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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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
成人快手 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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Two-tier justice
Fri 18 Apr 2025
Does the justice system treat some people more harshly than others?
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Should signs be in English only?
Fri 14 Feb 2025
From train stations to hospitals, is it OK to have signs translated into other languages?
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Surrogacy: the law in the UK
Tue 11 Feb 2025
What is altruistic surrogacy and how is it dealt with in UK law?
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Bats v trains
Fri 31 Jan 2025
Do we have to choose between conserving nature and growing the economy?
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What is 鈥榗ritical race theory鈥�?
Tue 28 Jan 2025
The controversial concept鈥檚 origins, objections, and competing visions
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Mental health and race
Fri 24 Jan 2025
Racism and mental health, safe spaces for ethnic minorities and addressing whiteness.
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Tech bros and mixed martial arts
Tue 21 Jan 2025
Why have Mark Zuckerberg and other Silicon Valley bosses started fighting?
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"Masculine energy": Does the workplace need more of it?
Fri 17 Jan 2025
Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg sparks a row about gender in the workplace.
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Why is the definition of Islamophobia disputed?
Tue 14 Jan 2025
We speak to a specialist in extremism to learn more about why the term is disputed
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Is multiculturalism a strength?
Fri 10 Jan 2025
Concerns about grooming gangs have led to a debate on how we treat different ethnic groups
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Breeding for Britain
Fri 11 Oct 2024
The falling birth rate has prompted debates about women鈥檚 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 鈥渇urries鈥�?
Tue 1 Oct 2024
Furry fandom, 鈥渇ursonas鈥�, and the people who identify with animal characters
