Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchA Life in Forensic Psychiatry, with Dr Ben Cave
Season 1 Episode 734
What is it like to treat some of the most troubled men and women in society? Dr Ben Cave is a forensic psychiatrist whose 35-year career has been spent helping those with mental health conditions ran…
Published on 3 years, 5 months ago
Them’s the Breaks: Boris Johnson’s Resignation and Britain’s Political Crisis, with Jonathan Freedland, Simon Jenkins and Manveen Rana
Season 1 Episode 733
In a special programme following the resignation of Boris Johnson as Prime Minister of the UK, we hear from columnist, author and former foreign correspondent Jonathan Freedland, and journalist, auth…
Published on 3 years, 5 months ago
The Hunt for the Missing Cryptoqueen, with Jamie Bartlett
Season 1 Episode 732
Dr Ruja Ignatova, an Oxford-educated, self-styled cryptocurrency guru, promised her followers a financial revolution through her project: OneCoin. Then, in October 2017, she disappeared. But not befo…
Published on 3 years, 5 months ago
On Speaking and Being: The Power of Words, with Kübra Gümüsay
Season 1 Episode 731
Language is expressive, a way of opening doors or a tool for creating new dialogue. But a tool so powerful can also take us to unforeseen or unintended places. It can create narratives that become fi…
Published on 3 years, 5 months ago
The Sunday Debate: Has Sex Positivity Harmed Feminism?
Season 1 Episode 730
In today's world, we're often encouraged to think that sex is no longer a subject burdened with shame or repressed feelings. Rather, it is pleasurable, exciting and even empowering – as long as all p…
Published on 3 years, 5 months ago
Eton, Oxford, Westminster: The Formative Pipeline of Britain's Ruling Elite, with Simon Kuper
Season 1 Episode 729
Across Britain, it’s no secret that the people who make up the country's elected government have gone through the same familiar educational pipeline. Eton, Oxford, Westminster. Born into families of …
Published on 3 years, 5 months ago
Escaping Xinjiang, with Nury Turkel
Season 1 Episode 728
In recent years China has been accused of committing crimes against humanity and possibly genocide against the Uyghur ethnic group in the northwestern region of Xinjiang province. Nury Turkel was bor…
Published on 3 years, 5 months ago
Why We Fight, with Christopher Blattman
Season 1 Episode 727
Christopher Blattman is an economist, political scientist and Ramalee E. Pearson Professor of Global Conflict Studies at The University of Chicago. His new book is Why We Fight: The Roots of War and …
Published on 3 years, 5 months ago
The Sunday Debate: The Northern Ireland Question: Is it Time to Abandon The Protocol?
Season 1 Episode 726
The Northern Ireland Protocol – agreed between the United Kingdom and the European Union in 2019 – has been a source of tension since it came into force at the start of 2021. The protocol, which crea…
Published on 3 years, 5 months ago
Neighbouring Russia, with Erika Fatland
Season 1 Episode 725
Tracing Russia’s vast border, which meets those of 14 other countries, helps tells the history of Russia itself. From its imperial past to Soviet-era expansions and contractions leading up to its cur…
Published on 3 years, 5 months ago