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An occasional series revisiting conversations and ideas from Reasons to be Cheerful (2017-2024), formerly hosted by ex-Labour Party leader Ed Miliband, and Sony Award-winning radio presenter Geoff Lloyd.
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LABOUR'S FIRST MOVES: Keir Starmer Gives Away Power
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Jul 22, 2024 |
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LABOUR'S FIRST MOVES: Rachel Reeves' National Wealth Fund
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Jul 12, 2024 |
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ED & GEOFF HAVE LEFT THE CHATTEROO
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May 28, 2024 |
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TOMORROW: THE CHATTEROO STOPS HERE
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May 26, 2024 |
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CHATTEROO #25 - Cicada Ardor
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May 19, 2024 |
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CHATTEROO #24 - with Lauren Child
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May 13, 2024 |
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CHATTEROO #23 WILL HUTTON - This Time No Mistakes
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May 06, 2024 |
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CHATTEROO #22
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Apr 28, 2024 |
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CHATTEROO #21 England: Seven Myths That Changed a Country - And How To Set Them Straight
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Apr 22, 2024 |
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CHATTEROO #20
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Apr 14, 2024 |
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CHATTEROO #19
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Apr 07, 2024 |
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CHATTEROO #18 - Breaking The Habit(uation)
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Mar 31, 2024 |
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CHATTEROO #17
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Mar 25, 2024 |
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CHATTEROO #16
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Mar 18, 2024 |
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CHATTEROO #15
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Mar 11, 2024 |
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CHATTEROO #14
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Mar 04, 2024 |
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CHATTEROO #13
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Feb 26, 2024 |
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CHATTEROO #12
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Feb 19, 2024 |
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CHATTEROO #11
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Feb 12, 2024 |
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CHATTEROO #10
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Feb 05, 2024 |
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CHATTEROO #9
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Jan 29, 2024 |
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CHATTEROO #8
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Jan 22, 2024 |
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CHATTEROO #7 with climate scientist Emily Shuckburgh
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Jan 15, 2024 |
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CHATTEROO #6
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Jan 08, 2024 |
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... AND A CHATTEROO YEAR (with Ben Ansell)
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Jan 01, 2024 |
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A CHRISTMAS CHATTEROO
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Dec 25, 2023 |
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CHATTEROO #5
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Dec 18, 2023 |
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CHATTEROO #4
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Dec 11, 2023 |
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CHATTEROO #3
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Dec 04, 2023 |
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CHATTEROO #2
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Nov 27, 2023 |
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CHATTEROO #1
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Nov 20, 2023 |
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So long and thanks for all the cheerfulness: an end and a beginning...
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Nov 13, 2023 |
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More power to you: how we can all help to make a change
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Nov 06, 2023 |
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Turning the tide: how Poland defeated the populists
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Oct 30, 2023 |
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Taking the plunge: the open water swimming boom
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Oct 22, 2023 |
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Reasons Revisited: The Four Day Week
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Oct 20, 2023 |
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Going Infinite with Michael Lewis: the story of Sam Bankman-Fried
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Oct 15, 2023 |
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Reasons Revisited: Parental Leave
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Oct 13, 2023 |
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How to create meaningful change with Gina Martin and Ben Hurst
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Oct 08, 2023 |
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Reasons Revisited: The Living Wage
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Oct 06, 2023 |
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From school assembly to climate assembly: the children changing democracy
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Oct 01, 2023 |
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Reasons Revisited: On the buses
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Sep 29, 2023 |
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6th anniversary special: Comfort Eating with Grace Dent
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Sep 24, 2023 |
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Reasons Revisited: Rent Control
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Sep 22, 2023 |
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Apocalypse (not) now: is AI an existential threat?
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Sep 17, 2023 |
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Reasons Revisited: Beyond GDP
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Sep 15, 2023 |
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It's fun to stay at the YHA: who gets to access the outdoors?
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Sep 10, 2023 |
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Loss, love and a calling to nature: Ben Goldsmith
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Sep 03, 2023 |
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The hidden story of Chinese food: Fuchsia Dunlop
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Aug 27, 2023 |
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How to fix the broken food system: Henry Dimbleby
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Aug 20, 2023 |
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What about men?: Caitlin Moran
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Aug 13, 2023 |
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How to end our very British culture war: Sunder Katwala
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Aug 06, 2023 |
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Throwing shade: why you’ll never take trees for granted again
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Jul 30, 2023 |
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Fields of Dreams: how music festivals moved from the margins to the mainstream
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Jul 23, 2023 |
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Never stopped us dreaming: the rise of women’s football
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Jul 16, 2023 |
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Driven to distraction: can we resist the attention economy?
