Cheerful Book Club: The Three Dimensions of Freedom by Billy Bragg
Hello! We’ve got another Cheerful Book Club pilot episode for you. We’re joined by Billy Bragg to chat about his new book, ‘The Three Dimensions of Freedom’. Billy talks about politics in the age of s...
19 Jul 201932min
95. SCHOOL’S OUT: time for LGBT-inclusive education
Hello! 45% of LGBT young people are bullied in school and 40% say they are never taught anything about LGBT issues. We talk to Stonewall chief executive Ruth Hunt about the importance of LGBT-inclusiv...
14 Jul 201957min
94. A QUESTION OF SPORT: the fight for gender equality
Hello! The Women’s World Cup may have captivated the nation, but we are a long way away from gender equality in sport. From media coverage to pay to participation, there is still a large gender gap.Th...
7 Jul 201955min
93. ELECTRIC DREAMS: the end of the petrol and diesel vehicle
Hello! One of the biggest challenges of the climate emergency is that we have to take tens of millions of petrol and diesel cars off the road. How do we do it? We look to Norway where nearly 50% of ne...
30 Jun 201953min
Cheerful Book Club: Why I’m No Longer Talking to White People About Race by Reni Eddo-Lodge
Hello! Here’s the second pilot of our new Cheerful Book Club series to see you through the end of the week. Geoff and Ed chat to Reni Eddo-Lodge about her best-selling book, ‘Why I’m No Longer Talking...
27 Jun 201934min
92. BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATER: the case for social ownership
Hello! England is the only country in the world to have a fully privatised water system. Is it time to bring water back into public hands? We talk to Celia Blauel, Deputy Mayor of Paris, about how the...
23 Jun 201959min
91. WHO’S AFRAID OF GDP?: shifting to a wellbeing economy
Hello! Governments focus on maximising gross domestic product (GDP), but is that really the route to a happy and sustainable economy? This week we talk to New Zealand finance minister Grant Robertson ...
16 Jun 201956min
Cheerful Book Club: How to Fail by Elizabeth Day
Hello! We’re treating you to the first of our Cheerful Book Club episodes—-a pilot for our new series. Ed speaks to Elizabeth Day about her new book ‘How to Fail’. They talk about our attitudes to fai...
12 Jun 201933min
