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207 episodes - English - Latest episode: 11 days ago - ★★★★★ - 10 ratingsThe latest thinking from the world’s leading voices on topics ranging from education, design and creativity, to politics, philosophy and economics. Fresh ideas for better futures from the RSA.
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Is the break up of the United Kingdom imminent?
March 02, 2021 09:46 - 39 minutes - 36.6 MBGlobal crises cause big changes and reveal deep structural weaknesses. In this special interview series from the RSA its chief executive, Matthew Taylor, puts a range of practitioners on the spot - from scholars to business leaders, politicians to journalists - by asking for one big idea to help build effective bridges to our new future. Gavin Esler is a writer, broadcaster and author of How Britain Ends. A Tempo & Talker production for the RSA. In this time of global change, strong...
Is social mobility really a myth?
February 23, 2021 09:17 - 38 minutes - 35.5 MBGlobal crises cause big changes and reveal deep structural weaknesses. In this special interview series from the RSA its chief executive, Matthew Taylor, puts a range of practitioners on the spot - from scholars to business leaders, politicians to journalists - by asking for one big idea to help build effective bridges to our new future. Selina Todd is Professor of Modern History at the University of Oxford. Her latest book is Snakes and Ladders: The Great British Social Mobility Myth. ...
What does the future hold for our towns and cities?
February 16, 2021 08:44 - 36 minutes - 33.3 MBGlobal crises cause big changes and reveal deep structural weaknesses. In this special interview series from the RSA its chief executive, Matthew Taylor, puts a range of practitioners on the spot - from scholars to business leaders, politicians to journalists - by asking for one big idea to help build effective bridges to our new future. Indy Johar is an architect and co-founder of Dark Matter, an organisation that focuses on redesigning the bureaucratic & institutional infrastructure of...
Are you allowed to tell 'Jewish jokes' if you're not Jewish?
February 09, 2021 12:05 - 38 minutes - 34.9 MBGlobal crises cause big changes and reveal deep structural weaknesses. In this special interview series from the RSA its chief executive, Matthew Taylor, puts a range of practitioners on the spot - from scholars to business leaders, politicians to journalists - by asking for one big idea to help build effective bridges to our new future. David Baddiel is a comedian and author of Jews Don't Count. A Tempo & Talker production for the RSA. In this time of global change, strong communit...
How to be an investigative reporter in the digital age
February 02, 2021 09:46 - 38 minutes - 34.9 MBGlobal crises cause big changes and reveal deep structural weaknesses. In this special interview series from the RSA its chief executive, Matthew Taylor, puts a range of practitioners on the spot - from scholars to business leaders, politicians to journalists - by asking for one big idea to help build effective bridges to our new future. Eliot Higgins is a journalist, blogger and founder of Bellingcat. He's the author of We Are Bellingcat: An Intelligence Agency for the People. A Tempo ...
Do we underestimate the importance of privacy?
January 26, 2021 09:02 - 34 minutes - 31.7 MBGlobal crises cause big changes and reveal deep structural weaknesses. In this special interview series from the RSA its chief executive, Matthew Taylor, puts a range of practitioners on the spot - from scholars to business leaders, politicians to journalists - by asking for one big idea to help build effective bridges to our new future. Carissa Véliz is an Associate Professor at the Faculty of Philosophy and the Institute for Ethics in AI at Hertford College, at the University of Oxford...
Should we ignore economic theory?
January 20, 2021 11:19 - 34 minutes - 31.4 MBGlobal crises cause big changes and reveal deep structural weaknesses. In this special interview series from the RSA its chief executive, Matthew Taylor, puts a range of practitioners on the spot - from scholars to business leaders, politicians to journalists - by asking for one big idea to help build effective bridges to our new future. Tom Bergin is an investigative reporter with the Reuters news agency and the author of Free Lunch Thinking: How Economics Ruins the Economy A Tempo & T...
When 'Fake News' Becomes Real
January 12, 2021 12:09 - 35 minutes - 32.8 MBGlobal crises cause big changes and reveal deep structural weaknesses. In this special interview series from the RSA its chief executive, Matthew Taylor, puts a range of practitioners on the spot - from scholars to business leaders, politicians to journalists - by asking for one big idea to help build effective bridges to our new future. Chloe Hadjimatheou is a BBC journalist. You can listen to Mayday on BBC Sounds, and find out more about James Le Mesurier and the White Helmets, by clic...