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Jul 09, 2023 |
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Freewheeling: how to embrace the bicycle boom
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Jul 02, 2023 |
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Will there be a Hollywood ending? why the writers are on strike
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Jun 25, 2023 |
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The People's Plan for Nature: how re-imagining our democracy could save nature
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Jun 18, 2023 |
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Live at the RSC Part 2: the return of the Doctor
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Jun 11, 2023 |
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Live at the RSC Part 1: the fight for better climate education in our schools
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Jun 04, 2023 |
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Business as (un)usual: can people and planet really come before profit?
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May 28, 2023 |
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Reasons to be Letchworth: what can we learn from the garden city movement?
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May 21, 2023 |
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But what can I do?: a conversation with Alastair Campbell
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May 14, 2023 |
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Thank you, next: breaking up with the job for life
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May 07, 2023 |
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How to build a fairer society: does this 20th century philosopher have the answer?
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Apr 30, 2023 |
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A basic income for the arts: how Ireland is changing the game
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Apr 23, 2023 |
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Back to nature: how can farming be sustainable?
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Apr 16, 2023 |
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Not too late: why there’s still time to act on the climate crisis
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Apr 09, 2023 |
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Who’s afraid of the kleptocrats?: cleaning up corruption
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Apr 02, 2023 |
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Reading Revival: why the bookshop is back
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Mar 26, 2023 |
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Bridging the divides: the world of modern diplomacy
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Mar 20, 2023 |
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Gary Younge Interview: Mandela, Trump, Obama and Black Lives Matter
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Mar 13, 2023 |
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Bernie Sanders Interview: baseball, capitalism and mitten memes
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Mar 06, 2023 |
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Full steam ahead: the resurgence of international train travel
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Feb 27, 2023 |
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Laying down the law: can litigation hold climate culprits to account?
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Feb 20, 2023 |
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Beyond the nepo baby: the deep drivers of social mobility
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Feb 13, 2023 |
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‘It’s not weird or morbid’: how confronting death can give us hope
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Feb 06, 2023 |
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Should you fight for your right to party?
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Jan 30, 2023 |
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Is this the future of humanity?
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Jan 23, 2023 |
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How to talk to a climate denier
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Jan 16, 2023 |
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How to fix our education system
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Jan 09, 2023 |
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Owning the future
|
Jan 02, 2023 |
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The Reasons to be Cheerful Top 10 of 2022
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Dec 26, 2022 |
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2022 Christmas Crackers with Ed and Geoff
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Dec 19, 2022 |
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Social workers for social justice
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Dec 12, 2022 |
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How do we fix our broken economy?
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Dec 05, 2022 |
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Nothing about us without us
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Nov 28, 2022 |
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It’s cheaper to save the planet than destroy it
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Nov 21, 2022 |
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What can I do?
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Nov 14, 2022 |
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The art of persuasion with Anand Giridharadas
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Nov 10, 2022 |
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A whole new ball game
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Nov 07, 2022 |
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Professor Nicola Rollock
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Oct 31, 2022 |
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The middle-out moment
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Oct 23, 2022 |
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Home sweet (social) home
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Oct 16, 2022 |
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Investment for the people
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Oct 09, 2022 |
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Pain and prejudice
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Oct 02, 2022 |
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What just happened?! with Marina Hyde
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Sep 25, 2022 |
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David and Goliath
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Sep 19, 2022 |
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On common ground
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Sep 11, 2022 |
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Character education, education, education
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Sep 04, 2022 |
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Getting clarity on charity
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Aug 28, 2022 |
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Four Thousand Weeks: Oliver Burkeman
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Aug 21, 2022 |
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The Sound of Being Human: Jude Rogers
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Aug 14, 2022 |
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The Future of Food: How to achieve radical change with George Monbiot
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Aug 07, 2022 |
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Things Can Only Get Better: Professor Brian Cox
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Jul 31, 2022 |
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Plastic Not Fantastic: global, national and local approaches to tackle plastic pollution
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Jul 24, 2022 |
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Cabinet of Chaos
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Jul 17, 2022 |
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HOLDING OUT FOR A ZERO: assessing the UK’s climate progress
