Undercurrents is the brand new news show brought to you by UnHerd. Every episode we uncover the stories and ideas taking place beneath the surface — either not ...
Become a supporter of the show - just $1 for the first month: https://unherd.com/undercurrents/Head to http://lumen.me/UNDERCURRENTS for 20% off your purchaseBatya Ungar-Sargon joins Emily to flesh out her recent argument that Elon Musk turned attention to Britain’s grooming gang scandal on X as a way to distract from his feud with populists like Steve Bannon over foreign workers. Batya explores whether Musk will be able to purge Bannon-style populism from the second Trump administration. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Charlie Peters: How I exposed Britain's grooming gang crisis
Become a supporter of the show - just $1 for the first month: https://unherd.com/undercurrents/Charlie Peters of GB News joins Emily to react after Parliament rejected an amendment that would establish a new national inquiry into the grooming gang scandal. Peters, whose bombshell coverage has been shared by Elon Musk and many others, sheds light on how the scandal happened, what we know about the cover-up, and what he’s heard from survivors in recent days. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Sohrab Ahmari: Mark Zuckerberg is fooling MAGA
Become a supporter of the show - just $1 for the first month: https://unherd.com/undercurrents/Sohrab Ahmari joins Emily to share his personal experience battling Meta’s factcheckers. After Mark Zuckerberg admitted Meta’s policies led to censorship, Ahmari argues the change is good but could mean continued collusion between oligarchs and partisans. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Matthew Mehan: Will Democrats face retribution under Trump?
Become a supporter of the show - just $1 for the first month: https://unherd.com/undercurrents/Matthew Mehan joins Emily to dive deep on the philosophical underpinnings of retribution. Mehan argues that while Trump must prove ‘there is a cost’ for corruption, he must also prove those efforts aren’t merely ‘payback’ to avoid descending into a banana republic. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Jeremy Carl: H1-B visas are a scam
Become a supporter of the show - just $1 for the first month: https://unherd.com/undercurrents/Jeremy Carl joins Emily to reveal what he learned from wading into MAGA’s internal fight about H1-B visas. Carl, who worked in the first Trump administration, explains why he believes Vivek Ramaswamy’s position on the matter is dangerously wrong. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Undercurrents is the brand new news show brought to you by UnHerd. Every episode we uncover the stories and ideas taking place beneath the surface — either not well covered by the establishment media, or covered without the analysis and details you need to better understand the world. We bring no agenda other than seeking truth and representing reality.We’ll be publishing twice a week, on the Undercurrents YouTube channel — with additional episodes and content for our subscribers.Don’t miss out — sign up today. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.