Podcast appearances and mentions of Helen Lewis

Sign up for our Substack! Arthur Schopenhauer said, “Talent hits a target no one else can hit. Genius hits a target no one else can see.” Thomas Edison famously claimed, “Genius is 1% inspiration and 99% perspiration.” Helen Lewis has a different take entirely. To her, the term genius licenses noxious eccentricities, exasperating ego trips, and downright bad behavior. Sure, plenty of things qualify as acts of genius — Shakespeare's sonnets, penicillin — but when we pin the genius badge on a person instead of an achievement, we grant them membership in a supposedly superior class. That, Helen says, is the genius myth. She wants to demolish it and, in its place, tell the real story of how breakthroughs happen and who deserves credit.

Love him or hate him, many consider Elon Musk to be a modern-day genius. He co-founded PayPal, which transformed how people purchase things. He became the CEO of Tesla, which revolutionized electric vehicles—and made it cool to drive them. He founded SpaceX, accomplishing what only superpower nation-states have previously. And he is working to make our species interplanetary—maybe in a few years, we'll be doing this podcast on Mars. To many, these acts make Elon Musk a genius, perhaps the most important genius in history. But it's worth asking: What exactly makes him a genius? Is it a particular set of qualities, or is Elon Musk just particularly adept at playing the role of genius? Or at least what we've come to expect of geniuses? Is his offensive behavior excused by his genius, or the result of it? And why do human beings value genius, even to the point of deifying it? All of these questions are raised in Helen Lewis's new book, The Genius Myth. And not just with regard to Musk, but to so many of the figures our culture venerates as geniuses: Leonardo da Vinci, Galileo, William Shakespeare, Isaac Newton, Pablo Picasso, Albert Einstein, and Steve Jobs. Lewis asks: Were these people actually geniuses? Or was their genius based on a myth? And more importantly, how does our perception of “genius” confuse and distort our understanding of success—and how we value, or don't value, other human beings? Today on Honestly, Bari asks Helen Lewis if some people belong to a special and superior class, what it means to be a genius, and if she believes in geniuses at all. Go to groundnews.com/Honestly to get 40% off the unlimited access Vantage plan and unlock world-wide perspectives on today's biggest news stories. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This episode is presented by Create A Video – Helen Lewis wrote a very important piece at The Atlantic about the bubble of misinformation many liberals are trapped in regarding the effectiveness of youth gender medicine. Subscribe to the podcast at: https://ThePetePod.com/ All the links to Pete's Prep are free: https://patreon.com/petekalinershow Media Bias Check: If you choose to subscribe, get 15% off here! Advertising and Booking inquiries: Pete@ThePeteKalinerShow.com Get exclusive content here!: https://thepetekalinershow.com/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The tortured poet. The rebellious scientist. The monstrous artist. The tech disruptor. You can tell what a society values by who it labels as a genius. You can also tell who it excludes, who it enables, and what it is prepared to tolerate. Taking us from the Renaissance Florence of Leonardo da Vinci to the Florida rocket launches of Elon Musk's SpaceX, Helen Lewis joined us to unravel a word that we all use — without really questioning what it means. In conversation with acclaimed satirist and screenwriter Armando Iannucci she drew from her new book 'The Genius Myth' to uncover the secret of the Beatles' success, discuss how biographers should solve the ‘Austen Problem' and reveal why Stephen Hawking thought IQ tests were for losers. Lewis and Iannucci asked if the modern idea of genius — a class of special people — is distorting our view of the world. --- If you'd like to become a Member and get access to all our full ad free conversations, plus all of our Members-only content, just visit intelligencesquared.com/membership to find out more. For £4.99 per month you'll also receive: - Full-length and ad-free Intelligence Squared episodes, wherever you get your podcasts - Bonus Intelligence Squared podcasts, curated feeds and members exclusive series - 15% discount on livestreams and in-person tickets for all Intelligence Squared events  ...  Or Subscribe on Apple for £4.99: - Full-length and ad-free Intelligence Squared podcasts - Bonus Intelligence Squared podcasts, curated feeds and members exclusive series … Already a subscriber? Thank you for supporting our mission to foster honest debate and compelling conversations! Visit intelligencesquared.com to explore all your benefits including ad-free podcasts, exclusive bonus content and early access. … Subscribe to our newsletter here to hear about our latest events, discounts and much more. https://www.intelligencesquared.com/newsletter-signup/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The tortured poet. The rebellious scientist. The monstrous artist. The tech disruptor. You can tell what a society values by who it labels as a genius. You can also tell who it excludes, who it enables, and what it is prepared to tolerate. Taking us from the Renaissance Florence of Leonardo da Vinci to the Florida rocket launches of Elon Musk's SpaceX, Helen Lewis joined us to unravel a word that we all use — without really questioning what it means. In conversation with acclaimed satirist and screenwriter Armando Iannucci she drew from her new book 'The Genius Myth' to uncover the secret of the Beatles' success, discuss how biographers should solve the ‘Austen Problem' and reveal why Stephen Hawking thought IQ tests were for losers. Lewis and Iannucci asked if the modern idea of genius — a class of special people — is distorting our view of the world. --- This is the first instalment of a two-part episode. If you'd like to become a Member and get access to all our full ad free conversations, plus all of our Members-only content, just visit intelligencesquared.com/membership to find out more. For £4.99 per month you'll also receive: - Full-length and ad-free Intelligence Squared episodes, wherever you get your podcasts - Bonus Intelligence Squared podcasts, curated feeds and members exclusive series - 15% discount on livestreams and in-person tickets for all Intelligence Squared events  ...  Or Subscribe on Apple for £4.99: - Full-length and ad-free Intelligence Squared podcasts - Bonus Intelligence Squared podcasts, curated feeds and members exclusive series … Already a subscriber? Thank you for supporting our mission to foster honest debate and compelling conversations! Visit intelligencesquared.com to explore all your benefits including ad-free podcasts, exclusive bonus content and early access. … Subscribe to our newsletter here to hear about our latest events, discounts and much more. https://www.intelligencesquared.com/newsletter-signup/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In her new book, The Genius Myth, journalist Helen Lewis explores how and why we label certain people geniuses; and the impact this has on said geniuses, us, and culture at large. Today, we talk about our perception of the exceptional, and some of our more pernicious and dark misperceptions. For the show notes, head over to my Substack. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Our new season kicks off proper next week with an enthralling episode where the broadcaster Nihal Arthanayake helps us tell the story of the woman who listened – the great Helen Bamber. And we'll be taking you all the way through the summer till it starts getting cold again – introducing you to the tragic tale of the first singer-songwriter alongside the Communards' Sarah-Jane Morris, the first female bodybuilding world champion with Jet from Gladiators, a story of love among the ruins of the concentration camps with the historian Gwen Strauss and the rollicking tale of genius and self-deception with the author Helen Lewis.But to whet your appetite . . . we are absolutely delighted to give you this wonderful taster from the brilliant Astrid & Chinny, the brains behind the award-winning It's A Continent Podcast. Which uncovers key moments in African history, one nation at a time. It is bite-sized history, it is accessible history and it is history which will deepen and broaden all of our understanding. So I strongly recommend seeking them out on apple, spotify, wherever you listen to stuff, right after you've listened to this episode.Which we particularly want to share because Astrid and Chinny got there before us! I really think that this person is someone we should all know about and carry his name in our hearts. He is Patrice Lumumba, and he was a distinguished Pan-African politician who served as the first Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of Congo after the country gained independence. Patrice was well-connected but as he became more politically active and vocal, calling for an end to Belgium's rule and advocating for his country's independence, he became a target of both the Belgian and American governments. To such a point that we need to give you a trigger warning: there is a graphic depiction of death at the 29 minute mark.In the meantime, sit back, enjoy the ride and make sure you're back here from 1st July for the rest of Trapped History's summer season.

