Thinking Allowed
By BBC Radio 4
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Podcast Description
Laurie Taylor explores the latest research into how society works and discusses current ideas on how we live today.
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TA 23 May 12: Wine tasting - US philanthropy | What does the language of wine tell us about civilisation? Laurie Taylor talks to Professor Steven Shapin about the cultural and chemical evolution of wine tasting. Also, Professor Inderjeet Parmar explores the power of US philanthropy. | 23 5 12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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TA16 May 12: Why love hurts | Laurie Taylor puts love under the sociological microscope with Sociologist, Eva Illouz who contends that the nature of romantic suffering has changed radically in the modern era. They are joined by Stephen Frosh, Professor of Psychosocial studies. | 16 5 12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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TA 09 May 12: Hebden Bridge - Neighbours | Laurie Taylor explores the changing fortunes of the Yorkshire Town of Hebden Bridge with writer Paul Barker and talks to the social historian, Emily Cockayne, about her research on relations between neighbours down the ages. | 9 5 12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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TA 02 May 12: Nationhood - Recognising Transsexuals | How is the everyday affection for one's country changing in English life? Laurie Taylor talks to Michael Skey about Nationhood. Laurie also discusses the issues of Transsexuals and the body modifications they choose with Zowie Davy; they’re joined by Angela McRobbie. | 2 5 12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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TA 25 Apr 12: Raoul Moat, the media story - Indian sex workers | The story of the hunt for the lone gunman Raoul Moat had many of the ingredients of classic crime fiction; Laurie Taylor speaks to criminologist Michael Rowe. And Prabha Kotiswaran discusses her ethnographic study of the life of prostitutes in two of India's cities. | 25 4 12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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TA 18 Apr 12: Boat race - Crack cocaine users | Anthony King talks about his research into the vital part played by rhythm in rowing success. He explains the factors behind Cambridge crew attempt to establish a rowing rhythm. Also, what is the reality of life for a crack cocaine user in South London? Daniel Briggs discusses his new ethnography of a day to day observation of the people who use the drug, and their struggles to get the drug and also to get off it. | 18 4 12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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TA 11 Apr 12: Rubbish - Civil partnerships | Are we right to be worried by how much we throw away? Laurie Taylor talks to Martin O’Brien author of a new book ‘A Crisis of Waste?’ and Jeff F*****l who wrote ‘Empire of Scrounge’. Also, how do civil partnerships compare to heterosexual marriages? Carol Smart talks about her research. | 11 4 12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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TA 04 Apr 12: Steeltown - Life After Burberry | When the factories close, what happens to the communities they leave behind? Laurie discusses the effects of industrial decline in Wales with Valerie Walkerdine who’s researched the impact of the closure of the steelworks in 'Steeltown’ and Jean Jenkins who’s investigated how the closure of the Burberry factory in Treorchy affected non-work life for the workers concerned. | 4 4 12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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TA 28 Mar 12: Culinary Culture And Globalisation - Dignity | What is the difference between German and British haute cuisine, and what do they have in common? Laurie talks to economic sociologist Christel Lane about her comparative study; food critic William Sitwell joins the discussion. And, Philosopher Michael Rosen explains the practical applications of dignity, how it forms the basis of notions like human rights. | 28 3 12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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TA 21 Mar 12: Home at RIBA | What does the idea of home mean to us in Britain? Laurie Taylor is joined by Angela Brady, President of RIBA; housing economist Susan Smith; sociologist Esther Dermott and architectural writer Jonathan Glancey to discuss how ‘home’ has changed and how new needs are being met. | 21 3 12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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TA 14 Mar 12: Private military security - Whisky tourism | Professionals and Cowboys? UK and US military security workers. Laurie Taylor hears about new research by Paul Higate, they are joined by sociologist Anthony King. Also, 'whisky tourism' Karl Spracklen talks about the quest for the 'real' and 'authentic' in tourism. | 14 3 12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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TA 07 Mar 12: Boxing UK and US style - Why nations fail | Laurie explores the origins and meaning of boxing styles in the US and UK with Kasia Boddy; and discusses why some nations achieve prosperity but others fail with James Robinson and Paul Collier. | 7 3 12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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TA 29 Feb 2012: Ambient religion - Poverty and social work | How did social workers view the poor between the wars? Laurie hears from Mark Peel, the author of a new study of social work and poverty in the United States, Australia and Britain and historian Selina Todd. Laurie also discusses how evangelical Christians are putting the Bible in the background of life with Matthew Engelke. | 29 2 12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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TA 22 Feb 2012: Universities - Outlaws | There are currently some two and