Podcast Episodes

The Best of Radical with Amol Rajan

On Amol’s last day as the host of Radical, he shares five conversations that really stand out. Matt Clifford, Emma Grede, Jacob Dunne, Katherine Birb…

2 months, 3 weeks ago

Why Do People Pretend to Be Working Class? (Your Radical Questions with Sophie Pender)

Sophie Pender, founder of The 93% Club, returns to answer your questions on class, privilege and education.

In the main episode, Sophie told Amol why…

2 months, 3 weeks ago

We Need to Talk About Class: Is It Time to Abolish Private Schools? (Sophie Pender)

Sophie Pender grew up on council estates in North London, became the first in her family to go to university, trained as a corporate lawyer - then wa…

3 months ago

What Is The Secret To Happiness? (Your Radical Questions with Lord Richard Layard)

For this week’s Q&A, Amol is joined by the economist, author, Labour peer, and happiness champion Lord Richard Layard. In their previous conversation…

3 months ago

Happiness Rules: Should Wellbeing Dictate Government Policy? (Lord Richard Layard)

This week, Amol sits down with Lord Richard Layard, the author, economist, and Labour peer who has spent decades making the case for happiness and we…

3 months, 1 week ago

Should Phones Be Banned in Pubs? (Your Radical Questions with Oisín Rogers)

Oisín Rogers takes your questions on how pubs can not only survive, but thrive. In the main episode we heard Oisín’s radical ideas about why he think…

3 months, 1 week ago

Last Call for the Local: Are Old Pubs the Solution to Modern Crises? (Oisín Rogers)

The British pub has played a huge part in our lives for hundreds of years: it’s a place to eat, drink, grieve, flirt, celebrate and put the world to …

3 months, 2 weeks ago

Can Britain Change Its Ways on Housing? (Your Radical Questions with Shiv Malik)

This week, Shiv Malik, the man behind the proposals for ‘Forest City 1’, takes your questions. He’s a former investigative journalist turned campaign…

3 months, 2 weeks ago

The Great British Housing Crisis: Is a Brand New Mega-City the Answer? (Shiv Malik)

This week, Amol is joined by the author and journalist Shiv Malik, to discuss his plan to build a new mega-city from scratch in East Anglia.

In 2010 …

3 months, 3 weeks ago

Is Our Idea of Economic Success Completely Broken? (Your Radical Questions with Kate Raworth)

Kate Raworth believes that mainstream economists have got it wrong for decades. For her, reducing everything to a simple measure of gross domestic pr…

3 months, 3 weeks ago