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MCC Brussels PodcastDeep Dive - Charlie Kirk: when hate becomes deadly and polarisation fatalIn this urgent deep dive, John O'Brien sits down with Frank Furedi to discuss the rise of a hate-fuelled polarisation where politics is no longer about disagreement, but the desire to destroy. The appalling assassination of Kirk - who was deeply committed to debate and discussion with people he disagreed with - shows the grim reality of a hateful obsession with branding those we disagree with as pure evil. But it's bigger than just Kirk, across the West, those with contrary views on migration, environmentalism, or patriotism are branded not just wrong, but evil. Kirk's de...
2025-09-2027 min
The New OrchardFirst World War: Still No End in Sight with Frank FurediCouple of months ago a book by Frank Furedi titled First World War: Still No End In Sight landed in my lap. An acquaintance of mine recommended it without giving me much detail. He just said that I would have appreciation for its insights and original angle and that was enough for me to put a copy into my basket. The author of the book contends that WW1 was not merely a military conflict but a profoundly unique cultural and ideological rupture. Professor Furedi suggests that the conflict catalysed a transformation in societal values, which led to a persistent...
2025-07-1048 min
unSILOed with Greg LaBlanc539. Contemporary Culture and the Battle with the Past feat. Frank FurediWhy is historical awareness so important in order to form a strong personal identity? What are the risks of a culture overly centered on safety and fragility?Frank Furedi is an emeritus professor at the University of Kent and director of the think tank MCC Brussels. Frank is also the author of several books. His latest work is titled The War Against the Past: Why The West Must Fight For Its History, and he has also written How Fear Works: Culture of Fear in the Twenty-First Century, First World War: Still No End in Sight, Power of...
2025-05-1249 minMCC Brussels PodcastNo cards? The EU is not even in the game | MCC Brussels PodcastFrom Trump and Zelensky’s headline-grabbing encounter at the Pope’s funeral to a massive power outage plunging Spain into darkness, this episode dives into the mounting signs of European decline. We explore how culture wars, green dogma, and bureaucratic drift are reshaping Europe — and leaving its citizens in the dark.🇻🇦 Papal Funeral DiplomacyWe open with the surreal spectacle of global power players using the Pope’s funeral as a geopolitical summit. Jacob Reynolds and Frank Furedi unpack what it tells us about Europe's absence from global affairs — and Jorge Buxadé explains how even the Catholic Church i...
2025-05-0230 min
The Brendan O'Neill ShowFrank Furedi: The death pains of globalismFrank Furedi – executive director of MCC Brussels – returns to The Brendan O’Neill Show. Frank and Brendan discuss the Trump-Zelensky bust-up, Europe’s struggles to rearm and the hollowness of the liberal international order.
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2025-03-1352 min
De Nieuwe WereldHoe goed begrijpen we Viktor Orbán? | #1874 Dzsingisz GaborMartin Sommer in gesprek met oudgediend politicus en bestuurder van Hongaarse komaf Jenő Dzsingisz Gábor.--Steun DNW en word patroon op http://www.petjeaf.com/denieuwewereld.Liever direct overmaken? Maak dan uw gift over naar NL61 RABO 0357 5828 61 t.n.v. Stichting De Nieuwe Wereld. -- Bronnen en links bij deze uitzending: - De persoonlijke site van Dzsingisz Gabor: https://www.gaborperspektiva.eu/- 'Wie gelooft er nog in het sprookje van Orbán?', in de Volkskrant: https://www.volkskrant.nl/kijkverder/v/2025/wie-gelooft-er-nog-in-het-sprookje-van-orban~v1287395/- Interview van Martin Sommer met Frank Furedi: https://www.demorgen.be/nieuws/fra...
2025-03-061h 07
The Puck: Venture Capital and BeyondEpisode 90: Frank FurediOn this week’s episode, Jim sits down with Frank Furedi, author, social commentator, and Emeritus Professor of Sociology at the University of Kent. Frank is a free speech absolutist and has been a longtime critic of what he and others call “The Culture Wars.” They discuss Frank’s background, his academic work, and how he formed his worldview.
2025-02-2454 min
Philosophy For Our TimesThe danger of self reflection | John Vervaeke, Isabel Millar, Frank Furedi and Joanna KavennaIn search of oneselfShould we see self-knowledge as an aim not only misguided, but actively dangerous? Is self-knowledge in fact impossible for as Nietzsche argued we have to use the self to uncover the self? Or is self-reflection a vital and rewarding activity that uncovers meaning and improves our ability to act well in the world?Joanna Kavenna hosts this debate on how our contemporary culture is influenced, shaped and potentially misinformed by our most recent self-help culture. Joining her are Frank Furedi, an emeritus professor of sociology at the University of Kent, John V...
2024-12-1850 minPhilosophy For Our TimesThe danger of self reflection | John Vervaeke, Isabel Millar, Frank Furedi and Joanna KavennaIn search of oneselfShould we see self-knowledge as an aim not only misguided, but actively dangerous? Is self-knowledge in fact impossible for as Nietzsche argued we have to use the self to uncover the self? Or is self-reflection a vital and rewarding activity that uncovers meaning and improves our ability to act well in the world?Joanna Kavenna hosts this debate on how our contemporary culture is influenced, shaped and potentially misinformed by our most recent self-help culture. Joining her are Frank Furedi, an emeritus professor of sociology at the University of Kent, John V...
2024-12-1850 min
Departures with Robert AmsterdamOur relationship with the past is in big troubleThere's an old Soviet joke that goes something like "the future is certain; it's the past that is unpredictable" which continues to have an eerie resonance today, as revisionism seems to be on a constant assault against past events which are challenging or complex for some people to accept based on modern social mores and values. In his new book, "The War Against the Past: Why The West Must Fight For Its History," the renowned sociologist Frank Furedi takes aim at those commiting these acts of cultural vandalism and denounces, in quite strong terms, the damage and...
2024-12-1327 min
Keen On AmericaEpisode 2243: Frank Furedi on why the West must fight for its HistoryThe endless culture wars rage on. In his new book, The War Against the Past, the sociologist Frank Furedi believes that unless what he calls “the West” fights for its history, the “grievance entrepreneurs” will take over and undermine all our hard won intellectual freedoms. It’s the convention conservative argument, of course, but what’s interesting about Furedi is that he used to be a revolutionary communist. So I wonder if Furedi’s rightward shift is the standard intellectual fate of old leftists. Alternatively, perhaps, the woke crowd has become so corrosive that even former communists like Furedi are now mannin...
2024-11-1546 min
Fire at WillThe war on the past, with Frank FurediThere are many things that are depressing about the modern culture wars, but none more so than the war on the past. There is a concerted, fierce and increasingly successful effort to not just make us ashamed of our history, but to disconnect us from it entirely.How did this war start, and more importantly, how can it be won by defenders of Western civilisation? To answer these questions, Will is joined by sociologist, author, and commentator Frank Furedi. Frank’s new book is titled, “The War on the Past: Why the West Must Fight for its Hist...
