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Conversations about tomorrow, from Today.
Every week Amol Rajan talks to radicals, pioneers and innovators from all over the world. From populism and climate change, to economics and AI... How can their radical ideas help you win the future?
Amol Rajan is a presenter of the Today programme on BBC Radio 4. He is also the host of University Challenge on BBC One. Before that, Amol was media editor at the BBC and editor at The Independent.
Episodes of Radical with Amol Rajan will be published on Thursdays on BBC Sounds. It will also be broadcast on BBC Radio 4 on Thursdays at 11pm. Visualised versions of the podcast will also be available on BBC iPlayer and YouTube.
Radical with Amol Rajan is a Today Podcast.
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Recent Episodes
The End of Endless Growth: Should We Put the Brakes on Economic Expansion? (Kate Raworth)
What if growth wasn’t the main goal for economic prosperity? Kate Raworth, the author and economist behind Doughnut Economics, tells Amol why she thinks that measuring success by GDP growth is…
Could Ben & Jerry's Be Created Today? (Your Radical Questions with Ben Cohen)
This week, Amol is joined by Ben Cohen, one half of the team behind Ben & Jerry's ice cream, who stopped by on his way to the South by Southwest festival to answer your questions. They include…
Business Reimagined: Should Firms Have a Purpose Beyond Profit? (Ben & Jerry’s Ben Cohen)
Amol is back from his stint in the Celebrity Traitors castle. This week, while in town for the South by Southwest festival, Ben Cohen of Ben and Jerry's drops by the Radical studio to talk about what…
How Close Are We to a Cure for Cancer? (Your Radical Questions with Professor Sir John Bell)
The FT’s John Burn-Murdoch stands in for Amol, joined this week by the immunologist and geneticist Professor Sir John Bell. After talking about the radical change being ushered in by successive…
Healthcare, Reinvented: How Dramatic Medical Breakthroughs Are Quietly Changing Your Life (Professor Sir John Bell)
This week, John Burn-Murdoch sits in for Amol to speak to Professor Sir John Bell, one of Britain’s leading medical scientists, about the huge (and often undiscussed) medical breakthroughs changing…
Is Regenerative Farming Getting Greenwashed? (Your Radical Questions with Andy Cato)
Oli Dugmore is in for Amol this week, and he's joined by Andy Cato to answer your radical questions about the regenerative farming movement. Before becoming a farmer, Andy was a successful musician…
The Future of Food: Can Regenerative Farming Save Our Soil? (Andy Cato)
This week, guest host Oli Dugmore, speaks to Andy Cato, one half of electronic music duo Groove Armada and a leading advocate for regenerative farming.Andy argues that modern agriculture is reaching…
Is Social Media Making Young Women Hate Men? (Your Radical Questions with Dr Jilly Kay)
With Amol away, Eliza Filby, who an author and historian specialising in generational change, steps in for this week’s Q&A on young women and the “femosphere”. Jilly Kay, Professor of media and…
What Are the Tech Billionaires Really Like? (Your Radical Questions with Reid Hoffman)
Reid Hoffman is one of the founding fathers of the modern technology industry – an early investor and champion of the world of AI and the co-founder of the largest professional network in the world,…
The Rise of the Femosphere: Who Are the Women Giving Up on Men? (Dr Jilly Kay)
Are young men and women being pushed further apart? Recent polling by Merlin Strategies for the New Statesman suggests a growing divide: Gen Z women are less likely than their male peers to describe…
The Jobs Revolution: Is AI Working for You? (Reid Hoffman)
This week, Amol is joined by the tech billionaire Reid Hoffman. Hoffman is best known for creating the largest professional network in the world, LinkedIn, and revolutionising the world of work. His…
Is AI Coming for Your Job? (Your Radical Questions with Matt Clifford)
Amol puts your questions, queries, and concerns about AI to Matt Clifford, co-founder of Entrepreneurs First and former AI adviser to Number 10. Matt is a strong advocate for Britain’s rapid uptake…
Going for Growth: Can We Make Britain Wealthy Again? (Matt Clifford)
This week, Amol speaks to Matt Clifford, co-founder of Entrepreneurs First and former AI adviser to Number 10. Matt’s radical idea is simple; he wants to make Britain wealthy again by supercharging…
How Can More Women Become Business Leaders? (Your Radical Questions with Emma Grede)
This week, Amol puts your questions to the businesswoman Emma Grede - from opportunity and motivation, to how dyslexia can contribute to our work ethic and the way we approach tasks. Emma Grede is…
Taking Responsibility: Are We Thinking About Success and Ambition All Wrong? (Emma Grede)
This week, the entrepreneur Emma Grede challenges ‘old thoughts’ about work-life balance, money, motherhood and success. She argues that focus, trade-offs and relentless effort matter more than…
Why Are Young People Abandoning the Political Centre? (Your Radical Questions with Adrian Wooldridge)
Amol puts your Radical questions to Adrian Wooldridge, a Bloomberg columnist and author of ‘Centrists of the World Unite: The Lost Genius of Liberalism’. They discuss individualism and society, a…
Reclaiming the Centre: Is the Old Political Order Dead? (Adrian Wooldridge)
This week, the columnist and author Adrian Wooldridge joins Amol to argue that liberalism is not only the best ideology for the future, but that it’s also under serious threat. Wooldridge sees…
Can Technology Rescue Reading? (Your Radical Questions with James Marriott)
Amol runs through your questions with the Times columnist James Marriott. They take on whether we could use technology to encourage people to do more reading, pessimism on social media, and whether…
The Reading Recession: Are We Making Ourselves Less Intelligent? (James Marriott)
This week, the columnist and writer James Marriott argues that reading is essential to the rise and fall of liberal democracy. He proposes that reading helps the spread of information, encourages…
Could All Government Decisions Be Made Through an App? (Your Radical Questions with Hélène Landemore)
Yale political theorist and author of Politics Without Politicians, Professor Hélène Landemore, answers your questions about her radical vision for replacing electoral politics with citizen‑led…
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Radical with Amol Rajan has published 217 episodes since September 2023, covering topics in Society & Culture.
Radical with Amol Rajan is currently highly active with new episodes every few days. Average episode length is 43m.
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