Nationalism and the Battle for India’s Soul, with Shashi Tharoor
Since Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his BJP party came to power in 2014, India has seen an increase in Hindu nationalism and a rise in hostility towards the Muslim minority population. Politician a...
30 Nov 202158min
Business Weekly: The Race for a Vaccine
Kate Bingham is the former Chair of the UK Vaccine Taskforce and she's also a shrewd business mind, having been a successful venture capitalist in sectors such as biotech for the past 30 years. She re...
29 Nov 202138min
COP26: Success or Failure for the World?
What now for the world? Governments have reached a climate deal which gets us closer to holding temperatures rises to 1.5C. But a last-ditch effort from India and China to water down pledges to phase ...
28 Nov 20211h
Huma Abedin on Hillary Clinton, Anthony Weiner and a Life in Politics
Huma Abedin was Hillary Clinton’s most trusted aide and adviser for many years. Her recently published book, Both/And, reveals the details of that relationship as well as reflecting on the very public...
26 Nov 202156min
The Sweet Spot: why pain can be a pleasure
We go to movies that make us cry, scream or gag we poke at sores, eat spicy foods and run marathons. Some of us even seek out discomfort and humiliation for sexual gratification. Most of these activit...
23 Nov 202155min
Business Weekly: How To Lead A Sustainable Business – COP26 special with Alannah Weston and Henry Dimbleby
Today's episode comes from the How To Lead a Sustainable Business podcast, brought to you by Selfridges Group and Intelligence Squared. In the podcast, Alannah Weston, Chairman of Selfridges Group, sp...
22 Nov 202122min
Will electric vehicles make our roads green and clean?
This episode is part of our Energised series made in partnership with Iberdrola. To hear more search Energised, wherever you get your podcasts. Transport emissions account for almost a third of global...
21 Nov 202159min
Constitutional Rights and Wrongs, with Linda Colley
Linda Colley is the Shelby MC Davis 1958 professor of history at Princeton University and one of the most acclaimed historians of her generation. Her latest book is The Gun, the Ship, and the Pen, whi...
19 Nov 202151min
