Podcast Episodes

The We Society Season 10 Trailer

Join host Will Hutton for Season 10 of the We Society from next week to hear some of the best ideas to shape the way we live.

Launching Wednesday 4th…

4 months, 2 weeks ago

US and China: behind the rhetoric with Rana Mitter

Season 9 Episode 8

Joining Will Hutton for the final episode of Season 9 is Professor Rana Mitter, an authority on contemporary China and U.S relations. He is the ST Le…

7 months, 3 weeks ago

Investing in the Early Years: Can policy catch up with evidence? with Eleanor Ireland

Season 9 Episode 7

Almost a third of five-year-olds in Britain enter primary school without the essential language, communication, and literacy skills they need to thri…

8 months ago

Can language convict a criminal? with Tim Grant

Season 9 Episode 6

Professor Tim Grant is one of the world's most experienced forensic linguistic practitioners who specialises in the analysis of abusive and threateni…

8 months, 1 week ago

Evidence for change: rethinking child poverty policy with Alex Beer

Season 9 Episode 5

Our guest today, Alex Beer, joins us at a critical time as the UK Government prepares to publish its child poverty strategy this autumn.

According to…

8 months, 2 weeks ago

Inoculating the mind: protecting against misinformation with Sander van der Linden

Season 9 Episode 4

Professor Sander van der Linden explores the impact of misinformation and how to prevent its spread within the general public. His work as Professor …

8 months, 3 weeks ago

Our Love Affair with Travel with journalist Simon Calder

Season 9 Episode 3

Simon Calder is the man with the answers when it comes to any travel related questions. Having started as a travel journalist at the Independent news…

9 months ago

Saving the 86 bus and designing better cities for the old and young with Tine Buffell and Julia King

Season 9 Episode 2

How can cities be better designed for the older generation and girls? These are the tough questions tackled in this episode of The We Society with Pr…

9 months, 1 week ago

Emergency planning is more about tea than being James Bond with Lucy Easthope

Season 9 Episode 1

Professor Lucy Easthope is a leading authority on recovering from disaster and she joins our host Will Hutton in the first episode of Season 9 of the…

9 months, 2 weeks ago

The We Society Season 9 Trailer

Season 8 Episode 9

Join host Will Hutton for Season 9 of the We Society from next week to hear some of the best ideas to shape the way we live.

Launching October 1 with …

9 months, 3 weeks ago