Thinking Allowed Podcast
New research on how society works
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Hoods - Construction Blacklist
Wed 26 Oct 2016
Laurie Taylor explores the cultural history and many meanings of the hood.
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House of Commons - Voting and Inequality
Wed 19 Oct 2016
Laurie Taylor hears about the hidden workings of Parliament. Also, voting and inequality.
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Rentier capitalism - Protest camps
Wed 12 Oct 2016
Laurie Taylor asks if the economic system is rigged in favour of the owners of property.
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Political polarisation, An anthropologist's guide to naming
Wed 5 Oct 2016
Political polarisation. Also, an anthropologist's guide to naming.
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Shyness - Names
Wed 21 Sep 2016
Shyness: a cultural history. Also, the relationship between names and identity.
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Food bank Britain, Food poverty in Europe
Wed 20 Jul 2016
Food bank Britain. Also, food poverty in Europe.
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The English Defence League; 'Real' immigrants
Wed 13 Jul 2016
The English Defence League. Also, who are the 'real' immigrants?
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Political women and language, The morality of sleep medication
Wed 6 Jul 2016
Political women and language. Also, the morality of sleep medication.
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Good neighbours, The connection between sport and domestic abuse
Wed 29 Jun 2016
Laurie Taylor explores encounters with the people next door. Plus domestic abuse and sport
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A special programme on Pierre Bourdieu
Wed 22 Jun 2016
Pierre Bourdieu: A special programme presented by Laurie Taylor.
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Secrecy at Work, Drugs and Employment
Wed 15 Jun 2016
The hidden architecture of people's working lives. Plus drug-taking and employment.
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Engineers of Jihad. Orange jumpsuits
Wed 8 Jun 2016
The link between education and violent extremism. Also, the iconic orange jumpsuit.
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Ale drinkers, Northern accents
Wed 1 Jun 2016
New research on how society works. Ale drinkers. Northern accents.
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'Queer' wars, Nigerian beauty pageants
Wed 25 May 2016
'Queer' wars: the global struggle for lesbian/gay rights. Also, Nigerian beauty pageants.
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Glasgow gangs - Russian gangs
Wed 18 May 2016
Glaswegian and Russian gangs: their origins, organisation and meaning.
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TV in prison - Live music in prison
Wed 11 May 2016
Television in British prisons. Also, BB King and prison 'blues'.
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Migrant women, Wedding paradoxes
Wed 4 May 2016
Laurie Taylor explores the role in British society of migrant women over the past 60 years
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The Flaneur - Walking in the City
Wed 27 Apr 2016
Laurie Taylor explores the history and meaning of the urban stroller, past and present.
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Happiness and government, Good parenting
Wed 20 Apr 2016
Laurie Taylor asks if the government should aim to promote well-being.
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Ethnography Award winner, Transcultural football
Wed 13 Apr 2016
The 2016 BSA Thinking Allowed Ethnography winner. Also, transcultural football.
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The BSA and Thinking Allowed Ethnography Award Shortlist
Wed 6 Apr 2016
A special programme on the shortlist for the BSA and Thinking Allowed Ethnography Award.
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Dance halls, Pick-up artists
Wed 30 Mar 2016
Laurie Taylor discusses the social and cultural history of 'going to the Palais'.
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Eviction, Self-build
Wed 23 Mar 2016
Laurie Taylor looks at the rising number of people losing their homes in the US and UK.
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Philanthropy - Charity
Wed 16 Mar 2016
Philanthropy and charitable giving: who do they benefit, and is there a price?
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Small towns, Patient rescue and resuscitation
Wed 9 Mar 2016
A study of Todmorden. Also, the rescue and resuscitation of chronic patients.
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The debt collection industry, Spousal job loss
Wed 2 Mar 2016
Laurie Taylor explores what happens when everyday forms of borrowing go bad.
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Refusing adulthood, How young people feel about being poor
Wed 24 Feb 2016
Laurie Taylor asks if and why some people refuse to grow up.
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