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Have we become a nation of snowflakes? All too easily offended and keen to jump on the bandwagon of victimhood, or are people being far more offensive than they used to be? In this episode Evan Davis talks to a group of millennials about how they feel about the snowflake label. Studio Guests: Jordan Peterson is an academic psychologist in Toronto, he's the author of a recent big-seller, 12 Rules for Life. Dr Clare Chambers is a Senior Lecturer in Philosophy at the University of Cambridge. Shaista Aziz is a journalist, writer, stand-up comedian, Labour Party politician, and an Oxford City councillor.
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