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Health divides - Counting global health
Health divides. Also, counting global health.

Age of noise - British drinking
Laurie Taylor considers how unwanted sounds came to characterise modernity.

Sexual violence in the Bangladeshi War of Independence - Global danger and the risk to research
Sexual violence in the Bangledeshi War of Independence. Also, global danger and risk.

Super Rich: The 1% of the 1%
Laurie Taylor and guests explore the origins of this wealthiest of elites.

Laurie Taylor discusses the relationship between literature and sociology.
Laurie Taylor and guests explore the relationship between fiction and the real world.

Musicians Union - women heavy metal fans
The Musicians Union. Also women heavy metal fans.

Men and Violence - Stag Parties
Men, masculinities and violence. Also, stag parties, deviance and consumerism.

Success and Luck - Cosmopolitanism and Private Education
Success and luck. Also private school attitudes towards cosmopolitanism.

Foie gras & the politics of taste - Memories of Irish food
Foie gras and the politics of taste. Also, male Irish migrants recall the food back home.

Racial segregation, Dementia and hair care
Racial segregation in the United States. Also, hairdressing for people with dementia.