelinggood.com/</a> Ishiro Kishimi &amp; Fumitake Koga, The Courage to be Disliked: <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Courage-Be-Disliked-Phenomenon-Happiness-ebook/dp/B078MDSV8T" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.amazon.com/Courage-Be-Disliked-Phenomenon-Happiness-ebook/dp/B078MDSV8T</a> Jonathan Haidt, The Happiness Hypothesis: <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Happiness-Hypothesis-Finding-Modern-Ancient/dp/0465028020" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.amazon.com/Happiness-Hypothesis-Finding-Modern-Ancient/dp/0465028020</a> Jonathan Haidt and Greg Lukianoff, The Coddling of the American Mind: <a href="https://www.thecoddling.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.thecoddling.com/</a> (I review this for Areo here: <a href="https://areomagazine.com/2018/10/26/good-intentions-gone-awry-jonathan-haidt-and-greg-lukianoffs-the-coddling-of-the-american-mind-book-review/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://areomagazine.com/2018/10/26/good-intentions-gone-awry-jonathan-haidt-and-greg-lukianoffs-the-coddling-of-the-american-mind-book-review/</a>). The ripple effect: <a href="http://humanityhealing.org/who-we-are/the-ripple-effect/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://humanityhealing.org/who-we-are/the-ripple-effect/</a> For more on Mary Orben &amp; her work on social media: <a href="http://www.ox.ac.uk/news-and-events/find-an-expert/amy-orben" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.ox.ac.uk/news-and-events/find-an-expert/amy-orben</a> Jean Twenge: iGen: Why Today’s Super-Connected Kids Are Growing Up Less Rebellious, More Tolerant, Less Happy and Completely Unprepared for Adulthood: <a href="https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/iGen/Jean-M-Twenge/9781501152016" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/iGen/Jean-M-Twenge/9781501152016</a>

17 - Will Storr - The Cult of Self-Esteem

Matt McManus

Ben Shapiro

2:24 How Matt became interested in the history of conservative thought4:00 What characterises a classic conservative tradition4:27 Facts do care about your feelings: the conservative tradition and the role of emotion8:46 How living in postmodernity affects conservative thought17:35 Changes in conservative thought resulting from greater globalisation and economic insecurity17:40 Conservative identity politics24:40 Conservative thought and the question of meaning27:04 The right’s posturing versus the left’s sincerity32:32 The right’s pessimism, the left’s optimism36:24 Trump38:18 Conservative family values and the decline in the welfare state40:51 The far right &amp; left-wing economic politics46:56 Neoliberalism49:31 Defeating the rightMatt McManus is the author of Immorality and the Immortal Conservative (2016) and of the forthcoming books Making Human Dignity Central to International Human Rights Law; Essays on our Hugely Tremendous Times and The Rise and Emergence of the Post-Modern Conservatism: Neoliberalism, Post-Modern Culture, and Right-Wing Populism.His many essays for Areo can be found here:https://areomagazine.com/author/mattmcmanus303/You can also follow Matt on Twitter: @MattPolProfOther references:Edmund Burke, A Philosophical Enquiry into the Origin of our Ideas of the Sublime and Beautiful (1757) and Reflections on the Revolution in France (1790)Stephen Harper, Right Here, Right Now: Politics and Leadership in the Age of Disruption (2018)Ben Shapiro, How to Debate Leftists and Destroy Them: 11 Rules for Winning the Argument (2014)Ben Burgis, Give them an Argument: Logic for the Left (forthcoming, 31 May, 2019)