Helen Lewis swung by JOETowers to chat if anyone is actually a genius - and what who we label "geniuses" tells us about society. She argues that "genius" is a romanticised idea: the notion that extraordinary talent excuses bad behaviour or moral failings. Think, Elon Musk. She unpacks how celebrated (almost always male) figures like Edison, Einstein, Picasso, Tolstoy (and even Elon Musk) benefit from a halo effect that glosses over serious flaws such as abuse, neglect, misogyny, and selfishness. She traces the historical roots of the term “genius,” linking it to hierarchy-driven ideologies and the eugenics movement, arguing that intelligence testing and the “innate talent” narrative come with harmful baggage. Helen Lewis is a journalist and staff writer at The Atlantic. She is a former deputy editor of the New Statesman, and has also written for The Guardian and The Sunday Times.Her new book "The Genius Myth" is out now. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Acing that Mensa test might not be the definite sign of genius you think it is. Helen Lewis is a staff writer at The Atlantic and host of the BBC podcast series “The New Gurus” and “Helen Lewis Has Left the Chat”. She joins host Krys Boyd to discuss why the very idea of “genius” is a social construct, why the label excludes as much as it includes, and why it's time to look at creativity in a new way. Her book is “The Genius Myth: A Curious History of a Dangerous Idea. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Today's bad idea is ‘genius', the label that has enabled all sorts of terrible behaviour through the ages. Writer and broadcaster Helen Lewis explains how and why the idea of genius gets misapplied to people and things that just aren't. Why are geniuses meant to be tortured? Why are individual geniuses prized over the collaborations that lie behind most innovations? Why do we think that people who are brilliant at one thing will be good at everything else? Plus, David makes the case for Dickens as a bona fide genius. The Genius Myth by Helen Lewis is out from today wherever you get your books https://bit.ly/3FSAKda David's new 20-part series Postwar – about the 1945 general election and the making of modern Britain – is available now on BBC Radio 4 and BBC Sounds. https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002d8v1 Next time on The History of Bad Ideas: The Decisive Battle w/Dan Snow Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit smokeempodcast.substack.comNancy and Sarah are joined by Katie Herzog, co-host of the Blocked and Reported podcast and author of an up-and-coming book on quitting booze, Drink Yourself Sober. They talk about getting canceled, navigating public backlash, and why Katie's drinking tale is different from Sarah's — she used Naltrexone, an opioid-blocker, to help quit. They discuss AA, the meaning of the word “alcoholic,” the nature of addiction, and why there's no wrong way to get sober.Also on tap:* Jesse Singal, analyzed* If you walk into the online arena, expect to get gored* Helen Lewis, epic BARpod co-host* Dan Savage is brilliant, but can he help us understand “freak offs”? (Please?)* The Onion was once sold for $10,000?* Andy Mills, top-tier man!* Missing Twitter, pre-Elon* Do NOT type your name into BlueSky * When Katie realized she had a drinking problem* “Science may one day accomplish this, but it hasn't done so yet”* Sarah breastfed until what age?* The Sinclair method* Fun drunk v. sleepy drunk* The tragic death of Jonathan Joss* Sarah was Katie's AA sensitivity reader* Naltrexone, the Ozempic of booze* Sarah learns a new phrase: “pharmacological extinction”* “My life is monumentally better than when I was drinking”* AA founder Bill Wilson = weirder than you think* Writing a recovery book is a weird form of insurance* GETTING FREE* That Salon personal essay Katie can't get off the Internet* Piled on by Milo Yiannapoulos, oh the irony* Katie is fine being cringe* RIP, William LangewiescheSo much wisdom in this podcast, but the best parts are for paid subscribers

