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Duncan Campbell: Are the police a spent force? from 2022-02-17T00:01:51
Drawing on over 40 years experience of crime reporting, expert journalist Duncan Campbell joins Alan Rusbridger to explore why the police are under attack from left, right and centre.
Peter Hennessy: Boris Johnson vs The Constitution from 2022-02-09T00:16:23
Does the British constitution require that Boris Johnson goes? Famous for his “good chaps" theory of government, Britain’s most celebrated post-war historian, Peter Hennessy joins Tom Clark to prov...
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Prospect Lives: Haircuts, burnout and belonging from 2022-02-03T00:15:57
Would Boris Johnson be a better prime minister if he had a different haircut? Do we take sport too seriously? Can drinking alcohol ever be good for us? Our family of seven writers—including acto...
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Rachel Sylvester: Is it all over for Boris Johnson? from 2022-01-26T01:01:18
Is Boris Johnson a “Heineken” Prime Minister in a country that now has a hangover? Rachel Sylvester joins associate editor Sonia Sodha to tackle the question that's on everyone's mind: is it all ov...
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Jonathan Rée on the philosopher who predicted Trump's rise from 2022-01-20T00:02:17
Who was Richard Rorty and did he believe that truth exists? Writer, historian and philosopher Jonathan Rée joins Sameer Rahim to discuss the American philosopher who—although he died in 2007— ...
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Sarah Boseley: Why won't Big Pharma share their vaccine patents? from 2022-01-12T00:02:52
Award winning journalist and former Guardian Health editor Sarah Boseley joins Alan Rusbridger to tackle a pressing question: why won’t Big Pharma share the patents for the coronavirus vaccines?
Fintan O'Toole: Does cancel culture really exist? from 2022-01-05T02:30:21
Is cancel culture the crisis of our times, or just the unsubstantiated grumble of professional provocateurs? How do we balance supporting freedom of speech with protecting people from hate and harm...
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Prospect Team: What will surprise us in 2022? from 2021-12-29T03:00:59
The team discusses the good, the bad and the ugly in the year that's passed and gives tentative predictions for the year ahead, as well as celebrating the best of Prospect journalism from 2021.
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Jane Martinson: What's going on at the Daily Mail? from 2021-12-22T03:00:42
Who is Geordie Greig and why has he been toppled as editor of Britain's most influential newspaper? What does this reshuffle mean for Boris Johnson? Why should we care about the Kremlinesque machin...
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Special Episode: Prospect Lives from 2021-12-16T05:00:35
What does life look like for an 89-year old actor or a psychiatrist who suffers with bipolar? What does it feel like to be asylum seeker, or an Anglican Priest, or a farmer? Prospect Lives is a ...
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Andrew Adonis: It's the leader stupid! from 2021-12-08T14:22:58
Is leadership all that matters in modern politics? Andrew Adonis thinks so. With his new collection of profiles of leaders from Gladstone to Modi, Lincoln to Blair and Churchill to Biden, Adonis dr...
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Brian Klaas: Does power corrupt or do the corrupt choose power? from 2021-12-01T14:22:22
When most people are decent, why do we get so many bad leaders, politicians and CEOs? Are despots made or born? After travelling the world and interviewing "the noblest to the dirtiest" leaders, re...
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Philip Ball on the long shadow of Covid-19 from 2021-11-24T15:46:56
A year on from the dark winter of 2020, do we have Covid-19 under control? And what will the virus means for politics, economics and global health, for decades to come? Tom Clark is joined by leadi...
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Helena Kennedy: Does the government respect the rule of law? from 2021-11-17T15:51:07
Leading human rights barrister, author and Labour member of the House of Lords, Helena Kennedy joins Tom Clark and Alex Dean to discuss a rather terrifying question — does the government respe...
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#206 Helena Kennedy: Does the government respect the rule of law? from 2021-11-17T15:51:07
Leading human rights barrister, author and Labour member of the House of Lords, Helena Kennedy joins Tom Clark and Alex Dean to discuss a rather terrifying question — does the government respe...
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Janine di Giovanni and the plight of Christians in the Middle East from 2021-11-10T15:00:16
This week managing editor Sameer Rahim is joined by war correspondent and author Janine di Giovanni to discuss the plight of Christianty in the Middle East. Christians have lived in the region for ...
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#205: Janine di Giovanni and the plight of Christians in the Middle East from 2021-11-10T15:00:16
This week managing editor Sameer Rahim is joined by war correspondent and author Janine di Giovanni to discuss the plight of Christianty in the Middle East. Christians have lived in the region for ...
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Andrew Roberts on redeeming mad King George from 2021-11-03T15:58:39
Was King George III really such a bad king? Leading historian Andrew Roberts doesn't think so. He joins Andrew Adonis and Tom Clark to discuss his new book George III, the Life and Reign of Britain...
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#204 Andrew Roberts on redeeming mad King George from 2021-11-03T15:58:39
Was King George III really such a bad king? Leading historian Andrew Roberts doesn't think so. He joins Andrew Adonis and Tom Clark to discuss his new book George III, the Life and Reign of Britain...
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Could you beat a robot at chess? from 2021-10-27T15:04:49
Will robots rule the world? Will fully autonomous weapons destroy the planet? Will artificial intelligence take my job? Silicon valley entrepreneur and self-described futurist Martin Ford joins Tom...
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#203 Could you beat a robot at chess? from 2021-10-27T15:04:49
Will robots rule the world? Will fully autonomous weapons destroy the planet? Will artificial intelligence take my job? Silicon valley entrepreneur and self-described futurist Martin Ford joins Tom...
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Fiona Harvey on climate diplomacy and COP26 from 2021-10-20T11:05:07
Ahead of COP26 in Glasgow next month, we speak to environmental correspondent Fiona Harvey on what it will take to reach a crucial deal in the next step towards tackling the climate crisis. Having ...
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#202: Fiona Harvey on climate diplomacy and COP26 from 2021-10-20T11:05:07
Ahead of COP26 in Glasgow next month, we speak to environmental correspondent Fiona Harvey on what it will take to reach a crucial deal in the next step towards tackling the climate crisis. Having ...
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David Renton: The lawyer fighting the housing crisis from the frontline from 2021-10-13T14:55:06
Leading legal-aid lawyer David Renton joins the Prospect Interview to talk about the view from the frontline of the housing crisis. As a barrister in courtrooms both physical and virtual during ...
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#201 David Renton: The lawyer fighting the housing crisis from the frontline from 2021-10-13T14:55:06
Leading legal-aid lawyer David Renton joins the Prospect Interview to talk about the view from the frontline of the housing crisis. As a barrister in courtrooms both physical and virtual during ...
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Steve Richards on the prime ministers we never had from 2021-10-06T12:29:40
Seasoned political broadcaster Steve Richards joins Tom Clark to talk about the prime minsters that never were. From Roy Jenkins to Michael Heseltine, Richards charts the journeys of the preten...
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#200 Steve Richards on the prime ministers we never had from 2021-10-06T12:29:40
Seasoned political broadcaster Steve Richards joins Tom Clark to talk about the prime minsters that never were. From Roy Jenkins to Michael Heseltine, Richards charts the journeys of the preten...
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Gillian Tett on how she predicted the financial crash from 2021-09-29T15:00:54
Gillian Tett, editor at large at the Financial Times and author of a new book Anthro-Vision, joins Tom Clark to explain how undercover anthropology helped her to predict the financial crash. Applyi...
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#199: Gillian Tett on how she predicted the financial crash from 2021-09-29T15:00:54
Gillian Tett, editor at large at the Financial Times and author of a new book Anthro-Vision, joins Tom Clark to explain how undercover anthropology helped her to predict the financial crash. Applyi...
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#198 Did Medea really kill her children? from 2021-09-22T15:00:48
Charlotte Higgins, prize-winning author and the Guardian's chief culture writer, joins Sameer Rahim talk about her book, Greek Myths: A New Retelling. Their conversation tackles the big questions. ...
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Did Medea really kill her children? from 2021-09-22T15:00:48
Charlotte Higgins, prize-winning author and the Guardian's chief culture writer, joins Sameer Rahim talk about her book, Greek Myths: A New Retelling. Their conversation tackles the big questions. ...
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Sebastian Payne on Ben Houchen from 2021-09-15T15:00
Who is Ben Houchen and how did he help the Tories topple the red wall? Sebastian Payne, Whitehall Editor at the Financial Times joins the podcast to discuss the Tees Valley mayor that Boris Johnson...
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#197: Sebastian Payne on Ben Houchen from 2021-09-15T15:00
Who is Ben Houchen and how did he help the Tories topple the red wall? Sebastian Payne, Whitehall Editor at the Financial Times joins the podcast to discuss the Tees Valley mayor that Boris Johnson...
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#196: The world’s top thinkers 2021 from 2021-09-08T15:00
What does it mean to be a public intellectual in 2021? In this episode Tom Clark, Sameer Rahim and Philip Ball discuss the work of Prospect’s Top Thinker of 2021, Palestinian embryologist ...
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The world’s top thinkers 2021 from 2021-09-08T15:00
What does it mean to be a public intellectual in 2021? In this episode Tom Clark, Sameer Rahim and Philip Ball discuss the work of Prospect’s Top Thinker of 2021, Palestinian embryologist ...
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#195 Richard H Thaler on nudge and sludge from 2021-09-02T10:39:24
Bestselling author and renegade economist Richard H Thaler joins the Prospect Interview to talk about the book that made him famous, Nudge. So influential that the UK Cabinet office even created a ...
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Richard H Thaler on nudge and sludge from 2021-09-02T10:39:24
Bestselling author and renegade economist Richard H Thaler joins the Prospect Interview to talk about the book that made him famous, Nudge. So influential that the UK Cabinet office even created a ...
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Andrew Adonis on Boris Johnson from 2021-08-25T16:39:56
On this week’s podcast we’re joined by Prospect’s own contributing editor, Andrew Adonis, who discusses the class clown who became one of our most dominant prime ministers, Boris Johnson. ...
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#194: Andrew Adonis on Boris Johnson from 2021-08-25T16:39:56
On this week’s podcast we’re joined by Prospect’s own contributing editor, Andrew Adonis, who discusses the class clown who became one of our most dominant prime ministers, Boris Johnson. ...
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Rebecca Wragg Sykes on the lives of the Neanderthals from 2021-08-18T16:17:12
On this week’s episode we speak to archaeologist and author of Kindred: Neanderthal Life, Love, Death and Art, Rebecca Wragg Sykes. She joins managing editor Sameer Rahim to discuss the fa...
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#193: Rebecca Wragg Sykes on the lives of the Neanderthals from 2021-08-18T16:17:12
On this week’s episode we speak to archaeologist and author of Kindred: Neanderthal Life, Love, Death and Art, Rebecca Wragg Sykes. She joins managing editor Sameer Rahim to discuss the fa...
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Amia Srinivasan on porn and desire from 2021-08-12T16:00:05
On this week’s episode, writer, philosopher and Oxford don Amia Srinivasan joins us to talk about the ideas explored in her latest essay collection, The Right to Sex. From male entitlement...
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#192: Amia Srinivasan on porn and desire from 2021-08-12T16:00:05
On this week’s episode, writer, philosopher and Oxford don Amia Srinivasan joins us to talk about the ideas explored in her latest essay collection, The Right to Sex. From male entitlement...
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#191: Ed Miliband on how to fix the world from 2021-08-03T16:04:04
Ed Miliband joins the Prospect Interview to discuss how to fix some of our most pressing policy issues, which he explores in his new book Go Big: How to Fix Our World. He joins ed...
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Ed Miliband on how to fix the world from 2021-08-03T16:04:04
Ed Miliband joins the Prospect Interview to discuss how to fix some of our most pressing policy issues, which he explores in his new book Go Big: How to Fix Our World. He joins ed...
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#190: Amartya Sen on identity and globalisation from 2021-07-27T17:18:14
The Nobel prize-winning economist Amartya Sen joins the Prospect Interview to discuss economics, globalisation and identity in his new memoir Home in the World. Editor Tom Clark t...
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Amartya Sen on identity and globalisation from 2021-07-27T17:18:14
The Nobel prize-winning economist Amartya Sen joins the Prospect Interview to discuss economics, globalisation and identity in his new memoir Home in the World. Editor Tom Clark t...
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The England delusion from 2021-07-20T15:04:17
Throughout its history, England was regularly falling to foreign takeovers and perennially divided—it was a nation that never was. Author of The Shortest History of England James Hawes ...
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#189: The England delusion from 2021-07-20T15:04:17
Throughout its history, England was regularly falling to foreign takeovers and perennially divided—it was a nation that never was. Author of The Shortest History of England James Hawes ...
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Race and guns in an unequal America from 2021-07-13T16:58:18
American historian Carol Anderson joins the Prospect Interview to discuss the secret history of America’s much-debated Second Amendment. The amendment, enshrined in the country’s bill of r...
