Two for Tea Podcast
195 episodes - English - Latest episode: 8 months ago - ★★★★★ - 52 ratingsAreo Magazine's Two for Tea podcast is hosted by Iona Italia. For early access to episodes, support us at https://www.patreon.com/twofortea or https://www.patreon.com/areo.
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Episode 145 - Freddie DeBoer - The Cult of Smart
November 23, 2023 23:36 - 1 hour - 77 MBFreddie DeBoer: The Cult of Smart General: Freddie’s Substack: https://freddiedeboer.substack.com/ Freddie’s website: https://fredrikdeboer.com/ The Cult of Smart available here: https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250224491/thecultofsmart Follow: On X: https://twitter.com/freddiesubstack?lang=en References: Freddie’s essay: https://freddiedeboer.substack.com/p/education-doesnt-work-20 Timestamps: 1.04 Intros: A little on Freddie’s background. 2.05: Iona reads from The Cult of Smart. 4....
Episode 144 - A Stoic Captain Hook: Tom Nash
September 25, 2023 22:15 - 1 hour - 72.2 MBPodcast notes: Tom Nash General: Tom’s website: https://www.tomnash.com/ Tom’s TED Talk: https://www.ted.com/talks/tom_nash_the_perks_of_being_a_pirate_jan_2019?language=en Follow: Twitter: https://twitter.com/DjHookie Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/djhookie/?hl=en Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/tomnash/ References: The Curb-Cut Effect: https://ssir.org/articles/entry/the_curb_cut_effect The CRISPR twins: https://time.com/5466967/crispr-twins-lives/ Antifragile: Things That Gai...
Episode 143 - Christoph - The Culture of Twitter
July 11, 2023 20:55 - 1 hour - 87.1 MBGeneral: Find Christoph on Twitter @Halalcoholism https://twitter.com/Halalcoholism?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor References: 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-57029667 The Rise of Victimhood Culture by Bradley Campbell and Jason Manning. https://blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/9783319703282?gC=5a105e8b&gclid...
Episode 142 - Claire Lehmann - Riding Out the Media Storm
May 01, 2023 20:17 - 1 hour - 45.6 MBRiding 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-lehmann Follow: 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 Weinst...
Episode 141 - Kat Rosenfield - Memories of Murder
March 13, 2023 20:35 - 1 hour - 62 MBGeneral: 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/9780063207394 Kat’s website https://katrosenfield.com/ Kat’s novels available here https://katrosenfield.com/books/ Kat’s writing from Unherd https://unherd.com/...
Episode 140 - Nev March - History and Mystery
February 19, 2023 21:23 - 1 hour - 67.2 MBGeneral: Murder In Old Bombay. Captain Jim and Lady Diana Mysteries Book One. From Macmillan books. https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250269546/murderinoldbombay And on audio https://www.audible.co.uk/pd/Murder-in-Old-Bombay-Audiobook/1250775043?qid=1673616961&sr=1-2&ref=a_search_c3_lProduct_1_2&pf_rd_p=c6e316b8-14da-418d-8f91-b3cad83c5183&pf_rd_r=YJ45A8E0Q4ZC1DX4Y7RN&pageLoadId=5U11lQEHJx2bK4W0&creativeId=41e85e98-10b8-40e2-907d-6b663f04a42d Peril At the Exposition. Captain Jim and Lady Di...
139 - Alice Dreger: Unusual Bodies
January 05, 2023 00:48 - 1 hour - 75.2 MBPodcast 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: https://alicedreger.com/ Follow: Follow Alice on Twitter https://twitter.com/AliceDreger?s=20&t=CDzQ-0LkFfFGhqph0trBOQ Articles 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’...
137 - Akiva Cohen: The Great Chess Cheating Scandal
January 04, 2023 22:40 - 1 hour - 63.4 MB137 - Akiva Cohen: The Great Chess Cheating Scandal by Iona Italia
138 - Rio Veradonir - Nowt as Queer as Folk
December 22, 2022 15:54 - 1 hour - 69.5 MBInformation 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/
136 - John Mullan
November 27, 2022 20:56 - 1 hour - 77.1 MBGeneral Visit 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 References Iona’s Areo article ‘Writing Wrongs: Why Academics Write So Badly and How That Hurts Them’: https://areomagazine.com/2020/07/06/writing-wrong...
