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.
Episodes to download
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Breeding for Britain
Fri 11 Oct 2024
The falling birth rate has prompted debates about womenβs bodies and also immigration.
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How pop stars make money
Tue 8 Oct 2024
The business of music has been radically transformed in recent decades
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Pop stars, boundaries and toxic fandom
Fri 4 Oct 2024
Music artists are cancelling gigs to protect their mental health. What do they owe fans?
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What are βfurriesβ?
Tue 1 Oct 2024
Furry fandom, βfursonasβ, and the people who identify with animal characters
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Claims children are identifying as animals
Fri 27 Sep 2024
Are the claims true? What are 'furries'? And is it all really about gender identity?
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The origins of racial terms like βcoconutβ
Tue 24 Sep 2024
Making sense of the words used to claim people are being ethnically inauthentic
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Coconuts, race and hate speech
Fri 20 Sep 2024
Is it racist for a person of colour to call someone a coconut? Should it be a crime?
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What is dwarfism?
Tue 17 Sep 2024
Dr Melita Irving gives a medical perspective on the term βdwarfismβ
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Snow White and the dwarfism debate
Fri 13 Sep 2024
Are the seven dwarfs perpetuating dangerous stereotypes or harmless fantasy figures?
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When the Nazis banned smoking
Tue 10 Sep 2024
Why did the Nazis launch the first anti-smoking campaign in history and how did it work?
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Outdoor smoking ban
Fri 6 Sep 2024
Is banning smoking outdoors good for our health or state overreach?
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Accent and class
Fri 30 Aug 2024
Is it classist to stop Geordies using the term of endearment 'pet'?
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What is the βmanosphereβ?
Wed 28 Aug 2024
What kind of online content could be considered βextreme misogynyβ?
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A history of anti-fascist protest
Tue 20 Aug 2024
Did counter-protests at the βBattle of Cable Streetβ prove a hammer blow to fascism?
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Counter-protests
Fri 16 Aug 2024
Are counter-protests important for sending a message or can they make things worse?
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How planet-friendly is your diet?
Tue 4 Jun 2024
The greenhouse gas emissions caused by meat, dairy, and plant-based alternatives
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Meat-free menus and choice
Fri 31 May 2024
Should meat and dairy be taken off menus to help save the planet from climate change?
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Who were the βAnglo-Saxonsβ?
Tue 28 May 2024
The term βAnglo-Saxonβ has become controversial, but where does it come from?
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'Anglo-Saxon' and racism
Fri 24 May 2024
Should the term Anglo-Saxon be dropped because itβs been adopted by racists?
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Divestment: A beginnerβs guide
Tue 21 May 2024
Itβs become a common protest demand, but what does divesting really entail?
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Pro-Palestinian student camps
Fri 17 May 2024
The debate about protestors calling for their universities to cut ties with Israel.
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How schools got strict
Tue 14 May 2024
Where did the trend for tough discipline in schools come from?
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Discipline in schools
Fri 10 May 2024
How strict is too strict, and do tougher schools get better results?
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Man vs Bear
Tue 7 May 2024
The viral TikTok question thatβs prompted a big debate about womenβs safety
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Dangers to women: man vs bear
Fri 3 May 2024
Women online are being asked: would you rather be stuck in a forest with a man or a bear?
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When do you become an adult?
Tue 30 Apr 2024
Marriage, kids, and the history of our ideas about adulthood
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Are βkidultsβ a problem?
Fri 26 Apr 2024
Are young people refusing to grow up, or just enjoying harmless escapism?
