Maiden Mother Matriarch with Louise Perry – Details, episodes & analysis

My guest today is Jean Twenge, professor of psychology at San Diego State University, and author of books including ‘iGen’, ‘Generation Me’, and ‘Generations.’ Her latest title is ‘10 Rules for Raising Kids in a High-Tech World: How Parents Can Stop Smartphones, Social Media, and Gaming from Taking Over Their Children’s Lives.’

We spoke about why smartph…

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In this bonus episode, Rob Henderson and I spoke about sexual politics and education. Do men care about whether a potential wife has a degree? Is university the best place to find a spouse? And was ‘Princeton Mom’ right?

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In this MMM episode, I’m joined by Ann Furedi and Leah Libresco Sargeant to discuss the question “is access to legal abortion essential to women’s flourishing?”

Ann is a writer, activist, author of the book ‘The Moral Case for Abortion’ and the former chief executive of the British Pregnancy Advisory Service, the largest abortion provider in the UK.

Leah is the author of ‘The Dignity of Dependence: A Feminist Manifesto’ and also of the Substack ‘Other Feminisms.’ She works in family policy in Washington D.C.

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My guest today is Tammy Peterson, wife to Jordan Peterson and host of The Tammy Peterson Podcast. We spoke about Tammy's attitude towards Christianity while she was growing up, the advantages of traditional gender roles, the loss of domestic rituals, and the joy of grandchildren.

In the extended part of the episode, we spoke about how Tammy was brought …

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My guest today is Katharine Birbalsingh, head of the Michaela School in London, and famously described in the media as "Britain's strictest headmistress." We spoke about Michaela's unique approach to education and discipline, the opposition it has faced since its inception, and the recent legal case concerning a Muslim student who challenged the school'…

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My guest today is the psychologist and writer Rob Kurzban, co-author of the Living Fossils substack, and also the author of books including 'Why Everyone (Else) Is a Hypocrite: Evolution and the Modular Mind' and 'The Hidden Agenda of the Political Mind: How Self-Interest Shapes Our Opinions and Why We Won't Admit It.' We spoke about why modern parentin…

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My guest today is Dr Anna Machin, an evolutionary anthropologist from the Department of Experimental Psychology at the University of Oxford, and the author of two books that we spoke about today: 'The Life of Dad: The Making of a Modern Father' and 'Why We Love: The Definitive Guide to Our Most Fundamental Need.' We spoke about why maternal love is the …

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My guest today is Catherine Salmon, Professor of Psychology at the University of Redlands. We spoke about sibling conflict, evolutionary explanations for anorexia, and slash fiction. 

In the extended part of the episode, we spoke about what porn reveals about male and female sexuality, Be warned, the last 20 minutes are very much not suitable for childre…

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My guest today is the journalist Lisa Selin Davis, author of a new book titled 'Housewife: Why Women Still Do It All and What to Do Instead.' We spoke about the history of the American suburbs, the legacy of Betty Friedan, and the social costs of the mass influx of middle class women into the labour market.

In the extended part of the episode we also sp…

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My guest today is Paul Bloom, Professor Emeritus of psychology and cognitive science at Yale University, Professor of Psychology at the University of Toronto, and the author of many books, including 'Just Babies: The Origins of Good and Evil', 'Against Empathy: The Case for Rational Compassion', and 'Psych: The Story of the Human Mind.'

We spoke about h…

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