Novelist Helen Oyeyemi on Why the City of Prague has Main Character Energy
The latest book from critically acclaimed writer Helen Oyeyemi, Parasol Against the Axe, is a novel set among the city of Prague’s streets. It’s often said that a city can feel like a character in a b...
14 Helmi 202427min
Why the Political World's a Stage
Richard Sennett is a sociologist and the Centennial Professor of Sociology at the London School of Economics, whose work has given particular focus to areas such as how we co-exist in urban spaces and...
12 Helmi 202447min
Is Democracy Future-proof? with Jonathan White and David Runciman
2024 is set to be the biggest election year in history but what happens to politics when it’s always about the next election? We lose our sense of perspective, says Professor of Politics at London Sch...
11 Helmi 202452min
Alastair Campbell on Starmer, Sunak, and Saving Britain From Itself, Part Two
This is the second instalment of a three-part discussion. Often described as the second most powerful figure in Britain during the Blair governments, Alastair Campbell was pivotal as a strategist in l...
9 Helmi 202435min
Alastair Campbell on Starmer, Sunak, and Saving Britain From Itself, Part One
Often described as the second most powerful figure in Britain during the Blair governments, Alastair Campbell was pivotal as a strategist in leading New Labour to victory in 1997. In recent years Camp...
7 Helmi 202436min
A History of Magic and Astrology
In uncertain times, people look to the stars and otherworldly influences for guidance. It has always been so, says Professor of History at Princeton University, Anthony Grafton, whose new book, Magus:...
5 Helmi 202457min
The Lost Stories of the Last Captives of the Atlantic Slave Trade
Hannah Durkin is a historian whose new book, Survivors: The Lost Stories of the Last Captives of the Atlantic Slave Trade, shines a light on the final years of a pivotal yet deeply troubling period in...
4 Helmi 202437min
The Showman: How Volodymyr Zelensky Shines on the World Stage
Simon Shuster is senior correspondent for Time. As a journalist working in both Russia and Ukraine for nearly two decades, he has watched and reported on the story of conflict between the two countrie...
2 Helmi 202437min
