Following the full-scale invasion of Ukraine by the Russian army, pundits from mainstream and alternative media platforms across the political spectrum have been left eating humble pie. Predictions of Russia’s next move as troops built up on the border have ranged from blaming hawkish Americans for hyping up a non-existent threat, to claims that Putin was using the standoff to make himself an international talking point. Now that it is clear that Putin is done with talking and intends to take action, we are left wondering: who can we trust on Ukraine? To puzzle out this question, Freddie Sayers sat down for an emergency episode with Konstantin Kisin, host of the Triggernometry podcast and YouTube channel.
00:00 - 00:37 - Introduction 00:37 - 02:51 - Has alternate media got the Russia-Ukraine war wrong? 02:51 - 05:38 - Were Western governments and intelligence agencies right all along? 05:38 - 06:29 - Will Konstantin Kisin have to battle with his audience? 06:29 - 10:48 - Konstantin explains the Russia-Ukraine war 10:48 - 13:49 - Is the NATO expansion argument legitimate? 13:49 - 17:36 - Should the West put boots on the ground in Ukraine? 17:36 - 20:33 - Is the West willing to risk anything to defend its values? 20:33 - 22:17 - What would the line be to send soldiers into Ukraine? 22:17 - 26:08 - Should we be preparing for Ukrainian refugees? 26:08 - 29:39 - Can we blame the crisis on weak Western leaders? 29:39 - 31:10 - Is Konstantin Kisin optimistic about the situation? 31:10 - 31:54 - Final thoughts
Following the full-scale invasion of Ukraine by the Russian army, pundits from mainstream and alternative media platforms across the political spectrum have been left eating humble pie. Predictions of Russia’s next move as troops built up on the border have ranged from blaming hawkish Americans for hyping up a non-existent threat, to claims that Putin was using the standoff to make himself an international talking point. Now that it is clear that Putin is done with talking and intends to take action, we are left wondering: who can we trust on Ukraine? To puzzle out this question, Freddie Sayers sat down for an emergency episode with Konstantin Kisin, host of the Triggernometry podcast and YouTube channel.
00:00 - 00:37 - Introduction 00:37 - 02:51 - Has alternate media got the Russia-Ukraine war wrong? 02:51 - 05:38 - Were Western governments and intelligence agencies right all along? 05:38 - 06:29 - Will Konstantin Kisin have to battle with his audience? 06:29 - 10:48 - Konstantin explains the Russia-Ukraine war 10:48 - 13:49 - Is the NATO expansion argument legitimate? 13:49 - 17:36 - Should the West put boots on the ground in Ukraine? 17:36 - 20:33 - Is the West willing to risk anything to defend its values? 20:33 - 22:17 - What would the line be to send soldiers into Ukraine? 22:17 - 26:08 - Should we be preparing for Ukrainian refugees? 26:08 - 29:39 - Can we blame the crisis on weak Western leaders? 29:39 - 31:10 - Is Konstantin Kisin optimistic about the situation? 31:10 - 31:54 - Final thoughts
#UnHerd #Russia #KonstantinKisinMattias Desmet: Are you suffering from mass formation psychosis?UnHerd2024-10-17 | 📰 Subscribe to UnHerd today at: bit.ly/3Qdkd5y
Professor of psychology and author Mattias Desmet is the world expert on mass formation psychosis, a condition he observed during the pandemic years. He joins UnHerd's Florence Read to unpack the links between herd mentality and totalitarianism.
#UnHerd #MassFormationPsychosis #MattiasDesmetRosie Duffield: Why I quit the Labour PartyUnHerd2024-10-11 | 📰 Subscribe to UnHerd today at: bit.ly/3Qdkd5y
Rosie Duffield quit the Labour party less than 100 days after she was elected MP for Canterbury. She likened working under UK Prime Minister Kier Starmer to being in an “abusive relationship”. UnHerd's Freddie Sayers spoke to her in the aftermath of her ferocious condemnation of her former comrades.
