Freewheeling: how to embrace the bicycle boom
Hello! As you lounged peacefully by a pool or sipped a drink with a little umbrella in it, have you ever wondered what a more *adventurous* summer holiday might look like? Let Ed and Geoff inspire you...
2 Jul 202352min
Will there be a Hollywood ending? why the writers are on strike
Hello! This week’s topic has all the ingredients of a great blockbuster: a tale of the underdog standing up to powerful big business, people fighting for their livelihoods, and ensuring the robots don...
25 Jun 202351min
The People's Plan for Nature: how re-imagining our democracy could save nature
Hello! The nature crisis affects everyone, and so the British people should have a say in how we solve it. But is our current system ready for it? Step forward: the People’s Plan for Nature, a huge na...
18 Jun 202346min
Live at the RSC Part 2: the return of the Doctor
Hello! Can you believe it? Six years on, and we’ve made it to our 300th episode. Today we're joined by someone who's also familiar with the funny tricks of time: David Tennant. The former AND current ...
11 Jun 202343min
Live at the RSC Part 1: the fight for better climate education in our schools
Hello! This week we're coming at you from Stratford-upon-Avon with the first part of our conversation from the Live at the RSC Festival. We're talking about the current state of climate education and ...
4 Jun 202335min
Business as (un)usual: can people and planet really come before profit?
Hello! Capitalism, eh? Despite its creative genius, some would say it's at the root of many of the problems we're facing these days, from planetary breakdown, to poor health and social inequality. How...
28 Mai 202354min
Reasons to be Letchworth: what can we learn from the garden city movement?
Hello! This week we’re taking you back to the distant days of 1898 when social reformer and ‘practical idealist’ Ebenezer Howard set out his ideas about the Garden City, one of the most radical urban ...
21 Mai 202349min
But what can I do?: a conversation with Alastair Campbell
Hello! When you’re in the business of optimism, it can be difficult to draw much hope from the mess that Britain is in. Making a change can feel overwhelming and getting involved unappealing. This wee...
14 Mai 202340min
