Free Thinking Episodes Available now
Family Ties and Reshaping History
From Neanderthals to Sikh warriors to the idea of weird people, three authors look at kin.
The Mayflower and Native American history
Sarah Churchwell, Kathryn Napier Gray and Lauren Working with Eleanor Barraclough.
Piranesi and disturbing archecture
Susanna Clarke, author of Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell, is one of Matthew Sweet's guests.
Wole Soyinka's Writing
Ben Okri, Louisa Egbunike and Oladipo Agboluaje discuss Wole Soyinka's life and work.
Bernard-Henri L茅vy, Stella Sandford, Homi K Bhabha
How philosophy helps us understand the world reshaped by Covid-19. Shahidha Bari presents.
Dada and the power of nonsense
A project to reimagine the Dada arts movement now, and reflections on satire and nonsense.
Anne Applebaum, Ingrid Bergman, Herland
Anne Applebaum, and the lives of Ingrid Bergman and Charlotte Perkins Gilman.
Nature Writing
From Gilbert White to lockdown blogs - why we need to spend more time in nature.
Magic
Matthew Sweet and guests conjure a conversation about the importance and appeal of magic
The consolation of philosophy and stories
Matthew Sweet talks to Kylie Murray, Prof Seth Lerer and former Bishop Richard Holloway.