2024-10-1740 minMCC Brussels PodcastDeep Dives: Frank Füredi on Why We're Being Made to Feel Guilty About Our PastIn this episode of Deep Dives, Jacob Reynolds talks to Frank Füredi about his latest book "The War Against the Past".His book aims to shed light on the systematic attempt to delegitimise the ideals and accomplishments of Western civilisation. Its advocates may see it as a cultural imperative, but a society that loses touch with its past will face a permanent identity crisis. Dismantling the wisdom our historical inheritance provides means betraying humanity’s positive achievements. Challenging this great betrayal, Professor Füredi argues, is one of the most important battles of our time.
2024-09-1935 min
The Brendan O'Neill ShowFrank Furedi: The war against the pastFrank Furedi returns to The Brendan O’Neill Show to talk about his upcoming book, The War Against the Past: Why the West Must Fight For Its History. Frank and Brendan discuss the perils of statue-toppling, the sinister drive to ‘decolonise’ our culture, and how Year Zero thinking ends up cancelling the future.
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2024-08-291h 01
Conversations with Peter BoghossianThe War Against the Past with Frank FurediI just wrapped up a great conversation with author and public intellectual Frank Furedi, who is ever-interesting. Frank has a new book, The War Against the Past, which I haven't read yet but is on my must-read list. Given Frank's heterodox and thoughtful writings, I've put this on my "Must Read" list. Frank and I frequently cross paths at conferences, and I always find his commentary insightful and clear. Although we strongly disagree on some issues, I've always found Frank open to conversation, dialogue, and even friendly debate. We discussed the politicization of identity and h...
2024-08-161h 32
New Culture ForumThe War On Our Past - Why The West Must FIGHT For Its HistoryOn today's #NCFWhittle, we are joined once again by Prof. Frank Furedi of MCC Brussels. Prof. Furedi's new book is The War Against the Past: Why The West Must Fight For Its History (https://www.amazon.co.uk/War-Against-Past-Fight-History/dp/1509561250).
"A war is being waged against the Past. Whether it’s toppling statues, decolonising the curriculum or erasing terms from our vocabulary, a cultural crusade is underway designed to render the past toxic. It is condemned as enemy territory and has become the target of venomous hate. What is at stake in provoking such a strong sense of societal shame to...
2024-08-0435 min
Thinking Class#033 - Frank Furedi - The Beginning Of A Political Revolution: What The Populist Surge In The EU Tells UsFrank Furedi is an author, social commentator and Emeritus Professor of Sociology at the University of Kent, author of more than 26 books, Frank's studies have been devoted to an exploration of the cultural developments in Western societies.And in recent years, he's published several studies on the impact of the culture wars on family life, socialisation, education, and public life. In this episode, Frank and I talk about what the recent shift toward populist, sovereigntist parties in the European parliament elections means for Europe, how it may be the beginning of a replacement of the c...
2024-06-2858 min
The Brendan O'Neill ShowFrank Furedi: The hollowing out of British democracyFrank Furedi, executive director of MCC Brussels, returns for the latest episode of The Brendan O’Neill Show. Frank and Brendan discuss the Tory-Labour duopoly, the growing rift between the people and the elites and why the culture war matters.
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2024-05-3041 min
British Thought LeadersWe Are Seeing a Visceral Hatred for All the Achievements of Western Civilisation: Frank FurediNTD’s Lee Hall sits down with author, commentator and sociologist Professor Frank Furedi to talk about the attempted cancellation of NatCon Brussels, the decivilisation of Western society, and the ideological remoulding of our young people.
2024-05-0240 minMCC Brussels PodcastWhy they call everything far-rightIn this episode, Jacob Reynolds is joined by our executive director Frank Füredi, head of EU Affairs Bence Akos Gat and senior research fellow Arta Moeini. In contemporary political discourse, there is a tendency to classify anything diverging from the left-liberal ideology as "far-right." The team delves into the rationale and ramifications underlying the transformation of the "far-right" label into a potent weapon within modern politics.Next the team talks about the medicalisation of politics and, consequently, everyday life in general. Medical language now shapes public perceptions of political issues and influences policy debates. ...
2024-03-2830 minThinking Class#010 - Frank Furedi: The Elite Won't Reform Itself. We Have To Replace It.Dr. Frank Furedi is an author, social commentator and emeritus professor of sociology at the University of Kent. Author of more than 26 books, Furedi’s studies have been devoted to an exploration of the cultural developments in western societies. In recent years he has published several studies on the impact of the Culture Wars on family life, socialisation, education and public life. His most recent book, 100 Years of Identity Crisis, argues that it disrupts the socialisation of young people and encourages the estrangement of generations from one another.In this episode Frank and I talk about populism as...
2024-01-1959 min
The Brendan O'Neill ShowFrank Furedi: Why they hate Israel
spiked contributor Frank Furedi returns to The Brendan O’Neill Show. Frank and Brendan discuss Hamas's pogrom in Israel, the rise of anti-Semitism in Europe, and what ‘decolonisation’ really means.
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2023-10-2653 min
Ideas MatterLiving Freedom: ‘Freedom of conscience - 21st-century challenges’Features the lecture ‘Freedom of conscience: 21st century challenges’ recorded at Living Freedom Summer School 2023.
For many centuries, in religious and secular times alike, societies have wrestled with dilemmas as to how we should live in accordance with our inner-most thoughts and beliefs. What should we understand by the term freedom of conscience, how did it emerge and why is it so important? What are the main threats to conscience-based freedoms today?
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2023-07-0948 min
Morning GloryThe Gender AgendaAuthor and Sociologist Frank Furedi kicks off todays show by delving into the mornings top headlines as we find out most high street banks are signed up to Stonewall diversity schemes as the Bank of England says people of any gender identity can be pregnant Professor Furedi gives his view on the new age of identity politics. TalkTV reporter Oliver Whitfeild Miocic joins shortly after live from central London as a judicial review into Sadiq Khan's plans to expand London's Ultra-Low Emission Zone (ULEZ) has begun at the High Court. Writer for The Spectator Gavin Mortimer returns to The Independent Re...
2023-07-041h 11
The Sociology ShowInterview with Professor Frank Furedi on 'Paranoid parenting'In this episode, Matthew talks to Professor Frank Furedi. Frank is a Hungarian-Canadian academic and professor of sociology at the University of Kent and here he talks about his ideas on parents, childhood and fear. Frank discusses ideas from his book 'Paranoid parenting' about how childhood have become over protected from the late 70s onwards. The discussion also considers how children are being impacted by over catiousness and how parenting has continued to be impacted by fear. Frank also explain his ideas on the adultification of children and the infantilisation of adults. You can find out more about...
