TALKING POLITICS artwork

TALKING POLITICS

411 episodes - English - Latest episode: 11 months ago - ★★★★★ - 619 ratings

Coronavirus! Climate! Brexit! Trump! Politics has never been more unpredictable, more alarming or more interesting: Talking Politics is the podcast that tries to make sense of it all. Every week David Runciman and Helen Thompson talk to the most interesting people around about the ideas and events that shape our world: from history to economics, from philosophy to fiction. What does the future hold?

Can democracy survive? How crazy will it get? This is the political conversation that matters.


Talking Politics is brought to you in partnership with the London Review of Books, Europe's leading magazine of books and ideas.

News entrepreneurship interview business health politics news comedy science books culture
Homepage Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed

Episodes

New Podcast: These Times

May 11, 2023 09:21 - 52 seconds - 2.03 MB

UnHerd political editor Tom McTague and Cambridge professor Helen Thompson team up to investigate the history of today’s politics — and what it means for our future. Each week they will explore the great forces, ideas and events that led us to where we are, whether in Britain, the United States, Europe or beyond. It’s a politics podcast for those who want a deeper, historical understanding of the news, to understand what has really shaped our world and why. We hope you enjoy! Don’t forge...

New Podcast: Where Are You Going?

April 24, 2023 11:12 - 3 minutes - 4.18 MB

Talking Politics producer Catherine Carr returns to her role as mic-wielder in 'Where Are You Going?' a unique storytelling podcast, delivered in bite-size episodes. Called 'utterly compelling and unique' by the Financial Times, 'engrossing' by The Times and 'riveting' by The Spectator. In each episode, Catherine interrupts people as they go about their everyday lives and asks simply; "Where are you going?" The conversations that follow are always unpredictable: sometimes funny, sometimes...

New Podcast: Past Present Future

April 21, 2023 09:12 - 2 minutes - 3.19 MB

Past Present Future is a new weekly podcast with David Runciman, host of Talking Politics, exploring the history of ideas from politics to philosophy, culture to technology. David talks to historians, novelists, scientists and many others about where the most interesting ideas come from, what they mean, and why they matter. Ideas from the past, questions about the present, shaping the future. Brought to you in partnership with the London Review of Books. New episodes every Thursday. Just ...

Finale

March 03, 2022 01:00 - 39 minutes - 90.4 MB

David, Helen and Catherine get together for our final episode, to reflect on podcasting through six extraordinary years of politics, and what it means to be ending at the beginning of a war. We talk about the current crisis, how it connects to the crises of the past, and where it might fit in to the crises of the future. This episode is dedicated to Finbarr Livesey and Aaron Rapport. So you don’t miss us too much…   You can follow Catherine’s work on Relatively and The Exchange on R4. Sh...

Helen Thompson/Disorder

February 24, 2022 01:00 - 46 minutes - 108 MB

For our penultimate episode, David talks to Helen about her new book Disorder: Hard Times in the Twenty-First Century. It’s a conversation about many of the themes Helen has explored on Talking Politics over the years, from the energy transition to the perils of QE, from the travails of the Eurozone to the crisis of democracy, from China to America, from the past to the present to the future. In this book, she brings all these themes together to help make sense of the world we’re in. Talkin...

The Meaning of Macron

February 17, 2022 01:00 - 45 minutes - 105 MB

David talks to Shahin Vallee and Chris Bickerton about the upcoming French presidential elections. Can anything or anyone stop Macron? Why has French politics moved so far to the right? And what do left and right still mean in the absence of economic disagreement? Plus we discuss what the Macron years - the five that have gone and the five probably still to come - have taught us about the changing character of European politics.

The Meaning of Boris Johnson

February 10, 2022 01:00 - 52 minutes - 122 MB

David, Helen and Chris Brooke have one more go at making sense of the tangled web that is British politics. Can Johnson really survive, and even if he does, can his brand ever recover? Is this a scandal, is it a crisis, or is it something else entirely? Does history offer any guide to what comes next? Plus we explore what might be the really big lessons from the last two years of Covid-dominated politics. Talking Points:  It’s obvious why Boris is a problem, but it’s not clear who would re...

Putin’s Next Move

February 03, 2022 01:00 - 50 minutes - 117 MB

David and Helen talk to Shashank Joshi, Defence Editor of the Economist, about what Vladimir Putin hopes to get out of the Ukraine crisis and what anyone can do to stop him. Is some sort of invasion inevitable? Is Russia’s goal to sow dissent or to achieve regime change? What leverage does the rest of world have over Putin and his allies? Plus we explore where the roots of the crisis lie: in 2014, in the end of the Cold War, or even earlier still? Talking Points:  What does Putin want from...

