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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Could it be possible that the boom in therapy for young people is harming, not helping, the next generation? UnHerd's Florence Read spoke to the author of a new book 'Bad Therapy', Abigail Shrier, about mental health myths, gentle parenting and the medicalisation of American kids. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
After the Great Barrington Declaration was announced in 2020, Harvard Professor Martin Kulldorff suddenly emerged into the public consciousness as a controversial figure. Despite data showing his skepticism about lockdowns and vaccine mandates were ultimate legitimate, especially in his home country of Sweden, Professor Kulldorff was fired by Harvard. Why? UnHerd's Freddie Sayers spoke to him to find out. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
UnHerd's Freddie Sayers meets Rob Henderson Why are the top 1% so politically correct? Rob Henderson coined the term ‘luxury beliefs’ to explain how affluent people signal high status with ‘woke’ ideas. In his new memoir ‘Troubled’, Henderson tells the story of a difficult childhood and how it opened his eyes to the hypocrisy of America’s elite. He joins UnHerd’s Freddie Sayers to discuss the concept of luxury beliefs and much more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Freddie Sayers was joined in Washington DC by Ruy Teixeira, Robby Soave and Emily Jashinsky to ask: who will win in 2024? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
UnHerd's Freddie Sayers was joined in the studio by Gladden Pappin to discuss why the American Right seem so enamoured with Viktor Orbán's political philosophy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
UnHerd's Freddie Sayers talks to Jonathan Sumption about the case in support of Shamima Begum. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
UnHerd's Freddie Sayers and Triggernometry's Konstantin Kisin discuss Tucker Carlson, his interview with Putin, and what's to follow... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
UnHerd's Freddie Sayers meets historian David Abulafia. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
UnHerd's Freddie Sayers talks to Ioan Grillo about the ongoing issue at the border between the US and Mexico. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
UnHerd's Flo Read sits down with journalist Lee Fang to discuss his testimony to Congress on the risks of AI-powered censorship. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
UnHerd's Freddie Sayers meets with Andrew Sullivan, to discuss what he got wrong about Donald Trump Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
UnHerd's Freddie Sayers talks to Aris Roussinos, Elbridge Colby and Pippa Malmgren about the prospect of a World War Three. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
UnHerd's Florence Read sits down with Pulitzer Prize winning playwright David Mamet to talk about the demise of Hollywood, and why Trump will win in 2024. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
UnHerd's Freddie Sayers meets Katharine Birbalsingh, 'Britain's strictest headteacher'. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
UnHerd’s Freddie Sayers meets Oleksiy Arestovych, who intends to challenge President Zelensky in Ukraine's next general election. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
UnHerd's Freddie Sayers and Tom McTague discuss the new war in the Red Sea Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
UnHerd's Freddie Sayers sits down with former CIA officer, Mike Baker to talk about Israel, Ukraine and China. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Freddie Sayers and Flo Read look back at UnHerd's best moments from 2023, featuring Nick Cave, Ayaan Hirsi Ali and Graham Linehan. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
UnHerd’s Flo Read and philosopher and cognitive scientist John Vervaeke sat down at the UnHerd Club to diagnose the alienation and anxiety that pervades our contemporary culture. Is a “meaning crisis” at the root of all the other crises we face – environmental, political, spiritual? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
UnHerd’s Freddie Sayers sits down with John Mearsheimer to discuss the Israel-Palestine conflict, the aftermath of the 7th October attack, and the state of the Ukraine-Russia war. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
UnHerd's Freddie Sayers meets Andy Cook, chief executive of the Centre for Social Justice think tank, to discuss their new report on the real-world consequences of lockdowns. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Florence Read and Freddie Sayers took a film crew (and an armed security guard) into the Tenderloin district to find out the truth for themselves. This special report includes remarkable interviews with city supervisor Dean Preston and Michael Shellenberger, author of San Fransicko, as well as drug users, locals and activists across the West. Visit https://unherd.com/2023/12/the-battle-for-san-francisco/ to watch. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
UnHerd's Flo Read meets Tim Schwab to discuss Bill Gates and the myth of the good billionaire. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
UnHerd's Freddie Sayers sits down with former New Atheist Ayaan Hirsi Ali to discuss why she now considers herself to be Christian. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
UnHerd's Freddie Sayers meets pollster Joe Bedell to discuss the 2024 US election, Trump, and RFK Jr. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
UnHerd's Flo Read meets Nick Bostrom. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
UnHerd's Freddie Sayers sits down with professional troublemaker James Lindsay and Novara Media's Aaron Bastani to discuss the modern and historical relationship between the political Left and support of Palestine. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
UnHerd’s Freddie Sayers meets Tzipi Hotovely, Israeli Ambassador to the United Kingdom. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Former Supreme Court judge, and celebrated historian of The Hundred Years War, Jonathan Sumption joins UnHerd’s Freddie Sayers to discuss continental entanglements past and present, and the disrupted civil and international order we face today. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Since its closure was announced last July, Gids — the Gender Identity Development Service at the world-renowned Tavistock and Portman Trust — has become synonymous with mismanagement and medical scandal.It was supposed to be a haven for young people experiencing gender-related distress. Instead, following a string of complaints by whistle-blowers, an “inadequate” rating by the Care Quality Commission, a high-profile judicial review and, finally, a damning independent review, it was deemed unsafe...