2023-06-0125 minMorning GloryThe Junior Doctor won't see you nowJust when you think it was all over about Gary Lineker, Professor Frank Furedi, Author and Sociologist kicks off todays show to discuss the decisions made around his comments and behaviour we also get Frank's views on how Lockdowns have turn the general public into germaphobes. Former Chief Superintendent of the Metropolitan Police and a former ambassador of the child protection charity Kidscape Dai Davies also joins Mike to give us his expertise on the Gary Glitter case, following the news last night that he will be recalled to prison. With a new trio in town, Sir...
2023-03-141h 13
Uncommon Decency80. Qatargate: Sheikhs, Cheques and Balances, with Frank Furedi & Thomas FaziSince mid-December, a corruption scandal has been unfolding in Brussels that could soon begin rock the European Union's (EU) very foundations. Eva Kaili, a 44-year-old Member of the European Parliament (MEP), was detained by Belgian authorities along with three other suspects—including fellow MEP Marc Tarabella and Kaili's partner, an assistant to another MEP—for allegedly accepting large bribes from foreign government officials in exchange for whitewashing the image of those governments in Brussels. Qatar was frontline in the scandal, but so was Morocco, and more recently, even Mauritania. As this episode goes to press, no less than 1.5 million EUR i...
2023-03-0859 min
Academy of IdeasPodcast of Ideas: Frank Furedi on the Ukraine War first anniversaryOne year on from the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Professor Frank Furedi talks to Rob Lyons about where things stand today, the causes of the conflict and the potential for peace.
2023-02-2414 min
The Brendan O'Neill ShowFrank Furedi: The road to UkraineFrank Furedi, author of The Road to Ukraine, and Brendan O'Neill discuss why the Ukrainian resistance caught the world by surprise, the fragility of Western unity and the dangers of Russia unravelling.
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2023-02-2348 min
Academy of IdeasFrank Furedi on the Ukraine War first anniversaryOne year on from the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Professor Frank Furedi talks to Rob Lyons about where things stand today, the causes of the conflict and the potential for peace.
2023-02-2314 minMorning Glory100 Days InWriter and Commentator Candice Holdsworth kicks off today's show to discuss the morning's top headlines as teachers continue their nationwide strike, we discuss how it's affecting parents and children alike. Diary Editor for The Spectator James Heale joins shortly after to share his thoughts on Rishi Sunaks first 100 days in Downing Street as Prime Minister. Author and journalist Frank Furedi returns to the Independent Republic to discuss further the nationwide strikes causing turmoil in this country, we also ask Frank's thoughts on the spying of lockdown critics and journalists by our very own military. A new investigation by the Times has...
2023-02-021h 08
Hetek podcastFrank Furedi: A globalizmus meggyengült a járvány és a háború nyomán | Hetek OriginalsA Hetek Originals mai vendége Frank Furedi, a Kenti Egyetem szociológusa, akinek nemrég jelentmeg az új könyve Az Ukrajnába vezető út: Hogyan tévesztett utat a nyugat? címmel. Köszönöm, hogy fogadja a hívásunkat.
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Ön azt írja ebben az új könyvében, hogy a geopolitikai analfabétizmus és a történelmi amnézia sújtja a nyugatot. Miben nyilvánul ez meg?
Az tudjuk, hogy Oroszország február 24-én megtámadta Ukrajnát. De mi volt az az út, mi ide vezetett?
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2022-12-1929 min
"Hammer Time" with Ralph SchoellhammerThe Road to Ukraine and How the West Lost its Way with Frank FurediFrank Furedi is a sociologist and social commentator. He is Emeritus Professor of Sociology at the University of Kent in Canterbury.
His most recent book is “The Road to Ukraine: How the West Lost its Way.”
Since the late 1990s, Frank has been widely cited about his views on why Western societies find it so difficult to engage with risk and uncertainty. He has published widely about controversies relating to issues such as health, parenting children, food and new technology. His book Invitation To Terror; Expanding the Empire of the Unknown (2007) explores the way in whic...
2022-12-0859 min
TRIGGERnometry"The West Has Lost Its Confidence" - Frank FurediSPONSORED BY: Epoch Times, an online news source that presents clear, fact-based journalism without spin. Go to: http://epochtim.es/triggernometry to find out more!
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Frank Furedi is a Hungarian-Canadian academic and emeritus professor of sociology at the University of Kent. He is well known for his work on the sociology of fear, education, therapy culture, paranoid parenting and the sociology of knowledge. He is a prolific writer, his most recent book...
2022-10-171h 09
Good Evening Britain!Proud to be British Ep 32. 21 Sept 2022Scottish unionist pro-UK campaign group and think tank A Force For Good (AFFG) presents our latest episode of "Good Evening Britain". Alistair McConnachie and viewers discuss:- Neil Oliver and "The British Family".- The Queen as living symbol of the Sovereignty of the People.- Only 9 copies of our 'Happy and Glorious' magazine left – see link below.- Telling "a deeper, fuller and richer story of our land".- Our TikTok channel is going well. Please give us a follow at the link below.- The "soft anti-Englishness" of a minority of some pe...
2022-09-2250 min
Ashton CohenThe Rise of Identity Politics and Wokeism. Guest: Frank FurediAshton is joined by the great writer and author of over 25 books, Frank Furedi. Ashton and Frank discuss the insanity of identity politics and the niche cultural issues at the core of wokeism, which dominate so much of our public debate.Subscribe to Ashton Cohen: ELECTile Dysfunction Podcast on Spotify:Subscribe to Ashton's channel on Youtube: youtube.com/c/ashtoncohenFollow on Twitter: https://twitter.com/theashtoncohenFollow on TikTok: https://vm.tiktok.com/ZM8nQjHta/Follow on Instagram: instagram.com/theashtoncohenFollow on Facebook: https://www...
2022-08-2354 min
Ashton Cohen: The ELECTile Dysfunction PodcastEpisode 54: The Origin of Identity Politics and Wokeism. Guest: Frank FurediAshton is joined by the great writer and author of over 25 books, Frank Furedi. Ashton and Frank discuss the insanity of identity politics and the niche cultural issues at the core of wokeism, which dominate so much of our public debate.Subscribe to Ashton Cohen: ELECTile Dysfunction Podcast on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ashton-cohen-the-electile-dysfunction-podcast/id1565208599Subscribe to Ashton Cohen: ELECTile Dysfunction Podcast on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6siXVSwM2OWz3itH90YRNA?si=v5MUMEpwTSG_sVGPOKHP8wSubscribe to Ashton's channel on Youtube: youtube.com/c/ashtoncohen
2022-08-2254 min
Hit Rádió ÉLŐKik vezetik Bident? – Frank Füredi, Csizmazia GáborProf. Dr. Frank Füredi, a XXI. Század Intézet vezető elemzője és Csizmazia Gábor Amerika szakértő, az NKE Külpolitikai Intézet kutató munkatársa voltak a Hit Rádió Középpont című műsorának a vendégei. Frank Füredi kifejtette, hogy Biden elnöknek fontosak az emberi jogok, de ezeket egy újfajta ideológia mentén hangoztatja. Bármikor létre tudnak hozni egy újfajta emberi jogot. Csizmazia Gábor elmondta, hogy nem mindenki elégedett Amerikában Joe Biden elnökségével. Sok demokrata szerint sem eléggé aktív a politikai megnyilvánuláso...