The Next Big Thing

January 27, 2022 01:00 - 42 minutes - 98 MB

David talks to John Naughton about what’s coming next in the tech revolution and where it’s taking us. From quantum computing to cryptocurrency, from AI to the Internet of Things: what’s hype, what’s for real and how will it shape our politics. Plus we discuss what China understands about technology that the rest of the world might have missed. Talking Points:  The metaverse is the next big thing in Silicon Valley. It feels like the logical conclusion of prevailing trends. This is not act...

The Next Big Thing

January 27, 2022 01:00 - 42 minutes - 98 MB

David talks to John Naughton about what’s coming next in the tech revolution and where it’s taking us. From quantum computing to cryptocurrency, from AI to the Internet of Things: what’s hype, what’s for real and how will it shape our politics. Plus we discuss what China understands about technology that the rest of the world might have missed. Talking Points:  The metaverse is the next big thing in Silicon Valley. It feels like the logical conclusion of prevailing trends. This is not act...

American Civil War?

January 20, 2022 01:00 - 53 minutes - 123 MB

One year on from Joe Biden’s inauguration David and Helen talk with Gary Gerstle about what’s gone wrong. What is the strategy behind this presidency? Has it tried to do too much or too little? And are the dark warnings of another American civil war really plausible? Plus we discuss whether the original American Civil War should really be used as the template for political breakdown. Talking Points:  It’s hard to be a transformational president when your congressional margin is as slim as ...

Two Topics for 2022

January 06, 2022 01:00 - 49 minutes - 113 MB

To kick off the new year David and Helen are joined by historian Robert Saunders to talk about two possible trends for the next twelve months. Could Labour and the Lib Dem’s really find electoral common ground to defeat the Tories? And is Netzero scepticism about to become a serious force on the British right? A conversation about history, coalitions, energy prices, populism and the return of Nigel Farage. Coming up on Talking Politics: Biden one year on. Talking Points: By-elections and o...

Boris: The Ghost of Christmas Present

December 23, 2021 01:00 - 49 minutes - 115 MB

David and Helen talk through what’s going on with the prime minister, the pandemic and the state of British politics. Is Johnson still in touch with public opinion on Covid? Why is hypocrisy more toxic than lying? What are the historical parallels - if any - for the Tories recent by-election disasters? Plus we try to decide what 2021 will be remembered for politically in the years to come.

1848 and All That

December 16, 2021 05:54 - 52 minutes - 121 MB

David and Helen talk to historian Chris Clark about the 1848 revolutions and what they teach us about political change. What explains the contagiousness of the revolutionary moment? Is it possible to combine parliamentary reform with street politics? Where does counter-revolution get its power? The revolutions of 1848 started with a small civil war in Switzerland in 1847. In 1848, there was a cascade of simultaneous uprisings across the continent. There were the spring revolutions; then i...

325 | 1848 and All That

December 16, 2021 01:00 - 56 minutes - 130 MB

David and Helen talk to historian Chris Clark about the 1848 revolutions and what they teach us about political change. What explains the contagiousness of the revolutionary moment? Is it possible to combine parliamentary reform with street politics? Where does counter-revolution get its power? A conversation about political failure and the possibilities of success. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/talkingpolitics.

Supply Chains, Inflation & the Metaverse

December 02, 2021 01:00 - 56 minutes - 130 MB

In a special episode recorded live at the Bristol Festival of Economics, David and Helen talk to Ed Conway, Economics Editor at Sky News, about the biggest challenges facing the global economy. How will the supply chain crisis be fixed? Is inflation the threat it appears? Can the world economic system really wean itself off coal? Plus we discuss whether Mark Zuckerberg’s metaverse will ever escape the brute facts of economic material reality.

Where is China Heading?

November 18, 2021 01:00 - 47 minutes - 109 MB

Helen and David talk to Cindy Yu, host of the Chinese Whispers podcast, about the trajectory of Chinese politics. What is Beijing’s political strategy for Hong Kong and Taiwan? Is Xi Jinping really a socialist? Can the CCP escape its history? Plus, what’s the real reason Xi didn’t show up in Glasgow? Talking Points:  Before the pandemic, the central questions about China in the West revolved around Hong Kong. Now we don’t talk about it so much. Both the West and China itself seem to think...

