Best UnHerd Podcasts (2025)

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James Lindsay: Beware Right-wing cancel culture 40:59

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7d ago40:59

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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 tactics of cancel culture it used to condemn. Freddie Sayers sits down with author and commentator James Lindsay for a conversation ab…

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Trump SCORCHES UN in fiery speech 16:16

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Become a supporter of the show - just $1 for the first month: https://unherd.com/undercurrents/ Emily analyzes Donald Trump's unconventional UN speech, where he challenged the organization's role in global conflicts and migration policy. She highlights how Trump framed the UN as part of the problem rather than the solution, while positioning himsel…

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Kamala Harris approval CRASHES after softball interviews 20:01

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Become a supporter of the show - just $1 for the first month: https://unherd.com/undercurrents/ Emily reacts to Kamala Harris’ book tour and falling approval, breaking down her new book 107 Days, her claim that Pete Buttigieg was “too risky” as VP, and the polling showing otherwise. Emily also looks at Harris’ brief honeymoon as Vice President, her…

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Trump hits Antifa with a terror label — here's why it matters 18:13

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Become a supporter of the show - just $1 for the first month: https://unherd.com/undercurrents/ Emily reacts to Trump’s move to designate Antifa a “major terrorist organization” and digs into the legal, political, and cultural implications. She explores the evidence of Antifa coordination, the limits of federal power, and the risks of government ov…

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GOP DOUBLES DOWN on Jimmy Kimmel Suspension 23:56

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Become a supporter of the show - just $1 for the first month: https://unherd.com/undercurrents/ Emily unpacks Jimmy Kimmel’s suspension following a widely criticized and factually incorrect joke about the assassination of Charlie Kirk. With FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr issuing a public warning and local broadcasters reportedly pressuring ABC, the …

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Inside the FBI's probe into Charlie Kirk's assassination, w/ Aaron Sibarium 15:57

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Go to MASAChips.com/UNDERCURRENTS and use code UNDERCURRENTS for 25% off your first order. Become a supporter of the show - just $1 for the first month: https://unherd.com/undercurrents/ Emily speaks with staff writer at the Washington Free Beacon, Aaron Sibarium, about his exclusive report that the FBI is investigating social media accounts that a…

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Kash Patel goes NUCLEAR on Adam Schiff in heated argument 15:17

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Become a supporter of the show - just $1 for the first month: https://unherd.com/undercurrents/ Emily reacts to a fiery exchange between FBI Director Kash Patel and Senator Adam Schiff during a Senate hearing, where Patel calls Schiff a "fraud" and a "political buffoon" amid a backdrop of Schiff's role in the coordinated disinformation effort that …

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Dr Martin Kulldorff: What I told RFK Jr about vaccines 30:12

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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. Kennedy Jr.’s views on vaccines, the recent turmoil at the CDC that has seen senior officials resign or be removed, and his reflecti…

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Shocking footage shows Hellfire missile BOUNCE OFF UAP 7:02

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Become a supporter of the show - just $1 for the first month: https://unherd.com/undercurrents/ Emily is joined by Washington Examiner editor and foreign policy writer Tom Rogan to discuss a compelling new UAP video that appears to show a spherical object being struck by a missile. They analyze the footage and the broader challenges facing serious …

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How Trump's DOJ is taking on Big Tech w/Asst. AG Gail Slater 18:38

13d ago18:38

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Become a supporter of the show - just $1 for the first month: https://unherd.com/undercurrents/ Emily speaks with Assistant Attorney General Gail Slater of the Department of Justice's antitrust division about her role at the centre of an ideological battle on the right concerning corporate power and market consolidation. They discuss the recent rul…

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Thomas Chatterton Williams: The centre cannot hold 45:44

12d ago45:44

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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 Certainty and the Demise of Discourse' about the eerie parallels between 2020 and 2025. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more info…

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MSNBC’s shameful reaction to Charlie Kirk’s killing 14:49

13d ago14:49

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Become a supporter of the show - just $1 for the first month: https://unherd.com/undercurrents/ Reporting from the White House, Emily reflects on the assassination of Charlie Kirk and the deeply divided media reaction, including MSNBC's shameful live coverage, and asks, can civil discourse survive in an era of escalating political violence? Watch i…

