Podcast Episodes

Chokepoints: Economic Warfare in the Modern World, with Edward Fishman

Season 1 Episode 3165

In this episode, we’re joined by Edward Fishman, one of the foremost experts on economic statecraft and sanctions. With a career spanning roles at the U.S. State Department, the Pentagon, and the Tre…

Published on 9 months, 4 weeks ago

Nicholas Carr on How Technologies of Communication Tear Us Apart

Season 1 Episode 3164

‘We live today in a perpetual superbloom – not of flowers but of messages’ –- Nicholas Carr

In this episode we explore the hidden costs of constant connection with American journalist and writer Nich…

Published on 10 months ago

Classic Debate: Parenting Doesn’t Matter (Or Not As Much As You Think)

Season 1 Episode 3163

For today's Classic Debate we're revisiting our 2018 debate "Parenting Doesn’t Matter (Or Not As Much As You Think)".

We were joined by Professor of Behavioural Genetics Robert Plomin, the Development…

Published on 10 months ago

Humans: A Monstrous History

Season 1 Episode 3162

What is a monster? Why do humans create stories about otherness? What does it tell you about a society that engages in monster making?

Our guest today is Surekha Davies. Writer and historian, who has …

Published on 10 months ago

Jonathan Sumption on the Challenges of Democracy

Season 1 Episode 3161

Is democracy in crisis? British judge and historian Jonathan Sumption thinks so and in this episode he explains why. Drawing from the themes of his latest book The Challenges of Democracy: and the Ru…

Published on 10 months ago

The Intelligence Squared Economic Outlook with Martin Wolf (Part 2)

Season 1 Episode 3160

2025 is set to be a seismic year for the global economy. Donald Trump will return to the White House with an ‘America First’ agenda that threatens to dismantle global trade. Wars in Ukraine and Gaza …

Published on 10 months, 1 week ago

The Intelligence Squared Economic Outlook with Martin Wolf (Part 1)

Season 1 Episode 3159

2025 is set to be a seismic year for the global economy. Donald Trump will return to the White House with an ‘America First’ agenda that threatens to dismantle global trade. Wars in Ukraine and Gaza …

Published on 10 months, 1 week ago

Can Feminism Be African? With Minna Salami

Season 1 Episode 3158

Our guest today is Minna Salami, the feminist author, social critic and currently Program Chair at The New Institute. Her first book was Sensuous Knowledge: A Black Feminist Approach for Everyone, an…

Published on 10 months, 1 week ago

ABC’s James Longman on Family, Trauma, and Reporting from the Frontlines (Part 2)

Season 1 Episode 3157

Having reported from over sixty countries, from the front lines of wars in Ukraine and Syria to the wilds of the Antarctic, ABC News Chief International Correspondent James Longman has witnessed the …

Published on 10 months, 1 week ago

ABC’s James Longman on Family, Trauma, and Reporting from the Frontlines (Part 1)

Season 1 Episode 3156

Having reported from over sixty countries, from the front lines of wars in Ukraine and Syria to the wilds of the Antarctic, ABC News Chief International Correspondent James Longman has witnessed the …

Published on 10 months, 2 weeks ago