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Since Dec 2013
Latest Episode Jun 2026

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S1E3452 The Age of Intelligence: Live in Partnership with IBM

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In this episode, journalist Kamal Ahmed was joined by Jon Sopel, Dimple Ahluwalia and Matt Rowe to explore how cybersecurity has moved from a technical concern to a central force shaping economic…

S1E3451 How Do Hormones Shape the Way We Feel, Think and Age? With Dr Saira Hameed

Jun 09, 2026 44m

In this episode, science broadcaster Dr Güneş Taylor speaks with endocrinologist Dr Saira Hameed about her new book Signals: The Inside Story of Our Hormones. From exhaustion and infertility to…

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Professor Turi King, Director of the Milner Centre for Evolution at the University of Bath, is known for leading the genetic investigation identifying Richard III and advising on the Mary Jane Kelly…

S1E3448 Do We Have The Right To Die? With Lady Hale and Rowan Williams (Part Two)

Jun 04, 2026 36m

This debate was part of the ‘Think Again’ series in which two leading thinkers present alternative answers to a difficult societal question. The book and series published by The Bodley…

S1E3447 Do We Have The Right To Die? With Lady Hale and Rowan Williams (Part One)

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S1E3446 An Evening with Douglas Stuart (Part Two)

May 31, 2026 35m

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S1E3445 An Evening with Douglas Stuart (Part One)

May 31, 2026 39m

Douglas Stuart is one of the most successful writers in Britain today. He is celebrated globally for his honest portrayals of human relationships and working-class life. In 2020 he won the Booker…

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In this episode, journalist Hannah Lucinda Smith speaks with economists Soumaya Keynes and Chad Bown about our new era of global trade wars. Drawing on their new book How to Win a Trade War, Keynes…

S1E3443 How To Kill A Language, with Sophia Smith Galer (Part Two)

May 26, 2026 35m

What do we lose when a language dies? Roughly 7,000 languages are spoken around the world today. Over half of them are expected to vanish in the next century – along with the wealth of information…

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May 24, 2026 34m

What do we lose when a language dies? Roughly 7,000 languages are spoken around the world today. Over half of them are expected to vanish in the next century – along with the wealth of information…

S1E3441 The Secret Life of Our Organs and How They Keep us Healthy, with Dr Giulia Enders

May 23, 2026 41m

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S1E3440 Chasing Aliens, with Jon Ronson and Daniel Lavelle (Part Two)

May 21, 2026 35m

Are we really alone in the universe? The question of whether there is extraterrestrial life is one of our oldest questions. And few nations on Earth are more captivated by the prospect of life on…

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May 19, 2026 36m

Are we really alone in the universe? The question of whether there is extraterrestrial life is one of our oldest questions. And few nations on Earth are more captivated by the prospect of life on…

S1E3438 Has Far-Right Politics Entered The Mainstream in the UK? With Daniel Trilling

May 17, 2026 47m

Has far-right thinking entered mainstream politics in the UK?  In 2025, Britain saw its largest-ever far-right rally, following a summer of flag-waving protests. Then, in May 2026, local elections…

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May 16, 2026 39m

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May 15, 2026 47m

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May 12, 2026 33m

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S1E3434 London Falling: Patrick Radden Keefe on How Money, Power and Corruption Shape Our City, with Emily Maitlis (Part One)

May 10, 2026 34m

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S1E3433 What Do We Ask Google, and What Does It Tell Us About Human Nature? With Simon Rogers

May 09, 2026 38m

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