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Cybersecurity is political
Transforming Society podcast - June 16, 2023 08:16 - 15 minutesCybersecurity is about identifying something you want to protect and exercising power in order to preserve it, Tim Stevens says in this, the last of three short conversations about his new book, 'What is Cybersecurity for?'. In this episode, we focus on cybersecurity’s political dimensions, in...
What should we do about tainted donations?
Transforming Society podcast - June 07, 2023 09:42 - 14 minutesSo-called tainted donations have become a very real problem for many charities and organizations: when is it wrong to accept a donation because of how the money was made? What if the money was made in the distant past, when different ethical values prevailed? And if a donor uses their money to w...
What counts as war and why does it matter?
Transforming Society podcast - May 24, 2023 08:00 - 15 minutesWhen Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022, Vladimir Putin very deliberately referred to it as a ‘special military operation’, not an act of war. He’s far from unique in refusing to call a war by its name; calling a conflict a war has consequences. And over the course of history, very differ...
Learning from an unequal pandemic
Transforming Society podcast - May 17, 2023 08:30 - 44 minutesIn this episode, Richard Kemp speaks with Lucy Easthope and Kandida Purnell, two of the co-editors of 'When This Is Over', about the pandemic and its long lasting impact. They discuss why it was important to have different perspectives and content beyond academic essays, the effect increasingl...
Cybersecurity is about people
Transforming Society podcast - May 10, 2023 08:44 - 10 minutesWhile it’s easy to become fixated on cybersecurity’s technological aspects, one of the central ideas in Tim Stevens’ 'What is Cybersecurity for?' is the importance of remembering it’s primarily about and for people. In this, the second of three short conversations, Tim expands on this idea and...
It's not where you live, it's how you live
Transforming Society podcast - May 04, 2023 08:32 - 44 minutesJohn Bissett is a community worker, activist and author of 'It’s Not Where You Live, It’s How You Live', a ground-breaking and compelling book that takes us deep into the world of a public housing estate in Dublin. Aiming to change perspectives on public housing, John talks about what life is ...
Is philanthropy charity’s more rational cousin?
Transforming Society podcast - April 26, 2023 14:21 - 15 minutesIn the second of three short conversations with Rhodri Davies, author of 'What is Philanthropy For?', George Miller asks Rhodri about the difference between philanthropy and charity. The tension between them is sometimes characterised as a head versus heart conflict, with philanthropy the more...
Defunding the police is the best route forward
Transforming Society podcast - April 19, 2023 08:52 - 26 minutesIn this episode, Chris Cunneen, author of 'Defund the Police: An International Insurrection', speaks to Rebecca Megson-Smith about the broad need to defund the police. They discuss why defunding is the best route forward instead of further investment and reform, what viable alternatives there ...
On writing about war in an era of conflict
Transforming Society podcast - April 12, 2023 08:35 - 11 minutesIn this episode, George Miller speaks to Jack McDonald, author of 'What is War for?', one of the first titles to be published in Bristol University Press’s new What Is It For? series. In the first of three short conversations, Jack explains why he chose to focus on war’s twenty-first century c...
Cybersecurity, beyond the 1s and 0s
Transforming Society podcast - April 05, 2023 11:01 - 12 minutesIn this episode, George Miller speaks to Tim Stevens, author of 'What is Cybersecurity for?', one of the first titles to be published in Bristol University Press’s new What Is It For? series. In the first of three short conversations, Tim explains what got him interested in cybersecurity in th...
Dismantling the construct of finance
Transforming Society podcast - March 28, 2023 08:31 - 32 minutesWe take the existence of the all-powerful stock market for granted, but we should engage with it because it affects us as individuals and wider society in very deep ways. Philip Roscoe's new book 'How to Build a Stock Exchange' enables us to do this. In the episode, he speaks to Jess Miles abo...
What is philanthropy and why does it matter?
Transforming Society podcast - March 23, 2023 14:06 - 13 minutesIn this episode, George Miller speaks to Rhodri Davies, author of 'What is Philanthropy for?', one of the first titles to be published in Bristol University Press’s new What Is It For? series. In the first of three short conversations, Rhodri explains why he thinks this is a good time to ask q...
The lure of dark destinations
Transforming Society podcast - March 14, 2023 09:07 - 41 minutesFrom the Alcatraz East Crime Museum and Jack the Ripper guided tours to the Phnom Penh killing fields, ‘dark tourism’ is now a multi-million-pound global industry. What is the attraction and where is the line between acceptable and problematic dark tourism drawn? In this episode, Becky Taylor ...
The war on dirty money
Transforming Society podcast - February 23, 2023 11:37 - 33 minutesIn this episode, Richard Kemp speaks with Nicholas Gilmour and Tristram Hicks, authors of 'The War on Dirty Money', about why financial investigation needs to be done in parallel with the criminal justice system. They discuss the danger of the 'sophisticated’ money launderer myth, how so many ...
How should we respond to ‘youth violence’?
Transforming Society podcast - February 09, 2023 09:46 - 28 minutesIn this episode, Jess Miles speaks with Luke Billingham and Keir Irwin-Rogers, authors of 'Against Youth Violence', about a new way of making sense of ‘youth violence’ by putting it in the context of social harm. They discuss the extent of the violence affecting children and young people, how ...
