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We are always looking for ways to amplify supporters' voices, hear your reflections on the big news stories of the moment, and connect our readers with our newsroom. We hope that this monthly podcast will enable us to do just this – providing a platform for journalists, Guardian supporters and industry experts to come together to discuss the issues that matter most. You can submit topic suggestions and questions to our team via email at weneedtotalkabout@theguardian.com. Do please leave us your name, location and phone number so we can get in touch if needed. What is it that we need to talk about?
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Weekend: episode one of a new podcast from 2022-02-05T05:00:03
Ease into the weekend with our brand new podcast, showcasing some of the best Guardian and Observer writing from the week, read by talented narrators. In our first episode, Marina Hyde reflects on ...
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Comfort Eating with Grace Dent: episode one of a new podcast from 2021-07-01T10:00:06
Have you ever wondered what famous people actually eat? In our new podcast, Guardian restaurant critic Grace Dent does just that, asking well-known guests to lift the lid on the food they turn to w...
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Reverberate: episode 1 of our new series from 2021-02-08T14:10:07
The Guardian has launched a new series called Reverberate that we think you’ll like. Each week, Chris Michael will explore incredible stories from around the world about when music shook history. I...
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Innermost: another episode of our new series from 2020-08-03T16:26:05
We wanted to bring you another episode from our Innermost series. In the last episode of our first season, two callers tell Leah Green how their relationships sent them down unexpected paths, one w...
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Innermost: episode 1 of a new series from 2020-06-25T10:21:35
The Guardian has launched a new series called Innermost that we think you will like. Each week, callers will tell Leah Green what’s going on behind closed doors. In the first episode, we hear how a...
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We need to talk about … the environmental impact of our fashion addiction from 2019-11-19T08:00:09
This episode of our podcast series examines the environmental impact of our shopping habits and the seemingly unstoppable rise of ‘fast fashion’
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We need to talk about … education from 2019-02-07T06:00:03
Guardian journalists, supporters and industry experts discuss what education systems around the world can learn from each other and how to enable change
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Guardian podcast: We need to talk about … the death of the high street from 2018-12-12T06:00:37
Guardian journalists, supporters and industry experts discuss the failing health of UK high streets and the impact on communities. What can local spaces offer that out-of-town shopping centres and ...
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We need to talk about...Extinction from 2018-10-15T05:30:24
George Monbiot and wildlife experts discuss the increasingly devastating impacts of human behaviour on fauna and flora, and what can be done to protect species, locally and globally
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We need to talk about … the impact of artificial intelligence from 2018-09-03T23:00:10
In this monthly podcast, Guardian supporters share their experiences and put questions to a panel of journalists and industry experts. This episode focuses on the rise of artificial intelligence in...
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Podcast: why is positive news coverage so vital in today's world? from 2018-07-17T10:59:44
This episode of our regular podcast focuses on the impact of the modern news cycle on our health and wellbeing, and whether a greater focus on positive, hopeful, solution-based stories could help t...
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Podcast: We need to talk about … the rise of veganism from 2018-05-29T23:00:35
In this monthly podcast, Guardian supporters share their experiences and put questions to a panel of journalists and industry experts. This episode focuses on veganism’s evolution into a mainstream...
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We need to talk about … the future of journalism from 2018-02-21T11:36:28
Guardian supporters pose the questions as The Guardian’s editor-in-chief, Katharine Viner, discusses the challenges facing journalism and her vision for the Guardian. Hosted by The Guardian’s joint...
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We need to talk about … finding common ground from 2017-11-25T08:00:18
Guardian supporters set the agenda and feature in this podcast considering whether society is becoming more polarised – and if so, how we might tackle the issue. With Jon Henley, Dawn Foster, Elle ...
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We need to talk about … Population and climate change from 2017-10-07T05:00:12
In this monthly podcast, Guardian supporters ask the questions and a Guardian panel try to provide the answers. This episode focuses on whether people should be having fewer children for the sake o...
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We need to talk about...Brexit from 2017-07-03T11:38:35
A monthly podcast in which Guardian journalists tackle a topic suggested by Guardian members and answer their questions on it. In this edition, Vicky Frost, the Guardian’s deputy membership editor,...