2022-07-2654 min
Radio Free Humanity: The Marxist-Humanist PodcastRFH Ep. 73 Furedi’s Long Journey from Revolution to Reaction (interview with Ravi Bali)Radio Free Humanity Ep. 73: Furedi’s Long Journey from Revolution to Reaction (interview with Ravi Bali). On Frank Furedi and his milieu. What went wrong––and what was wrong from the start? Current-events segment on Trumpism after Trump.
2022-07-221h 07
The Brendan O'Neill ShowThe tragedy of Boris Johnson, with Frank FurediAs Boris Johnson stands down as UK prime minister, Frank Furedi and Brendan O’Neill discuss the missed opportunities of the Boris era.
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2022-07-0842 min
BungacastExcerpt: /260/ Reading Club: Fear II - Furedi[Patreon Tier 2 Exclusive]
On Frank Furedi's How Fear Works.
Following on from last month's discussion of Corey Robin's Fear, we examine a differing attempt to demystify the politics and culture of fear.
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2022-04-2913 min
The Dan Astin-Gregory PodcastFrank Furedi: Beware of the 'New Normal'Professor Frank Furedi joins the Elevate Podcast to offer a cautionary tale about the ‘new normal’ and look at where it may all be heading.
Join us to explore how we can preserve human agency and become the authors of our own destiny.
Frank Furedi will likely be a familiar face to our audience. Back in June 2021, Frank joined our Question Everything summit where he spoke about the illusory trade off between freedom and safety. He has been widely cited about his views on why Western societies find it so difficult to engage with risk and...
2022-04-1952 min
The Brendan O'Neill ShowHow the war in Ukraine will change the world, with Frank FurediFrank Furedi returns to The Brendan O’Neill Show to discuss the geopolitical naivety of the West, what the world can learn from the Ukrainian resistance, and how the war might escalate.
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2022-03-1450 min
Menzies Research CentreFrank Furedi: Democracy Under SiegeThe lurch away from democratic government towards technocratic command and control has been one of the most disturbing developments in the last two years.Some are content to see it as inevitable as we wage war against the Covid-19 virus - that parliamentary process and executive accountably must take a back seat while we put the experts in charge.But is there any guarantee that the experts will turn in their badges and allow normal service to resume?Or is it part of larger retreat from democracy amid a growing fear that leaving...
2022-02-1045 min
Cross Question with Iain DaleAlistair Burt, Ailbhe Rea, Donnachadh McCarthy & Frank FurediJoining Iain Dale for a special edition of Cross Question this evening are former Conservative MP and minister Alistair Burt, political correspondent at the New Statesman Ailbhe Rea, environmental activist Donnachadh McCarthy and Frank Furedi, Emeritus Professor of Sociology at the University of Kent
2021-12-1351 min
Over The Wire PodcastIdeas Matter: ‘The insecurity of the ruling class and the rise of the cultural elite’ Podcast: Ideas MatterEpisode: Ideas Matter: ‘The insecurity of the ruling class and the rise of the cultural elite’Pub date: 2021-11-26Notes from Over The Wire Podcast:How do we understand the ‘elite’ and what gives them power? Has the elite changed its character and, if so, then how, and from when? This lecture examines the role of culture in elite self-understanding and self-definition and looks at how culture became a key battleground in challenges to their authority.Get Podcast Transcript →powered by Listen411 - fast audio-to-text and summarization
2021-12-1136 min
Ideas MatterIdeas Matter: ‘The insecurity of the ruling class and the rise of the cultural elite’From the series ‘The elite: old and new’, theme of the boi charity’s event The Academy, held online in November 2021.
Political discourse revolves around questions of power relations. Yet defining who really has power over society seems harder than ever. How do we understand the ‘elite’ and what gives them power? Has the elite changed its character, and if so how, and from when? This lecture examines the role of culture in elite self-understanding and self-definition and looks at how culture became a key battleground in challenges to their authority.
Lecture by Professor Frank Furedi, so...
2021-11-2636 min
New Culture ForumThe Origins of the Culture Wars: 100 Years of Identity Crisis. Plus: Is Hungary Being Demonised?Prof. Frank Furedi, Emeritus Professor of Sociology at the University of Kent, joins Peter Whittle on the #SWYSI sofa to discuss his new book "100 Years of Identity Crisis: Culture War Over Socialization". Born in Hungary, Prof. Furedi also reminisces about witnessing that country's famous anti-communist revolution of 1956. He also argues that contemporary Hungary & Poland are being demonised in the West and unjustly caricatured in ways he does not recognise.
In terms of his new book, Prof. Furedi points out that the concept of Identity Crisis came into usage in the 1940s and has continued to dominate the cultural zeitgeist ever...
2021-11-1941 min
The Brendan O'Neill ShowA century of identity crisis, with Frank FurediFrank Furedi returns to The Brendan O’Neill Show to talk about his new book, 100 Years of Identity Crisis. Frank and Brendan discuss the origins of the culture war, the dangers of self-censorship, and how ‘the ideology with no name’ took over society.
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2021-09-1658 min
Rak höger med Ivar ArpiEliternas uppror mot demokratin med Frank FurediFrank Furedi är en av de mer inspirerande tänkarna jag stött på. Hans formella titel är professor emeritus i sociologi vid universitetet i Kent i Storbritannien där han också bor. Men han har varit en otroligt produktiv offentlig intellektuell under lång tid. Jag har säkert räknat fel och missat någon bok men vad jag se har han skrivit 25 böcker sedan 1986. Hans senaste bok heter Democracy under siege (Zero books 2020) som kom ut i oktober förra året. I den visar han hur motståndet mot demokrati har en lång historia. För...
2021-08-2958 min
PondeCastEp. 13 Cultura da Terapia - Por Luiz Felipe PondéNo décimo terceiro "PondeCast", vamos abordar o tema da vulnerabilidade.
Em 2004, o acadêmico húngaro-canadense Frank Furedi lançou o livro "Therapy Culture", que não possui tradução para o português.
Na obra, o autor analisa o aumento da incidência de palavras localizadas no campo da terapia na imprensa escrita inglesa, desde o início da década de 90 até o início da década de 2000.
Através de gráficos, ele apontou que termos como "angústia", "terapia" e "vulnerabilidade" começavam a aparecer cada vez mais em textos sobre o...
