Subscribe
Sign in
Home
Podcast
Notes
Chat
One-Time Donation
Merch
The Unspeakeasy LIVE
Archive
About
1:20:40
What a Long, Strange Tripwire It's Been
Jenny Holland's crusade to save culture, one landmine at a time.
Jul 11
•
Meghan Daum
and
Jenny Holland
16
7
1
1:03:41
Mass Graves, Media Negligence, and a Crisis of Trust
A recording from today's livestream with Tara Henley
Jul 9
•
Meghan Daum
and
Tara Henley
16
3
3
1:07:57
Making Jungian Sense of the World
Psychoanalyst and writer Lisa Marchiano on how Carl Jung can change your life
Jun 29
•
Meghan Daum
and
Lisa Marchiano
28
14
4
1:26:40
BONUS: Judy Blume Got It Right
Mark Oppenheimer on his new biography of the legendary young adult author
Jun 16
•
Meghan Daum
17
11
1
Full Manuscript Consultation Now Available
For a limited time, I'm going all in.
Jul 7
•
Meghan Daum
13
3
Most Popular
View all
Bari Weiss Derangement Syndrome Is Real
Sep 19, 2023
•
Meghan Daum
819
70
77
Catastrophe Hour with Katie Herzog
Apr 16, 2025
•
Meghan Daum
and
Katie Herzog
137
9
4
Who Killed Creative Writing?
Oct 16, 2022
•
Meghan Daum
261
58
3
Special Episode: Letter From the Los Angeles Fires
Jan 9, 2025
•
Meghan Daum
331
106
33
Subscribe to The Unspeakeasy
Subscribe
Recent posts
View all
Spencer Pratt Won't Be L.A. Mayor, But He Changed the Conversation
And that was always the point.
Jun 9
•
Meghan Daum
84
20
6
1:02:08
Would Mandatory Treatment Help Street Homelessness?
Recording from today's livestream with with Sally Satel and Brian Stettin
Jun 2
•
Meghan Daum
,
Brian Stettin
, and
Sally Satel
18
13
2
1:12:39
BONUS EPISODE: The Most Sensible Candidate in the L.A. Mayor’s Race
Is Adam Miller the Grown-Up That Got Away?
May 22
•
Meghan Daum
12
5
4
1:27:30
How Straight Women Became Uncool
Phoebe Maltz Bovy's crusade against straight female erasure
May 21
•
Meghan Daum
and
Phoebe Maltz Bovy
40
20
5
38:12
Whats Wrong? With Meghan Daum
The first official episode of Richard Rushfield's new daily livestream
May 9
•
Meghan Daum
and
Richard Rushfield
20
2
2
A Letter To Los Angeles About Spencer Pratt
What I wrote to my friends.
May 7
•
Meghan Daum
93
31
7
Transcript of my Spencer Pratt monologue
Substackers got a special edition of the interview with a 10-minute intro. Now you can read it, too.
May 5
•
Meghan Daum
16
2
52:25
The Spencer Pratt Interview
The former reality star is running for Los Angeles mayor. Is this the reality check the city needs?
May 5
•
Meghan Daum
75
29
11
See all
Arts & Culture
View all
31:58
Solo Episode: What Do Podcasters Owe Their Guests?
Thoughts on Ross Douthat, Seth Harp, and public demand to "release it all!" Plus, a Fresh Air with Terry Gross tale of woe.
Feb 9
•
Meghan Daum
49
39
5
Premium Episode: The Secrets of Joan Didion
Lili Anolik on what the hidden career of Eve Babitz shows us about the hidden life of Joan Didion.
Dec 10, 2025
•
Meghan Daum
30
10
7
1:11:36
Fatherhood As Literary Art
Thomas Beller on his new collection of essays about being a father, a son, and a New Yorker.
Nov 29, 2025
•
Meghan Daum
and
Thomas Beller
15
8
5
1:12:35
How To Survive a Mania
Lionel Shriver hates groupthink. And so should everyone else.
Jul 28, 2025
•
Meghan Daum
35
39
3
1:31:30
Alma Deutscher's First Dance
Watch now | The celebrated young composer collaborates with the American Contemporary Ballet
May 31, 2025
•
Meghan Daum
14
4
2
1:05:23
Gender
View all
1:40:55
Reunion with Sarah Haider: A Great Feminization!
Give thanks! The girlx are back together!
Nov 20, 2025
•
Meghan Daum
49
43
3
1:17:15
The Making of a Gender Heretic
Ben Appel on being cis, white, and gay.
Nov 5, 2025
•
Meghan Daum
and
Ben Appel
56
10
5
1:13:44
Can Democrats Admit Republicans Were Right On Gender?
Lisa Selin Davis on how leftist purity politics on trans issues handed power to the right.
Sep 12, 2025
•
Meghan Daum
46
14
4
12:51
Minneapolis shooting and the trans connection: with Ben Appel
Recordings (okay, two recordings) from yesterday's livestream with Ben Appel
Aug 29, 2025
•
Meghan Daum
and
Ben Appel
33
10
1
1:25:09
Do Women Owe Men An Apology?
Evolutionary Biologist Carole Hooven wants to make masculinity great again.
Jul 12, 2025
•
Meghan Daum
46
44
6
1:08:18
Louise Perry’s Counter-sexual Revolution
The progressive experiment has been run. Did it fail in more ways than it succeeded?
Apr 23, 2025
•
Meghan Daum
and
Louise Perry
47
18
8
1:08:07
Special Episode: SCOTUS Hearing on Gender Medicine
The Trans Debate Reaches The Supreme Court
Dec 8, 2024
•
Meghan Daum
,
Lisa Selin Davis
,
Ben Appel
, and
LGB Courage Coalition
39
18
4
1:07:09
Recording of Livestream with Ben Ryan
Here's our conversation from Sunday evening
Nov 25, 2024
•
Meghan Daum
19
4
1
Los Angeles wildfires
View all
50:56
L.A. Fire Stories: Losing the tangible connection to the past
A conversation with Erika Schickel
Apr 12, 2025
•
Meghan Daum
and
Erika Schickel
17
4
1
Los Angeles Fires: What Is A "Catastrophe?"
Thoughts on my birthday, accepting help, building houses, and my new book, The Catastrophe Hour.
Feb 13, 2025
•
Meghan Daum
44
20
2
18:56
Los Angeles Fires: Remembrance Of Things Past
In search of lost stuff.
Feb 6, 2025
•
Meghan Daum
79
30
6
Los Angeles Fires: Housing Wars
I've spent the last three weeks in guest rooms. Where will the displaced go from here?
Jan 28, 2025
•
Meghan Daum
83
18
5
19:25
Los Angeles Fires: The Immaterial World
Why couldn't I tell the irreplaceable from the disposable?
Jan 16, 2025
•
Meghan Daum
125
21
9
15:46
This site requires JavaScript to run correctly. Please
turn on JavaScript
or unblock scripts