2:24 How Matt became interested in the history of conservative thought 4:00 What characterises a classic conservative tradition 4:27 Facts do care about your feelings: the conservative tradition and the role of emotion 8:46 How living in postmodernity affects conservative thought 17:35 Changes in conservative thought resulting from greater globalisation and economic insecurity 17:40 Conservative identity politics 24:40 Conservative thought and the question of meaning 27:04 The right’s posturing versus the left’s sincerity 32:32 The right’s pessimism, the left’s optimism 36:24 Trump 38:18 Conservative family values and the decline in the welfare state 40:51 The far right &amp; left-wing economic politics 46:56 Neoliberalism 49:31 Defeating the right Matt McManus is the author of Immorality and the Immortal Conservative (2016) and of the forthcoming books Making Human Dignity Central to International Human Rights Law; Essays on our Hugely Tremendous Times and The Rise and Emergence of the Post-Modern Conservatism: Neoliberalism, Post-Modern Culture, and Right-Wing Populism. His many essays for Areo can be found here: <a href="https://areomagazine.com/author/mattmcmanus303/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://areomagazine.com/author/mattmcmanus303/</a> You can also follow Matt on Twitter: @MattPolProf Other references: Edmund Burke, A Philosophical Enquiry into the Origin of our Ideas of the Sublime and Beautiful (1757) and Reflections on the Revolution in France (1790) Stephen Harper, Right Here, Right Now: Politics and Leadership in the Age of Disruption (2018) Ben Shapiro, How to Debate Leftists and Destroy Them: 11 Rules for Winning the Argument (2014) Ben Burgis, Give them an Argument: Logic for the Left (forthcoming, 31 May, 2019)

26 - Matt McManus - Conservatism from Burke to Ben Shapiro

Andy Curran

3:38 What attracted Andy to Diderot?7:09 Diderot’s radical questioning of political and sexual norms: homosexuality; masturbation; incest fantasies20:55 “My thoughts are my sluts”—intellectual libertinage25:44 Diderot’s relationships with women28:00 Diderot as a playwright30:24 Religious sexual fantasies31:00 The Literary Correspondence31:50 Diderot on painting and on acting39:15 Samuel Richardson and the new focus on humble people41:32 La Religieuse (The Nun)45:12 Diderot on slavery51:08 Diderot’s letters56:18 Diderot on free will, materialism, atheism1:00:18 The Encyclopédie 1:18:05 Diderot’s politics1:22:05 His unfettered joy in lifeAndy’s books: Diderot and the Art of Thinking Freely (2019); Anatomy of Blackness: Science and Slavery in an Age of Enlightenment (2011, 2013) and Sublime Disorder, Physical Monstrosity in Diderot's Universe (2001) can all be found on Amazon. Follow his author page here:https://www.amazon.com/Andrew-S-Curran/e/B004FOWWD0/You can find out more about Andy here:https://www.andrewscurran.com/And here:https://www.wesleyan.edu/academics/faculty/acurran/profile.htmlFollow Andy on Twitter @AndrewSCurran

3:38 What attracted Andy to Diderot? 7:09 Diderot’s radical questioning of political and sexual norms: homosexuality; masturbation; incest fantasies 20:55 “My thoughts are my sluts”—intellectual libertinage 25:44 Diderot’s relationships with women 28:00 Diderot as a playwright 30:24 Religious sexual fantasies 31:00 The Literary Correspondence 31:50 Diderot on painting and on acting 39:15 Samuel Richardson and the new focus on humble people 41:32 La Religieuse (The Nun) 45:12 Diderot on slavery 51:08 Diderot’s letters 56:18 Diderot on free will, materialism, atheism 1:00:18 The Encyclopédie 1:18:05 Diderot’s politics 1:22:05 His unfettered joy in life Andy’s books: Diderot and the Art of Thinking Freely (2019); Anatomy of Blackness: Science and Slavery in an Age of Enlightenment (2011, 2013) and Sublime Disorder, Physical Monstrosity in Diderot's Universe (2001) can all be found on Amazon. Follow his author page here: <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Andrew-S-Curran/e/B004FOWWD0/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.amazon.com/Andrew-S-Curran/e/B004FOWWD0/</a> You can find out more about Andy here: <a href="https://www.andrewscurran.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.andrewscurran.com/</a> And here: <a href="https://www.wesleyan.edu/academics/faculty/acurran/profile.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.wesleyan.edu/academics/faculty/acurran/profile.html</a> Follow Andy on Twitter @AndrewSCurran