In this episode, we unpack the assumptions, the history, the marketing machine behind the myth of being a genius. Does being brilliant give you a free pass to be an a-hole? Should success in one area automatically make someone untouchable in all others? We've been sold a very narrow definition of genius—usually male, usually white, usually arrogant—and it's time we ask harder questions about who gets labeled brilliant, who doesn't, and what we're really celebrating when we throw that word around. Joining us to dissect all of this is Helen Lewis—staff writer at The Atlantic, host of Helen Lewis Has Left the Chat and The New Gurus, and author of The Genius Myth: A Curious History of a Dangerous Idea. Together, we're challenging the idea that genius must look like isolation, ego, or cruelty—and exploring what it could look like instead: collaboration, curiosity, and collective brilliance. Because genius shouldn't be a party favor handed out with a TED Talk and a net worth. It's time we redefine what brilliance really means—and who gets to own it. And maybe it's time we stop obsessing over the genius and start recognizing the value in the collective brilliance all around us. Connect with Helen:  Substack: https://substack.com/@helenlewis The Genius Myth Book Related Podcast Episodes: How To Defy Expectations with Dr. Sunita Sah | 271 Women's Role in Defining Masculinity with Moe Carrick | 252 The Resilience Myth with Soraya Chemaly | 249 Share the Love: If you found this episode insightful, please share it with a friend, tag us on social media, and leave a review on your favorite podcast platform!

Helen Lewis discusses The Genius Myth: A Curious History of a Dangerous Idea, her critique of how society defines—and distorts—the concept of genius. From Hans Eysenck's wildly specific formula (preferably Jewish, born in February, lose a parent before age 10) to Picasso denying his granddaughter a paper animal because “this is the work of Picasso,” Lewis explores how mythmaking inflates flawed men into icons. Plus, negotiations aren't the goal—the goal is the goal. Negotiations are just a way to get there (or not). Produced by Corey WaraProduction Coordinator Ashley KhanEmail us at ⁠⁠⁠⁠thegist@mikepesca.com⁠⁠⁠⁠To advertise on the show, contact ⁠⁠⁠⁠ad-sales@libsyn.com⁠⁠⁠⁠ or visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://advertising.libsyn.com/TheGist⁠⁠⁠⁠Subscribe to The Gist: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://subscribe.mikepesca.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠Subscribe to The Gist Youtube Page: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4_bh0wHgk2YfpKf4rg40_g⁠⁠⁠⁠Subscribe to The Gist Instagram Page: ⁠⁠⁠⁠GIST INSTAGRAM⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow The Gist List at: ⁠⁠⁠⁠Pesca⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠Profundities | Mike Pesca | Substack Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Helen Lewis is a staff writer at The Atlantic who writes about politics and culture. Her latest book, The Genius Myth: A Curious History of a Dangerous Idea, is out now. In this week's conversation, Yascha Mounk and Helen Lewis explore what our ideas of genius mean, whether you need to die young to be considered one—and why no one cares about geniuses with boring lives. Podcast production by Mickey Freeland and Leonora Barclay. Connect with us! Spotify | Apple | Google X: @Yascha_Mounk & @JoinPersuasion YouTube: Yascha Mounk, Persuasion LinkedIn: Persuasion Community Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Matts are joined by Helen Lewis, journalist and author of The Genius Myth: A Curious History of a Dangerous Idea for a fascinating deep-dive into what it means to be a genius. Why does society worship difficult men? Who gets left out of the genius narrative? And what if collaboration, not isolation, is the real source of greatness? Enjoy!OFFER: Get The New World for just £1 for the first month. Head to https://www.thenewworld.co.uk/2matts Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We think we know what a genius is: a tortured poet; rebellious scientist; monstrous artist; or a tech disruptor. You can tell what a society values by who it labels as a genius says Helen Lewis in her new book, The Genius Myth: The Dangerous Allure of Rebels, Monsters and Rule-Breakers. From Leonardo da Vinci to Elon Musk, she asks if the modern idea of genius, as a class of special people, is distorting our view of the world.With ten platinum albums Tupac Shakur was one of the stars of hip hop music when he was murdered at the age of 25. His music was very influential and his name is also associated with the legacy of Black Panther politics. In Words for My Comrades: A Political Biography of Tupac Shakur, Dean Van Nguyen argues that while much of the energy of the Black political movement was absorbed by the commercial music culture of the 1990s – Tupac's contribution lives on today. Gertrude Stein was considered a genius by some, a charlatan by others. She posed for Picasso's portrait; hosted Matisse and Hemingway in Bohemian Paris; and she dazzled American crowds on her sell-out tour for her sensational Autobiography of Alice B Toklas, a version of the relationship with her partner. Francesca Wade's new book Gertrude Stein: An Afterlife, explores the creation of the Stein myth. Presenter: Adam Rutherford Producer: Ruth Watts

You can tell an awful lot about a society by who it labels a genius. You can also learn from who it excludes from that category, who it enables and what it is prepared to tolerate from them. The tortured poet, the rebellious scientist, the monstrous artist, or indeed the tech disruptor. All of these archetypes feature in The Genius Myth, the new book by the journalist, author and podcaster Helen Lewis. She joins Hugh to talk about so-called geniuses, from Elon Musk to The Beatles, the modern influence of concepts like IQ, and what it takes to be a political genius. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Genius is in the eye of the beholder. You can tell what a society values by who it calls a genius says Helen Lewis, acclaimed Atlantic staff writer and podcast host for the BBC. Too often the title has served as a tool to legitimize eccentric and harmful behavior that would otherwise be condemned. Lewis challenges ideas about creativity and innovation and who gets credit for inventions that might just be inevitable in her book, The Genius Myth: The Dangerous Allure of Rebels, Monsters and Rule-Breakers.

