Welcome to the Colette Podcast. My name is Claire Lehman and I am editor and chief of Colette.

Colette is where free thought lives. We are an independent grassroots platform for heterodox ideas and fearless commentary.

Our podcast is a team effort and is jointly hosted by myself, associate editor Toby Young,

and Canadian editor Jonathan Kay.

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Welcome to the Colette Podcast. I'm Jonathan Kay.

Given its population of just 25 million people and its remote geographical location, Australia might seem like an unlikely hub for the world's greatest thinkers.

But in recent years, the country has produced a vibrant intellectual commons, thanks not only to Colette, which is based in Sydney, but also the

city's popular festival of dangerous ideas, and Think Inc. a leading intellectual touring company

founded and run by entrepreneur and film producer

Susie Jamil which brings the world's leading minds to Australia and New Zealand to

spread knowledge on science, politics, race, religion, and social equality.

Speakers including Sam Harris, Jane Goodall, Richard Dawkins, and Neil Degrassi Tyson.

Recently, Miss Jamil and Quilett editor-in-Chief Claire Lehman announced that they'd be joining

forces to present a series of speaking events under the banner of Free Thought Live, with the first

virtual event featuring American academic and writer John McWorder, whose forthcoming

book will answer the question, has social justice become a religion.

This week, Claire sat down to speak with Miss Jamil about thinking, free thought live,

and the joys and challenges of hosting the world's greatest minds

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