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Podcasting difficult histories
Personal Identity is at the heart of contemporary culture. Political philosophies are built around it and family history is a hobby undertaken by hun…
10 months, 2 weeks ago
Common Sense
What do we mean by 'common sense'? In 1925 the philosopher GE Moore wrote a Defence of Common Sense which argued against philosophical idealism, on t…
10 months, 3 weeks ago
Power: A User's Guide
Political power can take many forms, from the top-down model of the Roman Empire, to operating in the democratic politics of today, to the possibilit…
10 months, 3 weeks ago
WOLVES
Wolves were once hunted and persecuted to the point of near extinction but are now enjoying a come back across Europe, if not the UK. What can explai…
11 months ago
Political Visions
What is the role of vision in politics? Must politicians have a vision of what kind of society they’re working towards, ultimately? What kind of role…
11 months, 1 week ago
Peace
On the 8th May 1945, the Allies declared victory over Nazi Germany. How has war and the threat of war shaped society in the intervening years? Do 'wa…
11 months, 2 weeks ago
Community
Post local elections and pre VE day anniversary events across the UK, Shahidha Bari explores ideas about community. Mike Savage, Professor of Sociolo…
11 months, 3 weeks ago
Decadence
Some people think we live in an age of decline. Matthew Sweet investigates, with guests including political journalist Tim Stanley, art critic Louisa…
11 months, 4 weeks ago
The Middle Classes
Matthew Sweet and guests discuss the impact of the shifting geo political and economic trends on the British class system with specialist guests. Mur…
1 year ago
Isolation
As Radio 4 marks the 5th anniversary of the first COVID lockdown, Free Thinking investigates one of the defining experiences of that period for many …
1 year, 1 month ago