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#188: Race and guns in an unequal America from 2021-07-13T16:58:18
American historian Carol Anderson joins the Prospect Interview to discuss the secret history of America’s much-debated Second Amendment. The amendment, enshrined in the country’s bill of r...
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Are referendums a force for good? from 2021-07-06T17:14:32
In this month’s issue of Prospect, we have two essays approaching the thorny yet increasingly unignorable question of referendums: are they really democratic? Author and former Labour M...
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#187: Are referendums a force for good? from 2021-07-06T17:14:32
In this month’s issue of Prospect, we have two essays approaching the thorny yet increasingly unignorable question of referendums: are they really democratic? Author and former Labour M...
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#186: Poland’s authoritarian turn from 2021-06-30T15:56:52
Journalist Christian Davies joins the Prospect Interview to discuss Poland's authoritarian turn—and what it could mean for Europe as a whole. In the latest issue of Prospect, out now on ne...
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Poland’s authoritarian turn from 2021-06-30T15:56:52
Journalist Christian Davies joins the Prospect Interview to discuss Poland's authoritarian turn—and what it could mean for Europe as a whole. In the latest issue of Prospect, out now on ne...
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#185: The new British metafiction from 2021-06-22T16:26:39
Novelist Natasha Brown joins the Prospect Interview to talk about writing contemporary Britain and the fragmented self in her debut, Assembly. The novel follows a Black British wo...
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The new British metafiction from 2021-06-22T16:26:39
Novelist Natasha Brown joins the Prospect Interview to talk about writing contemporary Britain and the fragmented self in her debut, Assembly. The novel follows a Black British wo...
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#184: The new Conservatives, with Rachel Sylvester from 2021-06-15T16:38:37
Ever since emerging in the late 17th century, the Tories have restlessly reinvented themselves, shamelessly shape-shifted and shown a Lazarus-like ability to rise from political death. David Camero...
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The new Conservatives, with Rachel Sylvester from 2021-06-15T16:38:37
Ever since emerging in the late 17th century, the Tories have restlessly reinvented themselves, shamelessly shape-shifted and shown a Lazarus-like ability to rise from political death. David Camero...
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#183: Why Britain is condemned to be liberal from 2021-06-09T11:32:40
From Clement Attlee to Margaret Thatcher, several movers and shakers have entered government with plans to fundamentally change how the British economy is run. But have they ever truly succeeded...
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Why Britain is condemned to be liberal from 2021-06-09T11:32:40
From Clement Attlee to Margaret Thatcher, several movers and shakers have entered government with plans to fundamentally change how the British economy is run. But have they ever truly succeeded...
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The rise of the British shock jock from 2021-06-01T17:02:53
Rush Limbaugh and his Fox News descendants softened up America for Donald Trump. Could the British shock jock do the same for political life in the UK? Journalist Zoe Williams joins Tom Clark to...
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#182: The rise of the British shock jock from 2021-06-01T17:02:53
Rush Limbaugh and his Fox News descendants softened up America for Donald Trump. Could the British shock jock do the same for political life in the UK? Journalist Zoe Williams joins Tom Clark to...
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The life and mind of Edward Said from 2021-05-26T17:27:57
Sameer Rahim joins professor David Herman for a discussion on the life and work of the public intellectual Edward Said, who is the subject of a new biography, Places of Mind, by Timothy...
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#181: The life and mind of Edward Said from 2021-05-26T17:27:57
Sameer Rahim joins professor David Herman for a discussion on the life and work of the public intellectual Edward Said, who is the subject of a new biography, Places of Mind, by Timothy...
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Classical music in the age of Covid from 2021-05-18T16:35:14
As Britain slowly opens up—and cinemas, galleries, and concert halls finally return—arts and books editor Sameer Rahim talks to Nicholas Kenyon, managing director at the Barbican, about the struggl...
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#180: Classical music in the age of Covid from 2021-05-18T16:35:14
As Britain slowly opens up—and cinemas, galleries, and concert halls finally return—arts and books editor Sameer Rahim talks to Nicholas Kenyon, managing director at the Barbican, about the struggl...
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What makes a good political leader? from 2021-05-11T15:17:49
In this special episode of the Prospect Interview, listen to audio from the magazine’s latest Editor’s Club call with Andrew Adonis on writing political biography, and what makes a good le...
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The Prospect Interview #179: What makes a good political leader? from 2021-05-11T15:17:49
In this special episode of the Prospect Interview, listen to audio from the magazine’s latest Editor’s Club call with Andrew Adonis on writing political biography, and what makes a good le...
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Governing in the age of populism from 2021-05-05T14:31:29
Is it possible to govern well in the age of populism? That was the question our three guests took on when entering this year’s Bennett Prospect Public Policy essay contest—and they impressed the ju...
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#178: Governing in the age of populism from 2021-05-05T14:31:29
Is it possible to govern well in the age of populism? That was the question our three guests took on when entering this year’s Bennett Prospect Public Policy essay contest—and they impressed the ju...
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#177: The trials of Narendra Modi from 2021-04-27T15:02:47
India’s Covid-19 crisis has seriously shaken national confidence in prime minister Narendra Modi—but will it unseat him? Prospect contributor Andrew Adonis and Cambridge historian Shruti Kapila ...
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The trials of Narendra Modi from 2021-04-27T15:02:47
India’s Covid-19 crisis has seriously shaken national confidence in prime minister Narendra Modi—but will it unseat him? Prospect contributor Andrew Adonis and Cambridge historian Shruti Kapila ...
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#176: The battle for the Arctic from 2021-04-20T19:07:46
Geopolitics professor Klaus Dodds and journalist Rachel Halliburton join the Prospect Interview to give the inside view on the new geopolitical battle of the decade: the race for the Arcti...
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The battle for the Arctic from 2021-04-20T19:07:46
Geopolitics professor Klaus Dodds and journalist Rachel Halliburton join the Prospect Interview to give the inside view on the new geopolitical battle of the decade: the race for the Arcti...
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The literary afterlives of Philip Roth from 2021-04-13T17:19:06
The celebrated author Philip Roth was obsessed with chasing the exceptional in both his life and work. Author and critic Jon Day joins the Prospect Interview to discuss new biographies ...
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#174: The literary afterlives of Philip Roth from 2021-04-13T17:19:06
The celebrated author Philip Roth was obsessed with chasing the exceptional in both his life and work. Author and critic Jon Day joins the Prospect Interview to discuss new biographies ...
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#174: The real Stephen Hawking, with Philip Ball from 2021-04-06T16:25:23
A new biography of Stephen Hawking argues that the celebrated scientist was shamelessly self-promoting and his reputation overrated. Philip Ball joins the Prospect Interview to discuss ...
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The real Stephen Hawking, with Philip Ball from 2021-04-06T16:25:23
A new biography of Stephen Hawking argues that the celebrated scientist was shamelessly self-promoting and his reputation overrated. Philip Ball joins the Prospect Interview to discuss ...
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#173: Is UK democracy under threat? from 2021-03-30T17:10:23
In his cover story for the new issue of Prospect, human rights lawyer Adam Wagner writes about the troubling ways in which laws have been passed over the last year, and how they pose a ...
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Is UK democracy under threat? from 2021-03-30T17:10:23
In his cover story for the new issue of Prospect, human rights lawyer Adam Wagner writes about the troubling ways in which laws have been passed over the last year, and how they pose a ...
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#172: England’s robotic national curriculum from 2021-03-23T18:57:26
While homeschooling her eight-year-old daughter and 11-year-old son during lockdown, Eliane Glaser was shocked to discover what they got up to at school in pre-pandemic times. Her children were ...
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England’s robotic national curriculum from 2021-03-23T18:57:26
While homeschooling her eight-year-old daughter and 11-year-old son during lockdown, Eliane Glaser was shocked to discover what they got up to at school in pre-pandemic times. Her children were ...
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#171: Scotland’s land revolution from 2021-03-16T17:19:31
Scotland is currently seeing a radical experiment in land ownership. Currently, fewer than 500 individuals are estimated to own more than half of the nation—but there’s increasing drive to give eve...
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Scotland’s land revolution from 2021-03-16T17:19:31
Scotland is currently seeing a radical experiment in land ownership. Currently, fewer than 500 individuals are estimated to own more than half of the nation—but there’s increasing drive to give eve...
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#170: Barbara Speed on 20 years of Wikipedia from 2021-03-11T10:26:26
Journalist Barbara Speed joins the Prospect podcast to talk about the changing fortunes of one of the internet's most-visited websites: Wikipedia. Depending on who you speak to, Wikipedia ...
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Barbara Speed on 20 years of Wikipedia from 2021-03-11T10:26:26
Journalist Barbara Speed joins the Prospect podcast to talk about the changing fortunes of one of the internet's most-visited websites: Wikipedia. Depending on who you speak to, Wikipedia ...
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Andrew Marr on break-up Britain from 2021-03-02T18:20:24
As the battle between Alex Salmond and Nicola Sturgeon takes over the headlines, the BBC’s Andrew Marr assumes a longer view and addresses what will soon be the biggest question facing the nation: ...
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#169: Andrew Marr on break-up Britain from 2021-03-02T18:20:24
As the battle between Alex Salmond and Nicola Sturgeon takes over the headlines, the BBC’s Andrew Marr assumes a longer view and addresses what will soon be the biggest question facing the nation: ...
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Karachi Vice, with Samira Shackle from 2021-02-23T18:27:10
Journalist Samira Shackle joins the Prospect podcast to discuss life and death in modern Karachi. In her new book, Karachi Vice, Samira tells the story of the fast-changing place ...
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#168: Karachi Vice, with Samira Shackle from 2021-02-23T18:27:10
Journalist Samira Shackle joins the Prospect podcast to discuss life and death in modern Karachi. In her new book, Karachi Vice, Samira tells the story of the fast-changing place ...
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We are Bellingcat, with Eliot Higgins from 2021-02-16T17:40:05
Citizen journalist Eliot Higgins joins the Prospect Interview this week to discuss the many groundbreaking investigations made by Bellingcat, his open-source investigative journalism websi...
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#167: We are Bellingcat, with Eliot Higgins from 2021-02-16T17:40:05
Citizen journalist Eliot Higgins joins the Prospect Interview this week to discuss the many groundbreaking investigations made by Bellingcat, his open-source investigative journalism websi...
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The unofficial Covid-19 inquiry from 2021-02-09T18:53:03
Last month, the UK had the highest Covid-19 death rate in the world with 113,000 deaths to date. It’s difficult to remember now, but back when the nation first locked down last March, experts wa...
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#166: The unofficial Covid-19 inquiry from 2021-02-09T18:53:03
Last month, the UK had the highest Covid-19 death rate in the world with 113,000 deaths to date. It’s difficult to remember now, but back when the nation first locked down last March, experts wa...
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The art of the ordinary, with Marc Stears from 2021-02-02T18:59:11
Political theorist and former Ed Miliband speechwriter Marc Stears joins the Prospect Interview to talk about what 20th century British artists George Orwell, Barbara Jones, and Dylan Thom...
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#165: The art of the ordinary, with Marc Stears from 2021-02-02T18:59:11
Political theorist and former Ed Miliband speechwriter Marc Stears joins the Prospect Interview to talk about what 20th century British artists George Orwell, Barbara Jones, and Dylan Thom...
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#142: Sarah Churchwell and Kenan Malik on white identity from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Previously confined to the fringes, discussion of white identity has reached a fever pitch in the mainstream in the past few years. In the current issue of Prospect, out now on newsstands, Sarah Ch...
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#139: South Korea in fiction from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Frances Cha had been a journalist based in Seoul for several years, reporting on the culture and trends in South Korea’s megacity for CNN. Then, she decided to explore all she learned in fiction, w...
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#137: Covid-19 and race, with Angela Saini from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
What’s behind the disproportionate number of Covid-19 ethnic minority deaths? Science writer Angela Saini—most recently author of Superior: The Return of Race Science—joins the Prospect Interview t...
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#134: The global crisis of sleep from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
CBD oils, meditation apps, and memory foam mattresses—our obsession with getting the perfect night’s sleep is stronger than ever. But is the drive to get more shut-eye actually making us more exhau...
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#129: Rebuilding the world after Covid-19 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
In this week’s special edition of the Prospect Interview, we share exclusive audio from our first ever webinar for subscribers, held last Friday. In it, our most recent contributors—Oxford historia...
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#128: Slowing the world down, with Danny Dorling from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
As the world slows down, many of us are thinking—what comes next? Oxford geographer Danny Dorling joins the Prospect Interview to discuss what a world after growth might look like. His latest book,...
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#125: Reconfiguring race with Thomas Chatterton Williams from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Writer Thomas Chatterton Williams joins the Prospect Interview this week to talk about his curious approach to race in America. His new memoir, Self Portrait in Black and White, explores his own ba...
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#122: The political rivalry that shaped Middle East from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Journalist Kim Ghattas joins the Prospect Interview to explain the political conflict between Saudi Arabia and Iran—where did it come from, and how has it fundamentally transformed the region? She ...
