Cyclists shaming drivers online, fights over bike lanes, and the politics of pedal power.
TV and radio presenter Jeremy Vine posts a video of a car failing to give way to him while he’s riding a penny farthing. Cue angry comments hurling insults and telling him he’d be safer in a car - and sympathetic responses from fellow cyclists. What does the Highway Code actually say about priorities on the roads? What are the stats on cyclists and safety? And how and why has cycling become such a toxic topic?
Presenter: Adam Fleming
Producers: Simon Maybin, Simon Tulett, Nathan Gower
Editor: Richard Vadon
Kultur & Gesellschaft
AntiSocial Folgen
Peace talks for the culture wars. In an era of polarisation, propaganda and pile-ons, AntiSocial offers an alternative: understanding, facts, and respect. Each week, Adam Fleming takes on a topic that's generating conflict on social media, blogs, talk shows and phone-ins and helps you work out what the arguments are really about.
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Folge vom 19.04.2024Should cyclists stay in their lane?
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Folge vom 16.04.2024What is “minority stress theory”?Social psychology professor David Frost from University College London explains the theory that people in stigmatised minority groups experience unique forms of social stress.
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Folge vom 12.04.2024Homosexuality and "sin"The clash between the rights of LGBT people and freedom to express Christian views.An employment tribunal is set to rule on whether a mental health charity in Leeds was right to withdraw a job offer from a Christian social worker who thinks homosexuality is a sin. How can employers - and our legal system - balance the sometimes competing rights of different minority groups? How Christian is Britain these days anyway? And what is “minority stress theory”?Presenter: Adam Fleming Producers: Simon Tulett, Simon Maybin, Ellie House, Jameel Shariff Editor: Penny Murphy
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Folge vom 05.04.2024Racism and the countrysideRural parts of the UK have recently been described as 'colonial', predominantly white spaces, where members of ethnic minorities feel unwelcome, sparking a debate about whether the countryside is racist. Data shows that the rural population is 97% white, much more so than in towns and cities, so might that be an explanation for some people feeling out of place? Why has a prominent museum rehung some of its paintings, adding context about the nationalist sentiment some of them might evoke? And how did this debate start in the first place? We track its evolution and the contested evidence at the heart of it. Presenter: Adam Fleming Producers: Simon Tulett, Ellie House, Arlene Gregorius and Ajai Singh Editor: Richard Vadon