Analysis
By BBC Radio 4
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Description
Programme examining the ideas and forces which shape public policy in Britain and abroad, presented by distinguished writers, journalists and academics
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CleanFair Exchange? | Does a falling currency help or harm the economy? | 2/18/2019 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanConspiracy Politics | Are we living in a golden age of political conspiracy theories? | 2/11/2019 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanDo children of married parents do better? | Does being born to non-married parents affect a child's prospects in life? | 2/4/2019 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanThe War for Normal | How influencers are trying - and succeeding - in changing our world views | 1/28/2019 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanAmerica's Friends | Jim Naughtie examines what the Trump presidency means for America's old European allies. | 1/14/2019 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanThe Trumped Republicans | Republican insider Ron Christie on how Donald Trump's presidency has changed his party. | 1/8/2019 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanThe Next Crash | What could cause a future financial crash? Ian Goldin investigates. | 11/19/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanThe Replication Crisis | Many key findings of psychological research are under question. What's going on? | 11/12/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanHow to kill a democracy | How many democracies around the world are gradually being dismantled | 11/5/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanDo Assassinations Work? | Poison, exploding cigars and shooting down planes: tales of espionage and statesmanship. | 11/2/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanThe Pupil Premium | Has extra funding through the pupil premium helped poorer children succeed at school? | 10/22/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanNorthern Ireland - Where Next? | Northern Ireland could soon face a huge decision - whether to leave the UK. | 10/15/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanOperation Tory Black Vote | Can the Conservatives ever win over non-white support? | 10/8/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanPower Shift | How power moved from west to east after the 2008 financial crisis | 10/1/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanThe Truth About Britain's Beggars | Former homeless drug-addict Mark Johnson explores our relationship with street beggars | 8/31/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanWhat's Fair? | Why do we struggle with very different notions of fairness when it comes to social care? | 7/23/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanTrump and Trade | As a US trade war looms, how far will President Trump go to put 'America First'? | 7/16/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanBritish Politics: A Russian View | Is political technology causing society to fragment? | 7/9/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanThe Middle East Conundrum | Is there any chance of a long-term solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict? | 7/2/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanCan Technology Be Stopped? | Is it time to disrupt the disrupters and rein in big tech? | 6/25/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanDeath Is a Bore | Can science offer us a realistic prospect of immortality and would it be desirable? | 6/18/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanDisconnected Britain | Will new infrastructure spending help all of Britain prosper, or widen its divides? | 6/11/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanAlgorithm Overlords | Are we giving machines too much power over our lives? | 6/4/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Clean#metoo, moi non plus | Do French women really think differently about sexual harassment? | 5/28/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanToo Young to Veil? | An investigation into the growing number of very young girls wearing the hijab in the UK. | 4/24/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanThe End of Arms Control? | Existing arms control treaties are under threat - just as new weapons emerge. | 3/26/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanScreens and Teens | Are smartphones harming our kids? David Baker looks for solutions. | 3/19/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanWhat Are Universities For? | Sonia Sodha considers if it is time to rethink the fundamental purpose of university. | 3/12/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanTown v Gown: New Tribes in Brexit Britain | Edward Stourton investigates the impact of the education gap on voting and politics. | 3/5/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanThe Dictator's Survival Guide | Professor James Tilley discovers the strategies dictators use to survive in office. | 2/26/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanPolitical Electricity | Electricity is crucial to modern life - but will we all get the power we need? | 2/19/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanA Very British Battle | Caroline Wyatt explores the big questions facing the UK's armed forces. | 2/12/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanThe Illiberal Democrats | How big of a challenge to the EU are Poland and Hungary's new 