Slavoj Žižek and Shahidha Bari on Hegel in a Wired Brain
In celebration of the 250th anniversary of the birth of G.W.F. Hegel, Slavoj Žižek speaks to Shahidha Bari about the philosophical giant that changed our way of thinking about posthumanism. Together t...
28 Heinä 202043min
Tony Blair and Andrew Adonis on Ernest Bevin, Britain’s Forgotten Political Giant
In this rare public appearance together, chaired by the BBC’s Rajini Vaidyanathan, the former Labour prime minister Tony Blair and cabinet minister Andrew Adonis discussed how the man known as ‘the wo...
24 Heinä 202048min
Science Fictions, with Stuart Ritchie and Tom Whipple
Medicine, education, health, parenting – wherever it really matters, we look to science for guidance and answers. In this episode Stuart Ritchie discusses his new book 'Science Fictions' and reveals t...
21 Heinä 202044min
Sex Robots & Vegan Meat, with Jenny Kleeman and Carl Miller
Award-winning journalist and documentary-maker Jenny Kleeman takes us on a journey into the world of the people who are changing what it means to be human. Focusing on the central pillars of the human...
17 Heinä 202045min
Angrynomics: Why The World is So Angry, with Mark Byth, Eric Lonergan and Linda Yueh
Why are measures of stress and anxiety on the rise, when economists and politicians tell us we have never had it so good? While statistics tell us that the vast majority of people are getting steadily...
14 Heinä 202044min
Outraged: Why Everyone is Shouting and No One is Talking, with Ashley 'Dotty' Charles and Ash Sarkar
In this week's episode BBC presenter and DJ Ashley 'Dotty' Charles joins us to discuss her new book 'Outrage' and the insatiable appetite for anger in today's world. In conversation with Ash Sarkar, s...
10 Heinä 202048min
Putin's People with Catherine Belton and Edward Lucas
Former Moscow correspondent and investigative journalist Catherine Belton reveals the untold story of how Vladimir Putin and his entourage of KGB men seized power in Russia and built a new league of o...
7 Heinä 202048min
Debate: Iran Is Not Our Enemy
Is Iran an enemy to be confronted or a potential ally to engage with? In this week's podcast we debate 'Iran is not our enemy' with Mehdi Hasan, Azadeh Moaveni, Daniel Hannan and Salman Al-Ansari. The...
3 Heinä 20201h 3min
