Reaching Across the Divide in US Politics, with George Packer
George Packer is journalist and author whose words, during 15 years as staff writer for the New Yorker and latterly at the Atlantic, have helped frame American public life. His latest book is Last Bes...
27 Apr 202249min
Who Are We Now? Exploring English identity, with Jason Cowley
Jason Cowley is Editor of British political weekly, The New Statesman. He’s also an author and his latest book, Who Are We Now? Stories of Modern England, is a timely reflection on the identity of his...
25 Apr 202243min
Debate: Old Testament vs New Testament
Adam and Eve, Noah’s Ark, Moses and the Ten Commandments, the parting of the Red Sea. These are a few of the stories from the Old Testament. And then there’s the New Testament, with its account of the...
24 Apr 202234min
Africa Is Not A Country, with Dipo Faloyin
Journalist and writer Dipo Faloyin's new book, Africa Is Not A Country, looks to challenge overly simplistic narratives for one of the most culturally diverse regions on Earth. The African continent i...
22 Apr 202254min
How to Lead a Sustainable Business, with Alannah Weston and Andy Cato
Back for a third series, Alannah Weston, Chairman of Selfridges Group, speaks to inspiring leaders driving transformational systems change to put sustainability at the heart of their businesses. In th...
21 Apr 202231min
A Delicate Game: Confronting Brain Injury in Sport, with Hana Walker-Brown
Writer and audio documentary maker Hana Walker-Brown’s new book, A Delicate Game, investigates the reasons for sport’s troubling relationship with CTE (chronic traumatic encephalopathy), a type of dem...
20 Apr 202243min
Putin and The Age of The Strongman, with Gideon Rachman
By launching a full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Vladimir Putin has started the first war in Europe for a generation, defying the post-Cold War international rules-based order and inflicting great suffe...
18 Apr 202258min
The Sunday Debate: The European Green Deal is Not Fit For Purpose
This week's podcast is from our friends at Intelligence Squared Germany who hosted a live debate in Berlin last week on whether the EU's 'Green Deal', a plan to deliver both economic growth and carbon...
17 Apr 20221h 7min
