Forum & Friends
An ongoing roundtable of thinkers, writers, and dissidents who gather to debate the ideas, events, and cultural currents that mainstream media would rather leave unexamined.
Unhurried debate in an age of noise.
Forum & Friends is where the conversation goes deeper. Each week, a rotating circle of journalists, academics, and public figures sit down for hours—not minutes—to work through the arguments that shape our politics and culture.
No chyrons, no commercial breaks, no sound-bite format. Just long-form discussion in the tradition of the great salons and coffee houses that once animated Western intellectual life. The livestreams are hosted on our YouTube channel, and the accompanying essays, transcripts, and follow-ups live on our Substack.
Whether you prefer to listen, watch, or read, there is a seat at the table.
Where to find us
From Substack
🏛 The Forum & Friends: Economic Crisis with Alex Krainer
In Forum & Friends, John Laughland and Peter Lavelle interview guests about current events, geopolitics, health, science and many other topics.
1 hr 02 min
🏛 The Forum & Friends Special: Russia and Europe with Dr. Alexey Gromyko
In Forum & Friends, John Laughland and Peter Lavelle interview guests about current events, geopolitics, health, science and many other topics.
28 min
🏛 The Forum & Friends: Democracy in America? with Daniel McAdams and Alex Krainer
In Forum & Friends, John Laughland and Peter Lavelle interview guests about current events, geopolitics, health, science and many other topics.
1 hr 03 min
🏛 The Forum & Friends: German Rearmament with Edouard Husson and Tarik Cyril Amar
In Forum & Friends, John Laughland and Peter Lavelle interview guests about current events, geopolitics, health, science and many other topics.
59 min
🏛 The Forum & Friends: Time to Talk to Russia? with Glenn Diesen and Ian Proud
In Forum & Friends, John Laughland and Peter Lavelle interview guests about current events, geopolitics, health, science and many other topics.
1 hr 00 min
🏛 The Forum & Friends: Iran: Winning by not Losing with Professor Seyed Mohammad Marandi
In Forum & Friends, John Laughland and Peter Lavelle interview guests about current events, geopolitics, health, science and many other topics.
55 min
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