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Brain In A Vat: Paediatric Gender Medicine. April 2024
We begin by imagining a world where children are separated by sex at birth and raised without exposure to traditional gender norms. We debate whether gender incongruence is a result of nature or social conditioning. We discuss gender affirming care for children, highlighting the complexity of diagnosing gender dysphoria amidst co-occurring psychiatric conditions and the…
Brain In A Vat: Pornography and Free Speech. February 2024.
We welcome back Nadine Strossen for a comprehensive discussion about pornography and free speech. She highlights points from her re-released book 'Defending Pornography', explaining why she supports the freedom of sexual expression. Her thought experiment is about a respected academic who makes adult videos, raising questions about personal freedom, professional reputability, and potential harm to…
Counterpoint, ABC Radio National: Talking and taking credit. September 2023

(At 28 mins) Is it really necessary to hate those that you disagree with - especially politically? Dr Holly Lawford-Smith goes through the reasons why we hate and what the consequences of that hate are and reminds us that, 'not every conservative is a representative of the far right, nor is every small-l liberal a communist. We should be able to discuss the ideas themselves calmly, logically, rigorously, and constructively'.

Quillette Cetera: Debating Holly Lawford-Smith. September 2023
Do we live under a patriarchy? Should women boycott sex with men? What's the Nordic approach to prostitution? Is masculinity celebrated more than feminity? We cover all that + more in this conversation with Holly Lawford-Smith, a philosopher and academic whose work primarily focuses on topics in political philosophy. Holly has been the subject of…

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