E2 Review: Politics, Discussion, Debate

A political podcast hosted by Max Klinger, featuring interviews with well-known guests. Things we are generally in favour of: free thought, free discussion and reasoned arguments. Things we are generally against: mindless groupthink, hysterical social media outrage mobs and illiberalism. 'The essence of the independent mind lies not in what it thinks, but how it thinks.' - Christopher Hitchens.

Yaron Brook Interview | Big tech censorship, false historical narratives, why Elon Musk gets attacked for changing the world, and more

Please give the show a good rating and a review if you liked it, that really helps us grow! Also - no pressure, but on the off-chance you loved this episode it's now possible to support the show financially via our Patreon Page, or by donating through our Youtube channel. PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/e2review YOUTUBE Along with all other episodes, this podcast is also available on our youtube channel, 'E2 Review Podcast'. THIS EPISODE Yaron Brook is the Chairman of the Ayn Rand Inst...

05-10
54:36

'It shattered a lot of myths' | Dr Rakib Ehsan returns to discuss the government's race report

Please give the show a good rating and a review if you liked it, that really helps us grow! YOUTUBE Along with all other episodes, this podcast is also available on our youtube channel, 'E2 Review Podcast'. Dr Rakib Ehsan specialises in the socio-political behaviour and attitudes of Britain's ethnic minorities. In this episode he joins Max (again) to discuss the release of a high profile report by the Commission on Race and Ethnic Disparities, which both Max and Rakib submitted evidence to....

04-02
20:52

Dr Rakib Ehsan Interview | Islamism, diversity, and why a 'simplistic narrative' is being pushed

Please give the show a good rating and a review if you liked it, that really helps us grow! YOUTUBE Along with all other episodes, this podcast is also available on our youtube channel, 'E2 Review Podcast'. Dr Rakib Ehsan is a research fellow at The Henry Jackson Society, and specialises in the socio-political behaviour and attitudes of Britain's ethnic minorities. In this episode he joins Max to discuss everything from the rise of islamist terrorism and how to counter it, to BLM, immigrati...

11-09
01:08:20

Johan Norberg Interview | Why this is the greatest time in history to be alive (but most people don't realise it)

Please give the show a good rating and a review if you liked it, that really helps us grow! YOUTUBE Along with all other episodes, this podcast is also available on our youtube channel, 'E2 Review Podcast'. Link to this episode on youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CUbwxEMRUJw Johan Norberg is an author and lecturer. He is a Senior Fellow at the Cato Institute in Washington D.C. and the European Centre for International Political Economy in Brussels. This week on the E2 Review Pod...

10-28
44:26

Dr Rod Graham Interview | The lingering effects of racism, and the nature of critical theory

Please give the show a good rating and a review if you liked it, that really helps us grow! YOUTUBE Along with all other episodes, this podcast is also available on our youtube channel, 'E2 Review Podcast'. Link to this episode on youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iOL3INFm1SA Max is joined by Dr Roderick Graham, who is an assistant professor of sociology and criminal justice based at Old Dominion University in the USA. They discuss the lingering effect of racism, class inequality, ...

10-22
31:27

Brendan O'Neill Interview | BLM, 'unquestioning conformism', and the moral cowardice of groupthink

Please give the show a good rating and a review if you liked it, that really helps us grow! YOUTUBE Along with all other episodes, this podcast is also available on our youtube channel, 'E2 Review Podcast'. Link to this episode on youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tBXbpRQDQOU This week's guest is Brendan O'Neill. Brendan is the editor of Spiked, and host of the Brendan O'Neill show. He is also one of the best known and most astute political commentators in the country. We discuss t...

10-04
58:57

Inaya Folarin Iman Interview | BLM, free speech, and the problems with a 'corrosive narrative'

Please give the show a good rating and a review if you liked it, that really helps us grow! You can also watch this episode on youtube here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DKWV1KqKFPQ This week's guest Inaya Folarin Iman. Inaya is the founder of The Equiano Project (link: https://www.theequianoproject.com/), a debate, discussion and ideas forum aimed at forging a new narrative around race. She is also a well known political commentator, and a director of the Free Speech Union. We discuss...

08-25
35:13

John Wood, Jr. Interview | BLM, the historical and structural legacy of racism, and why we're so polarised

Please give the show a good rating and a review if you liked it, that really helps us grow! This week's guest John Wood, Jr.. John is a national leader for Braver Angels, a former nominee for congress, and a noted writer and speaker on subjects including racial and political reconciliation. In the first section of the interview we discuss the causes of the political polarisation we're seeing across the west, and specifically in the US. In the second part we discuss the Black Lives Matter m...

08-25
58:37

Zuby Interview | Black Lives Matter, Cancel Culture, and the Warping of Language

Please give this a rating and a good review if you liked it, that really helps people find the podcast. Cheers! I spoke to rapper, podcaster and political commentator Zuby for this episode of E2 Review. We discussed the Black Lives Matter movement, cancel culture, political groupthink, what it's like being a prominent black commentator who rejects the left's narrative, and more. YOUTUBE Along with all other episodes, this podcast is also available on our youtube channel, 'E2 Review Podcast...

06-27
59:17

Katharine Birbalsingh Interview #2 | Black Lives Matter: Protests, policing and race relations

This week's guest is the awesome Katharine Birbalsingh, who is the founder of, and headteacher at, Michaela Community School in London. We discussed the killing of George Floyd, the Black Lives Matter protests, policing, statues, the nature of racism, and more. This episode is part of our series of shows focussed specifically on the Black Lives Matter movement. Watch the first episode in that series, with Associate Prof. Wilfred Reilly, here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4bt88... , or li...