What makes a genius a genius? Do IQ tests teach us anything? Is a belief in genius right-wing coded? Hannah chats to journalist, author, broadcaster and Standard Issue fave Helen Lewis about her new book The Genius Myth, hero worship, eugenics, class and (braces) football. To hear the full interview or to listen ad-free you can:  * You can become a Standard Issue member here:  https://www.patreon.com/c/StandardIssue * Make a one-off payment here:  ⁠https://www.patreon.com/c/StandardIssue⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Explaining how Musk tanked his reputation has many ways: First, he alienated environmentalists by teaming up with Trump, and then he alienated Trump fans by insulting their hero. Another way is clear by looking at American culture's historical relationship with “genius,” and how it tends to go wrong.  In this episode, we talk with Helen Lewis, author of The Genius Myth: A Curious History of a Dangerous Idea, about what Musk has in common with Thomas Edison, how psychedelics fit into the archetype, and what the possible paths are for Musk moving forward. Get more from your favorite Atlantic voices when you subscribe. You'll enjoy unlimited access to Pulitzer-winning journalism, from clear-eyed analysis and insight on breaking news to fascinating explorations of our world. Atlantic subscribers also get access to exclusive subscriber audio in Apple Podcasts. Subscribe today at theAtlantic.com/listener. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In The Genius Myth, the journalist delivers a sharp, funny takedown of our obsession with "brilliant" men, showing that behind every so-called genius is a crowd and a big PR machine.

In this week's conversation between Dr. James Emery White and co-host Alexis Drye, they discuss the rise of the “romantasy” genre of literature, as well as the definition and implications of pornography. Is porn only that which you watch visually? What's the difference between reading a sex scene and seeing one? The discussion also explores the increasing consumption of pornography among women, the intersection of literature and pornography, and the reasons behind the popularity of romance novels. Finally, it offers a Christian perspective on navigating romance literature and its potential impact on personal relationships. Episode Links Today's conversation was sparked by a recent podcast conversation on Christianity Today titled “The Rise of Women's Porn with Phylicia Masonheimer.” The truth is, porn is a topic that the Church must be more open about discussing as it's so harmful to those who consume it - maybe without them even realizing it. While romantasy books are growing in popularity, this is not the first time that books have been written that could be labeled as “mommy porn.” There is a series that Dr. White delivered at Mecklenburg Community Church that we'd encourage you to check out. Titled “Fifty Shades,” it takes a very candid look at the book Fifty Shades of Grey and the implications for those who read it. For the statistics on porn addiction, we'd suggest you visit the addictionhelp.com page specifically devoted to porn stats HERE. And then regarding some of the other articles and data mentioned in today's episode, here are some links that you may be interested in checking out: Keiran Southern, “Watching Pornography Destroyed My Brain, Says Pop Star Billie Eilish,” The Times UK. Nicola Woolcock, “Young Girls Are ‘Bombarded' With Sexual Images Online,” The Times UK. India Knight, “Porn Survey 2019: How Internet Pornography Is Changing the Way We Have Sex,” The Times UK. Josh Pieters, “I Slept With 100 Men in One Day | Documentary,” YouTube. Charles Trepany, “An OnlyFans Model's Viral Documentary and Why It Sparked a Major Conversation About Sex,” USA Today. Helen Lewis, “The Outrage Over 100 Men Only Goes So Far,” The Atlantic. For those of you who are new to Church & Culture, we'd love to invite you to subscribe (for free of course) to the twice-weekly Church & Culture blog and check out the Daily Headline News - a collection of headlines from around the globe each weekday. We'd also love to hear from you if there is a topic that you'd like to see discussed on the Church & Culture Podcast in an upcoming episode. You can find the form to submit your questions at the bottom of the podcast page HERE.

This week on Blocked and Reported, Katie is joined by fan favorite Helen Lewis to discuss her new book, The Genius Myth: A Curious History of a Dangerous Idea. Plus, updates from TERF Island, Joe Rogan, and the strange and sometimes dark world of high IQ societies. Pre-order Helen's book Britain Rules on What a Woman Is - The AtlanticTrump Administration Releases Report on Youth Gender Dysphoria - The DispatchFinally, Someone Said It to Joe Rogan's Face - The AtlanticThe group chats that changed America - SemaforHelen Lewis Has Left the Chat - The BBC This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.blockedandreported.org/subscribe

本期闲话澳洲，特约嘉宾Helen Lewis将分享澳大利亚选举委员会为何将preferential voting翻译为“优先顺序投票”，而非更直译的“偏好投票”。点击音频，收听完整节目。

The Atlantic's Helen Lewis joins Mona to talk about Andrew Tate, backlash to MAGA in Europe, and how polarization suppresses reasonable doubts about treatment of trans kids. References:   When You're MAGA, They Let You Do It... Why Trumpworld is just fine with Andrew Tate's violent misogyny, by Helen Lewis The Global Populist Right Has a MAGA Problem... In Europe, Trump looks too extreme even for many right-wing insurgents, by Helen Lewis What the Left Refused to Understand About Women's Sports... Female athletes said competing against trans women was an injustice, by Helen Lewis. Get PrivacyHawk and run your FREE privacy scan here http://go.privacyhawk.com/monacharen Use code MONA20 (iOS) / mona20 (Android) for full access to the Platinum Suite: $1M ID theft recovery insurance, dark web alerts, sensitive info monitoring, and much more—all at a special price! Get 15% off OneSkin with the code MONACHAREN at https://www.oneskin.co/ #oneskinpod

