Iran and the West - from Crassus to crass US
As an ancient imperial civilisation, Iran (or, to use an earlier name, Persia) has had a complex relationship with the West from the Roman era to the present day. I spoke to historian James Barr about...
29 Apr 1h 23min
Cuba - will Trump have the "honor" of taking it?
Away from the war with Iran, Trump and many of his associates have been talking about bringing an end to the communist regime in Cuba. To discuss this further I spoke to Nicolas Forsans who is author ...
22 Apr 42min
Ukraine, solidarity and the war to stop Europe from burning
Please follow my guest Sian Norris's work at https://sianushka.substack.com and on Bluesky. She mentioned Save Ukraine and the Ukraine Solidarity Campaign. If you would like to support this podcas...
14 Apr 46min
Fantastic Kingdom: Dr Helene von Bismarck on her latest book, and Britain
Helene von Bismarck is a writer, historian and political commentator who has become a familiar face and voice for those that follow British politics. After an academic career as a historian of late Br...
5 Apr 1h 31min
FILL YOUR TANK! PREPAY YOUR GAS BILL! IT REALLY IS AN ENERGY EMERGENCY
I decided to talk to Thom Reilly, former head of UK govt international energy policy and also with experience from one of the world's largest energy firms about the realities of what the Iran crisis m...
30 Mars 44min
THE SANCTUARY SCHOLARS Meet the displaced academics rewriting the future
As a special partnership with Somerville College Oxford, it was my huge pleasure to be able to interview three of their Sanctuary Scholars - young academics displaced by conflict now pursuing their st...
24 Mars 1h 6min
Elemental: The New Geography of Climate Change
Exclusive audiobook clip: this week's episode is a chapter from the Audiobook of Elemental, my book which came out last week. If you like what you hear, please order the full audiobook or you can by ...
18 Mars 25min
Back by popular demand: Charlie Gammell on the latest in Iran
Once again and back by popular demand - I have Charlie Gammell, Iran expert, former diplomat and historian and now author of the brilliant https://onceadiplomat.substack.com on the latest in Iran. If...
10 Mars 39min
