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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Defining 鈥渞acism鈥�
Tue 29 Aug 2023
Monica Moreno-Figueroa from the University of Cambridge on the history of the word.
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Can white people be victims of racism?
Fri 25 Aug 2023
The argument about prejudice, power, and the disputed idea of 鈥渞everse racism鈥�.
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Traffic control measures and 鈥淭he Great Reset鈥�
Tue 22 Aug 2023
麻豆社 Climate Disinformation Reporter Marco Silva explains the link.
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What is 鈥榪ueering鈥� a museum collection?
Tue 22 Aug 2023
Josh Adair from Murray State University explains what鈥檚 meant by the term 鈥榪ueering鈥�.
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'Queering' museums
Fri 18 Aug 2023
The debate sparked by reviewing historic collections through a queer or LGBT lens.
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How can we measure the country鈥檚 mental health?
Tue 15 Aug 2023
Ann John from Swansea University digs into the stats on mental illness
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Hard work and mental health
Fri 11 Aug 2023
Is better awareness of mental illness a good thing - or encouraging people out of work?
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What is 鈥榳oke鈥� capitalism?
Tue 8 Aug 2023
A recent history of companies getting involved in social and political issues.
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What is 鈥渢he patriarchy鈥�?
Tue 1 Aug 2023
Where does the term 鈥減atriarchy鈥� come from and what does it mean?
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Barbie and the patriarchy
Fri 28 Jul 2023
What is 'the patriarchy' and does it still exist in the UK today?
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Cultural appropriation and Afro wigs
Fri 31 Mar 2023
Abba fans were asked not to wear Afro wigs over claims they are 'culturally insensitive'.
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Covid vaccines and misinformation
Fri 24 Mar 2023
An MP's speech about Covid vaccines was removed from YouTube for alleged misinformation.
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Sex education and schools
Fri 17 Mar 2023
Some school pupils are learning about pleasure, and parents think it鈥檚 too explicit.
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Blasphemy laws and free speech
Fri 10 Mar 2023
How do you balance respect for religion with free speech?
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Body positivity and fat
Fri 3 Mar 2023
The body positivity movement is accused of promoting obesity.
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Asylum seekers and the far right
Fri 24 Feb 2023
Protestors about asylum seekers in hotels have been called 'far right'.
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15-minute Cities and Freedom
Fri 17 Feb 2023
How talk of traffic restrictions in Oxford became a heated debate about freedom.
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Trans women and prisons
Fri 3 Feb 2023
The row over a trans woman convicted of rape sent to a women's prison in Scotland.
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Neurodiversity and autism
Fri 27 Jan 2023
What is neurodiversity, and how has it changed the way we talk about autism?
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Milk and protestors
Fri 23 Sep 2022
Direct action against dairies, animal cruelty and the climate crisis.
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Trigger warnings
Fri 26 Aug 2022
'Upsetting content' warnings at universities: a harmless courtesy or oversensitivity?
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Fast fashion and class
Fri 19 Aug 2022
The argument about whether shopping 'sustainably' is a privilege not everyone can afford.
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Online justice and rape
Fri 12 Aug 2022
Rape allegations about a footballer have led to debate online and protests in real life.
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