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Jul 10, 2022 |
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RTBC AT EPISODE 250: how museums shape our society
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Jul 03, 2022 |
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BREAKING THE MOULD: Ed and Geoff explore the hidden world of fungi
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Jun 26, 2022 |
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PRISON BREAK: Alternatives for women in the justice system
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Jun 19, 2022 |
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FROM PHILANTHROPY TO JUSTICE: what the wealthy can contribute to society
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Jun 12, 2022 |
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Andrea Elliott: Invisible Child
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Jun 05, 2022 |
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ALL ROADS LEAD TO ROAM: Making nature accessible to everyone
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May 29, 2022 |
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MIND THE (HEALTH) GAP: The postcode lottery of life
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May 22, 2022 |
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BRAIN POWER: Disentangling the narratives around dyslexia
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May 15, 2022 |
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DON'T CHANGE THE CHANNEL: the case against C4 privatisation
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May 08, 2022 |
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THE CHILDCARE CRUNCH - The Hidden Cost of Living Crisis
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May 01, 2022 |
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FIGHT FOR YOUR RIGHTS: Learning from the US campaigns to organise at Amazon and Starbucks
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Apr 24, 2022 |
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WILD CITY: Uncovering urban wildlife with Florence Wilkinson and the Urban Birder David Lindo
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Apr 17, 2022 |
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WATCH ALL ABOUT IT! News for children as Newsround turns 50
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Apr 10, 2022 |
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I QUIT? - The real story behind the ‘Great Resignation’
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Apr 03, 2022 |
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CRY ME A RIVER: How to save the UK’s rivers
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Mar 27, 2022 |
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BACK IN THE FRONT ROW: Cinema bounces back and Fiona Shaw talks Killing Eve spinoffs
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Mar 21, 2022 |
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HERE COMES THE SUN: storing clean energy
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Mar 14, 2022 |
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DAVID RUNCIMAN: TALKING ‘TALKING POLITICS’, POLITICS
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Mar 07, 2022 |
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ACT NOW: Recognising British Sign Language in the UK
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Feb 28, 2022 |
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WARM HOMES FOR ALL: Tackling Britain's fuel poverty crisis
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Feb 21, 2022 |
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ANXIETY AND AGENCY: How to respond to eco-anxiety in the face of climate change
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Feb 14, 2022 |
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MAGISTRATES: the volunteers presiding over criminal courts
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Feb 07, 2022 |
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MAGIC ROUNDABOUT: why we need the circular economy
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Jan 31, 2022 |
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JON RONSON :The author, journalist and documentary maker talks to Ed and Geoff about his new series ‘Things Fell Apart’
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Jan 24, 2022 |
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DOT THE “I”S AND CROSS THE NFTs: the Wild West of crypto or an opportunity for change
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Jan 17, 2022 |
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BACK TO NATURE: tackling the biodiversity and climate crises
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Jan 10, 2022 |
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JACK FOR GOOD: Rewriting the script on disability with Jack Thorne
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Jan 03, 2022 |
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THE REASONS TO BE CHEERFUL 2021 TOP TEN
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Dec 27, 2021 |
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WE WISH YOU A-M-A* XMAS 2021 (*Ask Me Anything with Ed and Geoff)
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Dec 20, 2021 |
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FIRST THEY IGNORE YOU: Part Four - The fight for a minimum wage
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Dec 13, 2021 |
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FIRST THEY IGNORE YOU: Part Three - The Fight For Race Equality in the UK
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Dec 06, 2021 |
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FIRST THEY IGNORE YOU: Part Two - Building Nordic gender equality
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Nov 29, 2021 |
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FIRST THEY IGNORE YOU: part one—- the creation of the NHS
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Nov 22, 2021 |
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217. ONE STOP COP (26) SHOP: the verdict
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Nov 15, 2021 |
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216. YOUR ONE-STOP COP(26): One week in
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Nov 08, 2021 |
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215. FOLLOW THE (CITY) LEADER: the power of local action on the climate crisis
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Oct 31, 2021 |
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214. PALACES FOR THE PEOPLE: the future of public libraries
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Oct 24, 2021 |
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213. WOULDN’T IT BE NICE IF WE WERE OLDER: creating age-friendly communities
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Oct 18, 2021 |
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212. WARMER HOMES AND LOWER BILLS: time to get retrofit
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Oct 10, 2021 |
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211. WHO GETS ON IN MODERN BRITAIN: breaking the class ceiling
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Oct 03, 2021 |
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210. HAVE I GOT TOOZE FOR YOU: Adam Tooze on Covid, climate & learning from history
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Sep 26, 2021 |
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209. THE RISE OF ROBO-BOSSES: reining in algorithmic management
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Sep 19, 2021 |
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208. THE FUTURE OF MONEY: from cryptocurrency to the decline of cash
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Sep 12, 2021 |
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207. BORN TO REWILD
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Sep 05, 2021 |
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206. COUNTDOWN TO THE CLIMATE SUMMIT #4: What can we all do?
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Aug 29, 2021 |
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205. COUNTDOWN TO THE CLIMATE SUMMIT #3: What needs to happen?
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Aug 22, 2021 |
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204. COUNTDOWN TO THE CLIMATE SUMMIT #2: What are the stakes?
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Aug 15, 2021 |
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203. COUNTDOWN TO THE CLIMATE SUMMIT #1: How did we get here?
