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?

Discussed in the episode:

* https://x.com/Rich_Cooper/status/1989676504880386558

* https://x.com/sentientist/status/1991591912881680859?s=46…

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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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My guest today is Gareth Roberts – a screenwriter, best known for his work on Doctor Who, and also an author, including of a new book titled 'Gay Shame: The Rise of Gender Ideology and the New Homophobia.'

We spoke about why there are now so many women on Grindr, the weird side of female sexuality, and how gay men have responded to the rise of trans acti…

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My guest today is James Orr, Associate Professor of Philosophy of Religion at the University of Cambridge and the UK Chairman of the Edmund Burke Foundation.

We spoke about James' work in organising the NatCon UK conference, why the Conservative Party is going to do so badly at the general election, and whether or not the 1960s should be understood as a …

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My guest today is Elizabeth Oldfield, host of 'The Sacred' podcast and author of a new book, 'Fully Alive: Tending to the Soul in Turbulent Times.'  We spoke about the attraction of charismatic Christianity, the ways in which Christianity works in both a feminine and a masculine register, and the joys and challenges of living in intentional communities.…

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In this bonus episode, I spoke with Rob Henderson about the ‘Great Feminisation Hypothesis’.

Discussed in the episode:

https://www.compactmag.com/article/the-great-feminization/

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My guest today is Colette Colfer – writer, poet, and lecturer in world religions. We spoke about the parallels between transgenderism (and progressivism) and various religions around the world, including Christianity. In the extended section, we also spoke in more detail about Ireland: why has the country secularised so quickly, and why has it embraced …

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My guest today is Bryan Caplan, professor of economics at George Mason University and the author of many books, including his new book 'You Will Not Stampede Me: Essays on Non-Conformism.'

We spoke about the advantages of being a non-conformist, whether or not I – personally – am a non-conformist, and why Bryan thinks that education is overrated. 

In the …

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My guest today is Christopher Caldwell, senior fellow at the Claremont Institute, contributing editor to the Claremont Review of Books, and author of 'Reflections on the Revolution in Europe: Immigration, Islam and the West' and 'The Age of Entitlement: America Since the Sixties.'

We spoke about the recent European elections, particularly the success of …

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My guest today is Alex DatePsych, a researcher in behavioural science with a particular interest in sex and relationships. We spoke about everything from divorce to cheating to slut shaming to age gaps and more. 

In the extended version of the episode, we spoke in particular about what men and women find physically attractive in the opposite sex. 

MMM is …

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My guest today is the historian Peter Parker, editor of a new two-part series of books titled 'Some Men in London', an anthology of sources written between 1945 and 1967 on gay life in London. 

We spoke about the perception at the time that homosexuality was rising exponentially in the postwar period, the relationship between the military and male prosti…

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My guest today is the historian Nicola Tallis, author of five books about the Tudors, including the newly published 'Young Elizabeth: Princess, Prisoner, Queen.' We spoke about Elizabeth I's early life, including the political challenges of marriage for the Tudor women, religious conflict, the importance of sexual reputation, and why the Tudors remain s…

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My latest guest is Mary Harrington, the original reactionary feminist. We spoke about modernity and relationships between men and women, including the perils of technology, the conflicted position of women on the Right, and the possibility of apocalypse. 

MMM is sponsored by 321 - a new online introduction to Christianity, presented by former MMM guest G…

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My guest today is Eric Kaufmann, Professor of Politics at the University of Buckingham and author of a new book, 'Taboo: How Making Race Sacred Produced a Cultural Revolution.' We spoke about whether or not wokeness is really an elite phenomenon and why young women have moved to the Left in recent years. In the extended part of the episode, we also spok…

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My guest today is the journalist Nellie Bowles – columnist at the Free Press, and author of the new book 'Morning After the Revolution: Dispatches from the Wrong Side of History.' We spoke about Nellie's journey from being an orthodox liberal journalist at The New York Times in 2020, to becoming an apostate who lost her faith in progressive politics after reporting on the harm done by its extremists. We spoke about homelessness, drug decriminalization, the defund the police movement, and – in the extended section – transgenderism.

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My guest today is Tom Holland, co-host of the Rest is History podcast, and author of many books, including 'Dominion: The Making of the Western Mind.'

