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Welcome to the Quilat Podcast. I'm Jonathan Kay speaking to you from Toronto.

And if you're getting tired of my voice, this is the episode for you, because we're doing something new here on the

podcast today, and my only role in it is to briefly explain what that thing is and then get out of the way.

As some of you know, in late Colette began collaborating with Think Inc. Australia's leading

intellectual touring company to bring you a monthly series of speaking events under the banner

Free Thought Live.

What you're going to hear today is from our inaugural event, hosted virtually from Sydney

by Josh Zeps, who's been a long time host at the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, or as I call it, the other ABC.

He's also a popular podcaster, a comedy writer, and at one point the host of Australian Idol

backstage. Joining him is acclaimed Columbia professor and celebrity intellectual, I think I can call him that,

John McWorder, who will get his own proper introduction from Josh as I now bow out.

To learn more about this speaking

series just Google Quillelette and Freethought Live. A huge hello to everyone

around the world. We are live. I'm just looking at some of the places that people are joining

us from Seattle New York New Orleans Ottawa Melbourne Portland Oregon that cesspool I'm sorry

hope you're doing okay niece in France what time is it in Nice? It's after 2 a.m.

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