'illiberal' paths? | 2/5/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanWhy Are Even Women Biased Against Women? | Women are sexist too, often unconsciously. Where does this implicit bias come from? | 1/29/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanThe Invisible Hand of Donald Trump | Martin Wolf of the Financial Times examines the economic impact of President Donald Trump | 12/1/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanOffence, Power and Progress | Taking offence on social media: over-sensitivity or a force for progress? | 11/20/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanAuthenticity | Professor Rosie Campbell asks how we can make judgements about politicians' authenticity. | 11/13/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanPrimate Politics | Professor James Tilley discovers how chimpanzee power struggles mirror human politics. | 11/6/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanCourting Trouble | A clumsy pass or harassment? Jo Fidgen asks: what are the new rules of relationships. | 11/1/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEurope Unbound | How will the European Union change after Britain leaves? | 10/30/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanParliament - A Building Catastrophe? | What does the dangerous state of the Houses of Parliament tell us about our politics? | 10/23/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanCan We Teach Robots Ethics? | What happens when a machine faces a moral dilemma? David Edmonds investigates. | 10/16/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanWhat would war with North Korea look like? | What could spark a conflict, and how devastating would it be? | 10/9/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanThe Fintech Revolution | Will technology radically reshape the highly profitable world of finance? | 10/2/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanReducing re-offending | The teams are given just one day to find ways to stop criminals re-offending | 8/30/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanThe Fix: Childhood Obesity | The teams have just one day to find solutions to the problem of childhood obesity | 8/23/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanThe Fix: Setting Up Home | Twelve of the country's brightest young minds gather to solve difficult social problems. | 8/17/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanUnderstanding Prevent | David Anderson examines the government's controversial counter-terrorism strategy Prevent | 7/26/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanMinimum Wage: Too Much of a Good Thing? | Paul Johnson asks if the policy's success has led to politicians stretching it too far. | 7/24/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanYascha Mounk on democracy at risk | The political theorist who argues that liberal democracy is in grave danger. | 7/17/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanIs work too easy? | Michael Blastland asks if desk-bound work is making us obese. | 7/10/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanConstitutions at Work | Constitutions control the people who run countries - but how well do they work? | 7/3/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanWho Speaks for the Workers? | Union membership is in decline. So who will represent the workers of the gig economy? | 6/26/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanBrexit: A Tale of Two Cities | A year on from the Brexit referendum we compare Wakefield to Oxford, Leave vs Remain | 6/23/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanWhat went wrong with Brazil? | How did Brazil's boom years turn to dust? David Baker investigates. | 6/19/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanGermany - Anxious Giant | As angst over European security grows, why is Germany such a reluctant military power? | 6/12/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanImplicit Bias | David Edmonds asks if we are unconsciously harbouring racist and sexist attitudes. | 6/5/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanAid: Something to Boast About? | Why is the UK such a generous global aid donor, and should it be? Jo Coburn investigates. | 5/30/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanAdventures in Social Mobility | What are the unwritten rules you must learn to get a top job? | 4/11/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanDetoxifying France's National Front | Has Marine Le Pen succeeded in detoxifying the party founded by her father 40 years ago? | 3/20/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanHolland's Challenge to Tolerance | Why is liberal, tolerant Netherlands home to a major anti-immigration, anti-Islamic party? | 3/13/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanHow do the SNP sell a second referendum? | Could a second referendum on Scottish independence yield a different result? | 3/6/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanHow Voters Decide: Part Two | What makes us change our mind when it comes to elections? | 2/27/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanHow Voters Decide: Part One | Rosie Campbell examines the bias that voters bring to the ballot box. | 2/20/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanAnalysis Extra: The Pull of Putin | Tim Whewell asks why populist Western politicians want warmer relations with Russia. | 2/16/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanIs Talent a Thing? | Why it could be counter-productive to hire by talent, and what to