We spoke about the new book that Tom is working on, focused on the ideological revolution of the 1960s, which he compares to a second Reformation. He argues that the current culture wars are in fact theol…

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My guest today is Dan Hitchens, senior editor at First Things Magazine. We spoke about assisted suicide: the second and third order consequences of legalisation, why low fertility welfare states are increasingly drawn to this apparent solution to their financial woes, and why Britain’s National Health Service would prove to be a particularly dangerous p…

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My guest today is Helen Roy, fellow at the Claremont Institute, contributing editor at the American Mind, host of the 'Girlboss, Interrupted' podcast, and mother of three under three. We spoke about the spiritual loss that comes with the demise of single sex spaces and the courage that motherhood demands. In the extended part of the episode, we also spo…

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My guest today is Coleen T. Murphy, Professor of Molecular Biology at Princeton, and also the director of Princeton's Laboratory for Aging Research. Her new book is titled 'How We Age: The Science of Longevity.' We spoke about why women live longer than men, what centenarians seem to have in common with one another, why eunuchs may live longer than othe…

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My guest today is Cassie Jaye, a filmmaker best known for the hugely controversial 2016 documentary 'The Red Pill' which followed Cassie's journey from feminism to becoming (partially) persuaded by men's rights activism. We spoke about how she feels about the film – and about MRAs – eight years on.

In the extended part of the episode, we also spoke about…

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Stephen Shaw is the writer, director & producer of the documentary 'Birthgap - Childless World.' We spoke about why falling birth rates are (almost) an international phenomenon, why most childlessness is unplanned, and the role of the Pill in social norms that lead to falling fertility. 

In the extended version of the episode, we spoke about why mass imm…

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My guest today is Miriam Cates, Conservative MP for Penistone and Stocksbridge. We spoke about a whole range of issues that Miriam is interested in: assisted dying, transgenderism, egg freezing, surrogacy, pronatalism, and childcare.

In the extended part of the episode, we also spoke about how Miriam's Christianity influences her work, and the gap betwe…

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My guest today is Brad Wilcox, director of the National Marriage Project at the University of Virginia, fellow at the Institute for Family Studies, and author of the new book 'Get Married: Why Americans Must Defy the Elites, Forge Strong Families, and Save Civilization.'

We spoke about why a third of Gen Z Americans are likely to never marry, the so-call…

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My guest today is Ed West, journalist, author, and the writer of 'The Wrong Side is History' Substack. We spoke about Ed's most popular Substack post to date, 'Why Children of Men is really happening', the political and economic problems Britain is currently experiencing, and the likelihood of British professionals emigrating en masse to places like Ame…

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My guest today is Tracy Vaillancourt, professor in the Faculty of Education and the School of Psychology at the University of Ottawa, and also the Canada Research Chair in School-Based Mental Health and Violence Prevention. We spoke about aggression among teenage girls, how boys and girls differ in their aggressive tactics, why women dislike overt sexin…

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My guest today is the author, journalist, and veteran women's rights campaigner Julie Bindel. We spoke about the feminist sex wars of the 1980s, the clashes between gay men and lesbians over the years, and the ongoing class conflicts within feminism.

In the extended part of the episode, we spoke about the child prostitution gangs in cities like Rotherha…

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My guest today is Stephen Blackwood, philosopher and president of Ralston College, a new liberal arts college in Savannah, Georgia. We spoke about the failings of modern architecture, the West's spiritual crisis following the Second World War, and the veneration of subversion for the sake of subversion. 

In the extended part of the episode, we spoke abou…

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In this bonus episode, Rod Dreher and I discussed Pope Leo’s recent comments on refugees and the conflict within Christianity over how to respond to mass immigration.

Discussed in the episode:

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My guest today is Hannah Barnes, investigative journalist, associate editor at the New Statesman, and author of 'Time to Think: The Inside Story of the Collapse of the Tavistock's Gender Service for Children.' We spoke about the findings of the Cass Review, what exactly went wrong at the Tavistock, and why the situation in America is even worse when it …

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My guest today is Alex Kaschuta, host of the podcast 'Subversive.' 

We spoke about the online gender wars, how the internet encourages dysfunctional relationships offline, and how we should choose our children's peer groups in an effort to protect them from these effects. 