a quarter million students studying in 130 universities across Britain. Laurie discusses what universities are for with intellectual historian Stefan Collini. Martin Parker talks about his work on outlaws crime and culture with Laurie and criminologist Dick Hobbs. | 22 2 12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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TA 15 Feb 12: Citizens without Frontiers - Monogamy in men | Citizens without frontiers, Laurie talks to Engin Isin about the ways in which people embrace acts and causes which transcend national boundaries; He also discusses with Eric Anderson and Lynn Jamieson new research on male students' attitudes to sexual monogamy and explores why men cheat on their partners. | 15 2 12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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TA 08 Feb 12: Obesity - Cruel optimism | We inhabit a precarious world of crisis and calamity which mocks the post war promise of upward mobility, social equality and job security. Cultural theorist Lauren Berlant calls it the 'cruel optimism' of contemporary life; she discusses her contention with Laurie and sociologist, Professor Bev Skeggs. Also, Karen Throsby talks of her ethnographic study of an obesity clinic and the hidden moral element to every aspect of the procedure. | 8 2 12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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TA 01 Feb 12: The Politics of Alcohol - Cooperation | Has modern capitalism made us all obsessively competitive? Laurie is joined by Professor Richard Sennett and Philosopher John Gray to discuss how we can learn to cooperate for the benefit of all; James Nicholls talks about the British and booze. | 1 2 12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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TA 25 Jan 12: Conspiracy theories - International suffering | Do you doubt they put a man on the moon? Laurie explores conspiracy theories with David Aaronovitch and Jovan Byford. Kate Nash discusses her forthcoming paper on what makes us care for the suffering of strangers. | 25 1 12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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TA 18 Jan 12: Stag tourism - Men and childbirth | Once a stag night was more than enough, now young men are taking 'stag tours'. Laurie explores new research on the old male ritual with Thomas Thurnell-Read and Owen Jones; and also how men experience the process of childbirth with Alan Dolan. | 18 1 12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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TA 11 Jan 12: Cosmetic tourism - Debt 5000 years | Cosmetic surgery tourism Ruth Holliday and Jacqueline Sanchez-Taylor tell Laurie why more people are combining a holiday with a nip and tuck. Debt is even older than money, David Graeber tells Laurie about his anthropological study of 5,000 years of Debt. | 11 1 12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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TA: Uniforms and Cities Under Siege | What happens when one uniform is imposed on a hospital? Stephen Timmons tells Laurie. Also, the increasingly military methods of urban policing: Stephen Graham and Melissa Butcher discuss. | 4 1 12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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TA 28 Dec 11: Home life 4: Shared home | More people are sharing households than ever before. Laurie continues his exploration of private life as he and two sociologist Esther Dermott and Josh Richards visit the home of 6 young adults who live together. | 28 12 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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TA: Anti Psychiatry and Psychoanalysis 21 Dec 11 | The Anti Psychiatry movement of the 1960s, pioneered by R.D. Laing, asserted that societal ills were at the root of mental illness. Insanity was therefore a sane response to a repressive and unjust world. Michael Staub, Professor of English and author of 'Madness is Civilisation', talks to Laurie Taylor about the once popular, now discredited, theories of anti psychiatry. Also, new research uncovers the hidden history of psychoanalysis. Professor of Jung History, Sonu Shamdasani, suggests that psychoanalysis achieved its cultural power only by re-scripting history in its own image. He's joined by Stephen Frosh, Professor of Psychology. | 21 12 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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TA 14 Dec 11: Tipping Points | Laurie Taylor explores the idea of the Tipping Point with Tim Clark and Pat Waugh from Durham University and Alex Bentley from Bristol University who are all involved in major Tipping Points project at Durham; they are joined by Dr Shahidha Bari from Queen Mary, London. | 14 12 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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TA 07 Dec 11: Parents Teens and the culture of sex - The claims of parenting | Laurie Taylor examines research into the advice offered to parents with Judith Suissa and Frank Furedi, and looks at comparative research in America and Holland into teenage sex in the parental home with sociologist Amy Schalet from the University of Massachusetts. | 7 12 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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TA 30 Nov 11: Grammar schools & social mobility - The Opera Fanatic | Laurie Taylor is joined by Dr Adam Swift to discuss new research about the popularly held notion that grammar schools aid social mobility. Laurie also explores opera fanatics at the Teatro Colon in Buenos Aires and compares them to fans in Cardiff, with Claudio Benzecry and Paul Atkinson. | 30 11 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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TA 23 Nov 11: Older gays in rural areas - Protest Over Art And Culture In America | Laurie Taylor talks to Kip Jones about his research on the challenges faced by older gay men and lesbians who live in rural areas in England and Wales. Laurie also discusses protests over art and