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 spe…
3 years, 9 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 corr…
3 years, 9 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. Th…
3 years, 9 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 unintend…
3 years, 9 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 pleasurabl…
3 years, 10 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.…
3 years, 10 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 northwester…
3 years, 10 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. H…
3 years, 10 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 fo…
3 years, 10 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…
3 years, 10 months ago