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Jolyon Maugham QC on Brexit from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
What's happening with Brexit, and what should we make of Scotland's Court of Session ruling the prorogation of parliament unlawful? Jolyon Maugham QC joins for a special edition of the Prospec...
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Post-human landscapes, with Cal Flyn from 2021-01-26T17:36:23
What happens to vast, sprawling landscapes when the humans who live there suddenly leave? Cal Flyn set about to answer that question in her new book, Islands of Abandonment, visiting the f...
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#164: Post-human landscapes, with Cal Flyn from 2021-01-26T17:36:23
What happens to vast, sprawling landscapes when the humans who live there suddenly leave? Cal Flyn set about to answer that question in her new book, Islands of Abandonment, visiting the f...
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Will Joe Biden save America? from 2021-01-19T18:29:01
Prospect contributor Andrew Adonis and biographer Evan Osnos join the Prospect Interview to discuss the life and times of the incoming US President. They talk about Biden’s ear...
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#163: Will Joe Biden save America? from 2021-01-19T18:29:01
Prospect contributor Andrew Adonis and biographer Evan Osnos join the Prospect Interview to discuss the life and times of the incoming US President. They talk about Biden’s ear...
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George Saunders’s masterclass in the Russian short story from 2021-01-12T17:57:46
Booker Prize-winning author George Saunders joins the Prospect Interview to discuss his experiences teaching the Russian short story and his new book, A Swim in the Pond in the Rain Listen
#162: George Saunders’s masterclass in the Russian short story from 2021-01-12T17:57:46
Booker Prize-winning author George Saunders joins the Prospect Interview to discuss his experiences teaching the Russian short story and his new book, A Swim in the Pond in the Rain Listen
Women, slavery and resistance from 2021-01-05T16:24:02
Who gets to write history—and which narratives win out? Historian and writer Stella Dadzie joins the Prospect Interview to discuss writing the lives of enslaved women in the Caribbean. She...
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#161: Women, slavery and resistance from 2021-01-05T16:24:02
Who gets to write history—and which narratives win out? Historian and writer Stella Dadzie joins the Prospect Interview to discuss writing the lives of enslaved women in the Caribbean. She...
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Covid-19 then and now, with Phil Ball from 2021-01-02T08:00
Over a year ago now in December, scientists first discovered a new virus that caused pneumonia-like symptoms. The rest is history. Science writer Phil Ball joins the Prospect Interview to ...
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#160: Covid-19 then and now, with Phil Ball from 2021-01-02T08:00
Over a year ago now in December, scientists first discovered a new virus that caused pneumonia-like symptoms. The rest is history. Science writer Phil Ball joins the Prospect Interview to ...
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Who was the real Jesus? from 2020-12-15T16:55:21
His teachings have been transmitted, interpreted, and some may say misappropriated, for centuries. But what did Jesus Christ really believe? Now, as organised religion declines in popularity, does ...
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#159: Who was the real Jesus? from 2020-12-15T16:55:21
His teachings have been transmitted, interpreted, and some may say misappropriated, for centuries. But what did Jesus Christ really believe? Now, as organised religion declines in popularity, does ...
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Saudi Arabia’s reform and repression from 2020-12-08T18:15:12
When the young Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman ascended to power in 2017, he was hailed among the west as a liberal reformer, and was welcomed by Hollywood celebrities and world leaders alike. But...
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#158: Saudi Arabia’s reform and repression from 2020-12-08T18:15:12
When the young Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman ascended to power in 2017, he was hailed among the west as a liberal reformer, and was welcomed by Hollywood celebrities and world leaders alike. But...
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Who killed soft Brexit? from 2020-12-01T18:34:53
When the nation headed to the polls for the EU referendum in 2016, the result was almost split down the middle. So how come the Brexit deal that's coming will not be the moderate one of a ...
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#157: Who killed soft Brexit? from 2020-12-01T18:34:53
When the nation headed to the polls for the EU referendum in 2016, the result was almost split down the middle. So how come the Brexit deal that's coming will not be the moderate one of a ...
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Douglas Stuart on writing Shuggie Bain from 2020-11-24T18:18:49
Booker Prize-winning author Douglas Stuart joins the Prospect Interview to discuss writing his powerful novel, Shuggie Bain, which tells the story of a young boy growing up in ...
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#156: Douglas Stuart on writing Shuggie Bain from 2020-11-24T18:18:49
Booker Prize-winning author Douglas Stuart joins the Prospect Interview to discuss writing his powerful novel, Shuggie Bain, which tells the story of a young boy growing up in ...
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Radical attention, with Julia Bell from 2020-11-17T17:58:42
What has the attention economy done to our attention spans—and our minds? Writer and academic Julia Bell joins the Prospect Interview to discuss her latest book, Radical Attention...
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#155: Radical attention, with Julia Bell from 2020-11-17T17:58:42
What has the attention economy done to our attention spans—and our minds? Writer and academic Julia Bell joins the Prospect Interview to discuss her latest book, Radical Attention...
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Lessons from the pandemic, with Fareed Zakaria from 2020-11-10T18:03:53
Are we seeing a return to normality? CNN journalist and political commentator Fareed Zakaria joins the Prospect Interview to talk about Joe Biden’s victory, what will happen to populism, a...
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#154: Lessons from the pandemic, with Fareed Zakaria from 2020-11-10T18:03:53
Are we seeing a return to normality? CNN journalist and political commentator Fareed Zakaria joins the Prospect Interview to talk about Joe Biden’s victory, what will happen to populism, a...
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US Election Special from 2020-11-04T13:30:27
Who will win? Author and commentator Diane Roberts joins the Prospect Interview and gives a quick summary of the race so far, including which states to look out for. Plus: what have four years of T...
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America in the world, with Stephen Wertheim from 2020-11-01T09:00
How did America become the world’s predominant power? Historian Stephen Wertheim joins the Prospect podcast this week to discuss the short history of America as the world’s policeman, w...
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#153: America in the world, with Stephen Wertheim from 2020-11-01T09:00
How did America become the world’s predominant power? Historian Stephen Wertheim joins the Prospect podcast this week to discuss the short history of America as the world’s policeman, w...
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Jacques Derrida's philosophy from 2020-10-27T17:10:27
Think Jacques Derrida was an inscrutable fraud? Peter Salmon, biographer and recent author of An Event, Perhaps, implores you to think again. Peter joins the Prospect Interview to...
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#152: Jacques Derrida's philosophy from 2020-10-27T17:10:27
Think Jacques Derrida was an inscrutable fraud? Peter Salmon, biographer and recent author of An Event, Perhaps, implores you to think again. Peter joins the Prospect Interview to...
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Owen Jones on the future of the left from 2020-10-20T16:55:22
Journalist and author Owen Jones joins the Prospect Interview to talk about his new book, This Land. Editor Tom Clark talks to Owen about the highs and lows of Jeremy Corbyn’s Lab...
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#151: Owen Jones on the future of the left from 2020-10-20T16:55:22
Journalist and author Owen Jones joins the Prospect Interview to talk about his new book, This Land. Editor Tom Clark talks to Owen about the highs and lows of Jeremy Corbyn’s Lab...
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#150: Hard Brexit now? from 2020-10-13T15:57:35
The Times journalist Rachel Sylvester joins the Prospect Interview to get us up to date about the state of Brexit talks, and introduce the man behind Britain’s negotiating tabl...
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Hard Brexit now? from 2020-10-13T15:57:35
The Times journalist Rachel Sylvester joins the Prospect Interview to get us up to date about the state of Brexit talks, and introduce the man behind Britain’s negotiating tabl...
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#149: Can elitism restore democracy? from 2020-10-06T17:11:16
Writer and broadcaster Eliane Glaser joins the Prospect Interview to make a defense of what she deems “progressive elitism.” In the era of populism, the trust in institutions and expert...
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Can elitism restore democracy? from 2020-10-06T17:11:16
Writer and broadcaster Eliane Glaser joins the Prospect Interview to make a defense of what she deems “progressive elitism.” In the era of populism, the trust in institutions and expert...
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#148: Robert Macfarlane’s Underland from 2020-09-29T16:40:44
Writer Robert Macfarlane joins the Prospect Interview to discuss writing the Earth’s underworld in his new book, Underland: A Deep Time Journey. MacFarlane talks to our arts and b...
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Robert Macfarlane’s Underland from 2020-09-29T16:40:44
Writer Robert Macfarlane joins the Prospect Interview to discuss writing the Earth’s underworld in his new book, Underland: A Deep Time Journey. MacFarlane talks to our arts and b...
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#147: Writing the Booker Prize-shortlisted Burnt Sugar from 2020-09-22T18:12:18
Avni Doshi’s Booker Prize-shortlisted debut novel, Burnt Sugar, follows an artist in Pune, India, whose mother suddenly gets diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease. The revelation unravels ...
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Writing the Booker Prize-shortlisted Burnt Sugar from 2020-09-22T18:12:18
Avni Doshi’s Booker Prize-shortlisted debut novel, Burnt Sugar, follows an artist in Pune, India, whose mother suddenly gets diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease. The revelation unravels ...
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#146: Celebrating London on film from 2020-09-15T14:57:11
Film director Sarah Gavron and writer Theresa Ikoko join this week’s Prospect Interview to discuss their new film, Rocks, a celebratory ode to teenage life in today’s London. ...
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Celebrating London on film from 2020-09-15T14:57:11
Film director Sarah Gavron and writer Theresa Ikoko join this week’s Prospect Interview to discuss their new film, Rocks, a celebratory ode to teenage life in today’s London. ...
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#145: The Covid-19 economic crisis, with Adam Tooze from 2020-09-09T15:04:08
The pandemic has shattered economies all over the globe. What can be done about it? Historian Adam Tooze joins the Prospect Interview to talk about the Covid-19 economic crisis. He discuss...
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The Covid-19 economic crisis, with Adam Tooze from 2020-09-09T15:04:08
The pandemic has shattered economies all over the globe. What can be done about it? Historian Adam Tooze joins the Prospect Interview to talk about the Covid-19 economic crisis. He discuss...
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#144: I was Saddam’s prisoner from 2020-08-25T17:10:10
In 1990, when he was just nine years old, Prospect’s Sameer Rahim joined his parents and sister on a holiday to Iraq. What was first a family trip quickly turned into an international d...
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I was Saddam’s prisoner from 2020-08-25T17:10:10
In 1990, when he was just nine years old, Prospect’s Sameer Rahim joined his parents and sister on a holiday to Iraq. What was first a family trip quickly turned into an international d...
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#143: The literature of Marvel Comics from 2020-08-18T17:15:07
They’ve taken over our cinemas screens (when cinemas were still open)—but where did the superheroes who now dominate our screens come from? Writer and Spectator literary editor Sam Leit...
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The literature of Marvel Comics from 2020-08-18T17:15:07
They’ve taken over our cinemas screens (when cinemas were still open)—but where did the superheroes who now dominate our screens come from? Writer and Spectator literary editor Sam Leit...
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Sarah Churchwell and Kenan Malik on white identity from 2020-08-11T17:46:21
Previously confined to the fringes, discussion of white identity has reached a fever pitch in the mainstream in the past few years. In the current issue of Prospect, out now on newsstan...
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#141: How can nations atone for their sins? from 2020-08-05T17:04:02
Why do some countries succeed in confronting their pasts, and others fail? Authors Ivan Krastev and Leonard Bernardo join the Prospect Interview this week to discuss a question on many ...
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How can nations atone for their sins? from 2020-08-05T17:04:02
Why do some countries succeed in confronting their pasts, and others fail? Authors Ivan Krastev and Leonard Bernardo join the Prospect Interview this week to discuss a question on many ...
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#140: Andrew Adonis on Ernest Bevin from 2020-07-29T16:16:06
One of the most influential statesmen of the 20th century has since been forgotten by history. Why is that? Andrew Adonis joins the Prospect Interview to discuss the life and work of Er...
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Andrew Adonis on Ernest Bevin from 2020-07-29T16:16:06
One of the most influential statesmen of the 20th century has since been forgotten by history. Why is that? Andrew Adonis joins the Prospect Interview to discuss the life and work of Er...
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South Korea in fiction from 2020-07-21T17:12:37
Frances Cha had been a journalist based in Seoul for several years, reporting on the culture and trends in South Korea’s megacity for CNN. Then, she decided to explore all she learned in fiction, w...
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#138: The world’s top 50 thinkers 2020 from 2020-07-14T17:24:56
It’s that time of year again. Today, Prospect releases its annual list of top 50 thinkers for our times. The editorial team talks through what it was like making the list, and how they ...
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The world’s top 50 thinkers 2020 from 2020-07-14T17:24:56
It’s that time of year again. Today, Prospect releases its annual list of top 50 thinkers for our times. The editorial team talks through what it was like making the list, and how they ...
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Covid-19 and race, with Angela Saini from 2020-07-09T17:29:39
What’s behind the disproportionate number of Covid-19 ethnic minority deaths? Science writer Angela Saini—most recently author of Superior: The Return of Race Science—joins the Pros...
