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Episodes


The New Optimism, with Matt Ridley, Johan Norberg, David Runciman and Laura Kuenssberg

Steven Pinker on The Better Angels of Our Nature

The Hand that Rocks the Cradle Cannot Rock the Boardroom

William Gibson on 'Zero History', with Cory Doctorow

Dan Pink on the Science of Buoyancy

Tim Harford on the Importance of Being Messy

Trump: An American Tragedy?

The Rise of Populism and the Backlash Against the Elites, with Jonathan Haidt and Nick Clegg

No Backsliding On Brexit: Britain Should Prioritise Controlling Its Borders Over Staying In The European Single Market

One size doesn’t fit all: Democracy is not always the best form of government

Let Them Eat Meat: There is Nothing Wrong With Rearing and Killing Animals for Human Consumption

An Anatomy Of Truth: Conversations on Truth-Telling

Pornography is Good For Us: Without it We Would Be a Far More Repressed Society

PJ O'Rourke on the US Presidential Clash

The Gene: Unlocking the Human Code, with Siddhartha Mukherjee

Karl Marx Was Right

The End of Antibiotics?

Yuval Noah Harari on the Myths we Need to Survive

David Eagleman on the Science of De- (and Re-) Humanisation (and Why it Matters)
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