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Special series: Beyond Business as Usual from 2023-12-13T15:41:26.297616
In this special “Bridges to the Future” series, we explore how regenerative practice is helping people in place collectively re-design their communities, cities and economies and create a thrivi...
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Management consultancy under the spotlight from 2023-12-13T15:41:26.286760
In this thought-provoking interview series from the RSA, Matthew Taylor, puts a range of ...
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Who Owns History? from 2023-12-13T15:41:26.282468
In this thought-provoking interview series from the RSA, Matthew Taylor, puts a range of ...
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Henry Dimbleby on our relationship with food from 2023-12-13T15:41:26.279338
In this farewell episode of Bridges to the Future, Matthew meets with food writer and restaurateur Henry Dimbleby to explore our complex relationship with food and how it shapes...
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SPARKS: Johnny Lynch – Unlimited Edition from 2023-08-31T07:00
How might the creation of scarcity, lead to popularity?
Johnny Lynch is a Scottish musician, also known as Pictish Trail. As well as his solo and collaborative performance career, he run...
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SPARKS: Malcolm Gladwell – Mini-Sparks from 2023-08-29T07:00
When can constraint be a good thing?
And why should we learn to trust, in order to maximise creativity?
Malcolm Gladwell is a journalist, author and public speaker. Malcolm’s enqu...
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SPARKS: Nadya Tolokonnikova – Life As Art, As Activism from 2023-08-24T07:00
How can injecting ideas into art create meaningful direction?
Nadya Tolokonnikova is perhaps known best for being a musician and founding member of the group Pussy Riot - but would descri...
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SPARKS: Professor Anil Seth – Dream Machine from 2023-08-22T07:00
How can collective artistic experiences help us to understand how our minds work?
This short audio Spark introduces the Dream Machine – one of ten UK-wide projects from Unboxed.
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SPARKS: Dr Ella Gilbert – Imagining Our Way Out from 2023-08-17T07:00
How can wonder and positivity impact the way we make progress?
Dr Ella Gilbert describes herself as a cloud nerd and all-round polar enthusiast. She has a post-doctorate role in climate m...
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SPARKS: Professor Dacher Keltner – Awe, The Field Guide from 2023-08-15T07:00
How can the science behind a specific human emotion, change our lives for the better?
Dacher Keltner is Professor of Psychology at Berkeley University, California and is the founder of th...
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SPARKS: Dr Maggie Aderin-Pocock – The Power of a Lunatic’s Dream from 2023-08-10T07:00
Dr Maggie Aderin-Pocock is a space scientist and science educator. She’s also a broadcaster and author - bringing science to life for her many audiences.
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SPARKS: IDEAS UNBOXED – Introducing Sparks with Dr Ella Gilbert from 2023-08-10T07:00
Dr Ella Gilbert introduces a new podcast from Unboxed.
This series of short audio Sparks has been created from talks recorded during Unboxed - a UK-wide festival of creativity that brough...
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SPARKS: Adrian Hon – A History of the Future from 2023-08-10T07:00
How can we switch our thinking to feel more positive about our collective future?
Adrian Hon is Co-founder and CEO at Six to Start, creators of game-like stories and story-like games - in...
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The spy in your pocket from 2023-02-21T13:01:26
In this thought-provoking interview series from the RSA, Matthew Taylor, puts a range of ...
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Special series: The Re-generation from 2023-01-31T08:00
In this series we’ve heard from key thinkers on what they are doing to nurture regenerative systems – locally, regionally and globally – and to create thriving futures for all life on this plane...
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What are austerity measures really about? from 2023-01-24T08:32:31
In this thought-provoking interview series from the RSA, Matthew Taylor, puts a range of ...
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Special series: Coming Home to Place from 2023-01-17T08:00
In this special series, we explore how regenerative practice is helping people in place collectively re-design their communities, cities and economies and create a thriving home for all on our ...
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How to be a'good'drinker from 2023-01-10T12:25:47
In this thought-provoking interview series from the RSA, Matthew Taylor, puts a range of ...
