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UnHerd columnist Giles Fraser talks to distinguished guests about how their beliefs shape who they are.
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Michael Ignatieff's Confessions — Liberalism, populism and multiculturalism
Giles chats to the former leader of the Canadian Liberal Party and now rector of the Central European University, Michael Ignatieff, about how his family went from Russian nobles to Canadian refugees, why the Brexit debate was good for the UK's democracy and what threat populism poses to liberalism.
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Jonathan Aitken's Confessions — Parliament, prison and prayer
Giles chats to former MP and convict and now ordained chaplin, Jonathan Aitken, about the importance of diversity in politics, the power of forgiveness and how a tweet led him to become ordained.
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Nicky Gumbel's Confessions — Family, faith and finding God
In a Good Friday special, Giles chats to Anglican priest and pioneer of the Alpha Course Nicky Gumbel about the moment he changed from atheist to a Christian, why his father never talked about his being Jewish and doubting God after tragically losing his best friend.
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Mervyn King's Confessions — Crises, capital and coronavirus
Giles talks to former Governor of the Bank of England Mervyn King about why economists don't understand human nature, what caused the 2008 financial crisis and the mistake both sides made in the Brexit referendum.
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Johnathan Sacks's Confessions — Capitalism, community and covenant
Giles talks to former Chief Rabbi Jonathan Sacks about the power of community, antisemitism in the 21st century and the 72-hour bus journey across America that changed his life.
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Richard Layard's Confessions — History, happiness and mental health
In a 'Blue Monday' special, Giles talks to economist and happiness expert Richard Layard about his journey from the humanities to science, why individualism is making us depressed and how we can be more happy.
Customer Reviews
Totally Engaging
This is a fascinating podcast. It is so interesting to discover what drives all these different people who have made their mark in one way or another. Giles Fraser is a delightful interviewer. And I thoroughly enjoy his articles published on UnHerd. I have witnessed Giles’ journey across the political spectrum. Although not sure he moved very far but has just finally understood what the right well the decent right, truly believe which actually is true and effective compassion. Welcome to the dark side Giles.
Great guests, rich conversations, good production
This podcast has intellectual and ethical depth. It intertwines themes of personal development, public life and religious meaning in a conversational, very listenable format. Giles has good instincts as an interviewer yet lets his guests shine.
Guests have been first rate, for example Jonathan Sacks and Andrew Sullivan. It was fascinating to hear about Sullivan’s education and early career.
Fascinating stuff
Would love to hear Rabbi Sacks