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We need to talk about...Nationalism from 2017-05-20T07:00:18
A monthly podcast in which Guardian journalists tackle a topic suggested by Guardian members and answer their questions on it. In this edition, Vicky Frost, the Guardian’s deputy membership editor,...
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Feed change - We need to talk about ... Members podcast from 2017-05-19T18:12:30
This feed is changing from Live events to our new monthly Membership podcast, We need to talk about …
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We need to talk about... public healthcare from 2017-04-10T16:09:19
Is it reasonable to expect the state to provide universal healthcare? Vicky Frost and a panel including the Guardian’s Sarah Boseley and Denis Campbell answer Guardian members’ questions about the ...
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We need to talk about protest – Guardian Members' exclusive podcast from 2017-02-28T11:38:27
From protests against President Trump and Brexit, to Romanian anti-corruption demonstrations and the people defending threats to local libraries – we appear to be living in a new age of resistance....
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Michael Chabon on The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay – books podcast from 2017-02-10T17:43:06
The Pulitzer prize-winning novelist looks back on a modern classic at a Guardian book club event
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We need to talk about climate change – Guardian Members' exclusive podcast from 2017-02-02T15:45:27
What will a Trump presidency mean for the future of the planet? In the first of our new monthly podcasts for Guardian members, in which expert panelists and journalists tackle your queries on the s...
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The rise of Donald Trump - Guardian Live event podcast from 2016-12-13T16:55:44
It is an election result that has left the US and the rest of the world reeling, that saw a man with no record in any political office, a reality TV star who has boasted about sexually assaulting w...
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Utopia 2016: how to die a good death – Guardian Live event podcast from 2016-11-01T07:00
By turning away from death, by ignoring its inevitability, are we making our death more distressing for ourselves and for our loved ones? Giles Fraser and an expert panel shed some light on the pos...
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Can the Labour party rebuild and win? Guardian Live event – audio from 2016-10-26T11:00:10
The Guardian’s political editor Anushka Asthana alongside Paul Mason, Rafael Behr, Hugh Muir, Polly Toynbee and John Harris reflect on the tumultuous battle for the heart of the Labour party and as...
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The Guardian Live interview with Ed Balls and Jonathan Freedland from 2016-10-04T11:02:39
From the Labour conference in Liverpool, Ed Balls talks to the Guardian’s Jonathan Freedland about his memoir, his views on Labour’s survival and whether he’ll return to politics after Strictly Com...
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Gary Younge: Another day in the death of America - Guardian Live event from 2016-10-03T12:53:32
On an average day in America, seven children and teens will be shot dead. At a Guardian Members’ event Gary Younge discusses his 18-month investigation into the lives lost during a single day – 23 ...
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The Observer interview with Nick Clegg and Andrew Rawnsley – Gdn Live from 2016-09-24T06:00:24
Nick Clegg, former deputy prime minister, joins the Observer’s Andrew Rawnsley to discuss his time in government and the current turmoil in mainstream politics
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Tim Farron talks to Heather Stewart – Guardian Live interview from 2016-09-21T10:02:43
The Lib Dem leader talks to the Guardian’s political editor about Brexit, his party’s future and potential alliances
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Crisis on the left: what's the future of progressive politics? – Guardian Live from 2016-09-15T13:48:38
John Harris, a cross-party panel and Guardian Members ask if the only way to defeat the Tories is to create a more representative, pluralist politics on the left
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How to live a happy life – Guardian Live event from 2016-09-05T11:04:55
Dawn Foster asks a UTOPIA 2016/Guardian Live panel what makes us happy and whether happiness is now a marker for success that causes anxiety
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What did the 80s do for us? – Guardian Live event with Alexei Sayle from 2016-08-25T15:36:54
‘The godfather of alternative comedy’ takes a walk down memory lane with the Guardian’s Andy Beckett to understand the impact of a tumultuous decade
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Rose Tremain on her novel The Gustav Sonata - Books podcast from 2016-07-29T16:00:09
Orange Prize winner Rose Tremain gives an account of writing her latest book, The Gustav Sonata
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AI, augmented reality and the future of gaming – Guardian live event from 2016-07-20T06:00:21
At a Guardian Live event, games editor Keith Stuart asks a panel of designers and programmers what the advances in artificial intelligence mean for games and the people who play them?