42 - Andy Curran - Diderot, Intellectual Libertine

Melissa Chen

4:06 Melissa’s Methodist upbringing in Singapore8:49 Press censorship in Singapore; Singapore society in general14:30 Why Melissa decided to come and study in the US; her studies in genetics (transcriptomics)21:50 Her meeting with Faisal al Mutar24:10 Their secular humanists Facebook page27:55 On the right way to make tea35:00 Melissa’s early work with Faisal36:30 Ideas Beyond Borders49:45 Literacy in the MENA region51:55 Bringing a new Enlightenment to the Arab world1:06:30 The books that most influenced usFind out more about Ideas Beyond Borders here: https://www.ideasbeyondborders.org/; Follow Melissa on Twitter @MsMelChenOther ReferencesS. Frederick Starr, Lost EnlightenmentCentral Asia's Golden Age from the Arab Conquest to Tamerlane (2015)Steven Pinker, Enlightenment Now: The Case for Reason, Science, Humanism, and Progress (2018)Sam Harris, Lying (2011); The Moral Landscape: How Science Can Determine Human Values (2010)Deeyah Khan, documentary filmmaker: http://deeyah.com/Richard Dawkins, The God Delusion (2006) David Deutsch, The Beginning of Infinity: Explanations that Transform the World (2011)“Donald Trump” [Tony Schwartz] The Art of the Deal (1987)George Eliot, Middlemarch: A Study of Provincial Life (1871–2)Annika Harris, I Wonder (2013)Richard Dawkins, The Selfish Gene (1976)John Rawls, The Theory of Justice (1971) Derren Brown, Happy: Why More or Less Everything is Absolutely Fine (2016)My review of Happy for Areo: https://areomagazine.com/2019/01/21/in-praise-of-stoicism-derren-browns-happy-book-reviewLetterFind out more about our new partners, Letter: https://letter.wikiI’ve written about it here: https://areomagazine.com/2019/07/12/lets-change-the-nature-of-public-debate-an-introduction-to-letter/And I’ve written about one of our letter exchanges here:https://areomagazine.com/2019/07/10/human-cultural-evolution-a-letter-exchange/

4:06 Melissa’s Methodist upbringing in Singapore 8:49 Press censorship in Singapore; Singapore society in general 14:30 Why Melissa decided to come and study in the US; her studies in genetics (transcriptomics) 21:50 Her meeting with Faisal al Mutar 24:10 Their secular humanists Facebook page 27:55 On the right way to make tea 35:00 Melissa’s early work with Faisal 36:30 Ideas Beyond Borders 49:45 Literacy in the MENA region 51:55 Bringing a new Enlightenment to the Arab world 1:06:30 The books that most influenced us Find out more about Ideas Beyond Borders here: <a href="https://www.ideasbeyondborders.org/;" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.ideasbeyondborders.org/;</a> Follow Melissa on Twitter @MsMelChen Other References S. Frederick Starr, Lost EnlightenmentCentral Asia's Golden Age from the Arab Conquest to Tamerlane (2015) Steven Pinker, Enlightenment Now: The Case for Reason, Science, Humanism, and Progress (2018) Sam Harris, Lying (2011); The Moral Landscape: How Science Can Determine Human Values (2010) Deeyah Khan, documentary filmmaker: <a href="http://deeyah.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://deeyah.com/</a> Richard Dawkins, The God Delusion (2006) David Deutsch, The Beginning of Infinity: Explanations that Transform the World (2011) “Donald Trump” [Tony Schwartz] The Art of the Deal (1987) George Eliot, Middlemarch: A Study of Provincial Life (1871–2) Annika Harris, I Wonder (2013) Richard Dawkins, The Selfish Gene (1976) John Rawls, The Theory of Justice (1971) Derren Brown, Happy: Why More or Less Everything is Absolutely Fine (2016) My review of Happy for Areo: <a href="https://areomagazine.com/2019/01/21/in-praise-of-stoicism-derren-browns-happy-book-review" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://areomagazine.com/2019/01/21/in-praise-of-stoicism-derren-browns-happy-book-review</a> Letter Find out more about our new partners, Letter: https://letter.wiki I’ve written about it here: <a href="https://areomagazine.com/2019/07/12/lets-change-the-nature-of-public-debate-an-introduction-to-letter/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://areomagazine.com/2019/07/12/lets-change-the-nature-of-public-debate-an-introduction-to-letter/</a> And I’ve written about one of our letter exchanges here: <a href="https://areomagazine.com/2019/07/10/human-cultural-evolution-a-letter-exchange/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://areomagazine.com/2019/07/10/human-cultural-evolution-a-letter-exchange/</a>