look for instead. | 2/13/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanHow Not to Do It | Jacqui Smith reveals why one of New Labour's most cherished sentencing reforms failed. | 2/6/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanAtom Man | The journey of an American 'cold warrior' from nuclear deterrence to nuclear disarmament. | 1/30/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanHospital Trust? | Is public affection for the NHS preventing it from becoming fit for the future? | 1/23/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanBrexit: What Europe Wants | How political forces in other countries will shape any future UK-EU deal. | 11/14/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanHow Did We Save the Ozone Layer? | The story, and lessons, of the international effort to end ozone-destroying chemicals. | 11/7/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanTrusting Inmates | Should we place more trust in prisoners to help them change their lives? | 10/31/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanThe Myth of Mobs | David Edmonds asks social psychologists about the psychology of crowds. | 10/24/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanBrexit and Northern Ireland | Edward Stourton asks if the island of Ireland is where Brexit will matter most. | 10/17/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanGentrification | David Baker asks if too much gentrification is a bad thing? | 10/10/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanBreaking Promises | Paul Johnson asks if the government should break pledges made to pensioners. | 10/3/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanTearing Up the Politics Textbook | Is it time for British politics professors to bin their old lecture notes and start again? | 9/26/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanHow Low Can Rates Go? | Martin Wolf examines how the search to revive growth is testing the norms of economics. | 7/25/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanA Subversive History of School Reform | Professor Alison Wolf on the surprising story of postwar school reform in England. | 7/18/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanMoney for Nothing | Should the state pay everyone a universal basic income? Sonia Sodha investigates. | 7/11/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanObama's World | What has governed President Obama's foreign policy? | 7/4/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanThe Charitable Impulse | What are the pros and cons of charities becoming more like businesses in raising money? | 6/27/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanMarxism Today | Robin Aitken explores the continuing appeal of the ideas of Karl Marx. | 6/20/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanThe New Young Fogeys | Jason Cowley asks why young people today are - weirdly - so well-behaved. | 6/13/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanSilicon Valley Values | Are the values of Silicon Valley's tech visionaries now affecting all of us? | 6/6/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanProtectionism in the USA | Edward Stourton on the history and recent renaissance of American opposition to free trade | 5/30/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanBeyond Binary | Linda Pressly explores the challenge to conventional ideas from 'gender-neutral' people. | 5/23/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanFree Speech 1 - Oxygen of Freedom | An introduction to freedom of speech and why it is important by Timothy Garton Ash | 4/21/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanFree Speech 2 - I'm Offended | Speakers deemed 'offensive' are being banned from universities. What about free speech? | 4/21/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanFree Speech 3 - Respect Me, Respect My Religion | Is religion a special case where freedom of speech should be curtailed? | 4/21/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanFree Speech 4 - Media We Need | Timothy Garton Ash asks whether we really have a free press | 4/21/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanFree Speech 5 - Big Brother is Watching | Timothy Garton Ash examines how threats to privacy affect freedom of speech | 4/21/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanThe Deobandis: Part 2 | Owen Bennett Jones reveals a secret history of Jihadist propagation in Britain | 4/14/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanThe Deobandis: Part 1 | One Islamic network runs over 40% of UK mosques. Who are they and what do they believe? | 4/14/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanThe Philby Tape | Notorious Soviet spy Kim Philby as he’s never been heard before | 4/4/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanCorporate Amnesia | Phil Tinline finds out what happens when institutions lose their memory. | 3/21/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanThe End of Free | Will ad-blocking software kill off most free news on the internet? | 3/14/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanPower to the People? | Will devolution deliver the power promised to England's cities and regions? | 3/7/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanLabour and the Bomb | Why has Britain's nuclear deterrent been such a difficult issue for the Labour Party? | 2/26/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanMulticulturalism: Newham v Leicester | Sonia Sodha explores how two of the UK's most multicultural places are managing