Archive - The Unspeakeasy with Meghan Daum

How To Fight Bari Weiss Derangement

My Boxing Day conversation with Mike Pesca

1 hr ago • Meghan Daum

1:12:42

December 2025

Interview With A White Man

My conversation with Jacob Savage, author of a mega-viral essay about the professional plight of millennial white men

Dec 28, 2025 • Meghan Daum

1:06:19

A Bari Merry Christmas

Mike Pesca on the hustle economy, the real meaning of Boxing Day, and the Bari Weiss Derangement Industrial Complex

Dec 27, 2025 • Meghan Daum and Mike Pesca

1:12:00

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

1:11:36

Solo Episode: Life Is Cringe

Thoughts on Sydney Sweeney, embarrassing boyfriends, main character syndrome, and cultural loserishness.

Dec 6, 2025 • Meghan Daum

27:13

November 2025

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

1:12:35

Reunion with Sarah Haider: A Great Feminization!

Give thanks! The girlx are back together!

Nov 20, 2025 • Meghan Daum

1:40:55

Thursday Thread: But His Emails!

The Jeffrey Epstein story, told through typos.

Nov 14, 2025 • Meghan Daum

Should We Bring Back Asylums?

Dr. Sally Satel calls for a more honest—and nuanced—approach to helping the severely mentally ill.

Nov 9, 2025 • Meghan Daum

1:24:53

Latest Unspeakeasy News

Next year's retreats, this year's changes, and photos from NYC

Nov 6, 2025 • Meghan Daum

The Making of a Gender Heretic

Ben Appel on being cis, white, and gay.

Nov 5, 2025 • Meghan Daum and Ben Appel

1:17:15

The Complete Idiot's Guide To A Complete Idiot

Monday discussion thread: Tucker + Fuentes = what we deserve?

Nov 3, 2025 • Meghan Daum

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