33 - Melissa Chen - Toward a New Arab Enlightenment

Jon Rosen

Ben Burgis

6:38 Defining terms: compatibilism, semi-compatibilism, determinism, libertarianism46:50 Moral responsibility1:02:30 Reasons responsiveness1:20:07 Sociopathy and the amydala1:24:30 The sorites paradox (the paradox of the heap)1:36:15 What does it mean to have control? 1:52:05 Rights forfeiture theory, criminal punishment and free will2:29:30 How did the three of us arrive at our respective positions?For the original discussion on Letter, see:https://letter.wiki/conversation/54.For my article on the discussion see:https://areomagazine.com/2019/07/28/on-free-will-a-letter-exchangeFor Ben Burgis’ responses, see: https://areomagazine.com/2019/08/02/free-will-and-sam-harris-puppet-analogy-a-reply-to-iona-italia/And https://areomagazine.com/2019/10/08/free-will-the-libet-experiments-and-the-war-on-terror/Join Jon Rosen’s discussion group on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1750878868488774/Follow Ben Burgis on Twitter @BenBurgisFollow Jon Rosen on Twitter @rosenbaierAdditional ReferencesFor Frankfurt cases: https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/compatibilism/Gagandeep Singh: https://www.hindustantimes.com/dehradun/i-was-just-doing-my-duty-says-cop-who-saved-muslim-youth-s-life/story-CB1NP0uP1vz34NsV12bjGK.htmlPereboom’s four case argument:https://philosophicaldisquisitions.blogspot.com/2015/01/perebooms-four-case-argument-against.htmlFor more on John Martin Fischer:http://www.informationphilosopher.com/solutions/philosophers/fischer/David Lewis, “The Paradox of Time Travel”:https://www.csus.edu/indiv/m/merlinos/paradoxes%20of%20time%20travel.pdfRyan Lake, “No Fate But What We Make: A Defence of the Compatibility of Freedom and Causal Determinism”:https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/3457/849101f0502d9ad148c0e41eddef4c50fa84.pdfUrsula K. Le Guin, “The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas” (1973)Sam Harris, “In Defence of Profiling”: https://samharris.org/in-defense-of-profiling/Euripides, Iphigenia in Aulis (approx. 405 BCE)

6:38 Defining terms: compatibilism, semi-compatibilism, determinism, libertarianism 46:50 Moral responsibility 1:02:30 Reasons responsiveness 1:20:07 Sociopathy and the amydala 1:24:30 The sorites paradox (the paradox of the heap) 1:36:15 What does it mean to have control? 1:52:05 Rights forfeiture theory, criminal punishment and free will 2:29:30 How did the three of us arrive at our respective positions? For the original discussion on Letter, see: https://letter.wiki/conversation/54. For my article on the discussion see: <a href="https://areomagazine.com/2019/07/28/on-free-will-a-letter-exchange" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://areomagazine.com/2019/07/28/on-free-will-a-letter-exchange</a> For Ben Burgis’ responses, see: <a href="https://areomagazine.com/2019/08/02/free-will-and-sam-harris-puppet-analogy-a-reply-to-iona-italia/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://areomagazine.com/2019/08/02/free-will-and-sam-harris-puppet-analogy-a-reply-to-iona-italia/</a> And <a href="https://areomagazine.com/2019/10/08/free-will-the-libet-experiments-and-the-war-on-terror/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://areomagazine.com/2019/10/08/free-will-the-libet-experiments-and-the-war-on-terror/</a> Join Jon Rosen’s discussion group on Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/1750878868488774/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/groups/1750878868488774/</a> Follow Ben Burgis on Twitter @BenBurgis Follow Jon Rosen on Twitter @rosenbaier Additional References For Frankfurt cases: <a href="https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/compatibilism/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/compatibilism/</a> Gagandeep Singh: <a href="https://www.hindustantimes.com/dehradun/i-was-just-doing-my-duty-says-cop-who-saved-muslim-youth-s-life/story-CB1NP0uP1vz34NsV12bjGK.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.hindustantimes.com/dehradun/i-was-just-doing-my-duty-says-cop-who-saved-muslim-youth-s-life/story-CB1NP0uP1vz34NsV12bjGK.html</a> Pereboom’s four case argument: <a href="https://philosophicaldisquisitions.blogspot.com/2015/01/perebooms-four-case-argument-against.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://philosophicaldisquisitions.blogspot.com/2015/01/perebooms-four-case-argument-against.html</a> For more on John Martin Fischer: <a href="http://www.informationphilosopher.com/solutions/philosophers/fischer/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.informationphilosopher.com/solutions/philosophers/fischer/</a> David Lewis, “The Paradox of Time Travel”: <a href="https://www.csus.edu/indiv/m/merlinos/paradoxes%20of%20time%20travel.pdf" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.csus.edu/indiv/m/merlinos/paradoxes%20of%20time%20travel.pdf</a> Ryan Lake, “No Fate But What We Make: A Defence of the Compatibility of Freedom and Causal Determinism”: <a href="https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/3457/849101f0502d9ad148c0e41eddef4c50fa84.pdf" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/3457/849101f0502d9ad148c0e41eddef4c50fa84.pdf</a> Ursula K. Le Guin, “The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas” (1973) Sam Harris, “In Defence of Profiling”: <a href="https://samharris.org/in-defense-of-profiling/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://samharris.org/in-defense-of-profiling/</a> Euripides, Iphigenia in Aulis (approx. 405 BCE)