Climate Ambition vs Energy Reality

November 04, 2021 01:00 - 51 minutes - 119 MB

David and Helen talk to Jason Bordoff, Dean of the Columbia Climate School and former Special Assistant to Barack Obama, about climate, COP26 and the enormous challenges of the energy transition. How can we balance the need for energy security with the need to wean the world off its dependency on fossil fuels? Why is China still so reliant on coal? Who will pay for the energy needs of the developing world? Plus, just how scared are the oil companies of public opinion? You can read more of Ja...

Hilary Mantel

October 28, 2021 00:00 - 53 minutes - 123 MB

In a special episode recorded in front of a live audience, Helen and David talk to Hilary Mantel about power, monarchy and political intrigue. From the Tudors to the present, from Henry VIII to Boris Johnson, from Thomas Cromwell to Dominic Cummings. A fascinating insight into politics and the writer’s imagination, from one of the greatest modern novelists. Mentioned in this Episode:  Mantel Pieces, a new collection of Hilary’s LRB essays ‘Royal Bodies’ (from 2013) The Wolf Hall trilogy ...

Free with Lea Ypi

October 21, 2021 00:00 - 56 minutes - 131 MB

David talks with Lea Ypi about her astonishing new memoir Free: Coming of Age at the End of History, which tells the story of her childhood in Stalinist Albania and what came after. It’s a tale of family secrets, political oppression and the promise of liberation - and a profound meditation on what it really means to be free. From Marxism to liberalism and back again, this is a conversation that brings political ideas to life. Lea Ypi is Professor of Political Theory at the LSE and Free has ...

German Lessons

October 07, 2021 00:00 - 53 minutes - 123 MB

David and Helen are joined by Politico’s chief Europe correspondent Matthew Karnitschnig to explore the consequences of the German elections. Who were the real winners and losers? Are there lessons for centre-left parties in other countries, including the Labour Party in Britain? And what are the choices facing Germany as it decides on its place in an increasingly unstable world? Plus we ask whether this was a Covid election. If not, why not? Talking Points: What was surprising about the G...

Shutdown/Confronting Leviathan

September 23, 2021 00:00 - 1 hour - 148 MB

We’re back from our summer break with David, Helen and Adam Tooze exploring what the pandemic has revealed about politics, economics and the new world order. From Covid crisis to China crisis to climate crisis: how does it all fit together? And what comes next? Adam’s new book is Shutdown: How Covid Shook the World’s Economy. Plus David talks about his new book based on series one of History of Ideas: Confronting Leviathan.  Talking Points: The term ‘lockdown’ can be misleading. Many aspec...

Q & A with Helen and David: Trump and Everything Else

July 08, 2021 00:00 - 53 minutes - 123 MB

Our final session of answering your questions, starting with Trump and moving on to where we get our ideas from and what we've learned from all our failed predictions. Plus, were the 1990s really the decade of missed opportunity? After this, Talking Politics is taking a summer break. We will be back in September with lots of new things to talk about. See you then! We hope you have a lovely summer and thank you so much for listening.

Q & A With Helen and David: UK Politics and the Union

July 01, 2021 00:00 - 58 minutes - 133 MB

The second part of our attempt to answer your questions, this week covering British politics. Helen and David tackle whether Labour can win, what happened to the Lib Dems, where the Greens are heading and what's in store for the Union. Plus, how much is being held together by the Queen and what will happen when she is no longer around? Next week, Trump, and much more. Talking UK Politics…  Our State of the Union Series:  On Scotland On Northern Ireland On Wales On England From our arc...

Q & A with Helen and David: Geopolitics

June 24, 2021 00:00 - 50 minutes - 115 MB

In the first of a short series of episodes, Helen and David do their best to answer your questions about anything and everything. Here, it's the geopolitics of vaccines, Germany as a 'useful idiot', the Great Game in the 21st century, oil prices, green finance and the risks and rewards of 'Japanification'. Next week, they tackle UK politics and the future of the Union. Talking Geopolitics… from our archives Michael Lewis on the Pandemic (June 2021) After Merkel… What? With Hans Kundnani (...

