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Back to SearchThe Epic Reach of Homer's Iliad
Season 1 Episode 1075
Robin Lane Fox, the classicist, ancient historian and also green-fingered gardening writer, discusses his most recent book: Homer and His Iliad. The …
2 years, 5 months ago
The Identity Trap of Modern Politics
Season 1 Episode 1074
For this episode, Yascha Mounk, the writer and political scientist discusses his recent book The Identity Trap, which explores what Mounk refers to a…
2 years, 5 months ago
Monsters and Masterpieces: Art in the Age of #MeToo
Season 1 Episode 1073
Can we love the art of monstrous men? Can we truly separate the art from the artist? To answer these questions author and critic Claire Dederer came …
2 years, 5 months ago
Tides of Transformation: Regulating Oil
Season 1 Episode 1072
The Government has introduced new legislation requiring annual rounds of oil and gas licensing in the North Sea. What is the relationship between lic…
2 years, 5 months ago
Power Trip, Part Five: AI and the Future of Humanity
Season 1 Episode 1071
In the final instalment of POWER TRIP, Carl Miller is looking towards the future and asking: will it be as dystopian as many fear? The difference bet…
2 years, 5 months ago
The Psychosis of Whiteness
Season 1 Episode 1070
Academic, activist and author Kehinde Andrews is Professor of Black Studies at Birmingham City University. His books include Back to Black: Retelling…
2 years, 5 months ago
Return or Retain? The Parthenon Marbles Debate, with Ed Vaizey and Noel Malcolm
Season 1 Episode 1069
For almost 40 years, the Parthenon Marbles, or Elgin Marbles as they are also known, have been at the centre of the great restitution debate. Taken f…
2 years, 5 months ago
China’s Quest for Global Influence
Season 1 Episode 1068
Is China’s ascendance to world leadership an unstoppable force or a challenge we can overcome? Axios reporter Bethany Allen-Ebrahimian's recent book,…
2 years, 6 months ago
Power Trip, Part Four: AI and Governance
Season 1 Episode 1067
Can AI be controlled? In this episode Carl Miller discovers what governments and governing bodies are doing to ensure AI is evolving in a way that ca…
2 years, 6 months ago
Gillian Tett on the Year Ahead
Season 1 Episode 1066
Gillian Tett is one of the world’s most in-demand economists. An acclaimed columnist and author at the Financial Times, she has long used her trainin…
2 years, 6 months ago