Worlds Apart

God bless you, please? Tommy Robinson, activist

Freedom of speech is one of the pillars of democracy, and also the one that, in the West, is perceived as being in greatest peril. With the left claiming that it has become a vehicle co-opted by the right to spread hate, and the right deriding the left as sinister, snowflake censors, just what are the boundaries of free speech? To discuss this, Oksana is joined by Tommy Robinson, British activist.

Like father, like daughter - Mikhaila Peterson, founder of the Lion Diet & prominent health vlogger

Medicine is one area where yielding to authority is not just tolerated but widely expected. We still treat our doctors as priests, possessing a secret knowledge that’s imparted under a millennia-old oath. But with so many medical dogmas proven wrong in recent years, can doctors ever be sure they are indeed doing no harm? To discuss this, Oksana is joined by Mikhaila Peterson, founder of the Lion Diet, prominent food vlogger and daughter of Canadian psychologist Jordan Peterson.

Emin Agalarov, singer & entrepreneur

Showy and shallow though he may appear, Donald Trump has once again defied his critics by securing the impeachment acquittal from the Senate and rising ever higher in the public opinion polls. What is it about the 45th president of the United States that makes people love and hate him so much? To discuss this, Oksana is joined by Emin Agalarov, singer, entrepreneur and former business associate of Donald Trump.

Eran Etzion, former deputy head of Israel's National Security Council

Albert Einstein is often credited with defining insanity as doing the same thing over and over again and expecting a different result. This is essentially the argument behind the Trump administration's 'deal of the century,' aimed at putting an end to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Is the American president indeed insane or a genius for breaking with decades of fruitless mediation? To discuss this, Oksana is joined by Eran Etzion, former deputy head of Israel's National Security Council.

Nikolai Petrov, senior research fellow on Russia and Eurasia at Chatham House

From a bloodless revolution to a constitutional coup – both supporters and opponents of President Putin have been pretty dramatic in describing changes to Russia's power system that he recently proposed. What's the real intention behind them and do things ever work as intended in Russia? To discuss this, Oksana is joined by Nikolai Petrov, senior research fellow on Russia and Eurasia at Chatham House.

Ben Nelson, founder of the Minerva Project

Higher education prides itself on equipping its seekers with the tools to optimally navigate reality and, at the very least, to tell fact from fiction. But what if this narrative in itself is a myth – an expensive, self-serving and highly ineffective myth? To discuss this, Oksana is joined by Ben Nelson, founder of the Minerva Project, who is taking on the Ivy League universities and arguing that they don't teach what they're supposed to teach, and charge too much for it.