Ranked #1
Maoism
Maoism
Maoism: the changing face of a revolutionary ideology. Julia Lovell, Professor in Modern Chinese History and Literature ... Read more
5 Aug 2020
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27mins
Ranked #2
Cool
Cool
'Cool' - Laurie Taylor traces the trajectory of the notion of ‘cool’ with Joel Dinerstein, Professor of English and Ame... Read more
23 Oct 2019
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28mins
Ranked #3
GAMBLING
GAMBLING
Gambling: Laurie Taylor talks to Rebecca Cassidy, Professor of Anthropology at Goldsmiths, University of London, about ... Read more
25 Nov 2020
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29mins
Ranked #4
Estates
Estates
Council estates: Laurie Taylor talks to Insa Lee Koch, Associate Professor in Anthropology at LSE, and author of a new s... Read more
9 Oct 2019
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28mins
Ranked #5
Serial killers
Serial killers
Serial killers: Laurie talks to Ian Cummins, Senior Lecturer in Social Work at the University of Salford, about the me... Read more
16 Oct 2019
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28mins
Ranked #6
Debt
Debt
Debt: we live in a culture of credit with a dramatic surge in private borrowing due to wage stagnation over several deca... Read more
20 Mar 2019
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28mins
Ranked #7
Erving Goffman - a special programme
Erving Goffman - a special programme
Erving Goffman - Laurie Taylor presents a special programme on the work and influence of this groundbreaking Canadian so... Read more
7 Jun 2019
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28mins
Ranked #8
Ambivalent atheism; Neoliberalism and old age
Ambivalent atheism; Neoliberalism and old age
Ambivalent atheism: Laurie Taylor talks to Lois Lee, Research Associate with the Institute of Advanced Studies at Univer... Read more
28 Oct 2015
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28mins
Ranked #9
The New Economy
The New Economy
The New Economy: How people turn themselves into 'brands' in the quest for work. Laurie Taylor talks to Ilana Gershon, A... Read more
6 Dec 2017
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27mins
Ranked #10
A special programme on Pierre Bourdieu
A special programme on Pierre Bourdieu
A special programme on Pierre Bourdieu: Laurie Taylor explores the ideas and legacy of the French sociologist, best know... Read more
7 Jun 2019
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28mins
Ranked #11
Walter Benjamin - a special programme on his work and influence
Walter Benjamin - a special programme on his work and influence
What is the value of forgotten histories, of possibilities not realised? What can a quite amble down a backstreet tell u... Read more
7 Jun 2019
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28mins
Ranked #12
Universal Basic Income
Universal Basic Income
Universal Basic Income: Laurie Taylor asks if it's the answer to an increasingly precarious job landscape. Could it brin... Read more
2 May 2018
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28mins
Ranked #13
Elite education
Elite education
ELITE EDUCATION: Laurie Taylor explores the ways in which the most prestigious schools and universities around the world... Read more
19 Apr 2017
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28mins
Ranked #14
Menswear Revolution
Menswear Revolution
The menswear revolution: Laurie Taylor explores the transformation in men's clothing with Jay McCauley Bowstead, lecture... Read more
25 Apr 2018
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27mins
Ranked #15
Airport security, Retiring to Spain
Airport security, Retiring to Spain
Airport security: what are the costs of a surveillance regime which turns us all into potential suspects? Laurie Taylor ... Read more
27 Jul 2016
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28mins
Ranked #16
Consumerism, Work-life balance
Consumerism, Work-life balance
Consumerism: a history of our modern, material world and the endless quest for more 'things'. Laurie Taylor talks to Fra... Read more
3 Feb 2016
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28mins
Ranked #17
Exhaustion: a historical study of weariness.
Exhaustion: a historical study of weariness.
Exhaustion: is extreme fatigue a peculiarly modern phenomenon?
26 Jul 2017
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28mins
Ranked #18
Prison gangs in US, Millionaire children
Prison gangs in US, Millionaire children
Prison gangs in the USA. Laurie Taylor talks to David Skarbek, Lecturer in the Department of Political Economy at King's... Read more
29 Jul 2015
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28mins
Ranked #19
Frauds of the left, Siblings
Frauds of the left, Siblings
'Frauds' of the Left: Laurie Taylor examines the intellectual credibility of key thinkers of the New Left. Roger Scruton... Read more
25 Nov 2015
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27mins