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Undercurrents

Undercurrents is the brand new news show brought to you by UnHerd. Every episode we uncover the stories and ideas taking place beneath the surface — either not well covered by the establishment media, or covered without the analysis and details you need to better understand the world. We bring no agenda other than seeking truth and representing reality.


We’ll be publishing twice a week, on the Undercurrents YouTube channel — with additional episodes and content for our subscribers.


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Episodes

Bernie and Fetterman Break Ranks, Denounce LA Violence

Become a supporter of the show - just $1 for the first month: https://unherd.com/undercurrents/ Emily takes a closer look at Bernie Sanders and John Fetterman breaking ranks and strongly criticizing the violence erupting from the protests in Los Angeles, with Sanders calling it “counterproductive” and Fetterman rebuking the "anarchy and true chaos." Watch it on the Undercurrents website: https://unherd.com/undercurrents/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....

Jun 10, 202516 minSeason 1Ep. 245

Why are young men abandoning the Democrats? With Patrick Ruffini

Become a supporter of the show - just $1 for the first month: https://unherd.com/undercurrents/ New data shows the Democratic Party is facing a major crisis with young male voters—one that could reshape future elections. Emily is joined by author and commentator Patrick Ruffini to break down the numbers and explore why so many young men are walking away from the left, and why they might not come back. Watch it on the Undercurrents website: https://unherd.com/undercurrents/ Hosted on Acast. See a...

Jun 09, 202516 minSeason 1Ep. 244

The Real Threat to Trump’s Legacy with Will Chamberlain

Become a supporter of the show - just $1 for the first month: https://unherd.com/undercurrents/ Emily speaks with Will Chamberlain, senior counsel at the Article III Project, to explore the increasing use and controversy surrounding nationwide injunctions—court orders that halt federal policy implementation across the entire country. They discuss how these injunctions have frequently been used to block key Trump administration initiatives, with many judges overstepping their constitutional bound...

Jun 06, 202515 minSeason 1Ep. 243

The shameful grift of Karine-Jean Pierre

Become a supporter of the show - just $1 for the first month: https://unherd.com/undercurrents/ Reaction to Karine Jean-Pierre's announcement of her departure from the Democratic Party to become an independent, as revealed in her upcoming memoir. Emily explores the implications of Jean-Pierre's decision and what it signals for the future of the Democratic Party. Watch it on the Undercurrents website: https://unherd.com/undercurrents/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....

Jun 05, 202518 minSeason 1Ep. 242

Is Palantir Creating a Surveillance State?

Become a supporter of the show - just $1 for the first month: https://unherd.com/undercurrents/ Emily breaks down the recent headlines on Palantir—the controversial data-mining company co-founded by billionaire Peter Thiel with deep ties to U.S. intelligence and multiple presidential administrations. Palantir has quietly expanded its influence through government contracts, raising urgent questions about the surveillance and privacy of Americans. Watch it on the Undercurrents website: https://unh...

Jun 04, 202523 minSeason 1Ep. 241

Why Your Child's Smartphone Is More Dangerous Than You Think with Clare Morell

Become a supporter of the show - just $1 for the first month: https://unherd.com/undercurrents/ Author and policy expert Clare Morell joins us to discuss her groundbreaking new book The Tech Exit: A Practical Guide to Freeing Kids and Teens from Smartphones. Drawing on years of research and firsthand accounts, Morell reveals how families have been misled into believing that tech dangers can be “managed” with parental controls—when in fact, the only real solution is a full-scale exit. She lays ou...

Jun 02, 202537 minSeason 1Ep. 240

‘I Never Chicken Out!’ — Trump Furious Over TACO Jabs

Become a supporter of the show - just $1 for the first month: https://unherd.com/undercurrents/ Emily breaks down Donald Trump's response to the phrase "TACO trade." She dives into the origins of the term and its impact on financial markets. Is it a fair critique of his trade policy, or just another misread of his negotiating style? Plus, Emily explains what's at stake with the pending reconciliation bill and how it could reshape U.S. trade dynamics. Watch it on the Undercurrents website: https:...

May 29, 202516 minSeason 1Ep. 239

George Beebe: Trump can still bring Peace to Ukraine

Become a supporter of the show - just $1 for the first month: https://unherd.com/undercurrents/ George Beebe joins Emily to explain whether Trump's increasingly rocky relationship with Vladimir Putin signals the end of peace negotiations in Ukraine. Beebe argues Trump very much still has a path to securing an agreement between the two countries, despite recent setbacks. Watch it on the Undercurrents website: https://unherd.com/undercurrents/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more inform...