136 - John Mullan: Jane Austen's Genius
November 27, 2022 20:56 - 1 hour - 77.1 MBGeneral Visit 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 References Iona’s Areo article ‘Writing Wrongs: Why Academics Write So Badly and How That Hurts Them’: https://areomagazine.com/2020/07/06/writing-wrong...
135 - Brett Hall: Infinite Rationality
October 30, 2022 12:00 - 1 hour - 90.5 MBGeneral Visit Brett’s website, where you can find his blog and much more: https://www.bretthall.org/ Follow Brett on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Tokteacher Subscribe to Brett’s YouTube channel: https://youtube.com/channel/UCmP5H2rF-ER33a58ZD5jCig?sub_confirmation=1 References Iona’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: htt...
135 - Brett Hall - Infinite Rationality
October 30, 2022 12:00 - 1 hour - 90.5 MBGeneral Visit Brett’s website, where you can find his blog and much more: https://www.bretthall.org/ Follow Brett on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Tokteacher Subscribe to Brett’s YouTube channel: https://youtube.com/channel/UCmP5H2rF-ER33a58ZD5jCig?sub_confirmation=1 References Iona’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: htt...
135 - Brett Hall
October 30, 2022 12:00 - 1 hour - 90.5 MBGeneral Visit Brett’s website, where you can find his blog and much more: https://www.bretthall.org/ Follow Brett on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Tokteacher Subscribe to Brett’s YouTube channel: https://youtube.com/channel/UCmP5H2rF-ER33a58ZD5jCig?sub_confirmation=1 References Iona’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: htt...
134 - Richard Morgan - Altered Carbon
October 16, 2022 11:30 - 1 hour - 93.5 MBGeneral 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’: https://www.richardkmorgan.com/ References About 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/ Timesta...
133 - Louise Perry - The Case Against the Sexual Revolution
September 30, 2022 21:14 - 54 minutes - 50 MBGeneral Visit Louise’s website: https://www.louisemperry.co.uk/ Buy Louise’s book ‘The Case Against the Sexual Revolution: A New Guide to Sex in the 21st Century’: https://www.amazon.com/Case-Against-Sexual-Revolution/dp/1509549994 Follow Louise on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Louise_m_perry References ‘Lady Windermere’s Fan’ by Oscar Wilde: https://www.gutenberg.org/files/790/790-h/790-h.htm Rachel Moran’s ‘Paid For: My Journey Through Prostitution’: https://www.amazon.com/Paid-My-...
132 - Andrew Curran - Who's Black and Why?
August 28, 2022 12:11 - 1 hour - 86.4 MBGeneral Visit Andrew’s website: https://www.andrewscurran.com/ Find out more about Andrew’s books, including ‘The Anatomy of Blackness: Science and Slavery in an Age of Enlightenment’ and his co-edited, with Henry Louis Gates, Jr., volume ‘Who’s Black and Why? A Hidden Chapter from the Eighteenth-Century Invention of Race’, which are the focus of this podcast: https://www.andrewscurran.com/books-gallerypage Follow Andrew on Twitter: https://twitter.com/andrewscurran References Andrew’s ...
131 - Steven Pinker - Rationality
July 05, 2022 23:22 - 1 hour - 83.2 MBGeneral Visit Steven’s website, which includes information about all his books, including his latest, ‘Rationality’, and how to purchase them: https://stevenpinker.com/ Follow Steven on Twitter: https://twitter.com/sapinker Timestamps 00:00 Opening and introduction. 2:17 The conventional wisdom that humans are irredeemably irrational is wrong: rationality is actually prevalent and innate. Iona reads passages from Steven’s newest book ‘Rationality: What It Is, Why It Seems Scarce, Why I...
130 - Mark Schatzker - The Lost Wisdom of Eating Well
June 14, 2022 21:23 - 1 hour - 83.7 MBGeneral Visit Mark’s website, where you can find out more information about his books, including how to purchase them: https://www.markschatzker.com/ Follow Mark on Twitter: https://twitter.com/markschatzker References Mark’s paper, co-authored with Jeffrey Brunstrom, on micronutrients and food choice: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0195666322001465 Timestamps 0:00 Opening and introduction. 2:02 Mark reads a passage from his book ‘The End of Craving: Recovering t...
