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The Reading Recession: Are We Making Ourselves Less Intelligent? (James Marriott)
This week, the columnist and writer James Marriott argues that reading is essential to the rise and fall of liberal democracy. He proposes that readi…
6 months, 1 week ago
Could All Government Decisions Be Made Through an App? (Your Radical Questions with Hélène Landemore)
Yale political theorist and author of Politics Without Politicians, Professor Hélène Landemore, answers your questions about her radical vision for r…
6 months, 1 week ago
Rethinking Democracy: Would Citizens Do a Better Job than Politicians? (Hélène Landemore)
In this week’s episode, Amol sits down with Yale political theorist and author of ‘Politics Without Politicians’, Professor Hélène Landemore, to disc…
6 months, 2 weeks ago
Who Is Responsible For Over-Medicalisation? (Your Radical Questions with Dr Suzanne O’Sullivan)
Dr Suzanne O’Sullivan, neurologist and author of The Age of Diagnosis, answers your questions about her book, what it means for women who are under-d…
6 months, 2 weeks ago
Over-Diagnosis: Are Too Many People Being Given Medical Labels? (Dr Suzanne O’Sullivan)
Dr Suzanne O’Sullivan thinks that we are getting diagnosis wrong.
In this episode the neurologist and author of The Age of Diagnosis explains how adv…
6 months, 3 weeks ago
Should Former Colonial Powers Pay Reparations? (Your Radical Questions with Simukai Chigudu)
Simukai Chigudu, author of ‘Chasing Freedom: Coming of Age at the End of Empire’ and associate professor of African politics at Oxford University, an…
6 months, 3 weeks ago
The Legacy of Empire: How to Reckon with the Past (Simukai Chigudu)
Is removing statues and decolonising the curriculum the answer?
A member of the first generation born after the end of colonial rule in Zimbabwe, Sim…
6 months, 4 weeks ago
Do Polls Influence Public Opinion? (Your Radical Questions with James Kanagasooriam)
Leading pollster James Kanagasooriam answers your questions about how his idea of agency could advance social mobility, how it might be used by polit…
7 months ago
Taking Back Control: Why ‘Agency’ Could Be The Next Big Idea In Politics (James Kanagasooriam)
On this week’s episode, leading pollster James Kanagasooriam explains how a sense of powerlessness amongst voters is shaping politics.
His research s…
7 months ago
Does Marriage Need Modernising? (Your Radical Questions with Ed Davies)
Ed Davies, research director at the right-leaning anti-poverty think tank Centre for Social Justice, answers your questions about modern family life …
7 months, 1 week ago