Chelsea Manning – Information is Power
In 2010, Chelsea Manning, working as an intelligence analyst in the United States Army in Iraq, disclosed classified military documents that she had smuggled out via the memory card of her digital cam...
13 Dec 20221h 19min
Meik Wiking – Hygge, Home, and Happiness
When Meik Wiking introduced the world to the Danish art of Hygge in 2016 he gave us a revolutionary new way of nurturing happiness at home. Now the internationally bestselling author of The Little Boo...
9 Dec 20221h 9min
Marie Kondo – Kurashi At Home
Marie Kondo became a global superstar when she introduced the world to the life-changing magic of tidying up. Now Marie joins us to share the art of kurashi – or “way of life.” She elevates her focus ...
6 Dec 202235min
Lost Realms – An Epic New History of Britain from the Romans to the Vikings
As Tolkien knew, Britain in the ‘Dark Ages’ was an untidy mosaic of kingdoms – an age of saints and gods and miracles, of giants and battles and the ruin of cities. Leading historian Thomas Williams e...
2 Dec 20221h
The Pursuit of Growth is a Disaster for Our Country and Our Planet
From Westminster to Beijing, politicians and economists believe growth is the path to progress and prosperity. But are they blindly leading us towards catastrophe? Join us as we debate one of the most...
29 Nov 20221h 15min
Harry Sidebottom - The Mad Emperor Heliogabalus
The teenage emperor Heliogabalus was a polyamorous, sex positive, trans person who began life as a refugee; he was also a profiligate, irresponsible, bloodthirsty, fundementalist tyrant who built a go...
23 Nov 202238min
Siddhartha Mukherjee - The Song of the Cell
The literary heir to Oliver Sacks and Paul Kalanithi, a scientist and doctor with the eloquence and humanitarian sensibility of a philosopher-poet, Dr Siddhartha Mukherjee’s work answers the question ...
18 Nov 20221h 9min
Danielle Keats Citron - How to Protect Dignity and Identity in the Digital Age
Law Professor and MacArthur fellow Danielle Citron takes the conversation about technology and privacy out of the boardrooms and op-eds to reach readers where we are - in our bathrooms and bedrooms; w...
15 Nov 202237min