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Is democracy failing? from 2022-04-21T15:16:04.471018
Is democracy falling apart? How worried should we be? And how can we fix it? With Niheer Dasandi, author of 'Is Democracy Failing?' (part of the Listen
The psychology of tribalism, with Jonathan Haidt from 2022-04-21T15:16:04.460548
Is tribalism an indelible part of human nature? And if it is, can we overcome it? Matthew Taylor speaks to moral psychologist Jonathan Haidt, author of The Righteous Mind and The Co...
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Capitalism and Conservatism, with Iain Dale and Jacob Field from 2022-04-21T15:16:04.447125
We’re living through the biggest backlash against neoliberalism for 40 years, and the biggest crisis over Britain’s relationship with Europe since the Second World War. Climate breakdown and new...
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Hope vs Fear, Live from Wilderness Festival from 2022-04-21T15:16:04.386544
Matthew Taylor is joined by a live Wilderness Festival audience and John Harris from The Guardian to explore the battle between the politics of hope and the politics of fear.
Hope can be ...
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The Week Politics Jumped the Shark from 2022-04-21T15:16:04.383772
The RSA's Matthew Taylor and the author of 'Born Liars' and 'Curious', Ian Leslie, look back on the week in which BBC Parliament had more plot twists than Line of Duty.
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Are our broadcasters fit for purpose? from 2022-04-21T15:16:04.372438
More than ever our broadcasters are accused of bias and spin, and the subject of wild conspiracy theories. Have they brought these attacks upon themselves? For those at the top of our broadcast ...
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Geoff Mulgan from 2022-04-21T15:16:04.350754
Global crises cause big changes and reveal deep structural weaknesses. As drastic measures are taken across the world to stop the spread of COVID-19, what are the short, medium and long term im...
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Torsten Bell from 2022-04-21T15:16:04.348084
Global crises cause big changes and reveal deep structural weaknesses. As drastic measures are taken across the world to stop the spread of COVID-19, what are the short, medium and long term im...
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Andrew Sullivan from 2022-04-21T15:16:04.287156
Global crises cause big changes and reveal deep structural weaknesses. As drastic measures are taken across the world to stop the spread of COVID-19, what are the short, medium and long term im...
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Caroline Lucas from 2022-04-21T15:16:04.278914
Global crises cause big changes and reveal deep structural weaknesses. As drastic measures are taken across the world to stop the spread of COVID-19, what are the short, medium and long term im...
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David Goldblatt from 2022-04-21T15:16:04.265097
Global crises cause big changes and reveal deep structural weaknesses. As drastic measures are taken across the world to stop the spread of COVID-19, what are the short, medium and long term im...
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Bim Afolami from 2022-04-21T15:16:04.164659
Global crises cause big changes and reveal deep structural weaknesses. As drastic measures are taken across the world to stop the spread of COVID-19, what are the short, medium and long term im...
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Pragya Agarwal from 2022-04-21T15:16:04.160034
Global crises cause big changes and reveal deep structural weaknesses. As drastic measures are taken across the world to stop the spread of COVID-19, what are the short, medium and long term im...
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Audrey Tang from 2022-04-21T15:16:04.146891
Global crises cause big changes and reveal deep structural weaknesses. As drastic measures are taken across the world to stop the spread of COVID-19, what are the short, medium and long term im...
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Hannah Martin&Miatta Fahnbulleh from 2022-04-21T15:16:03.962801
Global crises cause big changes and reveal deep structural weaknesses.
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David Puttnam from 2022-04-21T15:16:03.960340
Global crises cause big changes and reveal deep structural weaknesses.
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Yascha Mounk from 2022-04-21T15:16:03.944787
Global crises cause big changes and reveal deep structural weaknesses.
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James Ball from 2022-04-21T15:16:03.891861
Global crises cause big changes and reveal deep structural weaknesses.
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Eliane Glaser from 2022-04-21T15:16:03.889206
Global crises cause big changes and reveal deep structural weaknesses.
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How do we fix the UK's broken care system? from 2022-04-21T15:16:03.877371
Global crises cause big changes and reveal deep structural weaknesses.
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Is humanity standing at a precipice? from 2022-04-21T15:16:03.869942
Global crises cause big changes and reveal deep structural weaknesses.
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Have'smart'people become too powerful? from 2022-04-21T15:16:03.857980
Global crises cause big changes and reveal deep structural weaknesses.
