Andrew is a "fallen BBC journalist", filmmaker and multi-linguist. He's the host of the award-winning podcast Heretics and the author of a new book, The Psychology of Secrets: My Adventures with Murderers, Cults and Influencers. We discuss the role that secrets play in keeping people controlled, or conversely, how revealing them can be freeing. On the flipside, we ask the question, can a culture of "openness" be just as controlling? For part 2 visit: www.patreon.com/AshleyAFrawley   Follow on Twitter/X and Insta @AshleyAFrawley

I spoke with Freddie Sayers, Editor-in-Chief of UnHerd to outline the challenges he's faced trying to finance his publication in light of shadowy forces targeting "disinformation". Despite high ratings from some agencies, UnHerd was blacklisted by the Global Disinformation Index (GDI) for hosting content deemed anti-LGBTQI+, notably opinions from gender critical feminists. Sayers highlights the disinformation industry's growing influence, part of a broader, post-2016 political shift aimed at controlling narratives. He details government funding of these agencies and their mission creep from preventing false information to targeting "polarisation" and "adversarial narratives". If you enjoy these episodes, consider supporting on Patreon where you'll also find part 2 of this and all of my weekly podcasts: www.patreon.com/AshleyAFrawley   X/Twitter and Instagram: @AshleyAFrawley

Claire Fox is the Head of the Academy of Ideas, a former MEP for the Brexit Party and now a Baroness. We discuss whether she really has charted a confusing political trajectory or if it's the world that's gone off course. We also discuss free speech, her thoughts on Israel-Palestine, and her history of activism in relation to anti-imperialism.

My guest this week is Alex Hochuli, co-author of "The End of the End of History: Politics in the Twenty-First Century" and co-host of Bungacast. We discuss an article he recently wrote for Damage Magazine titled, "From ADHD to Let me Be: Taking Control of Time". Is everything in society accelerating? What effect does this have on autonomy? Can we take control of our time? Or are our only options to opt out or burn out? If you enjoy these episodes, consider supporting on Patreon where you'll find part 2 and many more episodes just like this: www.patreon.com/AshleyAFrawley

Timandra Harkness is a broadcaster, writer and comedian. Her new book is called, "Technology is Not the Problem" out from HarperCollins on the 23rd of May. We discuss the relationship between tech, identity and society and decide whether tech's been unfairly blamed for our culture of narcissism. How are people using tech to navigate their quest for identity and a firm sense of self in a world where "all that is solid melts into air"? For part 2 or to support my work, visit: www.patreon.com/AshleyAFrawley Follow on Twitter and other social media: @AshleyAFrawley #sociology #identity #society #sociologist #technology #socialmedia #gender #selfhood #narcissism #christopherlasch #marxism #idpol #identitypolitics

Apologies as I somehow missed uploading the audio for this podcast! But here is my interview from about 2 weeks ago with Buck Angel. Buck is a former adult film actor and trans advocate. He's spent the past few years trying to speak to the trans community about where they've gone wrong and has been cancelled many times as a result. You can find part 2 of our conversation here: www.patreon.com/AshleyAFrawley   Follow on Twitter: @AshleyAFrawley

The is the second part of my conversation with Joel Best, the world's leading expert on social problems. We talk about why no one cares about heightism, how to mangle statistics, and (coming soon!) my favourite forgotten sociologist, Joseph Gusfield. For part 2 of all my weekly podcasts as well as my ongoing writing visit: www.patreon.com/AshleyAFrawley

Debbie Hayton is the author of Transsexual Apostate: My journey back to reality. We discussed the role that male sexuality played in her transition and why it's the love that would really rather we didn't speak its name. For part 2 visit: www.patreon.com/AshleyAFrawley #trans #transrights #gender #sexuality #sociology #woke #wokeness #debbiehayton #transsexual #transgender #genderidentity #feminism #womensrights

Joel Best is Professor of Criminology at the University of Delaware and the world's leading expert in the sociology of social problems. He is the author of over a dozen books and many more articles and book chapters on themes ranging from the satanic panic to the misuse of statistics. We spoke about why stories like poisoned Halloween candy spread and how we can avoid getting swept up in panics. If you enjoy these podcasts, consider supporting on Patreon where you'll find part 2 of every podcast as well as my ongoing writing every week. Visit: www.patreon.com/AshleyAFrawley

