250 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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    How global government pushes censorship

    How global government pushes censorship

    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.
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    • 32 min
    Election deep dive: Europe turns Right

    Election deep dive: Europe turns Right

    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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    • 1 hr
    Nellie Bowles: Ex-Reporter Exposes New York Times

    Nellie Bowles: Ex-Reporter Exposes New York Times

    When Nellie Bowles got her dream job as a reporter for the New York Times, she thought she'd never leave her job at 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 the disinformation movement, mainstream media bias and finding herself outside the tribe...
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    • 39 min
    Richard Dawkins vs Ayaan Hirsi Ali: The God Debate

    Richard Dawkins vs Ayaan Hirsi Ali: The God Debate

    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.
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    • 1 hr 8 min
    Welcome to the UNIPARTY election

    Welcome to the UNIPARTY 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?
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    • 37 min
    Peter Singer: How to live a good life

    Peter Singer: How to live a good life

    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.
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    • 1 hr 9 min

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