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Aug 08, 2021 |
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202. REASONS TO BE WELSH (Rhesymau i fod yn Gymreig)
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Aug 01, 2021 |
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201. SECRETS AND LIDOS: the people-powered pool movement
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Jul 25, 2021 |
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200. PUTTING FAIRNESS AT THE HEART OF THE GREEN TRANSITION
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Jul 18, 2021 |
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199. STRAIGHT TO VOICEMAIL: the right to disconnect from work
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Jul 11, 2021 |
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198. A DECENT LIFE FOR ALL: the case for a new social guarantee
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Jul 04, 2021 |
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197. GO BIG #4: How We Can All Make Change Happen
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Jun 27, 2021 |
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196. GO BIG #3: A Big Idea to Repair Our Democracy
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Jun 20, 2021 |
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195. GO BIG #2: A Big Idea to Rethink the Economy
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Jun 13, 2021 |
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194. GO BIG #1: A Big Idea for Gender Equality
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Jun 06, 2021 |
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BONUS: ED’S WRITTEN A BOOK! (exclusive audiobook extract)
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Jun 02, 2021 |
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193. THE CASE FOR BIG CHANGE: and building the coalitions to make it happen
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May 30, 2021 |
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192. TICKET TO RIDE: buses, Burnham and public control
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May 23, 2021 |
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191. PRESTONOMICS: taking back control of local economies
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May 16, 2021 |
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190. THE PREMONITION: a conversation with Michael Lewis
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May 09, 2021 |
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189. IT’S COMING HOME: could fan ownership save football?
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May 02, 2021 |
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188. THE DREAM NOT JUST THE NIGHTMARE: a vision for tackling the environmental crisis
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Apr 25, 2021 |
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187. RETHINKING INFRASTRUCTURE: the case for social investment
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Apr 18, 2021 |
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186. LEARNING FROM THE WORLD’S HAPPIEST COUNTRY: Reasons to be Finnish
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Apr 12, 2021 |
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185. WHAT'S THE GIG IDEA?: fair work in the platform economy
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Apr 04, 2021 |
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184. REASONS TO BE PLAYFUL: protecting children’s right to play
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Mar 28, 2021 |
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183 and a half. Michael Rosen on his recovery from Covid
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Mar 26, 2021 |
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183. MEETING THE JOE-MENT: could the Biden presidency be transformational?
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Mar 22, 2021 |
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182. OFFICE POLITICS: the future of the workplace
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Mar 15, 2021 |
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181. PARKS AND REC: green space for all
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Mar 08, 2021 |
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180. A NEW BEVERIDGE REPORT: remaking the welfare state
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Mar 01, 2021 |
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179 and a half. OUT OF THE ORDINARY: Marc Stears on the politics of everyday life
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Feb 26, 2021 |
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179. GENERATION RENTIER: fixing a broken economic model
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Feb 22, 2021 |
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178. YOU'RE NEVER TOO OLD: a lifelong learning revolution
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Feb 15, 2021 |
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177. PB OR NOT PB: participatory budgeting to give citizens control
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Feb 08, 2021 |
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176 and a half. BONUS EPISODE - THE MEN WHO STARE AT OATS: Encouraging middle-aged men to adopt a more climate-friendly, plant-based diet.
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Feb 05, 2021 |
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176. WHO BUILDS WINDMILLS OFF THE SEA SHORE: lessons from Denmark on offshore wind
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Feb 01, 2021 |
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175. LIVE LONG AND PROSPER: learning from the world’s longevity hotspots
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Jan 25, 2021 |
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174. ACCOUNT(ABILITY) SUSPENDED: who governs online speech?
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Jan 18, 2021 |
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173. TIME CONTROL: a flexible working future
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Jan 11, 2021 |
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172. BLOWIN’ IN THE WIND: Dale Vince on green energy, vegan football & sky diamonds
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Jan 04, 2021 |
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171. THE REASONS TO BE CHEERFUL 2020 CHART SHOW
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Dec 28, 2020 |
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170. WE WISH YOU A-M-A* CHRISTMAS (*Ask Me Anything with Ed and Geoff)
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Dec 21, 2020 |
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169. WESTMINSTER DOESN’T KNOW BEST: time to give power away
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Dec 14, 2020 |
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168. BEYOND THE LEAN MEAN GOVERNING MACHINE: reimagining the state
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Dec 07, 2020 |
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167. YOU’VE BEEN FRAMED: shaping the political conversation
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Nov 30, 2020 |
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166. TO B(CORP) OR NOT TO B: a different way of doing business
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Nov 23, 2020 |
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165. SHAKE IT LIKE A POLARISED PICTURE: bridging political divides
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Nov 16, 2020 |
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164. DUMP DONALD, SAVE THE WORLD: the road to COP26
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Nov 09, 2020 |
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163. DATA, MINE: taking back control from Big Tech
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Nov 02, 2020 |
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162. HOW MOVEMENTS CHANGE THE WORLD
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Oct 26, 2020 |
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161. SWEET STREAMS AREN’T MADE OF THIS: what about the musicians?
