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    Geopolitics and Empire - Romani Culture

    Laurie Taylor discusses geopolitics and the science of spheres of influence.

  2. Potatoes - Leisure Pleasure

    Post-Soviet Potato: Laurie Taylor discusses the politics of spuds.

  3. Human Zoos - Girl Racers

    Exhibiting the 'Savage'. How Paris and London created human zoos in the name of science.

  4. British Constitution - Anciet Rome and Modern America

    Laurie Taylor hears how the 'political party' is out of date & Roman politics in the US?

  5. Betting Shops - Women on the Line

    Laurie hears of a new study which compares betting shops to 18th-century coffee houses.

  6. Slumming

    Slumming: how whites' wild times in America's black areas changed sex and politics forever

  7. Segregation - Mizrahi Jews

    Laurie Taylor hears of new research which counters contemporary fears about immigration.

  8. Architecture and Living - Class Endures

    Laurie Taylor asks if the buildings built today cater for modern life.

  9. Suicide - The Midriff

    Laurie Taylor talks to Caroline Simone about her study of the families of suicide victims.

  10. History of Murder - Scottish Conservatives

    From duels to drive-by, Laurie Taylor discusses the history of murder.

  11. Biometric Security - Ethnographer's Dilemma

    Laurie Taylor explores the history of biometrics.

  12. Picturing the Social Order

    Laurie Taylor sees an exhibition on how artists have represented social order through time

  13. Communism as a Religion - Cultural Capitalism

    Laurie Taylor discusses what is being called the re-Stalinisation of Russia.

  14. The Politics of Climate Change - New Capitalism?

    Laurie investigates the politics of climate change & whether there is now a new capitalism

  15. Rugby - Magic

    Laurie Taylor re-appraises Rugby with Tony Collins and Dr Dominic Malcolm.

  16. American West - Garden Love

    Laurie Taylor tries to solve the myths of the great American West.

  17. Documentaries - Intellectual Property Law

    Laurie Taylor considers the aesthetic and ethical aspects of documentary making.

  18. Impact of Recession on Health Inequalities - Youth Culture

    Laurie Taylor discusses the personal psychological consequences of recession unemployment.

  19. Kissing Cousins - Big Cats in Rural Wales

    Laurie Taylor is joined by Professor Adam Kuper to discuss the demise of kissing cousins.

  20. Drugs and Society - Laddish Masculinity in Higher Education

    Laurie Taylor explores how the context in which drugs are consumed alters their effect.

  21. Renaissance Dance - Working Class Liverpool

    Laurie Taylor explores the obsession with dancing in the Renaissance with Margret McGowan.

  22. Post Soviet Death Rates - Prisoners' Partners

    Laurie Taylor explores the human cost of rapid economic change.

  23. Hole in the Wall - Victorian Light

    Laurie Taylor reveals how children teach themselves how to use digital technology.

  24. Moral Relativism

    Laurie Taylor debates the universal notion of human rights.

  25. Popular Music and Violence - The Etymology of 'Hooligan'

    Laurie Taylor discusses how music is used in conflicts with Dr Martin Cloonan.

  26. Gang Culture

    Laurie Taylor explores whether the past can reveal the causes and cures for gang violence?

  27. Detectives

    Laurie Taylor brings past and present together to explore the culture of the detective.

  28. Chinese Capitalism - Concepts in Education

    Laurie Taylor discusses the impact of China's economic reforms with Will Hutton.

  29. Cocaine Girls in the West End - Orgasm

    Laurie Taylor explores the idea that the Imperial era was a product of repressed sexuality

  30. The Sociology of Smell - Getting a Confession

    Laurie Taylor is joined by Luca Turin and Rod Watson to explore the resonances of perfume.

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