culture in America with US sociologist, Steven Tepper and Jo Glanville, the editor of Index on Censorship. | 23 11 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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TA 16 Nov 11: Race and the Seaside - The Brain | Laurie Taylor talks to Dr Daniel Burdsey about race and the British seaside. And Laurie examines the limits of science and the machine age with writer Bryan Appleyard and philosopher John Gray and asks whether we are in danger of losing the essence of what it is to be human. | 16 11 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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TA 09 Nov 11: Power Restoration After Hurricane Ike - White Middle Class Identity In Urban Schools | Laurie Taylor talks to Dr Lee Miller about her paper 'Hazards of Neo-Liberalism: Delayed Electric Power Restoration after Hurricane Ike'. He also explores new research examining the motives of middle class parents who deliberately send their children to failing or under-performing schools with Professor Diane Reay and journalist Melissa Benn. | 9 11 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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TA 02 Nov 11: Kissing men - Decline of violence in history | Laurie also examines an apparent rise in heterosexual men kissing other men, with Professor Eric Anderson; Laurie also explores Professor Steven Pinker's notion of a decline in human violence with Professor Anthony O'Hear. | 2 11 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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TA: Muslim Women's Basketball and Globalisation | Samaya Farooq tells Laurie on her new study of muslim sports women who combine faith and fitness. Also, Henrietta Moore with a positive take on globalisation. | 26 10 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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TA 19 Oct 11: Becoming Yellow - Journalist bias | Laurie Taylor explores impartiality in TV political interviewing with Professor Ian Hutchby and Lis Howell. Laurie also talks to Professor Michael Keevak about his new book Becoming Yellow: A short history of racial thinking. | 19 10 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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TA 12 Oct 11: Migration - Music and Politics | Laurie Taylor talks to Dr Ian Goldin about his book on immigration which argues that successful societies need immigrants. Laurie also talks to Thierry Côté author of 'Popular Musicians and Their Songs as Threats to National Security; Prof John Street, author of Music and Politics joins in the discussion. | 12 10 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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TA 05 Oct 11: Surnames - War, Politics and Superheroes | Laurie Taylor talks to Marc DiPaolo and Matthew Sweet about war politics and comic strip superheroes. He also examines the importance of surnames especially for children, explored in a new article by Dr Hayley Davies from Kings College London. | 5 10 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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TA 28 Sep 11: Tour guide and Changing incomes | Laurie Taylor explores new research into income mobility and the dynamics of poverty with Stephen Jenkins and John Holmwood. Also, the ups and downs of New York tour guides with Jonathan Wynn. | 28 9 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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TA 21 Sep 11: Suicide and Family Secrets | Professor Laurie Taylor examines the history and motivation of suicidal people with sociologists Ben Fincham from the University of Sussex and Dr Mike Shiner from the London School of Economics.Laurie also talks to Professor Carol Smart From Manchester University about family secrets and memories. | 21 9 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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TA: Crimologists Tales and Erotic Capital | Does being beautiful help your career? Laurie hears about two new studies from Daniel Hamermesh and Catherine Hakim. Also Louise Westmarland on tales from criminologists. | 14 9 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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TA: Home 3: Nuclear household | In the third of Laurie's sociological inspections of listeners' homes he visits the house of a nuclear family in Preston. Sociologists Jacqui Gabb and Peter Bramham accompany him. | 7 9 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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TA: Home 2: Single Living | In the second of Laurie's sociological inspections of listeners' homes he visits the house of someone living alone in the countryside of Argyll and Bute. Sociologists Roona Simpson and Bren Neale accompany him. | 31 8 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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TA: Home 1 - the multi-generational home | How do modern listeners live? In a sepcial edition Laurie and two experts conduct a sociological inspection of a multi generational family home. | 24 8 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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TA: Blame the Parents? & Chungking Mansions | Are parents to blame for children being involved in gangsd? Laurei hears new research from Judith Aldridge and Jon Shute. Also, Gordon Matthews' study of Chungking Mansions in Hong Kong. | 18 8 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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TA: Kids with Phones & Terror of History | How do young people use mobile phones in their intimate relationships? Emma Bond tells Lurie about her new research. Also, David Byrne and Teofilio Ruiz on Teo's new book The Terror Of History. | 10 8 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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TA: The Mummy's Curse | Roger Luckhurst and Marina Warner discuss the myth of the mummy's curse and Audrey Linkman considers the relationship between photography and death | 3 8 