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#136: Working motherhood, with Emma Lundin from 2020-06-30T16:25:39
Feminism may be becoming increasingly mainstream, but it’s undeniable that women continue to do the lion’s share of housework and child-rearing at home. Historian Emma Lundin joins the Prosp...
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Working motherhood, with Emma Lundin from 2020-06-30T16:25:39
Feminism may be becoming increasingly mainstream, but it’s undeniable that women continue to do the lion’s share of housework and child-rearing at home. Historian Emma Lundin joins the Prosp...
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#135: Trumpocalypse, with David Frum from 2020-06-23T16:08:26
American political commentator and Atlantic senior editor David Frum joins the Prospect Interview this week to discuss the presidency of Donald Trump, whose potential legacy he...
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Trumpocalypse, with David Frum from 2020-06-23T16:08:26
American political commentator and Atlantic senior editor David Frum joins the Prospect Interview this week to discuss the presidency of Donald Trump, whose potential legacy he...
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The global crisis of sleep from 2020-06-16T16:54:53
CBD oils, meditation apps, and memory foam mattresses—our obsession with getting the perfect night’s sleep is stronger than ever. But is the drive to get more shut-eye actually making us more ex...
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#133: GE Moore: the philosopher who disappeared from 2020-06-09T17:23:18
Biographer and academic Ray Monk joins the Prospect Interview this week to discuss the life and work of GE Moore, a once-great Cambridge philosopher who has since disappeared from histo...
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GE Moore: the philosopher who disappeared from 2020-06-09T17:23:18
Biographer and academic Ray Monk joins the Prospect Interview this week to discuss the life and work of GE Moore, a once-great Cambridge philosopher who has since disappeared from histo...
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#132: Shakespeare’s Plague from 2020-06-02T17:55:31
Academic and author of This is Shakespeare Emma Smith joins the Prospect Interview this week to discuss the bard’s much gossiped about life under the plague. While many of us m...
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Shakespeare’s Plague from 2020-06-02T17:55:31
Academic and author of This is Shakespeare Emma Smith joins the Prospect Interview this week to discuss the bard’s much gossiped about life under the plague. While many of us m...
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#131: Rutger Bregman’s Humankind from 2020-05-26T17:06:01
Dutch historian and commentator Rutger Bregman joins the Prospect Interview this week to discuss his new book, Humankind: A Hopeful History. It’s a book with an optimistic thesis ...
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Rutger Bregman’s Humankind from 2020-05-26T17:06:01
Dutch historian and commentator Rutger Bregman joins the Prospect Interview this week to discuss his new book, Humankind: A Hopeful History. It’s a book with an optimistic thesis ...
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#130: George Eliot’s philosophy, with Clare Carlisle from 2020-05-19T16:13:37
Philosopher Clare Carlisle joins the Prospect Interview to talk about the 19th century novelist George Eliot. Celebrated as the author of Middlemarch and Silas Marner,...
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George Eliot’s philosophy, with Clare Carlisle from 2020-05-19T16:13:37
Philosopher Clare Carlisle joins the Prospect Interview to talk about the 19th century novelist George Eliot. Celebrated as the author of Middlemarch and Silas Marner,...
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Rebuilding the world after Covid-19 from 2020-05-12T16:56:45
In this week’s special edition of the Prospect Interview, we share exclusive audio from our first ever webinar for subscribers, held last Friday. In it, our most recent contributors—Oxf...
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Slowing the world down, with Danny Dorling from 2020-05-05T17:11:22
As the world slows down, many of us are thinking—what comes next? Oxford geographer Danny Dorling joins the Prospect Interview to discuss what a world after growth might look like. His lat...
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#127: Behind the science of Covid-19 from 2020-04-28T16:39:09
Infectious disease expert Adam Kucharski didn’t know that the world was going to be overtaken by a virus when he wrote his new book, The Rules of Contagion: Why Things Spread – and Why They Sto...
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Behind the science of Covid-19 from 2020-04-28T16:39:09
Infectious disease expert Adam Kucharski didn’t know that the world was going to be overtaken by a virus when he wrote his new book, The Rules of Contagion: Why Things Spread – and Why They Sto...
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#126: The Nazi leader that vanished, with Philippe Sands from 2020-04-21T17:25:47
Human rights lawyer and award-winning author Philippe Sands joins the Prospect Interview to talk about his new book, The Ratline: Love, Lies, and Justice on the Trail of a Nazi Fugitiv...
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The Nazi leader that vanished, with Philippe Sands from 2020-04-21T17:25:47
Human rights lawyer and award-winning author Philippe Sands joins the Prospect Interview to talk about his new book, The Ratline: Love, Lies, and Justice on the Trail of a Nazi Fugitiv...
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Reconfiguring race with Thomas Chatterton Williams from 2020-04-15T16:31:47
Writer Thomas Chatterton Williams joins the Prospect Interview this week to talk about his curious approach to race in America. His new memoir, Self Portrait in Black and White, e...
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#124: Colum McCann on writing the Israel-Palestine conflict from 2020-04-08T17:39:26
Novelist Colum McCann joins the Prospect Interview this week to discuss his new bestseller, Apeirogon, a fictional story based on the real-life friendship between an Israeli an...
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Colum McCann on writing the Israel-Palestine conflict from 2020-04-08T17:39:26
Novelist Colum McCann joins the Prospect Interview this week to discuss his new bestseller, Apeirogon, a fictional story based on the real-life friendship between an Israeli an...
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#123: Paul Krugman on zombie economics from 2020-03-31T17:53:40
Nobel prize-winning economist and New York Times columnist Paul Krugman joins the Prospect podcast to talk about what he calls “zombie economics”: the right-wing free market economic or...
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Paul Krugman on zombie economics from 2020-03-31T17:53:40
Nobel prize-winning economist and New York Times columnist Paul Krugman joins the Prospect podcast to talk about what he calls “zombie economics”: the right-wing free market economic or...
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The political rivalry that shaped Middle East from 2020-03-24T18:54:26
Journalist Kim Ghattas joins the Prospect Interview to explain the political conflict between Saudi Arabia and Iran—where did it come from, and how has it fundamentally transformed the ...
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#121: Britain’s language learning crisis explained from 2020-03-17T18:38:39
Early modern historian and polyglot John Gallagher joins the Prospect Interview this week to talk about language learning in Britain from the 16th century to today. What was it like whe...
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Britain’s language learning crisis explained from 2020-03-17T18:38:39
Early modern historian and polyglot John Gallagher joins the Prospect Interview this week to talk about language learning in Britain from the 16th century to today. What was it like whe...
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#120: Thomas Piketty on capitalism and inequality today from 2020-03-10T04:00:57
His previous book, Capital in the Twenty-First Century, became a worldwide sensation. Now the French economist is back with another sweeping history of inequality and capitalism: Ca...
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Thomas Piketty on capitalism and inequality today from 2020-03-10T04:00:57
His previous book, Capital in the Twenty-First Century, became a worldwide sensation. Now the French economist is back with another sweeping history of inequality and capitalism: Ca...
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#119: Women warriors throughout history, with Julie Wheelwright from 2020-03-04T10:48:37
From the warriors who inspired the Amazons to Joan of Arc, women have served in the military for centuries—some in disguise. Historian and academic Julie Wheelwright joins the Prospect ...
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Women warriors throughout history, with Julie Wheelwright from 2020-03-04T10:48:37
From the warriors who inspired the Amazons to Joan of Arc, women have served in the military for centuries—some in disguise. Historian and academic Julie Wheelwright joins the Prospect ...
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#118: Being a good opposition leader, with Steve Richards from 2020-02-25T04:00
From Edward Heath to Margaret Thatcher, David Cameron to Tony Blair—what makes a good opposition leader? Broadcaster and journalist Steve Richards joins the Prospect interview to talk a...
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Being a good opposition leader, with Steve Richards from 2020-02-25T04:00
From Edward Heath to Margaret Thatcher, David Cameron to Tony Blair—what makes a good opposition leader? Broadcaster and journalist Steve Richards joins the Prospect interview to talk a...
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#117: The AI delusion, with Philip Ball from 2020-02-18T04:00
Is artificial intelligence really that close to reaching “human-level intelligence”? Will hit television shows like Westworld and Humans feel quaint in the era of robo...
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The AI delusion, with Philip Ball from 2020-02-18T04:00
Is artificial intelligence really that close to reaching “human-level intelligence”? Will hit television shows like Westworld and Humans feel quaint in the era of robo...
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Legal special: Judicial review in Boris Johnson’s Britain, with the Better Human podcast from 2020-02-11T04:00
Who will triumph in the battle for Britain's courts: Johnson or the judiciary? In the new issue of Prospect, our cover story goes behind the simmering politicisation of Britain’s judges...
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#116: Brown sauce, British food, and class politics, with Caroline O’Donoghue from 2020-02-04T04:10:38
Brown sauce, like many things in the UK, came from the spoils of empire. Also, like many things in the UK, it’s become a lightning rod for endless debates about class, snobbery, and English iden...
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Brown sauce, British food, and class politics, with Caroline O’Donoghue from 2020-02-04T04:10:38
Brown sauce, like many things in the UK, came from the spoils of empire. Also, like many things in the UK, it’s become a lightning rod for endless debates about class, snobbery, and English iden...
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#115: Grief in the age of the Internet from 2020-01-27T17:19:37
A WhatsApp group that got started on Twitter helped journalist Suchandrika Chakrabarti process personal grief that she had been carrying for decades. Adult orphans around the world have started ...
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Grief in the age of the Internet from 2020-01-27T17:19:37
A WhatsApp group that got started on Twitter helped journalist Suchandrika Chakrabarti process personal grief that she had been carrying for decades. Adult orphans around the world have started ...
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#114: Veganism in the era of climate change from 2020-01-21T14:15:13
Veganuary; fake cheese; lab-grown meat. "Plant-based" diets have become trendier and more mainstream over the past few years. It's often said that in the era of environmental disaster, we should...
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Veganism in the era of climate change from 2020-01-21T14:15:13
Veganuary; fake cheese; lab-grown meat. "Plant-based" diets have become trendier and more mainstream over the past few years. It's often said that in the era of environmental disaster, we should...
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#113: Labour leadership contest: what's going to happen? from 2020-01-13T04:00
From Rebecca Long-Bailey to Jess Phillips, Lisa Nandy to Keir Starmer and beyond—who will win the top spot? Former political adviser and Labour Party insider Tom Hamilton joins the Prospect Listen
Labour leadership contest: what's going to happen? from 2020-01-13T04:00
From Rebecca Long-Bailey to Jess Phillips, Lisa Nandy to Keir Starmer and beyond—who will win the top spot? Former political adviser and Labour Party insider Tom Hamilton joins the Prospect Listen
#112: Liberalism and John Rawls, with Katrina Forrester from 2019-12-19T04:07:50
Brexit, Trump, international protests, the era of the “strongman”: Is liberalism really in crisis, or will it come out of this historical era changed, but essentially unscathed? Political theori...
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Liberalism and John Rawls, with Katrina Forrester from 2019-12-19T04:07:50
Brexit, Trump, international protests, the era of the “strongman”: Is liberalism really in crisis, or will it come out of this historical era changed, but essentially unscathed? Political theori...
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2019 General Election special from 2019-12-13T17:21:13
Prospect's editors talk last night's election in this special edition of the podcast. What lessons were learned, what were the high and low points of the campaigns, and will the Union remain in tac...
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#111: Meritocracy and the social mobility trap, with Daniel Markovits from 2019-12-12T04:00
Sure it's a good idea in theory, but does meritocracy really work in real life? Yale law school professor Daniel Markovits joins the Prospect podcast and tells us why he's sceptical. Far from seein...
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Meritocracy and the social mobility trap, with Daniel Markovits from 2019-12-12T04:00
Sure it's a good idea in theory, but does meritocracy really work in real life? Yale law school professor Daniel Markovits joins the Prospect podcast and tells us why he's sceptical. Far from seein...
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#110: English philosophy and RG Collingwood, with Ray Monk from 2019-12-05T04:04:24
Did the death of one man radically alter the course of modern English philosophy? Biographer and philosopher Ray Monk joins the Prospect Podcast to talk about the life and work of RG Co...
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English philosophy and RG Collingwood, with Ray Monk from 2019-12-05T04:04:24
Did the death of one man radically alter the course of modern English philosophy? Biographer and philosopher Ray Monk joins the Prospect Podcast to talk about the life and work of RG Co...
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#109: Imperialism and the East India Company, with William Dalrymple from 2019-11-28T12:40:53
What really was the East India Company, and how does its legacy affect Britain today? Historian William Dalrymple joins the Prospect podcast this week to talk about Britain’s imperial l...
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Imperialism and the East India Company, with William Dalrymple from 2019-11-28T12:40:53
What really was the East India Company, and how does its legacy affect Britain today? Historian William Dalrymple joins the Prospect podcast this week to talk about Britain’s imperial l...
