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Yanis Varoufakis & Wolfgang Münchau: The danger of Europe's East-West divide May 23, 2025

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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 forces reshaping Europe—from the rise of populism in Romania and Poland, to the EU's failure to offer a compelling future to Eastern member states.

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Ben Shapiro: The break-up of the Right May 21, 2025

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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 president, and his feud with Tucker Carlson.

Also on the table: the growing divide on the Right over foreign policy and “America First,” the rise of antisemitism, free speech double standards, and Candace Owens’ exit from The Daily Wire. One of the conservative movement’s most influential voices, Shapiro doesn’t hold back.

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Aris Roussinos: The view from Romania May 19, 2025

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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.

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Sohrab Ahmari: Pope Leo versus the populists May 15, 2025

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Freddie Sayers, host of UnHerd, interviews UnHerd’s US Editor and practicing Catholic, Sohrab Ahmari, as they dive into the historic election of Pope Leo XIV, the first American Pope. In this in-depth discussion, Freddie and Sohrab explore who Pope Leo XIV (formerly Cardinal Robert Prevost) is, his political and religious background, and the potential global impact of his papacy.

They unpack his pre-papal social media posts, including tweets critiquing Donald Trump and JD Vance, and his public stances on key issues like economics, sexual morality, immigration, and climate change. The conversation delves into the significance of his dispute with JD Vance over ordo amoris (the theological concept of ordered love) and what it reveals about his worldview, as well as covering why he chose the name Leo, evoking the legacy of Pope Leo XIII, a pivotal figure in modern Catholic social teaching.

Is the new Pope Left or Right, or can he embody a unifying figure for both Liberals and Conservatives? Was he chosen to counter the Trump administration and rising populist movements? What will his papacy mean for the wider political and religious world?

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Peter Hitchens: The case for the death penalty May 13, 2025

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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 arguments, tackling such concerns like the risks of executing the innocent and the efficacy of deterrence, as well as how Peter - a committed Anglican - reconciles his position with his Christian faith.

In the UK, despite capital punishment being abolished in 1965, new polling shows younger generations now favour it (even above some older groups), perhaps spurred by rising crime and cases like Axel Rudakubana’s murder of three girls in Southport. But flaws in the criminal justice system continue to be exposed as news of the longest miscarriage of justice emerges with the freeing of Peter Sullivan, once convicted of the brutal 1986 murder of florist Diane Sindall, having served 38 years in prison.

The conversation around capital punishment resurfaces once again amid increasing calls for it to be reintroduced, and MPs, like Lee Anderson and Richard Tice, demanding national debate.

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Yanis Varoufakis and Wolfgang Munchau: Why Europe will lose the trade war May 09, 2025

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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 United States. With the US recently striking a so-called trade deal with the UK, and news of India signing a comprehensive agreement with the UK, tensions are soaring as Europe, China, and others threaten retaliation against President Trump’s aggressive tariffs. From economic fallout to geopolitical manoeuvering, they reveal why Europe risks losing ground and what’s at stake for the global economy in 2025.

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Can 'pronatalists' save the West? May 01, 2025

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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 close to eugenics and far-Right ideologies?

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Michael Ignatieff: Canada's election results aren't what they seem Apr 29, 2025

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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 tariffs, and the possibility of a grand coalition with Canada's Conservatives.

While the Liberals narrowly edged out the Right, Ignatieff argues the results reflect a complex mix of liberal resilience, populist setbacks, and converging policies — hinting at a Canada craving change.

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Debating Renaud Camus on remigration Apr 24, 2025

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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".

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Julie Bindel: Grooming gangs are still in Britain Apr 22, 2025

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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 failures fuelling their persistence.

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