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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TA: Martha Nussbaum | Is there a better way to judge the development of a country than to measure its GDP? The philosopher Martha Nussbaum tells Laurie about her 'human capabilities' approach. | 27 7 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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TA: Privacy & Parenting by Mobile Phone | Why do we feel it so keenly when our privacy gets invaded? Christena Nippert-Eng talks about her new study of secrets and their betrayal. Also, Mirca Madianou on migrant Fillipina workers parenting their children by mobile phone. | 20 7 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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TA: Liverpool Riots and Political Children | Laurie explores the riots of Liverpool 30 years on with Richard Philips and Diane Frost. He talks abotu political influence on children with Dorothy Moss. | 13 7 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Comedy and Work | Comedy is often seen as a social leveller. But new research by Sam Friedman suggests comedic taste is linked to cultural snobbery. Also, Melissa Gregg's new book explores the the blurring of boundaries between work and home. | 6 7 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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TA: Goths and 'Chavs' | What happens to Goths when they get older? Paul Hodkinson tells lauire. Also, is the working class being demonised? Owen Jones and Imogen Tyler join Laurie to discuss. | 29 6 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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TA: Politics of Sleep and Women Who Kill | One on 3 of us claims to be suffering from lack of sleep - what social pressures are encroaching on our time in bed? Laurie speaks to Simon Williams. Also, how the media and judiciary react to women who kill: Louise Westmarland and Lizzie Seal. | 22 6 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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TA: H.G.Wells and Utopia & Paraphernalia | Should Sociology be founded on the study of Utopias? Ruth Levitas tells laurie that H.G.Wells thought so - and he was right. Also, Steven Connor and Michael Bywater on how the thigns in your pockets have magical meanings. | 15 6 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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TA: Dirt | Dirt, filth and why we like to be clean: A special edition recorded with an audience at the Wellcome Collection. Laurie talks to Amanda Vickery, Martin Rowson and Adam Kuper. | 8 6 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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TA: Katrina and Communist Memories | What impact did Hurricane Katrina have on family break up in New Orleans? Laurie speaks to Michael Rendall. Also how have the former communist countries of Eastern Europe deal with the memories of their history? James Mark and Jovan Byford discuss. | 1 6 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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TA: Playboy and Celebrity Politics | Is Playboy really an ally to the feminist cause? Carrie Pitzulo and Angela McRobbie join Laurie to discuss. Also, are celebrities putting young people off politics? A new report from Sanna Inthorn. | 25 5 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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TA: Cemetery Taboo and the viability of Cities | What remains for ever unsaid at the graveside? Kate Woddthorpe discusses her latest research. Also Sophie Watson and Matthew Gandy join Laurie to discuss the future of cities. | 18 5 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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TA: Russian Kids in Custody & The Paranormal | Britian and Russia lock up more young people than any other European country. Mary McAuley tells Laurie of her comparative study of their young offender institutions. Also, the paranormal and popular culture - Annette Hill and Matthew Sweet join Laurie to discuss. | 11 5 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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TA: Poverty and Radical Gardening | How do the poor talk about poverty? Laurie talks to Tracy Shildrick about her study of he underprivileged in Teesside. Also the radical nature of gardening with George McKay and Tim Jordan | 4 5 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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TA: Craft & Community and Hunting | Does making things really make us happy? How does craft contribute to bringing people together? David Gauntlett and Richard Sennett join Laurie to discuss | 27 4 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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TA: BSA 60th Conference | Laurie speaks to Valerie Walkerdine about the impact of redundancy on a former steel town and hears from Vicki Harman about her study of ballroom dancing as he visits the British Sociological Association's 60th Conference. | 20 4 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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TA: Catholic Police in NI and Facebook in Trinidad | Mary Gethins tells Laurie about her in-depth study of Catholic police working in Northern Ireland. He discusses Facebook in Trinidad with Daniel Miller and David Wall. | 13 4 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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TA: Street Politics and Tahrir Square | Street Politics: protests, policing, revolution and just getting about - Leif Jerram and John Clarke discuss how the geography of cities have contributed to the development of society. Laurie also talks to Jeffrey Alenxander about 'perfoming' the revolution in Tahrir Square. | 6 4 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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TA: Mafias and Live Music | Does organised crime really spread into new territories? Federico Varese tells Laurie about the capacities and limitation of the Mafia. Also live music has overtaken recorded in terms of