UnHerd with Freddie Sayers

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Debate: This house welcomes the new Trump era Jan 21, 2025

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On inauguration day, UnHerd gathers outspoken critics and cheerleaders of the new US President to debate the promise and peril of Donald Trump 2.0. Will the 47th leader of the free world really make America great again? Join writer Mary Harrington, academic James Orr and journalists Aaron Bastani and Peter Hitchens for a live debate at the UnHerd Club.

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Will blackouts come to Britain? Jan 15, 2025

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Did the UK only narrowly avoid a blackout last week? Freddie Sayers is joined by energy analyst Kathryn Porter to break down the National Grid numbers and find out how Net Zero might cause blackouts by 2030.

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Trudeau out: Is the vibeshift complete? Jan 08, 2025

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The slow-burn collapse of Canada's Liberal party seems to mark the end of the Obama era. What will follow it? And what might this moment mean for the rest of the world? UnHerd's Freddie Sayers is joined by economics analyst and friend of the show Louis-Vincent Gave.

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Is Reform UK now inevitable? Dec 18, 2024

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After meeting Elon Musk in Florida, Reform leader Nigel Farage has doubled down on his reputation as a Mar-a-Lago insider. Could this moment mark a shift in British politics? UnHerd's Political Editor Tom McTague joins Freddie Sayers in the studio to discuss the apparent rise of a MAGA-Reform alliance.

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Luigi Mangione: Anti-tech terrorist? Dec 12, 2024

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UnHerd's Flo Read meets Katherine Dee.

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As more evidence comes to light in the killing of CEO Brian Thompson, UnHerd's Florence Read speaks to Katherine Dee about the digital footprint and folk-hero status of suspect Luigi Mangione.

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Kash Patel: Future chief of the FBI? Dec 03, 2024

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UnHerd's Freddie Sayers and DC correspondent Emily Jashinsky discuss Donald Trump's nomination of Kash Patel for head of the FBI.

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How did a former public defender hired by the Obama administration and ally of Steve Bannon become Trump's pick for FBI chief? UnHerd's DC Correspondent Emily Jashinsky explains the rise of Kash Patel.

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Kevin Roberts: The Second American REVOLUTION Nov 27, 2024

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What is Project 2025? Kevin Roberts is the President of the Heritage Foundation and author of the federal policy blueprint for a radical restructuring of the US government under Donald Trump. He joins UnHerd's Freddie Sayers to discuss his 'revolutionary' plot to overhaul American politics.

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Emily Jashinsky: Meet Trump's unconventional cabinet Nov 21, 2024

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Is Donald Trump assembling the most disruptive cabinet in recent memory? UnHerd’s Emily Jashinsky and Freddie Sayers debate the pitfalls and potential of the new MAGA recruits.

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Wolfgang Munchau: Will Germany be next? Nov 18, 2024

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Does the rapid rise of the populist AfD party and the inauguration of Donald Trump mark a perfect storm for Germany? Wolfgang Munchau, founder of Eurointelligence, joined UnHerd's Freddie Sayers to reflect on the upcoming German elections.

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Yanis Varoufakis: Overthrow the Big Tech tyrants Nov 15, 2024

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Former finance minister of Greece Yanis Varoufakis has dedicated his life to fighting crony capitalism. Now he faces a total rewiring of global power by the billionaires of Big Tech. How, he asks, did ‘the cloud’ kill capitalism and what has replaced it? The economist, politician and bestselling author of ‘Techno Feudalism’ joins UnHerd for an evening of conversation and Q&A.

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