42. TECH FOR GOOD
Hello! This week we're back to technology, but looking at how it can benefit humanity. Through open platforms and open data, handing the power back to the population can allow some very positive outco...
8 Juli 201858min
41. SMOOTH CO-OPERATORS: the power of co-ops to transform society
Hello! This episode, like the companies we're talking about, is owned by everyone who works for it. Cooperative ownership allows the workers to own a stake in the businesses they're working for, allow...
1 Juli 201856min
40. SILICON VALLEY SERFS: protecting kids from tech overload
Hello! This week we've looked up from our phones to look down at the generation of children addicted to theirs. In the wild west of the internet, children aren't as safe as you may hope and it's not j...
24 Juni 201859min
39. ENDING JOBS FOR THE BOYS: overcoming the workplace gender divide
Hello! This week we discuss the issue of "boys jobs" and "girls jobs" and how men being under-represented in care roles and women being under-represented in the sciences is a self-fulfilling prophecy ...
17 Juni 201854min
38. UNIVERSAL BASIC SERVICES: Shaping the 21st century welfare state
Hello! Could providing more services free at the point of access (like the NHS and education) relieve need and tackle inequality? Our guests Henrietta Moore and Jonathan Portes think so and we hear fr...
10 Juni 201856min
37. RETHINKING ECONOMIC SUCCESS: beyond the growth obsession
Hello. We started our Festival tour at ‘How The Light Gets In’ at Hay-on-Wye, joined by Doughnut Economics author Kate Raworth. Listen to a fascinating discussion about how we think about economic suc...
3 Juni 201855min
36. THE GENERATION GAME: Turning round the fortunes of young people
Hello! This week we went on an outing to speak to Lord David Willetts about the Resolution Foundation's new report into how to tackle the crisis in wealth, housing and life chances facing the younger ...
27 Maj 201854min
35. LAW AND DISORDER: fixing the justice crisis
Hello. There is a quiet crisis in our justice system: barristers striking, courts creaking, defendants being denied a fair hearing and victims being callously disregarded. It's high time to talk about...
20 Maj 201856min
