10 Podcast Episodes
S3E9: Melissa Benn on our divided education system
S3E9: Melissa Benn on our divided education system
Melissa Benn comes from a long line of outspoken campaigners and prominent Parliamentarians. She was educated at Holland... Read more
17 Mar 2023
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2hr 41mins
Interview with Melissa Benn
Interview with Melissa Benn
Melissa Benn is a writer, campaigner and journalist. She talks to Centre about the school system including comprehensive... Read more
19 Mar 2022
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26mins
Thelma and Tom Look Left - Episode Five - with Melissa Benn
Thelma and Tom Look Left - Episode Five - with Melissa Benn
In this episode we welcome our special guest Melissa Benn. We discuss so much it's hard to list it all, but topics incl... Read more
21 Mar 2021
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1hr 6mins
Melissa Benn and Ed Miliband: Life Lessons
Melissa Benn and Ed Miliband: Life Lessons
In Life Lessons (Verso) Melissa Benn explores how we need to rethink education for life. As more and more of us live and... Read more
25 Aug 2019
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1hr 9mins
Life Lessons - Melissa Benn
Life Lessons - Melissa Benn
Melissa Benn is a writer, journalist and campaigner. She was educated at Holland Park comprehensive and the London Schoo... Read more
2 May 2019
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13mins
Women and Power: Changing the Stories We Tell Ourselves – keynote by Melissa Benn, Writer and Campaigner
Women and Power: Changing the Stories We Tell Ourselves – keynote by Melissa Benn, Writer and Campaigner
'Women and Power: Changing the Stories We Tell Ourselves’ is the keynote by the writer and campaigner Melissa Benn at th... Read more
6 Mar 2019
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40mins
Leaders Reading: Melissa Benn
Leaders Reading: Melissa Benn
Geoff Barton, ASCL General Secretary, talks to Melissa Benn about her book ‘Life Lessons: The Case for a National Educat... Read more
29 Aug 2018
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6mins
A New Politics from the Left: Hilary Wainwright, Melissa Benn and Alex Nunns
A New Politics from the Left: Hilary Wainwright, Melissa Benn and Alex Nunns
Hilary Wainwright, co-editor of Red Pepper magazine and fellow of the Transnational Institute, has been a significant fi... Read more
14 May 2018
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56mins
Radical Happiness: Lynne Segal and Melissa Benn
Radical Happiness: Lynne Segal and Melissa Benn
In an age of increasing individualism, we have never been more alone and miserable. But what if the true nature of happi... Read more
6 Feb 2018
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1hr 5mins
Rebel Crossings: Sheila Rowbotham and Melissa Benn
Rebel Crossings: Sheila Rowbotham and Melissa Benn
Sheila Rowbotham was one of the leading figures behind the Women’s Liberation Movement in Britain and is one of the best... Read more
19 Oct 2016
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48mins