AntiSocial Episodes Episode guide
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When the Nazis banned smoking
Why did the Nazis launch the first anti-smoking campaign in history and how did it work?
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When do you become an adult?
Marriage, kids, and the history of our ideas about adulthood
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What is the 鈥榳hite gaze鈥�?
What does it mean, and where does the idea come from?
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What is the 鈥榤anosphere鈥�?
What kind of online content could be considered 鈥榚xtreme misogyny鈥�?
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What is Nature?
How has our relationship with the natural world changed?
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What is dwarfism?
Dr Melita Irving gives a medical perspective on the term 鈥渄warfism鈥�
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What is a Central Bank Digital Currency?
Former Bank of England economist Dan Davies on how a digital version of cash might work.
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What is 鈥渢he patriarchy鈥�?
Where does the term 鈥減atriarchy鈥� come from and what does it mean?
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What is 鈥渕inority stress theory鈥�?
Exploring the idea that people in minority groups experience unique forms of stress
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What is 鈥榳oke鈥� capitalism?
A recent history of companies getting involved in social and political issues.
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What is 鈥楾he Great Replacement鈥� theory?
The evolution of a conspiracy theory
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What is 鈥榮ocial transitioning鈥�?
What are the impacts of a young person wanting to be treated as a different gender?
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What is 鈥榪ueering鈥� a museum collection?
Josh Adair from Murray State University explains what鈥檚 meant by the term 鈥榪ueering鈥�.
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What is 鈥楳isogynoir鈥�?
The origin of the term that describes a particular kind of prejudice faced by black women
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What is 鈥楯ewFace鈥�?
Professor Bryan Cheyette on the history of the portrayal of Jewish characters
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What is 鈥榗ritical race theory鈥�?
The controversial concept鈥檚 origins, objections, and competing visions
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What are Personal Independent Payments?
蜜芽传媒 journalist Emma Tracey explains how personal independence payments work
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What are 鈥渇urries鈥�?
Furry fandom, 鈥渇ursonas鈥�, and the people who identify with animal characters
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Traffic control measures and 鈥淭he Great Reset鈥�
蜜芽传媒 Climate Disinformation Reporter Marco Silva explains the link.
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The politics of anger
Are middle aged white men angry and if so why and how does that affect our politics?
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The origins of racial terms like 鈥渃oconut鈥�
Making sense of the words used to claim people are being ethnically inauthentic
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The law on single sex spaces
What does the Supreme Court ruling mean for trans people and single sex services?
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The Highway Code
How well do you know the rules of the road?
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Tech bros and mixed martial arts
Why have Mark Zuckerberg and other Silicon Valley bosses started fighting?
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Teaching character in schools
What values should schools be teaching children?
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Surrogacy: the law in the UK
What is altruistic surrogacy and how is it dealt with in UK law?
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Signs in other languages
How many people living in the UK do not speak English?
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Patriotism and 鈥榩rogressive activists鈥�
How does a small but outspoken group influence the debate about UK national identity?
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Man vs Bear
The viral TikTok question that鈥檚 prompted a big debate about women鈥檚 safety
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Just joking?
The origins of the word 鈥榖anter鈥�
