The We Society with Will Hutton
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Description
Will Hutton and guests explore the big ideas in Social Science that can change the way
we live.
Beyond the politics, beyond our geography are the intangible connections that hold us
together – The We Society.
Brought to you by the Academy of Social Sciences in association with the Nuffield
Foundation and the Leverhulme Trust, The We Society explores the thousands of ways
Social Science can help us understand and enhance this complicated and fascinating
human network.
From social policy to human geography, misinformation to healthcare and AI to the war
in Ukraine, leading experts, academics and public figures share the knowledge that
matters.
So if you’re ready for research-led insights and engaging conversations, why not make
The We Society your next listen?
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S11 Ep8: Searching for a good life: Data analysis and Google with Simon Rogers
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Sep 01, 2026 |
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S11 Ep7: The USA 250 years after Independence with Adam Smith
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Aug 26, 2026 |
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S11 Ep6: How can we fix the special needs system in England’s schools? with Alice Reeves
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Aug 19, 2026 |
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S11 Ep5: Russia’s ongoing war in Ukraine: what does social science tell us? with Michael Kofman
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Aug 11, 2026 |
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S11 Ep4: The crisis of constant crisis with Danny Dorling
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Aug 05, 2026 |
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S11 Ep3: Why Britain should back more innovators with Saul Klein
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Jul 29, 2026 |
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S11 Ep2: Placing the Right Kind of Attention on Women’s Health with Professor Sophie Harman
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Jul 21, 2026 |
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S11 Ep1: Social policy solutions to the UK’s inequality crisis with Helen Miller and Sir Richard Blundell
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Jul 14, 2026 |
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The We Society returns on Wednesday 15 July
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Jul 10, 2026 |
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S10 Ep8: Harnessing Creative Destruction with Philippe Aghion
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Apr 22, 2026 |
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S10 Ep7: Whoever holds our data holds the power with Carissa Véliz
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Apr 15, 2026 |
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S10 Ep6: Climate action: small human acts can make a big difference with Tim Lenton
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Apr 08, 2026 |
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S10 Ep5: AI and the Future of Public Services with Imogen Parker
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Apr 01, 2026 |
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S10 Ep4: How happy is the world in 2026? With Jan-Emmanuel De Neve
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Mar 25, 2026 |
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S10 Ep3: Using virtual reality to build a more inclusive NHS with Stephani Hatch
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Mar 18, 2026 |
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S10 Ep2: What does it mean to be grown up today? with Bobby Duffy and Carey Oppenheim
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Mar 11, 2026 |
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S10 Ep1: 'I’m not psychic, just very lucky!' With Professor Richard Wiseman
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Mar 04, 2026 |
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The We Society Season 10 Trailer
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Feb 27, 2026 |
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S9 Ep8: US and China: behind the rhetoric with Rana Mitter
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Nov 19, 2025 |
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S9 Ep7: Investing in the Early Years: Can policy catch up with evidence? with Eleanor Ireland
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Nov 12, 2025 |
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S9 Ep6: Can language convict a criminal? with Tim Grant
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Nov 05, 2025 |
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S9 Ep5: Evidence for change: rethinking child poverty policy with Alex Beer
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Oct 29, 2025 |
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S9 Ep4: Inoculating the mind: protecting against misinformation with Sander van der Linden
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Oct 22, 2025 |
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S9 Ep3: Our Love Affair with Travel with journalist Simon Calder
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Oct 15, 2025 |
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S9 Ep2: Saving the 86 bus and designing better cities for the old and young with Tine Buffell and Julia King
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Oct 08, 2025 |
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S9 Ep1: Emergency planning is more about tea than being James Bond with Lucy Easthope
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Oct 01, 2025 |
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S8 Ep9: The We Society Season 9 Trailer
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Sep 23, 2025 |
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S8 Ep8: Solving the Productivity Puzzle with Ed Balls, Anna Stansbury and Dan Turner
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Jul 09, 2025 |
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S8 Ep7: The Social Life of Pain with Tom Shakespeare
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Jul 02, 2025 |
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S8 Ep6: Borders, Brexit, and Fault Lines with Katy Hayward
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Jun 25, 2025 |
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S8 Ep5: Care or Incarceration? How some of the UK’s most vulnerable children are being failed with Lisa Harker
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Jun 18, 2025 |
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S8 Ep4: Taking entrepreneurship beyond business with Eleanor Shaw
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Jun 11, 2025 |
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S8 Ep3: Population, Data & Destiny with Andy Tatem
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Jun 04, 2025 |
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S8 Ep2: Morality in UK prisons with Alison Liebling
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May 28, 2025 |
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S8 Ep1: How to get work working for everyone with Gavin Kelly
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May 21, 2025 |
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S7 Ep7: Keep Calm and Chill with Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala
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Feb 26, 2025 |
