Gary Younge Interview: Mandela, Trump, Obama and Black Lives Matter
Hello! This week Ed and Geoff sat down with writer, journalist and now Professor of Sociology, Gary Younge. Gary talks about his new book ‘Dispatches from the Diaspora: From Nelson Mandela to Black Li...
13 Mar 202346min
Bernie Sanders Interview: baseball, capitalism and mitten memes
Hello! While we generally aim for cheerfulness, it's also ok to be a little angry too. Senator Bernie Sanders is. After a long career of fighting for a more progressive politics, the self-proclaimed d...
6 Mar 202342min
Full steam ahead: the resurgence of international train travel
Hello! As you wearily stood in a queue for a flight that was four hours delayed, having been hit with a hefty fee for a bag that you swore would fit under the seat, have you ever wondered if there was...
27 Feb 202354min
Laying down the law: can litigation hold climate culprits to account?
Hello! Climate change litigation has come on a long way since the 2000 blockbuster film Erin Brockovich. There's been a huge rise globally in the number of cases being filed against negligent governme...
20 Feb 202344min
Beyond the nepo baby: the deep drivers of social mobility
Hello! Nepo-babies are a new-fangled term but the issue of social mobility goes much deeper…in this episode Ed and Geoff explore why the same kind of people often seem to make it to the top. Why does ...
13 Feb 202351min
‘It’s not weird or morbid’: how confronting death can give us hope
Hello! This week we're speaking to comedian, actor and author Cariad Lloyd who's on a crusade to help us become better at talking about death and grief. Although it might not seem like the most cheerf...
6 Feb 202341min
Should you fight for your right to party?
Hello! This week on Reasons to be Cheerful Ed and Geoff are Going Out Out and talking about the night-time economy: generally everything that happens between 6pm and 6am. At the end of 2022, iconic Ma...
30 Jan 202349min
Is this the future of humanity?
Hello! This week we’re talking about ChatGPT, the artificial intelligence language model that’s taken the world by storm. But is the hype justified? And what can it do beyond writing poems about your ...
23 Jan 202344min