129 - Matt Johnson - The War in Ukraine
June 05, 2022 12:28 - 1 hour - 67.3 MBGeneral Follow Matt on Twitter: https://twitter.com/mattjj89 Some of Matt’s previous writing and speaking about Ukraine: https://www.haaretz.com/world-news/.premium-forget-nato-ukraine-s-problem-is-russian-imperialism-1.10576686 https://areomagazine.com/2022/02/25/putins-pointless-war/ https://www.callin.com/episode/matt-johnson-how-to-view-the-war-in-ukraine-MVpYFsdASZ https://www.haaretz.com/us-news/why-tucker-carlson-hates-ukraine-so-much-1.10746934 References Two for Tea episode ...
128 - Katy Barnett and Jeremy Gans - The Weird and Wonderful History of Animal Law
June 05, 2022 12:24 - 1 hour - 79.8 MBGeneral Buy Katy and Jeremy’s book ‘Guilty Pigs: The Weird and Wonderful History of Animal Law’: https://www.amazon.com/Guilty-Pigs-Wonderful-History-Animal-ebook/dp/B09CGQDNGD Katy’s academic webpage: https://law.unimelb.edu.au/about/staff/katy-barnett Follow Katy on Twitter: https://twitter.com/DrKatyBarnett Jeremy’s academic webpage: https://law.unimelb.edu.au/about/staff/jeremy-gans Follow Jeremy on Twitter: https://twitter.com/jeremy_gans Opinions on High, a legal blog that bo...
127 - Arvid Agren - The Gene's-Eye View
May 15, 2022 12:17 - 1 hour - 56.9 MBGeneral Arvid’s website: https://arvidagren.com/ Buy Arvid’s book ‘The Gene’s-Eye View of Evolution’: https://global.oup.com/academic/product/the-genes-eye-view-of-evolution-9780198862260?cc=us&lang=en Follow Arvid on Twitter: https://twitter.com/arvidagren References Daniel’s Areo review of Arvid’s ‘The Gene’s-Eye View of Evolution’: https://areomagazine.com/2022/02/28/selfish-genery-j-arvid-agrens-the-genes-eye-view-of-evolution/ Two for Tea episode featuring Sean B. Carroll: http...
126 - Simon Prentis - How Language Made Us Human
May 15, 2022 12:14 - 1 hour - 69.3 MBGeneral Visit Simon’s website for information about him and to buy his book ‘SPEECH! How Language Made Us Human’: https://www.simonprentis.net/ Follow Simon on Twitter: https://mobile.twitter.com/memesovergenes References Two for Tea interview with Sean B. Carroll: https://soundcloud.com/twoforteapodcast/77-sean-b-carroll-revolutionising-our-understanding-of-evo-biology The Sapir-Whorf hypothesis (linguistic relativity): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linguistic_relativity Simon’s Ar...
125 - Arjun Moorthy - Revolutionising the News
April 17, 2022 12:18 - 1 hour - 64.5 MBGeneral Follow Arjun on Twitter: https://twitter.com/juicemoorthy The Factual: https://www.thefactual.com/?lp=new References Matthew Walker’s ‘Why We Sleep’: https://www.amazon.com/Why-We-Sleep-Unlocking-Dreams/dp/1501144324/ Timestamps 00.00 Opening and intro. The Factual: credibility grading of news articles/stories. 2:33 The Factual’s history, its mission and ethos, its process of evaluating articles/stories, and the technology behind it. 6:25 Iona on Areo and the foundation of al...
Episode 124 - Oliver Burkeman - Time Management for Mortals
April 10, 2022 12:55 - 1 hour - 65.5 MBVisit Oliver’s website: https://www.oliverburkeman.com/ Follow Oliver on Twitter: https://twitter.com/oliverburkeman Oliver’s most recent book ‘Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals’: https://www.amazon.com/Four-Thousand-Weeks-Management-Mortals/ Oliver’s book ‘The Antidote: Happiness for People Who Can’t Stand Positive Thinking’: https://www.amazon.com/Antidote-Oliver-Burkeman-author/ Oliver’s book ‘HELP!: How to Become Slightly Happier and Get a Bit More Done’: https://www....