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#108: The Home Office’s Hostile Environment, with Maya Goodfellow from 2019-11-21T04:00
The Windrush scandal was just the tip of the iceberg. It was a result of, and part of a long-ranging Home Office strategy to create a hostile environment for Britain’s immigrants. Writer and resear...
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The Home Office’s Hostile Environment, with Maya Goodfellow from 2019-11-21T04:00
The Windrush scandal was just the tip of the iceberg. It was a result of, and part of a long-ranging Home Office strategy to create a hostile environment for Britain’s immigrants. Writer and resear...
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#107: The impeachment inquiry against Trump, with James Zirin from 2019-11-14T16:27:37
Donald Trump has a long history with the US courts – 3,500 cases, it has been estimated. Journalist and author James D. Zirin joins the Prospect podcast to discuss the president’s histo...
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The impeachment inquiry against Trump, with James Zirin from 2019-11-14T16:27:37
Donald Trump has a long history with the US courts – 3,500 cases, it has been estimated. Journalist and author James D. Zirin joins the Prospect podcast to discuss the president’s histo...
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#106: The Brexit election? A primer to the December vote from 2019-11-07T11:36:11
How will Brexit affect the vote this December? What about other burning issues, like the economy and the NHS? In this election special, Prospect’s editors debate whether this will truly be the “Bre...
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The Brexit election? A primer to the December vote from 2019-11-07T11:36:11
How will Brexit affect the vote this December? What about other burning issues, like the economy and the NHS? In this election special, Prospect’s editors debate whether this will truly be the “Bre...
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#105: Breaking the Harvey Weinstein story with Megan Twohey and Jodi Kantor from 2019-10-30T17:10:02
Two years on from the New York Times' publication of the Harvey Weinstein allegations, Megan Twohey and Jodi Kantor join Prospect's Steve Bloomfield to discuss what it was like to repor...
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Breaking the Harvey Weinstein story with Megan Twohey and Jodi Kantor from 2019-10-30T17:10:02
Two years on from the New York Times' publication of the Harvey Weinstein allegations, Megan Twohey and Jodi Kantor join Prospect's Steve Bloomfield to discuss what it was like to repor...
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#104: Susan Neiman on learning from the Germans from 2019-10-24T09:34:23
The Germans have a word for it—can the rest of the world learn from them, too? Philosopher Susan Neiman joins the Prospect podcast to discuss her book Learning From the Germans. From her t...
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Susan Neiman on learning from the Germans from 2019-10-24T09:34:23
The Germans have a word for it—can the rest of the world learn from them, too? Philosopher Susan Neiman joins the Prospect podcast to discuss her book Learning From the Germans. From her t...
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#103: Charles Moore on Margaret Thatcher from 2019-10-16T16:31:21
Journalist Charles Moore has spent over 20 years mapping the life and work of former prime minister Margaret Thatcher. The final instalment of his trilogy of Thatcher’s life, Margaret Thatch...
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Charles Moore on Margaret Thatcher from 2019-10-16T16:31:21
Journalist Charles Moore has spent over 20 years mapping the life and work of former prime minister Margaret Thatcher. The final instalment of his trilogy of Thatcher’s life, Margaret Thatch...
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#102: Jonathan Haidt on political speech from 2019-10-09T17:07:56
American social psychologist Jonathan Haidt joins the Prospect podcast to discuss political anger on both sides of the Atlantic, from Boris Johnson’s discussion of Brexit to the America...
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Jonathan Haidt on political speech from 2019-10-09T17:07:56
American social psychologist Jonathan Haidt joins the Prospect podcast to discuss political anger on both sides of the Atlantic, from Boris Johnson’s discussion of Brexit to the America...
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#101: The Uninhabitable Earth, with David Wallace-Wells from 2019-10-02T17:14:07
In recent months, the climate change movement reach new heights with global strikes and large-scale marches. Journalist and author of The Uninhabitable Earth David Wallace-Wells joins t...
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The Uninhabitable Earth, with David Wallace-Wells from 2019-10-02T17:14:07
In recent months, the climate change movement reach new heights with global strikes and large-scale marches. Journalist and author of The Uninhabitable Earth David Wallace-Wells joins t...
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Catherine Haddon and Adam Wagner on the Supreme Court from 2019-09-27T16:03:37
At the end of an extraordinary week for the British constitution, we've brought you an extraordinary podcast. The Institute for Government's Catherine Haddon and barrister Adam Wagner join the Pros...
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#100: Susan Sontag’s life, with Lisa Appignanesi from 2019-09-25T15:26:05
Critic and novelist Susan Sontag commanded postwar American intellectual life, capturing many minds with her sharp insights on photography, cinema, philosophy, literature, and more. A new biogra...
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Susan Sontag’s life, with Lisa Appignanesi from 2019-09-25T15:26:05
Critic and novelist Susan Sontag commanded postwar American intellectual life, capturing many minds with her sharp insights on photography, cinema, philosophy, literature, and more. A new biogra...
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#99: Robert Shiller’s narrative economics from 2019-09-18T17:05:16
Nobel Prize-winning economist Robert Shiller joins this week’s Prospect podcast to discuss what he calls “narrative economics”: the process of stories driving economic events. We often ...
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Robert Shiller’s narrative economics from 2019-09-18T17:05:16
Nobel Prize-winning economist Robert Shiller joins this week’s Prospect podcast to discuss what he calls “narrative economics”: the process of stories driving economic events. We often ...
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#98: The Syrian war through the camera from 2019-09-11T16:36:25
Citizen journalist Waad al-Kateab was twenty-six years old when she picked up a camera to document the everyday violence of the Syrian war. She was also, at the time, juggling motherhood. Her wo...
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The Syrian war through the camera from 2019-09-11T16:36:25
Citizen journalist Waad al-Kateab was twenty-six years old when she picked up a camera to document the everyday violence of the Syrian war. She was also, at the time, juggling motherhood. Her wo...
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#97: The Brexit fiasco past and present, with Peter Foster from 2019-09-04T13:03:51
In the new issue of Prospect, Europe editor for the Daily Telegraph Peter Foster writes a sprawling longread on the inside story behind what went wrong with Brexit, from Theresa May’s i...
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The Brexit fiasco past and present, with Peter Foster from 2019-09-04T13:03:51
In the new issue of Prospect, Europe editor for the Daily Telegraph Peter Foster writes a sprawling longread on the inside story behind what went wrong with Brexit, from Theresa May’s i...
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#96: Simone de Beauvoir’s philosophy, with Kate Kirkpatrick from 2019-08-30T14:06:27
Known as the philosopher who wrote The Second Sex, Simone de Beauvoir’s life has been the subject of much attention and intrigue. But her storied relationship with fellow existentialist...
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Simone de Beauvoir’s philosophy, with Kate Kirkpatrick from 2019-08-30T14:06:27
Known as the philosopher who wrote The Second Sex, Simone de Beauvoir’s life has been the subject of much attention and intrigue. But her storied relationship with fellow existentialist...
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#95: Conservatism after Brexit, with Tim Montgomerie from 2019-08-21T15:33:11
David Cameron and Theresa May both came into power with ambitious visions for reforming Britain. Both, it is widely argued, failed to achieve their aims. Will Boris under Britain see the same fa...
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Conservatism after Brexit, with Tim Montgomerie from 2019-08-21T15:33:11
David Cameron and Theresa May both came into power with ambitious visions for reforming Britain. Both, it is widely argued, failed to achieve their aims. Will Boris under Britain see the same fa...
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#94: Brexit—last chance to stop a no-deal? With David Anderson and Meg Russell from 2019-08-14T16:42:28
What, if anything, could parliament do to stop a no-deal Brexit? Two legal experts join the Prospect Podcast this week to play out the options as they stand. EU law expert David Anderson and sen...
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#93: The battle over bread, with Dan Hancox from 2019-08-07T16:36:20
#93: The battle over bread, with Dan Hancox
“Bread is something that everyone has an opinion on, often quite a strident opinion.”
It is an everyday staple—and the site of a c...
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The battle over bread, with Dan Hancox from 2019-08-07T16:36:20
#93: The battle over bread, with Dan Hancox
“Bread is something that everyone has an opinion on, often quite a strident opinion.”
It is an everyday staple—and the site of a c...
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#92: Tony Blair’s foreign policy, with Steve Bloomfield from 2019-07-31T15:12:09
What does Tony Blair himself make of the Blair doctrine? When the former prime minister outlined his case for intervening in Kosovo in 1999 at the Chicago Economic Club, he unveiled a bold new i...
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Tony Blair’s foreign policy, with Steve Bloomfield from 2019-07-31T15:12:09
What does Tony Blair himself make of the Blair doctrine? When the former prime minister outlined his case for intervening in Kosovo in 1999 at the Chicago Economic Club, he unveiled a bold new i...
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#91: Confronting inequality, with David Blanchflower and Angus Deaton from 2019-07-24T16:19:16
Has inequality gotten worse? And where have all the good jobs gone? In this special bumper edition of the Prospect podcast, we talk to economist David Blanchflower at our inequality crisis, and ...
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Confronting inequality, with David Blanchflower and Angus Deaton from 2019-07-24T16:19:16
Has inequality gotten worse? And where have all the good jobs gone? In this special bumper edition of the Prospect podcast, we talk to economist David Blanchflower at our inequality crisis, and ...
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#90: Demystifying the food industry, with Marion Nestle from 2019-07-19T16:40:45
#90: Demystifying the food industry, with Marion Nestle
From miracle foods to fad diets, and nutritional studies backed by murky science and shadowy sponsors, it seems like we might ne...
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Demystifying the food industry, with Marion Nestle from 2019-07-19T16:40:45
#90: Demystifying the food industry, with Marion Nestle
From miracle foods to fad diets, and nutritional studies backed by murky science and shadowy sponsors, it seems like we might ne...
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#89: Mental health with Nathan Filer from 2019-07-11T10:57:14
What do we mean when we talk about schizophrenia—and how do we diagnose mental illness, anyway? Former nurse and now author Nathan Filer joins Prospect to talk about his new book, The Heartland:...
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Mental health with Nathan Filer from 2019-07-11T10:57:14
What do we mean when we talk about schizophrenia—and how do we diagnose mental illness, anyway? Former nurse and now author Nathan Filer joins Prospect to talk about his new book, The Heartland:...
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#88: Behind the generation wars, with Jennie Bristow from 2019-07-03T16:28:37
Our headlines are full of stories about benighted millennials and over-pensioned baby boomers, but what’s behind this new generational divide? Sociologist Jennie Bristow joins us to talk about w...
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Behind the generation wars, with Jennie Bristow from 2019-07-03T16:28:37
Our headlines are full of stories about benighted millennials and over-pensioned baby boomers, but what’s behind this new generational divide? Sociologist Jennie Bristow joins us to talk about w...
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#87: Understanding the ugly building, with Timothy Hyde from 2019-06-26T13:38:14
From London’s many skyscrapers to the wars over brutalism, many of us know what it’s like to either complain about an unsightly building. But these conversations hardly ever go beyond an initial...
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Understanding the ugly building, with Timothy Hyde from 2019-06-26T13:38:14
From London’s many skyscrapers to the wars over brutalism, many of us know what it’s like to either complain about an unsightly building. But these conversations hardly ever go beyond an initial...
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#86: Bringing the Green New Deal home, with Ed Miliband from 2019-06-19T16:50:15
Though we often talk about the impending climate crisis, the truth is that the effects of climate change are already here. Ed Miliband joins us to talk about his radical green programme, his pas...
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Bringing the Green New Deal home, with Ed Miliband from 2019-06-19T16:50:15
Though we often talk about the impending climate crisis, the truth is that the effects of climate change are already here. Ed Miliband joins us to talk about his radical green programme, his pas...
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#85: The art of scripture, with Karen Armstrong from 2019-06-12T16:35:48
The Ten Commandments is one of the most well-known pieces of scripture. It may also embody everything wrong with how we read these texts today.
Karen Armstrong joins us to talk about h...
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The art of scripture, with Karen Armstrong from 2019-06-12T16:35:48
The Ten Commandments is one of the most well-known pieces of scripture. It may also embody everything wrong with how we read these texts today.
Karen Armstrong joins us to talk about h...
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#84: Hay Festival special, with Steven Pinker, Elif Shafak and the Roundhouse Poetry Collective from 2019-06-05T16:15:07
Prospect’s editors went up to Hay-on-Wye last week for the annual Hay Festival of Literature & Arts. We joined Steven Pinker, Elif Shafak and poets from London’s Roundhouse Poetry Collective...
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Hay Festival special, with Steven Pinker, Elif Shafak and the Roundhouse Poetry Collective from 2019-06-05T16:15:07
Prospect’s editors went up to Hay-on-Wye last week for the annual Hay Festival of Literature & Arts. We joined Steven Pinker, Elif Shafak and poets from London’s Roundhouse Poetry Collective...
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#83 Disability on film, with Tom Shakespeare from 2019-05-15T16:15:09
Tom Shakespeare joins the Prospect team to discuss a new BFI film collection about disability.
