Podcast Episodes

The Night Manager: How to Make Great British Drama (Simon Cornwell)

Executive producer and son of John le Carré, Simon Cornwell, speaks to Amol about how The Night Manager was revived a decade after its first season a…

8 months, 1 week ago

Inside the Music Business: The Grammys President on the Fight to Protect Artists (Panos A. Panay)

As president of The Recording Academy, which organises the Grammy Awards, Panos A. Panay is grappling with how artificial intelligence and streaming …

8 months, 2 weeks ago

What Does It Take to Become a Foster Carer? (Your Radical Questions with Louise Allen)

Louise Allen answers your questions about the rewards and challenges of being a foster carer.

She also discusses reports that a new government strateg…

8 months, 2 weeks ago

Children in Care: How to Fix the Fostering Crisis (Louise Allen)

As the government prepares to introduce a strategy to boost fostering in England, Amol speaks to foster carer and author Louise Allen about the crisi…

8 months, 3 weeks ago

How Will The Shift To Green Energy Reshape Global Politics? (Your Radical Questions with Professor Helen Thompson)

Professor Helen Thompson, an expert on oil and global politics, answers your questions about Europe’s energy security, whether America would intercep…

8 months, 3 weeks ago

Trump v China: How Oil Is Defining Great Power Politics (Professor Helen Thompson)

The capture of Venezuela’s Nicolás Maduro by the United States feels like confirmation that we are in a new era of global politics, but what has caus…

8 months, 4 weeks ago

Are You In a Social Media Echo Chamber? (Your Radical Questions with Louisa Munch)

Academic and social media influencer Louisa Munch answers your questions about her left-wing politics, whether online algorithms mean she’s preaching…

9 months ago

Knowledge and Nostalgia: Why a University Education Should Be Free (Louisa Munch)

What is the point of going to university? In this episode, Amol sits down with the critical theorist, academic and social media influencer Louisa Mun…

9 months ago

Can Donald Trump Be Compared To Julius Caesar? (Your Radical Questions with Tom Holland)

Historian and The Rest Is History co-host Tom Holland answers your questions about whether Britain is currently in a more precarious state than it wa…

9 months, 1 week ago

Radical History: Greek Gods, Roman Emperors and Religion (with Tom Holland from The Rest Is History)

Historian and co-host of The Rest Is History podcast Tom Holland joins Amol to explore the history of radical ideas and what it means to be radical t…

9 months, 1 week ago