140. MOBILISING A ZERO CARBON ARMY: green jobs for young people
Hello! More than a million young people could be unemployed in the wake of the current crisis. How can we create opportunities for young people to find work and contribute to tackling the climate cris...
24 Mai 202056min
139. A MISSION FOR SORTITION: citizens’ assemblies & the climate crisis
Hello! This weekend was the final meeting of the UK’s Climate Assembly. As BIG fans of citizens’ assemblies, we explore how it went and what comes next. Assembly member Ibrahim talks about his experie...
17 Mai 202055min
138. PEOPLE ARE GOOD: a truly radical idea
Hello! What would society look like if we started from the assumption that people are fundamentally decent? We speak to historian Rutger Bregman about ‘Humankind’ - his new book arguing for a positive...
10 Mai 202058min
137. TACKLING ROUGH SLEEPING: why does it take a pandemic?
Hello! Thousands of rough sleepers have been given a place to stay during the lockdown. If we can do it in a pandemic, why not the rest of the time? We talk to Matt Downie from Crisis and Maggie Brunj...
3 Mai 202054min
136. STRINGS ATTACHED: designing better bailouts
Hello! Some sectors are likely to need further support during this crisis. But should government attach conditions to corporate bailouts, or even seek an equity stake in bailed out companies? Danish M...
26 Apr 202051min
135. THIS CHANGES EVERYTHING?: learning from crises of the past
Hello! What determines whether crises lead to major social change? We talk to two historians about lessons from the past. Walter Scheidel explains his argument that economic inequality has only ever b...
19 Apr 202058min
134. A GREEN RECOVERY: the case for a climate stimulus
Hello! We’re talking about the potential for a green stimulus to help power the economic recovery from coronavirus. Economist Michael Jacobs makes the case about why investment in green projects can b...
12 Apr 202055min
133. IN THIS TOGETHER: global cooperation on a global crisis
Hello! The current crisis has demonstrated how interconnected our world is. So why are countries so divided in their response? We’re talking about the need for global cooperation on tackling coronavir...
5 Apr 202051min