We might like to think things are always getting better—but these films show a more nuanc...
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Disability on film, with Tom Shakespeare from 2019-05-15T16:15:09
Tom Shakespeare joins the Prospect team to discuss a new BFI film collection about disability.
We might like to think things are always getting better—but these films show a more nuanc...
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#82 Remembering the women of Westminster, with Rachel Reeves from 2019-05-08T16:10:39
In the past 100 years, a total of 491 women have been elected to Parliament.
We talk to Rachel Reeves, Labour MP for Leeds West about her new book, “Women of Westminster: The MPs Who C...
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Remembering the women of Westminster, with Rachel Reeves from 2019-05-08T16:10:39
In the past 100 years, a total of 491 women have been elected to Parliament.
We talk to Rachel Reeves, Labour MP for Leeds West about her new book, “Women of Westminster: The MPs Who C...
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#81 Forging a new political economy, with Paul Mason from 2019-05-01T14:31:03
It is said that we are living in an age of multiple crises—climate change, political upheaval, and mass disenfranchisement. Radical economist Paul Mason offers his diagnosis on our current situa...
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Forging a new political economy, with Paul Mason from 2019-05-01T14:31:03
It is said that we are living in an age of multiple crises—climate change, political upheaval, and mass disenfranchisement. Radical economist Paul Mason offers his diagnosis on our current situa...
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#80: Living through digital afterlives, with Elaine Kasket from 2019-04-24T15:18:53
“Once upon a time, contracts dissolved once you were dead… but big tech companies are holding the same terms of the contract in tact with the deceased person.”
How has Facebook revolut...
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Living through digital afterlives, with Elaine Kasket from 2019-04-24T15:18:53
“Once upon a time, contracts dissolved once you were dead… but big tech companies are holding the same terms of the contract in tact with the deceased person.”
How has Facebook revolut...
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#79 What Labour's Tom Watson will do next, with Kevin Maguire from 2019-04-17T13:12:35
UK Labour Party deputy leader Tom Watson has made headlines for his contested allegiances within the party.
Journalist Kevin Maguire joins Prospect to discuss the burning question ofte...
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What Labour's Tom Watson will do next, with Kevin Maguire from 2019-04-17T13:12:35
UK Labour Party deputy leader Tom Watson has made headlines for his contested allegiances within the party.
Journalist Kevin Maguire joins Prospect to discuss the burning question ofte...
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#78 The woman with a mission to help donor-conceived children find their biological fathers, with Stefanie Marsh from 2019-04-10T16:21:12
What happens when a child conceived using a donor sperm wants to meet their biological father?
Wendy Kramer, the “donor detective”, runs the Donor Sibling Registry (DSR) which has 63,4...
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The woman with a mission to help donor-conceived children find their biological fathers, with Stefanie Marsh from 2019-04-10T16:21:12
What happens when a child conceived using a donor sperm wants to meet their biological father?
Wendy Kramer, the “donor detective”, runs the Donor Sibling Registry (DSR) which has 63,4...
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#77: The art of translation, with Miranda France from 2019-04-04T09:57:15
What does it mean to translate a work of fiction—and can we really call one translation "better" than others?
Writer Miranda France joins Prospect to discuss the strange art of literary tr...
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The art of translation, with Miranda France from 2019-04-04T09:57:15
What does it mean to translate a work of fiction—and can we really call one translation "better" than others?
Writer Miranda France joins Prospect to discuss the strange art of literary tr...
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#76: The experiment that gave us the wrong idea about evil, with Stephen Reicher and Alex Haslam from 2019-03-27T15:33:15
In 1961, two things happened that seemed to change our idea about evil forever: Hannah Arendt reported on the trial of Adolf Eichmann, and a Yale experiment showed the apparent willingness of su...
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The experiment that gave us the wrong idea about evil, with Stephen Reicher and Alex Haslam from 2019-03-27T15:33:15
In 1961, two things happened that seemed to change our idea about evil forever: Hannah Arendt reported on the trial of Adolf Eichmann, and a Yale experiment showed the apparent willingness of su...
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#75: Saving the world with Mike Berners-Lee from 2019-03-25T16:32:39
A truly global approach to climate change doesn't just involve a policy shift—it will mean changing how we live our lives together. Author and researcher Mike Berners-Lee joins Prospect to expla...
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Saving the world with Mike Berners-Lee from 2019-03-25T16:32:39
A truly global approach to climate change doesn't just involve a policy shift—it will mean changing how we live our lives together. Author and researcher Mike Berners-Lee joins Prospect to expla...
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#70: How to have better political arguments, with Adam Wagner from 2019-02-06T13:46:53
This week human rights barrister Adam Wagner talks tribal politics, twitter, and how to achieve a more civilised online world. Wagner speaks from experience, having recently been involved in a simm...
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How to have better political arguments, with Adam Wagner from 2019-02-06T13:46:53
This week human rights barrister Adam Wagner talks tribal politics, twitter, and how to achieve a more civilised online world. Wagner speaks from experience, having recently been involved in a simm...
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#69: Brexit and the constitutional question with Vernon Bogdanor from 2019-01-30T17:52:11
What does Brexit mean for the British constitution—and can we go back and do the vote again? Professor Vernon Bogdanor joins Prospect's Tom Clark and Alex Dean to discuss the future of Brexit. Plus...
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Brexit and the constitutional question with Vernon Bogdanor from 2019-01-30T17:52:11
What does Brexit mean for the British constitution—and can we go back and do the vote again? Professor Vernon Bogdanor joins Prospect's Tom Clark and Alex Dean to discuss the future of Brexit. Plus...
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#68: Why are so many of us tracking our own lives? With Barbara Speed from 2019-01-23T14:07:42
This week, Prospect gets inside the craze for tracking everything from our steps to our alcohol intake with Barbara Speed—including who the Quantified Self movement are, and why the 10,000 steps go...
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Why are so many of us tracking our own lives? With Barbara Speed from 2019-01-23T14:07:42
This week, Prospect gets inside the craze for tracking everything from our steps to our alcohol intake with Barbara Speed—including who the Quantified Self movement are, and why the 10,000 steps go...
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#67: Wendell Steavenson on Britain's hidden recycling crisis from 2019-01-16T06:00:25
We're all making more of an effort to cut down on waste—but does it matter? Reporter Wendell Steavenson takes us through the surprising truth about British recycling (spoiler: lots of it doesn't ge...
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Wendell Steavenson on Britain's hidden recycling crisis from 2019-01-16T06:00:25
We're all making more of an effort to cut down on waste—but does it matter? Reporter Wendell Steavenson takes us through the surprising truth about British recycling (spoiler: lots of it doesn't ge...
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#66: Stephen Wall on the coming Brexit battles from 2019-01-09T13:12:17
Former ambassador to Europe Stephen Wall joins Prospect's Alex Dean to discuss Parliament's Brexit problems, including why the backstop is such an issue, why Labour MPs are struggling, and what mig...
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Stephen Wall on the coming Brexit battles from 2019-01-09T13:12:17
Former ambassador to Europe Stephen Wall joins Prospect's Alex Dean to discuss Parliament's Brexit problems, including why the backstop is such an issue, why Labour MPs are struggling, and what mig...
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#65: Stanley McChrystal on Donald Trump from 2019-01-02T13:24:11
Retired US general Stanley McChrystal was at the centre of the news cycle over the holiday period. Having branded Donald Trump dishonest and immoral, the president took to Twitter to retaliate: McC...
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Stanley McChrystal on Donald Trump from 2019-01-02T13:24:11
Retired US general Stanley McChrystal was at the centre of the news cycle over the holiday period. Having branded Donald Trump dishonest and immoral, the president took to Twitter to retaliate: McC...
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#64: Clive James on the real Philip Larkin from 2018-12-19T10:53:37
In this podcast Sameer Rahim asks Clive James: what was Philip Larkin really like? What was it about this very ordinary man that enabled him to produce such extraordinary poetry? ??When Larkin died...
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Clive James on the real Philip Larkin from 2018-12-19T10:53:37
In this podcast Sameer Rahim asks Clive James: what was Philip Larkin really like? What was it about this very ordinary man that enabled him to produce such extraordinary poetry? ??When Larkin died...
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#63: Martin Rees on the limits of the human mind from 2018-12-12T14:17:47
The Astronomer Royal joins Prospect to ask: How much can humans hope to understand? Our minds are finite but the universe is impossibly vast and always expanding. Are there some physical facts that...
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Martin Rees on the limits of the human mind from 2018-12-12T14:17:47
The Astronomer Royal joins Prospect to ask: How much can humans hope to understand? Our minds are finite but the universe is impossibly vast and always expanding. Are there some physical facts that...
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#62: George Magnus—is China heading for a fall? from 2018-12-05T13:43:22
China is heading for super-power status—but will it get there? George Magnus, one of Britain's leading China experts, sets out the deep social, economic and political challenges that Beijing now fa...
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George Magnus—is China heading for a fall? from 2018-12-05T13:43:22
China is heading for super-power status—but will it get there? George Magnus, one of Britain's leading China experts, sets out the deep social, economic and political challenges that Beijing now fa...
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#61: Have computers ruined chess? An interview with David Edmonds from 2018-11-27T11:37:05
Chess used to be the ultimate expression of brilliance and ingenuity—but nowadays, a Grandmaster would lose to the chess app on your smartphone. The philosopher David Edmonds discusses the triumph ...
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Have computers ruined chess? An interview with David Edmonds from 2018-11-27T11:37:05
Chess used to be the ultimate expression of brilliance and ingenuity—but nowadays, a Grandmaster would lose to the chess app on your smartphone. The philosopher David Edmonds discusses the triumph ...
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#60: Britain's Churchill problem, with Piers Brendon from 2018-11-21T11:44:48
Why is it that when British politicians look in the mirror they see Winston Churchill—just as French politicians, such as Macron, see Charles de Gaulle? The Cambridge historian and former keeper of...
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Britain's Churchill problem, with Piers Brendon from 2018-11-21T11:44:48
Why is it that when British politicians look in the mirror they see Winston Churchill—just as French politicians, such as Macron, see Charles de Gaulle? The Cambridge historian and former keeper of...
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#59: Alan Rusbridger on Oxford's biggest problem from 2018-11-14T11:04:23
An interview with Alan Rusbridger. He used to edit the Guardian newspaper and now he helps to run Oxford University. A degree from Oxford is a huge advantage in life, but it's still full of pupils ...
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Alan Rusbridger on Oxford's biggest problem from 2018-11-14T11:04:23
An interview with Alan Rusbridger. He used to edit the Guardian newspaper and now he helps to run Oxford University. A degree from Oxford is a huge advantage in life, but it's still full of pupils ...
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#58: A new voice in a troubled country, with Samira Shackle from 2018-11-07T11:03:59
Pakistan has endured decades of unsettled politics, extremist violence and war. But can a new generation of young political activists take the country in a new direction? Samira Shackle discusses h...
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A new voice in a troubled country, with Samira Shackle from 2018-11-07T11:03:59
Pakistan has endured decades of unsettled politics, extremist violence and war. But can a new generation of young political activists take the country in a new direction? Samira Shackle discusses h...
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#57: The problem with British capitalism, with Paul Collier from 2018-10-31T12:36:30
Prospect speaks to Paul Collier, the Oxford economist, about Britain's London problem. The capital city attracts a huge amount amount of the country's economic activity and keeps the benefits for i...
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The problem with British capitalism, with Paul Collier from 2018-10-31T12:36:30
Prospect speaks to Paul Collier, the Oxford economist, about Britain's London problem. The capital city attracts a huge amount amount of the country's economic activity and keeps the benefits for i...
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#56: Who is John McDonnell? With Kevin Maguire from 2018-10-24T09:58:42
The Labour Shadow Chancellor is Jeremy Corbyn's oldest political ally, but is John McDonnell the hard-left bruiser that his image suggests? Kevin Maguire talks to Steve Bloomfield about the life an...
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Who is John McDonnell? With Kevin Maguire from 2018-10-24T09:58:42
The Labour Shadow Chancellor is Jeremy Corbyn's oldest political ally, but is John McDonnell the hard-left bruiser that his image suggests? Kevin Maguire talks to Steve Bloomfield about the life an...
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#55: Is Socialism coming to America? With Clare Malone from 2018-10-17T09:36:42
Prospect magazine talks to Clare Malone from FiveThirtyEight.com about America's new left. How far can people like Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez go? And how will Democratic Socialists like her affect th...
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Is Socialism coming to America? With Clare Malone from 2018-10-17T09:36:42
Prospect magazine talks to Clare Malone from FiveThirtyEight.com about America's new left. How far can people like Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez go? And how will Democratic Socialists like her affect th...
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#54 Who was Sergei Skripal? A conversation with Mark Urban from 2018-10-10T09:57:05
The historian, author and BBC commentator Mark Urban discusses his new book on the former Russian spy, Sergei Skripal, who was poisoned in Salisbury, along with his daughter. Who was Skripal, who t...