revenue - Simon Frith and Martin Cloonan tell Laurie why. | 30 3 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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TA: 23 march 11 New North | Professor Laurie Taylor discusses the influence of the 19th Century Temperance Movement and examines the notion of power and prosperity shifting to the frozen North. | 23 3 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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TA: Stuart Hall | In a special edition, Laurie speaks to the cultural theorist Stuart Hall about his ideas on politics, national identity and multiculturalism. | 16 3 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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TA: Indian Outsourcing and Happiness Letters | Call centre workers in India are trained to emulate their callers. Laurie hears from Shehzad Nadeem about this leads to a parallel hybrid culture of westernised names and habits in India. Also, Marek Kohn discusses listeners reactions to the idea that the quest for happiness makes us unhappy. | 9 3 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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TA: What Poor Leave Behind and Happiness | What is the legacy of a poor person? A new study by Patricia Drentea finds that it is something she calls 'ethical capital. Also, Laurie hears that we shouldn't worry about not being happy. Pascal Bruckner says the emphasis on banishing suffering only makes us miserable. | 2 3 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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TA: Illegal Workers and Capital Punishment | What is the work experience of the illegal immigrants taking part in the British economy? Laurie hears about a new report from David Whyte. Also, is the American Death Penalty an anomaly in an age of abolition? David Garland and Ken MacDonald join Laurie to discuss. | 23 2 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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TA: Islamic Capitalism and Sex between the Wars | How do Islamic societies respond to the perceived threat of capitalis? Charles Tripp tells Laurie. Also, Sex Before the Sexual Revolution, Laurie hears of a new study of England between the sheets between the wars. | 16 2 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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TA: Men's Health and Brazilian Cosmetic Surgery | How does class impact men's health? Alan Dolan tells Laurie about his new study. Also the phenomenon of plastic surgery in Brazil, where beauty is a right and the poor can get 'bum lifts' and 'nose jobs' for free. Alex Edmonds talks about his book Pretty Modern. | 9 2 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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TA: Bikes and Second Homes | How has the place of the bicycle changed in British Culture? Iain Sinclair tells Laurie. Also a new study on Second Homes by Chris Paris, discussed with Susan Smith. | 2 2 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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TA: Political Promotion and Justice For Hedgehogs | How to get ahead in Politcs - Biol Jones talks to Laurie about shinning up the greasy pole. Also, do freedom and equality sometimes conflict? A.C.Grayling and Ronald Dworkin (author of Justice For Hedgehogs) tell Laurie any supposed conflict is just a misunderstanding. | 26 1 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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TA: Donating and Punishment Attacks | Why do people give more money to natural disasters than they do to those they perceive as man-made? A new report by Hanna Zagefka. Also, brutal punishment attacks in West Belfast - why do they have no impact in stopping youth deviance? Laurie and Dick Hobbs talk to Hannah Hamill about her new study. | 19 1 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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TA: Cosmopolitanism Wed 12 Jan 2011 | Laurie Taylor talks to David Held - Graham Wallace Professor of Political Science at the London School of Economics about his philosophical and practical account of contemporary global politics from a cosmopolitan perspective. Laurie also talks to Steven Shapin - Franklin L. Ford Professor of the History of Science at Harvard University about diatetics - a study of the relationship between our bodies, our selves, our place in the world and our knowledge of those things. | 12 1 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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TA: Softer Masculinities and Dr Who | New research shows secondary school boys to be more relaxed about their gender identity than was expected, Mark McCormack discusses with Laurie. Also it Dr Who a leftish, anti-American, radical polemic? Marc DiPaolo and Matthew Sweet debate. | 5 1 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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TA: Utopia Wed 29 Dec | Laurie Taylor discusses utopia with Professor Russell Jacoby, Professor Barbara Graziosi, Professor Ash Amin and The Bishop of Whitby The Right Reverend Martin Warner. | 29 12 10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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TA22Dec10: Christmas and Class | Chestnuts roasting on an open fire, children gathered beneath a sparking tree, a table groaning with turkey.....the cliches of the season are as alive and well as they were in Dickens time. But does everybody have equal access to the bounty of Christmas and the good will of others? The geographer, Steve Millington, finds that the distaste some middle class people feel for 'excessive' displays of xmas lights in working class areas reveals a narrative of class hostility which echoes Victorian attitudes to the 'undeserving' poor. He joins Laurie Taylor, the sociologist Bev Skeggs and the historian Julie Marie Strange to explore Christmas, compassion and class, then and now. | 22 12 10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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TA: Over by Christmas and Race