The Sunday Debate: Has Sex Positivity Harmed Feminism?
In today's world, we're often encouraged to think that sex is no longer a subject burdened with shame or repressed feelings. Rather, it is pleasurable, exciting and even empowering – as long as all pa...
3 Juli 202242min
Eton, Oxford, Westminster: The Formative Pipeline of Britain's Ruling Elite, with Simon Kuper
Across Britain, it’s no secret that the people who make up the country's elected government have gone through the same familiar educational pipeline. Eton, Oxford, Westminster. Born into families of p...
1 Juli 202251min
Escaping Xinjiang, with Nury Turkel
In recent years China has been accused of committing crimes against humanity and possibly genocide against the Uyghur ethnic group in the northwestern region of Xinjiang province. Nury Turkel was born...
29 Juni 202236min
Why We Fight, with Christopher Blattman
Christopher Blattman is an economist, political scientist and Ramalee E. Pearson Professor of Global Conflict Studies at The University of Chicago. His new book is Why We Fight: The Roots of War and t...
27 Juni 202257min
The Sunday Debate: The Northern Ireland Question: Is it Time to Abandon The Protocol?
The Northern Ireland Protocol – agreed between the United Kingdom and the European Union in 2019 – has been a source of tension since it came into force at the start of 2021. The protocol, which creat...
26 Juni 20221h 2min
Neighbouring Russia, with Erika Fatland
Tracing Russia’s vast border, which meets those of 14 other countries, helps tells the history of Russia itself. From its imperial past to Soviet-era expansions and contractions leading up to its curr...
24 Juni 202239min
How to Be an Antiracist, with Ibram X. Kendi
Activist, historian and academic Ibram X. Kendi's book, How To Be and Antiracist, won the National Book Award for nonfiction as well as topping bestseller lists in 2020, a year in which the murder by ...
22 Juni 202246min
The Hidden World of Bisexuality, with Julia Shaw
Bisexuality is the world’s largest sexual minority but is potentially the least understood. In her new book, Bi: The Hidden Culture, History, and Science of Bisexuality, psychological scientist Dr Jul...
20 Juni 202242min