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Chilcot: the Iraq war inquiry – Guardian Live event from 2016-07-10T21:34:29
Following the publication of the Chilcot report, the Guardian’s deputy editor, Paul Johnson, asks a Guardian Live panel how the invasion, occupation and reconstruction of Iraq were mishandled and l...
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Panama Papers: the biggest leak in history – Guardian Live event from 2016-07-06T06:00:06
Award-winning investigative journalists from Süddeutsche Zeitung Frederik Obermaier and Bastian Obermayer reveal the inside story behind the biggest leak in history
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What will the world look like in 2025? – Guardian Live event from 2016-07-01T18:49:31
At the end of a turbulent week, Mark Rice-Oxley and a panel of writers, philosophers and anthropologists take a step back to make their predictions for what our world will look like 10 years from now
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UK votes for Brexit: what happens next? – Guardian Live event from 2016-07-01T17:59:25
Jonathan Freedland chairs a discussion of what happens after the vote to leave the EU, the biggest political shock for decades
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What next for Syria? – Guardian Live event from 2016-06-28T12:17:26
As a result of the Syrian conflict, more than half of the country’s population has been displaced. At a Guardian Live event, Middle East correspondent Martin Chulov chairs an expert panel discussin...
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EU debate: countdown to the referendum – Guardian Live event from 2016-06-21T14:05:46
As the final week of campaigning heats up, the Guardian’s political editor Anushka Asthana and her cross-party panel offer passion and clarity as they ask whether the UK should remain part of the EU
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The next UN secretary general: meet the candidates - Guardian Live from 2016-06-14T10:00:31
Three of the people standing for UN secretary general present their vision for ‘the world’s most impossible job’
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Free speech under attack - Guardian Live event from 2016-06-12T06:00:15
An expert panel debates whether there should be limits to what we say and write, and if so, who should decide what is acceptable or not?
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What would Brexit mean for the UK? - Guardian Live event from 2016-06-11T11:18:26
Guardian writers Polly Toynbee, Larry Elliott, Natalie Nougayrède and Rafael Behr analyse the EU exit and remain campaigns
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Don DeLillo on writing his novel Underworld - books podcast from 2016-06-10T16:00:28
The American novelist Don DeLillo gives an account of writing his modern masterpiece Underworld to the Guardian book club
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The idiot brain: with Dean Burnett and Robin Ince - Guardian Live evt from 2016-06-06T11:00:16
Dean Burnett and Robin Ince examine the wonderfully messy, disorganised and often illogical workings of the human brain
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How a woman is made: Sara Pascoe and Laura Bates - Guardian Live event from 2016-05-27T12:14:32
Zoe Williams chairs a discussion on how sexism has changed in the digital age, the failures of sex education and what can be done to improve equality
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Patrick Kingsley on Europe's refugee crisis - Guardian Live event from 2016-05-23T13:18:57
Europe is facing a wave of migration unmatched since the end of the second world war. At a Guardian Live event Patrick Kingsley, the Guardian’s migration correspondent, hosted a panel discussion to...
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Does class matter? Guardian Live event with Owen Jones and Rachel Johnson from 2016-05-05T12:14:08
Does class still matter and how does it operate in today’s society? At a Guardian Live event, Owen Jones, Rachel Johnson and guests discuss the politics of class and the results of the largest surv...
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Philosopher Slavoj Žižek talks to Gary Younge – Guardian Live event from 2016-04-26T15:15:29
One of our best known living philosophers discusses immigration, the liberal left and Europe’s future, with columnist Gary Younge
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What's the future for Europe? - Guardian Live event from 2016-04-18T14:16:36
Former Greek finance minister Yanis Varoufakis and an expert panel discuss whether the EU has lost sight of its original purpose. Is it time to for the UK to leave?
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EU referendum debate - Guardian Live event from 2016-04-13T14:27:20
Should the UK stay part of the European Union? With polls showing the vote split down the middle, the Guardian brought together key commentators on both sides of the argument to discuss the future ...
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How can we get more people cycling in London? - Guardian Live event from 2016-04-06T08:01:44
Chris Boardman joins an expert panel to ask why some people still feel cycling in the capital is too risky and what can be done to encourage more people to get on their bikes
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Marina Litvinenko on her husband's murder - Guardian Live event from 2016-03-30T06:00:23
In 2006 undercover MI6 spy Alexander Litvinenko was poisoned in central London. At a Guardian Live event his widow Marina talked to Luke Harding about fighting for the truth and the role of the Rus...