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Who was Sergei Skripal? A conversation with Mark Urban from 2018-10-10T09:57:05
The historian, author and BBC commentator Mark Urban discusses his new book on the former Russian spy, Sergei Skripal, who was poisoned in Salisbury, along with his daughter. Who was Skripal, who t...
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#53: Party conference special from 2018-10-03T15:41:41
From May's speech to McDonnell's economics, this week Prospect brings you a round-up of the Labour and Conservative party conferences—including an audio postcard from the Tory event in Birmingham.W...
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Party conference special from 2018-10-03T15:41:41
From May's speech to McDonnell's economics, this week Prospect brings you a round-up of the Labour and Conservative party conferences—including an audio postcard from the Tory event in Birmingham.W...
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#52: Is identity a mirage? With Kwame Anthony Appiah from 2018-09-26T10:26:37
Kwame Anthony Appiah’s new book The Lies That Bind confronts the question of how social identities are formed. They are incredibly important to people: we are prepared to kill and die for them. But...
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Is identity a mirage? With Kwame Anthony Appiah from 2018-09-26T10:26:37
Kwame Anthony Appiah’s new book The Lies That Bind confronts the question of how social identities are formed. They are incredibly important to people: we are prepared to kill and die for them. But...
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#51: Political cartoons in an age beyond satire with Stephen Collins from 2018-09-19T10:26:44
This week it’s Stephen Collins, the illustrator who’s been doing the Prospect cartoon these many years. Subject-wise he’s covered a huge range, but one returned to more often than not recently is D...
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Political cartoons in an age beyond satire with Stephen Collins from 2018-09-19T10:26:44
This week it’s Stephen Collins, the illustrator who’s been doing the Prospect cartoon these many years. Subject-wise he’s covered a huge range, but one returned to more often than not recently is D...
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#50: Refugees, rights and writers with Lyndsey Stonebridge from 2018-09-12T15:58:41
This week Stephanie Boland speaks to historian of ideas Lyndsey Stonebridge about refugees and their status. How should history inform our thinking about the current refugee crisis? What rights sho...
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Refugees, rights and writers with Lyndsey Stonebridge from 2018-09-12T15:58:41
This week Stephanie Boland speaks to historian of ideas Lyndsey Stonebridge about refugees and their status. How should history inform our thinking about the current refugee crisis? What rights sho...
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#49: When music meets philosophy with Ivan Hewett from 2018-09-05T13:58:38
This week Ivan Hewett asks what happens when music meets philosophy and explains what lovers of classical music get wrong about the chart hits. These are newly relevant questions thanks to the publ...
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When music meets philosophy with Ivan Hewett from 2018-09-05T13:58:38
This week Ivan Hewett asks what happens when music meets philosophy and explains what lovers of classical music get wrong about the chart hits. These are newly relevant questions thanks to the publ...
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#48: The untold story of the financial crisis with Adam Tooze from 2018-08-29T15:57:18
This week it’s economic historian Adam Tooze, whose new book Crashed tells the story of the financial crisis. It is prompting the world to rethink the near total breakdown in international finance ...
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The untold story of the financial crisis with Adam Tooze from 2018-08-29T15:57:18
This week it’s economic historian Adam Tooze, whose new book Crashed tells the story of the financial crisis. It is prompting the world to rethink the near total breakdown in international finance ...
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#47: Rethinking Israel-Palestine with Donald Macintyre from 2018-08-28T16:46:37
This week we speak to Donald Macintyre, the author and journalist who was Jerusalem correspondent for the Independent. Macintyre has written an essay for our September issue on the gradual death of...
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Rethinking Israel-Palestine with Donald Macintyre from 2018-08-28T16:46:37
This week we speak to Donald Macintyre, the author and journalist who was Jerusalem correspondent for the Independent. Macintyre has written an essay for our September issue on the gradual death of...
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#46: Sci-fi currencies and the philosophy of money with Eric Lonergan from 2018-08-15T13:54:33
This week it’s Eric Lonergan, the financier, economist and philosopher of money. Listeners will remember last year’s Bitcoin boom and bust but what next for cryptocurrencies? One day your coins may...
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Sci-fi currencies and the philosophy of money with Eric Lonergan from 2018-08-15T13:54:33
This week it’s Eric Lonergan, the financier, economist and philosopher of money. Listeners will remember last year’s Bitcoin boom and bust but what next for cryptocurrencies? One day your coins may...
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#45: What politeness masks with Freya Johnston from 2018-08-08T13:03:51
Freya Johnston wrote a widely-discussed essay for our July issue on British politeness. Is there something rude about enforced civility? More worrying, is it all an act to hide far more barbaric in...
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What politeness masks with Freya Johnston from 2018-08-08T13:03:51
Freya Johnston wrote a widely-discussed essay for our July issue on British politeness. Is there something rude about enforced civility? More worrying, is it all an act to hide far more barbaric in...
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#44: Where “America First” came from with Sarah Churchwell from 2018-08-01T13:37:01
This week the Prospect team is joined by esteemed writer Sarah Churchwell. Churchwell’s new book Behold, America charts the origins of Donald Trump’s America First approach, which goes back much fu...
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Where “America First” came from with Sarah Churchwell from 2018-08-01T13:37:01
This week the Prospect team is joined by esteemed writer Sarah Churchwell. Churchwell’s new book Behold, America charts the origins of Donald Trump’s America First approach, which goes back much fu...
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#43: A left-wing route to Remain with Zoe Williams from 2018-07-25T15:05:29
This week Zoe Williams speaks to Tom Clark about the left-wing path to a new Europe. But what would that look like and where does Jeremy Corbyn fit in? If the Labour leader did get into Downing Str...
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A left-wing route to Remain with Zoe Williams from 2018-07-25T15:05:29
This week Zoe Williams speaks to Tom Clark about the left-wing path to a new Europe. But what would that look like and where does Jeremy Corbyn fit in? If the Labour leader did get into Downing Str...
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#42: Maestros in miniature with Suna Erdem from 2018-07-18T11:18:06
Eight-year-olds playing Chopin is certainly impressive, but is it good for children to develop prodigious skills so early on? Suna Erdem talks to Prospect about maestros in miniature, whether they’...
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Maestros in miniature with Suna Erdem from 2018-07-18T11:18:06
Eight-year-olds playing Chopin is certainly impressive, but is it good for children to develop prodigious skills so early on? Suna Erdem talks to Prospect about maestros in miniature, whether they’...
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#41: Inside the Obama White House by Ben Rhodes from 2018-07-11T15:21:45
This week Ben Rhodes speaks to Steve Bloomfield. Rhodes was formerly at the centre of the Obama administration: he started as a speechwriter but quickly became one of Obama’s closest advisors on fo...
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Inside the Obama White House by Ben Rhodes from 2018-07-11T15:21:45
This week Ben Rhodes speaks to Steve Bloomfield. Rhodes was formerly at the centre of the Obama administration: he started as a speechwriter but quickly became one of Obama’s closest advisors on fo...
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#40: Why everyone should learn a dying language with Cal Flyn from 2018-07-04T11:02:52
This week Cal Flyn speaks to Stephanie Boland about Britain’s other languages. Flyn wrote about learning Scottish Gaelic in our July 2018 issue. But what is the place of Gaelic in Scotland—and are ...
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Why everyone should learn a dying language with Cal Flyn from 2018-07-04T11:02:52
This week Cal Flyn speaks to Stephanie Boland about Britain’s other languages. Flyn wrote about learning Scottish Gaelic in our July 2018 issue. But what is the place of Gaelic in Scotland—and are ...
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#39: Rock n’ Roll n’ Brexit with DJ Taylor from 2018-06-27T10:05:18
Rock music is on the way down, music magazines aren’t what they used to be—but there are still an awful lot of sharp pens around. That’s the opinion of DJ Taylor who expands on his piece in Prospec...
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Rock n’ Roll n’ Brexit with DJ Taylor from 2018-06-27T10:05:18
Rock music is on the way down, music magazines aren’t what they used to be—but there are still an awful lot of sharp pens around. That’s the opinion of DJ Taylor who expands on his piece in Prospec...
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#38: Will Brexit sink the Tories? from 2018-06-21T12:22:21
This week, as last, there’s one big story: Brexit and the Conservative Party. Theresa May just about managed to see off Remainer rebellion in the Commons. But is it a hollow victory? Tom Clark asks...
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Will Brexit sink the Tories? from 2018-06-21T12:22:21
This week, as last, there’s one big story: Brexit and the Conservative Party. Theresa May just about managed to see off Remainer rebellion in the Commons. But is it a hollow victory? Tom Clark asks...
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#37: The unbridgeable divide in the Tory Party from 2018-06-14T13:04:16
This week saw a series of crunch votes in the commons on the EU withdrawal bill and the role of parliament in the exit process. The government escaped defeat—just—but only by making dramatic last m...
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The unbridgeable divide in the Tory Party from 2018-06-14T13:04:16
This week saw a series of crunch votes in the commons on the EU withdrawal bill and the role of parliament in the exit process. The government escaped defeat—just—but only by making dramatic last m...
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#36: From Cold War to hot peace from 2018-06-06T12:35:14
When Michael McFaul became the United States' ambassador to Russia, he didn't realise what he was letting himself in for. As the architect of Barack Obama's "Reset," he thought he'd be welcomed. Bu...
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From Cold War to hot peace from 2018-06-06T12:35:14
When Michael McFaul became the United States' ambassador to Russia, he didn't realise what he was letting himself in for. As the architect of Barack Obama's "Reset," he thought he'd be welcomed. Bu...
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#35: The end of the World Cup? from 2018-05-30T09:38:34
This week it’s football. The World Cup is fast approaching and we are preparing for what is usually one of the greatest sporting spectacles on earth. But with a cloud of corruption hanging over the...
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The end of the World Cup? from 2018-05-30T09:38:34
This week it’s football. The World Cup is fast approaching and we are preparing for what is usually one of the greatest sporting spectacles on earth. But with a cloud of corruption hanging over the...
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#34: Fifty Shades of Atheism with John Gray from 2018-05-23T09:50:42
Sameer Rahim talks to philosopher John Gray about what atheists get wrong about atheism. Dismissing the "God debate," which as a non-believer Gray has no interest in, instead he focuses on the vari...
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Fifty Shades of Atheism with John Gray from 2018-05-23T09:50:42
Sameer Rahim talks to philosopher John Gray about what atheists get wrong about atheism. Dismissing the "God debate," which as a non-believer Gray has no interest in, instead he focuses on the vari...
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#33: Planet China from 2018-05-17T13:39:04
China is the new great global power. But while much has been said about China’s economic and military heft, what about the rise of Chinese ideas? As Beijing grows increasingly dominant we will have...
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Planet China from 2018-05-17T13:39:04
China is the new great global power. But while much has been said about China’s economic and military heft, what about the rise of Chinese ideas? As Beijing grows increasingly dominant we will have...
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#32: Why globalism has failed from 2018-05-09T11:16:14
The unipolar world of a dominant United States is falling away as other nations—most prominently China—come to the fore. Ian Bremmer, the American political scientist, speaks to Prospect Deputy Edi...
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Why globalism has failed from 2018-05-09T11:16:14
The unipolar world of a dominant United States is falling away as other nations—most prominently China—come to the fore. Ian Bremmer, the American political scientist, speaks to Prospect Deputy Edi...
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#31: Local election special from 2018-05-04T16:15
We’ve all read the local election headlines by now: disappointment for Labour, relief for the Conservatives. But what are the deeper trends at play? For this week’s edition of Headspace the Prospec...
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Local election special from 2018-05-04T16:15
We’ve all read the local election headlines by now: disappointment for Labour, relief for the Conservatives. But what are the deeper trends at play? For this week’s edition of Headspace the Prospec...
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#30: The parliamentary showdown on Brexit from 2018-04-25T16:24:32
Article 50 is ticking down and the politics is getting messier. A series of government defeats in the Lords are setting the stage for a dramatic scrap in the Commons. John Kerr, the man who wrote t...
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The parliamentary showdown on Brexit from 2018-04-25T16:24:32
Article 50 is ticking down and the politics is getting messier. A series of government defeats in the Lords are setting the stage for a dramatic scrap in the Commons. John Kerr, the man who wrote t...
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#29: Will Self on drugs from 2018-04-19T11:37:10
The novelist Will Self talks to Prospect's Tom Clark and Sameer Rahim about his experiences with drugs, and how they’ve shaped his view of the world. He discusses his recent essay for Prospect whic...
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Will Self on drugs from 2018-04-19T11:37:10
The novelist Will Self talks to Prospect's Tom Clark and Sameer Rahim about his experiences with drugs, and how they’ve shaped his view of the world. He discusses his recent essay for Prospect whic...
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#28: Brexit and the economy—time to change direction from 2018-04-11T09:46:07
If modern economic theory led to the Financial Crisis of 2008, some of its basic ideas need to change—but how? In this podcast, Howard Reed describes how the discipline went wrong, and how it must ...