The Age of Freedom?
January 05, 2021 12:37 - 31 minutes - 28.8 MBGlobal crises cause big changes and reveal deep structural weaknesses. In this special interview series from the RSA its chief executive, Matthew Taylor, puts a range of practitioners on the spot - from scholars to business leaders, politicians to journalists - by asking for one big idea to help build effective bridges to our new future. James Arbib is an investor in technology, the co-founder of think tank RethinkX, and the co-author of Rethinking Humanity. A Tempo & Talker production ...
What is fairness good for?
December 29, 2020 13:18 - 28 minutes - 25.8 MBGlobal crises cause big changes and reveal deep structural weaknesses. In this special interview series from the RSA its chief executive, Matthew Taylor, puts a range of practitioners on the spot - from scholars to business leaders, politicians to journalists - by asking for one big idea to help build effective bridges to our new future. David Bodanis is a teacher, advisor, speaker and author of The Art of Fairness. A Tempo & Talker production for the RSA. In this time of global cha...
Matt Forde
December 22, 2020 12:14 - 49 minutes - 45.6 MBGlobal crises cause big changes and reveal deep structural weaknesses. In this special interview series from the RSA its chief executive, Matthew Taylor, puts a range of practitioners on the spot - from scholars to business leaders, politicians to journalists - by asking for one big idea to help build effective bridges to our new future. Matt Forde is a comedian, impressionist and author of Politically Homeless. A Tempo & Talker production for the RSA. In this time of global change,...
What next for the United States of America?
December 15, 2020 11:24 - 29 minutes - 26.6 MBGlobal crises cause big changes and reveal deep structural weaknesses. In this special interview series from the RSA its chief executive, Matthew Taylor, puts a range of practitioners on the spot - from scholars to business leaders, politicians to journalists - by asking for one big idea to help build effective bridges to our new future. Anne-Marie Slaughter is the CEO of New America. A Tempo & Talker production for the RSA. In this time of global change, strong communities and initi...
The art of listening and talking
December 08, 2020 14:15 - 43 minutes - 39.4 MBGlobal crises cause big changes and reveal deep structural weaknesses. In this special interview series from the RSA its chief executive, Matthew Taylor, puts a range of practitioners on the spot - from scholars to business leaders, politicians to journalists - by asking for one big idea to help build effective bridges to our new future. Stephen Coleman is a Professor of Political Communication and the author of How People Talk About Politics. Emily Kasriel is Head of Editorial Partne...
Have 'smart' people become too powerful?
December 01, 2020 09:09 - 33 minutes - 30.5 MBGlobal crises cause big changes and reveal deep structural weaknesses. In this special interview series from the RSA its chief executive, Matthew Taylor, puts a range of practitioners on the spot - from scholars to business leaders, politicians to journalists - by asking for one big idea to help build effective bridges to our new future. David Goodhart is a public intellectual and the author of Head Hand Heart. A Tempo & Talker production for the RSA. In this time of global change, s...
Yanis Varoufakis
November 24, 2020 07:00 - 33 minutes - 31 MBGlobal crises cause big changes and reveal deep structural weaknesses. In this special interview series from the RSA its chief executive, Matthew Taylor, puts a range of practitioners on the spot - from scholars to business leaders, politicians to journalists - by asking for one big idea to help build effective bridges to our new future. Yanis Varoufakis is an economist and the author of Another Now. A Tempo & Talker production for the RSA. In this time of global change, strong commu...
How do we find new ways to tackle historic problems?
November 17, 2020 13:36 - 53 minutes - 48.7 MBGlobal crises cause big changes and reveal deep structural weaknesses. In this special interview series from the RSA its chief executive, Matthew Taylor, puts a range of practitioners on the spot - from scholars to business leaders, politicians to journalists - by asking for one big idea to help build effective bridges to our new future. Kirsty McNeill is an Executive Director at Save the Children. To find out more about their latest report, Covid's Kids: Repaying our Debt to the Covid G...
