Comedian and writer David Baddiel discusses the complexities of identity politics, and debates with me. I think the whole thing should be dismantled, whereas David believes it can work - but that one group has been left out.

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Who is David Baddiel?

David is an atheist Jew, and a famous British comedian. He has written many books including recent works Jews Don't Count and The God Desire. He is also known for his comedy work with Rob Newman and Frank Skinner - he co-wrote Football's Coming Home (Three Lions) with the latter and the Lightning Seeds. 

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362. David Baddiel - The Problem With Identity Politics

What makes you a heretic? Journalist Andrew Gold believes that, in an age of group-think and tribes, we need heretics - those who use unconventional wisdom to speak out against their own groups, from cancelled comedians and radical feminists to cult defectors and vigilantes hunting deviants.

Learn from my guests how to rebel, think differently and resist social contagion. From Triggernometry's Francis Foster and the world's most cancelled man Graham Linehan to ex-Hasidic Jew Julia Haart and gender critical atheist Richard Dawkins. These are the people living with the weight of their own community's disappointment on their shoulders.

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Today, Shauna from the Vintage Read Show on YouTube interviews me…about everything from cults and lies to obsessive fans and secrets. 

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409. Secrets, Royals, Piers Morgan & Baby Reindeer

Ella Whelan is the co convenor of the Battle of Ideas festival and a freelance journalist and author of What Women Want: Fun, Freedom and an End to Feminism. She frequently features as a political commentator on TV and radio, specialising in the relationship between free speech, feminism and women's liberation. 

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408. Women in Dresses & Bad Feminism - Ella Whelan

One of my favourite writers, Will Storr, is on the show to explain the psychology behind virtue signalling, and how we try to be dominant, successful or virtuous to gain status within our tribes. 

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407. The Status Game - Will Storr

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362. David Baddiel - The Problem With Identity Politics

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