When language is warped to redefine “violence” as including the non-physical act of "misgendering" (Which I might see it as a mild discourtesy), yet excludes incitement to real violence, such as "If you see a TERF, punch them in the fucking face," and when obvious satire is characterized as bigotry, you have to wonder whether debate will be shackled not by f ... Show More
Oct 16
If God designed it, why is it so badly built?
In this episode, Richard Dawkins revisits a 2012 conversation from the Great Minds program, produced by the Educational Broadcasting System in South Korea. He examines why life looks designed yet is full of flaws, showing how imperfections in nature reveal the true workings of ev ... Show More
13m 9s
Sep 30
Why Ants Tear Off Their Own Wings
In this episode, Richard Dawkins revisits a 2012 conversation from the Great Minds program, produced by the Educational Broadcasting System in South Korea. Drawing on themes from his book Flights of Fancy, Dawkins explores humanity’s ancient dream of flight, the physics that gove ... Show More
14 m
Sep 20
Why Ideas Spread Like Viruses
In this episode of The Poetry of Reality, Richard joins a live audience in Edinburgh to discuss his latest book, The Genetic Book of the Dead. In this wide-ranging conversation, he reflects on how DNA preserves the story of evolution, describing organisms as “living books” that r ... Show More
1h 13m
Sep 2020
E84 Le français est-il une langue sexiste ?
<p>Quand on apprend le français, on découvre rapidement que tous les noms ont un genre : masculin ou féminin. «Le soleil», «la lune», «un verre de vin», «une tasse de café». Le problème, c’est qu’il n’est pas facile de connaître le genre d’un nom simplement en le regardant dans l ... Show More
39m 23s
Feb 2023
The Sleepover Club: TERFs Are Ruining Feminism
<p>Following the death of Brianna Ghey, as well as an open letter penned by contributors of The New York Times condemning the publications reporting on gender, and the defence of JK Rowling that followed, transgender rights are once again under attack. For this week's podcast, Io ... Show More
40m 38s
Jun 2023
[EXTRAIT] Caroline Fourest et l'expérience de l'altérité
<p>On a tendance à penser que les victimes sont toujours les mieux placer pour débattre de leur situation.</p><p>Qu’on soit victime de racisme, d’homophobie, d’antisémitisme, de grossophobie ou toute autre forme d’oppression, on veut faire entendre, et à raison, notre parole. </p ... Show More
1m 52s
Jul 2012
Rae Langton on Hate Speech
Is it true that words can't harm you? What about hate speech? In the US the First Amendment protects a wide range of free expression, far wider than is tolerated, for instance, in the United Kingdom. In this episode of the Philosophy Bites podcast Rae Langton discusses the pheno ... Show More
15m 20s
May 2019
E30. Andrew Doyle Discusses the Dangers of Well-Intentioned Authoritarianism
Andrew Doyle is the man behind satirical Twitter account Titania McGrath – a radical intersectionalist, feminist, and slam poet, who is constantly telling people how oppressed she is – and author of Woke: A Guide to Social Justice. He and Bridget have a fascinating and important ... Show More
1h 29m