Andrew Adonis
November 10, 2020 09:06 - 29 minutes - 27.1 MBGlobal crises cause big changes and reveal deep structural weaknesses. In this special interview series from the RSA its chief executive, Matthew Taylor, puts a range of practitioners on the spot - from scholars to business leaders, politicians to journalists - by asking for one big idea to help build effective bridges to our new future. Andrew Adonis is a British Labour Party politician, Vice-Chair of the European Movement, and a columnist for The New European. His forthcoming...
Should we turn the United Kingdom in to a German-style federation?
November 10, 2020 09:06 - 29 minutes - 27.1 MBGlobal crises cause big changes and reveal deep structural weaknesses. In this special interview series from the RSA its chief executive, Matthew Taylor, puts a range of practitioners on the spot - from scholars to business leaders, politicians to journalists - by asking for one big idea to help build effective bridges to our new future. Andrew Adonis is a British Labour Party politician, Vice-Chair of the European Movement, and a columnist for The New European. His forthcoming book is:...
Is humanity standing at a precipice?
November 03, 2020 08:07 - 29 minutes - 26.6 MBGlobal crises cause big changes and reveal deep structural weaknesses. In this special interview series from the RSA its chief executive, Matthew Taylor, puts a range of practitioners on the spot - from scholars to business leaders, politicians to journalists - by asking for one big idea to help build effective bridges to our new future. Toby Ord is a Senior Research Fellow in Philosophy at Oxford University and the author of The Precipice: existential risk and the future of humanity. ...
Toby Ord
November 03, 2020 08:07 - 29 minutes - 26.6 MBGlobal crises cause big changes and reveal deep structural weaknesses. In this special interview series from the RSA its chief executive, Matthew Taylor, puts a range of practitioners on the spot - from scholars to business leaders, politicians to journalists - by asking for one big idea to help build effective bridges to our new future. Toby Ord is a Senior Research Fellow in Philosophy at Oxford University and the author of The Precipice: existential risk and the future of hum...
Noam Chomsky and Robert Pollin
October 27, 2020 07:00 - 34 minutes - 31.6 MBGlobal crises cause big changes and reveal deep structural weaknesses. In this special interview series from the RSA its chief executive, Matthew Taylor, puts a range of practitioners on the spot - from scholars to business leaders, politicians to journalists - by asking for one big idea to help build effective bridges to our new future. Noam Chomsky and Robert Pollin's Climate Crisis and the Global Green New Deal: The Political Economy of Saving the Planet is out now. A Tempo & Talke...
Living Change
October 20, 2020 07:07 - 32 minutes - 29.9 MBGlobal crises cause big changes and reveal deep structural weaknesses. For over 250 years the RSA has been at the forefront of social impact. In this special edition of Bridges to the Future, Anthony Painter and Joanna Choukeir discuss a new and hopefully impactful initiative, the Living Change Approach. Anthony Painter is Chief Research and Impact Officer at the RSA. Joanna Choukeir is Director of Design and Innovation at the RSA. A Tempo & Talker production for the RSA. In this t...
Prue Leith and Sarah Wootton
October 13, 2020 07:19 - 31 minutes - 28.9 MBGlobal crises cause big changes and reveal deep structural weaknesses. In this special interview series from the RSA its chief executive, Matthew Taylor, puts a range of practitioners on the spot - from scholars to business leaders, politicians to journalists - by asking for one big idea to help build effective bridges to our new future. Prue Leith is a chef, broadcaster and patron of Dignity in Dying. Sarah Wootton is Chief Executive of Dignity in Dying. Sarah is the author of Last Ri...
Madeleine Bunting
October 06, 2020 06:00 - 34 minutes - 31.8 MBGlobal crises cause big changes and reveal deep structural weaknesses. In this special interview series from the RSA its chief executive, Matthew Taylor, puts a range of practitioners on the spot - from scholars to business leaders, politicians to journalists - by asking for one big idea to help build effective bridges to our new future. Madeleine Bunting is the author of Labours of Love: The Crisis of Care. A Tempo & Talker production for the RSA. In this time of global cha...
How do we fix the UK's broken care system?
