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Thinking Allowed Episodes

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    Mafias - Live Music

    Why does live music now make more money than recorded? Also, Mafias on the move.

  2. The Impact of the Temperance Movement - The New North

    Laurie Taylor explores shifts in world power. Also, the legacy of 19th-century Temperance.

  3. Stuart Hall

    A special edition: Laurie talks to cultural theorist Stuart Hall.

  4. Outsourced Cultures - Happiness Letters

    How answering calls will change your life: the cultural impact of call centres in India.

  5. Ethical capital - The Burden of Happiness

    Is happiness the answer? Pascal Bruckner says it is not. Also, the legacies of the poor.

  6. Irregular and undocumented workers - America's death penalty

    Why does the US support capital punishment? Also, illegal workers in the UK.

  7. Islam and capitalism - Sex before the sexual revolution

    Sex before the Sexual Revolution and how Islam reacts to capitalism.

  8. Working men's health practices - Plastic surgery in Brazil

    Laurie discusses cosmetic surgery in Brazil and the health of British working men.

  9. 02/02/2011

    The growth in second home ownership and the cult of the bike.

  10. 26/01/2011

    Ronald Dworkin and Anthony Grayling on liberty versus equality.

  11. 19/01/2011

    The impact of paramilitary punishment attacks on the young delinquents of Belfast.

  12. Cosmopolitanism - Dietetics

    Laurie Taylor explores cosmopolitan values and the morality of medicine and health.

  13. Softer masculinity in the sixth form - Dr Who

    Is Doctor Who political? Laurie explores the notion of an historical anti-American bias.

  14. Utopia

    Laurie Taylor explores new ideas about Utopia.

  15. Class at Christmas

    Laurie Taylor explores Christmas, compassion and class, from the Victorian era to today.

  16. 'Over by Christmas' - Race, Sport and Politics

    Laurie explores race and sport, also why people thought WW1 would be over by Christmas.

  17. Cuban Cure - Moral Panics

    Laurie explores Cuba's success in developing world-beating bioscience. Also moral panics.

  18. Politically connected firms - Gangs and Territory

    Laurie Taylor explores the connections between politics and business around the World.

  19. Civic Core - Public convenience

    Laurie Taylor examines new research into the public convenience.

  20. INCIVILITY - AK-47 (Kalashnikov)

    Laurie Taylor examines the social impact of the AK-47, plus rudeness in public places.

  21. Book publishing - Active Citizenship

    Laurie Taylor examines new research about publishing and looks at active citizenship.

  22. Supermax - Western Rule

    Laurie Taylor explores the growth of high security prisons in America.

  23. Happy families? - Science's first mistake

    Laurie Taylor discusses the family and why we should be sceptical about science.

  24. Global higher education - Homophobia and football

    Laurie Taylor examines homophobia and football and looks at global higher education.

  25. Economic migration and happiness - Hairdressing and emotional labour

    Laurie Taylor discusses being paid to be nice and explores migration versus happiness.

  26. Drugs trial calamity - McCarthy stigma

    Laurie Taylor examines new research about black listed artists during the McCarthy period.

  27. Liverpool Football Club - Au Pairs

    Laurie Taylor discusses a new study of au pairs in the UK and examines Liverpool FC.

  28. Secrets of Capitalism - Religion and Science

    Eeconomist Ha-Joon Chang tries to expose the 'myths' of free-market capitalism.

  29. Eavesdropping - CCTV in schools

    An exploration of the meaning and history of 'eavesdropping', from cafe society to Twitter

  30. British Society of Criminology Conference at Leicester University

    Laurie Taylor visits the British Society of Criminology Conference at Leicester University

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