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Brazil just shattered the Trump wave - Yanis Varoufakis & Wolfgang Munchau | The Econoclasts

158K views · 2d ago · 45:56

In this episode of The Econoclasts, Yanis Varoufakis and Wolfgang Munchau dissect the political fallouts in Brazil and Serbia to debunk the prevailing narrative that the rise of the Right is an inevitable force that can only be mitigated by centrist technocracy, while revealing the looming threat of a silent AI-driven hiring freeze that risks permanently locking young workers out of the economy.

The end of the Euro

307K views · 4d ago · 34:29

Click the following link to learn more about Philip Morris International’s progress Freddie Sayers talks to UnHerd’s Wolfgang Munchau about the escalating political turmoil and mounting sovereign debt in France, unpacking how parliamentary deadlock, stagnant economic growth, and the prospect of a Marine Le Pen presidency could spark a catastrophic French debt spiral that spreads to economies like Belgium and Italy, tests the inflation-constrained limits of the European…

Charles Foster: How mankind lost its edge

20K views · 1w ago · 42:20

Guest: Charles Foster

UnHerd’s Freddie Sayers talks to author, Oxford academic, and Royal Geographical Society fellow Charles Foster about his book 'The Edges of the World', exploring why true creativity, spiritual growth, and human flourishing occur at the volatile margins rather than the static centres of life, evolution, and society.

France is at war with itself - Yanis Varoufakis & Wolfgang Munchau | The Econoclasts

511K views · 1w ago · 42:06

In this episode of The Econoclasts, Yanis Varoufakis and Wolfgang Munchau dissect the catastrophic collapse of Emmanuel Macron’s ‘revolutionary centrist’ experiment in France, exposing how a decade of technocratic austerity and underinvestment has fuelled widespread social unrest and pushed the country to the brink of insolvency, while revealing the cowardice and hypocrisy of the EU’s current Ukraine strategy that they warn is steadily bankrupting Europe, deepening its…

The real story of the French riots

292K views · 1w ago · 45:19

This week, riots and looting have spread across French cities after protests over education spiralled out of police control. To some, this is a cautionary tale of unbridled immigration and a warning to other European powers. But look closer and there might be more to the story than you'd find on an X feed. To analyse the mood on the ground and the wider context of the crisis, Freddie is joined by historian of French culture Andrew Hussey and writer Philippe Lemoine.

Trump just shattered the West’s Russia alliance - Varoufakis & Munchau | The Econoclasts

336K views · 2w ago · 40:38

In this episode of The Econoclasts, Yanis Varoufakis and Wolfgang Munchau dissect Trump’s Russian diesel deal to expose the collapse of Western unity, while debunking the myth of French fiscal incompetence to reveal why France’s €3.6 trillion debt crisis is a structurally inevitable flaw of the euro.

MIT biologist: Is the Russian plague pandemic 2.0?

26K views · 3w ago · 31:59

Go to and try a month of digital access for free! UnHerd’s Freddie Sayers talks to MIT evolutionary engineer Kevin Esvelt about a suspicious biological researcher's death in Irkutsk, Russia, using the incident to explore the escalating biosecurity risks posed by engineered pandemic weapons, vaccine-evading pathogens, and AI-accelerated gain-of-function research.

France is in trouble. Europe is next - Yanis Varoufakis & Wolfgang Munchau | The Econoclasts

421K views · 3w ago · 48:54

In this episode of The Econoclasts, Yanis Varoufakis and Wolfgang Munchau dissect the gathering financial and political storm in France, expose the self-defeating mechanics of European austerity, and reveal the dangerous escalation of 'war fever' across the continent, where hybrid-war narratives and NATO-Russia tensions threaten to drag an economically fragile, unprepared Europe into a devastating pre-1914 style conflict.

Will mainstream media survive? with Clarissa Ward

15K views · 3w ago · 28:09

Guests: Clarissa Ward, CNN Chief International Correspondent

UnHerd’s Freddie Sayers talks to CNN Chief International Correspondent Clarissa Ward about the erosion of public trust in mainstream media, the institutional blind spots surrounding the 2016 election, and the essential role of on-the-ground journalism against rising authoritarianism, corporate mergers, and the growing threat of AI-driven information overload.

Dr. Iain McGilchrist: The Faustian bargain of AI

118K views · 1mo ago · 1:14:09

Guest: Dr. Iain McGilchrist

The US-China Summit wasn’t what you’ve been told - Varoufakis & Munchau | The Econoclasts

249K views · 1mo ago · 40:55

Prof. Nick Bostrom: The truth about the AI panic

118K views · 1mo ago · 43:58

Guest: Prof. Nick Bostrom

Go to and try a month of digital access for free! UnHerd’s Freddie Sayers talks to Oxford philosopher Professor Nick Bostrom about the escalating concerns over artificial intelligence, weighing whether catastrophic warnings from industry insiders reflect genuine existential fears or commercial strategy, while analysing technical threats like deceptive alignment and autonomous AI coordination alongside the broader economic, geopolitical, and societal risks of managing…

Germany can't recover from this - Yanis Varoufakis & Wolfgang Munchau | The Econoclasts

259K views · 1mo ago · 44:29

In this episode of The Econoclasts, Yanis Varoufakis and Wolfgang Munchau dissect the systemic breakdown of German centrist politics, reveal the uncomfortable truth about Europe’s total lack of defence sovereignty under US hegemony, and debunk the conventional political narrative by exposing how the centre-Left bears primary responsibility for the continent’s long-term deindustrialisation and geopolitical decline.

Inside the war for Piddington | An UnHerd Documentary

76K views · 1mo ago · 22:16

On Tuesday, the people of Piddington voted to secede from the UK, in protest at an asylum centre opening near their Oxfordshire village. The referendum is wholly symbolic. But symbolism matters — this is revolution in England’s prosperous heartland. With anti-migrant protests in Portsmouth evoking a similar malaise, albeit in a more militant fashion, Westminster is scrambling to respond.

The Econoclasts Live: The world after capitalism

40K views · 1mo ago · 33:41

What comes after the era of capitalism? Yanis Varoufakis and Wolfgang Munchau continue their mission to dismantle economic orthodoxy – and this time, they’re tackling the ultimate settled fact: the permanence of capitalism. Can Europe adapt to the 21st century digital economy? As free markets give way to economic nationalism and escalating trade wars between the US, China, and Europe, who wins in the new fragmented global order?