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EPISODE · Jul 25, 2026 · 54 MIN

Why is sex political?

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To hear more conversations like this search "The Exchange" wherever you get your podcasts.When Amia Srinivasan published The Right to Sex: Feminism in the Twenty-First Century in 2021, it sparked widespread debate about the politics of desire, consent, and sexual justice.In this episode of The Exchange, the Oxford academic joins Tanjil Rashid to discuss how philosophy can illuminate some of the most contentious questions in contemporary culture: from incels and pornography to whether our desires are shaped by society.Find more from Amia Srinivasan here Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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