About this podcast
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
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- What does hobby-maxxing do to the brain? · 6 minWe've been looking into the phenomenon of "hobby-maxxing." Adam Fleming spoke to Ciara McCabe, Professor of Neuroscience, Psychopharmacology and Mental Health at the University…
- Can a hobby become a burden? · 54 minAre people trying too hard with their hobbies? Gen Z in particular are being accused of getting too competitive with their pastimes. Having a hobby has, according to various…
- Antisocial behaviour - a comparison · 7 minAntisocial behaviour and what to do about it has long been a concern of governments and ordinary citizens. Within any country or society most people tend to agree what…
- Antisocial on antisocial behaviour · 54 minThe battle against antisocial behaviour. "Share the journey, not the noise" - so says the government as it has launched new measures to prevent noise and antisocial behaviour on…
- What will today's data say about us in the future? · 7 minWe're drowning in data but what will be saved and what will be lost? And how will future researchers and historians remember us? Adam Fleming speaks to Professor Katrin Weller…
- Who writes our history? · 54 minAre there enough women writing history and being written about? The broadcaster Sandi Toksvig has announced she is launching an alternative to Wikipedia after claiming the site…
- Intervening in a crime - what the law says · 7 minDo we have a duty to intervene if we think a crime is being committed? Adam Fleming spoke to Nick Brett, a partner at the law firm Brett Wilson, about what the legal position is…
- Is Silence Violence? · 54 minAre you complicit if you don't intervene? A debate has blown up on social media over the so-called Cornell 7 allegations in the US, after a young woman accused seven students…
- Editing the past - the TV exec's view · 7 minThe BBC has faced criticism for editing parts of old Mitchell and Webb shows, as well as Horrible Histories, before putting them back onto the iPlayer. Some argue this is…
- Are we the baddies? · 54 minPeace talks for the culture wars. The BBC has faced criticism for editing parts of old Mitchell and Webb shows, as well as Horrible Histories. This is before publishing them on…
- The iced coffee debate - the recruiter's view · 6 minThere's been a lively debate online asking whether you should take an iced coffee into a job interview. A US-based recruiter sparked an avalanche of social media posts when she…
- Breaking the ice on iced coffee · 54 minPeace talks for the culture wars. Why iced coffee has brewed up a storm on social media and in the world of work. Adam Fleming discusses a post about bringing your iced coffee…
- Why the heat about ADHD? · 54 minChannel 4 announces a documentary called 'The Great ADHD Myth?' Lots of people - many of them with ADHD - react angrily, arguing the show's title adds to the stigma and distrust…
- Foreign workers and the birth of the NHS · 11 minSome historians suggest the NHS would never have got off the ground without large numbers of overseas staff, but why was there such a reliance in the first place, and when did…
- Foreign workers in the NHS · 54 minAn NHS campaign group posts on social media to celebrate the organisation's overseas workers, but there's a backlash from people who think we should have more British-born…
- The origins of England’s ‘North-South divide’ · 6 minThe idea of a North-South divide in England carries weight with many people, but is there any historical basis for it, and how far back does it go? Adam Fleming speaks to James…
- The north-south divide · 53 minAndy Burnham's pledge to rebalance power in Britain shines new light on a long-standing divide stretching across England. Some say the new Prime Minister's focus on the north is…
- How to write an obituary · 6 minThe alleged murder of Ann Widdecombe prompted a debate about how we should speak about the dead, after some people came under fire for comments they made in the wake of her…
- Speaking ill of the dead · 54 minThe suspected murder of Ann Widdecombe - and the reaction to it - prompts a debate about what we should and shouldn't say about someone when they die. The former politician was…
- What is ‘Female Dating Strategy’? · 6 minAn online community of women, who are wary of men and their relationship motives, has come up with a check-list for finding the perfect partner. Adam Fleming speaks to Sarah…
