Podcast Episodes

The Power of Demography, with Paul Morland

Season 1 Episode 714

Does the world have too many people – or not enough? That’s one of the big questions that demographer Paul Morland seeks to answer in his new book, Tomorrow’s People: The Future of Humanity in Ten Nu…

Published on 3 years, 6 months ago

The Sunday Debate: Blame Liberals For the Rise of Populism

Season 1 Episode 713

A delve into the archive and back to 2019 when we debated a motion asking whether the left’s policies of high immigration and multiculturalism caused the disaffection which has given rise to populism…

Published on 3 years, 6 months ago

The Joy of Science, with Jim Al-Khalili

Season 1 Episode 712

Professor Jim Al-Khalili is the physicist who makes science look easy. He’s the author of several books, the latest of which is The Joy of Science, which offers eight core scientific principles that …

Published on 3 years, 6 months ago

Who is the Real Xi Jinping? With Kerry Brown

Writer and academic Kerry Brown's latest book is Xi: A Study in Power, which profiles the policies and personality behind China's leader for the last decade, Xi Jinping. He’s one of the most powerful…

Published on 3 years, 6 months ago

The Crimes of History, with Linda Kinstler and Peter Pomerantsev

How do you put a ghost on trial? In Linda Kinstler's deeply personal new book, Come to This Court and Cry, she uncovers the atrocities of her Latvian grandfather's involvement in the Holocaust. In co…

Published on 3 years, 6 months ago

The Sunday Debate: Chinese Investment Is Good for Africa

Season 1 Episode 709

Between 2007 and 2020, China invested $23 billion into infrastructure for nations across Africa, $8 billion more than the other top eight lenders combined. But in its pursuit of energy security and r…

Published on 3 years, 6 months ago

Mental Health: Hope and Healing With Horatio Clare and Alex Riley

Season 1 Episode 708

How we understand mental health and the level of compassion we show to those suffering from depression and other forms of mental illness define us as a society. In May 2022 acclaimed travel writer Ho…

Published on 3 years, 6 months ago

Otherlands: A Journey Into Our Planet’s Deep Past, with Thomas Halliday

Palaeobiologist and bestselling author Thomas Halliday is helping us better understand how the natural world evolved over the past 500 million years. His recent book, Otherlands: A World in the Makin…

Published on 3 years, 6 months ago

The New Science of the Body Clock, with Russell Foster

Every second of the day, tiny biological clocks are ticking throughout your body, from the neural pathways of your brain down to your very cells. But modern life is disrupting this ancient and delica…

Published on 3 years, 6 months ago

The Sunday Debate: The Left has right on its side

The political Left often purports that it has society’s best interests at heart and that it works for the good of all. Yet according to conservatives, it is precisely that self-regard, that attempt t…

Published on 3 years, 7 months ago