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Back to SearchHadley Freeman and Bari Weiss on Anorexia
Season 1 Episode 924
Shortly after her fourteenth birthday, Hadley Freeman stopped eating. From the age of fourteen to seventeen, she lived in various psychiatric wards with a diagnosis of anorexia nervosa. And for the n…
Published on 2 years, 7 months ago
No Peace: The Story of the Rohingya in Myanmar
Season 1 Episode 923
The Rohingya people of Myanmar have been persecuted for decades. The worst period of violence flared up in August 2017, when almost 700,000 Rohingya were forced to leave Myanmar after a large-scale m…
Published on 2 years, 7 months ago
The Week Mandela Averted Civil War and Forged a New Nation
Season 1 Episode 922
On Easter weekend 1993 Nelson Mandela was engaged in slow-moving power-sharing talks with President F.W. de Klerk when a white supremacist shot Mandela’s heir-apparent, Chris Hani, in the hope of ign…
Published on 2 years, 7 months ago
Debate: Who Will Win the Next General Election?
Season 1 Episode 921
Is the UK’s 2024 general election a foregone conclusion, with the Labour Party some 20 points ahead in the opinion polls? Can Rishi Sunak turn around the economy in time? Is there enough difference b…
Published on 2 years, 8 months ago
The Gendered Politics of Climate Change
Season 1 Episode 920
As Earth Day approaches, we revisit a compelling conversation from 2021 asking which factors are really responsible for the climate emergency and who might be able to prevent it? Dr Anne Karpf is a w…
Published on 2 years, 8 months ago
Healthy or Wealthy?: The Commodification of Healthcare
Season 1 Episode 919
The American healthcare system is one of the most expensive and complex systems in the world, yet it remains plagued by significant inequalities. Despite spending more per capita on healthcare than a…
Published on 2 years, 8 months ago
Brave New Birth: The Ethics of Artificial Womb Technology
Season 1 Episode 918
As technology continues to advance, the once distant concept of growing a human fetus outside the womb is inching closer to reality. But with these advancements come myriad ethical, legal, and social…
Published on 2 years, 8 months ago
Archive: Contemporary Art Excludes the 99%
Season 1 Episode 917
What is the role of contemporary art museums today? Are biennales and art fairs platforms for experiment and exchange, or little more than social attractions for the elite? Have collectors become the…
Published on 2 years, 8 months ago
Russell Kane on Class and Comedy
Season 1 Episode 916
Samira Ahmed speaks to award-winning comedian Russell Kane. They speak about his life and career, growing up in Essex, his break into comedy at the prestigious Edinburgh Fringe, and his relationship …
Published on 2 years, 8 months ago
Gods and Mortals: What Ancient Greek Myths Can Teach Us About Today
Season 1 Episode 915
Hercules, Prometheus, Pandora. The compelling characters of Greek mythology continue to fascinate readers thousands of years after their stories were first told. For this edition of the podcast, lead…
Published on 2 years, 8 months ago