May 28, 202522 minSeason 1Ep. 238

AI is already out of control

Click the link in the description or head over https://evening.ver.so/undercurrents and use coupon code UNDERCURRENTS at checkout to save 15% on your first order. Become a supporter of the show - just $1 for the first month: https://unherd.com/undercurrents/ Emily breaks down news that Anthropic and Grok are acting beyond the control of their designers. Anthropic, according to reports, recently blackmailed an engineer. Watch it on the Undercurrents website: https://unherd.com/undercurrents/ Host...

May 27, 202519 minSeason 1Ep. 237

Ugly debate rages after anti-Israel shooting

Emily weighs in on the debate about who’s to blame for the tragic shooting of two Israeli embassy staffers in Washington DC by a man who shouted “Free Palestine!” Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

May 23, 202524 minSeason 1Ep. 236

Sean Davis: Why the Right Will Always Reject Woke

Become a supporter of the show - just $1 for the first month: https://unherd.com/undercurrents/ Sean Davis joins Emily to argue that “woke right” is a term created by anti-woke liberals who once sided with conservatives but now want to gatekeep the right. The label, Davis argues, is a “smear.” Watch it on the Undercurrents website: https://unherd.com/undercurrents/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....

May 22, 202525 minSeason 1Ep. 235

Is MAGA going Woke? with Colin Wright

Become a supporter of the show - just $1 for the first month: https://unherd.com/undercurrents/ Colin Wright joins Emily to discuss whether the anti-woke coalition can survive the anti-woke backlash. Wright argues that while wokeness isn’t going anywhere, some corners of the right are falling into the same trap that destroyed the left Watch it on the Undercurrents website: https://unherd.com/undercurrents/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....

May 21, 202530 minSeason 1Ep. 234

MAGA Furious As Patel & Bongino SHUT DOWN Epstein Death Theory

Click the link in the description or head over https://evening.ver.so/undercurrents and use coupon code UNDERCURRENTS at checkout to save 15% on your first order. Become a supporter of the show - just $1 for the first month: https://unherd.com/undercurrents/ Emily reacts to claims by FBI officials Kash Patel and Dan Bongino that Jeffrey Epstein did not kill himself. It's one more piece of evidence, she argues, that Trump world is not being entirely honest when it comes to Epstein. Watch it on th...

May 20, 202515 minSeason 1Ep. 233

Biden cancer diagnosis — was there a cover-up?

Become a supporter of the show - just $1 for the first month: https://unherd.com/undercurrents/ Emily reacts to news of Joe Biden's cancer diagnosis. Doctors agree that the diagnosis is likely not a recent discovery, which leads Emily to question whether this was an intentional cover-up by the Biden administration. Watch it on the Undercurrents website: https://unherd.com/undercurrents/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....

May 19, 202522 minSeason 1Ep. 232

Andrew Klavan: America is obsessed with murder

The warmer months are coming. Spring back into your health and fitness: go to lumen.me/UNHERD to get 15% off your Lumen. Become a supporter of the show - just $1 for the first month: https://unherd.com/undercurrents/ Emily interviews Andrew Klavan on his new book The Kingdom of Cain: Finding God in the Literature of Darkness. Klavan traces the human interest in murder from Cain all the way to Alfred Hitchcock, and explains why modern Westerners are fixated on true crime. Watch it on the Undercur...

May 16, 202537 minSeason 1Ep. 231

Jake Tapper is still in denial about Joe Biden

Prices are rising, and the economy is shifting—how will your retirement hold up? Protect your savings with a Gold IRA from Augusta Precious Metals. Get a FREE guide on how it works—no cost, no catch! Click this link now: https://bit.ly/41PCKtB Become a supporter of the show - just $1 for the first month: https://unherd.com/undercurrents/ Emily reacts to Jake Tapper’s concession that he now reflects on his own Biden health coverage with “humility,” arguing Tapper is likely not capable of addressi...

May 15, 202527 minSeason 1Ep. 230

Trump Just Dropped His Most Explosive Foreign Policy Speech Yet

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May 14, 202523 minSeason 1Ep. 229

Jason Riley: Affirmative action didn’t cure black poverty

Click the link in the description or head over https://evening.ver.so/undercurrents and use coupon code UNDERCURRENTS at checkout to save 15% on your first order. Become a supporter of the show - just $1 for the first month: https://unherd.com/undercurrents/ Jason Riley joins Emily to discuss his new book “The Affirmative Action Myth,” and the decline of DEI policies. Riley explains how the black middle class enjoyed robust growth until policies favored by Democrats in the late 1960s started to ...

May 13, 202526 minSeason 1Ep. 228

Trump deal was NOT a capitulation to China

Prices are rising, and the economy is shifting—how will your retirement hold up? Protect your savings with a Gold IRA from Augusta Precious Metals. Get a FREE guide on how it works—no cost, no catch! Click this link now: https://bit.ly/41PCKtB Become a supporter of the show - just $1 for the first month: https://unherd.com/undercurrents/ Emily reacts to Donald Trump’s latest trade deal with China. Is he winning the war or losing it? Emily argues there’s much more lingering uncertainty than most ...

