The Flip Side
The Flip Side
Podcast Description
Welcome to The Flip Side, the new podcast from The Equiano Project, a charity dedicated to fostering open dialogue on identity, culture, and ideas. Each episode features an intellectually rigorous debate between two or three guests with divergent views on today’s key moral and political questions. Offering a model of respectful but robust discourse, The Flip Side invites listeners into conversations that challenge assumptions and explore nuance in the most contested issues of our time.
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The podcast covers a range of critical issues such as women's rights, free speech, cultural polarization, and identity politics. For instance, episodes like 'Burqa Bans and Women’s Rights' feature debates on the implications of banning religious attire while addressing broader themes of personal liberty and integration in a multicultural society. Another episode discusses the future of honest debate and the struggles around civil discourse in today's polarized environment.
Welcome to The Flip Side, the new podcast from The Equiano Project, a charity dedicated to fostering open dialogue on identity, culture, and ideas. Each episode features an intellectually rigorous debate between two or three guests with divergent views on today’s key moral and political questions. Offering a model of respectful but robust discourse, The Flip Side invites listeners into conversations that challenge assumptions and explore nuance in the most contested issues of our time.
Does the Equality Act Deliver Fairness, or Does It Encourage Grievance Culture?The Equality Act has shaped discrimination policy in the UK for over a decade, but critics argue it fuels division, identity politics, and a grievance culture. Supporters, meanwhile, say it is a vital shield protecting people from discrimination.Panellists:Audrey Ludwig – Recently retired legal aid discrimination lawyer, Audrey worked for years in an East Anglia law centre, representing thousands of low-income clients facing discrimination across all nine protected characteristics.Joanna Williams – Author, academic, and commentator, Joanna has written extensively on education, culture, and politics. She questions whether the Equality Act has shifted from ensuring equality of opportunity to enforcing equality of outcome.
About us:The Equiano Project, founded in August 2020 by Inaya Folarin Iman, is a debate, discussion, and ideas forum. We facilitate conversations about and promote the values of freedom, common humanity, and universalism.Join our supporters – click the link to donate to our work!https://www.theequianoproject.com/donate
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