UnHerd's Florence Read sits down with Gad Saad to talk about why the Western world is so depressed. How can we be happy? This question has preoccupied thinkers from Aristotle to the present day, in various disciplines encompassing philosophy, science and religion. In his latest book , The Saad Truth about Happiness , the Canadian evolutionary behavioural scientist Dr. Gad Saad takes on the subject through a scientific and practical lens. He spoke to UnHerd ’s Florence Read about how happiness co...
Sep 01, 2023•45 min
Freddie Sayers sits down with Wolfgang Münchau , former co-editor of FT Deutschland , and founder and co-director of the Eurointelligence blog, to talk about Germany, the new sick man of Europe. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Aug 25, 2023•36 min
At the end of every week, Tony Blair receives his “box” to review over the weekend. It is no longer the tatty, old red briefcase of a Prime Minister, but a virtual one accessible from his laptop wherever he is in the world. Yet, the process remains much the same as when he was in Downing Street. Those who work for him must submit their papers before the box is closed for the weekend. Blair will then review the documents and add comments before meeting his team the following week. Only those real...
Aug 06, 2023•39 min
UnHerd's Freddie Sayers meets Countess Alexandra Tolstoy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Aug 02, 2023•24 min
US President Joe Biden and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin are ready to do a deal, according to the historian, military strategist and advisor to the US government Edward Luttwak . The comments were made in a discussion this week with UnHerd ’s Freddie Sayers, during which Luttwak argued that “a shift in the overall situation” has resulted in both leaders being more willing to negotiate an end to the Ukraine war. The author, who has worked inside and outside of the Pentagon and the US Dep...
Jul 18, 2023•47 min
Joining UnHerd to talk about why so few voices in public life and the media have spoken out against the shipment of cluster bombs, and about the recession of anti-war sentiment more widely, is the academic and writer Ashok Swain. A professor of peace and conflict research at Uppsala University in Sweden, he is one of the world’s leading experts on conflict resolution. His nation of residence is now set to join Nato, and he sat down with Freddie Sayers to unpick how Sweden’s proposed membership g...
Jul 12, 2023•30 min
At its peak, the Roman Empire was perhaps the greatest civilisation in history. But like so many cultures before and after it, it declined and finally ended. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jul 07, 2023•1 hr 7 min
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 historically been victims of ...
Jul 07, 2023•34 min
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, 2023•36 min
UnHerd's Florence Read sits down with ex-Olympian swimmer Sharron Davies to discuss her new book 'Unfair Play, and the fraught issue of trans participation in sport. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jun 21, 2023•26 min
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, 2023•1 hr 17 min
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, 2023•54 min
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, 2023•36 min
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, 2023•42 min
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, 2023•37 min
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, 2023•48 min
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, 2023•44 min
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, 2023•43 min
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, 2023•57 min
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, 2023•1 hr 17 min
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, 2023•31 min
UnHerd's Freddie Sayers meets former CIA Analyst Martin Gurri to discuss Jack Teixeira and the Pentagon leaks. Read the Post here Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Apr 18, 2023•36 min
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, 2023•1 hr 10 min
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, 2023•49 min
UnHerd's Freddie Sayers meets Elbridge Colby, former advisor to President Trump and author of the 2018 National Defense Strategy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mar 31, 2023•46 min
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, 2023•48 min
UnHerd's Flo Read meets Harvard astronomer Avi Loeb. Read the article here: Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mar 24, 2023•48 min
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, 2023•48 min
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, 2023•1 hr 10 min
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, 2023•41 min
