E357. The Battle for Civilization - Andrew Doyle

E357. The Battle for Civilization - Andrew Doyle

Author: Conversations with people from all walks of life. September 25, 2025 Duration: 2:03:39
Andrew Doyle returns to the podcast for a wide-ranging conversation about his book The End of Woke, the culture shock of moving from London to Arizona, the far Left and far Right overlap in anti-Semitism, the rollback in DEI policies, why you shouldn’t use the term “hate speech, “ and the UK’s failure to enforce certain laws because police have been trained as activists. They also cover the long-term damage of COVID-era contradictions, when being unwilling to say anything that could possibly ...

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Author: Language: English Episodes: 100

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