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UnHerd with Freddie Sayers

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Freddie Sayers from online magazine UnHerd seeks out top scientists, writers, politicians and thinkers for in-depth interviews to try and help us work out what’s really going on. What started as an inquiry into the pandemic has broadened into a fascinating look at free speech, science, meaning and the ideas shaping our world.


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Episodes

Lee Fang: Did Pfizer sponsor vaccine mandates?

The pharmaceutical company Pfizer financed groups lobbying for Covid-19 vaccine mandates, the investigative reporter Lee Fang has claimed. Speaking to  UnHerd ’s Florence Read, Fang discussed a recent  report  he wrote in which he uncovered the Chicago Urban League’s acceptance of a special $100,000 donation from Pfizer that was not publicly disclosed. Fang suggested that such a lack of disclosure could have a particularly negative impact on African Americans, who have histor...

Jul 07, 202334 min

Retired US General: Why I think Putin will go nuclear

Kevin Ryan, a retired brigadier general from the US army, explains the possibilities of the Russian Army deploying nuclear weapons. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jun 28, 202336 min

Paul Kingsnorth: How to Resist the Machine

How can normal people resist the increasingly technocratic and soulless nature of human life? Freddie Sayers sits down with writer Paul Kingsnorth at the UnHerd Club to find out. Read the Post here Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....

Jun 11, 20231 hr 17 min

Prof. Richard Dawkins: I'm a Romantic Soul

UnHerd's Freddie Sayers sits down with Richard Dawkins to discuss God, vaccines and his poetic spirit. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jun 06, 202354 min

Ukrainian MP: Why victory is the only option

Ukrainian MP Inna Sovsun joins UnHerd live from Kyiv to explain her perspective on the war, and why victory is the only option. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jun 01, 202336 min

Kathleen Stock: Philosophical Knots

After being exiled from her teaching position at the University of Sussex, philosopher Kathleen Stock has become one of Britain's most radical voices of reason, celebrated for her incisive cultural theory. She joined us for an evening of conversation about the Western crisis of meaning and how to read the myths we tell ourselves, with UnHerd's Freddie Sayers. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....

May 30, 202342 min

Edward Blum: The case against affirmative action

Edward Blum joins us to discuss affirmative action on the grounds of race, particularly with regard to the elite University and Colleges where it is currently a major part of the admission process. Read the full article here Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....

May 26, 202337 min

Gérard Araud: Ukraine has revealed a new world order

Freddie Sayers is joined by former French Ambassador Gérard Araud to dive into the topic of whether the Western world is coming to an end and if we are seeing the appearance of a world of great powers. Read the Post here Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....

May 22, 202348 min

Jaron Lanier: How humanity can defeat AI

Florence Read meets Jaron Lanier to discuss the development of Artificial Intelligence, where it is going, what we can expect and if it's humans or the machines which are the problem. Read the full article here Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....

May 05, 202344 min

Coronation and power - These Times Ep #1

Freddie introduces UnHerd's brand new podcast, These Times. These Times is the history of today’s politics with Tom McTague and Helen Thompson Each week Tom and Helen explore the great forces and ideas that led us to where we are right now. It’s a politics podcast for those who want a deeper, historical understanding of the news, to understand what has really shaped our world and why. Subscribe today searching 'These Times' in your preferred podcast app, or click here for a direct link to the sh...

May 04, 202343 min

Robert F Kennedy Jr: "We need a peaceful revolution"

Freddie sayers in conversation with Robert F Kennedy Jr discussing vaccines, the domination of the democratic governments by corporate power, NATO, the CIA and more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

May 02, 202357 min

Iain McGilchrist: We are in a fully deluded world

From the left-brain right-brain divide to the metaphysics of magic, Dr Iain McGilchrist addresses the profound questions of living well. The esteemed thinker was in conversation with Freddie Sayers at the UnHerd Club on 20th April 2023. Read the article here Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....

Apr 28, 20231 hr 17 min

Anatol Lieven: The truth about Crimea

What the governments and media are saying in public is quite different to what they may be saying in private. Anatol Lieven, former war correspondent joins us to discuss the question of Crimea and how different the discussions in private are compared to what we hear in the public eye. Read the Post here Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....

Apr 25, 202331 min

Nick Cave: Christ, the Devil and the duty to offend

Faith, Hope & Carnage: Join legendary musician and bestselling writer Nick Cave as he discusses his new book and beyond with UnHerd’s Freddie Sayers. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Apr 07, 20231 hr 10 min

Jacob Siegel: The great disinformation hoax

Is disinformation a little more than a buzzword? Is it part of a far bigger movement? Freddie Sayers is joined by Jacob Siegel to discuss disinformation and America's new censorship complex. Read the Post here Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....

Apr 05, 202349 min

Quinn Slobodian on crack-up capitalism

UnHerd's Freddie Sayers meets historian Quinn Slobodian to discuss capitalist extremism, states run by corporations and a future without democracy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mar 30, 202348 min

Philosopher Susan Neiman: The true Left is not woke

UnHerd's Flo Read meets philosopher Susan Neiman to discuss the meaning of the word 'woke' and why we use it. Read the article here Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mar 18, 202348 min

Lionel Shriver: Insensitivity Reader - Live at the UnHerd Club

If offence is against the rules, what hope is there for radical writing? Join world-famous author Lionel Shriver to discuss the decline of in-your-face fiction and the sinister rise of sensitivity readers. Read the article here Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....

Mar 17, 20231 hr 10 min

Matt Stoller: The case against the SVB rescue

UnHerd's Freddie Sayers meets Matt Stoller to discuss the case against the Silicon Valley Bank collapse. Read the Post here Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mar 15, 202341 min

Chris Miller: Get ready for the chip wars

UnHerd's Freddie Sayers meets Chris Miller, economic historian and author of Chip War. Read the article Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mar 13, 202331 min

Mary Harrington: Feminism against progress

UnHerd's Freddie Sayers sits down with UnHerd contributor Mary Harrington to discuss her new book, Feminism Against Progress. Read the Post here Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mar 10, 20231 hr 2 min

Isabel Oakeshott: The lesson of the Lockdown Files

UnHerd's Freddie Sayers meets journalist Isabel Oakeshott, who wrote the minute by minute lockdown discussions. Read the Post here Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mar 08, 202332 min

Marianne Williamson: America needs a philosopher king

Marianne Williamson, the bestselling self-help author and former Democratic primary candidate, is back in the race to become US President. She is due to announce officially tomorrow, which will make her the first Democrat to put their name in the ring for 2024, before even Joe Biden. In 2020, Williamson (a total political unknown at the time) vied for the progressive vote, but lost out to the better-known Senator Bernie Sanders. Yet since then she has grown a loyal following of young voters who ...

Mar 03, 202339 min

Fiona Hill: Absolute victory over Russia is not possible

Fiona Hill has been closely involved in matters to do with Russia and Ukraine advising American administrations for many years. We discuss NATO's "open door", negotiation with Putin, what would be different if Trump was still in office and much more. Read the full article here Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....

Feb 21, 202349 min
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