The Unspeakable Podcast
News & Politics Podcasts
Author, essayist and journalist Meghan Daum has spent decades giving voice—and bringing nuance, humor and surprising perspectives—to things that lots of people are thinking but are afraid to say out loud. Now, she brings her observations to the realm of conversation. In candid, free-ranging interviews, Meghan talks with artists, entertainers, journalists, scientists, scholars, and anyone else who’s willing to do the “unspeakable” and question prevailing cultural and moral assumptions.
Location:
United States
Genres:
News & Politics Podcasts
Description:
Author, essayist and journalist Meghan Daum has spent decades giving voice—and bringing nuance, humor and surprising perspectives—to things that lots of people are thinking but are afraid to say out loud. Now, she brings her observations to the realm of conversation. In candid, free-ranging interviews, Meghan talks with artists, entertainers, journalists, scientists, scholars, and anyone else who’s willing to do the “unspeakable” and question prevailing cultural and moral assumptions.
Language:
English
Email:
mdaum213@gmail.com
The "Right Kind" of Black Person: Erec Smith on prescriptive racism.
Duration:00:59:05
Gender, Data & What the Cass Review *Doesn’t* Say: Journalist Ben Ryan examines the evidence — or lack thereof — for youth gender transition.
Duration:00:09:09
Defending Pornography, Hate Speech and the ACLU: Nadine Strossen on The Unspeakable
Duration:01:21:37
From Betty Friedan to Ballerina Farms: Lisa Selin Davis on the conceptual housewife
Duration:00:29:02
Grief Is The Thing With Feathers: Sloane Crosley on friendship, loss, mourning, and Flaco the owl.
Duration:00:43:32
How Did Comedy Lose Its Humor? Arielle Isaac Norman on taking back the jokes.
Duration:00:47:28
Is Therapy Making Us Crazy? Abigail Shrier on what's really driving the "mental health crisis" among young people.
Duration:00:33:30
Has Literature Canceled Itself? Sherman Alexie on reading, writing, and book banning.
Duration:01:09:27
How 'The Coddling' Became A Movie: Ted Balaker and Courtney Moorehead Balaker turn a foundational book into a film
Duration:00:36:25
The Linguistic Confusion Of Gender: Philosopher Alex Byrne on how we got into so much trouble
Duration:00:41:51
How Tumblr Memes Became Political Ideas: Katherine Dee decodes the manosphere, Tumblr feminism, anime activism, and more
Duration:00:49:23
From Foster Care to the Ivy League: Rob Henderson on luxury beliefs, broken communities, and the path forward
Duration:00:59:39
Is Dating A Lost Cause? Lori Gottlieb On How to Find Love In The Age of Apps, Ghosting, and Too Much Choice
Duration:00:55:26
Artificial Intelligence For Dummies (Or At Least Normies): John Vervaeke and Shawn Coyne on Mentoring The Machines.
Duration:00:50:25
Never Apologize - Katherine Brodsky On How To Survive Cancellation
Duration:00:51:54
Our Zip Codes, Ourselves - Seth Kaplan on the Fragile State of American Neighborhoods
Duration:00:45:25
When Israel and Palestine Share A Classroom - Bernard Avishai and Ezzedine Fishere’s Two-State Approach
Duration:01:05:13
Travel Notes From A War - ChayaLeah Sufrin On Her Recent Trip To Israel
Duration:00:20:05
What to Do When Kids Say They’re Trans - Sasha Ayad returns to The Unspeakable
Duration:01:10:25
Is Civility Better Than Kindness?
Duration:00:17:58