TALKING POLITICS
David Runciman and Catherine Carr
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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Episodes
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Aug 23, 2018 • 22min
Talking Politics Guide to ... Turkey
David talks to Ayse Zarakol about how Erdogan accumulated so much power and what lessons his story provides for democracy in other places Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Aug 19, 2018 • 31min
Talking Politics Guide to ... Nuclear Weapons
David talks to Aaron Rapport about the most destructive weapons of all and how they continue to shape international politics. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Aug 16, 2018 • 24min
Talking Politics Guide to ... Machine Learning
David talks to Jennifer Cobbe about whether machines can think for themselves and what this means for politics. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Aug 12, 2018 • 27min
Talking Politics Guide to ... Distributive Justice
David talks to Chris Brooke about the history of ideas of justice and the long-standing political battles over who gets what. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Aug 9, 2018 • 34min
The Politics of Food
In a special live edition recorded at the Wilderness Festival, David talks to BBC Food Programme presenter Sheila Dillon and best-selling food writer Jack Monroe about austerity, Brexit and the politics of how people eat. What is gained and what is lost when politician talk about food as a matter of personal choice? Just how powerful are the big food corporations? And is it really possible for Britain to take back control of its food supply? With some lively questions from the audience. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Aug 5, 2018 • 25min
Talking Politics Guide to ... Technocracy
David talks to Chris Bickerton about what technocracy means and whether we should be afraid of it. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Aug 2, 2018 • 27min
Talking Politics Guide to ... American Foreign Policy
David talks to Andrew Preston about how America sees its place in the world and what has changed recently. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jul 29, 2018 • 20min
Talking Politics Guide to ... Summer Reading
Regular Talking Politics contributors tell us about the books they’ve most enjoyed reading, and what they are looking forward to reading next. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Jul 26, 2018 • 24min
Talking Politics Guide to . . . the 1970s
Helen Thompson, political economist who studies international finance and generational politics, offers a lively guide to the 1970s. She examines when the decade truly began and why Nixon’s 1971 dollar move and the 1973 oil shock felt like awakenings. She traces UK crises, stagflation, the Volcker shift, Deng’s transformation, the Iranian revolution, and how those years reshaped global order.
Jul 22, 2018 • 3min
Summer Plans
Over the summer, Talking Politics will be publishing a special series of slightly shorter episodes: guides to the subjects we frequently reference, but never stop and explain. These eight podcasts are designed to keep you busy over the next few months - whether you enjoy them in one indulgent sitting, or spread out your listening throughout the summer. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