We take a brief break from revolutionary ideas for a special live episode of PPF recorded in front of an audience at the Regent Street Cinema in London. David talks to writer and journalist Helen Lewis about Network (1976), a film still best remembered for its catchphrase: ‘I'm mad as hell and I'm not going to take this anymore!' Just how prophetic is that cry of rage in the age of Trump? What does the film say about the continuing power of television in the era of social media? And who or what does it remind us of: Ye, Tucker Carlson, Russell Brand, WWE wrestling… or is it about something else entirely? Out now on PPF+: the second part of David's conversation with Adam Rutherford about Darwin and the most revolutionary idea of them all. To get this and all our bonus episodes plus ad-free listening sign up now to PPF+ https://www.ppfideas.com/join-ppf-plus Next time: J. S. Mill and Free Speech w/Fara Dabhoiwala Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week on Blocked and Reported, Katie and Jesse discuss Chris Rufo's exposé on the polyamorous piss fetishists and transgender gangbangers in the NSA. Plus, Aella at home, the death of the hipster, Trump rescues plastic straws, bad stats, and more.Aella, the Internet's Favorite Sex Researcher - The AtlanticCalifornia Considers $1,000 Fine for Waiters Offering Unsolicited Plastic StrawsIs the Life Expectancy of Trans Women in the U.S. Just 35? No. - The StrangerTransgender People Twice As Likely To Die As Cisgender People, Study FindsThe fishy claim that ‘100,000 children' in the United States are in the sex trade - The Washington PostThe NSA's Secret Sex ChatsGabbard Says More Than 100 Intelligence Officers Fired for Chat Messages - The New York TimesGabbard fires intelligence workers over explicit chats - The Washington PostWhistleblower: There's a Trans Cult Inside the NSANote: After this episode was released early for Primos, our diligent subscribers pointed out two errors: One, Helen Lewis did, in fact, mention that Aella showered on 24 days in 2024. And two, New York City does, in fact, have a ban on single-use plastic bags, as does Washington state. The episode has been corrected. Apologies to Helen Lewis and plastic bag bans everywhere. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.blockedandreported.org/subscribe

Sam Harris speaks with Helen Lewis about the culture wars. They discuss the role of journalists, DEI, political polarization, feminism, transgender activism, gender roles, the Rotherham scandal, Islam and jihadism, Elon Musk and X, the future of the Democratic Party, and other topics. If the Making Sense podcast logo in your player is BLACK, you can SUBSCRIBE to gain access to all full-length episodes at samharris.org/subscribe. Learning how to train your mind is the single greatest investment you can make in life. That's why Sam Harris created the Waking Up app. From rational mindfulness practice to lessons on some of life's most important topics, join Sam as he demystifies the practice of meditation and explores the theory behind it.

Today's episode in our history of revolutionary ideas is about a medieval movement that used the ancient past to rethink and reimagine the present and the future. David talks to historian Eric Nelson about humanism and its enormous impact on the history of ideas. How did humanism emerge out of catastrophe? What did it do to the hold of Church and Empire on the medieval mind? Was humanist politics really revolutionary politics? And where is the ‘human' in humanism? As part of our Great Political Films series we are hosting a special screening of Network (1976) at the Regent Street Cinema in London on 18th March, followed by a live podcast recording with David and Helen Lewis. Aaron Sorkin said: ‘No predictor of the future – not even Orwell – has ever been as right as Network.' Come see why! Tickets now available https://www.ppfideas.com/event-list Next up in The History of Revolutionary Ideas: The Reformation 1: Luther Past Present Future is part of the Airwave Podcast Network Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

After Donald Trump was sworn in as the 47th President of the United States he immediately set about signing executive orders on everything from immigration to climate change so in this episode we answer your questions.Amol and Nick are joined from Washington DC by fellow Today presenter Justin Webb to discuss the return of the Make America Great Again agenda, whether President Trump could still be prosecuted for alleged crimes after he leaves office and his relationship with tech bros like Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg.Plus, comedy writer Armando Iannucci and journalist Helen Lewis with their questions for the Today team.The recording of this episode was livestreamed on BBC Sounds.To get Amol and Nick's take on the biggest stories and insights from behind the scenes at the UK's most influential radio news programme make sure you hit subscribe on BBC Sounds. That way you'll get an alert every time we release a new episode, and you won't miss our extra bonus episodes either.GET IN TOUCH: * Send us a message or a voice note via WhatsApp to +44 330 123 4346 * Email today@bbc.co.ukThe Today Podcast is hosted by Amol Rajan and Nick Robinson who are both presenters of BBC Radio 4's Today programme. Amol was the BBC's media editor for six years and is the former editor of the Independent, he's also the current presenter of University Challenge. Nick has presented the Today programme since 2015, he was the BBC's political editor for ten years before that and also previously worked as ITV's political editor.This episode was made by Lewis Vickers with Izzy Rowley and Grace Reeve. Digital production was by David Kaplowitz. The technical producers were Dafydd Evans in London, Darren Wardrobe in Jerusalem and Ian Mitchell in Washington. The editor is Louisa Lewis. The executive producer is Owenna Griffiths.

For this week's episode, enjoy some of the highlights of Better Known over the years, featuring excerpts from Ivan's interviews with Jonathan Sayer, Kate Mosse, Jon Glover, Geoff Dyer, Alice Loxton, Anand Menon, Helen Lewis and Ben Schott Jonathan Sayer on Le Coq clowning https://sites.google.com/education.nsw.gov.au/jacqueslecoq/jacques-lecoq/overview-of-his-approach-to-acting Kate Mosse on how there are more statues in Edinburgh to animals than to women https://inews.co.uk/news/uk/campaign-seeks-change-fact-edinburgh-statues-animals-women-58867 Jon Glover on Maggie and Ted https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2021/jun/29/maggie-ted-review-two-tory-prime-ministers-one-long-spat Geoff Dyer on Calabash literature festival in Jamaica https://www.vogue.com/article/calabash-literary-festival-in-jamaica-is-the-islands-best-kept-secret Alice Loxton on The French House, Soho https://www.timeout.com/london/bars-and-pubs/french-house Anand Menon on The Middle https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2016/03/21/the-middles-realpolitik Helen Lewis on the Modesty Blaise novels https://www.theguardian.com/books/2004/sep/19/crimebooks.features Ben Schott on Polari https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polari This podcast is powered by ZenCast.fm

