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UnHerd with Freddie Sayers

Conversations with original thinkers about what's really going on


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  • Climate scientist: I designed my research to sound catastrophic

    34:15
    Patrick Brown tells Freddie Sayers why he designed his research to sound catastrophic.Read the post here.
  • The Russell Brand divide: Could both sides be right?

    26:58
    UnHerd’s Freddie Sayers sits down with Mary Harrington to discuss the Russell Brand investigation and accusations.Read the Post here
  • Gad Saad: Postmodernism is making you miserable

    45:07
    UnHerd's Florence Read sits down with Gad Saad to talk about why the Western world is so depressed.How can we be happy? This question has preoccupied thinkers from Aristotle to the present day, in various disciplines encompassing philosophy, science and religion. In his latest book, The Saad Truth about Happiness, the Canadian evolutionary behavioural scientist Dr. Gad Saad takes on the subject through a scientific and practical lens. He spoke to UnHerd’s Florence Read about how happiness correlates with our politics, our religious beliefs, and the importance we place on play. 
  • Wolfgang Münchau: Germany is in trouble

    36:12
    Freddie Sayers sits down with Wolfgang Münchau , former co-editor of FT Deutschland, and founder and co-director of the Eurointelligence blog, to talk about Germany, the new sick man of Europe.
  • Special Report: Inside Tony Blair Inc

    39:12
    At the end of every week, Tony Blair receives his “box” to review over the weekend. It is no longer the tatty, old red briefcase of a Prime Minister, but a virtual one accessible from his laptop wherever he is in the world. Yet, the process remains much the same as when he was in Downing Street. Those who work for him must submit their papers before the box is closed for the weekend. Blair will then review the documents and add comments before meeting his team the following week. Only those really close to the former PM can email him papers directly.
  • Countess Alexandra Tolstoy: Debanked for being Russian

    24:19
    UnHerd's Freddie Sayers meets Countess Alexandra Tolstoy.