The New Puritans
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The New Puritans by Andrew Doyle comes up on Modern Wisdom and The Joe Rogan Experience, including episodes with Rob Kurzban and Andrew Doyle, with transcript quotes, timestamps, and episode context.
The New Puritans by Andrew Doyle appears 4 times across 3 podcast episodes on 2 shows, with transcript quotes and timestamps.
“I had a conversation with Andrew Doyle, who wrote a book called The New Puritans using the Salem witch trials as a historical comparison to look at what's happening with a lot of cancellation and social justice at the moment.”
Why people keep bringing this up
The New Puritans appears repeatedly on Modern Wisdom because guests and the author invoke it as a framing device for contemporary debates. In episode #796, guest Rob Kurzban references Andrew Doyle's use of the Salem witch trials as a historical comparison to describe patterns in cancellation and social justice. That explicit linkage to present controversies makes the title a convenient reference point for conversations that examine moral behavior and cultural conflict.
In episode #522 Andrew Doyle appears and promotes the book directly, calling it 'my last word on the culture war base' and identifying it as a current statement from the author. The combination of author appearance and later guest citation on the same podcast explains why the same title recurs: it serves both as the subject of an author interview and as a shorthand referenced by other guests when discussing cancel culture and social justice dynamics.
The host references 'The New Puritans' to draw parallels between the Salem witch trials and contemporary issues of moral judgment and social justice. This book provides a historical lens to understand the dynamics of accusation and moral authority in society today.
The host mentions 'The New Puritans' to explain the complexities of the woke movement and its impact on language. The book aims to clarify the objectives of the movement and how it has redefined terms like racism, which are crucial to understanding the ongoing culture war.
The host mentions Andrew Doyle's book 'The New Puritans' while discussing the complexities of societal issues and the need for realistic policy-making. The reference serves to highlight the challenges of addressing human fallibility and societal dynamics in contemporary discourse.
Recent show rotation: Modern Wisdom and The Joe Rogan Experience.
Guests tied to these mentions include Rob Kurzban, Andrew Doyle, Francis Foster, and Konstantin Kisin.
Fastest path back to the source: the strongest indexed mention lands at 42:33 in the episode where we captured it.
Quick FAQ
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Which episode mentioned The New Puritans?
#796 - Rob Kurzban - The Evolutionary Psychology Of Human Morality on Modern Wisdom is one of the clearest indexed episodes that mentioned The New Puritans by Andrew Doyle. Other indexed episodes include #522 - Andrew Doyle - Is Social Justice A Religion? on Modern Wisdom and #2043 - Francis Foster & Konstantin Kisin on The Joe Rogan Experience. The first indexed transcript timestamp lands at 42:33.
Which podcast mentioned The New Puritans?
Modern Wisdom and The Joe Rogan Experience are the main indexed podcasts currently tied to The New Puritans by Andrew Doyle.
Who mentioned The New Puritans on podcasts?
Rob Kurzban, Andrew Doyle, and Francis Foster are the main guests currently tied to mentioning The New Puritans by Andrew Doyle.
Why do podcast guests bring up The New Puritans?
The host references 'The New Puritans' to draw parallels between the Salem witch trials and contemporary issues of moral judgment and social justice. This book provides a historical lens to understand the dynamics of accusation and moral authority in society today. It most often appears in conversations about morality and social justice, cultural language manipulation, and societal dynamics and policy.
Mentions across episodes
Every mention card links back to the episode page and exact transcript anchor.
“Andrew Doyle wrote a book called The New Puritans using the Salem witch trials as a historical comparison to look at what's happening with a lot of cancellation and social justice at the moment.”
“If you want to read my new book, it's called the new Puritans and that is kind of my last word on the culture war base.”
“Shout out to our friend Andrew Doyle and his new book, The New Puritans. Andrew's awesome.”
“Shout out to our friend Andrew Doyle and his new book, The New Puritans. Andrew's awesome.”