Ed Miliband's Big Ideas

June 17, 2021 00:00 - 45 minutes - 104 MB

David talks to Ed Miliband about the thinking behind his new book Go Big. What are the ideas that have the power to change British politics? If they have been shown to work elsewhere, why are they so hard to make happen? Is it the politicians or the public who are reluctant to make the shift? Plus, we discuss whether the Tories might be better at the politics of change than Labour. Mentioned in this Episode:  Ed’s new book, Go Big: How to Fix Our World Ed’s podcast, Reasons to be Cheerful...

Covid-Union-Labour-Brexit-Climate

June 10, 2021 00:00 - 45 minutes - 106 MB

This week David and Helen take stock of the state of British politics, looking at how the big themes of the last year fit together. They try to join the dots between the pandemic and the fraying of the Union, the weakness of the Labour party and the fraught politics of climate change, along with the lingering impact of Brexit on everything. We are also looking for your questions on these topics too - please let us know what you would like David and Helen to discuss next: https://www.talkingp...

Why Constitutions Matter

June 03, 2021 00:00 - 44 minutes - 103 MB

David talks to historian Linda Colley about her new global history of written constitutions: the paper documents that made and remade the modern world. From Corsica to Pitcairn, from Mexico to Japan, it's an amazing story of war and peace, violence, imagination and fear. Recorded as part of the Cambridge Literary Festival www.cambridgeliteraryfestival.com Talking Points: Swords need words: conquest generates a demand for writing and explanation. In the mid-18th century, literacy began to ...

England, Their England

May 27, 2021 00:00 - 44 minutes - 102 MB

We talk to the historians Robert Tombs and Robert Saunders about the history of England and the future of the Union. Is the size and complexity of England the real problem in holding the UK together? What can England's past teach us about the present state of British politics? Does England have a 'Northern Question' to go with its 'Scottish Question' and 'Irish Question'? This is the final episode in our series about the constituent parts of the UK. Find the others - on Scotland, NI, Wales -...

Niall Ferguson on Catastrophe

May 20, 2021 00:00 - 36 minutes - 83.4 MB

We talk to the historian Niall Ferguson about the politics of catastrophe, from pandemics and famines to world wars and climate change. Have we been worrying about the right things? Why have some countries done so much better than others with Covid? And what can history teach us about the worst that can happen? Plus, how likely is it that a cold war between the US and China turns hot?  Talking Points: Niall argues that COVID is more like the Asian flu in ‘57/’58 than the 1918/1919 Spanish ...

Election Fallout

May 13, 2021 00:00 - 41 minutes - 94.6 MB

David and Helen are joined by the historian Colin Kidd to try to make sense of last week's elections in England, Scotland and Wales. What do they mean for the future of the UK? What do they mean for the future of the Labour Party? Are either (or both) in terminal trouble? Plus we explore how Nicola Sturgeon and Boris Johnson are going to resolve their standoff over a second Scottish independence referendum. Talking Points: Gordon Brown says that Scotland is a 30-30-40 nation. Scotland is ...

Michael Lewis on the Pandemic

May 06, 2021 00:00 - 46 minutes - 107 MB

We talk to Michael Lewis about his new book The Premonition, which tells the story of the people who saw the pandemic coming and asks why they couldn't get a hearing. It's a tale of short-term failures and long-term trends in US government and it follows on from his previous book about the risks America has been running in hollowing out the administrative state. A sobering account with glimmers of hope for the future.  Talking Points:  Old timers at the CDC say that things began to change ...

After Merkel, What?

April 29, 2021 00:00 - 47 minutes - 108 MB

We talk to Hans Kundnani about the prospects for German politics in the run-up to September's federal elections, now that the cast list of possible successors to Merkel is known. Can Laschet escape from her shadow and does he want to? Would a Green led government be radically different from the alternatives? Is the age of the 'grand coalition' over? Plus we consider the historical parallels, from Bismarck to Adenauer to Kohl: do long-serving leaders ever manage a successful transition? Talk...

Union at the Crossroads

April 22, 2021 00:00 - 44 minutes - 103 MB

David and Helen talk to Mike Kenny about what devolution has done to the politics of the UK as seen from Westminster and Whitehall. How have we ended up with a Unionism that is both complacent and aggressive?  What lessons has the pandemic taught about the need for co-operation? And can the UK survive without a fundamental constitutional rethink? https://bit.ly/3xc7Kns

Wales, England and the Future of the UK

April 15, 2021 00:00 - 43 minutes - 99.7 MB

As part of our series about the future of the Union, David and Helen talk to Dan Wincott of Cardiff Law School about the history of Welsh devolution and the possibility of Welsh independence. How has English dominance shaped Welsh attitudes to the Union? What did the Brexit vote reveal about the different strands of Welsh and British identity? Has the pandemic made the case for more devolution and even independence for Wales stronger? Plus, what happens to Wales if Scotland votes to leave th...