May 12, 202523 minSeason 1Ep. 227

Joe Biden and Kamala Harris stage disastrous comebacks

Head to http://lumen.me/UNHERD for 20% off your purchase. Become a supporter of the show - just $1 for the first month: https://unherd.com/undercurrents/ Emily reacts to Joe Biden and Kamala Harris’s recent efforts to return to public life, arguing their appearances on BBC and at the Met Gala actually demonstrate why Biden stepped down and why Harris lost to Trump. Watch it on the Undercurrents website: https://unherd.com/undercurrents/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information...

May 09, 202520 minSeason 1Ep. 226

Robby Soave: Shiloh Hendrix has NOT killed cancel culture

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May 08, 202527 minSeason 1Ep. 225

Canada's Mark Carney passes the first Trump test

Become a supporter of the show - just $1 for the first month: https://unherd.com/undercurrents/ Emily reacts to Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney’s trip to Washington, where he sat down with Donald Trump for a very friendly Oval Office press conference. Carney, Emily argues, played the meeting very deftly—as did Trump. Listen to the podcast: https://shows.acast.com/undercurrents Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....

May 07, 202515 minSeason 1Ep. 224

Farzad Mesbahi: The doomerists are wrong about Elon Musk

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May 06, 202538 minSeason 1Ep. 223

Emily Jashinsky: Did Trump just wreck Hollywood?

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May 05, 202533 minSeason 1Ep. 222

Mary Morgan: Meghan Markle is a millennial failure

Become a supporter of the show - just $1 for the first month: https://unherd.com/undercurrents/ Mary Morgan Pop Culture Crisis joins Emily to weigh in on Meghan Markle’s recent media tour, including her first ever podcast interview. Morgan explains why Markle struggles to connect with women, despite her many efforts to remain relevant. Watch it on the Undercurrents website: https://unherd.com/undercurrents/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....

May 02, 202533 minSeason 1Ep. 221

Breaking: Trump finally fired Mike Waltz as NSA

Become a supporter of the show - just $1 for the first month: https://unherd.com/undercurrents/ Emily reacts to breaking news that NSA Michael Waltz is leaving the Trump administration just 100 days into the president’s second term. While the move isn’t surprising, Emily addresses whether the departure signals an ideological shift in Trump’s foreign policy. Watch it on the Undercurrents website: https://unherd.com/undercurrents/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....

May 01, 202516 minSeason 1Ep. 220

Abrego Garcia errors prove Trump needs a new deportation strategy

Prices are rising, and the economy is shifting—how will your retirement hold up? Protect your savings with a Gold IRA from Augusta Precious Metals. Get a FREE guide on how it works—no cost, no catch! Click this link now: https://bit.ly/41PCKtB Become a supporter of the show - just $1 for the first month: https://unherd.com/undercurrents/ Emily reacts to Donald Trump’s claim that Kilmar Abrego Garcia had “M-S-1-3” tattooed on his knuckles, arguing his mistake reflects a broader problem with the a...

May 01, 202532 minSeason 1Ep. 219

Winston Marshall: Why I pressed the White House on Britain’s free speech attacks

Prices are rising, and the economy is shifting—how will your retirement hold up? Protect your savings with a Gold IRA from Augusta Precious Metals. Get a FREE guide on how it works—no cost, no catch! Click this link now: https://bit.ly/41PCKtB Become a supporter of the show - just $1 for the first month: https://unherd.com/undercurrents/ Winston Marshall joins Emily to share the inside story of the White House’s first ever “influencer briefing” on Monday. Marshall asked the press secretary quest...

Apr 30, 202543 minSeason 1Ep. 218

100 days into Trump 2.0, many say he’s a ‘dictator,’ others still love him

Prices are rising, and the economy is shifting—how will your retirement hold up? Protect your savings with a Gold IRA from Augusta Precious Metals. Get a FREE guide on how it works—no cost, no catch! Click this link now: https://bit.ly/41PCKtB Become a supporter of the show - just $1 for the first month: https://unherd.com/undercurrents/ Emily breaks down a new poll that finds most Americans agree Trump is a “dictator.” She also reviews polling from the first 100 days of Trump 2.0 to explain why...

Apr 29, 202527 minSeason 1Ep. 217

Dan Turrentine: How Democrats can win again

Become a supporter of the show - just $1 for the first month: https://unherd.com/undercurrents/ Emily interviews Dan Turrentine of Morning Meeting about the future of the Democratic Party as Donald Trump nears the 100-day mark of his second presidency. Turrentine argues that Democrats need to focus on common sense policies and shake their obsession with Trump. Watch it on the Undercurrents website: https://unherd.com/undercurrents/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....

Apr 28, 202528 minSeason 1Ep. 216
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