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The art of listening and talking from 2022-04-21T15:16:03.855399
Global crises cause big changes and reveal deep structural weaknesses.
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The Age of Freedom? from 2022-04-21T15:16:03.843054
Global crises cause big changes and reveal deep structural weaknesses.
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How to be an investigative reporter in the digital age from 2022-04-21T15:16:03.836183
Global crises cause big changes and reveal deep structural weaknesses.
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Are you allowed to tell'Jewish jokes'if you're not Jewish? from 2022-04-21T15:16:03.833284
Global crises cause big changes and reveal deep structural weaknesses.
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Is the break up of the United Kingdom imminent? from 2022-04-21T15:16:03.797985
Global crises cause big changes and reveal deep structural weaknesses.
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What does the future hold for Conservatism? from 2022-04-21T15:16:03.791002
Global crises cause big changes and reveal deep structural weaknesses.
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Reimagining the Charity Sector from 2022-04-21T15:16:03.781613
Global crises cause big changes and reveal deep structural weaknesses.
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Is democracy doomed to fail us in the long term? from 2022-04-21T15:16:03.773690
Global crises cause big changes and reveal deep structural weaknesses.
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Is it time to rethink how we educate our children? from 2022-04-21T15:16:03.758220
Global crises cause big changes and reveal deep structural weaknesses.
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What can anthropology teach us about the way we work? from 2022-04-21T15:16:03.755402
Global crises cause big changes and reveal deep structural weaknesses.
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Paul Mason on how to resist the far right from 2022-04-21T15:16:03.680839
Global crises cause big changes and reveal deep structural weaknesses.
How do you play the status game? from 2022-04-21T15:16:03.675152
Global crises cause big changes and reveal deep structural weaknesses.
When did you last change your mind? from 2022-04-21T15:16:03.665943
Global crises cause big changes and reveal deep structural weaknesses.
Lessons in Leadership: Pia Sinha from 2022-04-21T15:16:03.578406
Special series: Lessons in Leadership
In this special 6 part series, Justin Russell meets with inspirational leaders from the UK public sector to find out how you thrive a...
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A junior doctor's account of working on the frontline during the height of the pandemic from 2022-04-21T15:16:03.571736
In this lively interview series from the RSA, Matthew Taylor, puts a range of practitione...
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Lessons in Leadership: Dame Clare Moriarty from 2022-04-21T15:16:03.553286
Special series: Lessons in Leadership
In this special 6 part series, Justin Russell meets with inspirational leaders from the UK public sector to find out how you thrive a...
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Fitness tips from Ancient Greece from 2022-04-21T15:16:03.544567
In this lively interview series from the RSA, Matthew Taylor, puts a range of practitione...
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The Key to Lasting Happiness from 2022-04-21T15:16:03.490339
In this lively interview series from the RSA, Matthew Taylor, puts a range of practitione...
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Mental Illness and Identity from 2022-04-19T07:49:32
In this lively interview series from the RSA, Matthew Taylor, puts a range of practitione...
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Lessons in Leadership: Professor David Pendleton from 2022-03-29T12:48:15
In this special 6 part series, Justin Russell meets with inspirational leaders from the UK public sector to find out how you thrive and survive at the top. The final guest in the series is Profe...
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Are we entering a new era of'political capitalism'? from 2022-03-22T10:11:54
In this lively interview series from the RSA, Matthew Taylor, puts a range of practitione...
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Lessons in Leadership: Jo Dibb from 2022-03-15T08:47:46
Special series: Lessons in Leadership
In this special 6 part series, Justin Russell meets with inspirational leaders from the UK public sector to find out...
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Are we a slave to our emotions? from 2022-02-22T11:51:31
In this lively interview series from the RSA, Matthew Taylor, puts a range of practitione...
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Lessons in Leadership: Sir Michael Barber from 2022-02-15T08:36:15
Special series: Lessons in Leadership
In this special 6 part series, Justin Russell meets with inspirational leaders from the UK public sector to find out how you thrive a...
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Siri Hustvedt on family, sex and art from 2022-01-25T08:54:36
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Lessons in Leadership: Sir David Bell from 2022-01-18T08:00
Special series: Lessons in Leadership
The pandemic has brought home to all of us the importance of the public services we sometimes take for granted. Not just the NHS but ...