00:00 - 01:15 - Introduction 01:15 - 10:20 - Rosie Duffield explains her explosive resignation and accompanying letter 10:20 - 14:34 - What political faction within the Labour Party does Rosie belong to? 14:34 - 18:08 - What should we think about Keir Starmer and his inner circle? 18:08 - 21:23 - When Rosie met Keir 21:23 - 30:08 - Who really runs the Labour Party? 30:08 - 36:00 - Rosie Duffield and Labour’s gender wars 36:00 - 38:42 - What will Rosie do next? 38:42 - Concluding thoughts
#UnHerd #RosieDuffield #KeirStarmerStella OMalley: Raising Children in the Culture WarsUnHerd2024-10-08 | 📰 Subscribe to UnHerd today at: bit.ly/3Qdkd5y
With culture wars causing family rifts and self-diagnosis made easy via social media, are kids being made sick by modern life? Irish psychotherapist and author of bestselling books on parenting and mental health, Stella O’Malley, joins UnHerd to discuss the crisis facing children and parents.
David Owen has spent the last 60 years at the heart of British politics. After becoming a Labour MP in 1966 and serving as foreign secretary under Jim Callaghan from 1977-1979 he became disillusioned with the direction of the increasingly Left-wing Labour Party. Owen co-founded the Social Democratic Party and went on to lead it twice. In the 1990s, he was an EU peace negotiator in the former Yugoslavia and co-authored the consequential Vance-Owen Peace Plan. He joined UnHerd’s Freddie Sayers live at the UnHerd Club, to talk about his life in politics, the ideological shifts of the recent decades and the future of the British Left.
#UnHerd #vpdebate #usaRace is a Fiction with Thomas Chatterton WilliamsUnHerd2024-09-24 | 📰 Subscribe to UnHerd today at: bit.ly/3Qdkd5y
Could a post-race future be possible? Thomas Chatterton Williams is an American writer for the Atlantic, living in Paris. His bestselling book ‘Self-Portrait in Black and White’ challenged contemporary dogmas about race, victimhood and responsibility. He joins UnHerd to discuss one of the most controversial questions of the 21st century.
What is the Third Temple? This mysterious, ancient site in Jerusalem might be the catalyst for world war, writes UnHerd's Giles Fraser. This week he joined Florence Read to take a deep dive into the religious history and precarious future of the Temple Mount.
#UnHerd #GilesFraser #ThirdTempleTaibbi & Kaminsky: Why are we targets of the State Department?UnHerd2024-09-18 | 📰 Subscribe to UnHerd today at: bit.ly/3Qdkd5y
UnHerd's Emily Jashinsky meets Matt Taibbi and Gabe Kaminsky.
Emily is joined by award-winning reporters Matt Taibbi and Gabe Kaminsky, who were recently revealed to be the targets of a State Department campaign that sought to discredit their reporting on the government's support for censorship.
As arguably the most controversial Prime Minister in recent British history, Liz Truss has become the face of free market libertarianism and its discontents. She joins UnHerd’s Freddie Sayers to discuss her new book ‘Ten Years to Save the West’ and the lessons she learnt from her turbulent time as Conservative leader.
Curtis Yarvin is the philosophical godfather of the so-called ‘New Right’, a movement that defies simple categories and political expectations. His writing under the pseudonym Mencius Moldbug explores everything from anti-democracy to accelerationism. He joined UnHerd for an evening of conversation and audience Q&A.
00:00 - 01:57 - Introduction 01:57 - 07:10 - Is our modern political crisis a result of democracy itself? 07:10 - 12:50 - Are monarchist systems worse than democratic ones? 12:50 - 30:06 - America is an oligarchy 30:06 - 37:33 - Could Kamala be America’s queen? 37:33 - 39:25 - Does democracy affect people’s ability to imagine change? 39:25 - 52:40 - Doesn’t the response to Covid warn us against regime change? 52:40 - 01:00:25 - Can some Presidents actually effect change? 01:00:25 - 01:04:30 - Are humans instinctually monarchists? 01:04:30 - 01:06:08 - Who is actually running the US? 01:06:08 - 01:14:16 - The role of religion in Curtis Yarvin’s worldview
#UnHerd #CurtisYarvin #DarkEnlightenmentKatja Hoyer & Thomas Fazi: Political earthquake in East GermanyUnHerd2024-09-02 | 📰 Subscribe to UnHerd today at: bit.ly/3Qdkd5y
UnHerd's Freddie Sayers talks to Katja Hoyer and Thomas Fazi discuss the recent German election results.