October 06, 2020 06:00 - 34 minutes - 31.8 MBGlobal crises cause big changes and reveal deep structural weaknesses. In this special interview series from the RSA its chief executive, Matthew Taylor, puts a range of practitioners on the spot - from scholars to business leaders, politicians to journalists - by asking for one big idea to help build effective bridges to our new future. Madeleine Bunting is the author of Labours of Love: The Crisis of Care. A Tempo & Talker production for the RSA. In this time of global change, stro...
John Kampfner
September 29, 2020 07:25 - 34 minutes - 31.4 MBGlobal crises cause big changes and reveal deep structural weaknesses. In this special interview series from the RSA its chief executive, Matthew Taylor, puts a range of practitioners on the spot - from scholars to business leaders, politicians to journalists - by asking for one big idea to help build effective bridges to our new future. John Kampfner is a commentator, cultural leader and author of Why the Germans Do It Better. A Tempo & Talker production for the RSA. In thi...
Is Germany our best hope in an era of nationalism, anti-enlightenment and fear?
September 29, 2020 07:25 - 34 minutes - 31.4 MBGlobal crises cause big changes and reveal deep structural weaknesses. In this special interview series from the RSA its chief executive, Matthew Taylor, puts a range of practitioners on the spot - from scholars to business leaders, politicians to journalists - by asking for one big idea to help build effective bridges to our new future. John Kampfner is a commentator, cultural leader and author of Why the Germans Do It Better. A Tempo & Talker production for the RSA. In this time of...
In this polarised world, can we change globalisation to work for the many rather than the few?
September 22, 2020 07:00 - 25 minutes - 22.9 MBGlobal crises cause big changes and reveal deep structural weaknesses. In this special interview series from the RSA its chief executive, Matthew Taylor, puts a range of practitioners on the spot - from scholars to business leaders, politicians to journalists - by asking for one big idea to help build effective bridges to our new future. Dena Freeman is an anthropologist and senior visiting fellow at the LSE. Dena is the author of Can Globalization Succeed?: A Primer for the 21st Century...
Dena Freeman
September 22, 2020 07:00 - 25 minutes - 22.9 MBGlobal crises cause big changes and reveal deep structural weaknesses. In this special interview series from the RSA its chief executive, Matthew Taylor, puts a range of practitioners on the spot - from scholars to business leaders, politicians to journalists - by asking for one big idea to help build effective bridges to our new future. Dena Freeman is an anthropologist and senior visiting fellow at the LSE. Dena is the author of Can Globalization Succeed?: A Primer for the 21s...
Noreena Hertz on the impact of loneliness.
September 15, 2020 07:00 - 30 minutes - 28.3 MBGlobal crises cause big changes and reveal deep structural weaknesses. In this special interview series from the RSA its chief executive, Matthew Taylor, puts a range of practitioners on the spot - from scholars to business leaders, politicians to journalists - by asking for one big idea to help build effective bridges to our new future. Noreena Hertz is an academic, economist and author of The Lonely Century: Coming Together in a World that's Pulling Apart. Produced by Craig Templet...
Noreena Hertz
September 15, 2020 07:00 - 30 minutes - 28.3 MBGlobal crises cause big changes and reveal deep structural weaknesses. In this special interview series from the RSA its chief executive, Matthew Taylor, puts a range of practitioners on the spot - from scholars to business leaders, politicians to journalists - by asking for one big idea to help build effective bridges to our new future. Noreena Hertz is an academic, economist and author of The Lonely Century: Coming Together in a World that's Pulling Apart. Produced by Crai...
Eliane Glaser
September 08, 2020 07:00 - 30 minutes - 27.7 MBGlobal crises cause big changes and reveal deep structural weaknesses. In this special interview series from the RSA its chief executive, Matthew Taylor, puts a range of practitioners on the spot - from scholars to business leaders, politicians to journalists - by asking for one big idea to help build effective bridges to our new future. Eliane Glaser is an academic, producer and author of Elitism: A Progressive Defence. Produced by Craig Templeton Smith. In this time of global chang...
James Ball
September 01, 2020 07:00 - 30 minutes - 28.3 MBGlobal crises cause big changes and reveal deep structural weaknesses. In this special interview series from the RSA its chief executive, Matthew Taylor, puts a range of practitioners on the spot - from scholars to business leaders, politicians to journalists - by asking for one big idea to help build effective bridges to our new future. James Ball is a journalist and author of The System: Who Owns the Internet, and How It Owns Us. Produced by Craig Templeton Smith. In this time of g...