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What does the future hold for cities? from 2022-01-11T11:27:32
In this lively interview series from the RSA, Matthew Taylor, puts a range of practitione...
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Can fashion ever be sustainable? from 2021-12-28T11:33:07
In this lively interview series from the RSA, Matthew Taylor, puts a range of practitione...
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BONUS: Matthew's Pick of the Year from 2021-12-21T11:51:08
In this lively interview series from the RSA, Matthew Taylor, puts a range of practitione...
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What drives people to commit the most heinous crimes? from 2021-12-14T12:52:03
In this lively interview series from the RSA, Matthew Taylor, puts a range of practitione...
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Mary Ann Sieghart on'The Authority Gap' from 2021-11-30T11:00:22
Global crises cause big changes and reveal deep structural weaknesses.
What next for Hong Kong? from 2021-11-16T08:58:53
Global crises cause big changes and reveal deep structural weaknesses.
Can we keep up with rapid technological change? from 2021-10-19T10:35:24
Global crises cause big changes and reveal deep structural weaknesses.
In defence of meritocracy from 2021-09-21T13:22:20
Global crises cause big changes and reveal deep structural weaknesses.
Lionel Shriver on ageing and dying with dignity from 2021-08-24T05:00
Global crises cause big changes and reveal deep structural weaknesses.
What's it like to be young, black and British in the 21st century? from 2021-08-10T10:22:22
Global crises cause big changes and reveal deep structural weaknesses.
What the natural world can teach us about collaboration from 2021-07-27T10:42:37
Global crises cause big changes and reveal deep structural weaknesses.
Sebastian Junger on Freedom from 2021-07-13T07:44:07
Global crises cause big changes and reveal deep structural weaknesses.
What now for Narendra Modi's India? from 2021-06-29T08:06:58
Global crises cause big changes and reveal deep structural weaknesses.
The case for an optimistic future from 2021-06-22T14:28:45
Global crises cause big changes and reveal deep structural weaknesses.
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What governments should learn from putting astronauts on the moon from 2021-06-15T07:56:40
Global crises cause big changes and reveal deep structural weaknesses.
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Ece Temelkuran on the choices we make from 2021-05-25T07:41:57
Global crises cause big changes and reveal deep structural weaknesses.
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Why we should all have a basic income from 2021-05-18T07:00:25
Global crises cause big changes and reveal deep structural weaknesses.
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Is there life after the growth imperative? from 2021-05-11T11:17:33
Global crises cause big changes and reveal deep structural weaknesses.
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What can Spotify teach us about digital disruption? from 2021-04-27T08:53:28
Global crises cause big changes and reveal deep structural weaknesses.
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Inside the World of the Commodity Traders from 2021-04-20T08:15:51
Global crises cause big changes and reveal deep structural weaknesses.
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Do we need to rediscover our animal selves? from 2021-04-13T10:39:41
Global crises cause big changes and reveal deep structural weaknesses.
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Education in the time of pandemic from 2021-03-30T08:14:34
Global crises cause big changes and reveal deep structural weaknesses.
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Inside the AI revolution from 2021-03-23T10:28:05
Global crises cause big changes and reveal deep structural weaknesses.
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Is conflict a good thing? from 2021-03-16T09:10:17
Global crises cause big changes and reveal deep structural weaknesses.
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Is social mobility really a myth? from 2021-02-23T09:17:27
Global crises cause big changes and reveal deep structural weaknesses.
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What does the future hold for our towns and cities? from 2021-02-16T08:44:48
Global crises cause big changes and reveal deep structural weaknesses.
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Do we underestimate the importance of privacy? from 2021-01-26T09:02:42
Global crises cause big changes and reveal deep structural weaknesses.
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Should we ignore economic theory? from 2021-01-20T11:19:47
Global crises cause big changes and reveal deep structural weaknesses.
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When'Fake News'Becomes Real from 2021-01-12T12:09:53
Global crises cause big changes and reveal deep structural weaknesses.
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What is fairness good for? from 2020-12-29T13:18:17
Global crises cause big changes and reveal deep structural weaknesses.