41 - Jon Rosen and Ben Burgis - Free Will and Moral Responsibility

Armin Navabi

Timestamps:3:45 Armin’s upbringing in Iran 9:05 Armin’s fear of hell and how it drove him to attempt suicide18:29 How seriously do people generally take religion?21:32 Sex and religion23:33 The true costs of religion25:42 Armin loses his faith28:27 Opposition to theocracy in Iran32:03 Iranian ethnonationalists; Zoroastrianism52:33 The MEK56:12 The monarchists01:02:03 Secular democrats01:02:49 Ethnic minority groups in Iran01:04:03 People with economic grievances01:04:50 Conflicts between the various groups01:07:01 Opposition to foreign intervention1:11:57 Paranoia and conspiracy theories1:23:08 Grass roots opposition to Islamic extremism and theocracy1:37:44 How can we support atheists and secularists within IranArmin Navabi is the founder of http://www.atheistrepublic.com/ and the co-host of the podcast “Secular Jihadists” (with Ali Rizvi, see episode 8 of this podcast). You can find them here:https://secularjihadists.libsyn.com/ and here:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmR6dMMdVE9lhsRAOn56K3A. Armin is the author of Why There Is No God: Simple Responses to 20 Common Arguments for the Existence of God (2014). Follow Armin on Twitter @ArminNavabi or on Facebook: Armin.Navabi.To learn more about the secularist campaign in Iran, follow the social media hashtags #MyStealthyFreedom #WhiteWednesdays and #MyCameraIsMyWeapon and read Masih Alinejad’s book The Wind in my Hair: My Fight for Freedom in Modern Iran (2018).

Timestamps: 3:45 Armin’s upbringing in Iran 9:05 Armin’s fear of hell and how it drove him to attempt suicide 18:29 How seriously do people generally take religion? 21:32 Sex and religion 23:33 The true costs of religion 25:42 Armin loses his faith 28:27 Opposition to theocracy in Iran 32:03 Iranian ethnonationalists; Zoroastrianism 52:33 The MEK 56:12 The monarchists 01:02:03 Secular democrats 01:02:49 Ethnic minority groups in Iran 01:04:03 People with economic grievances 01:04:50 Conflicts between the various groups 01:07:01 Opposition to foreign intervention 1:11:57 Paranoia and conspiracy theories 1:23:08 Grass roots opposition to Islamic extremism and theocracy 1:37:44 How can we support atheists and secularists within Iran Armin Navabi is the founder of <a href="http://www.atheistrepublic.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.atheistrepublic.com/</a> and the co-host of the podcast “Secular Jihadists” (with Ali Rizvi, see episode 8 of this podcast). You can find them here: <a href="https://secularjihadists.libsyn.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://secularjihadists.libsyn.com/</a> and here: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmR6dMMdVE9lhsRAOn56K3A" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmR6dMMdVE9lhsRAOn56K3A</a>. Armin is the author of Why There Is No God: Simple Responses to 20 Common Arguments for the Existence of God (2014). Follow Armin on Twitter @ArminNavabi or on Facebook: Armin.Navabi. To learn more about the secularist campaign in Iran, follow the social media hashtags #MyStealthyFreedom #WhiteWednesdays and #MyCameraIsMyWeapon and read Masih Alinejad’s book The Wind in my Hair: My Fight for Freedom in Modern Iran (2018).