Nick Hayes
August 25, 2020 07:00 - 24 minutes - 22.3 MBGlobal crises cause big changes and reveal deep structural weaknesses. In this special interview series from the RSA its chief executive, Matthew Taylor, puts a range of practitioners on the spot - from scholars to business leaders, politicians to journalists - by asking for one big idea to help build effective bridges to our new future. Nick Hayes is the author of The Book of Trespass: Crossing the Line That Divide Us. Produced by Craig Templeton Smith. In this time of global change,...
Natalie Nixon
August 18, 2020 07:00 - 29 minutes - 26.8 MBGlobal crises cause big changes and reveal deep structural weaknesses. In this special interview series from the RSA its chief executive, Matthew Taylor, puts a range of practitioners on the spot - from scholars to business leaders, politicians to journalists - by asking for one big idea to help build effective bridges to our new future. Natalie Nixon is a design strategist and author of The Creativity Leap: Unleash Curiosity, Improvisation, and Intuition at Work. Produced by Craig Te...
Peter L. Biro
August 11, 2020 07:00 - 30 minutes - 27.7 MBGlobal crises cause big changes and reveal deep structural weaknesses. In this special interview series from the RSA its chief executive, Matthew Taylor, puts a range of practitioners on the spot - from scholars to business leaders, politicians to journalists - by asking for one big idea to help build effective bridges to our new future. Peter L. Biro is a lawyer, businessman and editor of Constitutional Democracy Under Stress: A Time For Heroic Citizenship. Produced by Craig Templeto...
Yascha Mounk
August 04, 2020 07:00 - 30 minutes - 27.5 MBGlobal crises cause big changes and reveal deep structural weaknesses. In this special interview series from the RSA its chief executive, Matthew Taylor, puts a range of practitioners on the spot - from scholars to business leaders, politicians to journalists - by asking for one big idea to help build effective bridges to our new future. Yascha Mounk is a political scientist and the author of The People vs. Democracy: Why Our Freedom Is in Danger and How to Save It. Produced by Craig T...
Matthew B. Crawford
July 31, 2020 09:46 - 27 minutes - 25.6 MBGlobal crises cause big changes and reveal deep structural weaknesses. In this special interview series from the RSA its chief executive, Matthew Taylor, puts a range of practitioners on the spot - from scholars to business leaders, politicians to journalists - by asking for one big idea to help build effective bridges to our new future. Matthew B. Crawford is a philosopher, professional mechanic, and the author of Why We Drive: On Freedom, Risk and Taking Back Control. Produced by Cr...
Hilary Cottam
July 29, 2020 10:07 - 29 minutes - 26.8 MBGlobal crises cause big changes and reveal deep structural weaknesses. In this special interview series from the RSA its chief executive, Matthew Taylor, puts a range of practitioners on the spot - from scholars to business leaders, politicians to journalists - by asking for one big idea to help build effective bridges to our new future. Hilary Cottam is an Honorary Professor at the Institute of Innovation and Public Purpose at UCL. She's the author of Radical Help: How we can remake th...
The Reflexive Age
July 24, 2020 07:00 - 39 minutes - 35.8 MBOut of the tragedy of the crisis and the disruption in its aftermath there is potential for change - but it could be squandered. In his fourteenth annual RSA lecture, Matthew Taylor argues that we need to seek out an organising principle for this new era. Produced by Craig Templeton Smith. In this time of global change, strong communities and initiatives that bring people together are more invaluable than ever before. The RSA Fellowship is a global network of problem solvers. We invite yo...
Nina Jankowicz
July 21, 2020 08:47 - 24 minutes - 22.8 MBGlobal crises cause big changes and reveal deep structural weaknesses. In this special interview series from the RSA its chief executive, Matthew Taylor, puts a range of practitioners on the spot - from scholars to business leaders, politicians to journalists - by asking for one big idea to help build effective bridges to our new future. Nina Jankowicz is a Washington DC-based writer and analyst who studies the intersection of technology and democracy in Central and Eastern Europe and b...
