Rethink Podcast
Professor Ben Ansell asks some of the world's sharpest minds about the latest thinking, and what it might mean for policy and society.
Episodes to download
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David Skelton: Rethinking Industry
Tue 30 Jun 2020
Author Skelton supports a reinvigorated focus on manufacturing and technical education.
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Nicci Gerrard: Rethinking Old Age
Tue 30 Jun 2020
Author Gerrard asks us to remember the role, rights and needs of older people.
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Mirabelle Morah: Rethinking Ourselves
Sat 27 Jun 2020
Author Morah asks what we can do for each other, regardless of national boundaries.
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Jared Diamond: Rethinking A Global Response
Sat 27 Jun 2020
American geographer Diamond asks if democracies are agile enough to do what's needed.
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Rana Faroohar: Rethinking Data
Sat 27 Jun 2020
Journalist Faroohar analyses the growing power of Big Tech.
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Anand Giridharadas: Rethinking Capitalism
Sat 27 Jun 2020
Author Giridharadas asks if now is the moment to rethink everything.
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Kwame Anthony Appiah: Rethinking The Power Of Small Actions
Fri 26 Jun 2020
Philosopher Appiah reminds us that collective action is the sum of individual actions.
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Jonathan Sumption: Rethinking The State
Fri 26 Jun 2020
Author Sumption questions the freedoms we have given up during the pandemic.
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Brian Eno: Rethinking The Winners
Fri 26 Jun 2020
Musician Eno investigates the kinds of leadership available to us.
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HRH Prince Charles: Rethinking Nature
Fri 26 Jun 2020
Prince Charles argues for an agri-"culture" that is the envy of the world
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Paul Krugman: Rethinking Solidarity
Thu 25 Jun 2020
Economist Krugman wants us to recognise our inescapable inter-dependence.
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Katherine Grainger: Rethinking The Olympics
Thu 25 Jun 2020
Former rower Grainger reminds us that the Olympics were created in a time of upheaval
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George Soros: Rethinking Debt
Thu 25 Jun 2020
Philanthropist and investor Soros puts forwards some radical economic proposals.
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DeRay McKesson: Rethinking The Impossible
Thu 25 Jun 2020
Civil rights activist McKesson believes in a better future for young black men
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Matthew Walker: Rethinking Sleep
Thu 25 Jun 2020
Scientist Walker proposes a radical rediscovery of how, when and why we sleep.
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Eliza Manningham-Buller: Rethinking Health Inequality
Thu 25 Jun 2020
Chair of the Wellcome Trust, Manningham-Buller details the disparities in life expectancy
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Steven Pinker: Rethinking Human Nature
Thu 25 Jun 2020
Philosopher Pinker discusses the possibility of progress
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Gina McCarthy: Rethinking Activism
Wed 24 Jun 2020
McCarthy is passionate about the potential for change.
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Emma Dabiri: Rethinking Identity
Wed 24 Jun 2020
Author Dabiri asks us to move beyond identity politics and build meaningful connections.
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Rebecca Adlington: Rethinking The Athlete's Life
Wed 24 Jun 2020
Former Olympic champion Adlington challenges us to take control of the things that matter
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Colin Jackson: Rethinking Our Responsibility For Our Health
Wed 24 Jun 2020
Sprinter and broadcaster Jackson argues for us to see our bodies as a luxury.
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Andy Murray: Rethinking Equality In Sport
Wed 24 Jun 2020
Tennis player Murray highlights the importance of treating athletes equally
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Tim Berners-Lee: Rethinking Digital Access
Wed 24 Jun 2020
Inventor of the world wide web, Berners-Lee argues for a more equal internet.
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Clare Chambers: Rethinking The Body
Wed 24 Jun 2020
Philosopher Chambers asks if our attitudes to our bodies have changed.
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Stuart Russell: Rethinking AI
Wed 24 Jun 2020
Scientist and author Russell asks us to consider the benefit of artificial intelligence
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Caleb Femi: Rethinking Education
Wed 24 Jun 2020
Poet Femi asks if students feel equipped to 鈥渟urvive in the wild that is adulthood鈥�.
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Carlo Rovelli: Rethinking Humanity
Tue 23 Jun 2020
Physicist Rovelli campaigns for our species to choose compassion over brutality.
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Reed Hastings: Rethinking Togetherness
Tue 23 Jun 2020
Netflix CEO Hastings argues for stories that bring people together and build unity.
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Kang Kyung-wha: Rethinking Accountability
Tue 23 Jun 2020
South Korea's Foreign Minister discusses why trust is essential in times of crisis.
Why we need to Rethink just about everything...
Influential thinkers will suggest post-Covid-19 opportunities to effect lasting change.
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