124 - Oliver Burkeman - Time Management for Mortals
April 10, 2022 12:55 - 1 hour - 65.5 MBVisit Oliver’s website: https://www.oliverburkeman.com/ Follow Oliver on Twitter: https://twitter.com/oliverburkeman Oliver’s most recent book ‘Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals’: https://www.amazon.com/Four-Thousand-Weeks-Management-Mortals/ Oliver’s book ‘The Antidote: Happiness for People Who Can’t Stand Positive Thinking’: https://www.amazon.com/Antidote-Oliver-Burkeman-author/ Oliver’s book ‘HELP!: How to Become Slightly Happier and Get a Bit More Done’: https://www....
123 - Matt Ridley - The Origins of COVID-19
April 03, 2022 12:00 - 1 hour - 80.9 MBGeneral Buy Matt and Alina Chan’s book ‘Viral: The Search for the Origin of COVID-19’: https://www.amazon.com/Viral-Search-COVID-19-Matt-Ridley/dp/006313912X/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1GSU5N0P40R26&keywords=matt+ridley&qid=1648046232&sprefix=matt+ridley%2Caps%2C253&sr=8-1 Matt’s website, where you can find out more about him and his other books and work: https://www.mattridley.co.uk/ Follow Matt on Twitter: https://twitter.com/mattwridley References Some of Michael Worobey’s work on the origins...
122 - Alex Korb - Conquering Depression
March 27, 2022 12:00 - 1 hour - 79 MBGeneral Alex’s website: https://alexkorbphd.com/ Follow Alex on Twitter: https://twitter.com/alexkorbphd Buy Alex’s book ‘The Upward Spiral: Using Neuroscience to Reverse the Course of Depression, One Small Change at a Time’: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1626251207/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&linkCode=gs2&linkId=TQYPHQ6B534LQ4PZ&creativeASIN=1626251207&tag=alexkorbphd-21&creative=9325&camp=1789 Buy Alex’s book ‘The Upward Spiral Workbook: A Practical Neuroscience Program for Reve...
121 - Nicholas Christakis - Living Through the Plague
March 03, 2022 21:27 - 58 minutes - 53.2 MBGeneral Follow Nicholas on Twitter: https://twitter.com/NAChristakis The Human Nature Lab at Yale University, of which Nicholas is the director: https://www.humannaturelab.net/ Buy Nicholas’ books, including his latest, ‘Apollo’s Arrow: The Profound and Enduring Impact of Coronavirus on the Way We Live’: https://www.amazon.com/kindle-dbs/entity/author/B001HCYWRM?_encoding=UTF8&node=283155&offset=0&pageSize=12&searchAlias=stripbooks&sort=author-sidecar-rank&page=1&langFilter=default#forma...
120 - Rob Henderson - Family Dysfunction, Victimhood and Luxury Beliefs
February 13, 2022 14:50 - 1 hour - 96.3 MBGeneral Discover Rob’s writing, interviews, and other work on his website: https://www.robkhenderson.com/ Follow Rob on Twitter: https://twitter.com/robkhenderson References Rob’s essay ‘America's Lost Boys and Me’: https://bariweiss.substack.com/p/americas-lost-boys-and-me Rob’s essay ‘Elite universities should stop prizing victimhood’: https://unherd.com/thepost/elites-universities-should-stop-prizing-victimhood/ Timestamps 00.00 Opening and introduction. 1:45 Rob’s difficult up...
119 - Alan Davison - Diversity, Dogma and Dissent
February 06, 2022 12:00 - 1 hour - 67.4 MBGeneral Follow Alan on Twitter: https://twitter.com/alan_davison Alan’s academic profile: https://profiles.uts.edu.au/Alan.Davison Alan and Josh Szeps’ special speaker podcast series ‘Permission to Think’ homepage: https://www.uts.edu.au/about/faculty-arts-and-social-sciences/partners-and-community/fass-industry-events/permission-think Josh Szeps’ podcast series ‘Uncomfortable Conversations’, of which ‘Permission to Think’ is under the aegis: https://play.acast.com/s/uncomfortable-conv...
