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Episodes


Mustafa Suleyman on Intelligence and Power in the Twenty-First Century, Part One

Ex-Wife: Ursula Parrott's Forgotten Literary Classic, with Marsha Gordon and Hannah Dawson

Archive: The Psychology of Language, with Morten Christiansen and Nick Chater

Black Arsenal: Club, Culture and Identity, Part Two

Black Arsenal: Club, Culture and Identity, Part One

Lessons from History on How to Tackle Today's Greatest Challenges, with Roman Krznaric

The Benefits of Embracing Our Limitations, with Oliver Burkeman
This podcast episode delves into the pervasive feeling of playing catch-up in today's society, driven by an unrelenting quest for control that stems from a fear of mortality. Burkeman argues that rather than striving for a perfect, controlled existence—often exacerbated by technology and overwhelming information—indivi...

The Dictators Who Want to Run the World, with Anne Applebaum, Part Two

The Dictators Who Want to Run the World, with Anne Applebaum, Part One

A Deep Dive into the Sounds of the Seas, with Amorina Kingdon

Jordan Stephens on Love, Chaos and Becoming a Man, Part Two

Jordan Stephens on Love, Chaos and Becoming a Man, Part One

A Fresh Perspective on Life on the Blue Planet, with Ferris Jabr

Why the Horror Genre is Such a Scream, with Anna Bogutskaya

The Untold Stories of Women in World War One, with Rick Stroud

An Open Conversation About Marriage, with Molly Roden Winter

The Power of Influence, with Justin Hempson-Jones

Is the Planet Running Out of People? with Paul Morland

On the Map: Why Mathematics Can Be Seen Everywhere We Go, with Paulina Rowinska
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