"I refuse to live with the stigma now": Life on a low income
Transforming Society podcast - January 17, 2023 12:42 - 49 minutesThe Changing Realities project shines a light on what life is really like for households on low incomes, and pushes for urgent and permanent change. 'A Year Like No Other', published by Policy Press, features the stories of those involved in the project. In this episode, Jess Miles speaks to the...
Why we need to apply psychology to politics
Transforming Society podcast - January 04, 2023 08:47 - 48 minutesMick Cooper, author of ‘Psychology at the Heart of Social Change: Developing a Progressive Vision for Society’, speaks to Richard Kemp about why we need to apply psychology to politics. How do rogue goals hinder our growth? How can we make necessary changes without using blame? What strategies c...
University–Industry Partnerships for Positive Change
Transforming Society podcast - December 14, 2022 10:45 - 36 minutesIn this episode, Tim Bodley-Scott and Ersel Oymak, authors of ‘University–Industry Partnerships for Positive Change’, speak to Rebecca Megson-Smith about why robust university–industry partnerships are vital to achieve the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and create a better world for eve...
How do you know if you are making a difference?
Transforming Society podcast - November 29, 2022 12:58 - 35 minutesIn this episode, Sarah Morton and Ailsa Cook, authors of 'How do you know if you’re making a difference?’, speak to Jess Miles about the challenges of tackling complex issues and trying to achieve change in the public services. They discuss why and how public services need to measure and demon...
The death of the Left
Transforming Society podcast - November 15, 2022 14:37 - 56 minutesIn this episode, Simon Winlow and Steve Hall, co-authors of 'The Death of the Left: Why We Must Begin from the Beginning Again', speak to Richard Kemp about the book and whether there is any hope for the political Left. They discuss the Left's current focus on culture instead of economics, the...
China's rise and the liberal demise
Transforming Society podcast - October 31, 2022 12:37 - 46 minutesIn this podcast, Chris Ogden, author of 'The Authoritarian Century', speaks to Becky Taylor about China's rise and whether this signals the demise of Western democracy. They discuss the increasing illiberal trend in international affairs, future scenarios for world politics and illuminate poin...
Viral masculinity and the populist pandemic
Transforming Society podcast - October 18, 2022 08:49 - 47 minutesAngry white masculinity powers right-wing populism around the world, and it’s a death sentence for everyone — men included. In this episode, Karen Lee Ashcraft, scholar, former right-wing populist and author of 'Wronged and Dangerous', speaks to Jess Miles about the rise of populism and the tru...
Protecting young people outside the home
Transforming Society podcast - September 16, 2022 09:48 - 29 minutesDuring adolescence, young people are exposed to a range of risks beyond their family homes including sexual and criminal exploitation, peer-on-peer abuse and gang-related violence. Carlene Firmin, co-author of 'Safeguarding Young People Beyond the Family Home', speaks to Jess Miles about these...
Developing AI for an anti-fascist future
Transforming Society podcast - August 09, 2022 11:41 - 53 minutesIn this episode, Richard Kemp speaks with Dan McQuillan, author of 'Resisting AI: An Anti-fascist Approach to Artificial Intelligence', about what artificial intelligence really is. They discuss how artificial intelligence damages society in ways that are not easily fixed and why it needs to b...
Transformational change through public policy
Transforming Society podcast - July 29, 2022 09:49 - 34 minutesIn this episode, Oscar Berglund and Elizabeth A. Koebele, Co-Editors of the Policy & Politics journal, talk to Jess Miles about the latest special issue – ‘Transformational change through public policy’. They discuss what transformational change is, how public policy academia needs to adapt to...
Radical solutions for a broken system
Transforming Society podcast - July 12, 2022 08:17 - 41 minutesMultiple crises have led many to conclude that the current economic and political system is broken. The present and future look increasingly precarious. Rebecca Megson-Smith speaks to Stephen McBride about his book ‘Escaping Dystopia: Rebuilding a Public Domain’ about radical solutions to glob...
Publishing to address global social challenges
Transforming Society podcast - June 29, 2022 18:28 - 34 minutesHow can we reimagine society in an era of climate change, pandemic, hunger, poverty, questions of racial, ethnic and gender justice and other pressing global societal challenges? In this episode, Jess Miles speaks with Sue Scott and Siddharth Mallavarapu, two of the co-editors in chief of the ...
Six new rules of democracy for a fairer world
Transforming Society podcast - June 21, 2022 10:50 - 41 minutesOur rules of democracy are out of date and urgently need to evolve to fit with a changed world. In this episode, Marcial Bragadini Boo, author of 'The Rules of Democracy', explains why it’s time to make democracy better again. Marcial speaks with Jess Miles about why the current rules of democ...
Chasing the Mafia
Transforming Society podcast - June 14, 2022 08:48 - 1 hourIn this episode, Anna Sergi, author of 'Chasing the Mafia: 'Ndrangheta, Memories and Journeys', speaks with Richard Kemp about the book and her background and proximity to the subject. They discuss her childhood growing up on the Aspromonte mountain, the long reach of the 'Ndrangheta and the d...
Women in STEM: Provoking change through collaboration
Transforming Society podcast - May 31, 2022 09:57 - 49 minutesIs it possible to provoke positive change within the historically male dominated sciences, without alienating people? The Women in Supramolecular Chemistry (WISC) network have demonstrated that, yes, it is. What began as a small group of female colleagues meeting regularly to offer one another...
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