AntiSocial Podcast
Peace talks for the culture wars. In an era of polarisation, propaganda and pile-ons, Adam Fleming helps you work out what the arguments are really about.
Peace talks for the culture wars.
In an era of polarisation, propaganda and pile-ons, AntiSocial offers an alternative: understanding, facts, and respect. Each week, Adam Fleming takes on a topic that's generating conflict on social media, blogs, talk shows and phone-ins and helps you work out what the arguments are really about.
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How much would reparations for slavery cost?
Tuesday
Comedian Lenny Henry has backed calls for the UK to pay over 拢18 trillion in reparations.
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How right-wing activists use 'Western civilisation'
Tue 21 Oct 2025
How right-wing activists use 'Western civilisation'
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Graffiti, church, and Western civilisation
Fri 17 Oct 2025
Does a modern art exhibition belong in Canterbury Cathedral?
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The politics of anger
Tue 14 Oct 2025
Are middle aged white men angry and if so why and how does that affect our politics?
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Where does the UK house asylum seekers?
Tue 19 Aug 2025
Many are living in hotels right now, but they鈥檙e not meant to be
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Asylum hotels
Fri 15 Aug 2025
Protestors outside asylum hotels say they fear for the safety of women and children.
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Brands and culture
Tue 12 Aug 2025
How do companies tap into our values and viral moments to sell us stuff?
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Do men behave worse than women in the dating game?
Tue 5 Aug 2025
Who is badly behaved when dating 鈥� men or women?
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Examining racism in the UK
Tue 29 Jul 2025
What did the largest survey into the experiences of ethnic minorities discover?
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How does an author get published?
Tue 22 Jul 2025
Industry veteran Amelia Fairney explains the book business
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Are men being pushed out of publishing?
Fri 18 Jul 2025
Many male authors say they are struggling in a female-dominated world.
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Banter and harassment
Fri 11 Jul 2025
New rights designed to protect workers have prompted a row about free speech.
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Island of strangers?
Fri 16 May 2025
How careful should politicians be with emotive language on immigration?
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What are Personal Independent Payments?
Tue 13 May 2025
蜜芽传媒 journalist Emma Tracey explains how personal independence payments work
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The law on single sex spaces
Tue 29 Apr 2025
What does the Supreme Court ruling mean for trans people and single sex services?
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Sex, gender and the NHS
Fri 25 Apr 2025
What does the Supreme Court ruling on biological sex mean for the health service?
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