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Reading Our Times

Reading Our Times


Reading Our Times

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54 episodes
Language:
English
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Podcast

Description

Reading Our Times is the podcast that explores the books and the ideas that are shaping us today. It is hosted by Nick Spencer, Senior Fellow at the think tank, Theos.

We’re going to be talking to some of the world’s leading authors about issues like meritocracy, justice, populism, human rights, the brain, liberalism, and religion.

Above all, we'll be exploring what these books have to say about the times we live in and about the people we are.

So listen with us, and we’ll introduce you to authors, books and ideas that illuminate ourselves and our world today.

For more information about the people and ideas behind the podcast, visit https://www.theosthinktank.co.uk/about/who-we-are or follow us on Twitter @theosthinktank and @theosnick.
Language:
English
Format:
Podcast

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Should You Choose to Live Forever? In conversation with Stephen Cave

Once upon a time, it was religions that promised eternal life. Now its science, with th...

37 minutes
May 07, 2024

When will AI evolve a soul? In conversation with Eve Poole

AI is taking over the planet - or at least the news agenda! For hardly a day goes by wi...

38 minutes
Apr 30, 2024

What would it mean to discover alien life (or them us)? In conversation with Andrew Davison

Little green men were once a complete fantasy - but the numbers appear to be on their s...

37 minutes
Apr 23, 2024

Should we really be playing God? In conversation with Nick Spencer

Every century is different - but the 21st may be seriously different, with our ability ...

44 minutes
Apr 16, 2024

Will technology liberate or enslave us? Live in conversation with Robert Skidelsky

In this week's episode, recorded live at the UnHerd cafe in London, Nick Spencer speaks...

63 minutes
Jan 10, 2024

How have we changed the world - and how has it changed us? In conversation with Peter Frankopan

Tuesday 5 July 2023 was, apparently, the hottest day ever recorded, and 2023 looks like...

36 minutes
Dec 12, 2023

Who are the new elites? In conversation with Matt Goodwin

"Elites have open contempt for those who are not members of their rarefied class.” So c...

38 minutes
Dec 05, 2023

Who is responsible for feeding us (well)? In conversation with Pen Vogler

Our relationship with food is unhealthy. While nearly 2/3 of English adults and 1/3 of ...

36 minutes
Nov 28, 2023

What does the end of the world look like? In conversation with Cal Flyn

It’s a common fantasy. You wake up and there is no one there. Civilisation, order, huma...

32 minutes
Nov 21, 2023

What makes a philosophical mind? In conversation with Dan Dennett

For over 50 years now, Dan Dennett has written highly-praised, thoughtfully and provoca...

36 minutes
Nov 14, 2023