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Feb 9, 2022 • 32min
Peter Hennessy: Boris Johnson vs The Constitution
Does the British constitution require that Boris Johnson goes? Famous for his “good chaps" theory of government, Britain’s most celebrated post-war historian, Peter Hennessy joins Tom Clark to provide a long view on this pressing question. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Feb 3, 2022 • 45min
Prospect Lives: Haircuts, burnout and belonging
Would Boris Johnson be a better prime minister if he had a different haircut? Do we take sport too seriously? Can drinking alcohol ever be good for us? Our family of seven writers—including actor and writer Sheila Hancock, asylum seeker Jason Thomas-Fournillier, and psychiatrist Rebecca Lawrence—ponder the big questions in this month's new episode of Prospect Lives.Music Credit: “JUMBO” from the album “MUSIC FOR THE LEFT-HANDED” by Mick Bass & Tot Taylor Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jan 26, 2022 • 26min
Rachel Sylvester: Is it all over for Boris Johnson?
Is Boris Johnson a “Heineken” Prime Minister in a country that now has a hangover? Rachel Sylvester joins associate editor Sonia Sodha to tackle the question that's on everyone's mind: is it all over for Boris Johnson? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jan 20, 2022 • 22min
Jonathan Rée on the philosopher who predicted Trump's rise
Who was Richard Rorty and did he believe that truth exists? Writer, historian and philosopher Jonathan Rée joins Sameer Rahim to discuss the American philosopher who—although he died in 2007— still exerts a powerful influence on modern debates about politics and the nature of truth-telling today. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jan 12, 2022 • 32min
Sarah Boseley: Why won't Big Pharma share their vaccine patents?
Award winning journalist and former Guardian Health editor Sarah Boseley joins Alan Rusbridger to tackle a pressing question: why won’t Big Pharma share the patents for the coronavirus vaccines? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jan 5, 2022 • 32min
Fintan O'Toole: Does cancel culture really exist?
Is cancel culture the crisis of our times, or just the unsubstantiated grumble of professional provocateurs? How do we balance supporting freedom of speech with protecting people from hate and harm? Orwell Prize winning journalist and author Fintan O’Toole explores the agonising balancing act required to protect public discourse from both censorship and toxicity. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Dec 29, 2021 • 41min
Prospect Team: What will surprise us in 2022?
The team discusses the good, the bad and the ugly in the year that's passed and gives tentative predictions for the year ahead, as well as celebrating the best of Prospect journalism from 2021. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Dec 22, 2021 • 37min
Jane Martinson: What's going on at the Daily Mail?
Who is Geordie Greig and why has he been toppled as editor of Britain's most influential newspaper? What does this reshuffle mean for Boris Johnson? Why should we care about the Kremlinesque machinations at the top of the Daily Mail? Former FT Correspondent and Majorie Deane professor of financial journalism, Jane Martinson discusses her in depth reportage, with Prospect editor, Alan Rusbridger. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Dec 16, 2021 • 46min
Special Episode: Prospect Lives
What does life look like for an 89-year old actor or a psychiatrist who suffers with bipolar? What does it feel like to be asylum seeker, or an Anglican Priest, or a farmer? Prospect Lives is a brand new bonus podcast chronicling seven disparate experiences of life in modern Britain. Music credit Jumbo · Tot Taylor · Mick Bass Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Dec 8, 2021 • 35min
Andrew Adonis: It's the leader stupid!
Is leadership all that matters in modern politics? Andrew Adonis thinks so. With his new collection of profiles of leaders from Gladstone to Modi, Lincoln to Blair and Churchill to Biden, Adonis draws on his own three decades of political experience to advance his controversial argument. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