diversity. | 2/22/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanInheritance | Jo Fidgen asks why inheritance arouses such powerful emotions. | 2/15/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanBrexit: The Irish Question | Edward Stourton asks what happens on the island of Ireland if the UK leaves the EU. | 2/8/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanSpace Wars, Space Peace | Chris Bowlby explores the past and future of cooperation and conflict in outer space. | 2/1/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanTomas Sedlacek: The Economics of Good and Evil | Radical ideas on debt, growth and sin from a disruptive thinker. | 1/25/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanCorrespondents' Look Ahead: 2016 | Top BBC correspondents predict what will shape our world in 2016 | 1/1/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanWill They Always Hate Us? | Can psychology help opposing groups overcome conflict situations? David Edmonds finds out. | 11/9/2015 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanCurrencies and Countries | John Redwood asks how viable currency unions can be without political unions behind them. | 11/2/2015 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanKilling Cows | Jo Fidgen asks if killing cows for food can be morally justified. | 10/26/2015 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanWill George Be King? | Edward Stourton examines the long-term prospects for the British monarchy. | 10/19/2015 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanScotland's Radical Land Reform | Euan McIllwraith explores why Scotland's land ownership is up for grabs and why now. | 10/12/2015 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanThe Iran-Iraq War's Legacy | How far is the Middle East today defined by the legacy of the Iran-Iraq war? | 10/5/2015 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanCan We Learn to Live with Nuclear Power? | Fukushima made many people oppose nuclear power. What it would take to change their minds? | 9/28/2015 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanWhat's Housing Benefit For? | Britain spends £25 billion on Housing Benefit. Why so much? And what good does it do? | 9/21/2015 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanFree Movement: Britain's Burning EU debate | Sonia Sodha discovers why freedom of movement is such a key issue in Britain's EU debate. | 7/20/2015 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanPopulism | Who are 'the people' - and what do they really want? Eliane Glaser explores populism. | 7/13/2015 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanWhy do American police kill so many black men? | Helena Merriman explores the recent wave of shootings of unarmed black men in the USA. | 7/6/2015 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanSamuel Scheffler on the Afterlife | Philosopher Samuel Scheffler, with Woody Allen's help, reveals our hidden motivating force | 6/29/2015 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanIs it Time for the Internet to Grow Up? | The world wide web is 25 years old. What do we want from its next 25 years? | 6/26/2015 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanHow Gay Became OK | Why have British attitudes towards homosexuality changed so far and so fast? | 6/22/2015 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanMaking Invisibles Visible | Linda Yueh asks why, when services dominate the UK economy, we seem uninterested in them. | 6/15/2015 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanIs the Pope a Communist? | Is Pope Francis a communist, as some of his critics claim? Edward Stourton investigates. | 6/8/2015 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanRitual Sexual Abuse: The Anatomy of a Panic (Part 2) | David Aaronovitch traces society's shift from wrongful denial to excessive credulity. | 6/1/2015 | Free | View in iTunes |
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ExplicitRitual Sexual Abuse: The Anatomy of a Panic (Part 1) | David Aaronovitch traces the journey from wrongful denial to excessive credulity. | 5/25/2015 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanThe Edge | Is the West losing its military edge? | 4/14/2015 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanCompany vs Country | Michael Robinson asks what lies behind the boom in companies suing governments. | 3/30/2015 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanTwo-Nation Britain | Is Britain's real political divide between the cosmopolitans and the rest? | 3/23/2015 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanCaring in the New Old Age | Is it time to rethink how older people are cared for to enable fulfilling lives? | 3/16/2015 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanThe End of Development | Anthropologist Henrietta Moore argues that development is an outmoded concept. | 3/9/2015 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanWhen Robots Steal Our Jobs | Technology has decimated manual labour. Now it has its sights on white-collar work. | 3/2/2015 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanArtificial Intelligence | As top scientists warn of the risks of AI, should we fear super-intelligent machines? | 2/23/2015 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanDownward Social Mobility | Social mobility is good for those on the up, but what about those who go down? | 2/16/2015 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanYou Can't Say That | Is there a right to cause offence? Edward Stourton