#UnHerd #afd #electionBeauty, Anarchy and Everything Else with Geoff DyerUnHerd2024-08-29 | 📰 Subscribe to UnHerd today at: bit.ly/3Qdkd5y
World-famous author Geoff Dyer has written on the charms of everything from elite tennis to experimental jazz. Perhaps most famous for his bestselling black comedy ‘Jeff in Venice, Death in Varanasi’, Dyer has forged a unique career as a chronicler of the stranger side of the human condition. He joins UnHerd’s Florence Read for an evening of conversation and audience Q&A.
It has been the most contested and mysterious event in the Russia-Ukraine war. Who was responsible for sabotaging the Nord Stream pipelines that connected Germany to Russia? The Russians? The CIA? Or Ukraine itself?
Bojan Pancevski has had access to the plotters themselves and tells Freddie Sayers an extraordinary story of extra-state actors, deep sea divers, bombs and sailing boats that sounds more like the plot of a movie than real life. Except, according to this prize-winning investigative reporter, it's all too real...
Could Keir Starmer exploit the summer riots to curtail civil liberties? From the return of the Counter Disinformation Unit to the start of live facial recognition, Big Brother Watch's Silkie Carlo joins UnHerd to discuss the UK crackdown.
00:00 - 00:55 - Introduction 00:55 - 02:50 - Reaction to Keir Starmer’s announcement 02:50 - 10:25 - Facial recognition 10:25 - 15:27 - the National Security Online Information Team 15:27 - 26:21 - Free speech vs criminal activity on social media during the riots 26:21 - 33:27 - Free speech and advertising pressure on social media 33:27 - 37:01 - Is there a shift in the psychology of the British people as a result of the riots & conclusion
#UnHerd #immigration #disinformationAris Roussinos: Has ethnic conflict come to Britain?UnHerd2024-08-06 | 📰 Subscribe to UnHerd today at: bit.ly/3Qdkd5y
UnHerd's Freddie Sayers talks to Aris Roussinos, about the recent riots in Belfast and around the UK.
Riots that began in Southport last week have since spread to London, Rotherham, Middlesbrough, Liverpool, Bolton and Northern Ireland. UnHerd columnist Aris Roussinos was on the ground in Belfast as a firsthand witness to what he calls the 'ethnic conflict' of our era. He spoke to Freddie Sayers about what he saw and how civil clashes might change the future of the UK.
#UnHerd #riots #immigrationThe brilliant myth of Project 2025 - UndercurrentsUnHerd2024-08-01 | Emily Jashinsky breaks down the Heritage Foundation's 'Project 2025', what it actually contains, why the Democrats are using it to attack Republicans, and why Donald Trump has distanced himself from it.
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This morning, Algerian boxer Imane Khelif won an Olympic boxing match by default after Italy's Angela Carini abandoned the bout in protest. Khelif, previously banned from the World Championships, has XY chromosomes. Sports scientist Tommy Lundberg joined UnHerd in the aftermath of the fight to discuss how the complex case could change Olympic history.
00:00 - 01:45 - Introduction 01:45 - 07:31 - Why would Angela Carini quit? 07:31 - 14:40 - How does this affect the DSD? 14:40 - 24:10 - What should the IOC do next? 24:10 - 25:48 - The potential impact of Carini quitting and conclusion
#UnHerd #Olympics #BoxingUndercurrents #2: White Dudes For Kamala, Venezuela, Sonya Masseys KillingUnHerd2024-07-30 | Subscribe to Undercurrents today on YouTube: @UndercurrentsUnHerd Become a supporter of the show - just $1 for the first month: unherd.com/undercurrents
On episode #2 of #UnHerd's brand new twice-weekly show @UndercurrentsUnHerd Emily Jashinsky and James Billot explore the "White Dudes" and "Karens" for Kamala movements, a shocking new gender divide, and recent comments on Christianity from Peter Thiel.
James leads a deep dive into the election chaos in Venezuela. Emily breaks down the 25th Amendment scandal. Delano Squires offers a nuanced take on the horrific shooting of Sonya Massey.
After a years-long legal battle, philosopher Nina Power has found herself on the vanguard of a complex question: do artists have the responsibility to engage with dangerous ideas? She joined UnHerd's Freddie Sayers to discuss the trial, why she still reads controversial books and what her story can tell us about the culture wars.