Adam Curtis

April 08, 2021 00:00 - 46 minutes - 107 MB

This week David talks to the celebrated film-maker Adam Curtis about his new series Can't Get You Out of My Head, which tells the history of the rise and fall of individualism. Why do so many people feel so powerless in the age of the empowered individual? How has digital technology turbo-charged our feelings of alienation? And what has all this got to do with behavioural psychology? Plus much more: Nixon, China, Dominic Cummings, complex systems, Max Weber and conspiracy theories. https://w...

How's Biden Doing

April 01, 2021 00:00 - 38 minutes - 88.9 MB

70 days into the first 100 days we take the temperature of the Biden presidency and ask how he's doing, and how he's doing so much. What made sleepy Joe such an active president? Is it him or the people around him? And how should the Republicans respond? Plus we discuss what it would take to restore America's standing in the world - does anyone want that anyway? With Helen Thompson and Gary Gerstle. Talking Points:  The message of Biden’s early presidency is that he understands the challen...

Technopopulism

March 25, 2021 01:00 - 44 minutes - 101 MB

David and Helen talk to Chris Bickerton about how technocracy and populism have come together to create a new form of democratic politics. From New Labour to Macron's En Marche, from Dominic Cummings to Five Star, we discuss what these different forms of politics have in common and whether the pandemic has entrenched the hold of technopopulism or whether we are on the brink of something new.  Technopopulism: The New Logic of Democratic Politics

The Tragic Choices of Climate Change

March 18, 2021 01:00 - 44 minutes - 102 MB

David talks to Helen Thompson and Adam Tooze about the choices facing the world in addressing climate change. Can we transition away from fossil fuels while maintaining our current ways of living? Will we act in time if we also insist on taking our time? Can the West uphold its values while getting its hands dirty with China? Plus we discuss whether American democracy is the worst system of all for doing what needs to be done. Talking Points:  The transition away from fossil fuels to non-c...

Sunakonomics

March 11, 2021 01:00 - 42 minutes - 98.5 MB

This week we discuss the government's post-Budget economic strategy and the new dividing lines in British politics. Have the Tories stolen Labour's clothes? Is there a new consensus emerging on tax and pend? What can Keir Starmer do to carve out a distinctive economic position? Plus we consider whether a new Labour leader in Scotland can kickstart a revival of the party's fortunes there. With Helen Thompson and Chris Brooke. Talking Points:  Rishi Sunak’s plan in the short-term is to conce...

Northern Ireland: Past, Present, Future

March 04, 2021 01:00 - 48 minutes - 111 MB

 In the latest in our series on the fate of the Union, we talk to historians Richard Bourke and Niamh Gallagher about the history of Northern Ireland's relationship to the rest of the UK. From the Anglo-Irish Union to partition to the Troubles to the Peace Process to Brexit and beyond, we discuss what makes Northern Irish politics so contentious and whether consensus is possible. Plus we ask if Irish re-unification is coming and what it might look like. Talking Points:  The Anglo-Irish uni...

What Does Jeremy Think?

February 25, 2021 01:00 - 44 minutes - 101 MB

This week we talk to Suzanne Heywood about her memoir of her late husband, Cabinet Secretary Jeremy Heywood - the man who helped to run Britain for more than two decades, working with four different prime ministers. From Black Wednesday to Brexit, from the Blair/Brown battles to the surprising successes of the Coalition, Jeremy Heywood had a unique position at the heart of British politics. We discuss what he did, what he learned and what he wished had turned out differently.  Talking Point...

Is Boris Back?

February 18, 2021 01:00 - 40 minutes - 92.2 MB

David and Helen talk to Nick Timothy, former chief of staff in Downing Street under Theresa May, about the future for Boris Johnson's government. Is he now safe from leadership challenges? Can he hold together the coalition that won the 2019 election? Is Keir Starmer the one under pressure? Plus we discuss where the next big destabilising threat to this government might come from: Scotland, Northern Ireland, the EU, China? Talking Points: Is Johnson’s political position more secure now? I...