We all know you're here because you - like us, are a bona fide history nerd, so here's a little something from the producers of this podcast; a brand new series of Conflict Of Interest with the Imperial War Museum. We think you're going to love it How have artists, filmmakers and photographers shaped our understanding of wars and conflict? Journalist and writer Helen Lewis explores the recently-opened Blavatnik Art, Film and Photography Galleries at Imperial War Museum, London. From No Man's Land to mushroom clouds, Helen discovers the people that have interpreted over a hundred years of conflict, in this specially-curated tour by James Bulgin, Head of Public History at IWM. They are joined by Suzanne Plunkett, Reuters' Chief Photographer for the UK and Ireland, and a photojournalist for almost 30 years - and someone who can give us a first hand account of what it's like to be capturing a seismic event in the moment. Objects Discussed: Paul Nash, The Menin Road, 1919 John Armstrong, Pro Patria, 1938  War Pictorial News No. 21 Mushroom Cloud over Nagasaki, 1945 Suzanne Plunkett, People Covered in Dust and Debris New York, 11 September 2001 -  © AP (IWM DC 123993) © AP (IWM DC 124023) Narrator:  James Taylor. Producer: Matt Hill at Rethink Audio, with support from Eleanor Head, Daniel BenChorin, and the IWM Institute team at Imperial War Museums Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

01:00 NR: Why Did California Cut Fire Prevention Spending While Keeping a Rainy-Day Fund?, https://www.nationalreview.com/the-morning-jolt/why-did-california-cut-fire-prevention-spending-while-keeping-a-rainy-day-fund/ 12:15 The FBI is terrible at background checks, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RtgtSNMGBt0 14:50 Jonathan Haidt is wrong about morality | Prof Kurt Gray, https://www.aporiamagazine.com/p/jonathan-haidt-is-wrong-about-morality 19:00 Alpha: Eddie Gallagher and the War for the Soul of the Navy SEALs, https://lukeford.net/blog/?p=158567 25:00 Jonathan Haidt is wrong about morality | Prof Kurt Gray, https://www.aporiamagazine.com/p/jonathan-haidt-is-wrong-about-morality?utm_source=publication-search 29:00 Best way to survive a fire is to be connected to your neighbors and to have resources (financial, social, emotional, purpose). I volunteer so I have a visceral sense of people depending on me. 30:00 The Anti-Social Century by Derek Thompson, https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2025/02/american-loneliness-personality-politics/681091/ 34:00 I was thinking about publishing my love poems 51:00 Japanese TV show Extremely Inappropriate, https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/29/world/asia/japan-extremely-inappropriate.html 1:20:00 I worked for a year in Australia after I graduated high school in June 1984, https://www.lukeford.net/luke_ford/bio/l3.html 1:38:50 Kip joins to talk about short-term memory 1:50:00 The advantages of elite universities 2:18:00 LA Fire Truths and Lies with Hotshot Director, https://www.carousel.blog/p/la-fire-truths-and-lies-with-hotshot 2:30:00 California Burning: The Fall of Pacific Gas and Electric--and What It Means for America's Power Grid, https://www.amazon.com/California-Burning-Pacific-Electric-Americas/dp/059333065X 2:31:00 California Burning author Katherine Blunt, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xOyjOewSPqc 2:48:30 Just as I am 3:01:00 The MICE Method: How the CIA Persuades People to Betray Their Country, https://spyauthor.medium.com/the-mice-method-how-the-cia-persuades-people-to-betray-their-country-0bdb9094103b 3:05:45 Nathan Cofnas talks to Nicholas Wade about group differences, lab leak theory, https://ncofnas.com/p/talking-about-race-differences-with 3:20:00 Lab leak theory 4:07:10 DTG Christmas Quiz 2024 with Helen Lewis, https://decoding-the-gurus.captivate.fm/episode/dtg-christmas-quiz-2024-with-helen-lewis-badstats 4:24:50 Noah Rothman joins Hugh to talk about California's Chernobyl, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YPKuObXvxKo 4:29:20 Evaluating Pete Hegseth's senate performance 4:40:00 The Theory of Dyadic Morality: Reinventing Moral Judgment by Redefining Harm, https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/1088868317698288

01:00 Australia defeats India while the crowd in Australia primarily cheers for India 02:40 The Genius Myth, https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/442983/the-genius-myth-by-lewis-helen/9781787333246 04:00 Helen Lewis's new book, The Genius Myth, https://decoding-the-gurus.captivate.fm/episode/dtg-christmas-quiz-2024-with-helen-lewis-badstats 17:00 Mickey Kaus, https://x.com/kausmickey 35:45 Elon Musk: The Techno Shaman, https://decoding-the-gurus.captivate.fm/episode/elon-musk-the-techno-shaman 52:10 Dooovid joins to discuss Elon Musk, https://x.com/RebDoooovid 1:57:30 William Lind, https://www.theamericanconservative.com/author/william-s-lind/ 2:07:00 I felt out-classed at The Atlantic party, https://www.lukeford.net/archives/updates/040508.htm

David talks to writer and journalist Helen Lewis about David Fincher's Fight Club (1999), the film that launched a thousand memes. Does this tale of thwarted masculinity and corporate malfeasance code left or code right? Who, in the end, is Tyler Durden: Joe Rogan or Jordan Peterson, Elon Musk or Andrew Tate? Is Fight Club a relic of the pre-digital age or a prophetic vision of what was coming? And … Meat Loaf?! Out now: two new bonus episodes on PPF+ to accompany this series: Shoah part one and Shoah part two, exploring Claude Lanzmann's path-breaking, harrowing, unforgettable 9-hour documentary about the Holocaust. Sign up to PPF+ to get all our bonus episodes plus ad-free listening https://www.ppfideas.com/join-ppf-plus Next Time: There Will Be Blood Past Present Future is part of the Airwave Podcast Network Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

For our final free episode of the year, Jesse and Katie are joined by Helen Lewis to discuss America, Texas, Joe Rogan, trad wives, and more. Plus, our annual extremely online BARPod holiday pub quiz. The Animal-Cruelty Election - The AtlanticHow Joe Rogan Remade Austin - The Atlantic This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.blockedandreported.org/subscribe

