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    Planet of Slums Follow Up - Popular Comedy

    Laurie Taylor re-visits the topic of new urban mega slums with Professor Patrick Wakely

  2. Planet of Slums

    Laurie Taylor discusses the problems of urban slums with Mike Davis and Patrick Wakely.

  3. Howard Becker - ARAB CONQUESTS AND SOCIAL MEMORY

    Laurie Taylor explores Howard Becker鈥檚 influential assumptions about Outsiders.

  4. On Brick Lane - Sex and the Whip

    Laurie Taylor discusses the place of the whip in the history of arousal.

  5. The Attainment Gap

    Laurie Taylor explores the class gap in today's divided Britain.

  6. The Generation Gap

    Laurie Taylor examines the generation gap in today's divided Britain

  7. The Residential Gap

    Laurie Taylor explores the social gaps in today's divided Britain.

  8. The Oprah Phenomenon - Complexity Theory

    Oprah Winfrey is one of the most successful women in America, Laurie Taylor finds out why.

  9. Commodification of Water - Job Satisfaction

    Water, water everywhere, but who owns it? Laurie Taylor finds out.

  10. Cappuccino Conquests - The Culture of Calamity

    Laurie Taylor discusses how the espresso evolution led to the cappuccino conquests.

  11. Gypsy Children & Education - Blind Willie McTell

    Laurie Taylor discusses the cultural and educational needs of Gypsy children.

  12. A Social History of Dying - Obituaries

    Laurie Taylor explores the social history of dying and the social memory of obituaries.

  13. Adam Smith (1723-1790)

    Laurie Taylor and guests discuss the life and work of Adam Smith, the Father of Economics.

  14. Amazonian Friendship - Shame and Stigma

    Laurie Taylor hears from a Peruvian anthropologist on how Amazonian Indians make friends.

  15. South African Land Reform - Intimate Life

    How has erotic and intimate life changed since 1945? Laurie Taylor examines a new report.

  16. Sexual Revolutions

    Laurie Taylor talks to Jeffrey Weeks about his new book The World We Have Won.

  17. Drink & Society - Varieties of Nationalism

    Coffee, Beer, Spirits, Cola; Laurie Taylor explores how drinks have influenced history.

  18. Corridors - Margret Mead & Mary Douglas

    Laurie Taylor explores what takes place in the informal space of corridors.

  19. Nationality: WOG - College Girls

    Discussing a new study into one of the most notorious cases of police racism in Britain.

  20. Rural Idyll - Mediated

    Laurie Taylor explores the rural idyll and considers the media impact on our perception.

  21. Street Names - The Shock of Old

    Laurie Taylor explores why street people and rough sleepers disguise their identity.

  22. Sunlight Technology and Health - Global Workers

    Laurie Taylor hears surprising tales from a Peruvian anthropologist.

  23. 14/05/2007

    Laurie Taylor discusses a scholarly study of Esalen, the Californian institute.

  24. Spending the 蜜芽传媒 - The New Age Community of Esalen

    Laurie Taylor discusses a scholarly study of Esalen, the Californian institute.

  25. Rational Voter - Drugs in Afghanistan

    Laurie Taylor discusses the rationality of voting and opium growing in Afghanistan.

  26. Memories of an Empire - Family in East London

    Laurie Taylor discusses how Britain鈥檚 colonial past affects present day attitudes.

  27. Taxis and GPS Surveillance - Dancers' Bodies

    Laurie Taylor discusses the GPS Surveillance for Taxis and ballet body problems.

  28. Migration in China

    Laurie Taylor and guests look at the social cost of China's vast economic expansion.

  29. Work Place Violence - War Reporting

    Laurie Taylor explores violence in the work place and examines how we perceive war.

  30. The Cultural Context of Youth Suicide - Memory in a Russian Village

    Laurie Taylor discusses research into the role of sexuality in suicide among young people.

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