06-15
42:46

Wilfred Reilly Interview | Black Lives Matter: Stats professor debunks some key claims

This is also available as a youtube video on the E2 Review Podcast youtube channel: here's the link - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4bt88SbZWmY Please subscribe, and give us a good rating and a review if you liked this, that helps the show reach more people. Thanks! This podcast is available on every single podcast app. Search for 'E2 Review' to find it. The US (as well as large parts of the western world) has been gripped by unrest in the wake of the appalling killing of Ge...

06-05
37:06

Tom Slater Interview | The deputy editor of Spiked on freedom of speech, Brexit, identity politics and more

I spoke to Tom Slater, deputy editor of the online political magazine Spiked, for this week's episode. Along with all other episodes, this podcast is also available on our youtube channel, 'E2 Review Podcast'. Click here, or use this link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mMQIUnZ9Wag&feature=youtu.be SOCIAL MEDIA: Follow Max (the host) on Twitter: @MaxE2Review Follow Max on Instagram: @maxklinger12 Follow E2 Review on Twitter: @E2Review Follow E2 Review on Instagram: @E2Review F...

05-27
50:19

Katharine Birbalsingh Interview | Why 'liberal' groupthink in education is holding black and poor kids back

I spoke to Katharine Birbalsingh, founder of and headmistress at Michaela Community School in London, well known commentator, educationalist and general legend for this week's episode. Along with all other episodes, this podcast is also available on our youtube channel, 'E2 Review Podcast'. Click here, or use this link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JhfKgCqN08Y&feature=youtu.be SOCIAL MEDIA: Follow Max (the host) on twitter: @MaxE2Review Follow Max on instagram: @maxklinger12 Follo...

05-16
54:51

Noam Dworman Interview | Owner of the world's most famous comedy club on Israel's critics, comedy, Biden, Trump, media bias and Louis C.K.

Please remember to give this a good rating and review if you liked it, that really helps people find the show (apparently). I spoke to Noam Dworman, owner of the iconic and world famous Comedy Cellar in NYC, host of the 'Live from the Table' podcast and general legend about everything from Comedy to Trump. Along with all other episodes, this podcast is also available on our youtube channel, 'E2 Review Podcast'. Click here, or use this link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Ucp4FuLt3g SOCI...

05-14
47:37

James Lindsay Interview | Why many 'Critical Social Justice' arguments are fraudulent dogma, and how this spreads a false narrative

Please remember to give this a good rating and review if you liked it, that really helps people find the show (apparently). I spoke to acclaimed author and former academic James Lindsay about his involvement in the 'Grievance Studies Probe', which he led, and which demonstrated that so much of what passes as progressive academic thought is little more than fraudulent dogma. We discuss how and in what ways Social Justice Academia paints a false picture of society, and why and how it must be c...

05-06
01:02:11

Matthew Lesh Interview | Coronavirus (COVID-19): Was the government given bad advice?

Please remember to give this a good rating and review if you liked it, that really helps people find the show (apparently). Matthew Lesh makes a glorious return to E2 Review. He's the head of research at the Adam Smith Institute (an influential think tank), author of 'Democracy in a Divided Australia' (link: http://australiadivided.com/) and a well-known political commentator. He's also focussed on the nature of the UK's response to COVID-19, and recently wrote a detailed report setting out ...

05-04
42:41

Interview with Professor Eric Kaufmann | Immigration, populism and the nature of left-wing orthodoxies

I spoke to Eric Kaufmann, professor of politics at Birkbeck College, University of London and author of a number of books most recently 'Whiteshift: Populism, Immigration and the Future of White Majorities.' Please remember to give this a good rating and review if you liked it, that really helps people find the show (apparently). Sorry for the slightly dodgy audio, we were recording this over video call due to the Coronavirus situation which reduces the quality. Along with all other episod...

04-14
55:30

Tarjinder Gill Interview | Why we need less activism in education

I spoke with educationalist, commentator and teacher Tarjinder Gill about the failings of progressive education, the culture wars, Brexit, the 'Oppression Olympics' and everything else under the sun. Please remember to give this a good rating and review if you liked it, that really helps people find the show (apparently). Sorry for the slightly dodgy audio, we were recording this over video call due to the Coronavirus situation which reduces the quality. Tarjinder is a member of www.allI...

03-31
01:03:50

Emily Carver Interview | Gender pay gap myths, left-wing hypocrisy, and why economic growth is great

This week's guest is Emily Carver, Media Manager at The Institute of Economic Affairs, an influential think tank. We discussed everything from whether the gender pay gap is a myth, to whether the free market is the best economic system. Please remember to give this a good rating and review if you liked it, that really helps people find the show (apparently). Along with all other episodes, this podcast is also available on youtube. Here's the link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ufVWljqiIO...

02-25
47:02

Matthew Lesh Interview: 'The left insists that things are awful, but this is actually the greatest period in history to be alive.'

This week's guest is Matthew Lesh, the head of research at the Adam Smith Institute (an influential think tank), author of 'Democracy in a Divided Australia' (link: http://australiadivided.com/) and a well-known political commentator. Follow Matthew on Twitter: @Matthewlesh E2 REVIEW SOCIAL MEDIA: Follow Max (the host) on twitter: @theposhgent Follow E2 Review on twitter: @E2Review Follow E2 Review on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/e2review/ Please remember to give this a good rati...

02-11
54:31

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