The dark side of chasing rewards | Paul Bloom, Nancy Sherman, and Dan Ariely
Something for nothingDo rewards and incentives damage our humanity?In much of our personal and professional lives, we receive rewards for good behaviour and carrying out our responsibilities. But, evi...
13 Maj 202546min
Rethinking the Enlightenment | Historian Aviva Chomsky
The spectre of the EnlightenmentWhat the Enlightenment a net positive or a net negative? Or is that the wrong question, and should we look at it simply as a historical period?Join Professor of History...
7 Maj 202526min
Was Karl Marx misunderstood? | Terry Eagleton on the forgotten ideals of Marxism
Why Marx was rightHaving fallen out of favour around the turn of the century, Marxism is now back in fashion, often playing the role of an alternative to the increasingly right-wing politics of the mo...
2 Maj 202524min
The power and the pitfalls of narrative | Matthew Beaumont, Ruth Padel, and Theodore Dalrymple
Lost in storiesIs life a story or a sequence of events?Our narratives enable us to make sense of the complex, often confusing, world that we live in. And yet there is a risk that rather than helping u...
29 Apr 202542min
Reflections on mental health today | Interview | Susie Orbach
The dark side of 'mental health' with Susie OrbachWhy are psychotherapy, psychology, psychoanalysis, therapy so popular today? Do these respond to a new need in our society or are they evolutions of a...
22 Apr 202523min
The life and philosophy of Peter Singer | In conversation with Myriam François
Peter Singer is one of the world's leading philosophers, renowned for his challenging and often controversial views. From animal ethics to effective altruism, Singer has shaped the philosophical lands...
16 Apr 202525min
The price of everything, value of nothing | Politics series | Daniel Susskind, Abby Innes, Will Hutton, Richard Kibble
Under capitalism, it can be hard to disentangle an idea of 'value' from that which the market sets as 'valuable' - that is to say, expensive items. Is the price mechanism in any way a useful or accura...
11 Apr 202551min
The crisis of the new | Stanley Fish, Claire Hynes, and Martin Puchner
Is genuine originality a realistic goal for artists?From fashion to fantasy, entertainment to enterprise, we seek the 'new' as the means to originality, change, and creativity. And for the most part, ...
8 Apr 202559min