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Oct 18, 2020 |
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160. SQUAD SAVE AMERICA: from Ilhan Omar to the Sunrise Movement
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Oct 11, 2020 |
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159. CTRL ALT-LABOUR: organising in the modern workplace
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Oct 04, 2020 |
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158. THE WINNER TAKES IT ALL: the dark side of meritocracy
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Sep 27, 2020 |
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157. WHY DID IT TAKE A PANDEMIC?: valuing the everyday economy
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Sep 20, 2020 |
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156. BOND BABY BOND: guaranteeing an inheritance for all
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Sep 13, 2020 |
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155. WHO RUN THE WORLD: Julia Gillard on women in politics
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Sep 06, 2020 |
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154. LIVING BETTER: a conversation with Alastair Campbell
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Aug 30, 2020 |
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153. MY NAME IS WHY: a conversation with Lemn Sissay
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Aug 23, 2020 |
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152. ABOLISH SILICON VALLEY: a conversation with Wendy Liu
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Aug 16, 2020 |
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151. SEX, POWER, MONEY: a conversation with Sara Pascoe
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Aug 09, 2020 |
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150. 150 NOT OUT: so what have we learned?
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Aug 02, 2020 |
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149. WE BUILT THIS CITY ON BIKES AND STROLLS
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Jul 26, 2020 |
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148. CUTTING ZUCK’S BUCKS: can an ad boycott change Facebook?
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Jul 19, 2020 |
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147. CHILDCARE MATTERS: learning lessons from lockdown
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Jul 12, 2020 |
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146. NO ONE SHOULD GO HUNGRY: tackling the scandal of food poverty
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Jul 05, 2020 |
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145. THE SHOW MUST GO ON: why we need to save the arts
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Jun 28, 2020 |
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144. WE ARE OUR HISTORY: time to understand our past
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Jun 21, 2020 |
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143. NO WORKER LEFT BEHIND: planning a just transition
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Jun 14, 2020 |
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142. BLACK LIVES MATTER
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Jun 07, 2020 |
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141 and a half. ORDER ORDER: in conversation with John Bercow
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Jun 04, 2020 |
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141. THE ZOOM WHERE IT HAPPENS: building a digital society for all
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May 31, 2020 |
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140. MOBILISING A ZERO CARBON ARMY: green jobs for young people
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May 24, 2020 |
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139. A MISSION FOR SORTITION: citizens’ assemblies & the climate crisis
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May 17, 2020 |
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138. PEOPLE ARE GOOD: a truly radical idea
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May 10, 2020 |
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137. TACKLING ROUGH SLEEPING: why does it take a pandemic?
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May 03, 2020 |
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136. STRINGS ATTACHED: designing better bailouts
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Apr 26, 2020 |
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135. THIS CHANGES EVERYTHING?: learning from crises of the past
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Apr 19, 2020 |
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134. A GREEN RECOVERY: the case for a climate stimulus
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Apr 12, 2020 |
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133. IN THIS TOGETHER: global cooperation on a global crisis
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Apr 05, 2020 |
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132. LOOKING OUT FOR OUR KIDS: steering children through difficult times
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Mar 29, 2020 |
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131 and a half. WHAT ABOUT THE SELF-EMPLOYED?
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Mar 25, 2020 |
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131. WHATEVER IT TAKES: economics in times of crisis
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Mar 23, 2020 |
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130. COME FARM WITH ME: a sustainable future for food and land
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Mar 16, 2020 |
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129. YOU SAY YOU WANT SOME DEVOLUTION: a radical plan for giving power away
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Mar 09, 2020 |
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128. WHY CAN’T I GET MY PHONE REPAIRED?: fighting the tech giants
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Mar 02, 2020 |
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127. MAN ENOUGH: promoting positive masculinity
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Feb 24, 2020 |
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126. THE FOUR DAY FUTURE: building a movement for shorter working hours
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Feb 17, 2020 |
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125. WALK THIS WAY
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Feb 10, 2020 |
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124. I'LL HAVE MY CHICKEN UNCHLORINATED PLEASE: a progressive vision for trade
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Feb 03, 2020 |
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123. OIL SEE YOU IN COURT: suing the climate culprits
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Jan 27, 2020 |
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Introducing: Cheerful Book Club
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Jan 23, 2020 |
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122. SCHOOL OF ROCKING THE BOAT: training the activists of tomorrow
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Jan 20, 2020 |
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121. THE SKY’S THE LIMIT: reining in the fat cat pay gap
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Jan 13, 2020 |
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120. ON FIRE: in conversation with Naomi Klein
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Jan 06, 2020 |
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119. THE REASONS TO BE CHEERFUL 2019 CHART SHOW
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Dec 30, 2019 |
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118. CHEERFUL OFFICE XMAS PARTY
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Dec 23, 2019 |
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117. WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE?
