Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchFrom Thin Air: Minimalist and process music from Africa to Arvo Pärt - Milton Mermikides
Watch the Q&A session here: https://youtu.be/3ntebbsM4Hw
This lecture delves into musical forms which rely on the most economical of materials and con…
8 months, 2 weeks ago
Modern Pagan Witchcraft - Ronald Hutton
This lecture was recorded by Ronald Hutton on 14th May 2025 at Barnard's Inn Hall, London.
Ronald is the Gresham Professor of Divinity.
He is also Prof…
8 months, 3 weeks ago
From Machiavelli to Nietzsche: How Modern Thinkers Saw Ancient Lawgivers - Melissa Lane
Watch the Q&A session here: https://youtu.be/VOGzTymAYno
For many modern thinkers, the lawgiver has been important as a founder or re-founder of civic…
8 months, 3 weeks ago
The Troubled Brain: Ageing and Dementia - Alain Goriely
Diseases such as Alzheimer’s or Parkinson’s are devastating neurological conditions that typically occur at old age and lead to systematic dementia a…
8 months, 4 weeks ago
Divine Law, Human Prophet: Moses in Hebrew and Greek - Melissa Lane
This lecture was recorded by Melissa Lane on 6th March 2025 at Barnard's Inn Hall, London.
Melissa Lane is Gresham Professor of Rhetoric.
Melissa is al…
9 months ago
Does Net Zero Mean the End of Livestock Agriculture? - Myles Allen
This lecture was recorded by Myles Allen on 29th April 2025 at Barnard's Inn Hall, London.
Myles is the Frank Jackson Foundation Professor of the Env…
9 months ago
The 2025 Annual Lord Mayor's Event - Alastair King
This lecture was recorded by Alderman Alastair King on 14th April 2025 at Guildhall, London.
Alastair King is the 696th Lord Mayor of the City of Lond…
9 months ago
What Rights and Duties are Missing from the U.S. Constitution? - Clive Stafford Smith
This lecture was recorded by Clive Stafford Smith on 10th April 2025 at Barnard's Inn Hall, London.
Clive is the Gresham Professor of Law
He is the fou…
9 months ago
How Does Surveillance Work? - Victoria Baines
Watch the Q&A session here: https://youtu.be/Y9JR7El863k
Our alert systems for identifying safety and security threats have evolved over time. As the …
9 months, 2 weeks ago
Why Are Cities Going Bankrupt? - Martin Daunton
Watch the Q&A session here: https://youtu.be/G_SpC_BV4jA
In the late nineteenth century, Joseph Chamberlain transformed Birmingham with municipal ente…
9 months, 2 weeks ago