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Matt Forde from 2020-12-22T12:14:19
Global crises cause big changes and reveal deep structural weaknesses.
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What next for the United States of America? from 2020-12-15T11:24:42
Global crises cause big changes and reveal deep structural weaknesses.
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Yanis Varoufakis from 2020-11-24T07:00
Global crises cause big changes and reveal deep structural weaknesses.
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How do we find new ways to tackle historic problems? from 2020-11-17T13:36:07
Global crises cause big changes and reveal deep structural weaknesses.
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Should we turn the United Kingdom in to a German-style federation? from 2020-11-10T09:06:36
Global crises cause big changes and reveal deep structural weaknesses.
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Noam Chomsky and Robert Pollin from 2020-10-27T07:00
Global crises cause big changes and reveal deep structural weaknesses.
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Living Change from 2020-10-20T07:07:16
Global crises cause big changes and reveal deep structural weaknesses.
For over 250 years the RSA has been at the forefront of social impact. In this special edition of Bridges to the Fu...
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Prue Leith and Sarah Wootton from 2020-10-13T07:19:04
Global crises cause big changes and reveal deep structural weaknesses.
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Is Germany our best hope in an era of nationalism, anti-enlightenment and fear? from 2020-09-29T07:25:24
Global crises cause big changes and reveal deep structural weaknesses.
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In this polarised world, can we change globalisation to work for the many rather than the few? from 2020-09-22T07:00:19
Global crises cause big changes and reveal deep structural weaknesses.
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Noreena Hertz on the impact of loneliness. from 2020-09-15T07:00:03
Global crises cause big changes and reveal deep structural weaknesses.
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Nick Hayes from 2020-08-25T07:00:07
Global crises cause big changes and reveal deep structural weaknesses.
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Natalie Nixon from 2020-08-18T07:00:13
Global crises cause big changes and reveal deep structural weaknesses.
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Peter L. Biro from 2020-08-11T07:00:19
Global crises cause big changes and reveal deep structural weaknesses.
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Matthew B. Crawford from 2020-07-31T09:46:11
Global crises cause big changes and reveal deep structural weaknesses.
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Hilary Cottam from 2020-07-29T10:07:02
Global crises cause big changes and reveal deep structural weaknesses.
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The Reflexive Age from 2020-07-24T07:00:33
Out of the tragedy of the crisis and the disruption in its aftermath there is potential for change - but it could be squandered.
In his fourteenth annual RSA lecture, Listen
Nina Jankowicz from 2020-07-21T08:47:16
Global crises cause big changes and reveal deep structural weaknesses.
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Christiana Figueres from 2020-07-17T16:02:20
Global crises cause big changes and reveal deep structural weaknesses.
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Jenny Kleeman from 2020-07-14T07:34:35
Global crises cause big changes and reveal deep structural weaknesses.
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Roman Krznaric from 2020-06-30T10:36:38
Global crises cause big changes and reveal deep structural weaknesses.
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Jonathan Portes from 2020-06-26T10:43:37
Global crises cause big changes and reveal deep structural weaknesses. As drastic measures are taken across the world to stop the spread of COVID-19, what are the short, medium and long term im...
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Masha Gessen from 2020-06-23T10:50:03
Global crises cause big changes and reveal deep structural weaknesses. As drastic measures are taken across the world to stop the spread of COVID-19, what are the short, medium and long term im...
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James Crabtree from 2020-06-19T13:32:06
Global crises cause big changes and reveal deep structural weaknesses. As drastic measures are taken across the world to stop the spread of COVID-19, what are the short, medium and long term im...
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David Wallace-Wells from 2020-06-16T07:50:48
Global crises cause big changes and reveal deep structural weaknesses. As drastic measures are taken across the world to stop the spread of COVID-19, what are the short, medium and long term im...
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Don Tapscott from 2020-06-12T09:27:13
Global crises cause big changes and reveal deep structural weaknesses. As drastic measures are taken across the world to stop the spread of COVID-19, what are the short, medium and long term im...
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Andrew J Scott and Lynda Gratton from 2020-05-29T09:14:57
Global crises cause big changes and reveal deep structural weaknesses. As drastic measures are taken across the world to stop the spread of COVID-19, what are the short, medium and long term im...