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Dec 16, 2019 |
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116. YOU HAVE TO VOTE: the case for compulsory participation
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Dec 09, 2019 |
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115. GOING BACK TO MY GRASSROOTS: the return of the ground campaign
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Dec 02, 2019 |
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114. A VOTE FOR THE PLANET: making this the climate election
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Nov 25, 2019 |
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113. WHY AM I SEEING THIS AD: regulating campaigns in the digital age
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Nov 18, 2019 |
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Cheerful Election Daily Preview - 27 DAYS TO GO - NHS distractions and speedier connections
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Nov 15, 2019 |
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112. THE ELECTION WILL BE TELEVISED: leaders’ debates and democracy
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Nov 11, 2019 |
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111. UNIVERSAL JOBS GUARANTEE: 21st century full employment
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Nov 04, 2019 |
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110. (F)AIR MILES: the case for a frequent flyer tax
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Oct 28, 2019 |
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109. FAKE IT ‘TIL YOU BREAK IT: challenging the spread of disinformation
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Oct 20, 2019 |
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108. KEEP IT CIVIL (AND DISOBEDIENT): the power of non-violent direct action
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Oct 13, 2019 |
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107. WHEN THEY GO LOW, WE GO HIGH (STREET)
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Oct 06, 2019 |
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106. BACK TO THE FUTURE: representing the coming generations
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Sep 29, 2019 |
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105. SWEET CHILD(CARE) OF MINE: investing in universal provision
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Sep 22, 2019 |
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104. MISSING MILLIONS: time for automatic voter registration
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Sep 15, 2019 |
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103. THE HOUSE ALWAYS WINS: addressing the gambling crisis
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Sep 08, 2019 |
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102. EMPIRE STATE OF MIND: overhauling the history we teach
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Sep 01, 2019 |
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101. (NET) ZERO TO HERO: tackling the climate emergency
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Aug 25, 2019 |
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100. LIVE AT ABBEY ROAD: fixing music education
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Aug 18, 2019 |
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99. WRITTEN IN THE STARS: the argument for a codified constitution
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Aug 11, 2019 |
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98. SMELLS LIKE COMMUNITY SPIRIT: bridging the intergenerational divide
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Aug 04, 2019 |
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97. TREEDISTRIBUTION: shrubtastic reasons to plant
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Jul 28, 2019 |
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96. TIL DEBT DO US PART: the case for personal debt write-off
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Jul 21, 2019 |
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Cheerful Book Club: The Three Dimensions of Freedom by Billy Bragg
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Jul 19, 2019 |
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95. SCHOOL’S OUT: time for LGBT-inclusive education
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Jul 14, 2019 |
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94. A QUESTION OF SPORT: the fight for gender equality
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Jul 07, 2019 |
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93. ELECTRIC DREAMS: the end of the petrol and diesel vehicle
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Jun 30, 2019 |
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Cheerful Book Club: Why I’m No Longer Talking to White People About Race by Reni Eddo-Lodge
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Jun 27, 2019 |
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92. BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATER: the case for social ownership
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Jun 23, 2019 |
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91. WHO’S AFRAID OF GDP?: shifting to a wellbeing economy
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Jun 16, 2019 |
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Cheerful Book Club: How to Fail by Elizabeth Day
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Jun 12, 2019 |
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90. THIS LAND IS OUR LAND
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Jun 09, 2019 |
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89. DOING RIGHT BY OLDER PEOPLE: free personal care for all
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Jun 02, 2019 |
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88. THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA (ONCE): tackling fast fashion
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May 26, 2019 |
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87. ADMISSION IMPOSSIBLE: opening up our universities
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May 19, 2019 |
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86. I FOUGHT THE LAW AND... I WON: the art of successful campaigns
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May 12, 2019 |
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85. OPERATION BLACK VOTE: the fight for democratic equality
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May 05, 2019 |
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84. ON YOUR BIKE
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Apr 28, 2019 |
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83. PREDISTRIBUTION: what the hell does it mean?