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Colm Tóibín on writing his novel Nora Webster – books podcast from 2016-03-29T12:00:26
The Irish novelist gives an intimate account of how he wrote his most autobiographical novel, to the Guardian book club at a live event recorded in London
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Ed Miliband and George Monbiot in conversation - Guardian Live event from 2016-03-22T09:31:41
Are we failing to achieve a clear global consensus on how to tackle climate change? Former leader of the Labour party Ed Miliband, Guardian journalist George Monbiot and scientist Helen Czerski deb...
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Our journey to the nuclear brink, with William J Perry - Guardian Live from 2016-03-17T21:02:56
As the Trident debate rages on, Julian Borger talks to former secretary of defence for President Clinton, William J Perry, who has a unique, and chilling, vantage point on why nuclear weapons endan...
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Is Putin dragging the west into the next cold war? from 2016-03-09T10:57:18
Nato has accused Russia of undermining stability in Europe while the prime minister Dmitry Medvedev has warned of a new cold war. At a Guardian Live event, an expert panel discussed Putin’s ambitio...
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Karl Ove Knausgaard, in conversation with John Mullan – books podcast from 2016-03-08T09:00:17
At a Guardian Live Book Club event, the Norwegian literary phenomenon Karl Ove Knausgaard explains how and why he has put the most intimate details of his life into his autobiographical novels
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Guardian gaming night - Guardian Live event from 2016-03-03T13:04:02
Journalist Jordan Erica Webber hosts a panel to discuss taking games seriously, diversity, game-ifying love and new titles Firewatch and Fabulous Beasts. Contains strong language
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A Nation's Theatre looks at disability - Guardian Live event from 2016-02-29T14:17:08
Why do so many venues still find it hard to open doors to disabled artists and audiences? At a Guardian Live event in Wolverhampton, Lyn Gardner and a panel discuss the opportunities and obstacles
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The health gap - Guardian Live event from 2016-02-18T09:07:53
Sir Michael Marmot joins an expert panel to discusses the conclusions of his latest book, The Health Gap, on what the government should being doing to tackle the health inequality problem
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How do we pay for the NHS we want? from 2016-02-17T08:34:54
The NHS is under pressure like never before with junior doctors united against the introduction of a new contract. At a Guardian Live event, the Guardian’s deputy editor Paul Johnson asked an exper...
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John Irving in conversation with Jeanette Winterson - Guardian Live from 2016-02-08T16:55:39
At a Guardian Live event John Irving, one of America’s greatest living novelists, discusses his new book, Avenue of Mysteries, with author and professor of creative writing Jeanette Winterson
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Denis Goldberg on standing trial with Nelson Mandela - Guardian Live from 2016-01-30T07:00:18
Denis Goldberg is one of the last surviving defendants in the Rivonia Trial. At a Guardian Live event he joined Lord Joel Joffe, one of the lawyers who saved the ANC activists from the gallows, to ...
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This is the NHS - Guardian Live event from 2016-01-27T13:02:40
As part our month-long investigation into the NHS, columnist Polly Toynbee chaired a Guardian Live panel debate in London to discuss the challenges of working in our most vital public service
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Frederick Forsyth with Mark Lawson - Guardian Live event from 2016-01-23T07:00:05
To celebrate the publication of his autobiography The Outsider, Frederick Forsyth gives a rare public interview discussing his life as a bestselling novelist and Cold War spy
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Is business action on climate change believable? - Guardian Live event from 2016-01-14T16:02:45
Are businesses still in denial about climate change or has the mood changed following the Paris talks? At a Guardian Live event, an expert panel question whether 2016 will be the year companies hel...
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The ghost of Margaret Thatcher - Guardian Live event from 2016-01-13T08:00:06
Why are the left and right still so obsessed with Thatcher? At the Guardian’s Alternative Party Conference, Anne Perkins chairs a panel debate to ask why the former Tory leader remains such an enigma
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Future of the union debate - Guardian Live event from 2016-01-11T11:18:38
Singer Billy Bragg takes on Spectator editor Fraser Nelson to decide whether Scotland should remain part of the UK. This Guardian Live and Soho Theatre event contains strong language
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Bill Bryson on Notes from a Small Island – books podcast from 2016-01-08T18:00:06
As Bill Bryson returns to travel writing after 15 years with The Road to Little Dribbling, he joins John Mullan to discuss his voyages around the United Kingdom
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Women in Westminster - Guardian Live event from 2016-01-08T07:00:04
With men still holding the majority of senior positions in parliament how do we get more women into the top jobs? At a Guardian Live event Zoe Williams asks what needs to happen to achieve gender e...
