Kate Manne
Professor/author
Kate Manne is Professor at the Sage School of Philosophy at Cornell University. She has written three books—Down Girl: The Logic of Misogyny (2017), Entitled: How Male Privilege Hurts Women (2020), and Unshrinking: How to Face Fatphobia (2024). She regularly writes opinion pieces and articles for non-academic audiences, including in The New York Times, The Cut, The Washington Post, The Atlantic, The Nation, and Time. She also writes the substack newsletter, “More to Hate,” about misogyny, fatphobia, culture, politics, philosophy, and more.
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Oct. 9, 2026
Abolish the Frats with Kate Manne
In the wake of the uproar over Cornell University’s response to allegations of gang rape by fraternity members on its campus, feminist philosopher and Cornell professor Dr. Kate Manne returns to discuss what it’s like on the Ivy League university's campus now, whether the #metoo movement made any progress, and why she believes abolishing fraternities is a responsible, legitimate way to address to the campus rape epidemic. Mentioned in this episode More to Hate, the Kate Manne Substack Ban ...
Guest: Kate Manne
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Oct. 2, 2026
Listen to Jane Doe with Cornell Professor Kate Manne [Replay]
In light of the latest Jane Doe to bravely step forward with accusations of heinous rape and violence, this time against seven undergraduate fraternity members at Cornell University, we are bringing back an episode with Cornell professor and feminist philosopher Kate Manne, who painstakingly reviewed the interviews of Jane Doe 4, the woman who, says that at 13, was trafficked to Donald Trump by Jeffrey Epstein. A system that excuses sexual assault allows sexual predators into positions atop busi...
Guest: Kate Manne
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March 13, 2026
Listen to Jane Doe with Kate Manne
This week, we get to the heart of the story. Philosopher Kate Manne recounts the harrowing stories of the women pseudonymed Katie Johnson and Jane Doe 4. Both say President Donald Trump sexually assaulted them when they were 13 years old. “It is plausible, though not certain, that our President is a rapist of children,” Kate Manne says. “And that is devastating.” Stick around as Kate explains the logic of misogyny at work among the Epstein network, and how all of society is hurt when male entitl...
Guest: Kate Manne