118 - Meghan Daum - The Problem With Everything
January 30, 2022 13:33 - 1 hour - 92.9 MBGeneral Find out more about Meghan, her books, and articles, on her website: https://www.meghandaum.com/ Follow Meghan on Twitter: https://twitter.com/meghan_daum Buy Meghan’s book ‘The Problem With Everything: My Journey Through The New Culture Wars’: https://www.meghandaum.com/the-problem-with-everything Buy Meghan’s book ‘The Unspeakable: And Other Subjects Of Discussion’: https://www.meghandaum.com/the-unspeakable Listen to Meghan’s ‘The Unspeakable Podcast’: https://www.theunspe...
117 - Jacob Mchangama
January 23, 2022 14:06 - 1 hour - 72.3 MBGeneral Jacob’s website: http://jacobmchangama.com/ Order Jacob’s forthcoming book, ‘Free Speech: A History from Socrates to Social Media’: https://www.basicbooks.com/titles/jacob-mchangama/free-speech/9781541620339/ Jacob’s podcast series on free speech, ‘Clear and Present Danger’: http://www.freespeechhistory.com/ Follow Jacob on Twitter: https://twitter.com/JMchangama Discover more about Jacob’s think tank, Justitia: http://justitia-int.org/ Timestamps 00:56 Iona introduces Jac...
117 - Jacob Mchangama - The History of Free Speech
January 23, 2022 14:06 - 1 hour - 72.3 MBGeneral Jacob’s website: http://jacobmchangama.com/ Order Jacob’s forthcoming book, ‘Free Speech: A History from Socrates to Social Media’: https://www.basicbooks.com/titles/jacob-mchangama/free-speech/9781541620339/ Jacob’s podcast series on free speech, ‘Clear and Present Danger’: http://www.freespeechhistory.com/ Follow Jacob on Twitter: https://twitter.com/JMchangama Discover more about Jacob’s think tank, Justitia: http://justitia-int.org/ Timestamps 00:56 Iona introduces Jac...
116 - Nev March - Murder in Old Bombay
January 16, 2022 13:48 - 1 hour - 74.3 MBGeneral Nev’s website: https://nevmarch.com/ Follow Nev on Twitter: https://twitter.com/nevmarch Buy Nev’s first novel ‘Murder in Old Bombay’ here: https://read.macmillan.com/lp/murder-in-old-bombay/ Pre-order the sequel ‘Peril at the Exposition’ here: https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250855039/perilattheexposition The Rajabai Clock Tower deaths, upon which Nev’s novel is based: https://www.livemint.com/Sundayapp/qrOhGQVncpDmnvio4RJx9O/The-mystery-of-the-clock-tower-deaths.html Sa...
115 - Christopher Ferguson - The Influence of the Insane
January 09, 2022 14:51 - 1 hour - 82.1 MBChristopher’s website: https://www.christopherjferguson.com/ Follow Christopher on Twitter: https://twitter.com/CJFerguson1111 Christopher’s Amazon page, with links to his books, including ‘Moral Combat: Why the War on Violent Video Games Is Wrong’, ‘Suicide Kings’, and ‘How Madness Shaped History: An Eccentric Array of Maniacal Rulers, Raving Narcissists, and Psychotic Visionaries’: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Christopher-J-Ferguson/e/B0034NGO00/ref=dp_byline_cont_pop_book_2 Christopher’s...
114 - Monica Guzman - The Power of Curiousity [Public Limited Version]
December 19, 2021 13:05 - 44 minutes - 40.3 MBMónica’s Link Tree with links to preorder her upcoming book ‘I Never Thought Of It That Way’, her website, and more: https://linktr.ee/moniguzman Follow Mónica on Twitter: https://twitter.com/moniguzman Braver Angels website: https://braverangels.org/ References John R. Wood Jr’s previous appearances on Two for Tea: https://soundcloud.com/twoforteapodcast/19-john-wood https://soundcloud.com/twoforteapodcast/58-john-r-wood-jr-and-roderick-graham-black-lives-and-the-george-floyd-protes...
114 - Monica Guzman - The Power of Curiousity
December 19, 2021 13:05 - 1 hour - 83.5 MBMónica’s Link Tree with links to preorder her upcoming book ‘I Never Thought Of It That Way’, her website, and more: https://linktr.ee/moniguzman Follow Mónica on Twitter: https://twitter.com/moniguzman Braver Angels website: https://braverangels.org/ References John R. Wood Jr’s previous appearances on Two for Tea: https://soundcloud.com/twoforteapodcast/19-john-wood https://soundcloud.com/twoforteapodcast/58-john-r-wood-jr-and-roderick-graham-black-lives-and-the-george-floyd-protes...
