AntiSocial

BBC Radio 4

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.

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August 7 · 53 min
Why the heat about ADHD?
News of a TV show about the disorder and its causes prompts a big backlash.
August 4 · 11 min
Foreign workers and the birth of the NHS
Why the health service has long relied on overseas doctors and nurses
July 31 · 53 min
Foreign workers in the NHS
Do we need more British-born doctors and nurses?
July 28 · 5 min
The origins of England’s ‘North-South divide’
Have there always been two distinct halves of the country?
July 24 · 53 min
The north-south divide
Andy Burnham re-ignites a debate about England's cultural stereotypes and prejudices.
July 21 · 5 min
How to write an obituary
What should you include when you sum up a person’s life?
July 17 · 53 min
Speaking ill of the dead
Is it ok to say what you like about a person after they have died?
July 14 · 6 min
What is ‘Female Dating Strategy’?
The rules aimed at helping women find a 'high-value man'
July 10 · 53 min
Pink Pill: Has women's empowerment gone toxic?
A Love Island contestant sparks a row about how women should treat men.
July 7 · 5 min
Air conditioning and the environment
How AC works, and whether cooling more of our homes would be worse for the planet
July 3 · 53 min
Is air conditioning irresponsible?
June's heatwave sparks a debate about whether AC is the future.
May 19 · 6 min
What is 'queerbaiting'?
Celebrities and TV shows have been accused of misleading LGBTQ people
May 15 · 53 min
Queerbaiting
Are stars like Harry Styles guilty of it, and should they be called out?
May 12 · 7 min
What is Michael Jackson accused of?
The allegations against the pop star during his life and after his death
May 8 · 53 min
Michael, the movie
The controversial biopic, and whether Michael Jackson should be cancelled.
May 5 · 5 min
Housing discrimination and positive action
How does the law around housing work and where are there exceptions?
May 1 · 53 min
Renting and discrimination
An investigation into 'Muslim-only' rentals prompts a row about religion, racism and rent.
April 28 · 5 min
How much has the Church of England shaped the UK?
The influence of the established church on UK institutions.
April 24 · 53 min
Is the UK a Christian country?
A report suggesting a spike in church attendance reignites a long-standing debate.
April 21 · 6 min
Body positivity
Where does the idea come from, and what does it really mean?

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