Rating the Government on Covid

February 11, 2021 01:00 - 33 minutes - 76.4 MB

David talks to Bronwen Maddox, Director of the Institute for Government, about how well the Johnson government has performed over the past year of the pandemic. There have been some successes - the furlough scheme, vaccines - and plenty of failures - education policy, health outcomes. But which were the key choices? Who can claim the credit? And where does the blame really lie? Plus we discuss how much personality still matters in political decision-making. Talking Points: What has the gov...

The Coup in Burma

February 09, 2021 22:24 - 27 minutes - 62.3 MB

In this extra episode David catches up with Thant Myint-U to discuss the latest developments in Burma (Myanmar), following the overthrow of Aung San Suu Kyi's government. What prompted the generals to act? What do the protestors want? And what does it mean for the future of Burmese democracy? Thant Myint-U is the author of The Hidden History of Burma. Further Reading https://www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v41/n22/thant-myint-u/not-a-single-year-s-peace https://asia.nikkei.com/Opinion/Myanmar-sho...

What is the Union?

February 04, 2021 01:00 - 48 minutes - 111 MB

For this first in our series looking at the future of the UK, we talk to the historian Colin Kidd about the origins of the Union and the ideas that underpin it. Is the island of Britain a natural territorial political unit? Is nationalism compatible with Unionism? What changed in the 1970s? Plus we discuss how the shifting character of the SNP has shaped the arguments for and against the Union. Talking Points: Historically, the Kings of England considered themselves rulers of the whole isl...

History of Ideas S2 E1 : Rousseau on Inequality

February 02, 2021 08:30 - 47 minutes - 110 MB

This is episode 1 of the new HISTORY OF IDEAS series from Talking Politics. To hear the remaining 11 episodes, please subscribe to History of Ideas! Jean-Jacques Rousseau’s Discourse on Inequality (also known as the Second Discourse) tells the story of all human history to answer one simple question: how did we end up in such an unequal world? David explores the steps Rousseau traces in the fall of humankind and asks whether this is a radical alternative to the vision offered by Hobbes or j...

History of Ideas S2 E1 : Rousseau on Inequality

February 02, 2021 08:30 - 47 minutes - 110 MB

This is episode 1 of the new HISTORY OF IDEAS series from Talking Politics. To hear the remaining 11 episodes, please subscribe to History of Ideas! Jean-Jacques Rousseau’s Discourse on Inequality (also known as the Second Discourse) tells the story of all human history to answer one simple question: how did we end up in such an unequal world? David explores the steps Rousseau traces in the fall of humankind and asks whether this is a radical alternative to the vision offered by Hobbes or j...

Germany, Italy, Coalitions and Vaccines

January 28, 2021 01:00 - 45 minutes - 104 MB

We look at two countries where things may be changing: Germany, as it starts to imagine life beyond Merkel, and Italy, after the resignation of the prime minister. Would Armin Laschet as Chancellor mean business as usual? Can Conte cobble together a new government? Where are the biggest challenges to the established order coming from? Plus we talk about the new politics of vaccine nationalism. With Helen Thompson, Hans Kundnani and Lucia Rubinelli. Talking Points: In some ways Germany is i...

Biden Begins

January 20, 2021 23:12 - 55 minutes - 128 MB

David, Helen and Gary reflect on what lies ahead for American politics and for the Biden administration. Does Trump pose more of a threat from inside or outside the Republican party? Is immigration about to become the central partisan dividing line once again? How much good can calls for unity do in such a fractured country? Plus, we look at Trump's list of entrants for his garden of national heroes. From Emily Dickinson to Hannah Arendt to Woody Guthrie - but no Bruce Springsteen. What's go...

Guests

Dan Snow
2 Episodes
Andrew O'Hagan
1 Episode
David Cameron
1 Episode
David Miliband
1 Episode
Edward Snowden
1 Episode
Esther Duflo
1 Episode
George Monbiot
1 Episode
Ian McEwan
1 Episode
James Williams
1 Episode
Jared Diamond
1 Episode
John Gray
1 Episode
Judith Butler
1 Episode
Martin Jacques
1 Episode
Martin Rees
1 Episode
Michael Lewis
1 Episode
Pankaj Mishra
1 Episode
Peter Carey
1 Episode
Rory Stewart
1 Episode
Thomas Piketty
1 Episode
Yuval Noah Harari
1 Episode

Books

The White House
1 Episode

Twitter Mentions

@anandmenon1 1 Episode
@chrisbrooke 1 Episode
@stevebakerhw 1 Episode
@redhistorian 1 Episode
@brexitcentral 1 Episode