Christiana Figueres
July 17, 2020 16:02 - 30 minutes - 27.5 MBGlobal crises cause big changes and reveal deep structural weaknesses. In this special interview series from the RSA its chief executive, Matthew Taylor, puts a range of practitioners on the spot - from scholars to business leaders, politicians to journalists - by asking for one big idea to help build effective bridges to our new future. Christiana Figueres is a Costa Rican diplomat and coauthor of The Future We Choose: Surviving the Climate Crisis Produced by Craig Templeton Smith. ...
Jenny Kleeman
July 14, 2020 07:34 - 24 minutes - 22.8 MBGlobal crises cause big changes and reveal deep structural weaknesses. In this special interview series from the RSA its chief executive, Matthew Taylor, puts a range of practitioners on the spot - from scholars to business leaders, politicians to journalists - by asking for one big idea to help build effective bridges to our new future. Jenny Kleeman is a broadcaster and author of Sex Robots & Vegan Meat. Produced by Craig Templeton Smith. In this time of global change, strong commun...
David Puttnam
July 07, 2020 10:34 - 27 minutes - 24.7 MBGlobal crises cause big changes and reveal deep structural weaknesses. In this special interview series from the RSA its chief executive, Matthew Taylor, puts a range of practitioners on the spot - from scholars to business leaders, politicians to journalists - by asking for one big idea to help build effective bridges to our new future. Lord David Puttnam is a British film producer, educator and chair of the Committee on Democracy and Digital Technologies. To read the committee's re...
Hannah Martin & Miatta Fahnbulleh
July 03, 2020 14:59 - 30 minutes - 27.6 MBGlobal crises cause big changes and reveal deep structural weaknesses. In this special interview series from the RSA its chief executive, Matthew Taylor, puts a range of practitioners on the spot - from scholars to business leaders, politicians to journalists - by asking for one big idea to help build effective bridges to our new future. Hannah Martin is an Executive Director at Green New Deal. Miatta Fahnbulleh is Chief Executive at the New Economics Foundation. For more information on...
Roman Krznaric
June 30, 2020 10:36 - 29 minutes - 27.1 MBGlobal crises cause big changes and reveal deep structural weaknesses. In this special interview series from the RSA its chief executive, Matthew Taylor, puts a range of practitioners on the spot - from scholars to business leaders, politicians to journalists - by asking for one big idea to help build effective bridges to our new future. Roman Krznaric is a philosopher and author of The Good Ancestor. Produced by Craig Templeton Smith In this time of global change, strong communiti...
Jonathan Portes
June 26, 2020 10:43 - 30 minutes - 27.7 MBGlobal crises cause big changes and reveal deep structural weaknesses. As drastic measures are taken across the world to stop the spread of COVID-19, what are the short, medium and long term implications for our society, our economy, geopolitics - and us as individuals? In this special interview series from the RSA, its chief executive, Matthew Taylor, talks to a range of practitioners - from scholars to business leaders, politicians to journalists - to assess the scale of the response and...
Masha Gessen
June 23, 2020 10:50 - 29 minutes - 27 MBGlobal crises cause big changes and reveal deep structural weaknesses. As drastic measures are taken across the world to stop the spread of COVID-19, what are the short, medium and long term implications for our society, our economy, geopolitics - and us as individuals? In this special interview series from the RSA, its chief executive, Matthew Taylor, talks to a range of practitioners - from scholars to business leaders, politicians to journalists - to assess the scale of the response and...
James Crabtree
June 19, 2020 13:32 - 32 minutes - 29.5 MBGlobal crises cause big changes and reveal deep structural weaknesses. As drastic measures are taken across the world to stop the spread of COVID-19, what are the short, medium and long term implications for our society, our economy, geopolitics - and us as individuals? In this special interview series from the RSA, its chief executive, Matthew Taylor, talks to a range of practitioners - from scholars to business leaders, politicians to journalists - to assess the scale of the response and...
David Wallace-Wells
June 16, 2020 07:50 - 35 minutes - 32 MBGlobal crises cause big changes and reveal deep structural weaknesses. As drastic measures are taken across the world to stop the spread of COVID-19, what are the short, medium and long term implications for our society, our economy, geopolitics - and us as individuals? In this special interview series from the RSA, its chief executive, Matthew Taylor, talks to a range of practitioners - from scholars to business leaders, politicians to journalists - to assess the scale of the response and...