50. REVERSING THE CYCLE OF GANG VIOLENCE: Lessons from Scotland
Hello! The final of our "lads on tour" live shows. Here we talk to the Edinburgh Fringe audience about correcting the "recreational violence" cycle many young people get trapped in. Karyn McCluskey is...
2 Syys 201858min
49. BIG DATA CAN IMPROVE YOUR HEALTH
Hello! Private companies are collecting a lot of information about each of us, but when it comes to our health and wellbeing, that might not be such a bad thing. Mass anonymous data may be the answer ...
26 Elo 201845min
48. PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT: remaking our welfare state
Hello! This week we ventured to Lunar festival and spoke to Hilary Cottam about the welfare state. Her new book Radical Help looks at a how the whole system could be re-designed to better support ever...
19 Elo 201847min
47. IDEAS FOR THE ANTHROPOCENE: humankind respecting the Earth
Hello! We took a trip to Latitude festival. While there Professor Simon Lewis joined us on stage to talk about the book he's co-authored called The Human Planet: How We Created the Anthropocene. The A...
12 Elo 201851min
46. WON’T YOU TAKE ME TO FUNKY TOWN: power and prosperity in towns
Hello! We took a trip to Hebden Bridge, awarded 5th best place to live in the world, to find out how towns and villages can thrive. Lisa Nandy MP and Beth Paramor both know a thing or two about what p...
5 Elo 201853min
45. BLOCKCHAIN PARTY: Can it be a force for good?
Hello! We're getting technical in this episode, we're finding out why many are claiming blockchain to be the technology which could free us from monopolies and grant us better democracy. Samer Hassan,...
29 Heinä 201853min
44. THE ONLY WAY IS ETHICS: Businesses with a social purpose
Hello! This week we're talking Social Enterprise, the companies whose primary reason for existing is not profit but social or environmental purpose. Karen Lynch, CEO of Belu (formerly of Barclays) and...
22 Heinä 201849min
43. LEARNING FOR LIFE: what should a national education service do?
This week we’re talking education and what the big vision should be at our live show at The Politics Festival. We’re joined by Melissa Benn, author of forthcoming book Life Lessons: The Case For A Nat...
15 Heinä 201858min