and Sport | Why did people say the First World War would be over by Christmas, and did they believe it? Laurie talks to Stuart Hallifax. Also Race and Sport: The creation of the stereotype of the 'black athlete', Ben Carrington and Bret St Louis discuss its impact. | 15 12 10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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TA: Cuban Science and Moral Panics | How did Cuba manage to become a world leader in bioscience despite and economic blockade and a developing world economy? Laurie talks to Simon Reid-Henry. Also what does the term 'moral panic' mean and is it overused. Jewel Thomas and Chas Critcher discuss. | 8 12 10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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TA: Gangs Dec 1 2010 | Laurie Taylor discusses the relationship between politics and business and looks at the influence territory has on gangs and gang culture. | 1 12 10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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TA: Toilets and Civic Core 24 Nov 2010 | Laurie Taylor explores the notion of a 'civic core'- people who volunteer in their community and what they do. He also examines new research on the public convenience and finds it to be anything but convenient. | 24 11 10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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TA: AK-47 Nov 17 2010 | Laurie Taylor talks to Professor Philip Smith about his new research looking at public incivility and examines the impact of the AK-47 (the Kalashnikov rifle) with former US Marine and writer C.J Chivers and military historian Richard Holmes | 17 11 10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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TA: The Public 10 Nov 2010 | Laurie Taylor talks to Dan Hind about his new book examining how best to promote the idea of citizen engagement. They're joined by Jesse Norman, Conservative MP for Hereford and South Herefordshire. Laurie also discusses the UK and US trade publishing industry with Cambridge sociology academic Professor John B. Thompson. | 10 11 10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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TA: supermax 03 Nov 2010 | Laurie Taylors talks to Dr Sharon Shalev about her new research examining the rise of the use of solitary confinement in American prisons. They are joined by Professor Andrew Coyle, a prison studies expert from Kings College London. Laurie also discusses the hegemony of 'the West' with Professor Ian Morris whose new book 'Why The West Rules- For Now' examines East/West power play through history and predicts a rollcoaster future. | 3 11 10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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TA: Happy Families 27 Oct 2010 | Professor Laurie Taylor talks to Pat Thane, Research Professor in Contemporary History at King's College London, about her new research looking at the notion of the ideal family. He also talks to Professor Ian Angell about his new book which attacks the certainty that some scientists have about their work and criticises the application of scientific 'truth' to areas such as economics, computer profiling and the social sciences. | 27 10 10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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TA: Homophobia/football Oct 20 2010 | Professor Laurie Taylor examines new research which looks at homophobia and football. He also explores the growth of global higher education, looking at academic migration around the World. | 20 10 10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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TA:Migration/Hairdressing 13 Oct 2010 | Professor Laurie Taylor examines migration and happiness centred on the relationship between income and wellbeing. He also looks at being paid to be happy- with a focus on hairdressing. | 13 10 10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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TA: McCarthy / drugs trial Oct 6 2010 | Professor Laurie Taylor examines the sociological background to an experimental drugs trial that went wrong and talks to an American academic about the stigma attached to people accused of communist association or activity during the the McCarthy era. | 6 10 10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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TA: Au Pairs/Liverpool FC 29 Sept 2010 | Professor Laurie Taylor explores the history and culture of Liverpool Football Club and examines the experiences of Slovakian au pairs working in England. | 29 9 10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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TA: Capitalism 22 Sept 2010 | Professor Laurie Taylor explores the future of capitalism with economic thinkers Anatole Kaletsky and Ha-Joon Chang. And he talks to Pulitzer prize winning writer Mariylnne Robinson about the tension between religion and science. | 22 9 10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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TA: CCTV and Eavesdropping | 85% of secondarty schools now have CCTV, Emmeline Taylor has asked them how they feel about that. Also Laurie talks to John L Locke and John Mullan about the time-honoured practice of eavesdropping. | 15 9 10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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TA: Criminology Conference - Leicester | Hate Crime, filming in prisons, living out of skips...Laurie explores some of the diverse strands of crime research at the British Society of Criminology Conference at Leicester University. | 8 9 10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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TA: the death of French culture 1 Sept 10 | Laurie Taylor discusses the decline in French culture with the writer Donald Morrison and former French Minister for European Affairs Noelle Lenoir. | 1 9 10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| Total: 91 Episodes |
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