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Apr 21, 2019 |
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82. FULL ENGLISH: forging a progressive identity
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Apr 14, 2019 |
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81. HOPE NOT HATE: changing attitudes to immigration
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Apr 07, 2019 |
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80. REASONS TO BE BESIDE THE SEASIDE
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Mar 31, 2019 |
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79. HONEY I SHRUNK THE TECH GIANTS
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Mar 25, 2019 |
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78. (LIVING) WAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE
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Mar 18, 2019 |
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77. THE GREEN WOLF OF WALL STREET
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Mar 11, 2019 |
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76. THE BEVERAGE REPORT
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Mar 04, 2019 |
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75. REASONS TO BE ICELANDIC: gender equality, 6 hour days and 'hidden people'
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Feb 25, 2019 |
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74. THE KIDS ARE ALL RIGHT: pupil climate strikes and the green new deal
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Feb 18, 2019 |
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73. FOR RICHER, FOR SUPER RICHER: taxing the ultra-wealthy
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Feb 11, 2019 |
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72. MORE IN COMMON: Overcoming political polarisation
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Feb 04, 2019 |
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71. THE CASE FOR PRIVATE SCHOOL REFORM...AND HOW TO DO IT
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Jan 28, 2019 |
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70. 2019: A PUBLIC SPACE ODYSSEY: transforming communities
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Jan 21, 2019 |
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69. A SOCIAL HOME REVOLUTION: the history and future of council housing
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Jan 14, 2019 |
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68. BORN TO (PARK) RUN: Geoff and Ed’s excellent adventure
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Jan 07, 2019 |
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67. THE OFFICIAL REASONS TO BE CHEERFUL 2018 CHART SHOW
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Dec 31, 2018 |
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66. CHRISTMAS CHEERFUL: Chatting 2018 and playing Class Struggle
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Dec 24, 2018 |
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65. COMPUTER SAYS YES: humanity and kindness in public services
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Dec 17, 2018 |
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64. SHARING AND CARING: the case for paternity leave
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Dec 10, 2018 |
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63. VALUING NEURODIVERSITY: how society needs to change
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Dec 03, 2018 |
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62. LIFE OVER DEATH: the global campaign to end capital punishment
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Nov 26, 2018 |
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61. YUVAL AIN’T SEEN NOTHING YET: a conversation on just about everything with Yuval Noah Harari
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Nov 19, 2018 |
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60. GEOFF, GEOFF, GEOFF...OUT OUT OUT: the power of protest
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Nov 12, 2018 |
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59. QE OR NOT QE?: printing money for a purpose
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Nov 05, 2018 |
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58. PLASTIC, PLASTIC EVERYWHERE: what do we do?
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Oct 29, 2018 |
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57. THE OWNERSHIP SHIFT
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Oct 21, 2018 |
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56. LAST EDITION? how to ensure quality journalism in the digital age
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Oct 14, 2018 |
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55. LIVING FOR THE (THREE DAY) WEEKEND
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Oct 07, 2018 |
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54. THE ABC OF AI: How can technology help humanity?
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Sep 30, 2018 |
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53. PROSPERITY AND JUSTICE: Shaking up the economy for social change
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Sep 23, 2018 |
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52. THE QUIET RENEWABLES REVOLUTION
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Sep 16, 2018 |
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51. FOOD FOR THOUGHT: Not for the bin
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Sep 09, 2018 |
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50. REVERSING THE CYCLE OF GANG VIOLENCE: Lessons from Scotland
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Sep 02, 2018 |
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49. BIG DATA CAN IMPROVE YOUR HEALTH
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Aug 26, 2018 |
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48. PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT: remaking our welfare state
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Aug 19, 2018 |
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47. IDEAS FOR THE ANTHROPOCENE: humankind respecting the Earth
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Aug 12, 2018 |
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46. WON’T YOU TAKE ME TO FUNKY TOWN: power and prosperity in towns
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Aug 05, 2018 |
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45. BLOCKCHAIN PARTY: Can it be a force for good?
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Jul 29, 2018 |
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44. THE ONLY WAY IS ETHICS: Businesses with a social purpose
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Jul 22, 2018 |
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43. LEARNING FOR LIFE: what should a national education service do?
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Jul 15, 2018 |
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42. TECH FOR GOOD
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Jul 08, 2018 |
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41. SMOOTH CO-OPERATORS: the power of co-ops to transform society
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Jul 01, 2018 |
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40. SILICON VALLEY SERFS: protecting kids from tech overload
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Jun 24, 2018 |
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39. ENDING JOBS FOR THE BOYS: overcoming the workplace gender divide
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Jun 17, 2018 |
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38. UNIVERSAL BASIC SERVICES: Shaping the 21st century welfare state
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Jun 10, 2018 |
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37. RETHINKING ECONOMIC SUCCESS: beyond the growth obsession
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Jun 03, 2018 |
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36. THE GENERATION GAME: Turning round the fortunes of young people
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May 27, 2018 |
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35. LAW AND DISORDER: fixing the justice crisis
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May 20, 2018 |
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34. WHAT SHOULD WE DO ABOUT MEAT: Reasons to be Vegan?