#UnHerd #NinaPower #culturewarEmily Jashinsky presents: Undercurrents Episode ONE - News beneath the surfaceUnHerd2024-07-25 | Emily and James analyse Netanyahu's chaotic visit to Capitol Hill, dive into the weird world of AI dating, break down the attacks on right wing tech bros, and look at a new study on COVID masking. Emily explains why Republican attacks on cat ladies are counterproductive. Lee Fang joins the show for an in-depth look at Kamala Harris's history.
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As the Republican National Convention comes to a close, what has it told us about the future of the party? Fresh from watching Trump's headline speech in Milwaukee, DC Correspondent Emily Jashinsky joins UnHerd's Freddie Sayers to discuss the GOP gathering.
00:00 - 01:05 - Introduction 01:05 - 03:14 - Is Donald Trump a changed man after the assassination attempt on his life? 03:14 - 06:10 - ‘God saves Trump, Trump saves America’ 06:10 - 09:30 - The theology of Trump surviving the shooting 09:30 - 12:05 - Was Trump’s speech unifying or partisan? 12:05 - 15:30 - Trump’s capture of the Republican Party is complete 15:30 - 19:00 - Will the Democrats replace President Joe Biden? 19:00 - 20:25 - The race for the Presidency is back on! 20:25 - 22:05 - Could the Democratic Convention be even more historic? 22:05 - 22:43 - Concluding thoughts
#UnHerd #DonaldTrump #RepublicanNationalConventionOren Cass: The philosophy of J.D. VanceUnHerd2024-07-16 | 📰 Subscribe to UnHerd today at: bit.ly/3Qdkd5y
With J. D. Vance as Trump’s pick for VP, how are the masterminds of the New Right set to shape American politics? Policy strategist and founder of American Compass, Oren Cass, speaks to UnHerd’s Freddie Sayers.
00:00 - 02:27 - Introduction 02:27 - 08:10 - Who is J.D. Vance? 08:10 - 14:33 - The New Right’s position on free trade 14:33 - 20:50 - J.D. Vance’s view of Big Tech and Silicon Valley 20:50 - 24:50 - The intellectual project behind Trumpism 24:50 - 28:58 - What is J.D. Vance’s position on Ukraine, China & foreign policy? 28:58 - 31:12 - The Trumpian take on labour rights 31:12 - 32:42 - Will the New Right attract traditional Left-wingers? 32:42 - 36:40 - Will a Trump-Vance White House be influenced by Christianity? 36:40 - 37:50 - How will Trump 2 be different from Trump 1? 37:50 - 38:54 - Concluding thoughts
#UnHerd #JDVance #TrumpDid Liberals start the culture wars?UnHerd2024-07-15 | 📰 Subscribe to UnHerd today at: bit.ly/3Qdkd5y
Bestselling authors Helen Pluckrose and Eric Kaufmann might both describe themselves as classically ‘liberal’ in their politics, but they have very different ideas of what the future of the liberal project looks like. Is there hope for the principles of liberalism to challenge censorship and draconian politics, or have well meaning liberals become their own worst enemy? They join UnHerd for a public discussion of the ‘post-liberal’ moment.
Will the assassination attempt on Trump propel him into the political history books? UnHerd’s Freddie Sayers and DC Correspondent Emily Jashinsky discuss the shooting and what might come next.
00:00 - 01:25 - Introduction 01:25 - 03:43 - The iconic image of the Trump assassination attempt 03:43 - 06:50 - Is Donald Trump unkillable? 06:50 - 10:10 - President Joe Biden’s reaction 10:10 - 13:30 - Has extreme rhetoric contributed to US political violence? 13:30 - 22:50 - How long can US political unity post-Tump attack last? 22:50 - 26:15 - The facts about the Trump shooting 26:15 - 31:30 - Will Joe Biden be replaced? 31:30 - 32:01 - Concluding thoughts
#UnHerd #trump #electionHas populism been thwarted in France?UnHerd2024-07-08 | 📰 Subscribe to UnHerd today at: bit.ly/3Qdkd5y
Is the Right-wing playing a long game in France? Analyst Louis-Vincent Gave joins UnHerd's Florence Read to discuss how yesterday's shock surge against Marine Le Pen could come to benefit the National Rally.
