LSE: Public lectures and events
LSE Film and Audio Team
The London School of Economics and Political Science public events podcast series is a platform for thought, ideas and lively debate where you can hear from some of the world's leading thinkers. Listen to more than 200 new episodes every year.
Episodes
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Sep 4, 2024 • 1h 27min
Designing and evaluating digital interventions for social impact
This year's Stamp Memorial Lecture is delivered by Susan Athey, the Economics of Technology Professor at Stanford Graduate School of Business.
Aug 4, 2024 • 29min
How can we solve the gender pay gap?
This episode of LSE iQ explores whether gender pay gap reporting, pay transparency and tackling gender norms can reduce the gender pay gap.
Jul 4, 2024 • 39min
The future of liberal democracy
Our panel discuss what this election tells us about the health of Britain’s democracy in context of the elections taking place around the world this year.
Jul 4, 2024 • 42min
AI, Fake News and the Media
Our panel discuss how AI and Fake News has shaped this election from digital to traditional media.
Jul 4, 2024 • 51min
Climate Change
Our panel explore the progress the UK has made in tackling climate change under the Conservatives.
Jul 4, 2024 • 43min
Domestic policy
Our panel discuss the main domestic policy challenges from rising poverty, the cost of living crisis and the state of the NHS before the general election.
Jul 4, 2024 • 42min
Foreign policy
Our panel discuss the main foreign policy challenges likely to confront the next Government from defence spending to geopolitics.
Jul 4, 2024 • 55min
Introduction to British Politics
Our panel examines British politics before the election, the course of the campaign, the expected result followed by a reaction to the exit poll at 22:00.
Jul 4, 2024 • 41min
The British Economy
Our panel focus on the state of the British economy going into the election and the challenges it faces.
Jul 3, 2024 • 1h 18min
What went wrong with capitalism
In his new book, What Went Wrong with Capitalism, bestselling author, Ruchir Sharma explores how the culture of easy money and bailouts has rewarded oligopolies and billionaires but alienated much of the population.
