244 episodes

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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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.
Due to popular demand here is a podcast version of our YouTube — available to watch, for free here or by searching ‘LockdownTV’.
Enjoy! And don't forget to rate, like and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts.

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    Fmr Iran Ambassador: "Western idealism has been disastrous"

    Fmr Iran Ambassador: "Western idealism has been disastrous"

    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. 
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    • 25 min
    Lee Cain: A Carthaginian defeat is coming

    Lee Cain: A Carthaginian defeat is coming

    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.
     

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    • 34 min
    Glenn Greenwald: Are there limits to free speech?

    Glenn Greenwald: Are there limits to free speech?

    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.
     


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    • 38 min
    How to destroy the censorship complex

    How to destroy the censorship complex

    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...
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    • 38 min
    Dora Moutot: Why France is censoring my book

    Dora Moutot: Why France is censoring my book

    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.
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    • 42 min
    Freddie Sayers on the 'disinformation movement'

    Freddie Sayers on the 'disinformation movement'

    Following an explosive investigation into the Global Disinformation Index, viewed 8 million times on X/Twitter, UnHerd has been contacted by dozens of lawmakers and activists raising concerns about rating agencies like the GDI. In this update podcast, Freddie Sayers addresses government officials on the chilling effect of censorship and makes a case to defund the 'disinformation industry'.




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    • 29 min

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