Thinking Allowed Podcast
New research on how society works
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Fashion and Beauty
Wed 30 Dec 2015
Laurie Taylor explores the pleasures and dangers in keeping up appearances.
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A Special Programme on Rituals
Wed 23 Dec 2015
A special programme on rituals, at Christmas and beyond.
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Chess worlds, Competitive entrepreneurs
Wed 16 Dec 2015
Laurie Taylor looks at chess communities and the competitive culture of the self-made men.
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Land Ownership, 蜜芽传媒 at work
Wed 9 Dec 2015
Laurie Taylor explores forgotten acres and looks at creating a sense of 'home' at work.
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Everyday life, Cafe society
Wed 2 Dec 2015
Laurie Taylor takes a sociological look at everyday life. Plus cafe society.
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Frauds of the left, Siblings
Wed 25 Nov 2015
Laurie Taylor examines the intellectual credibility of key thinkers of the new left.
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Elite jobs, Hairdresser craft
Wed 18 Nov 2015
How elite students get elite jobs and a look at hairdressing as a craft.
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Zoos explored, Funeral arranging
Wed 11 Nov 2015
Laurie Taylor goes on a sociological safari, plus a look at reasons behind funeral choices
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The Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership, The hidden life of domestic things
Wed 4 Nov 2015
Laurie Taylor explores the likely costs and benefits of the TTIP.
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Ambivalent atheism; Neoliberalism and old age
Wed 28 Oct 2015
Laurie Taylor explores forms of non-religious culture and identification.
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Human Rights in Northern Ireland, Social Mobility and Education
Wed 21 Oct 2015
Laurie Taylor looks at the complex role of human rights in the peace process.
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Being Single - Modern Romance
Wed 14 Oct 2015
Laurie Taylor looks at stigma versus choice and explores romance in the digital age.
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Female Serial Killers, Secular Stagnation
Wed 7 Oct 2015
Laurie Taylor discusses female serial killers. Plus low economic growth and the future.
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Russia's Red Web - Older Entrepreneurs
Wed 30 Sep 2015
Laurie Taylor explores the Russian government's battle with the future of the internet.
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Cross-Class Marriage, The social history of women-only train carriages
Wed 23 Sep 2015
Laurie Taylor explores marriages between people from different class backgrounds.
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Stop and search, Cancer patients and welfare reform
Wed 16 Sep 2015
Laurie Taylor examines the history and future of an often controversial police tactic.
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Prison gangs in US, Millionaire children
Wed 29 Jul 2015
A look at convict culture. Also, how would children choose to spend a million pounds?
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The colour black, Mixed-race people
Wed 22 Jul 2015
Laurie Taylor explores the cultural and historical meaning of the colour black.
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Middle-class drug dealers, Globalisation of white collar work
Wed 15 Jul 2015
Laurie Taylor discusses a study into the selling of drugs among teens in suburban America.
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Arab Londoners - Migrants and British identity
Wed 8 Jul 2015
Laurie Taylor considers Arab Londoners. Also, migrants' sense of British identity.
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Factory music, Volunteering post-recession
Wed 1 Jul 2015
Laurie Taylor explores the role of pop music in enlivening mundane assembly line work.
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White Working Class Boys; French Thought
Wed 24 Jun 2015
White, working-class boys at school. Also, the French intellectual tradition.
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The 'Precariat'; Humour in Sociology
Wed 17 Jun 2015
Laurie Taylor asks if there is an emerging mass class characterised by insecurity.
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Lesbian Lives in Russia; Big Data
Wed 10 Jun 2015
The changing nature of same-sex relationships since the demise of Russian state communism.
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Anthropology - The Future of the A-level; Crime and Blame
Wed 3 Jun 2015
The future of the A-level. Plus the role of blame within the criminal justice system.
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The 'Happiness Industry' - The 'Wellness Syndrome'
Wed 27 May 2015
The 'Happiness Industry'. Also, 'wellness syndrome'.
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Poverty in Britain; Unemployment As a Choice
Wed 20 May 2015
Is poverty in Britain increasing? Plus unemployment as a 'choice'.
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The Gym: A Social History; Tattoos at Work
Wed 13 May 2015
Laurie Taylor explores the social history of the gymnasium and the taboo against body art.
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Division of Domestic Labour - Gentrification and Working-Class Residents
Wed 6 May 2015
The impact of gentrification on working-class people. Plus the division of domestic labour
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Post Traumatic Stress; Managing Beds in the NHS
Wed 29 Apr 2015
Post traumatic stress in combat veterans and managing beds in the NHS.
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