

UnHerd with Freddie Sayers
UnHerd
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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Episodes
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Mar 10, 2023 • 1h 2min
Mary Harrington: Feminism against progress
UnHerd's Freddie Sayers sits down with UnHerd contributor Mary Harrington to discuss her new book, Feminism Against Progress.Read the Post here Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mar 8, 2023 • 32min
Isabel Oakeshott: The lesson of the Lockdown Files
UnHerd's Freddie Sayers meets journalist Isabel Oakeshott, who wrote the minute by minute lockdown discussions.Read the Post here Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mar 3, 2023 • 39min
Marianne Williamson: America needs a philosopher king
Marianne Williamson, the bestselling self-help author and former Democratic primary candidate, is back in the race to become US President. She is due to announce officially tomorrow, which will make her the first Democrat to put their name in the ring for 2024, before even Joe Biden. In 2020, Williamson (a total political unknown at the time) vied for the progressive vote, but lost out to the better-known Senator Bernie Sanders. Yet since then she has grown a loyal following of young voters who call themselves the ‘Orb Gang’ in reference to her New Age spiritualism. Can a new generation of American voters take her to the White House? UnHerd's Flo Read spoke to her from the UnHerd studio to find out.Read the Post here Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Feb 21, 2023 • 49min
Fiona Hill: Absolute victory over Russia is not possible
Fiona Hill has been closely involved in matters to do with Russia and Ukraine advising American administrations for many years. We discuss NATO's "open door", negotiation with Putin, what would be different if Trump was still in office and much more. Read the full article here Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Feb 15, 2023 • 44min
Jeffrey Sachs: Who really blew up the Nord Stream 2 pipeline?
UnHerd's Freddie Sayers meets Jeffrey Sachs to debate who really blew up the Nord Stream 2 pipeline.Read the Post here Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Feb 13, 2023 • 33min
Louis-Vincent Gave: China cancels lockdowns... where's the disaster?
UnHerd's Freddie Sayers and Louis-Vincent Gave discuss the current COVID situation in China.Read the Post here Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Feb 2, 2023 • 37min
Military analyst: Is the Ukraine war headed for stalemate?
UnHerd's Freddie Sayers meets Michael Kofman.Michael Kofman is the Director of the Russia Studies Program at the Center for Naval Analyses and a Fellow of the Center for a New American Security. He joined UnHerd’s Freddie Sayers to give an update on the situation on the ground in Ukraine and debate the risks and benefits of pursuing an ‘all-out’ victory against Russia.The military analyst on the risks and rewards of Western intervention Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jan 30, 2023 • 23min
Peter Hitchens: The Covid censors are moving on to Ukraine
UnHerd's Freddie Sayers speaks to journalist Peter Hitchens about a disturbing new Big Brother Watch report into UK government spying and censorship.Read the Post here Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jan 17, 2023 • 31min
Matthew B. Crawford: The perpetual state of emergency
UnHerd's Freddie Sayers chats with American philosopher Matthew B. Crawford in the UnHerd studio.Check out Matthew's Substack hereRead the Post here Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jan 13, 2023 • 28min
The scientific case against facemasks
UnHerd's Freddie Sayers meets Dr. Margery Smelkinson and Dr. Leslie Bienen to discuss the efficacy of facemasks.Read the full Post article here: Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.