2021-08-1112 min
XX. Század IntézetSzöveg - Frank Füredi: Célkeresztben a határokElindult a XX. Század Intézet Szöveg című podcast vitaműsora! Az első adásban Frank Füredi Célkeresztben a határok című, 2021 tavaszán megjelent könyve áll a középpontban. Ha érdekel, hogy a konkrét fizikai határokon túl milyen más határvonalak befolyásolják életünk különböző területeit, miért van elengedhetetlen szükség a határokra, miközben egyre többen akarják lebontani azokat, és hogy a határok valóban többet jelentenek-e nekünk, magyaroknak, mint a többi népnek, akkor hal...
2021-07-2138 min
XXI. Század IntézetFrank Füredi - Célkeresztben a határok könyvbemutatóFrank Füredi méhkasba nyúlt azzal, hogy a határok súlyát és szerepét elemzi, szükségességük mellett érvel, a „határok” és a „határoknélküliség” kérdéskörét feszegeti. Mert ahogy a 20. századi totális diktatúrák birodalomépítői, mai szellemi örököseik is arra tesznek kísérletet, hogy a határokat lebontsák, eltöröljék. Aki ezzel nem ért egyet, aki szerint a korlátoknak és a határoknak fontos, sőt megkerülhetetlen szerepük és helyük van, amelyek nélkül társadalmaink és civilizáción...
2021-06-181h 10Ideas MatterIdeas Matter: ‘A War on the Past?’From the series ‘The use and abuse of history’, theme of the boi charity’s event The Academy, held online in April 2021.
From discussions about reparations to the descendants of slaves to the battles over public monuments, the legacy of the past is bitterly contested in today’s culture wars. Many insist that contemporary societies need to do much more to come to terms with, and atone for, the evils committed in the past. If the past actions of a country – such as military victories, the collection of vast treasures or the foundation or independence of a country –...
2021-05-2839 min
Canadian Intelligence EhEpisode #94: Frank Furedi - Are we living in a culture of fear?Ever since 9/11 many are obsessed with terrorism and have disproportionate fear of more events of this nature. Is this a healthy attitude? Borealis talks to Canadian sociologist Frank Furedi on these and other matters.About my guest, sociologist Frank Furedi:Frank Furedi is a Hungarian-Canadian academic and emeritus professor of sociology at the University of Kent. He is well known for his work on sociology of fear, education, therapy culture, paranoid parenting and sociology of knowledge. Click here to find out more about my guest Frank Furedi!About the hos...
2021-05-1931 min
Menzies Research CentreFrank Furedi: The Curriculum EngineersThe National Curriculum epitomises almost everything that is wrong about modern schooling. It is an abstruse, cluttered document that brushes aside the need for tried and tested teaching methods and is burdened with an ugly, post-modern agenda.
Sociologist Frank Furedi joins Nick Cater discuss the cultural underpinnings of the educational malaise.
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2021-05-071h 02Ideas MatterIdeas Matter: ‘The new elite and the institutionalisation of identity’Seventh and final podcast in the series on Race and Racism, theme of BoI charity’s event The Academy, held online in late 2020.
In this episode we feature two talks that reflect on the emergence of a new elite and the institutionalisation of identity.
Lecturers:
Inaya Folarin Iman, founder, Equiano Project and presenter, GB News
Frank Furedi, a sociologist, public intellectual and author including ‘Democracy Under Siege’ and ‘Why Borders Matter’
THE ACADEMY ONLINE II: RACE AND RACISM
The Academy II was a half day online event via zoom that...
2021-04-2040 min
Incel49: Fortuna, Fatalism, and Fearful Children w/ Frank FurediOn this week’s episode of INCEL, Naama chats with Frank Furedi (@FurediBytes), revolutionary thinker, author, and professor emeritus of sociology at University of Kent about incels, politics, and the strange cultural moment of fear and fatalism. Read Frank's pieces discussed on today's show at https://on.rt.com/b332 and https://on.rt.com/ajik —————————————————————— Please check out my all new Patreon for ad-free, uncensored episodes and weekly blogs! https://www.patreon.com/NaamaKates ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ It's finally here, boyos. A new sponsor, and a new solution to some of your deepest woes, perhaps. Check out Sophia, the first companion robot by eMates LLC, by visiting ematedolls.com toda...
2021-03-1655 min
Incel49: Fortuna, Fatalism, and Fearful Children w/ Frank FurediOn this week’s episode of INCEL, Naama chats with Frank Furedi (@FurediBytes), revolutionary thinker, author, and professor emeritus of sociology at University of Kent about incels, politics, and the strange cultural moment of fear and fatalism. Read Frank's pieces discussed on today's show at https://on.rt.com/b332 and https://on.rt.com/ajik —————————————————————— Please check out my all new Patreon for ad-free, uncensored episodes and weekly blogs! https://www.patreon.com/NaamaKates ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ It's finally here, boyos. A new sponsor, and a new solution to some of your deepest woes, perhaps. Check out Sophia, the first companion robot by eMates LLC, by visiting ematedolls.com toda...
2021-03-1654 min
ex.haustEpisode 25: Democracy Under Siege ft. Frank FurediEmmet sits down with Frank Furedi to discuss his latest book, Democracy Under Siege: Don't Let Them Lock It Down! They discuss Athenian Democracy, the role of expertise in society, how technocrats need wokeness to make their anti-democratic aims palatable, Brexit, and so much more!
Buy the book here. Buy his other book, Why Borders Matter, here.
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Closing Song: "Never Follow" by Naked Raygun.Special Guest: Frank Furedi.
2021-02-171h 00
Paris Institute for Critical ThinkingBookaholics #4: Frank Furedi, Why Borders MatterOur fourth interview is with Frank Furedi, sociologist (Canterbury, UK) by Kristof K.P. Vanhoutte (Basel, Switzerland) Tuesday, November 24, 2020
Welcome to Bookaholics. If there is one vice that all PICT faculty have in common, it’s our addiction to the written word. And while we crave the written word in all its forms, we have a special hunger for the book, perhaps the most enticing way in which words were ever put together. In this podcast, we will introduce you to some of our favorite books—recent books, relevant books, our own books of course, but also classic books that we j...
2020-12-0330 min
Paris Institute for Critical ThinkingPICT Voices #7 Frank Furedi, Society Of FearOur seventh interview is with Frank Furedi, sociologist (Canterbury, UK) by Kristof K.P. Vanhoutte (Basel, Switzerland) Monday, May 4, 2020
PICT Voices is an interview series conducted by PICT faculty with notable members of the broader PICT community. Our goal is to present our community with a variety of voices across the spectrum of the humanities and critical, creative thinking. To achieve this, we will interview a broad spectrum of thinkers ranging from scholars to journalists.
