Best UnHerd Podcasts (2025)

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

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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…

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Have White House officials HAD IT with Laura Loomer? 19:12

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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 is joined by investigative reporter Gabe Kaminsky for a fascinating look into the power and influence of right-wing activist Laura Loomer. Gabe shares stunning detail…

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Is Gavin Newsom's cringe Trump strategy actually working? 19:55

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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 California Governor Gavin Newsom's new social media strategy, where he has begun to mimic the communication style of Donald Trump. Citing polling analysis…

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The death of MSNBC 17:15

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Become a supporter of the show - just $1 for the first month: https://unherd.com/undercurrents/ Emily breaks down the strategy behind MSNBC's rebrand to "MS Now." Responding to on-air descriptions of the network as "independent and insurgent," she examines the broader trend of legacy media outlets shifting to digital platforms to reach new audience…

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Did Trump actually rule out US boots on the ground? 14:31

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Emily breaks down the contentious "wiggle room" in Donald Trump's new Ukraine peace plan. After a tense meeting with Zelensky, Trump publicly promised "no boots on the ground" but left the door open for an "undefined role" for U.S. troops, sending neocons like John Bolton into a frenzy. Is this a masterstroke to end the war, or a betrayal of the Am…

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Ukraine: Realist vs Idealist 1:16:11

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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 columnist, broadcaster and author. Mearsheimer has long argued that NATO expansion and Western policy blunders set the stage for Pu…

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WATCH: Texas Dem DEFENDS fleeing GOP redistricting vote 20:01

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Become a supporter of the show - just $1 for the first month: https://unherd.com/undercurrents/ Texas Democratic Representative Ana-María Rodríguez Ramos joins Emily to discuss the decision by her and her colleagues to leave the state, breaking the legislative quorum to prevent a vote on new Republican-drawn redistricting maps. Rep. Ramos explains …

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What is going on at CNN? 13:24

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Become a supporter of the show - just $1 for the first month: https://unherd.com/undercurrents/ Emily dives into the chaos unfolding at CNN, where primetime panels are turning into headline-grabbing showdowns. She breaks down two fiery clips—from a slavery debate featuring Jillian Michaels to a January 6th clash between Scott Jennings and Julie Rog…

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Trump can end the war - "Zelensky’s leverage is GONE" - Aaron Maté on Alaska summit 18:35

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Become a supporter of the show - just $1 for the first month: https://unherd.com/undercurrents/ Emily talks with The Grayzone’s Aaron Maté about the upcoming Alaska summit and Donald Trump’s attempts to end the war in Ukraine after years of neocons in both parties sabotaging peace deals to keep the war machine running. Now, with Ukraine’s leverage …

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How crime SHATTERED Washington DC 24:04

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Become a supporter of the show - just $1 for the first month: https://unherd.com/undercurrents/ Emily reflects on her White House press pool duties over the weekend in Washington, D.C., where President Trump’s motorcade passed a tent encampment that sparked a sweeping federal crackdown on the capital’s rising crime. From homelessness taking over pa…

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Tim Cook: Genius or villain? 42:04

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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 China story: CEO Tim Cook. On August 1st, Cook quietly became Apple’s longest-serving leader, overtaking Steve Jobs — a milestone that…

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Democrats can't claim moral high ground on gerrymandering w/ Ryan Girdusky 14:36

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Become a supporter of the show - just $1 for the first month: https://unherd.com/undercurrents/ Emily interviews Ryan Girdusky to discuss gerrymandering and how both parties have used it to gain political advantage. They focus on Texas as a leading example of severe gerrymandering, while noting that media coverage often overlooks similar actions by…

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Will Trump INTERVENE in New York City mayoral race? 9:17

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Become a supporter of the show - just $1 for the first month: https://unherd.com/undercurrents/ Emily unpacks the controversy surrounding the alleged phone call between President Trump and Andrew Cuomo, which both camps deny but The New York Times stands by. Zohran Mamdani calls it “disqualifying” and frames Cuomo as a Trump ally. While this allege…

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Richard Dawkins: Why men and women are different 25:49

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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 growing ideological pressure. Dawkins lays out the evolutionary and genetic foundations that distinguish the sexes. He addresses the …

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US Support for Israel Is COLLAPSING 16:08

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Become a supporter of the show - just $1 for the first month: https://unherd.com/undercurrents/ Emily breaks down a new poll showing a generational and partisan divide over support for Israel’s military actions in Gaza. Younger conservatives and independents are shifting away from pro-Israel views, and even Republican Representative Marjorie Taylor…

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Emily reacts to Jim Acosta's CREEPY AI interview 18:56

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Click the following link and use code "undercurrents" for 40% off - https://ground.news/uc Become a supporter of the show - just $1 for the first month: https://unherd.com/undercurrents/ Emily discusses former CNN correspondent Jim Acosta’s unsettling interview with an AI-generated version of Joaquin Oliver, a Parkland shooting victim whose parents…

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DEBATE: Is Israel’s war in Gaza moral? 43:47

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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. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Sydney Sweeney campaign shows woke era is over 19:01

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Click the following link and use code "undercurrents" for 40% off - https://ground.news/uc Become a supporter of the show - just $1 for the first month: https://unherd.com/undercurrents/ Emily reacts to the viral American Eagle campaign featuring Sydney Sweeney — and what it says about the cultural moment. Has Sydney Sweeney become the face of the …

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Nancy Pelosi CORNERED over insider trading as Trump blasts Hawley 14:32

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Click the following link and use code "undercurrents" for 40% off - https://ground.news/uc Become a supporter of the show - just $1 for the first month: https://unherd.com/undercurrents/ Emily breaks down Nancy Pelosi’s fiery reaction to Jake Tapper over accusations that she profited from insider trading through her husband's stock deals, and Trump…

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Kathleen Stock: Should we morally condemn Bonnie Blue? 31:39

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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 documentary that's turning heads and raising questions about sexuality, morality, and the future of sex. Stock — a former professor of…