28 - Armin Navabi - The Battle for Iran

Jeffrey Sachs

2:12 Is the free speech crisis on campus over?4:34 What is deplatforming?11:06 Should there be a right to debate?22:07 Have things really got better over the past year and if so why?25:47 The polarisation of US politics following Trump’s election31:42 Inflammatory speakers, trolling &amp; outrage culture32:27 Victimhood culture55:24 Microaggressions1:07:32 Over- and underestimating racism1:09:18 The Covington Catholic affair1:24:34 Identity politics1:29:42 The gay rights movement1:35:15 Equality of opportunity versus equality of outcome1:52:48 Have there been changes in the atmosphere on campus over the past five years?You can follow Jeffrey on Twitter @JeffreyASachs. His recent articles on campus culture and free speech can be found here: https://niskanencenter.org/blog/the-campus-free-speech-crisis-ended-last-year/ here:https://niskanencenter.org/blog/there-is-no-campus-free-speech-crisis-a-close-look-at-the-evidence/and here: https://heterodoxacademy.org/viewpoint-diversity-community-partisanship/Other references: Victor Frankl, Man’s Search for Meaning (1946)René Girard, Violence and the Sacred (1972) Glenn Loury and Sam Harris in conversation about police violence against African-Americans: https://samharris.org/racism-and-violence-in-america/

2:12 Is the free speech crisis on campus over? 4:34 What is deplatforming? 11:06 Should there be a right to debate? 22:07 Have things really got better over the past year and if so why? 25:47 The polarisation of US politics following Trump’s election 31:42 Inflammatory speakers, trolling &amp; outrage culture 32:27 Victimhood culture 55:24 Microaggressions 1:07:32 Over- and underestimating racism 1:09:18 The Covington Catholic affair 1:24:34 Identity politics 1:29:42 The gay rights movement 1:35:15 Equality of opportunity versus equality of outcome 1:52:48 Have there been changes in the atmosphere on campus over the past five years? You can follow Jeffrey on Twitter @JeffreyASachs. His recent articles on campus culture and free speech can be found here: <a href="https://niskanencenter.org/blog/the-campus-free-speech-crisis-ended-last-year/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://niskanencenter.org/blog/the-campus-free-speech-crisis-ended-last-year/</a> here: <a href="https://niskanencenter.org/blog/there-is-no-campus-free-speech-crisis-a-close-look-at-the-evidence/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://niskanencenter.org/blog/there-is-no-campus-free-speech-crisis-a-close-look-at-the-evidence/</a> and here: <a href="https://heterodoxacademy.org/viewpoint-diversity-community-partisanship/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://heterodoxacademy.org/viewpoint-diversity-community-partisanship/</a> Other references: Victor Frankl, Man’s Search for Meaning (1946) René Girard, Violence and the Sacred (1972) Glenn Loury and Sam Harris in conversation about police violence against African-Americans: <a href="https://samharris.org/racism-and-violence-in-america/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://samharris.org/racism-and-violence-in-america/</a>