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Brexit and the economy—time to change direction from 2018-04-11T09:46:07
If modern economic theory led to the Financial Crisis of 2008, some of its basic ideas need to change—but how? In this podcast, Howard Reed describes how the discipline went wrong, and how it must ...
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#27: Saudi, Trump And Putin from 2018-03-28T15:42:53
Britain’s international relationships are in a highly sensitive moment, not only with adversaries such as Russia but with more traditionally friendly states such as the United States. And with Vlad...
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Saudi, Trump And Putin from 2018-03-28T15:42:53
Britain’s international relationships are in a highly sensitive moment, not only with adversaries such as Russia but with more traditionally friendly states such as the United States. And with Vlad...
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#26: What is Putin's game? from 2018-03-21T11:27:30
Jay Elwes takes a deep dive into the aftermath of the attempted assassination in Salisbury of Sergei and Yulia Skripal. Why has this happened? Can we be certain Russia is behind it? What is Putin’s...
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What is Putin's game? from 2018-03-21T11:27:30
Jay Elwes takes a deep dive into the aftermath of the attempted assassination in Salisbury of Sergei and Yulia Skripal. Why has this happened? Can we be certain Russia is behind it? What is Putin’s...
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#25: The end of death? from 2018-03-16T11:24:04
This week Tom Clark, editor of Prospect, sits down with Cathy Rentzenbrink, the writer, and Joanna Bourke, the social historian, to discuss our changing relationship with death.Medical science is n...
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The end of death? from 2018-03-16T11:24:04
This week Tom Clark, editor of Prospect, sits down with Cathy Rentzenbrink, the writer, and Joanna Bourke, the social historian, to discuss our changing relationship with death.Medical science is n...
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#24: The gender injustices of our time from 2018-03-07T11:14:28
This week, Prospect’s Editor Tom Clark sits down with Shami Chakrabarti, the lawyer and Labour peer whose new book, "Of Women," takes a close look at the place of women in society and reveals in un...
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The gender injustices of our time from 2018-03-07T11:14:28
This week, Prospect’s Editor Tom Clark sits down with Shami Chakrabarti, the lawyer and Labour peer whose new book, "Of Women," takes a close look at the place of women in society and reveals in un...
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#23: Why the world is getting better from 2018-02-27T16:31:41
Prospect Editor Tom Clark sits down with Steven Pinker, the Harvard scientist, to discuss his new book on the Enlightenment and how that period in the development of human thought continues to shap...
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Why the world is getting better from 2018-02-27T16:31:41
Prospect Editor Tom Clark sits down with Steven Pinker, the Harvard scientist, to discuss his new book on the Enlightenment and how that period in the development of human thought continues to shap...
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#22: The Free Speech wars from 2018-02-21T09:42:49
Lionel Shriver, Afua Hirsch and Mary Beard talk freedom of speech, power and the new culture wars.
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The Free Speech wars from 2018-02-21T09:42:49
Lionel Shriver, Afua Hirsch and Mary Beard talk freedom of speech, power and the new culture wars.
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#21: John Sawers on security from 2018-02-14T12:05:01
Prospect today publishes an exclusive podcast interview with John Sawers, head of MI6 from 2009-2014. ??Sawers raises deep concerns over the security and intelligence consequences of Brexit. He say...
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John Sawers on security from 2018-02-14T12:05:01
Prospect today publishes an exclusive podcast interview with John Sawers, head of MI6 from 2009-2014. ??Sawers raises deep concerns over the security and intelligence consequences of Brexit. He say...
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#20: Crunch time on Brexit from 2018-02-06T10:55:26
The immense political, constitutional and legal challenge posed by Brexit becomes clearer by the day. With talks now stepping up a gear and turning to the future relationship, Prospect Editor Tom C...
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Crunch time on Brexit from 2018-02-06T10:55:26
The immense political, constitutional and legal challenge posed by Brexit becomes clearer by the day. With talks now stepping up a gear and turning to the future relationship, Prospect Editor Tom C...
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#19: Monsters of art from 2018-01-31T12:55:51
Prospect’s Editor, Tom Clark, spoke to the writer and academic Shahidha Bari about her recent essay on the problem of art made by terrible men. What should our attitude be to their work and does hi...
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Monsters of art from 2018-01-31T12:55:51
Prospect’s Editor, Tom Clark, spoke to the writer and academic Shahidha Bari about her recent essay on the problem of art made by terrible men. What should our attitude be to their work and does hi...
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#18: Web of control from 2018-01-19T16:25:27
Not so long ago the web was on the quirky edges of life, but today it is at its heart. John Naughton started out as an enthusiast, but today he joins Tom Clark to explain why it has fallen prey to ...
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Web of control from 2018-01-19T16:25:27
Not so long ago the web was on the quirky edges of life, but today it is at its heart. John Naughton started out as an enthusiast, but today he joins Tom Clark to explain why it has fallen prey to ...
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#17: The globalisation lie from 2017-12-12T13:44:06
Not long ago, Tony Blair and Bill Clinton said there was no more point in arguing with globalisation than the weather: it was an unstoppable wind of change. No longer. It has spun into reverse. Dan...
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The globalisation lie from 2017-12-12T13:44:06
Not long ago, Tony Blair and Bill Clinton said there was no more point in arguing with globalisation than the weather: it was an unstoppable wind of change. No longer. It has spun into reverse. Dan...
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#16: Brexonomics from 2017-11-14T12:00:59
Britain’s business leaders are increasingly jittery about a “cliff edge” Brexit. But is leaving Europe necessarily a threat for UK PLC, rather than an opportunity? Economists Adam Posen and Diane C...
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Brexonomics from 2017-11-14T12:00:59
Britain’s business leaders are increasingly jittery about a “cliff edge” Brexit. But is leaving Europe necessarily a threat for UK PLC, rather than an opportunity? Economists Adam Posen and Diane C...
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The state of the nation from 2017-10-06T15:58:33
Dutchman Joris Luyendijk imagined he was moving in with European cousins when he arrived in London; six years later he was cheering on Brexit. He tells Tom Clark how he learned to loathe England. A...
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#15: The state of the nation from 2017-10-06T15:58:33
Dutchman Joris Luyendijk imagined he was moving in with European cousins when he arrived in London; six years later he was cheering on Brexit. He tells Tom Clark how he learned to loathe England. A...
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BONUS: How To Fix... Social Care from 2017-09-19T14:18:54
Prospect has a new podcast series starting this week, called How To Fix... - and we'd like to share it with our Headspace listeners. In the first episode, Steve Bloomfield was joined by Andrew Diln...
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The character thing with Ray Monk from 2017-09-13T09:04:45
Just how much difference — or not — do the quirks of an individual make to the tide of history? In this month’s episode we welcome historian-turned-Cabinet minister Andrew Adonis, who claims every ...
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#14: The character thing with Ray Monk from 2017-09-13T09:04:45
Just how much difference — or not — do the quirks of an individual make to the tide of history? In this month’s episode we welcome historian-turned-Cabinet minister Andrew Adonis, who claims every ...
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Crowns and Culture Wars from 2017-08-15T07:18:12
This month Tom Clark and guests chew over three simmering—or potential—culture wars.Immigration is often said to divide the "metropolitan elite" from "the masses", but Steve Bloomfield says that Ca...
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#13: Crowns and Culture Wars from 2017-08-15T07:18:12
This month Tom Clark and guests chew over three simmering—or potential—culture wars.Immigration is often said to divide the "metropolitan elite" from "the masses", but Steve Bloomfield says that Ca...
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Experts on trial from 2017-07-14T11:50:32
Alison Wolf, Paul Ormerod and Adam Tooze join Prospect Editor Tom Clark to discuss whether it’s a good thing that so many people go to university; why trust in experts has fallen so low; and how, 1...
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#12: Experts on trial from 2017-07-14T11:50:32
Alison Wolf, Paul Ormerod and Adam Tooze join Prospect Editor Tom Clark to discuss whether it’s a good thing that so many people go to university; why trust in experts has fallen so low; and how, 1...
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Game, set and match to the malcontents from 2017-06-20T16:19:10
The malconents have, once again, wrought revenge on the know-it-alls, landing Britain with a hung parliament instead of the predicted Conservative landslide. Steve Richards sees election 2017 as on...
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#11: Game, set and match to the malcontents from 2017-06-20T16:19:10
The malconents have, once again, wrought revenge on the know-it-alls, landing Britain with a hung parliament instead of the predicted Conservative landslide. Steve Richards sees election 2017 as on...
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Prospect Big Election Debate 2017 from 2017-06-06T20:27:50
Nick Cohen, Matthew Parris and Meg Russell (Constitution Unit) join Tom Clark and a live audience to discuss where Theresa May’s surprise ballot will leave the government, the opposition and a divi...
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#10: Prospect Big Election Debate 2017 from 2017-06-06T20:27:50
Nick Cohen, Matthew Parris and Meg Russell (Constitution Unit) join Tom Clark and a live audience to discuss where Theresa May’s surprise ballot will leave the government, the opposition and a divi...
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The Neverending Tory from 2017-05-12T14:57:10
In the ninth edition of Prospect's monthly podcast, Nick Cohen, Christine Ockrent and Geoffrey Wheatcroft join our editor, Tom Clark, to discuss the British and French elections, as well as the ext...
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#9: The Neverending Tory from 2017-05-12T14:57:10
In the ninth edition of Prospect's monthly podcast, Nick Cohen, Christine Ockrent and Geoffrey Wheatcroft join our editor, Tom Clark, to discuss the British and French elections, as well as the ext...
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Upending the old from 2017-04-07T14:43:07
Simon Jenkins, Wendell Steavenson, and Paul Hilder join Tom Clark to discuss the fraying Union between England and Scotland, the reordering of London to favour the global elite, and the way that ne...
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#8: Upending the old from 2017-04-07T14:43:07
Simon Jenkins, Wendell Steavenson, and Paul Hilder join Tom Clark to discuss the fraying Union between England and Scotland, the reordering of London to favour the global elite, and the way that ne...
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The end for Labour? from 2017-03-10T16:15:35
Ross McKibbin, Nicholas Timmins and Lucky Wadham join Tom Clark to discuss the condition of Labour and its greatest creation, the NHS, as well as Marine Le Pen's run at the French Presidency.
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#7: The end for Labour? from 2017-03-10T16:15:35
Ross McKibbin, Nicholas Timmins and Lucky Wadham join Tom Clark to discuss the condition of Labour and its greatest creation, the NHS, as well as Marine Le Pen's run at the French Presidency.
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Grave new world from 2017-02-10T16:17:53
“Debate globalisation?” Tony Blair said a dozen years ago, “You might as well debate whether autumn should follow summer." Well, we’re debating it now all right, and economist George Magnus fears t...
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#6: Grave new world from 2017-02-10T16:17:53
“Debate globalisation?” Tony Blair said a dozen years ago, “You might as well debate whether autumn should follow summer." Well, we’re debating it now all right, and economist George Magnus fears t...
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Democracy under attack from 2017-01-16T10:49:48
Power to the people! As an ideal democracy has long reigned unchallenged, but could it fall out of fashion after the convulsions of Brexit and Trump?Certainly, Vladimir Putin's cyberwars raise new ...
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#5: democracy under attack from 2017-01-16T10:49:48
Power to the people! As an ideal democracy has long reigned unchallenged, but could it fall out of fashion after the convulsions of Brexit and Trump?Certainly, Vladimir Putin's cyberwars raise new ...
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Is The American Century over? from 2016-12-12T21:22:37
The only world order any of us can remember has been led by one super-power above all others, the United States. But the election of the intermittently isolationist Donald Trump—combined with the ...
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#4: is The American Century over? from 2016-12-12T21:22:37
The only world order any of us can remember has been led by one super-power above all others, the United States. But the election of the intermittently isolationist Donald Trump—combined with the ...
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Enter President Trump from 2016-11-11T17:59:44
All that is solid melts into air. It was one of Karl Marx’s most famous slogans, but the great Victorian might have been writing about 2016. Many a political death arrived suddenly, and famous name...
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#3: Enter President Trump from 2016-11-11T17:59:44
All that is solid melts into air. It was one of Karl Marx’s most famous slogans, but the great Victorian might have been writing about 2016. Many a political death arrived suddenly, and famous name...
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The romance delusion from 2016-10-10T10:40:26
Is it time to come off the love drug? Is there now real promise in the radical energy of the Corbynite left? What explains the rage pulsating through the US election campaign? In the second episode...
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Headspace #2: The romance delusion from 2016-10-10T10:40:26
Is it time to come off the love drug? Is there now real promise in the radical energy of the Corbynite left? What explains the rage pulsating through the US election campaign? In the second episode...
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#1: Utopia from 2016-09-12T14:53:23
In the first episode of this new monthly series, Prospect editor Tom Clark is joined by three contributors to discuss the ideas gracing the October edition of the magazine.We hear from Joanne Paul ...
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