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UnHerd with Freddie Sayers

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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.

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  1. Helen Andrews on the Great Feminisation

    · 35 min

    UnHerd's Freddie Sayers speaks with Helen Andrews, former senior editor at The American Conservative and author of Boomers, to discuss her provocative and widely-debated article in Compact Magazine "The Great…

  2. Can science prove that God exists?

    · 44 min

    In the age of reason and rationality, what room is there for the transcendent? Authors of the bestselling book God, the Science, the Evidence, Michel-Yves Bollore and Olivier Bonnassies, challenge the materialist…

  3. Hitchens & Moore vs. Gove & Ibrahim: The Thatcher Debate

    · 1 h 06 min

    On what would have been her 100th birthday, Freddie Sayers chairs a spirited debate on Thatcherism and the Iron Lady’s place in Britain’s story. How should we understand her legacy in 2025? Did she transform the…

  4. Deep dive: Is this the end of trans?

    · 37 min

    Freddie Sayers sits down with Professor of Politics at the University of Buckingham, Eric Kaufmann, to discuss his latest report on “The Decline of Trans and Queer Identity among Young Americans”, which reveals a…

  5. Steven Pinker: Questions that shouldn't be asked

    · 44 min

    Freddie Sayers sits down with renowned cognitive psychologist, author, and Harvard Professor of Psychology Steven Pinker to discuss his latest book, When Everyone Knows That Everyone Knows... and explore how common…

  6. Lord Maurice Glasman: Could Blue Labour stop Reform?

    · 1 h 04 min

    UnHerd’s Contributing Editor Jonny Ball (aka Despotic Inroad) sits down with Lord Maurice Glasman, the Labour peer and political theorist behind Blue Labour, at Labour party conference 2025 in Liverpool. UK Prime…

  7. Paul Kingsnorth: How to fight the Machine

    · 1 h 23 min

    UnHerd’s Freddie Sayers welcomes Paul Kingsnorth to the UnHerd Club an exclusive interview about his new book Against the Machine. Kingsnorth has spent decades charting the alienation and upheaval brought about by…

  8. James Lindsay: Beware Right-wing cancel culture

    · 40 min

    Has the political Right become what it once despised? In the aftermath of Charlie Kirk's assassination, a wave of firings and online campaigns has many asking if a "woke right" has finally arrived, adopting the very…

  9. Dr Martin Kulldorff: What I told RFK Jr about vaccines

    · 29 min

    Freddie Sayers speaks with Dr. Martin Kulldorff — co-author of the Great Barrington Declaration and newly appointed chair of the CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) — to discuss his and Robert F.…

  10. Thomas Chatterton Williams: The centre cannot hold

    · 46 min

    In the wake of Charlie Kirk's killing, what does this precarious moment mean for American politics? UnHerd's Freddie Sayers speaks to Thomas Chatterton Williams, author of 'Summer of Our Discontent: The Age of…

  11. Is Charlie Kirk's murder a tipping point?

    · 32 min

    Freddie Sayers is joined by Undercurrents host Emily Jashinsky, reporting from the White House, and UnHerd's US Editor Sohrab Ahmari to discuss the immediate aftermath of the assassination of conservative commentator…

  12. Matt Taibbi: Has Elon Musk ruined politics?

    · 45 min

    Try High Flavanol Cocoa (Stem Cells & Nitric Oxide): (40% OFF PROMO FOR 48HR) https://blackforestsupplements.com/UNHERD UnHerd’s Freddie Sayers speaks with journalist and author Matt Taibbi. A former Rolling Stone…

  13. Lina Khan: How to break the monopoly machine

    · 33 min

    UnHerd’s US Editor Sohrab Ahmari interviews former Federal Trade Commission Chair Lina Khan. As head of the Biden FTC, Khan shook up decades of corporate deference — suing Big Tech, targeting drug middlemen, and…

  14. Is this the Disenlightenment?

    · 35 min

    UnHerd’s Freddie Sayers brings together two leading voices on the decline of reading and the future of literacy: Times columnist and cultural critic, James Marriott, and YouTuber and philosopher, Jared Henderson.…

  15. Ukraine: Realist vs Idealist

    · 1 h 16 min

    UnHerd’s Freddie Sayers brings together two starkly opposed voices on the Ukraine war and the future of world order: John Mearsheimer, University of Chicago professor and leading realist, and Matthew Syed, Sunday Times…

  16. Tim Cook: Genius or villain?

    · 42 min

    UnHerd’s Freddie Sayers speaks with journalist and author of new book Apple in China, Patrick McGee – who was the Financial Times’s principal Apple reporter from 2019 to 2023 – about the man at the centre of Apple’s…

  17. Richard Dawkins: Why men and women are different

    · 26 min

    UnHerd’s Freddie Sayers interviews renowned evolutionary biologist Professor Richard Dawkins about the enduring biological differences between men and women — and why recognising them remains essential in the face of…

