Butchers; Fat Gay Men
Fat gay men: Laurie Taylor examines a world in which men are doubly stigmatised - for their weight as well as their sexuality. Jason Whitesel, an Assistant Professor in Women's and Gender Studies at P...
17 Dec 201428min
After Redundancy - Global Payday Lending
Global payday loans: Laurie Taylor talks to Carl Packman, a researcher and writer, who has analysed the growth of a worldwide industry. Today there are more payday lender shops in the US than McDonald...
10 Dec 201428min
Port Cities; Middle Class Alcohol Use
Port cities in the global age; from Marseilles to Liverpool and New Orleans. Laurie Taylor talks to Alice Mah, a sociologist at the University of Warwick, about her study of transformation along city ...
3 Dec 201428min
Creative Britain - Sexology
Creative Britain: Laurie Taylor explores its rise and fall with the British historian, Robert Hewison, who provides an assessment of the cultural policies of New Labour and the Coalition. Why has cult...
26 Nov 201427min
Shoes - Islamic Youth Culture in Western Europe
Shoes - a journey through our lives and identities. From 'brothel creepers' to perilous stilettos, our choice of footwear changes and evolves over a life time. Laurie Taylor talks to Victoria Robinson...
19 Nov 201428min
Meritocracy; Desert Island Doctors
Meritocracy, then and now. Laurie Taylor talks to Peter Hennessy, Attlee professor of contemporary British history at Queen Mary, University of London. How did meritocracy arise as a concept and has i...
12 Nov 201428min
'Lad culture' in higher education - Fugitives from the law in Philadelphia
Fugitives from the law: Laurie Taylor talks to Alice Goffman, Assistant Professor of Sociology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, about 'On the Run' her study of the lives of African American men...
5 Nov 201428min
Post-Dictatorship Art in Argentina; Young Jazz Musicians in London
Post dictatorship art in Argentina and beyond. Laurie Taylor talks to Vikki Bell, Professor of Sociology at Goldsmiths College, about the role of the arts in a society's journey to democracy. Whilst s...
29 Okt 201428min
