Vanity Fair’s Lili Anolik - Joan Didion v. Eve Babitz
‘Could you write what you write if you weren’t so tiny, Joan?’ -Eve Babitz, in a letter to Joan Didion, 1972 One was the New York name on literary lips. The other, a Los Angeleno fireball with a feroc...
13 Dec 20241h 3min
Lucy Hughes-Hallett - The Brief & Brilliant Life of the Duke of Buckingham
George Villiers, Duke of Buckingham: never had King James I's court seen a man of such exquisite beauty. Capturing the heart of the King, becoming his lover and right-hand man, Villiers thus found him...
10 Dec 20241h 2min
Andrew Roberts - 150 Years of Winston Churchill
Few historical figures in the British political landscape have been as monumental as Winston Churchill. By the time of his death at the age of 90 in 1965, many thought him to be the greatest man in th...
6 Dec 20241h 19min
Dr Guy Leschziner - A Neuroscientist's Guide to the Seven Deadly Sins
The seven deadly sins are the vices of humankind that define immorality, the roots of all evil in the world. But do these sins really represent moral failings, or are they important and useful human f...
3 Dec 20241h 2min
Rory Stewart Meets Saad Mohseni - The Fight for a Free Press in Kabul
In the Kabul offices of Moby Group, Afghanistan's largest media company, hundreds of men and women continue to bring programmes and news to the country even after the return of the Taliban. From talk ...
29 Nov 20241h 9min
Dr Mithu Storoni - How To Transform the Way You Work
We are expected to operate with industrial-era efficiency at work. But creativity and high-quality ideas can't be generated on the assembly line. So how can we curate the best mental ecosystem for lea...
26 Nov 20241h 3min
Cambridge Professor David Spiegelhalter - How to Navigate Change, Ignorance, Risk and Luck
We live in a world where uncertainty is inevitable. How should we deal with what we don’t know? And what role do chance, luck and coincidence play in our lives? Cambridge statistician and beloved broa...
22 Nov 20241h 11min
Psychologist Alison Fragale - How Women Can Get the Success They Deserve
How do you balance kindness and competence in the workplace? How can you get the success you deserve, earn credit for your accomplishments, and navigate complex office politics without antagonising yo...
18 Nov 20241h 2min