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Michael Ignatieff from 2020-05-26T08:16:03
Global crises cause big changes and reveal deep structural weaknesses. As drastic measures are taken across the world to stop the spread of COVID-19, what are the short, medium and long term im...
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Bill McKibben from 2020-05-22T10:02:34
Global crises cause big changes and reveal deep structural weaknesses. As drastic measures are taken across the world to stop the spread of COVID-19, what are the short, medium and long term im...
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Liz Kendall from 2020-05-19T10:52:20
Global crises cause big changes and reveal deep structural weaknesses. As drastic measures are taken across the world to stop the spread of COVID-19, what are the short, medium and long term im...
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Ha-Joon Chang from 2020-05-15T08:48:11
Global crises cause big changes and reveal deep structural weaknesses. As drastic measures are taken across the world to stop the spread of COVID-19, what are the short, medium and long...
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BONUS EPISODE: Anton Howes from 2020-05-14T08:42:17
The RSA has played a role in many of the major social reforms of the last three centuries – from public education to the protection of the environment.
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Rutger Bregman from 2020-05-12T12:20:08
Global crises cause big changes and reveal deep structural weaknesses. As drastic measures are taken across the world to stop the spread of COVID-19, what are the short, medium and long term im...
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James Timpson from 2020-04-24T12:26:51
Global crises cause big changes and reveal deep structural weaknesses. As drastic measures are taken across the world to stop the spread of COVID-19, what are the short, medium and long term im...
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Kevin Rudd from 2020-04-21T07:00:28
Global crises cause big changes and reveal deep structural weaknesses. As drastic measures are taken across the world to stop the spread of COVID-19, what are the short, medium and long term im...
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Daisy Fancourt from 2020-04-17T07:00:05
Global crises cause big changes and reveal deep structural weaknesses. As drastic measures are taken across the world to stop the spread of COVID-19, what are the short, medium and long term im...
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David Miliband from 2020-04-14T07:00:12
Global crises cause big changes and reveal deep structural weaknesses. As drastic measures are taken across the world to stop the spread of COVID-19, what are the short, medium and long term im...
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Isabel Hilton from 2020-04-10T08:31
Global crises cause big changes and reveal deep structural weaknesses. As drastic measures are taken across the world to stop the spread of COVID-19, what are the short, medium and long term im...
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Online Extremism and Radicalisation from 2020-02-27T09:00:30
Today, if you log on to the internet, just how safe are you from radicalisation? Extremist groups are by no means a new phenomenon, but the internet has radically changed the way these groups op...
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How do we solve the problem of our failing prisons? from 2020-02-14T11:41:47
If there’s one thing our polarised politicians can agree on, it’s that our prison system is broken.
Overcrowded. Under staffed. Drug Ridden. And violent. Incarceration is riddled with iss...
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Race and Racism from 2020-01-28T19:25:15
In this politically charged age of instant communication, how do we talk about race and racism?
To help us have better conversations about this divisive subject Matthew and Ian have enlist...
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Who can fix the problem of polarisation within the British Labour party? from 2020-01-14T15:03:18
A new decade has dawned.
But following their most devastating election defeat in 80 years, what new dawn awaits the British Labour party?
If there’s one thing the Corbyn years wil...
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Have we reached peak populism or is this just the start of it? from 2019-12-19T17:39:52
The British people have spoken. In the first December election since 1923, it’s turned out to be Christmas with all the trimmings for Boris Johnson, while Corbyn’s Labour party have been cruell...
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Big tech and the future of democracy from 2019-11-28T16:53:38
The tide of public opinion has turned against the big tech firms. How serious of a threat are these companies to democracy? Are they having a malign impact on our economies? And if they are, can...
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Good Economics for Hard Times from 2019-11-19T02:23:07
RSA chief executive Matthew Taylor and journalist Ian Leslie are joined by this year's winner of the No...
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Do you understand public opinion as well as you think you do? from 2019-10-10T05:00:38
Matthew Taylor and Ian Leslie dissect new (and sometimes controversial) research on the divide between ...
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The Four Deadly Sins of Modern Politics from 2019-07-19T04:30:09
Ian Leslie and Matthew Taylor analyse Theresa May’s final major speech as prime minister and Donald Trump’s latest racist statements, and try to predict what might happen in the first weeks of a...
