Podcast Episodes

Downstream: India Was the Epicentre of the Ancient World w/ William Dalrymple

The Silk Road has dominated the way we imagine the trading relationship between Europe and Asia to have worked in antiquity.

In his new book, The Gol…

9 months ago

Downstream: Trump & Musk Could Start a Global Meltdown w/ Michael Lewis

Michael Lewis is an American author, journalist, and former bond trader. His best-known book, The Big Short, explains the 2000s US housing bubble and…

9 months, 1 week ago

Downstream: Masculinity, Modern Love, and Mental Health w/ Blindboy

Blindboy is an artist, podcaster, and author. His storytelling style weaves anti-colonial histories with perspectives on modern masculinity, politics…

9 months, 2 weeks ago

Downstream: Exposing The True Costs of AI w/ Karen Hao

As AI begins to fundamentally alter our lives, we’re in urgent need of expert voices who both understand how the technology works and are capable of …

9 months, 3 weeks ago

Downstream: Trump’s Plan is to Make His Friends Even Richer w/ Quinn Slobodian

Quinn Slobodian is a Canadian historian. His new book, Hayek’s Bastards: The Neoliberal Roots of the Populist Right is a deep dive into the set of fa…

10 months ago

Downstream: American Democracy Is Collapsing, and This Man Predicted It w/ Joseph Stiglitz

During the 2008 economic crisis, the Obama administration had an opportunity to enact widespread market reforms. Instead, they bailed out the banks a…

10 months, 1 week ago

Downstream: The IDF Killed My Entire Family, and the British Government Helped Them w/ Ahmed Alnaouq

Ahmed Alnaouq is a Palestinian journalist and author. In October 2023, while he was in the UK, an Israeli airstrike hit his home in central Gaza, kil…

10 months, 2 weeks ago

Downstream: Britain’s Most Powerful Multi-Millionaire Hippy w/ Dale Vince

Dale Vince is a former new age traveller and the inventor of a string of transformative technologies: the world’s first green energy company, the ele…

10 months, 3 weeks ago

Downstream: How to Be a Morally Effective Person w/ Rutger Bregman

This week’s guest is best known for hijacking a panel at the World Economic Forum’s annual meeting at Davos, where he told a room full of billionaire…

11 months ago

Downstream: Big Tech Is Making Our Children Depressed and Anxious. Here’s How w/ Jonathan Haidt

As smart phone use has soared, Generation Z’s mental health has plummeted. But just how bad is this crisis, and who should we hold responsible?

In Th…

11 months, 1 week ago