explores the limits of free expression. | 2/9/2015 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanReferendum Conundrums | After the drama of the Scottish vote, what would an in-out EU referendum be like? | 2/2/2015 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanMaskirovka: Deception Russian-Style | Lucy Ash explores maskirovka, the Russia strategy of military deception. | 1/26/2015 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanCorrespondents Look Ahead | Mark Mardell forecasts how the world could change in 2015, aided by top BBC journalists. | 1/2/2015 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanPrecedents or Principles? | How far are we influenced by precedent in reaching decisions and how much by principles? | 11/17/2014 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanConservative Muslims, Liberal Britain | David Goodhart on liberal Britain's relationship with socially conservative Muslims. | 11/10/2014 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanJust Culture | Margaret Heffernan explores why big organisations so often make big mistakes. | 11/3/2014 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanInside Welfare Reform | How well has the government implemented its controversial welfare reforms? | 10/27/2014 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanThe Idea of the Caliphate | How has the concept of an Islamic caliphate evolved and been expressed through history? | 10/20/2014 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanMeet the Family | Politicians love talking about families. But do they understand modern family life? | 10/13/2014 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanPeston and the House of Debt | Robert Peston asks if skyrocketing household debt or the banks caused the 2007-8 crash. | 10/6/2014 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanMichael Pollan on Food | What should we eat? An interview with author Michael Pollan about what food is and is not. | 9/29/2014 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanThrifty Debtors | Has the downturn has made us thriftier, or are we stuck with high personal debt? | 7/21/2014 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanThe End of the Pay Rise? | British wages have fallen since 2008. Paul Johnson asks if they will ever pick up. | 7/14/2014 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanTories: Nasty or Nice? | Robin Aitken explores why the Tories have struggled with the label of 'the nasty party'. | 6/30/2014 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanVarieties of Capitalism | Can a country switch from one form of capitalism to another? Jeremy Cliffe investigates. | 6/23/2014 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanWhat Does Putin Want? | Edward Stourton investigates the Russian leader's geostrategic vision. | 6/9/2014 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanTime to Rethink Asylum? | Tim Finch explores ideas for a radical rethink about the way we deal with asylum seekers. | 6/2/2014 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanDeirdre McCloskey | Economic historian Deirdre McCloskey on why poverty matters more than inequality. | 5/26/2014 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanWhy Minsky Matters | Do the theories of Hyman Minsky provide a radical challenge to mainstream economics? | 3/24/2014 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEldar Shafir: Scarcity | An interview with psychologist Eldar Shafir about the concept of scarcity. | 3/17/2014 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanThe Jihadi Spring | Is al-Qaeda the real beneficiary of the multiple failures of the Arab revolutions? | 3/16/2014 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanScotland and the Union: Can Britain be Rebooted? | As Scotland votes on independence, Douglas Fraser asks if there's a vision for Britain. | 3/3/2014 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanLife by Lottery | Jo Fidgen asks if we should use chance to solve difficult political dilemmas. | 2/24/2014 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanA Is for Anonymous | Frances Stonor Saunders asks why people want anonymity while venerating individuality too. | 2/17/2014 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanWhat is Wahhabism? | Is the Saudi-style ultra-conservative branch of Islam the ideological engine of extremism? | 2/10/2014 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanThe Philosophy of Russell Brand | Jeremy Cliffe encounters the ideas and personalities behind a new 'anarcho-populism'. | 2/3/2014 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanLast Rites for the Church of England? | Andrew Brown asks if the Church of England has become fatally disconnected from society. | 1/27/2014 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanRoberto Unger | Roberto Unger explains why he thinks fellow left-of-centre progressives lack imagination. | 11/18/2013 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanFrance: Sinking Slowly? | Can France afford its attachment to the big state? Emma Jane Kirby presents. | 11/11/2013 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanImporting the Metropolitan Revolution | Matthew Taylor looks at the grassroots economic revolution being led by big cities. | 11/4/2013 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanSyria: Inside the Opposition | Edward Stourton investigates the alternatives to President Assad. | 10/28/2013 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanQuantitative Easing: Miracle Cure or