In the extended version of the episode, we also spoke about how our own politics ha…

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My guest today is Rob Henderson – academic, writer, and author of a new book 'Troubled: A Memoir of Foster Care, Family, and Social Class.' We spoke about whether sexual liberation counts as a luxury belief and why elites tend to talk the talk on 1960s ideology, but actually live like the 1950s ideal. In the extended version of the episode we also spoke…

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My guest today is the writer and expert on online culture Katherine Dee, also known as Default Friend. We spoke about why TikTok isn't as bad as everyone thinks, how the internet is warping women's sexuality, and what journalists misunderstand about femcels (that is, female incels). 

In the extended part of the episode, we spoke about whether elite polit…

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My guest today is Geoffrey Miller, evolutionary psychologist, associate professor of psychology at the University of New Mexico, and author of many books, including (most recently) 'Virtue Signaling: Essays on Darwinian Politics & Free Speech'. 

We spoke about how consumerist culture limits fertility, the status games that parents play with their children, how the blank slate view of human nature makes parenting more difficult, and why it's adaptive to lie to ourselves about our true motivations.  

In the extended part of the episode, we spoke about whether polyamory only works for a subset of the elite, and debated the merits of its normalisation. 

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My guest today is Irish Times columnist Finn McRedmond. We spoke about the recent referendum in Ireland on the constitutional definitions of marriage and motherhood, as well as previous referendums on abortion and same sex marriage. How liberalised and secularised has Ireland really become?

In the extended part of the episode, we spoke about the recent violent unrest in response to mass immigration, and the role of class in contemporary Irish politics.

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Robin Hanson is an associate professor of economics at George Mason University and a research associate at the Future of Humanity Institute of Oxford University. In this episode we spoke about... the future of humanity! In particular, the role of falling birth rates in stifling innovation, and what this means for a possible high tech future. In short, i…

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My guest today is Heather Heying – evolutionary biologist, co-host (with her husband Bret Weistein) of the Darkhorse podcast, and also the co-author of 'A Hunter-Gatherer's Guide to the 21st Century: Evolution and the Challenges of Modern Life.'

We mostly spoke about babies! On the modern guidance on breastfeeding, co-sleeping, and sleep training, and th…

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My guest today is Catherine Pakaluk, Director of Social Research and Associate Professor at the Catholic University of America, and the author of a new book titled 'Hannah's Children: The Women Quietly Defying the Birth Dearth.' 

'Hannah's Children' is based around interviews with 55 American women who have both been to university, and have also had five…

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My guest today is the journalist Abigail Shrier, author of the bestselling 'Irreversible Damage', and now a new book – 'Bad Therapy: Why the Kids Aren't Growing Up.' We spoke about the harmful side effects of therapy, particularly for children, whether the rise of therapy culture is a product of family disintegration, and why girls from liberal families have been worst affected by the rise in teenage mental illness.

In the extended part of the episode, we also spoke about gentle parenting and why parenting gurus are so attractive.

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My guest today is Linda Griffith, Professor of Biological and Mechanical Engineering at MIT and director of the Center for Gynepathology Research in Boston. Linda is a leading world expert on endometriosis, our subject today. We spoke about her own experiences with the disease, why it’s so poorly understood, the challenges of diagnosis, the impact on wo…

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My guest today is Helen Joyce, director of advocacy at Sex Matters, and the author of the 2021 book 'Trans: When Ideology Meets Reality.'

We spoke today about fan fiction, a topic that Helen has been researching for many years. Why are so many girls and young women obsessed with fanfic? Why does it so often feature romantic relationships between men? And why has it become much more sexually explicit in recent years? 

In the extended part of the episode we spoke about the impact that fanfic is having on our sexual culture and its role in encouraging young women to identify as trans or non-binary. 

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My guest today is Dr. Avital Hazony Levi, a postdoctoral fellow at Tel Aviv University who specialises in philosophy and the study of the Hebrew Bible. We spoke about why Israel has the highest birth rate in the developed world, motherhood in the Bible, the rejection of biological family in the kibbutz movement, and traditional Jewish matchmaking. 

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My guest today is Rakib Ehsan, writer, researcher, and author of 'Beyond Grievance: What the Left gets wrong about ethnic minorities.' 

We started by speaking about family breakdown as a cause of inequality across ethnic groups, and the enormous differences in economic success between different ethnic minorities in Britain, and the tension that generates…

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