// TIMECODES // 00:00 - 01:06 - Introduction 01:06 - 04:16 - Why did polls get the French election so wrong, and how are markets reacting? 04:16 - 12:26 - Is this a victory for Macron and a defeat for the Right? How will Macron deal with the Left? 12:26 - 19:41 - How does populism in France compare to the rest of Europe? 19:41 - 23:43 - How the divided French Right eventually united 23:43 - 25:40 - The role of Trump and Biden 25:40 - 29:57 - What does the future look like for the French Left and Right? 29:57 - Concluding thoughts
British headlines this morning were all about the Labour Party's landslide victory in the UK general election. But take a closer look at the numbers, and there's another story under the surface. UnHerd's Political Editor Tom McTague joins Freddie Sayers to dive into the data.
#UnHerd #Labour #KeirStarmerThe Alternative Election Broadcast LIVEUnHerd2024-07-04 | 📰 Subscribe to UnHerd today at: bit.ly/3Qdkd5y
As votes are counted and exit polls revealed, UnHerd has gathered some of its favourite writers and political thinkers to ask: what will become of Britain? Join Freddie Sayers, Tom McTague and many other special guests for a LIVE reaction to the UK election results as they happen.
With public calls to remove the sitting US President, a UK election set to unseat its government and the rightward swing in Europe, it’s all change on the Western front. Best-selling historian Sir Niall Ferguson joins UnHerd’s Freddie Sayers for a wide-lens tour of populism and its discontents.
The main story out of last night’s debate was President Joe Biden’s apparent senility. Since then, figures previously loyal to the Democrat party line have joined to demand his resignation. UnHerd's DC Correspondent Emily Jashinsky joins Freddie Sayers to give a blow by blow of the showdown, and a closer look at the media reaction to the Trump v. Biden debate, as it happened.
// TIMECODES // 00:00 - 02:18 - Introduction 02:18 - 03:27 - Reaction to the debate last night 03:27 - 07:27 - Revisiting some moments from the debate 07:27 - 10:49 - Analysing Donald Trump 10:49 - 14:33 - Does RFK Jr, have a horse in the presidential race? 14:33 - 17:40 - Polling at this current moment, post CNN debate 17:40 - 23:30 - Discussion on Joe Biden and his chances 23:30 - 30:42 - Could we see any surprise candidates and conclusions…
#UnHerd #election #usFlorence Read: Why you should vote GreenUnHerd2024-06-27 | 📰 Subscribe to UnHerd today at: bit.ly/3Qdkd5y
Florence Read on the purpose of a protest Green vote at UnHerd’s Alternative Hustings.
#UnHerd #PeterHitchens #ReformUKPeter Hitchens, Rod Liddle, Matt Goodwin, Flo Read, Rowenna Davis: the Alternative Election HustingsUnHerd2024-06-26 | Who should you vote for on the 4th of July? A week ahead of the general election, UnHerd's Freddie Sayers and Tom McTague host an alternative hustings to size up the competition. Our all-star cast includes Peter Hitchens arguing for the Tories (even though he wants to destroy them), Rod Liddle for the SDP, Rowenna Davis for Labour, Matt Goodwin for Reform and UnHerd's Florence Read for the Greens, plus more special guests to be announced soon.
Paul Coleman is executive director of Alliance Defending Freedom and has been involved in more than 20 cases before the European Court of Human Rights. He is the author of Censored (2016), about the rise of European hate crime laws. He joins UnHerd’s Freddie Sayers to demystify the inner workings of the international censorship complex.
// TIMECODES // 00:00 - 01:38 - Introduction 01:38 - 04:27 - Paul’s time as a lawyer dealing with censorship 04:27 - 07:48 - The history of misinformation/disinformation 07:48 - 15:01 - Why have forms of censorship been pushed to an international level 15:01 - 22:53 - What has the trend of misinformation and hate speech look like in the EU? 22:53 - 28:56 - 18th June 2024 - International Day for Countering Hate 28:56 - 30:59 - What is the worst case scenario we could be heading towards? 30:59 - 32:12 - Concluding thoughts
#UnHerd #Disinformation #CensorshipElection deep dive: Europe turns RightUnHerd2024-06-10 | 📰 Subscribe to UnHerd today at: bit.ly/3Qdkd5y
UnHerd's Freddie Sayers discusses the European Parliament election results with Anne-Elisabeth Moutet, Thomas Fazi and Ralph Schoellhammer.
Is a rightward shift really hitting Europe? Regular UnHerd contributors Anne-Elisabeth Moutet, Thomas Fazi and Ralph Schoellhammer react to the breaking news of the European elections, with Freddie Sayers.