Dangerous Addiction? | Could QE lead to another economic crisis? Liam Halligan argues that it could. | 10/21/2013 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanWhat Are Charities For? | Have big charities lost their philanthropic purpose? Fran Abrams investigates. | 10/14/2013 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEdward Snowden: Leaker, Saviour, Traitor, Spy? | Are state secrets doomed by an emerging alliance of the anti-state right and liberal left? | 10/7/2013 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEgypt's Muslim Brotherhood: Why Did They Fail? | Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood won at the polls but failed to keep power. What went wrong? | 9/30/2013 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanThe Rule of Law v the Rule of Man | Jamie Whyte asks if it is OK to punish tax avoiders who have obeyed the letter of the law. | 7/22/2013 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanScottish Nationalism: From Protest to Power | Scottish nationalism - breaking free or playing safe? Douglas Fraser investigates. | 7/15/2013 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanThey're Coming for Your Money | Paul Johnson argues that taxes look set to rise and finds out which ones and who will pay. | 7/8/2013 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanSyria and the New Lines in the Sand | Does the Middle East any longer recognise the 'lines in the sand' imposed by the West? | 7/1/2013 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanPornography: What Do We Know? | What does the best evidence tell us about the effects of pornography? Jo Fidgen presents. | 6/24/2013 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanPredistribution | Predistribution is Labour's new idea. The US thinker who invented it explains what it is. | 6/17/2013 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanThe Quantified Self: Can Life Be Measured? | Life-logging and other obsessions of the nascent 'quantified self' movement explored. | 6/10/2013 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanIs Regional Policy a Waste of Time? | As the gap grows between English north and south, is regional policy a waste of time? | 6/3/2013 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanLabour's New New Jerusalem | Leading Labour figures urge a radical policy - dismantling the top-down welfare state. | 5/27/2013 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanNudge Theory in Practice | How well have politicians' attempts to 'nudge' us into doing what they want worked? | 3/25/2013 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanWho Decides if I'm a Woman? | Jo Fidgen explores the ideas causing tension between feminists and transgender people. | 3/18/2013 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanThree Score Years and Twenty | Is Britain a good country to grow old in? Chris Bowlby investigates. | 3/11/2013 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanIslamists International | The impact of the Arab Spring on the global reach of the Muslim Brotherhood. | 3/4/2013 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanRoberto Unger & Vulgar Keynesianism | Tim Finch asks if current left-of-centre thinking on the economy needs to be more radical. | 2/25/2013 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanMaking the Best of a Bad Job | David Goodhart asks whether too much stress on social mobility has demeaned ordinary jobs. | 2/18/2013 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanCreative Destruction | Should we be celebrating that some of Britain's big high street brands have gone bust? | 2/11/2013 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanThe Alawis | Owen Bennett Jones looks at Syria's Alawis, the sect to which President Assad belongs. | 2/4/2013 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanA Scottish Pound? | Chris Bowlby explores the cash question facing an independent Scotland. | 1/28/2013 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanThe Rise of Executive Power | Why have workers appeared so weak as bosses tip the balance of power in their favour? | 1/21/2013 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanGreen Shoots from the Arab Spring | How the Arab Spring has affected the mindset of ordinary people in the Middle East. | 11/12/2012 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanLeft Turn to Catholic Social Teaching? | Matthew Taylor examines Labour's interest in Catholic social teaching. | 11/5/2012 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanLabour, the Left and Europe | Edward Stourton asks if Labour should re-evaluate its attitude to the EU. | 10/29/2012 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanThe School of Hard Facts | Fran Abrams examines the radical ideas of ED Hirsch set to reshape English education. | 10/22/2012 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanManuel Castells: Alternative Economic Cultures | Prof Manuel Castells on the rise of new economic cultures since the financial crisis. | 10/15/2012 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanKeeping the Free Market Faith | Jamie Whyte defends free market ideas in apparently troubled times for capitalism. | 10/9/2012 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanObama: Peacemaker or Vigilante? | Mukul Devichand asks what President Obama has actually achieved on the world stage. | 10/1/2012 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanSocial Epidemiology | Exploring the academic discipline which tries to work out why the health gap exists. | 