Classic Debate: Parenting Doesn’t Matter (Or Not As Much As You Think)
For today's Classic Debate we're revisiting our 2018 debate "Parenting Doesn’t Matter (Or Not As Much As You Think)". We were joined by Professor of Behavioural Genetics Robert Plomin, the Developmen...
19 Feb 20251h 3min
Humans: A Monstrous History
What is a monster? Why do humans create stories about otherness? What does it tell you about a society that engages in monster making? Our guest today is Surekha Davies. Writer and historian, who has...
17 Feb 202535min
Jonathan Sumption on the Challenges of Democracy
Is democracy in crisis? British judge and historian Jonathan Sumption thinks so and in this episode he explains why. Drawing from the themes of his latest book The Challenges of Democracy: and the Rul...
16 Feb 202541min
The Intelligence Squared Economic Outlook with Martin Wolf (Part 2)
2025 is set to be a seismic year for the global economy. Donald Trump will return to the White House with an ‘America First’ agenda that threatens to dismantle global trade. Wars in Ukraine and Gaza c...
14 Feb 202532min
The Intelligence Squared Economic Outlook with Martin Wolf (Part 1)
2025 is set to be a seismic year for the global economy. Donald Trump will return to the White House with an ‘America First’ agenda that threatens to dismantle global trade. Wars in Ukraine and Gaza c...
12 Feb 202539min
Can Feminism Be African? With Minna Salami
Our guest today is Minna Salami, the feminist author, social critic and currently Program Chair at The New Institute. Her first book was Sensuous Knowledge: A Black Feminist Approach for Everyone, and...
10 Feb 202545min
ABC’s James Longman on Family, Trauma, and Reporting from the Frontlines (Part 2)
Having reported from over sixty countries, from the front lines of wars in Ukraine and Syria to the wilds of the Antarctic, ABC News Chief International Correspondent James Longman has witnessed the e...
9 Feb 202529min
ABC’s James Longman on Family, Trauma, and Reporting from the Frontlines (Part 1)
Having reported from over sixty countries, from the front lines of wars in Ukraine and Syria to the wilds of the Antarctic, ABC News Chief International Correspondent James Longman has witnessed the e...
7 Feb 202530min