  18. DEBATE: Is Israel’s war in Gaza moral?

    · 44 min

    Journalist Batya Ungar-Sargon and UnHerd US Editor Sohrab Ahmari discuss the MAGA pivot against Israel in recent weeks and the reasons for waning support for Netanyahu's war from the American Right. Hosted on Acast.…

  19. Kathleen Stock: Should we morally condemn Bonnie Blue?

    · 32 min

    Philosopher and UnHerd writer Kathleen Stock joins Freddie Sayers to discuss one of the strangest and most revealing cultural moments of the year: the rise of Bonnie Blue, the OnlyFans pornstar at the heart of a new…

  20. Lawrence Krauss: The new war on science

    · 47 min

    Freddie Sayers interviews renowned physicist and author Lawrence Krauss to explore how culture wars and ideological issues threaten science and his new book The War on Science—an anthology of essays from leading…

  21. Patrick Christys: Is Britain facing a 'summer of riots'?

    · 43 min

    Freddie Sayers, UnHerd’s Editor-in-Chief, sits down with Patrick Christys, GB News journalist, fresh from his reporting on the ground in the Calais migrant camps, to probe their volatile dynamics and the escalating UK…

  22. Philosopher Todd McGowan: Can Superman save our dying culture?

    · 38 min

    UnHerd’s Florence Read sits down with Todd McGowan – philosopher, film theorist, and author of Pure Excess, Capitalism and the Commodity – to dissect the new Superman film and its deeper political, philosophical, and…

  23. Helen Thompson: Rare earths - the next war?

    · 40 min

    Freddie Sayers, UnHerd’s Editor-in-Chief, sits down with Helen Thompson – Professor of Political Economy at Cambridge University and author of Disorder: Hard Times in the 21st Century – to dive into the high-stakes…

  24. Michael Tracey: Jeffrey Epstein and the end of the conspiracies

    · 57 min

    Freddie Sayers, UnHerd’s Editor-in-Chief, interviews journalist Michael Tracey to unpack the recent Jeffrey Epstein files news, and the use and proliferation of conspiracy theories. The Trump administration’s hyped-up…

  25. Grindr CEO: Are gays behaving more like straights?

    · 40 min

    Freddie Sayers, Editor-in-Chief of UnHerd, interviews George Arison, CEO of Grindr, tracing his remarkable journey from growing up in the Soviet Union to leading the world’s largest dating and hookup app for the LGBTQ+…

  26. Fiona Hill: The West must wake up

    · 48 min

    Freddie Sayers, Editor-in-Chief of UnHerd, interviews Dr Fiona Hill, renowned Russia expert and former Senior Director for European and Russian Affairs in the first Trump administration (2017–2019). A senior fellow at…

  27. Pentagon insider Dan Caldwell: How the hawks won

    · 40 min

    UnHerd’s Freddie Sayers interviews Dan Caldwell about the recent US strikes on Iranian nuclear sites - Dan is the former senior adviser to U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, Iraq War veteran, and a leading voice in…

  28. Druid John Michael Greer: Trump, druidry and barbarian politics

    · 48 min

    UnHerd’s Florence Read sits down with John Michael Greer, prolific author of over 50 books, including The Druidry Handbook, The Long Descent, and The King in Orange, and former Grand Archdruid of the Ancient Order of…

  29. DEBATE: John Mearsheimer & Yoram Hazony on Israel vs. Iran

    · 1 h 09 min

    In this two-part UnHerd TV episode, Editor-in-Chief Freddie Sayers delves into the volatile Iran-Israel crisis, presenting contrasting, thought-provoking analyses from two intellectual heavyweights. In Part 1,…

  30. Iain McGilchrist & Philip Goff: Is the universe conscious?

    · 1 h 31 min

    In this captivating discussion, Iain and Philip ask what makes us who we are? Are we merely our brains, or does science only capture part of the human story? Is the universe conscious? Dr. Iain McGilchrist, renowned…

  31. Los Angeles: Is the US headed to civil war?

    · 29 min

    Freddie Sayers interviews reporter and documentary filmmaker Leighton Woodhouse for an on-the-ground account of the LA protests that followed ICE immigration raids. Woodhouse was in the thick of it—witnessing firsthand…

  32. Steve Bannon: Elon Musk should be deported

    · 19 min

    In this exclusive UnHerd interview, Steve Bannon, former Trump Chief Strategist, host of The War Room, and Elon Musk’s strongest critic, dissects the dramatic rift between President Donald Trump and Musk, sparked by…

  33. Kyle Chan: Is this the ‘Chinese century’?

    · 51 min

    Is China poised to dominate the global economy? UnHerd's Editor-in-Chief, Freddie Sayers, speaks to Kyle Chan, a Princeton University expert on Chinese industrial policy, to unpack the seismic shifts reshaping the…