9/24/2012 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanPolitical Prejudice | Michael Blastland on why your approach to politics might not be as rational as you think. | 9/17/2012 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanThe Philosopher's Arms: Law and Morality | Why obey the law? Does the law have any moral force? | 9/10/2012 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanThe Philosopher's Arms: Sorites' Heap | Fuzzy logic and baldness: what's the connection? | 9/10/2012 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanThe Philosopher’s Arms: The Fake Van Gogh | Imagine a perfect art fake,indistinguishable from the original. Is it then of equal value? | 9/3/2012 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanThe Philosopher’s Arms: Theseus’ Ship | Personal Identity is a topic that’s long intrigued philosophers. What makes you you? | 8/27/2012 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanThe EU Debate | Should Britain stay in the European Union? | 8/8/2012 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanChina's Battle of Ideas | As China changes leadership, Mukul Devichand probes Beijing's hidden battle of ideas. | 7/9/2012 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanThe Gold Standard | Simon Jack asks: Would the financial system be more stable if money was backed by gold? | 7/2/2012 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEurogeddon II | Where is the eurozone heading? Disintegration or super-state? Chris Bowlby investigates. | 6/25/2012 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanCameron's Swede Dreams | Why are Tories and the left obsessed with the 'Swedish model'? Jo Fidgen investigates. | 6/18/2012 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanWasted Youth | Paul Johnson asks why young school leavers face such difficulty finding stable jobs. | 6/11/2012 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanSteve Keen: Why Economics is Bunk | Newsnight economics editor Paul Mason interviews the controversial economist Steve Keen. | 6/4/2012 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanMiddle East: Too Soon for Democracy? | Edward Stourton explores the prospects for post-revolution government in the Arab world. | 5/28/2012 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanWhat Is Money? | Frances Stonor Saunders asks a fundamental question - what is money? | 3/26/2012 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanWar Gaming Iran | Could a hot war with Iran be about to start? Analysis probes the West's options. | 3/19/2012 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanNassim Nicholas Taleb: Downing Street Guru | Examining the ideas of Downing Street's favourite intellectual, Nassim Nicolas Taleb. | 3/12/2012 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanNeue Labour | Why Germany is providing the inspiration for a Labour rethink. Matthew Taylor presents. | 3/5/2012 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanAmerica: The Right Way | Justin Webb explores what the primaries tell us about the state of the right in the US. | 2/27/2012 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanProfits Before Pay | Why has pay not risen in line with profits? TUC economist Duncan Weldon investigates. | 2/20/2012 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanPreparing for Eurogeddon | Europe thinks the unthinkable - what happens if the eurozone splits. | 2/13/2012 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanSheikh Rachid Ghannouchi | Profile of Rachid Ghannouchi, one of the world's most influential Islamist thinkers. | 2/6/2012 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanDo Schools Make a Difference? | Are good schools anything more than schools with a good intake? Fran Abrams investigates. | 1/30/2012 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanCapitalists Against the Super Rich | Edward Stourton meets the defenders of capitalism turning against the undeserving rich. | 1/23/2012 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanDead Cert | Certainty: is the lust for it a sin? And if so, should politics fear for its soul? | 12/19/2011 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanA Price Worth Paying? | Banks are underwritten by the government in Britain. Should the taxpayer bail out banks? | 11/28/2011 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanRobert H. Frank: The Darwin Economy | Robert H. Frank explains why he believes Darwin was a better economist than Adam Smith. | 11/14/2011 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanDo Leaders Make a Difference? | Michael Blastland explores how far individuals really change what happens in the world. | 11/7/2011 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanA New Black Politics? | How the ideologies of British black politics in Britain have changed since the 1980s. | 10/31/2011 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanCultural diplomacy | How effective is cultural diplomacy as a weapon of soft power? | 10/24/2011 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEuroscepticism Uncovered | Edward Stourton asks if the political class is catching up with public opinion on the EU. | 10/17/2011 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanHezbollah | Owen Bennett-Jones asks, what exactly is the Lebanese Shia movement Hezbollah? | 10/10/2011 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanAid or Immigration? | Could a more relaxed policy on immigration help the developing world more than state aid? | 10/3/2011 