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00:00 - 04:16 - Introduction 04:16 - 17:29 - Anne-Elisabeth Moutet on France, Le Pen, and Macron calling new parliamentary elections 17:29 - 19:50 - Anne-Elisabeth Moutet on Viktor Orban and the election results in Hungary 19:50 - 25:23 - Thomas Fazi on Italy, Giorgia Meloni, and immigration 25:23 - 36:38 - How the European Union prevents populists from making radical change 36:38 - 41:55 - Ralph Schoellhammer on the populism and the election results in Austria 41:55 - 56:55 - Germany’s election results and the Alternative for Germany 56:55 - 1:00:42 - Is Europe turning Right? Concluding thoughts
When Nellie Bowles got her dream job as a reporter for the New York Times, she thought she'd never leave her the legacy paper. But what she witnessed behind the scenes gave her a very personal insight into the political capture of the American newsroom. She tells UnHerd's Freddie Sayers about how the disinformation movement, mainstream media bias and finding herself outside the tribe.
// TIMECODES // 00:00 - 00:45 - Introduction 00:45 - 04:15 - The start of Nellie’s dream job and their “disinformation team” 04:15 - 09:05 - SPLC’s history and current state 09:05 - 14:44 - Antifa movement and it’s links to BLM 14:44 - 21:48 - At what point in time did Nellie leave the New York Times? 21:48 - 29:41 - Wi Spa incident 29:41 - 33:41 - The current state of media bias 33:41 - 38:16 - Does Nellie view herself as a person of the Left? 38:16 - 39:32 - Who Nellie will vote for in the November elections 39:32 - 40:03 - Concluding thoughts
#UnHerd #NellieBowles #disinformationRichard Dawkins vs Ayaan Hirsi Ali: The God DebateUnHerd2024-06-03 | 📰 Subscribe to UnHerd today at: bit.ly/3Qdkd5y
At the UnHerd-sponsored Dissident Dialogues Festival in New York, Richard Dawkins and Ayaan Hirsi Ali discussed her recent conversion to Christianity, and whether the whole ‘New Atheism’ movement of which they had both been key members had done more harm than good.
00:00 - 05:34 - Ayaan Hirsi Ali's conversion from atheism to Christianity, with Richard Dawkins' reaction 05:34 - 12:50 - Faith, religion, and personal experiences 12:50 - 21:54 - Christianity and its impact on society 21:54 - 31:34 - Faith, reason, and the role of religion in society 31:34 - 38:40 - Faith, religion, and truth 38:40 - 46:45 - The decline of Christianity and the rise of Islamism 46:45 - 55:27 - Morality, religion, and the role of Christianity in society 55:27 - 1:01:18 - Religion, atheism, and Islam 1:01:18 - 1:07:19 - Islamism and its impact on society
#UnHerd #AyaanHirsiAli #RichardDawkinsWelcome to the uniparty electionUnHerd2024-05-31 | 📰 Subscribe to UnHerd today at: bit.ly/3Qdkd5y
UnHerd's Freddie Sayers sits down with Aris Roussinos, Mary Harrington and Tom McTague to discuss the 2024 UK general election.
Are the British Conservative and Labour parties really so different? For many voters, it seems, the answer is no. At least on the most important questions of the day, whether it’s immigration, war or culture. With the general election looming, UnHerd columnists Aris Roussinos, Mary Harrington and Tom McTague join Freddie Sayers for a roundtable on election ennui and ask: what are we to do with the uniparty?
#UnHerd #Uniparty #GeneralElectionPeter Singer: How to live a good lifeUnHerd2024-05-29 | World-famous utilitarian philosopher and Princeton Professor of Bioethics, Peter Singer, has spent his career asking (and answering) questions that make even the most radical thinkers uncomfortable. He joins UnHerd to discuss his maverick moral calculus and the struggle for telos in a culture both more isolated and more connected than ever before.
#UnHerd #philosophy #PeterSingerFmr Iran Ambassador: Western idealism has been disastrousUnHerd2024-05-23 | 📰 Subscribe to UnHerd today at: bit.ly/3Qdkd5y
With the shocking death of Iran's president, Sir Richard Dalton, former British Ambassador to Iran, joins UnHerd's Freddie Sayers for a conversation on the future of the Middle East, Israel, and Western interventionism.