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Ian Rankin in Manchester - Guardian Live event from 2016-01-05T13:00:33
At a Guardian Live event in Manchester, the multi-award winning crime writer, Ian Rankin, discussed his sabbatical from writing and bringing much loved detective John Rebus out of retirement for hi...
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The future of feminism - Guardian Live event from 2016-01-04T08:00:06
Feminism has more cultural power than ever – but what does this mean for women’s rights? At a Guardian Live debate chaired by broadcaster Jane Garvey, the panel discussed equality, responsibility a...
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The future of football - Guardian Live event from 2016-01-01T08:00:26
Is the beautiful game in meltdown? At a Guardian Live event in London, Evan Davis chaired a panel of ex-players, writers and commentators to discuss money, diversity and corruption in football
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Burt Reynolds meets Hadley Freeman - Guardian Live event from 2015-12-31T08:00:38
To celebrate his autobiography But Enough About Me, veteran actor Burt Reynolds joins Hadley Freeman at a Guardian Live event to talk candidly about his career, Sinatra, Monroe and who would play h...
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An evening with Marlon James - books podcast from 2015-12-24T11:00:18
Gangs, gay sex and pandering to the white woman. Man Booker prize winner Marlon James talks to Guardian books editor, Claire Armitstead, and answers audience questions at a Guardian Live event on A...
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London's housing crisis - Guardian Live event from 2015-12-23T08:00:01
With the London average house price hitting £500,000 can anyone but the most wealthy afford to live in the city? At a Guardian Live event, Evan Davis chaired a discussion on private landlords, deve...
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Is US policing out of control? - Guardian Live event from 2015-12-19T07:00:09
At a Guardian Live event in London, a panel of writers, historians and activists discuss the shocking deaths of US citizens by police officers. Did race play a role in the killings, and what can we...
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The new political age - Guardian Live event from 2015-12-17T12:02:33
With voters now being offered a clear choice between right and left, have we entered a new political age? At a Guardian Live/National Theatre event in London, economist and presenter Evan Davis cha...
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How can DIY music attract mass audiences? - Guardian Live event from 2015-12-15T11:47:42
At a Guardian Live event in London, writer Kieran Yates chairs a panel discussing how DIY musicians can bring their talents to mass audiences. Contains strong language throughout
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Paris COP21: Can politics save the world? - Guardian Live event from 2015-12-14T14:54:48
At a Guardian Live event, a panel of climate thinkers and writers discussed whether the pledges by world leaders gathering in Paris for COP21, would be enough to escape catastrophic climate change
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The Paris attacks - Guardian Live event from 2015-12-11T11:56:19
Why did terrorists attack Paris and what now is the right course of action for Europe? At a Guardian Live event in London, an expert panel discussed the ramifications for France, Syria and the rest...
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A life in theatre with David Hare - Guardian Live event from 2015-12-04T09:30:13
At a Guardian Live event in London, David Hare, a titan of British political theatre for over four decades, talks to Jonathan Freedland about politics, writing and his career in theatre. The event ...
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How hard is it to make it in the music industry? - Guardian Live event from 2015-12-03T15:39:39
At a Guardian Live event in London, journalist and Guardian music critic Jude Rogers chaired a panel of broadcasters, singers, musicians and authors to discuss class, music and opportunity
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How hard is it to make it in the music industry? - Guardian Live event from 2015-12-03T15:39:39
At a Guardian Live event in London, journalist and Guardian music critic Jude Rogers chaired a panel of broadcasters, singers, musicians and authors to discuss class, music and opportunity
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How hard is it to make it in the music industry? - Guardian Live event from 2015-12-03T15:39:39
At a Guardian Live event in London, journalist and Guardian music critic Jude Rogers chaired a panel of broadcasters, singers, musicians and authors to discuss class, music and opportunity
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