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Narrated versions of selected Quillette essays.

  1. 5D AGO

    The Mediocrity Feedback Loop

    If leading media critics don’t expect much, filmmakers won’t deliver much.

    25 min

  2. FEB 3

    The Sexual Paradise That Never Was

    How Margaret Mead’s romanticised account of Samoan life became the founding myth of cultural determinism—and why it endures despite having been thoroughly debunked.

    35 min

  3. JAN 28

    The Forgotten Ford

    Before Han Solo and Indiana Jones, there was another Harrison Ford, a star of silent cinema.

    25 min

  4. JAN 27

    ICE Crackdown Backfires Like Daryl Gates' LAPD Era

    The article "Who Got the Camera?" by Dilan Esper recalls Los Angeles policing debates in the 1980s-90s: high crime (gangs, drugs, homelessness) versus claims of LAPD brutality under Chief Daryl Gates, who treated policing like war and used extreme tactics. It details the 1991 Rodney King incident: King, a felon intoxicated during a high-speed chase (up to 117 mph), was beaten by four LAPD officers with batons and a taser. Neighbor George Holliday's camcorder video—showing prolonged punishment, not defense—shifted public opinion. Tough-on-crime supporters rejected brutality; Gates was ousted, riots followed a state acquittal, and two officers got federal prison time. Author argues cameras (now ubiquitous, including bodycams) aid good cops by showcasing professionalism but expose bad ones, ending the "code of silence." Parallels to 2026: Trump's second-term ICE raids use masked agents in cities, arresting citizens/residents, beating immigrants, blocking filming, roughing protesters, and shooting two civilians dead in Minneapolis streets within weeks. Right-wing defenses (victim disobedience, threats) echo 1991 but fail against video evidence, evoking natural revulsion like family separations did in 2020. Polls confirm backlash: Trump's immigration approval fell from +9 (Aug 2025) to -20 (Jan 20, Rasmussen); YouGov shows more support than opposition for abolishing ICE; over 1/3 of Trump voters back deportation goals but not methods (Politico). Public wants secure borders without cruelty; midterms loom as reminder.

    10 min

  5. JAN 21

    Censoring John and Yoko

    A new boxset edits out one of John Lennon’s most controversial songs.

    22 min

  6. JAN 20

    The Gentle Wildness of Tasmania

    Tasmania has all the majesty of other windswept high-latitude places, but it has always been less barren, more hospitable, more generous in its beauty.

    22 min

  7. JAN 20

    Among Savage Tribes

    Napoleon Chagnon documented a society in which violent men enjoyed greater reproductive and marital success. Some of his academic colleagues never forgave him for it.

    17 min

  8. JAN 14

    The Warmth of Collectivism

    Zohran Mamdani wants to institute “collectivist” governance, but NYC already has a collectivist problem—a coordinated veto system that blocks development and progress.

    10 min
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Narrated versions of selected Quillette essays.

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  • Creator
    Quillette
  • Years Active
    2019 - 2026
  • Episodes
    204
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Quillette Pty Ltd

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