In this special festive episode, Chris and Matt are joined by seasoned decoder and quiz master Helen Lewis to discuss the myths around genius, extract her 2025 Guru predictions, and, of course, participate in that most sacred of DTG traditions: Helen's annual Guru Quiz. Once again, the decoders must prove their mastery of the gurusphere's esoteric knowledge, and once again, one decoder will come up short. Who will it be? You already know... but do your best to feign surprise!But that's not all! Discourse/Discord creature and DTG Weinstein correspondent Dan Gilbert (Bad Stats online) also makes an appearance to enjoy another mystery quiz and a dystopian guru squad-building game. Play along at home and see if your chosen guru team can match the synergistic power of our curated champions.LinksHelen Lewis on SubstackDan Gilbert on Twitter and YouTube

Donald Trump is almost certainly the most important American political figure of the 21st century so far. He told voters that he would be a dictator on his first day and now has a chance to remake American government and society. Join moderator Jeffrey Goldberg, Tim Alberta and Helen Lewis of The Atlantic, Susan Glasser of The New Yorker and Asma Khalid of NPR to discuss this and more.

The journalist Helen Lewis says that Austin, Texas, is at the center of a Venn diagram encompassing culture, gun ranges, low taxes and kombucha. Why? Because podcaster Joe Rogan lives there.

Adam talks with British journalist, author and presenter, Helen Lewis about culture wars and weight loss drugs.This conversation was recorded face-to-face on 8th May, 2024Thanks to Séamus Murphy-Mitchell for production support and conversation editing.Podcast artwork by Helen GreenRELATED LINKSBEAT - Eating disorder charity. Beat's helpline is available 365 days a year on 0808 801 0677NATIONAL CENTRE FOR EATING DISORDERS - NCFED offers information, resources and counselling for those suffering from eating disorders, as well as their support networks. Visit their website or call 0845 838 2040HELEN LEWIS SUBSTACK - THE BLUESTOCKINGHELEN LEWIS: GREAT WIVES - 2024 (BBC SOUNDS)HELEN LEWIS HAS LEFT THE CHAT - 2024 (BBC SOUNDS)From WhatsApp leaks to group chat nightmares, how instant messaging changed the world.THE NEW GURUS - 2023 (BBC SOUNDS)Helen Lewis meets the new gurus promising us enlightenment in the digital worldCONTRAPOINTS - THE WITCH TRAILS OF JK ROWLING - 2023 (YOUTUBE)YouTuber Natalie Wynn explains why she regretted taking part in The Witch Trials Of JK Rowling podcastTHE WITCH TRIALS OF JK ROWLING PODCAST - 2023 (THE FREE PRESS WEBSITE)YOU CAN'T SAY THAT 1 - 2024 (REFLECTOR WEBSITE)A year after 'The Witch Trials of J.K. Rowling', the producers of that podcast consider where things stand around the issues in their series.YOU CAN'T SAY THAT 2 - 2024 (REFLECTOR WEBSITE)Natalie Wynn (Contrapoints) is one of the contributors to this second part and puts across her criticisms of the 'Witchtrials' podcast series.WHEN CHILDREN SAY THEY'RE TRANS by Jesse Singal - 2018 (THE ATLANTIC)STAX: SOULSVILLE USA - 2024 (YOUTUBE) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Political Scene brings you a recent episode of Vanity Fair's “Inside the Hive,” hosted by the special correspondent Brian Stelter. The Atlantic staff writer Helen Lewis and the Bloomberg reporter Ashley Carman join Stelter to discuss the Trump campaign's strategy of courting so-called podcast bros,  including the comedian Theo Von and the Twitch streamer Adin Ross. Both have provided Trump with some of the most viral moments of the 2024 campaign, and helped him reach a young, male audience whose support he may need in order to win in November. The strategy carries risks, however, as we've seen in the case of Trump's running mate, J. D. Vance, whose past media appearances have come back to haunt him. “They do kind of lure people into this . . . confessional, chatty mode,” Lewis says of the bro podcasts. “And I think that's why maybe they could become quite dangerous. . . . Politicians might not realize how that might look in the cold light of day to other people.”This episode originally aired on September 12th.To discover more from “Inside the Hive” and other Vanity Fair podcasts, visit vanityfair.com/podcasts.

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit smokeempodcast.substack.com“It's a Tuesday night in downtown Austin, and Joe Rogan is pretending to jerk off right in front of my face. The strangest thing about this situation is that millions of straight American men would kill to switch places with me.”With that on-fire of a lede, Helen Lewis explores the appeal of the world's top podcaster and, by extension, the city of Austin, to whence a platoon of self-proclaimed heterodox thinkers have decamped, in her latest essay for the Atlantic, where she's a staff writer. (Our own Sarah Hepola is interviewed for the piece.) Helen discusses the podcasts of the man-o-sphere, how Trump's conversations with Theo Von, et al, were like a chat show circuit for men, and her upcoming book, The Genius Myth.Also discussed:* That infamous Jordan Peterson interview * The time Helen was invited to Tucker Carlson's log cabin* “The male Oprah”* What is the “heterodoxy,” anyway?* Elon Musk is to Thomas Edison is to Prometheus* “Shit-posting has eaten the world”* Can a genius also nurse a baby?* The optimum age to be considered a genius is …* Teal Swan is not a good hombrePlus, Helen lives up to Sarah's idea of British stereotypes, Robin D'Angelo disappears, the mysteries of the corn dog, and much more!Does your IQ go up by 10 points when you become a paid subscriber? Listen and find outBefore you go! Home team represent. More info at Have I Got News For You