2020-11-2128 min
Academy of IdeasBook Launch: Democracy Under Siege - Don’t Let Them Lock It Down!, with Frank FurediBOOK LAUNCH: In his new book, Democracy Under Siege: don’t let them know it down!, Professor Frank Furedi argues that fear of democracy has almost always been a feature of Western society. He argues that, today, the moral authority of democracy is being openly questioned in the most explicit way since the 1930s. From Ancient Athens to present-day Brussels, Furedi reveals how democracy has never fully been realised, as elites throughout the centuries sought to temper and limit the influence that the masses had in political life. He concludes that even under the shadow of the pandemic, democracy mu...
2020-11-021h 36
Academy of IdeasDemocracy Under Siege: Don't Let Them Lock It Down!This book launch was hosted by the Academy of Ideas on Friday 30 October: http://academyofideas.org.uk/events/a...
In his new book, Democracy Under Siege: don’t let them know it down!, Professor Frank Furedi argues that fear of democracy has almost always been a feature of Western society. He argues that, today, the moral authority of democracy is being openly questioned in the most explicit way since the 1930s. From Ancient Athens to present-day Brussels, Furedi reveals how democracy has never fully been realised, as elites throughout the centuries sought to temper and limit the influence that the ma...
2020-11-021h 36
Centre for Independent StudiesThe Fear Epidemic | Frank Furedi & Monica Wilkie | Conversations at CISEveryone seems to be cursing 2020. We have seen a coronavirus pandemic, mass unemployment, an impending recession or depression, Black Lives Matter riots, and the scourge of cancel culture continues at pace.
All these events have led to another epidemic — fear. We are told to fear the virus, fear economic collapse, and fear…each other. But have you ever wondered how fear works? To answer that question, we talked to Frank Furedi a sociologist, social commentator, and author of 26 books including How Fear Works.
Frank and CIS policy analyst Monica Wilkie discuss the shift from assuming people are resilient, to assuming they...
2020-10-1435 min
Tjipcast over OnderwijsWhat’s happened to our schools? A sociological approach to education. Tjipcast 090 with Frank Furedi
Frank Furedi is een wetenschapper, schrijver en publicist die ik al geruime tijd volg. Met name zijn reflecties op het huidige onderwijssysteem, de kwaliteit van universiteiten en hoe ouders hun eigen kinderen (steeds vaker niet meer) opvoeden vind ik zeer prikkelend. Enkele weken geleden ging ik uitgebreid met Frank Furedi in gesprek om over zijn opvattingen en analyses rondom het huidige schoolsysteem in Nederland te praten. Dit is de eerste podcast die ik in het Engels opneem (excuseer mijn nogal Hollands – Engels). Vandaar dat de tekst hieronder in het Engels verder gaat. Ondanks de mogelijke taalbarrière kan ik je...
2020-10-0400 minTjipcastWhat’s happened to our schools? A sociological approach to education. Tjipcast 090 with Frank Furedi
Frank Furedi is een wetenschapper, schrijver en publicist die ik al geruime tijd volg. Met name zijn reflecties op het huidige onderwijssysteem, de kwaliteit van universiteiten en hoe ouders hun eigen kinderen (steeds vaker niet meer) opvoeden vind ik zeer prikkelend. Enkele weken geleden ging ik uitgebreid met Frank Furedi in gesprek om over zijn opvattingen en analyses rondom het huidige schoolsysteem in Nederland te praten. Dit is de eerste podcast die ik in het Engels opneem (excuseer mijn nogal Hollands – Engels). Vandaar dat de tekst hieronder in het Engels verder gaat. Ondanks de mogelijke taalbarrière kan ik je...
2020-10-0400 min
Menzies Research Centre#38 Frank Furedi: Why Borders MatterWhy borders matter and how social distancing is driving societies further apart. Sociologist Frank Furedi in conversation with Nick Cater.
2020-08-2136 minAcademy of IdeasBook Launch: Why borders matter, with Professor Frank FurediACADEMY OF IDEAS BOOK LAUNCH: Limits, boundaries and borders are increasingly unfashionable. Whether its support for the ‘no borders’ approach of Europhiles or the rejection of binaries by gender-theory enthusiasts, arguing for borders is difficult these days. In his new book, Why Borders Matter: why humanity must relearn the art of drawing boundaries, Professor Frank Furedi argues that the key driver of the confusion surrounding borders and boundaries is the difficulty that society has in endowing experience with meaning. Timandra Harkness and Professor Frank Furedi discuss.
2020-08-041h 54
Academy of IdeasWhy Borders Matter, with Frank FurediLimits, boundaries and borders are increasingly unfashionable. Whether its support for the ‘no borders’ approach of Europhiles or the rejection of binaries by gender-theory enthusiasts, arguing for borders is difficult these days. In his new book, Why Borders Matter: why humanity must relearn the art of drawing boundaries, Professor Frank Furedi argues that the key driver of the confusion surrounding borders and boundaries is the difficulty that society has in endowing experience with meaning.
Timandra Harkness and Professor Frank Furedi discuss.
All Academy of Ideas online events are free - if you are in a position to be able to dona...
2020-08-041h 54
All Out PoliticsChina: Which way after Huawei?Adam Boulton and guests discuss the UK's delicate relations with China and Russia after the Huawei news and claims of Russian hacking.The government's decision to remove Huawei technology from the 5G network by 2027 has added to tensions with China following the country's security crackdown in Hong Kong.That as Russia is accused of interfering in last year's general election and trying to steal vaccine ideas from the UK, US and Canada.They also discuss the clarity - or lack of it - over the wearing of face coverings in England.Joining Adam this week are...
2020-07-1645 min
The Brendan O'Neill ShowWhy borders matter, with Frank FurediSociologist and spiked contributor Frank Furedi joins Brendan O’Neill to discuss his latest book, Why Borders Matter.
Read the transcript: https://www.spiked-online.com/2020/07/23/without-borders-democracy-ceases-to-exist/
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2020-07-141h 00
New Culture ForumBorders & Social Boundaries Matter: Why Humanity Must Relearn The Art Of Drawing BoundariesProf. Frank Furedi returns to "So What You're Saying Is..." to discuss his new book *Why Borders Matter: Why Humanity Must Relearn the Art of Drawing Boundaries*, in which Furedi argues that Western society has become estranged from the borders and social boundaries that have for centuries given meaning to human experience. This book argues that the controversy surrounding mass migration and physical borders runs in parallel and is closely connected to the debates surrounding the symbolic boundaries people need to guide on the issues of everyday life.
Numerous commentators claim that borders have become irrelevant in the age of...
2020-07-1047 min
Legalise Freedom Dot ComLF304 Frank Furedi – Coronavirus Crisis: Pandemic of FearFrank Furedi discusses the 2020 Coronavirus Crisis and the real pandemic – fear.
