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A weekly reflection on a topical issue.

Updated: weekly
Episodes available: indefinitely

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    Chastity Belt Politics

    Fri 9 Dec 2022

    Zoe Strimpel on a new conservative form of feminism.

  • On Being Tall

    Fri 2 Dec 2022

    Will Self ponders the drawbacks of having a lofty stature.

  • The End of the Line

    Fri 25 Nov 2022

    Adam Gopnik sets out to recalibrate our view of 'trusting the science'.

  • Who Can Herd the Cats?

    Fri 18 Nov 2022

    David Goodhart reveals the dirty little secret of current British politics.

  • My Ever Growing Pile of Books

    Fri 11 Nov 2022

    Tom Shakespeare takes himself to task over his mounting piles of unfinished books.

  • A Brit Abroad

    Fri 4 Nov 2022

    AL Kennedy reflects on being a Brit these days in upstate New York.

  • Darkness Made Visible

    Fri 28 Oct 2022

    Rebecca Stott reflects on our relationship with darkness, past and present.

  • Investigation of a Dog

    Fri 21 Oct 2022

    Will Self reflects on fifteen years of life lessons... from his dog.

  • A Plea for Nuance

    Fri 14 Oct 2022

    Sara Wheeler on the perils of entrenched positions.

  • Trickle Down

    Fri 7 Oct 2022

    Howard Jacobson takes on the proponents of the horse-and-sparrow theory of economics.

  • Notions of Blackness

    Fri 30 Sep 2022

    Bernardine Evaristo reflects on black 'authenticity'.

  • A Deadly Serious Game

    Fri 23 Sep 2022

    Zoe Strimpel on chess, concentration and the growing conflict with Russia.

  • The Queen: An Acceptance of History

    Fri 9 Sep 2022

    Michael Morpurgo reflects on the remarkable life of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.

  • Female Fictions

    Fri 2 Sep 2022

    Megan Nolan discusses the intense pressures on women writers to be attractive.

  • When Everybody Is Somebody

    Fri 26 Aug 2022

    Will Self reflects on the merits of failure.

  • The New Age of Empire

    Fri 19 Aug 2022

    Linda Colley argues that the age of empire is far from over.

  • The Samsara of Salmon

    Fri 12 Aug 2022

    John Connell reflects on the plight of vanishing salmon and what it means for our planet

  • No Final Frontier

    Fri 5 Aug 2022

    Sara Wheeler navigates the tricky issue of voice appropriation.

  • Dance Cocky

    Fri 29 Jul 2022

    Howard Jacobson reflects on summer festivals, conformity and a dancing cockatoo.

  • Climate Change and the Fall of Icarus

    Fri 22 Jul 2022

    Tom Shakespeare grapples with a tricky personal decision over his carbon footprint.

  • Chance and Opportunity

    Fri 15 Jul 2022

    David Goodhart ponders the idea of 'smart luck'.

  • The Meanings of Conservatism

    Fri 8 Jul 2022

    John Gray ponders the true meaning of Conservatism.

  • Billionaire Bashing

    Fri 1 Jul 2022

    Zoe Strimpel on why we need more billionaires - the richer the better.

  • Driving the American Dream

    Fri 24 Jun 2022

    Sarah Dunant reflects on a historic moment in US history - the overturning of Roe v Wade.

  • No-Stalgia

    Fri 17 Jun 2022

    Will Self on why we are in thrall to nostalgia.

  • Birthday Blues

    Fri 10 Jun 2022

    Howard Jacobson reflects on birthdays, ageing and Macbeth's incorrigible optimism.

  • Jubilee Musings

    Fri 3 Jun 2022

    Observations on the Jubilee weekend by a bemused foreign visitor to London.

  • On Rubble

    Fri 27 May 2022

    Rebecca Stott imagines a day when Kharkiv and other Ukrainian cities can be rebuilt.

  • 蜜芽传媒 from 蜜芽传媒

    Fri 20 May 2022

    Michael Morpurgo calls for a rethink on how we deal with refugees.

  • The War with Words

    Fri 13 May 2022

    Bernardine Evaristo on news that Girl, Woman, Other may be banned in some US schools.

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