16 - Jeffrey Sachs - Free Speech and the Social Justice Left

Salil Tripathi

For a comprehensive guide to Salil’s work, see:http://www.saliltripathi.com/Welcome.htmlSalil’s articles for Mint: https://www.livemint.com/topic/salil-tripathiSalil’s article for Caravan: https://caravanmagazine.in/author/93Salil’s books can be found here: The Colonel Who Would Not Repent: The Bangladesh War and Its Unquiet Legacy (2016):https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0300218184/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_hsch_vapi_taft_p1_i0Detours: Songs of the Open Road (2015):https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01A59F3J8/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_hsch_vapi_taft_p1_i1Offence: The Hindu Case (2009):https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1906497389/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_hsch_vapi_taft_p1_i2You can follow Salil @saliltripathi on Twitter. Further ReferencesLetter: https://letter.wiki/conversationsThe Impossible Conversations competition:https://www.impossibleconversations.info/The conversation on Antifa and political violence:https://letter.wiki/conversation/59My accounts of letter exchanges in Areo can be found here:https://areomagazine.com/author/terpsichoral/Roger Cohen’s article on Kashmir:https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/22/opinion/trump-modi-houston.htmlIsaac Chotiner’s interview with Roger Cohen:https://www.newyorker.com/news/q-and-a/the-times-columnist-roger-cohen-on-the-future-of-indiaSalil’s article on the Indian media’s behaviour during conflicts with Pakistan: https://caravanmagazine.in/media/question-journalists-support-for-armed-forcesModi’s article on Gandhi:https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/02/opinion/modi-mahatma-gandhi.htmlThe Indian Penal Code:https://indiacode.nic.in/handle/123456789/2263?view_type=browse&amp;sam_handle=123456789/1362Salil Tripathi on M.F. Husain:https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052702303714704576383173779641758M.F. Husain’s work: https://www.wikiart.org/en/m-f-husainSalil on the Modi myth: https://caravanmagazine.in/vantage/minds-modi-mythMeera Sanyal on demonitisation: https://www.amazon.in/Big-Reverse-Demonetization-Knocked-India/dp/9353023947Salil’s obituary of Meera Sanyal:https://www.livemint.com/opinion/columns/opinion-lessons-from-an-old-friend-that-india-s-public-life-should-imbibe-1548259689773.htmlSalil on whataboutery:https://www.livemint.com/Opinion/5nErFTVfxk0UPN2WT9QpAI/The-role-of-a-writer.htmlRabindranath Tagore’s poem on Indian freedom:https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/45668/gitanjali-35Jon Lee Anderson: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jon_Lee_AndersonJohn Pilger on Cambodia: http://johnpilger.com/videos/year-zero-the-silent-death-of-cambodiaVajpayee’s speech calling for the destruction of Babri Masjid:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W_Nvqqx5_PoMilan Kundera, The Book of Laughter and Forgetting (1980)Timestamps3:25 Letter and the Impossible Conversations competition8:45 The portrayal of India in the domestic and international media, esp regarding the situation in Kashmir14:40 Indian media’s behaviour during conflicts with Pakistan19:00 Recent coverage of India in the foreign press23:50 Lynchings and the Modi government27:40  Trump versus Modi32:33 Free speech and the Indian penal code37:00 The Modi myth 43:00 The injustices of Indian bureacracy46:12 Indian whataboutery51:32 What inspired Salil to become a journalist 53:10 Salil’s journalistic icons54:30 The biggest challenges facing journalists today1:06:42 Salil’s predictions for the future of journalism in India