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COVID-19 is a disaster without precedent. Not primarily in terms of the disease itself, but in how we have responded to it. The climate of fear is such that populations worldwide have willingly abandoned their way of life, given up rights and fundamental freedoms, and accepted government-imposed lockdowns – all in the name of protection from the threat of infection. While governments were delighted that a fearful public was so ready to exchange its freedoms for the p...
2020-06-0456 minLegalise Freedom Dot ComLF304 Frank Furedi – Coronavirus Crisis: Pandemic of FearFrank Furedi discusses the 2020 Coronavirus Crisis and the real pandemic – fear.
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COVID-19 is a disaster without precedent. Not primarily in terms of the disease itself, but in how we have responded to it. The climate of fear is such that populations worldwide have willingly abandoned their way of life, given up rights and fundamental freedoms, and accepted government-imposed lockdowns – all in the name of protection from the threat of infection. While governments were delighted that a fearful public was so ready to exchange its freedoms for the p...
2020-06-0456 minAcademy of IdeasMorality during a pandemic, with Susan Neiman and Frank FurediThe worldwide response to the pandemic has challenged many long-cherished values. Democracy was put on hold, with elections postponed and parliaments in recess. Freedoms were curtailed, with extensive powers granted to police forces. Traditional markers of compassion, like funerals, were cancelled. And many say that essential workers, from nurses to shop-assistants, were put in harm’s way. Amidst such widespread moral challenges, how are we to decide what’s right? Whilst a rich tradition of philosophy reflects on how to be moral, can it be useful in such ‘unprecedented’ times? Is there anything we can learn from history? When we are urge...
2020-06-041h 54
Academy of Ideas#LockdownDebates: Morality during a pandemic, with Susan Neiman and Frank FurediLOCKDOWN DEBATE: The worldwide response to the pandemic has challenged many long-cherished values. Democracy was put on hold, with elections postponed and parliaments in recess. Freedoms were curtailed, with extensive powers granted to police forces. Traditional markers of compassion, like funerals, were cancelled. And many say that essential workers, from nurses to shop-assistants, were put in harm’s way. Amidst such widespread moral challenges, how are we to decide what’s right? Whilst a rich tradition of philosophy reflects on how to be moral, can it be useful in such ‘unprecedented’ times? Is there anything we can learn from history...
2020-06-041h 54
Fear Of A Black PlanetFear Of A Black Planet - Ep153 - Coronavirus and Aldous HuxleyThis week I talk about:Why I have had a break in podcastsWatching the UK become a ‘command society’Democratic audit and hysteriaHow Fear Works by Frank Furedi (book)Hysteria and public consentPeter Hitchens contra mundumAldous Huxley on propaganda and hysteriaVigilance in moments of social weaknessThe hatred of dissentFake dissent and the mainstream mediaA wee song to end off on
2020-04-1309 min
For the Life of the World / Yale Center for Faith & CultureThe Culture of Fear / Miroslav Volf, Matt Croasmun, Drew CollinsFor the Life of the World is produced by the Yale Center for Faith & Culture. For more info, visit faith.yale.eduFollow Miroslav Volf on Twitter: @MiroslavVolfShow Notes-0:12 Introductory Teaser-0:57 Summary and introduction to the topic of this podcast—fear. -3:35 Miroslav begins. -3:40 Thoughts from Kierkegaard’s The Concept of Anxiety-4:15 “The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom” Proverbs 9:10 -4:50 The two questions we should have toward fear: 1. What do we fear for? 2. What are we afra...
2020-04-0427 min
All Out PoliticsCoronavirus: Has globalisation gone too far?As coronavirus dominates the world's news agenda, Adam Boulton and guests discuss whether the spread will have an impact on our faith in globalisation.They question whether a consequence of the virus could be that it brings 'big government' back into fashion as ministers respond to the outbreak.Also this week, pressure on the Home Secretary over allegations of bullying - which she denies - and there is a look ahead to next week's Budget as the panel predict what could emerge from Rishi Sunak's red box.Joining Adam in the studio are the economics correspondent at...
2020-03-0556 min
New Culture Forum2.13 Prof. Frank Furedi: The Culture of Fear in the 21st CenturyThe UK's most quoted sociologist, Frank Furedi is emeritus professor of sociology at the University of Kent, and specialises on the sociology of fear, education, therapy culture and paranoid parenting. As explained in his 2018 book, "How Fear Works: The Culture of Fear in the 21st Century", fear has now assumed the commanding moral position in society.
Over the past 20 years as society's basic values, beliefs and ideologies have declined or disappeared from public life, so increasingly fear is used to legitimize their arguments and causes. Virtually every moral, political or economic position is justified in terms of scaremongering. And this...
2020-01-2535 minIdeas MatterIdeas Matter, Culture Wars: then and now, ep 12, ‘The Cultural Turn’Professor Frank Furedi discusses the cultural turn that emerged in the 1970s and its subsequent development in the decades that followed. The talk explores the reaction to the 60s counterculture, the rise of post-material values and the contemporary politicisation of culture.
LECTURER
Professor Frank Furedi, sociologist and social commentator; author, How Fear Works: culture of fear in the 21st century and Populism and the European Culture Wars.
TALKING POINTS IN THIS PODCAST
• The role of environmental issues in the intellectual elite’s adoption of post-material values in the 1970s
• The erosion of meanin...
2019-12-2748 min
Academy of Ideas#BattleFest2019: Interrogating anti-Semitism with Deborah Lipstadt and Frank Furedi
Listen to the debate from the Battle of Ideas Festival 2019.
A recent EU report found 89 per cent of Jews living in member countries feel anti-Semitism has increased over the past decade, while 85 per cent believe it to be a serious problem. Anti-Semitism has traditionally been associated with the political right and with national chauvinism, but today it is often radical Islamists or even leftists, rather than nationalists, who are accused of prejudice against Jews. But can alleged anti-Semitism in the British Labour party really be compared to the fascist Oswald Mosley? Is anti-Zionism a distinct and legitimate...
2019-11-261h 10
Ideas MatterIdeas Matter: Culture Wars, then and now, episode 2: ‘The emergence of the culture wars’This is the second podcast to the series Culture Wars: then and now, recorded in 2019 at the summer school The Academy.
The series explores the emergence and evolution of the culture wars, and aims to understand the intellectual, cultural, social and political ideas that shape them.
In this lecture, Frank Furedi introduces the concept of the culture wars, explores its historical context and outlines how changing conceptions of morality and the status of moral authority distinguish today’s culture wars from those that took place in the past.
LECTURER
Professor Frank Furedi, soc...
2019-08-0948 min
Academy of Ideas#BattleFest2018: How fear worksA recording of a discussion at the Battle of Ideas Festival 2018.