Back in action with this interview with trans barrister Robin Moira White. We discuss what the WPATH leak means and doesn't mean for the future of transpeople and trans medicine. Should we go back to "transsexualism"? When is it meaningful to talk about sex versus gender? What's the most challenging case that Robin has dealt with? Patrons this week get access to part 2, a bonus full interview with Andrew Doyle and access to what I've come to think about the issue after interviewing, writing and thinking about it. Visit: www.patreon.com/AshleyAFrawley

I was away last week and Doug had a bit of difficulty uploading the audio of the podcast, so apologies for the delay.  Christopher J. Schneider is a professor of sociology at Brandon University in Manitoba, Canada. He is the author "Defining Sexual Misconduct: Power, Media, and #MeToo," and "Policing and Social Media: Social Control in an Era of New Media." In this episode of Based AF, Ashley and Christopher discuss how we should understand the media as a mechanism of control. For part 2 visit: www.patreon.com/AshleyAFrawley

Gord Magill returns this week to discuss new developments in the case of four protestors who were arrested and held without bail following the truckers protests in 2022. We discussed why it's necessary to defend the freedom of your enemies, surveillance, government overreach and how, even if you thought the truckers were wrong, the bureaucratic state will eventually come for you too.  For part 2, visit: www.patreon.com/AshleyAFrawley

I spoke with journalist and writer Thomas Fazi about his new report for MCC Brussels on the dangers of "carbon farming". Are we seeing a "greening" of a new wave of dispossession? Are farmers just right-wing terrorists in waiting? And is carbon farming even a good policy to begin with? If you enjoy these podcasts, consider supporting on Patreon where you'll get part 2 of this and every other episode, bonus lectures and more. New patrons signing up at $15 get a free hard copy of my new book: Significant Emotions: Rhetoric and Social Problems in a Vulnerable Age.  Visit:  www.patreon.com/AshleyAFrawley

I spoke with Kevin Yuill, Professor Emeritus at the University of Sunderland about why he opposes assisted dying as an atheist and humanist. Is assisted dying really as progressive and liberal as it's made out to be? This is part 2 of our conversation which was only available for patrons. I'm releasing it here to give you a sense of what patrons get access to each week. In case you missed it, part 1 is here: https://youtu.be/wIsyoomygIw?feature=shared For audio/video lectures, my new book, part 2 of my weekly podcast, and more visit: www.patreon.com/AshleyAFrawley #assisteddying #assistedliving #euthanasia #MAID #MAIDcanada #canada

I spoke with Kevin Yuill, Professor Emeritus at the University of Sunderland about why he opposes assisted dying as an atheist and humanist. Is assisted dying really as progressive and liberal as it's made out to be? For part 2, visit: www.patreon.com/AshleyAFrawley

I talked to Reid Kane, author and "Old Fashioned Marxist" on Twitter/X, about Libertarian Communism. What does it mean to call yourself a libertarian communist? Is it an oxymoron or the best attempt to stay true to Marx's impulse toward freedom? For part 2 visit:  www.patreon.com/AshleyAFrawley #libertarianism #liberalism #libertariancommunism #libertariansocialism #socialism #communism #marxism #marx #wwIII #www3 #libertarians #leftvsright #leftism #survivingcapitalism

I talked to Reid Kane, Old Fashioned Marxist on X/Twitter, about why it's so difficult to think dialectically. We also discussed the Hegelian "conspiracy" of thesis-antithesis-synthesis and how/whether we can ever think our way through the impasse.

Social problems are not harmful conditions. In the fourth lecture in my series about why you should think of social problems as myths, I introduce the concept of social constructionism. Constructionist sociologists of social problems understand them in very different ways than you might expect. For part 2, visit www.patreon.com/AshleyAFrawley

I just realised that I neglected to upload the audio only version of last week's podcast. Apologies to those who do not listen or follow on YouTube or Patreon! Please do subscribe there so you never miss an uplaod! Back to my regular weekly uploads this week! I spoke with "Bonnie Prince Bob", described as a "rabble rouser", but who describes himself as an artist and filmmaker. We discussed his new short film entitled, "The Slow Cancellation of Mark Fisher's Russell Brand" and whether the Left has learned anything since Mark Fisher wrote Exiting the Vampire Castle. Part 2 is at: www.patreon.com/AshleyAFrawley

This is the third lecture in a series about how to think critically about social problems. In part 1, I introduce examples of moral panics from recent history. In part 2, I go into depth on what features need to be present for something to be characterised as a "moral panic".  For part 2, visit: www.patreon.com/AshleyAFrawley