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Thu, 22 May

Erling Kagge: Philosopher & polar explorer

Erling Kagge is a Norwegian explorer and the first man to reach the ‘three poles’ – North, South and the summit of Mount Everest. He is also the bestselling author of many books on topics from silence to the secret tunnels under New York. In an age defined by pioneers like Elon Musk, could adventurers inherit the earth? Kagge joins UnHerd to discuss the philosophy of polar exploration.

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Tue, 27 May

Andrew Doyle: What comes after woke?

From Trump’s rollback of DEI to the Supreme Court ruling on biological sex, ‘wokeness’ seems to have lost its grip on the West. But now the anti-woke have power, could they wield it just as bluntly as their predecessors? Marking the publication of The End of Woke, comedian and author Andrew Doyle joins UnHerd for an evening of conversation, book signing and Q&A.

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Wed, 4 Jun

Dr Iain McGilchrist and Philip Goff: The mystery of the mind

Are we our brains? Or can science only tell part of the story? Dr Iain McGilchrist is a psychiatrist, neuroscience researcher, philosopher and author of the widely lauded book The Master and His Emissary: The Divided Brain and the Making of the Western World. He will be in conversation with Philip Goff, a panpsychist philosopher and professor at Durham University.

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Mon, 16 Jun

Marianne Williamson: Make America Mystical Again

Might it be that America didn’t simply experience a political transformation in 2024, but a spiritual one too? Presidential candidate for the Democrats, author of A Return to Love and teacher of A Course in Miracles Marianne Williamson joins UnHerd to discuss the battle for America’s soul.

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