Published in 1997, Frank Furedi’s book Culture of Fear was widely acclaimed as perceptive and prophetic. In his new book, How Fear Works, Furedi seeks to explore two interrelated themes: why fear has acquired such a morally commanding status in society today and how the way we fear has changed from the way it was experienced in the past.
How has fear become detached from its material and physical source, so that it is now experienced as a secular version of a transcendental force? Wh...
2019-02-141h 00
Nationalism and the Culture Wars podcastBattle Of Ideas Identity CrisisIn this excellent Battle of Ideas 2018 session filmed and edited by WORLDbytes volunteers, Professor Frank Furedi gives us the historical low down on society’s concern with identity. Today’s identity politics, he explains, have absolutely no redeeming features.
The speakers are: Professor Frank Furedi, the respondents are Remi Adekoya, Rachel Halliburton and Eric Kaufmann. The chair is Claire Fox. Full recording at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uhprn3jk2Rs
2019-01-2103 minAcademy of Ideas#BattleFest2018: All change - navigating the new political disruptionListen to the debate from the Battle of Ideas 2018.
Whatever way we read today’s political disruptions, change is in the air. Mainstream political parties internationally, from Italy to Sweden, are being thrown into disarray by new challengers. Democratic votes, from Brexit to Trump, are seemingly giving two fingers to establishment norms. This turbulent atmosphere is undoubtedly unsettling. It is understandable that we can be tempted to resist change because of the risks associated with it. But can we transform today’s turbulence as an opportunity to shape the future, grasp the moment with hope, be inspired by a...
2018-12-071h 27Academy of Ideas#BattleFest2018: From SJW to gammon: weaponising political languageA recording of the debate at the Battle of Ideas 2018 festival on Saturday 13 October at the Barbican in London.
Language has always been a source of political controversy as much as a medium for discussing politics. Terms like ‘terrorist’ and ‘freedom fighter’ reveal the politics of the speaker as much as the nature of those described. But recent years have seen the proliferation of completely new terms: white Brexit voters are ‘gammons’, women critical of feminism have ‘internalised misogyny’, students are ‘snowflakes’. It can be hard to keep up. But is the way we talk about politics simply changing, or...
2018-11-161h 33
Academy of IdeasThe Academy 2018: Nation, nationalism and national consciousness - Frank FurediA recording of the opening plenary lecture from The Academy 2018, a residential weekend of lectures and discussion organised by the Academy of Ideas.
The nation and people’s attachments to this institution continue to be a subject of controversy. Historically, the discussion on the nation focused on attempting to come up with a set of definitions regarding the meaning of a nation and of nationalism. Commentators often distinguished between what they considered to be ‘good’ as opposed to ‘bad’ nationalism. In more recent times this distinction has lost force and all forms of national sentiments appear to come with...
2018-07-3000 minAcademy of IdeasBook Launch: How fear works - Professor Frank Furedi in conversation with Claire FoxTo mark the publication of his new book, 'How Fear Works: Culture of Fear for the 21st Century', we present this interview, conducted in May 2018 for Claire Fox's Love Sport Radio show, Fox News Friday.
2018-06-1144 min
City Journal AudioWhat's Happened to the University?Heather Mac Donald and Frank Furedi discuss the hostility to free speech that has provoked disturbing incidents on campuses across the country and the ideology behind safe spaces, micro-aggressions, and trigger warnings. Their discussion, from a Manhattan Institute event held in June 2017, was moderated by City Journal contributing editor Howard Husock. American universities are experiencing a profound cultural transformation. Student protests designed to shut downalternative opinions have become frequent and sometimes violent. Frank Furedi's What's Happened To The University? A Sociological Exploration of Its Infantilisation explores the origins of the anti-free speech climate at U.S. and U.K. universities.
2018-03-0735 min
Academy of Ideas#BattleFest2016: Cosmopolitanism and sovereignty - what next for Europe?According to Jean-Claude Juncker, ‘borders are the worst invention ever made by politicians’. For the president of the European Commission, transnational institutions like the EU are champions of cosmopolitanism. But is there really a contradiction between national sovereignty and internationalism? The cosmopolitan ideal, first conceptualised by Immanuel Kant, emerged in parallel with the rise of the nation state. Looking to the future of Europe, Frank Furedi explores the changing meaning of cosmopolitanism for European identity today, and asks how we might find a way to be European, openminded and outward-looking beyond the borders of the EU.
PROFESSOR FRAN...
2017-03-3131 min
Academy of IdeasBook Launch: Frank Furedi on the Power of Reading - from Socrates to TwitterPodcast: Frank Furedi discusses his new book in conversation with Russell Celyn Jones.
Have we forgotten how to read well? Is there a tendency to reduce reading to a minimalist set of functional skills? Or is reading over-fetishised as a signifier of civil and enlightened society? In The Power of Reading, Frank Furedi addresses twenty-first-century anxieties about the future of reading. He takes a wide-ranging historical approach to examining the changing meanings attributed to the act of reading. From ancient Rome to contemporary society, his book focuses on the relationship between reading and social discourses about morality and culture...
2016-02-1236 min
Beyond the Black StumpBBS018 - A mission to think and apply resilience with Jan HusdalG’day, this is Ken Simpson and welcome to Episode 18 of Beyond the Black Stump - the podcast for the risk and resilience community - that offers ideas on leading, learning and recognising the limitations we impose on our own thinking.
This is show continues the conversation around supply chain risk and resilience - and my recent supply chain disruption has resulted in a number of shows available for you t o binge listen over the holiday season.
My guest today was the person who inspired the idea about future practice having a supply chain. He has an unusual mix of ac...
2015-12-231h 03
Cumberland LodgeFrank Furedi on The Nature of Fear in Modern SocietyProfessor Frank Furedi (Kent) – The Nature of Fear in Modern Society
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2015-11-1923 min
Inside Education - a podcast for educators interested in teachingProgramme 210, Frank Furedi pt 2 (25-3-15)Presented and produced by Seán Delaney.
On this week's programme I bring you the second part of my interview with Frank Furedi, where he discusses authority in teaching.
2015-03-2528 minInside Education - a podcast for educators interested in teachingProgramme 209, Frank Furedi pt 1 (18-3-15)Presented and produced by Seán Delaney.
The guest on this week's
programme is sociologist and commentator Professor Frank Furedi who
discusses matters such as play, circle time, parental involvement in
education, and multiple intelligences. This is the first of a two-part
interview with Frank Furedi.
2015-03-1828 min
Start Into A Uplifting Full Audiobook On A Rainy Day.First World War: Still No End in Sight by Frank FurediPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/2/audible/216819to listen full audiobooks.
Title: First World War: Still No End in Sight
Author: Frank Furedi
Narrator: Greg Wagland
Format: mp3
Length: 12 hrs and 19 mins
Release date: 04-01-14
Ratings: 4 out of 5 stars, 24 ratings
Genres: World War I
Publisher's Summary:
2014-04-0112h 19