Yesterday

Rohan Kanawade, film director: My parents accepted my sexuality

‘Their love was so innocent, so sweet, so organic and we just wanted them to end up together because even they knew that some of the queer films always end in tragedy and they were worried that something like that's going to happen but that didn't happen and so people were really ... Show More

23m 1s

Jul 23

Rafael Grossi, IAEA: Nuclear back on the table?

“Due to geopolitical divides, countries are having second thoughts about non-proliferation or their non-proliferation obligations, in the sense that many countries were relying or are still relying on nuclear umbrellas which they might feel are not so protective as they used to b ... Show More

22m 58s

Jul 21

Amy Wallace, writer: We all need to speak up

“We all need to be speaking up about it. Not just the survivors. And we put so much burden on the people who've actually suffered the most, the most vulnerable among us.”Naga Munchetty speaks to Amy Wallace, co-author of Virginia Giuffre’s memoir Nobody's Girl. Giuffre accused th ... Show More

23m 8s

May 2019

Kathleen Stock on What is a Woman?

<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">'What is a woman?' has become a contentious question with practical implications. The philosopher <a href="http://www.sussex.ac.uk/profiles/127266">Kathleen Stock</a> gives an account of the category 'woman' and how we should think about it. She ... Show More

30m 9s

Mar 2023

A conversation about sex and gender

Conversations around sex and gender today are rife with acrimony and seemingly irreconcilable viewpoints. It can be hard to find places of agreement or even commonly held definitions. But Elizabeth Sweeny Block and Abigail Favale are two Catholic scholars who have modeled civil d ... Show More

51m 16s

May 2021

Susan Stryker

Susan Stryker is a professor, author, filmmaker, and theorist whose work focuses on gender and human sexuality. Susan joins the Armchair Expert to discuss the transgender experience in today’s modern world, consulting on the Lady and the Dale docuseries, and how transgender hate ... Show More

1h 37m

Jun 2023

Carving a Path to Equality for Transgender People

Control over the rights of transgender children continue to leave folks in a frenzy. Janet Mock discusses her work on the groundbreaking FX series “Pose” and reflects on being the first transgender woman of color to write and direct for a TV series. Plus, Jessica Williams speaks ... Show More

38m 21s

Mar 2023

Masha Gessen on the Battle Over Trans Rights

<p><span>Many culture-war politicians are attacking the rights of trans people, and making a regressive view of gender as biology the key to their platforms. In this episode, David Remnick talks to two people who’ve found themselves at the center of the battle over transgender ri ... Show More

49m 30s

Dec 2020

Abigail Shrier on Her New Book About Peer Contagion and Gender Dysphoria

Jonathan Kay speaks to Wall Street Journal contributor Abigail Shrier about the epidemic of teenage girls seeking gender reassignment, the backlash against her book—and the backlash against the backlash

21m 27s

Dec 2022

Good Trans, Bad Trans with Katy Montgomerie

After some small talk about the holidays, trans YouTuber, activist, and social media bon vivant Katy Montgomerie cheerfully and calmly explains how Gender Criticals aren’t feminist, believe in sexed souls, advocate for the elimination of trans people, and want to ruin Katy’s life ... Show More

1h 16m

May 2021

Susan Stryker

Susan Stryker is a professor, author, filmmaker, and theorist whose work focuses on gender and human sexuality.Susan joins the Armchair Expert to discuss the transgender experience in today's modern world, consulting on the Lady and the Dale docuseries, and how transgender hate i ... Show More

1h 29m

Jul 2024

Kathleen Stock and Richard Dawkins Question Modern Gender Identity

The savage missiles hurled at Kathleen Stock in the stocks of Sussex University gives the lie to the pretense that her tormentors should be pitied as an oppressed minority who just want to peacefully get on with their life. I’ve long admired her gentle courage in the face of vici ... Show More

47m 25s

Kathleen Stock: The debate about sex, ge...