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Utopia and Reality from 2019-06-22T13:21:31
Just as our reality has seemed to take a dystopian turn, there’s been a resurgence of political imagination. Utopian dreams have returned to the forefront of our politics.
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Elections, Fatalism, and Twitter Storms from 2019-05-31T17:26:25
Matthew Taylor speaks to French political journalist Marie Le Conte about the European elections, Fr...
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Extinction Rebellion: what next? from 2019-05-18T18:48:34
At long last, for a few weeks in April, climate breakdown finally seemed to be at the top of the political agenda.
Extinction Rebellion shut down the streets. School children walked out o...
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How Change Happens from 2019-04-20T06:32
Insights from three of the world's leading thinkers on how political and societal change happens: presidential historian Doris Kearns Goodwin, 'Nudge' author Cass Sunstein, and philosopher Rober...
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Denialism, with Caroline Lucas MP&Keith Kahn-Harris from 2019-03-21T20:13
From climate change to vaccines, there’s a worrying tendency in our culture to bury our heads in the sand, and for a growing number of people to turn their backs on the truth. At its most danger...
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Is the centre ground dead? from 2019-03-12T06:00
Commentators say the financial crisis and its aftermath sounded the death knell for centrist parties. Is the centre ground of British politics really dead, or could it make a comeback? And what ...
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Responsible Parties from 2019-02-25T00:01
Has the opening up of political parties been a vital force for change, or bad for democracy as a whole? How can politicians represent both their party members and the voters? Is it game over for...
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Talking to the Enemy, with Michael Sandel&Maria Exner from 2019-02-13T19:14
This week Ian Leslie and Matthew Taylor are asking: what's the best way to talk to people we disagree with? If we want to understand the other side – to bridge divides, or even persuade people w...
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Could a citizens'jury help break the Brexit deadlock? from 2019-01-17T20:00
Two days after the biggest government defeat in the history of the British parliament, Matthew Taylor makes the case for another form of democracy that might help sort out the mess. With James F...
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Identity, with Francis Fukuyama from 2018-12-24T07:00
The phrase ‘identity politics’ has come to be used as a sort of political insult. It’s a short way of accusing someone of pandering to voters – based on race, religion or gender. From white nati...
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Stories, Myths and Belonging from 2018-11-21T11:00
It's been a turbulent week in UK politics. What could possibly happen next? Matthew Taylor and Ian Leslie talk Brexit predictions, and whether constant news updates are doing us any good.
Nervous States, with Will Davies from 2018-10-18T18:14
Have feelings taken over the world? Have we lost our collective grip on rationality? And what can a panic about nothing at Oxford Circus last year tell us about our relationship with the truth?<...
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Anger, with Claire Fox from 2018-08-24T03:50
Anger is all the rage, but is anger itself the problem? Some people say we need to push back against anger in our politics, and respond with tranquil civility. But what if anger is the only rati...
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The Media and Echo Chambers from 2018-07-25T14:15
Is it really true that we all live in our own echo chambers? Fake news and the filter bubble, post-truth and alternative facts… Are we all, as President Obama put it, ‘absorbing an entirely diff...
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Inequality and Generation Wealth, with Faiza Shaheen&Lauren Greenfield from 2018-06-27T22:25
Are economic divides to blame for everything else that’s broken in our politics? Does 'economic anxiety' explain the Trump and Brexit votes? And what deeper cultural undercurrents are at play in...
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How Internet Culture Poisoned Politics, with Whitney Phillips from 2018-06-20T11:00
Is it inevitable that the internet and social media drive us to the extremes? Or do they just hold up a mirror to an already divided culture? And we explore the dark side of the internet – troll...
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Silicon Valley's Persuasion Machine from 2018-06-12T05:00
By now, lots of us have heard at least part of the story of the Facebook election scandal. Cambridge Analytica, the company in the eye of the storm, has closed its doors and is under investigati...
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Liberals and Authoritarians from 2018-05-17T23:01
Commentators have written at great length about left vs right, the young vs the old, ‘somewheres’ vs ‘anywheres’. But what if there’s one big divide they’re missing? Are we now a nation of liber...
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