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October 15 · 22 min
Navi Pillay’s Nobel: A Threat to Genocide Law
Navi Pillay’s Nobel Peace Prize rewards a UN inquiry that accused Israel of genocide on thin evidence, and a bid to lower the legal bar for genocidal intent. By Normal J.W. Goda Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
October 12 · 13 min
Why the Catholic Church Is AI Doom’s Most Formidable Foe
Claire Lehmann argues that Anthropic’s approach to AI reflects an ideological movement shaped by effective altruism, whose adherents see themselves as saving humanity from existential catastrophe. Drawing parallels with historical apocalyptic religious movements, she warns that the conviction of possessing a unique moral mission can lead AI developers to neglect present-day human welfare and justify dangerous decisions in the name of humanity’s future. Originally published in The Dispatch: https://thedispatch.com/article/catholic-church-artificial-intelligence-millenarian/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
October 9 · 11 min
Archbishop of Canterbury Award Row and Interfaith Naivety
The Archbishop of Canterbury's award to a cleric who praised bin Laden was no one-off. Hardeep Singh on the Church of England's naive interfaith politics. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
September 30 · 17 min
Last Ditch Bar's Mask Row Is Nothing New
The Last Ditch bar mask row is nothing new. Julie Bindel recalls 1980s lesbian feminism, when disability and illness became badges of authenticity and status. https://quillette.com/2026/09/28/lesbian-fragility-then-and-now/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
September 10 · 25 min
Billy Bunter and the Feud George Orwell Lost
George Orwell attacked the Billy Bunter stories as snobbish propaganda. Their creator, Frank Richards, wrote back and won one of the few fights Orwell lost. Written by David Cohen, read by William Lang. https://quillette.com/2026/08/08/billy-bunter-and-the-man-from-animal-farm-charles-hamilton-george-orwell/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
August 19 · 14 min
What an Eighth Grader Taught Me About Status
Bio-cultural anthropologist, Robert Lynch, shares how an eighth grader's prank on a 510-million-year-old fossil changed his view on status and self-worth. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
July 30 · 10 min
What 7 October Taught Me About Decolonisation: Maarten Boudry
A philosopher explains how 7 October exposed decolonisation as a dangerous, Manichaean ideology — not harmless academic theory. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
July 28 · 28 min
Inside Australia’s Black Market Tobacco Crisis
Australia’s war on tobacco created a $5.6B black market and a surge in gang violence. Written by Andrew Bushnell. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
July 20 · 21 min
I Chaired Canada's Human Rights Tribunal. Here's What I Saw.
During my time chairing the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal, I sometimes felt like the agent of a state-funded extortion ring, writes David Thomas. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
July 12 · 30 min
The Menace of a Respectable Hatred
What remains of a person, an institution, or a civilisation that dishonours itself when Jews and Israel become the targets of hatred and violence? By Yuki Zeman Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
June 8 · 1 hr
Never Neverland: What the Michael Jackson Biopic Leaves Out
As Michael Jackson's new biopic crosses $790 million at the box office, the allegations against him remain largely unaddressed by mainstream culture. In this long read for Quillette, Andrew Hammel examines the evidence methodically — the police searches at Neverland, the corroborated physical descriptions, the pattern of relationships with boys from vulnerable homes, and the accounts of Wade Robson and Jimmy Safechuck. Jackson was acquitted at trial in 2005, and Hammel weighs that fact alongside the rest of the record. The result is one of the most thorough and dispassionate examinations of the case to date. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
May 29 · 8 min
The Enhanced Games: How to Take Drugs and Still Lose to High Schoolers
The Enhanced Games handed athletes a boatload of drugs. They still ran slower than high school boys, missed every world record, and proved that steroids can't replace talent plus daily boring work. Written by Steve Magness, a performance coach and the author of Do Hard Things. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
May 25 · 14 min
Intifadas Bring Neither Justice Nor Peace
Calls to “globalise the intifada” have produced a wave of antisemitic terror and encourage an unending cycle of violence. By ⁠John Aziz⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
April 13 · 13 min
Strange Bedfellows
Written and read by John Aziz.
March 31 · 14 min
Once Upon a Time...Film Critics Became Joyless—A Review
Written by Charlotte Allen. Read by William Laing.
March 27 · 18 min
Beautiful Visions
Written by David Cohen; read by William Laing.
March 18 · 23 min
The Many Faces of Tucker Carlson
A review of Jason Zengerle's biography of Tucker Carlson, tracing his fall from gifted journalist to antisemitic demagogue. By Graham Daseler. 00:00 — Carlson’s childhood debate (playing Carter vs Reagan) 01:16 — Introduction to Zengerle’s book Hated by All the Right People 01:52 — Lesson: attacking opponents vs defending ideas 02:15 — Early career as a strong, independent conservative writer 03:23 — Exposé of Grover Norquist 03:43 — Transition to television and rise as a pundit 04:05 — Joining CNN’s Crossfire 05:10 — Realisation: television > print for influence 05:31 — Washington elite social life and prominence 06:17 — Jon Stewart confrontation and fallout 07:33 — Career decline: PBS → MSNBC → failures 08:41 — Founding The Daily Caller 09:23 — Shift toward click-driven, sensational content 10:05 — “There is no line” — collapse of editorial standards 10:29 — Competition with Breitbart and hiring extremists 11:10 — Obsession with TV exposure 12:06 — Return to prominence with Fox News (2016) 12:49 — Embrace of Trump-era populism 13:06 — Private disdain vs public support for Trump 13:28 — Ratings peak and influence inside the White House 14:27 — Shift in ideology and embrace of conspiracies 15:08 — Patriot Purge and January 6 claims 15:36 — Dominion lawsuit and internal contradictions 16:06 — Exit from Fox News (2023) 16:28 — Move to Twitter/X and podcast dominance 17:00 — Increasing focus on antisemitic themes 17:46 — Controversial guests (e.g. Churchill revisionism) 18:00 — Interview with Nick Fuentes 18:16 — Selective questioning and double standards 19:00 — Personal continuity vs ideological transformation 19:22 — Reinvention as anti-elite populist 19:54 — Turn toward fringe conspiracy content 20:14 — Carlson as symbol of media degradation 20:37 — Comparison to historical demagogues 21:27 — Parallel with Joseph Sobran’s trajectory 21:47 — Ongoing political influence despite setbacks 22:00 — Conclusion: enduring opportunism and audience-first approach Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
March 11 · 14 min
The Most American King: Abdullah of Jordan
Aaron Magid's biography examines how Jordan's King Abdullah has navigated 25 years of regional turmoil through Western alliances and survival. Written by Michael M. Rosen Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
March 8 · 34 min
Kissinger and Cambodia
Written by Lachlan Peters; read by William Laing.
March 4 · 46 min
Erasing the Word 'Woman'
Written and read by Karleen Gribble

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