For more than 3,000 years, castles and fortifications have shaped the landscapes around them. They defended cities, controlled trade and provided refuge in times of war. But they were also monuments to the ambition of those who built them: vast projects that brought together military power, engineering, labour and wealth.
Were castles the original military- ... Show More
Oct 24
Archive: Is Mark Zuckerberg Damaging Society?
With the release of Aaron Sorkin's new film The Social Reckoning, Mark Zuckerberg and the dark side of Facebook are back in the spotlight.In 2019, Intelligence Squared put Zuckerberg on trial, asking whether Facebook was doing more harm than good. Was the platform connecting bill ... Show More
1h 4m
Oct 22
Has America Abandoned Ukraine? With Michael McFaul
Donald Trump’s growing accommodation of Vladimir Putin has raised a stark question: has the US abandoned Ukraine? Conor Boyle speaks to Michael McFaul, former US ambassador to Russia and author of Autocrats vs. Democrats, about what Trump’s approach means for Ukraine, America’s d ... Show More
26m 59s
Apr 2025
Whatever this is, it isn’t liberalism
What exactly is the basis for democracy? Arguably Iiberalism, the belief that the government serves the people, is the stone on which modern democracy was founded. That notion is so ingrained in the US that we often forget that America could be governed any other way. But politic ... Show More
53m 40s
May 2025
Episode 36 - Is China ready to lead the world? | Victor Goa | UNAPOLOGETIC
In this episode of UNAPOLOGETIC, Chinese political analyst Victor Gao joins UNAPOLOGETIC for a wide-ranging and often conflictual discussion about China's global image, western condescension towards it, human rights and democracy,Gao, a former translator for Deng Xiaoping and a v ... Show More
59m 9s
Jan 2023
There’s Been a Revolution in How China Is Governed
<p>There are few stories that are more crucial to the world’s future than what’s happening in China. Take any of the most important issues of our time — climate change, geopolitics, the global economy, advanced technologies — and China is at the center of them. American politics ... Show More
1h 19m
Jun 2025
What is Suicidal Empathy and Is It Destroying the West?
Charity, pluralism, and openness are values that made the West great. But they are not values shared by the aggressive Islamists and resentful Third Worlders the West has been admitting in huge numbers. In the wake of New York's mayoral primary, Dr. Gad Saad issues a warning abou ... Show More
37m 37s