  34. Crypto: What are the Trumps up to?

    · 37 min

    Is Donald Trump cashing in on the crypto craze—or crossing ethical lines? UnHerd’s Freddie Sayers and CoinDesk’s Ben Schiller unpack the Trump family’s sudden crypto conversion and what it means for politics, finance,…

  35. Yanis Varoufakis & Wolfgang Münchau: The danger of Europe's East-West divide

    · 56 min

    Is the European Union heading for a slow-motion collapse? In this unfiltered conversation, economist Yanis Varoufakis and journalist Wolfgang Münchau join Freddie Sayers to dive deep into the political and economic…

  36. Ben Shapiro: The break-up of the Right

    · 51 min

    Ben Shapiro joins Freddie Sayers for a wide-ranging conversation on the future of the American Right. They discuss what Trump has got right — and wrong — in his current tenure, Shapiro’s public criticisms of the…

  37. Aris Roussinos: The view from Romania

    · 23 min

    Has the anti-populist backlash already begun? Contributing editor and war reporter Aris Roussinos joins UnHerd from Romania, where he has been witnessing the final stages of a closely fought election. Hosted on Acast.…

  38. Sohrab Ahmari: Pope Leo versus the populists

    · 42 min

    The warmer months are coming. Spring back into your health and fitness: go to lumen.me/UNHERD to get 15% off your Lumen. Freddie Sayers, host of UnHerd, interviews UnHerd’s US Editor and practicing Catholic, Sohrab…

  39. Peter Hitchens: The case for the death penalty

    · 34 min

    Is the death penalty justice or revenge? With 2,474 people on US death row in 2025 and debates raging globally, UnHerd's Editor-in-Chief Freddie Sayers sits down with Peter in this latest episode, to go through his…

  40. Yanis Varoufakis and Wolfgang Munchau: Why Europe will lose the trade war

    · 1 h 10 min

    UnHerd's Freddie Sayers interviews renowned economist and former Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis and Eurointelligence founder Wolfgang Münchau as they dissect the escalating trade war between Europe and the…

  41. Can 'pronatalists' save the West?

    · 1 h 03 min

    UnHerd’s Florence Read interviews outspoken pronatalists, Malcolm and Simone Collins, to dive into the urgent issue of population collapse. Is pronatalism the answer to demographic catastrophe, or does it skirt too…

  42. Michael Ignatieff: Canada's election results aren't what they seem

    · 35 min

    Freddie Sayers hosts Michael Ignatieff, former Canadian Liberal leader, to dissect the 2025 Canadian election and Mark Carney’s leadership. Ignatieff breaks down Carney’s global expertise, his strategy against Trump’s…

  43. Debating Renaud Camus on remigration

    · 56 min

    In this interview, UnHerd's Editor-in-Chief, Freddie Sayers, questions Right-wing French philosopher Renaud Camus on his controversial theories of remigration and the "Great Replacement". Hosted on Acast. See…

  44. Julie Bindel: Grooming gangs are still in Britain

    · 52 min

    UnHerd’s Florence Read interviews feminist journalist Julie Bindel on the UK’s grooming gang crisis. Bindel exposes the history of these crimes, society’s neglect and victim-shaming, and the political and cultural…

  45. Arrested for praying: The free speech row

    · 49 min

    Join Freddie Sayers for an exclusive deep dive with pro-life activists Adam Smith-Connor, Isabel Vaughan-Spruce, and Livia Tossici-Bolt, who share their experiences of being questioned and arrested for praying and…

  46. The JD Vance interview - explained

    · 37 min

    UnHerd’s US Editor sits down with Editor-in-Chief Freddie Sayers, about his exclusive interview with US Vice President JD Vance. The interview marked the VP’s first major interview with a European outlet since taking…

  47. Douglas Murray responds to Joe Rogan

    · 1 h 06 min

    In this captivating UnHerd interview, Freddie Sayers sits down with Douglas Murray to trace his remarkable evolution from a young Oxford scholar immersed in cultural and artistic pursuits to a global neoconservative…

  48. Slavoj Žižek: Trump is a liberal fetish

    · 1 h 18 min

    Dubbed “the most dangerous philosopher in the West”, Slovenian psychoanalyst Slavoj Žižek has singlehandedly led a revolution in punk political theory. Now, in the shadow of Donald Trump 2.0, he asks why democracy…

  49. Stock market meltdown: What happens next?

    · 55 min

    UnHerd's Freddie Sayers sits down with Wolfgang Munchau and Anatole Kaletsky. UnHerd’s Freddie Sayers holds an emergency roundtable with economic commentator and director of the Eurointelligence blog, Wolfgang…

  50. Robert Zubrin: How humans will live on Mars

    · 31 min

    UnHerd's Flo Read meets Mars Society Founder, Robert Zubrin. Renowned aerospace engineer and President of the Mars Society - which advocates for human exploration and colonisation of Mars - gives us his case for a…

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