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Back to SearchHow Improvisation Created Language and Changed the World
Season 1 Episode 874
Language is perhaps humanity's most astonishing accomplishment but one that remains poorly understood. On this episode of the podcast we were joined by Nick Chater, Professor of Behavioural Science a…
Published on 2 years, 10 months ago
The Sunday Debate: Atheism is the New Fundamentalism
Season 1 Episode 873
Does God exist? In this archive debate from 2009, we invited a panel of expert speakers to discuss whether atheism had replaced religion as the new faith of the secular age. Are atheists as blinkered…
Published on 2 years, 10 months ago
American Nightmare: Chinatown's People Smuggling Empire
Season 1 Episode 872
Investigative journalist Patrick Radden Keefe joins us on the podcast to tell the story of an unlikely criminal mastermind, Sister Ping - a middle-aged, hardworking woman who is highly respected amon…
Published on 2 years, 10 months ago
Titanic: 25th anniversary special with Kate Winslet
Season 1 Episode 871
It’s been 25 years since the release of James Cameron’s cult classic, Titanic. The epic movie, which early fans will remember came out on VHS in two parts because it was so long, is now being rerelea…
Published on 2 years, 10 months ago
Faces of Britain – Missing Portraits and the Gaps in British History
Season 1 Episode 870
Intelligence Squared and Harewood House partner for this live podcast exploring the power of portraiture in representing Britain’s complex history. The expert panel includes artist Thomas J Price, Di…
Published on 2 years, 10 months ago
The Sunday Debate: Pornography is Good For Us
Season 1 Episode 869
It’s an issue that only gets more contentious with time - is porn good for us? To debate this issue in 2013, host Viv Groskop was joined by Germaine Greer, Dr Robert Lefever, Anna Arrowsmith, and Dr …
Published on 2 years, 10 months ago
Bret Easton Ellis on Teenage Nihilism and Nostalgia
Season 1 Episode 868
Los Angeles, 1981. A group of beautiful, rich, high school students are playing adult in their absentee parents' empty mansions, fueled by lust and prescription drugs, and filled with fear and disaff…
Published on 2 years, 10 months ago
Food for Thought: A Hungry Economist Explains the World
Season 1 Episode 867
When world-renowned economist Ha-Joon Chang first arrived in Britain in the 1980s he recoiled in horror at how dull and dreary British food was at that time. But it was not just the food that caused …
Published on 2 years, 10 months ago
Up in the Air: The Future of BBC World Service and Britain's Soft Power
Season 1 Episode 866
On 27 January 2023, broadcaster Mahmoud Al-Mossallami hosted BBC Arabic radio’s final transmission after 85 years on air. It's the latest strategy shift for BBC World Service, which launched in 1932 …
Published on 2 years, 10 months ago
The Sunday Debate: Were pre-Brexit predictions correct?
Season 1 Episode 865
This week marked the three year anniversary of Brexit, the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union. On this episode of The Sunday Debate we’re revisiting what some would call a simpl…
Published on 2 years, 10 months ago