Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchThe F Word: Re-evaluating Society's Approach to Body Image, with Kate Manne
Season 1 Episode 2069
In her latest book, writer and Associate Professor of Philosophy at Cornell University, Kate Manne, turns her analytical lens towards prejudice and discrimination against larger bodied people, which …
Published on 1 year, 8 months ago
Unlocking the Power of Memory, with Charan Ranganath
Season 1 Episode 2068
Charan Ranganath is the Director of the Memory and Plasticity Program and a Professor of Psychology and Neuroscience at the University of California at Davis. His new book, Why We Remember: The Scien…
Published on 1 year, 8 months ago
Going Nuclear: Could a Catastrophic Conflict Take Place? with Annie Jacobsen
Season 1 Episode 2067
Annie Jacobsen is an investigative journalist and author whose books probe the periphery of what we know about state warcraft and read like unputdownable thrillers. As a result, a her Pulitzer-nomina…
Published on 1 year, 8 months ago
Finding the Story within Ordinary Human Failings, with Megan Nolan
Season 1 Episode 2066
Megan Nolan is an Irish journalist and author who has made a name for herself by cutting to the quick of the most uncomfortable facets of the human experience. She first appeared on Intelligence Squa…
Published on 1 year, 8 months ago
Why We Need to Slow Down to Save the Planet, with Kohei Saito
Season 1 Episode 2065
Kohei Saito is the Japanese philosopher and associate professor of philosophy at the University of Tokyo, whose ideas have become highly influential in the conversation surrounding how to better use …
Published on 1 year, 8 months ago
A Journey Into Our Geopolitical Future, with Elliot Ackerman
Season 1 Episode 2064
With AI's capabilities now beginning to conjure visions reminiscent of science fiction, it's fiction writers who are pointing the way to where these tools will take us in decades to come. 2054, the s…
Published on 1 year, 8 months ago
Are You Free? How Work Relentlessly Eats Up Our Time
Season 1 Episode 2063
In a world increasingly built around convenience, why do we often feel so short of free time? It’s a question that’s been on the minds of authors Nick Srnicek and Helen Hester. Srnicek is Lecturer in…
Published on 1 year, 8 months ago
Comedy in Dark Times, with Armando Iannucci and Helen Lewis, Part Two
Season 1 Episode 2061
This is the second instalment of a three-part discussion. Armando Iannucci is one of Britain’s best-loved comedy writers. The creator of hit shows such as The Thick Of It, Veep and Alan Partridge, Ia…
Published on 1 year, 8 months ago
Comedy in Dark Times, with Armando Iannucci and Helen Lewis, Part One
Season 1 Episode 2060
Armando Iannucci is one of Britain’s best-loved comedy writers. The creator of hit shows such as The Thick Of It, Veep and Alan Partridge, Iannucci is renowned for his sharp political satire and paro…
Published on 1 year, 8 months ago
Love and Brotherhood in Black Gay Britain, with Jason Okundaye
Season 1 Episode 2059
Jason Okundaye is a writer whose essays and work have been published in titles such as The London Review of Books, the Guardian, British GQ and more. His debut book, Revolutionary Acts: Love & Brothe…
Published on 1 year, 8 months ago