Salon of the Refused Podcast
1) Ep. 23 - Brad Thompson on the Philosophy of the Founding
Rob Tracinski talks with Brad Thompson, author of America's Revolutionary Mind, about the philosophical ideas behind the founding of America. The conversation includes: the Declaration of Independence...Show More
2) Ep. 22 - Helen Pluckrose on Postmodernism
Rob Tracinski talks with Helen Pluckrose, editor of Areo magazine and co-author of Cynical Theories, about the roots of today's "woke" culture war in the philosophical school of Postmodernism. The con...Show More
3) Ep. 21 - George Will on Conservatism
Rob Tracinski talks with Washington Post columnist George F. Will about the rising statism of the right. The conversation includes: how he became more "libertarian," the "loaded pistol" of populism an...Show More
4) Ep. 20 - Jaroslav Romanchuk on Belarus
Rob Tracinski talks with Jaroslav Romanchuk, President of the Scientific Research Mises Center in Minsk, about the "Revolution of Order" in Belarus. The conversation includes: the world's most orderly...Show More
5) Ep. 19 - Jason Crawford on Progress Studies
Rob Tracinski talks with Jason Crawford, Silicon Valley entrepreneur and blogger at Roots of Progress, about progress and the need to recognize it and study it. The conversation includes: how progress...Show More
6) Ep. 18 - Amesh Adalja Follow-Up on Coronavirus
Rob Tracinski talks again with Amesh Adalja, Senior Scholar at the Johns Hopkins University Center for Health Security, following up after nearly a month of the coronavirus lockdown. The conversation ...Show More
7) Ep. 17 - Amesh Adalja on Coronavirus
Rob Tracinski talks with Amesh Adalja, Senior Scholar at the Johns Hopkins University Center for Health Security. The conversation includes: How COVID-19 is different from the flu, the risk of "surge ...Show More
8) Ep. 16 - Cathy Young on the Right and the Left
Rob Tracinski talks with Cathy Young, writer at Quillette, The Bulwark, and elsewhere, about our plight stuck between illiberal strands of both the right and the left. The conversation includes: Polit...Show More
9) Ep. 15 - David French on Liberalism
Rob Tracinski talks with David French, lawyer and writer for National Review, about "David French-ism" and the debate between liberal and illiberal conservatives. The conversation includes: life as an...Show More
10) Ep. 14 - Steven Pinker on the Legacy of the Enlightenment
Rob Tracinski talks with Steven Pinker, author of Enlightenment Now: The Case for Reason, Science, Humanism, and Progress, about the legacy of the Enlightenment. The conversation includes: exactly how...Show More