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Is Charlie Kirk's murder a tipping point? 31:36

13d ago31:36

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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 Charlie Kirk. On the somber anniversary of September 11th, they analyse the profound and frightening fallout, including the sense tha…

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Israel strikes Hamas leaders in Qatar in MAJOR escalation 8:17

15d ago8:17

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Become a supporter of the show - just $1 for the first month: https://unherd.com/undercurrents/ Emily is joined by Washington Examiner editor and foreign policy writer Tom Rogan to discuss the Israeli strike on Hamas leadership in Doha, Qatar, and the significant diplomatic crisis it has ignited with the United States. They react to President Trump…

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Trump Epstein letter – White House responds to “HOAX” 13:19

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Become a supporter of the show - just $1 for the first month: https://unherd.com/undercurrents/ Emily is joined by Washington Examiner editor and foreign policy writer Tom Rogan to discuss the bombshell release of Jeffrey Epstein's infamous "birthday book" by the House Oversight Committee. They dive into the shocking and bizarre entry allegedly sig…

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Breaking: RFK Jr. TORCHES Dem senator over America's health collapse 16:25

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Click this link to learn more about PMI’s Q2 results https://www.pmi.com/progress Become a supporter of the show - just $1 for the first month: https://unherd.com/undercurrents/ Emily analyses today’s Senate testimony of HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., focusing on his exchange with Senator Ron Wyden about the significant decline in American pu…

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Matt Taibbi: Has Elon Musk ruined politics? 45:02

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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 reporter and now publisher of Racket News, Taibbi was chosen by Elon Musk to help release the “Twitter Files,” exposing political and go…

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EXCLUSIVE: NIH defies Trump's ban on gain-of-function crackdown 22:50

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Click this link to learn more about PMI’s Q2 results https://www.pmi.com/progress Become a supporter of the show - just $1 for the first month: https://unherd.com/undercurrents/ Emily talks with The Daily Caller News Foundation investigative reporter Emily Kopp about the Trump administration's battle with the public health establishment, with Kopp …

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“TRUMP DEAD”? How conspiracies about the president went viral 18:18

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Click this link to learn more about PMI’s Q2 results https://www.pmi.com/progress Become a supporter of the show - just $1 for the first month: https://unherd.com/undercurrents/ Emily responds to the "Trump is dead" trend that took over social media, explaining how the viral rumor started and why it was so compelling, examining the kernels of truth…

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Lina Khan: How to break the monopoly machine 32:44

25d ago32:44

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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 reviving antitrust enforcement. In this conversation, she reflects on the collapse of the brief “post-neoliberal” consensus, warning that …

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Democrat D.C. mayor PRAISES Trump's crime crackdown 16:04

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Click this link to learn more about PMI’s Q2 results https://www.pmi.com/progress Become a supporter of the show - just $1 for the first month: https://unherd.com/undercurrents/ Emily responds to D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser's assessment of the Trump administration's federal police takeover in which she both praises the "surge of officers" for a dramat…

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Minneapolis school shooting exposes glaring media hypocrisy 26:31

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Click this link to learn more about PMI’s Q2 results https://www.pmi.com/progress Become a supporter of the show - just $1 for the first month: https://unherd.com/undercurrents/ Emily responds to the tragic Minneapolis shooting by examining the competing narratives that followed, including gun control, mental illness, gender dysphoria, and anti-rel…

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The real reason behind Trump's war on flag burning 15:30

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Click this link to learn more about PMI’s Q2 results https://www.pmi.com/progress Become a supporter of the show - just $1 for the first month: https://unherd.com/undercurrents/ Emily looks into the controversy surrounding President Trump's new executive order on flag burning, clarifying the significant difference between the President's public cal…

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Is this the Disenlightenment? 34:40

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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. Marriott has written extensively about what he calls the dawn of a “post-literate society.” For him, the slow death of English literature…

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MSNBC BLASTS Chicago Mayor over city's crime problem 24:31

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Click this link to learn more about PMI’s Q2 results https://www.pmi.com/progress Become a supporter of the show - just $1 for the first month: https://unherd.com/undercurrents/ Emily Jashinsky dives into the question: should Donald Trump send the National Guard to Chicago to fight the city's crime problem? Sparks fly as a MSNBC host Joe Scarboroug…