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May 13, 2018 |
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33. UNIVERSITIES CHALLENGED: Reversing market tyranny in higher education
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May 06, 2018 |
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Episode 32. ENDING THE BLAME GAME: The case for no-fault divorce
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Apr 29, 2018 |
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REASONS TO BE PIRATE
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Apr 27, 2018 |
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Episode 31. CHANGING THE CLIMATE: How do we tackle the global warming challenge?
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Apr 22, 2018 |
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Episode 30. THERE GOES THE NEIGHBOURHOOD: what do we do about gentrification?
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Apr 15, 2018 |
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Episode 29. TAKING IT TO THE STREETS: Community regeneration lessons from Granby, Preston and beyond *Live Liverpool show*
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Apr 08, 2018 |
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Episode 28. FACING DOWN FACEBOOK: how to tackle "surveillance capitalism"
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Apr 01, 2018 |
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Episode 27. MIND THE (WEALTH) GAP: a social wealth fund for Britain
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Mar 25, 2018 |
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Episode 26. HOUSING FIRST: Tackling Britain’s homelessness crisis
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Mar 19, 2018 |
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Episode 25. STAIRWAY TO (TAX) HAVEN: cleaning up Britain's dirty money
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Mar 12, 2018 |
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Episode 24. ALL TOGETHER NOW: Unions in the 21st century
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Mar 05, 2018 |
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Episode 23. DING, DING, NEXT STOP: Sorting out the buses
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Feb 26, 2018 |
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Episode 22. WHAT SHOULD WE TEACH OUR KIDS — not another brick in the wall
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Feb 19, 2018 |
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Episode 21. TIME TO TALK: Tackling the mental health crisis *LIVE SHOW*
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Feb 12, 2018 |
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Episode 20. RESCUING DEMOCRACY: From Ancient Athens to Brexit
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Feb 04, 2018 |
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SEE REASONS TO BE CHEERFUL LIVE IN LIVERPOOL 19/02
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Feb 02, 2018 |
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Episode 19. GET OUT OF JAIL: Time for prison reform
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Jan 29, 2018 |
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Episode 18. TACKLING THE NHS CRISIS: The 1% solution *BUMPER EPISODE*
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Jan 22, 2018 |
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Episode 17. ECONOMICS 101: Time for A Reformation in Economic Thinking.
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Jan 15, 2018 |
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Episode 16. #EPICRAILFAIL: Ending the great train robbery
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Jan 08, 2018 |
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Episode 15. GOODBYE 2017 YOU DIDN'T DESERVE US... Hoorah for 2018
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Jan 01, 2018 |
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Episode 14. A MILIVERSE CHRISTMAS IN THE GEOFFOCRACY
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Dec 25, 2017 |
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SEE REASONS TO BE CHEERFUL LIVE ON STAGE
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Dec 21, 2017 |
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Episode 13. WORKING 9 TIL ....OVERTIME: Time for time and a half
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Dec 18, 2017 |
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Episode 12. THE POWER OF CULTURE: Regeneration, Grayson and Kevin the cat
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Dec 11, 2017 |
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Episode 11. WHO WANTS TO TAX A MILLIONAIRE?
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Dec 04, 2017 |
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Episode 10. DON'T MOURN, ORGANISE: The power of community organising
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Nov 27, 2017 |
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Episode 9. TRANSGENDER RIGHTS ARE HUMAN RIGHTS
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Nov 20, 2017 |
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Episode 8. LAND TAX & THE 'AX'': Land Value Tax plus Obama chief strategist David Axelrod
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Nov 13, 2017 |
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Episode 7. POWER TO THE (YOUNG) PEOPLE! Voting at 16
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Nov 06, 2017 |
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Episode 6. MAKING A HASH OF IT: Time to decriminalise and end the war on drugs?
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Oct 30, 2017 |
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Episode 5 and a half. SADIQ KHAN - more answers with London's Mayor
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Oct 22, 2017 |
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Episode 5. A BREATH OF FRESH AIR: Tackling the air pollution emergency
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Oct 22, 2017 |
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Episode 4. TAKE BACK (RENT) CONTROL: All Power to the Tenants!
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Oct 15, 2017 |
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Episode 3. WE WANT EQUAL PAY: The Gender Pay Gap
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Oct 08, 2017 |
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Episode 2. DON'T BE EVIL! Taming the High-Tech Giants
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Oct 01, 2017 |
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1. FREE MONEY FOR ALL? The Universal Basic Income
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Sep 24, 2017 |
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Preview
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Sep 19, 2017 |