For a comprehensive guide to Salil’s work, see: <a href="http://www.saliltripathi.com/Welcome.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.saliltripathi.com/Welcome.html</a> Salil’s articles for Mint: <a href="https://www.livemint.com/topic/salil-tripathi" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.livemint.com/topic/salil-tripathi</a> Salil’s article for Caravan: <a href="https://caravanmagazine.in/author/93" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://caravanmagazine.in/author/93</a> Salil’s books can be found here: The Colonel Who Would Not Repent: The Bangladesh War and Its Unquiet Legacy (2016): <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0300218184/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_hsch_vapi_taft_p1_i0" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0300218184/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_hsch_vapi_taft_p1_i0</a> Detours: Songs of the Open Road (2015): <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01A59F3J8/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_hsch_vapi_taft_p1_i1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01A59F3J8/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_hsch_vapi_taft_p1_i1</a> Offence: The Hindu Case (2009): <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1906497389/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_hsch_vapi_taft_p1_i2" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1906497389/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_hsch_vapi_taft_p1_i2</a> You can follow Salil @saliltripathi on Twitter. Further References Letter: https://letter.wiki/conversations The Impossible Conversations competition: <a href="https://www.impossibleconversations.info/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.impossibleconversations.info/</a> The conversation on Antifa and political violence: https://letter.wiki/conversation/59 My accounts of letter exchanges in Areo can be found here: <a href="https://areomagazine.com/author/terpsichoral/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://areomagazine.com/author/terpsichoral/</a> Roger Cohen’s article on Kashmir: <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/22/opinion/trump-modi-houston.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/22/opinion/trump-modi-houston.html</a> Isaac Chotiner’s interview with Roger Cohen: <a href="https://www.newyorker.com/news/q-and-a/the-times-columnist-roger-cohen-on-the-future-of-india" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.newyorker.com/news/q-and-a/the-times-columnist-roger-cohen-on-the-future-of-india</a> Salil’s article on the Indian media’s behaviour during conflicts with Pakistan: <a href="https://caravanmagazine.in/media/question-journalists-support-for-armed-forces" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://caravanmagazine.in/media/question-journalists-support-for-armed-forces</a> Modi’s article on Gandhi: <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/02/opinion/modi-mahatma-gandhi.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/02/opinion/modi-mahatma-gandhi.html</a> The Indian Penal Code: <a href="https://indiacode.nic.in/handle/123456789/2263?view_type=browse&amp;sam_handle=123456789/1362" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://indiacode.nic.in/handle/123456789/2263?view_type=browse&amp;sam_handle=123456789/1362</a> Salil Tripathi on M.F. Husain: <a href="https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052702303714704576383173779641758" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052702303714704576383173779641758</a> M.F. Husain’s work: <a href="https://www.wikiart.org/en/m-f-husain" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.wikiart.org/en/m-f-husain</a> Salil on the Modi myth: <a href="https://caravanmagazine.in/vantage/minds-modi-myth" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://caravanmagazine.in/vantage/minds-modi-myth</a> Meera Sanyal on demonitisation: <a href="https://www.amazon.in/Big-Reverse-Demonetization-Knocked-India/dp/9353023947" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.amazon.in/Big-Reverse-Demonetization-Knocked-India/dp/9353023947</a> Salil’s obituary of Meera Sanyal: <a href="https://www.livemint.com/opinion/columns/opinion-lessons-from-an-old-friend-that-india-s-public-life-should-imbibe-1548259689773.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.livemint.com/opinion/columns/opinion-lessons-from-an-old-friend-that-india-s-public-life-should-imbibe-1548259689773.html</a> Salil on whataboutery: <a href="https://www.livemint.com/Opinion/5nErFTVfxk0UPN2WT9QpAI/The-role-of-a-writer.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.livemint.com/Opinion/5nErFTVfxk0UPN2WT9QpAI/The-role-of-a-writer.html</a> Rabindranath Tagore’s poem on Indian freedom: <a href="https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/45668/gitanjali-35" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/45668/gitanjali-35</a> Jon Lee Anderson: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jon_Lee_Anderson" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jon_Lee_Anderson</a> John Pilger on Cambodia: <a href="http://johnpilger.com/videos/year-zero-the-silent-death-of-cambodia" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://johnpilger.com/videos/year-zero-the-silent-death-of-cambodia</a> Vajpayee’s speech calling for the destruction of Babri Masjid: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W_Nvqqx5_Po" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W_Nvqqx5_Po</a> Milan Kundera, The Book of Laughter and Forgetting (1980) Timestamps 3:25 Letter and the Impossible Conversations competition 8:45 The portrayal of India in the domestic and international media, esp regarding the situation in Kashmir 14:40 Indian media’s behaviour during conflicts with Pakistan 19:00 Recent coverage of India in the foreign press 23:50 Lynchings and the Modi government 27:40 Trump versus Modi 32:33 Free speech and the Indian penal code 37:00 The Modi myth 43:00 The injustices of Indian bureacracy 46:12 Indian whataboutery 51:32 What inspired Salil to become a journalist 53:10 Salil’s journalistic icons 54:30 The biggest challenges facing journalists today 1:06:42 Salil’s predictions for the future of journalism in India

44 - Salil Tripathi - Journalistic Integrity

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