113 - Christoper Hitchens - A Tribute
December 15, 2021 12:00 - 1 hour - 107 MBBen’s website: https://benburgis.com/ Follow Ben on Twitter: https://twitter.com/BenBurgis Buy ‘Christopher Hitchens: What He Got Right, How He Went Wrong, and Why He Still Matters’ by Ben Burgis: https://redemmas.org/titles/36536-christopher-hitchens--what-he-got-right--how-he-went-wrong--and-why-he-still-matters Follow Matt on Twitter: https://twitter.com/mattjj89 Daniel’s LinkTree (contains links to his website, Substack, and more): https://linktr.ee/DanielJamesSharp Follow Danie...
112 - Dorian Abbot - Earth 2.0
December 05, 2021 12:00 - 42 minutes - 39 MBDorian’s academic profile: https://geosci.uchicago.edu/people/dorian-abbot/ Follow Dorian on Twitter: https://twitter.com/DorianAbbot References Dorian’s article ‘MIT Abandons Its Mission. And Me.’, in Bari Weiss’s ‘Common Sense’ Substack: https://bariweiss.substack.com/p/mit-abandons-its-mission-and-me Dorian’s ‘Wall Street Journal’ article, ‘The Views That Made Me Persona Non Grata at MIT’: https://www.wsj.com/articles/cancel-culture-college-mit-dorian-abbot-university-chicago-repres...
111 - Jack Rudd and Mansa Keita - Checkmates [Public Limited Version]
November 21, 2021 12:00 - 27 minutes - 25 MBJack’s chess blog: https://chessgospinny.blogspot.com/ Follow Jack on Twitter: https://twitter.com/imjackrudd Jack’s Lichess account: https://lichess.org/@/JackRudd Mansa’s Medium blog: https://medium.com/@rasmansa Follow Mansa on Twitter: https://twitter.com/rasmansa Mansa’s Lichess account: https://lichess.org/@/rasmansa References Lichess, free online chess website: https://lichess.org/ Information about AlphaGo: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AlphaGo Secrets of Modern Ches...
111 - Jack Rudd and Mansa Keita - Checkmates
November 21, 2021 12:00 - 51 minutes - 47.3 MBJack’s chess blog: https://chessgospinny.blogspot.com/ Follow Jack on Twitter: https://twitter.com/imjackrudd Jack’s Lichess account: https://lichess.org/@/JackRudd Mansa’s Medium blog: https://medium.com/@rasmansa Follow Mansa on Twitter: https://twitter.com/rasmansa Mansa’s Lichess account: https://lichess.org/@/rasmansa References Lichess, free online chess website: https://lichess.org/ Information about AlphaGo: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AlphaGo Secrets of Modern Ches...
110 - Rob Brooks - Sex, The Machine, and the Algorithmic Future
November 14, 2021 13:25 - 1 hour - 63 MBRob’s website: https://www.robbrooks.net/ Rob’s academic profile: https://www.bees.unsw.edu.au/our-people/robert-brooks Follow Rob on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Brooks_Rob Rob’s column for The Conversation: https://theconversation.com/columns/rob-brooks-1343 Buy Rob’s first book, Sex, Genes & Rock ’n’ Roll, here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Sex-Genes-Rock-n-Roll/dp/1611682363 Buy Rob’s new book, Artificial Intimacy: Virtual friends, digital lovers and algorithmic matchmakers, here: h...
110 - Sex, The Machine, and the Algorithmic Future [Public Limited Version]
November 14, 2021 13:25 - 38 minutes - 35.2 MBRob’s website: https://www.robbrooks.net/ Rob’s academic profile: https://www.bees.unsw.edu.au/our-people/robert-brooks Follow Rob on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Brooks_Rob Rob’s column for The Conversation: https://theconversation.com/columns/rob-brooks-1343 Buy Rob’s first book, Sex, Genes & Rock ’n’ Roll, here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Sex-Genes-Rock-n-Roll/dp/1611682363 Buy Rob’s new book, Artificial Intimacy: Virtual friends, digital lovers and algorithmic matchmakers, here: h...
