Podcast Episodes

Britain’s New Right: Could Reform Replace the Tories? (Dr James Orr)

Ever since Labour won a landslide victory at the general election, Nigel Farage’s Reform UK party and Kemi Badenoch’s Conservatives have been fightin…

9 months, 3 weeks ago

Robert Macfarlane: Rivers Are Dying, So Give Them Rights

Serious pollution incidents by water companies in England rose by 60% last year, but the best-selling author Robert Macfarlane says there is a way to…

10 months ago

Grey Britain: Do We Need to Have More Children? (Dr Paul Morland)

The Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson recently warned that Britain’s declining birth rate could have “worrying repercussions for society.”

Demo…

10 months, 1 week ago

From Trump to Corbyn: How Social Media Shapes Politics (Billy Bragg)

The singer, songwriter and political activist Billy Bragg thinks there’s a crisis of accountability in politics (23:51). To fix it, he says we need t…

10 months, 2 weeks ago

Law and Order: How to Fix Britain's Courts (Lady Hale)

Is there a better way to handle divorce and family separation in the courts? Lady Hale thinks there is.

The former president of the UK’s Supreme Cou…

10 months, 3 weeks ago

Knife Crime: Can Education Save Lives? (Steve Chalke)

More children are being convicted of crime and our prisons are nearly at capacity. But Steve Chalke thinks he has a solution.

The founder of the Oas…

10 months, 4 weeks ago

The Future of War: How Should the West Respond to its Enemies? (Sir Niall Ferguson)

Leading historian Professor Sir Niall Ferguson explains how patterns from the past can help us understand the future.

Amol and Sir Niall discuss the …

11 months ago

AI and Sexism: The Fight Against Misogyny Online (Laura Bates)

Feminist campaigner Laura Bates has fought for women's safety for over a decade. But now her battle against misogyny moved online.

She tells Amol how…

11 months, 1 week ago

Introducing... Radical with Amol Rajan

Conversations about tomorrow, from Today.

Every week Amol Rajan talks to radicals, pioneers and innovators from all over the world.

From populism and …

11 months, 2 weeks ago

Populism, conspiracies and... Doctor Who

The creator of The Thick of It and Veep discusses the rise of populism and the evolution of political language.

And Nick compares Amol to Billie Piper…

11 months, 2 weeks ago