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanLibya's Islamic Capitalists | Hugh Miles finds out more about Libya's new Islamic capitalism. | 9/26/2011 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanNon-Riotous Behaviour | Ask not why people riot, but why they obey the law. Jamie Whyte examines civil obedience. | 9/19/2011 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanUnsure about Sure Start | Fran Abrams asks if Sure Start is worth saving and what it has done for children. | 7/11/2011 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanThe SNP and Scotland | Anne McElvoy assesses the SNP plan to defy austerity Britain and keep Scotland different. | 7/4/2011 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanIs America Doomed? | Justin Webb asks whether the United States is capable of averting economic meltdown. | 6/28/2011 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanHague's Middle East | Investigating Foreign Secretary William Hague's vision for the Arab world. | 6/20/2011 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEgypt's New Islamists | Edward Stourton asks if the Egyptian revolution spells the end of old-style Islamism. | 6/13/2011 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanGoodbye the Golden Eggs of Banking? | Janan Ganesh asks if ending Britain's focus on financial services will make us richer. | 6/6/2011 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanUnhealthy Expectations? | How our health debate avoids the real issue - care costs, and we must choose how to pay. | 5/30/2011 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanBlue Labour | David Goodhart examines a radical plan to win back Labour's working-class supporters. | 3/21/2011 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanMuscular Liberalism | David Walker examines the prime minister's proposals for 'muscular liberalism'. | 3/14/2011 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanTesting the Emotions | Fran Abrams asks whether children need to be taught emotional and social skills in school. | 3/7/2011 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanRethinking the Middle East | Maha Azzam examines the long term implications of the recent uprisings in the Middle East. | 2/28/2011 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanThe Orange Book: Clegg's Political Lemon? | Edward Stourton assesses where the Liberal Democrats' influential right wing is heading. | 2/21/2011 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanThe Big Society | Chris Bowlby looks at the practical consequences of replacing the state with volunteers. | 2/14/2011 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanRadical Economics: Escaping Credit Serfdom | Paul Mason asks whether the expansion of credit created a new form of worker exploitation. | 2/7/2011 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanRadical Economics: Yo Hayek! | Why free market Austrian economics have inspired a rap video and attracted new fans. | 1/31/2011 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanTrust | Philosopher and former Reith lecturer Prof Onora O'Neill's latest reflections on trust. | 1/24/2011 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanThe Deserving and the Undeserving Poor | Presenter Chris Bowlby examines the concept of the undeserving poor. | 11/15/2010 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanCriminal rehabilitation: a sub-prime investment? | Emma Jane Kirby investigates Ken Clarke's promised "rehabilitation revolution". | 11/8/2010 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanDefence: no stomach for the fight? | With future defence under scrutiny Kenneth Payne asks: are we losing the will to wage war? | 11/1/2010 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanThe secret history of Analysis | Analysis celebrates its 40th birthday by revealing the secrets of the programme's past. | 10/25/2010 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanTurkey: Staying Secular Insha'Allah | Edward Stourton investigates Turkish politics and the nation's place in the world. | 10/18/2010 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanThe Spirit Level: the theory of everything? | Is income equality really the great leveller? Mukul Devichand examines the evidence. | 10/11/2010 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanWhatever Happened to the Sisterhood? | Budget cuts will hit women three times harder than men. Why aren't feminists protesting? | 10/4/2010 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanThe Big Society | Anne McElvoy examines what the origins of the government's Big Society idea tell us. | 9/27/2010 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanWhat's Wrong with Child Labour? | Fran Abrams asks why the idea of children earning money causes such unease. | 9/20/2010 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanForeigner Policy | David Goodhart investigates the ideological forces behind mass immigration. | 2/8/2010 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanDivorcing Europe | What would happen if Britain chose to leave the European Union? Chris Bowlby reports. | 11/16/2009 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanAre Politicians Out of Touch? | Michael Blastland asks if 'group-think' is distancing policy from the public. | 6/22/2009 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanJackanory Politics | Frances Stonor examines the method of delivering a political message by telling a story. | 2/21/2008 | Free | View in iTunes |
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