The Prospect Podcast

Prospect's editors talk last night's election in this special edition of the podcast. What lessons were learned, what were the high and low points of the campaigns, and will the Union remain in tact? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sure it's a good idea in theory, but does meritocracy really work in real life? Yale law school professor Daniel Markovits joins the Prospect podcast and tells us why he's sceptical. Far from seeing a world where people can get ahead regardless of one's social background, Markovits instead argues that meritocracy has also emerged alongside a greater concentration of wealth and privilege, more so than ever. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Did the death of one man radically alter the course of modern English philosophy? Biographer and philosopher Ray Monk joins the Prospect Podcast to talk about the life and work of RG Collingwood, a 20th century intellectual whose premature death may have led to discipline to take a different—and according to Monk, less rich—direction today. Ray Monk’s article on RG Collingwood can be read here: https://www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/magazine/how-the-untimely-death-of-rg-collingwood-changed-the-course-of-philosophy-forever-gilbert-ryle-ray-monk-analytic-continental Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What really was the East India Company, and how does its legacy affect Britain today? Historian William Dalrymple joins the Prospect podcast this week to talk about Britain’s imperial legacy and how the company grew from being a silks and spices trader to an engine of colonialism. William’s book, The Anarchy: The Relentless Rise of the East India Company is out with Bloomsbury.Plus: Steve Bloomfield and Sameer Rahim on teaching history in schools Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Windrush scandal was just the tip of the iceberg. It was a result of, and part of a long-ranging Home Office strategy to create a hostile environment for Britain’s immigrants. Writer and researcher Maya Goodfellow joins the Prospect podcast this week to discuss the UK’s current and historic immigration policies, and what she learned from talking to migrants and asylum seekers while writing her book, Hostile Environment: How Immigrants Became Scapegoats.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Donald Trump has a long history with the US courts – 3,500 cases, it has been estimated. Journalist and author James D. Zirin joins the Prospect podcast to discuss the president’s history with the law, and what that can tell us about how Trump views politics. Also—what can we expect from the impeachment inquiry against Donald Trump?Plus: Steve Bloomfield and Stephanie Boland on the 2020 race Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

How will Brexit affect the vote this December? What about other burning issues, like the economy and the NHS? In this election special, Prospect’s editors debate whether this will truly be the “Brexit election,” and what seats to look out for.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Two years on from the New York Times' publication of the Harvey Weinstein allegations, Megan Twohey and Jodi Kantor join Prospect's Steve Bloomfield to discuss what it was like to report on the story—and how their article helped ignite a global movement.Plus: Stephanie Boland on Britain's #metoo moment and what comes next. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Germans have a word for it—can the rest of the world learn from them, too? Philosopher Susan Neiman joins the Prospect podcast to discuss her book Learning From the Germans. From her travels in the American South to the complex arguments over Vergangenheitsaufarbeitung, and from Hannah Arendt to the Enlightenment focus on happiness, Professor Neiman explores what it means to work with our history. Plus: Rebecca Liu and Stephanie Boland talk Rhodes Must Fall—and a strange Lithuanian tourist attraction. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Journalist Charles Moore has spent over 20 years mapping the life and work of former prime minister Margaret Thatcher. The final instalment of his trilogy of Thatcher’s life, Margaret Thatcher: Herself Alone is published this month.Editor Tom Clark talks to Moore about Thatcher’s contested legacy, her attitudes to the EU and referendums, and what he’s learned at the end of his long journey. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.