Podcasts are hardly a new medium in American politics. But that doesn't mean they aren't disrupting the dynamics of the 2024 presidential race. Consider hotshot hosts like Theo Von, Ezra Klein, and Adin Ross; all of them have been able to give listeners an intimate glimpse at politicians from Donald Trump to Tim Walz, says Atlantic staff writer Helen Lewis on the latest episode of Inside the Hive. Lewis, who is joined by Bloomberg reporter Ashley Carman, contends that podcasts can offer the pols an unique opportunity to get up close and personal with their voters. However, as we've seen in the case of JD Vance—whose past audio appearances have come back to haunt him—the medium can cut both ways. “They do kind of lure people into this much more kind of confessional chatty mode,” Lewis says. “And I think that's why maybe they could become quite dangerous…politicians might not realize how that might look in the cold light of day to other people.”Share your thoughts on Inside the Hive. As a token of our appreciation, you will be eligible to enter a prize drawing up to $1,000 after you complete the survey.https://selfserve.decipherinc.com/survey/selfserve/222b/76152?pin=1&uBRANDLINK=5&uCHANNELLINK=2

Labour MP for Birmingham Yardley since 2015, Jess Phillips has never shied away from controversy nor has she been afraid to veer away from Labour Party lines to uphold her political principles. For this episode, we're joined by Phillips to discuss some of the most pressing issues in British politics during a fortnight that has seen shocking scenes of violence and racism unfold across UK streets. Following Labour's recent election win, Phillips is Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Minister for Safeguarding) at the Home Office. She's also the author of a new book, Let's Be Honest, which combines memoir and manifesto to discuss what's going wrong with politics and offers ideas on how to fix it. She came to the Intelligence Squared stage recently, appearing live at London's Kiln Theatre for a talk recorded on Thursday 8 August for which she was joined in conversation by the journalist, author and broadcaster Helen Lewis. We are sponsored by Indeed. Go to Indeed.com/IS for £100 sponsored credit. If you'd like to become a Member and get access to all of our longer form interviews and Members-only content, just visit intelligencesquared.com/membership to find out more. For £4.99 per month you'll also receive: - Full-length and ad-free Intelligence Squared episodes, wherever you get your podcasts - Bonus Intelligence Squared podcasts, curated feeds and members exclusive series - 15% discount on livestreams and in-person tickets for all Intelligence Squared events - Our member-only newsletter The Monthly Read, sent straight to your inbox ... Or Subscribe on Apple for £4.99: - Full-length and ad-free Intelligence Squared podcasts - Bonus Intelligence Squared podcasts, curated feeds and members exclusive series ... Already a subscriber? Thank you for supporting our mission to foster honest debate and compelling conversations! Visit intelligencesquared.com to explore all your benefits including ad-free podcasts, exclusive bonus content and early access. ... Subscribe to our newsletter here to hear about our latest events, discounts and much more. https://www.intelligencesquared.com/newsletter-signup/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

David talks to the writer and broadcaster Helen Lewis about Harper Lee's To Kill A Mockingbird (1960), one of the most widely read and best-loved novels of the twentieth century, and in the twenty-first century increasingly one of the most controversial. Is the book an attack on or an apology for Southern racism? How does its view of race relate to the picture it paints of class and caste in 1930s Alabama? And what on earth are we to make of the recently published prequel/sequel Go Set A Watchman? Plus we discuss Demon Copperhead, JD Vance, and more.Sign up now to PPF+ to get ad-free listening and all our bonus episodes – including a new bonus episode on Philip Roth's The Plot Against America www.ppfideas.com Our free fortnightly newsletter will be out tomorrow, including more to read, watch and listen to about To Kill A Mockingbird – just sign up here https://linktr.ee/ppfideasNext time: Tim Rice talks about Evita Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The writer and political philosopher Lea Ypi talks about the impact on her of Henrik Ibsen's The Wild Duck (1884), which she first read when she was eight – thinking it was a children's book (it isn't!) – and has been returning to ever since. A play about family and betrayal, idealism and disappointment, temptation and self-destruction, is it also a parable about the illusions of politics? And how might it shake a person's faith?Sign up now to PPF+ to get ad-free listening and all our bonus episodes – coming soon a special bonus episode on Philip Roth's The Plot Against America www.ppfideas.com Next time: Helen Lewis on To Kill A Mockingbird Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's Election Day! Finally! And it's also Independence Day, so in this week's BT, Hannah's been chatting to The Atlantic's Helen Lewis about what comes next for #TeamBiden after *that* Presidential Debate performance.  And in Jenny Off The Blocks, Jen's chatting about the fate of Reading FC's women's team, as well as Wimbledon, and the best ways to ensure women's sport is taken seriously.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week on Blocked and Reported, Katie is joined by Helen Lewis to discuss the  complex and controversial world of facilitated communication. Plus, Scotland's new hate crime law and Helen's new show. All Stories by Helen Lewis - The AtlanticBBC Radio 4 - Helen Lewis Has Left the Chat“The Ones We Sent Away”“In defense of Crossley, McDonald & facilitated communication”“Oscar Nominee: Documentary or Fiction?”“The Strange Case of Anna Stubblefield”Tell Them You Love Me To hear more, visit www.blockedandreported.org

This week on Blocked and Reported, Katie is joined by Helen Lewis to discuss the allegations against, and disappearance of, YouTuber James Somerton. Plus, JK Rowling, Kate Middleton, and Scottish bog porn. NY Mag: “Why Trans Kids Have the Right to Change Their Biological Sex”NY Mag: “Gabriel Mac on the Story of His Penis”“An Overemotional Look at Why JK Rowling is Bad”The Ace Couple: “We were personally victimized by James Somerton” To hear more, visit www.blockedandreported.org

This week on Blocked and Reported, Katie is joined by fan favorite Helen Lewis to discuss a schism in the British gender critical movment. Plus, goblin porn. https://www.theatlantic.com/author/helen-lewis/https://twitter.com/helenlewishttps://bsky.app/profile/helenlewis.bsky.social“Why it's ok for boys to play with dolls”Posie Parker: “John Lewis and the dreadful little emperors”Janice Turner: “Debbie Hayton: the trans woman taking on the trans activists” To hear more, visit www.blockedandreported.org