Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchHenry Dimbleby and Alice Thomson On How The Global Food System Is Killing Us
Season 1 Episode 914
Food Campaigner Henry Dimbleby is co-founder of LEON and recently quit his role as the government’s food tsar over its inaction over obesity. His rec…
3 years ago
Archive: History vs Herstory
Season 1 Episode 913
In this archive episode from 2021, we hear from a panel of historians, authors and broadcasters – Hallie Rubenhold, Natalie Livingstone, Dan Jones an…
3 years ago
Growing Up with David Schwimmer and Nick Mohammed
Season 1 Episode 912
Samira Ahmed is joined by Friends star David Schwimmer and comedy writer Nick Mohammed. David Schwimmer is one of the most recognisable faces on tele…
3 years ago
Iraq: 20 Years On | Is American Power in Decline? with General Petraeus
Season 1 Episode 911
General David Petraeus rose to prominence for his role in the Iraq War. He was credited with implementing a counterinsurgency strategy that helped to…
3 years ago
Archive: Chasing the Urge – Addiction Throughout History
Season 1 Episode 910
Carl Erik Fisher is a psychiatrist, bioethicist and recovering alcoholic who has spent years tracing the history of addiction. His new book is The Ur…
3 years ago
Philip Pullman on Childhood and Fantasy
Season 1 Episode 909
Over lunch in his house in Oxford, bestselling author Philip Pullman speaks to broadcaster Samira Ahmed about the moments of his childhood and youth …
3 years ago
Kate Mosse on Recognising Women's Success
Season 1 Episode 908
Samira Ahmed speaks to best-selling author Kate Mosse. Together they discuss her life and career, the success of her historical fiction novels - incl…
3 years, 1 month ago
Archive: Britain Should Not Have Fought in the First World War
Season 1 Episode 907
For this week's Sunday Debate, we're dipping back into the archive to 2014, when we gathered a panel of expert historians to debate whether Britain w…
3 years, 1 month ago
Emily Ratajkowski on Feminism, Capitalism, and Exploitation
Season 1 Episode 906
Samira Ahmed speaks to model and actress Emily Ratajkowski. Together they discuss her rise to fame after appearing in the music video for the controv…
3 years, 1 month ago
Anaximander: the Ancient World’s Most Radical Scientific Thinker
Season 1 Episode 905
Carlo Rovelli is one of the world’s best-known scientists. A theoretical physicist, his books have sold over two million copies around the world. He …
3 years, 1 month ago