110 - Sex, The Machine, and the Algorithmic Future
November 14, 2021 13:25 - 1 hour - 63 MBRob’s website: https://www.robbrooks.net/ Rob’s academic profile: https://www.bees.unsw.edu.au/our-people/robert-brooks Follow Rob on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Brooks_Rob Rob’s column for The Conversation: https://theconversation.com/columns/rob-brooks-1343 Buy Rob’s first book, Sex, Genes & Rock ’n’ Roll, here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Sex-Genes-Rock-n-Roll/dp/1611682363 Buy Rob’s new book, Artificial Intimacy: Virtual friends, digital lovers and algorithmic matchmakers, here: h...
109 - Jamie Milton Freestone - The Meaning of Science [Public Limited Version]
November 07, 2021 15:23 - 38 minutes - 35.1 MBJamie’s academic profile: https://iash.uq.edu.au/profile/2151/jamie-freestone Jamie and Matthew McGann’s joint website/blog: http://www.mcgannfreestone.com.au/ Jamie’s Areo articles: https://areomagazine.com/author/jamiemiltonfreestone/ References Jamie’s ‘The meaning of science’ blog post (about his upcoming book): http://www.mcgannfreestone.com.au/?p=1984 Jamie’s paper ‘Contemporary Darwinism as a worldview’: https://www.academia.edu/56111417/Contemporary_Darwinism_as_a_worldview ...
109 - Jamie Milton Freestone - The Meaning of Science
November 07, 2021 15:23 - 1 hour - 86.2 MBJamie’s academic profile: https://iash.uq.edu.au/profile/2151/jamie-freestone Jamie and Matthew McGann’s joint website/blog: http://www.mcgannfreestone.com.au/ Jamie’s Areo articles: https://areomagazine.com/author/jamiemiltonfreestone/ References Jamie’s ‘The meaning of science’ blog post (about his upcoming book): http://www.mcgannfreestone.com.au/?p=1984 Jamie’s paper ‘Contemporary Darwinism as a worldview’: https://www.academia.edu/56111417/Contemporary_Darwinism_as_a_worldview ...
108 - Zara Kay and Nick Forbes - Faithless Hijabi [Public Limited Version]
October 31, 2021 13:07 - 25 minutes - 23.7 MBFaithless Hijabi website: https://www.faithlesshijabi.org/ Faithless Hijabi on Twitter: https://twitter.com/FaithlessHijabi Support the work of Faithless Hijabi: https://www.faithlesshijabi.org/support-us/ Follow Zara on Twitter: https://twitter.com/zarakayk References: Zara’s offending Facebook post featuring a photoshop of two men kissing in front of the Kaaba in Mecca: https://www.facebook.com/zara.kayk/posts/3550692608358194 Zara and Nick’s Medium piece on their work and Mariam ...
108 - Zara Kay and Nick Forbes - Faithless Hijabi
October 31, 2021 13:07 - 1 hour - 55.8 MBFaithless Hijabi website: https://www.faithlesshijabi.org/ Faithless Hijabi on Twitter: https://twitter.com/FaithlessHijabi Support the work of Faithless Hijabi: https://www.faithlesshijabi.org/support-us/ Follow Zara on Twitter: https://twitter.com/zarakayk References: Zara’s offending Facebook post featuring a photoshop of two men kissing in front of the Kaaba in Mecca: https://www.facebook.com/zara.kayk/posts/3550692608358194 Zara and Nick’s Medium piece on their work and Mariam ...
107 - Will Storr - Status Games [Public Limited Version]
October 24, 2021 12:14 - 27 minutes - 25.3 MBWill’s website: https://willstorr.com/ Follow Will on Twitter: https://twitter.com/wstorr References Will’s two previous Two for Tea appearances: https://soundcloud.com/twoforteapodcast/17-will-storr https://soundcloud.com/twoforteapodcast/30-will-storr-the-psychology-of-stories Buy Will’s book Selfie: How the West Became Self-Obsessed: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Selfie-How-West-Became-Self-Obsessed/dp/144728366X/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1551697010&sr=1-1&keywords=selfie+will+stor...