00:00 - 01:15 - Introduction 01:15 - 05:15 - How does the death of prime minister Ebrahim Raisi alter Iranian politics? 05:15 - 11:30 - Is the West to blame for Iran’s hostility? 11:30 - 15:48 - Israel’s relationship to Iran 15:48 - 19:30 - The West’s support for Israel 19:30 - 21:38 - Was Saudi Arabia involved in 9/11? 21:38 - 24:36 - Is there a peaceful resolution to the conflict in the Middle East?
#UnHerd #Iran #EbrahimRaisiLee Cain, Tory strategist: A Carthaginian defeat is comingUnHerd2024-05-22 | 📰 Subscribe to UnHerd today at: bit.ly/3Qdkd5y
As news breaks of a British general election, Former Director of Communications at 10 Downing Street Lee Cain and Political Editor of UnHerd Tom McTague join Freddie Sayers for an emergency roundtable.
Glenn Greenwald joins UnHerd’s Freddie Sayers to explore the nuances of free speech in today’s digital world. They discuss the challenges of protecting minority voices while upholding free expression, the dangers of corporate censorship, and the importance of critical thinking in navigating today’s complex information landscape.
00:00 - 00:31 - Introduction 00:31 - 03:51 - Robert Rico shooting 03:51 - 19:04 - Media bias on Palestine/Israel protests and the limits of free speech 19:04 - 21:13 - Does Glenn himself stick to his free speech principle? 21:13 - 27:19 - How has “disinformation” led to increased censorship? 27:19 - 38:02 - Glenn discuss how important “internet freedom” is and the government’s role 38:02 - 38:33 - Concluding thoughts
#UnHerd #freespeech #disinformationChristian revival: Fantasy or reality? - UnHerd LIVEUnHerd2024-05-14 | Subscribe to UnHerd today at: http://unherd.com/join
With recent examples of high-profile atheists publicly converting to religious faith, or aligning with ‘cultural Christianity’, it seems the tide might be turning against secularism in Britain and America. But do stars of the rationalist movement finding faith mark a greater social shift? Joining UnHerd to discuss this very question are presenter of ‘The Surprising Rebirth Of Belief In God’ podcast Justin Brierley, host of ‘The Sacred’ Elizabeth Oldfield and Alex O’Connor, otherwise known as the ‘Cosmic Skeptic’.
What's next for the censorship industrial complex? UnHerd's Freddie Sayers, Tablet's Jacob Siegel and Public's Michael Shellenberger sat down at Dissident Dialogues festival in New York City to discuss the growing disinformation industry and how to combat it.
00:00 - 00:54 - Introduction 00:54 - 05:30 - Understanding the disinformation movement 05:30 - 11:00 - Increasing public awareness of censorship 11:00 - 15:38 - The power behind the disinformation movement 15:38 - 20:00 - Should there be any disinformation monitors? 20:00 - 23:45 - Maintaining the firewall between domestic vs foreign counter-information operations 23:45 - 29:10 - How do we prevent the free market choosing censorship? 29:10 - 31:08 - Can we shift government incentives away from censorship? 31:08 - 37:40 - The return of former disinformation tsar Nina Jankowicz 37:40 - 38:05 - Concluding thoughts
#UnHerd #MichaelShellenberger #CensorshipDora Moutot: Why France is censoring my bookUnHerd2024-05-01 | 📰 Subscribe to UnHerd today at: bit.ly/3Qdkd5y
Dora Moutot is one of France’s most outspoken gender critical feminists. She joins UnHerd's Florence Read to discuss her provocative new book, ‘Transmania’, and how it came to be censored by the local government in Paris.
00:00 - 00:43 - Introduction 00:43 - 02:58 - Dora Moutot explains her new book, ‘Transmania’ 02:58 - 08:36 - Why has it taken France so long to discuss trans ideology? 08:36 - 14:30 - Are Left-wing feminists in France being embraced by the Right? 14:30 - 22:16 - Transgender healthcare in France 22:16 - 24:50 - Breaking the gender binary & the dark side of transgenderism 24:50 - 31:00 - How has France avoided MeToo but collided with trans ideology? 31:00 - 33:01 - Is the future of political civility in doubt? 33:01 - 37:04 - Dora Moutot’s interest in ‘bad taste’ 37:04 - 40:56 - How French philosophy played its part 40:56 - 41:36 - Concluding thoughts