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S7 Ep6: Improving social mobility through education and language with Lee Elliot Major
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Feb 19, 2025 |
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S7 Ep5: Tracking and stopping domestic abuse with Jane Monckton Smith
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Feb 12, 2025 |
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S7 Ep4: Should the 9 to 5 be a thing of the past? with Clare Kelliher and Brendan Burchell
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Feb 05, 2025 |
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S7 Ep3: Making a responsible budget with Sir Robert Chote
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Jan 29, 2025 |
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S7 Ep2: Anxiety, Artificial Intelligence and work with Anthony Elliott
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Jan 22, 2025 |
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S7 Ep1: The future of liberal democracy with Anand Menon
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Jan 15, 2025 |
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S7 Ep1: The We Society Season 7 Trailer
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Jan 08, 2025 |
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S6 Ep7: Stopping hate crime with Matthew Williams and Neil Chakraborti
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Aug 21, 2024 |
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S6 Ep6: Why the war on drugs has failed with Alex Stevens
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Aug 14, 2024 |
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S6 Ep5: Improving adult education with Anna Vignoles
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Aug 07, 2024 |
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S6 Ep4: The hidden army of young carers with Saul Becker
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Jul 31, 2024 |
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S6 Ep3: How to make housing fair with Vicky Spratt and Auriol Miller
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Jul 24, 2024 |
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S6 Ep2: Separating emotion from Brexit with Professor Sarah Hall
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Jul 17, 2024 |
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S6 Ep1: Election 24 special with Will Hutton
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Jul 10, 2024 |
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S5 Ep7: A life of public service with Lord Chris Patten
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May 01, 2024 |
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S5 Ep6: Exposing the underbelly of Britain with Ella Cockbain
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Apr 17, 2024 |
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S5 Ep5: Protecting local councils with Andy Pike
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Apr 10, 2024 |
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S5 Ep4: Is geography destiny? with Rosie McEachan
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Apr 03, 2024 |
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S5 Ep3: We can't let our high streets fail with Ed Jones
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Mar 27, 2024 |
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S5 Ep2: How society disables us with Anna Lawson and Shani Dhanda
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Mar 20, 2024 |
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S5 Ep1: Should governments care about wellbeing? with Professor Richard Layard
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Mar 13, 2024 |
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S4 Ep9: The We Society Season 5 trailer
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Feb 01, 2024 |
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S4 Ep8: Levelling up isn't a pick n mix with Andy Haldane
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Nov 22, 2023 |
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S4 Ep7: Helping children in a time of crisis with Lucie Cluver
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Nov 15, 2023 |
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S4 Ep6: Food for thought with Minette Batters
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Nov 08, 2023 |
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S4 Ep5: The case for public consumption with Sir Andrew Dilnot
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Nov 01, 2023 |
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S4 Ep4: Cancelling the Global South's debt with Ann Pettifor
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Oct 25, 2023 |
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S4 Ep3: Reframing the climate crisis narrative with Neil Adger
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Oct 18, 2023 |
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S4 Ep2: Will Artificial Intelligence see us lose our jobs? with Daniel Susskind
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Oct 11, 2023 |
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S4 Ep1: Do we value universities enough in Britain? with Vivienne Stern
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Oct 04, 2023 |
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S3 Ep7: The We Society returns for Season 4
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Sep 29, 2023 |
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7: Summer Recap: Hillary Clinton, Ai Weiwei, Gary Younge
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Aug 10, 2023 |
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S3 Ep6: What does the future hold? With Ian McEwan
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May 25, 2023 |
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S3 Ep5: The history of racism with Kenan Malik
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May 18, 2023 |
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S3 Ep4: Artificial Intelligence and the next Industrial Revolution with Professor Nicholas Crafts
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May 11, 2023 |
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S3 Ep3: Can sport change the wellbeing of the nation? With Professor Louise Mansfield
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May 04, 2023 |
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S3 Ep2: Housing for living, not investment with Polly Neate
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Apr 27, 2023 |
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S3 Ep1: Can migration drive development? With Professor Heaven Crawley
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Apr 20, 2023 |
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S2 Ep9: The We Society Season 3 Trailer
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Mar 17, 2023 |
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S2 Ep8: Ai Weiwei: You're either protecting humanity or hurting it
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Dec 12, 2022 |
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S2 Ep7: Becky Francis: Education, Education, Education
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Dec 05, 2022 |
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S2 Ep6: Ann Phoenix: It takes a village to raise a child
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Nov 28, 2022 |
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S2 Ep5: Torsten Bell: The UK is a stagnation nation
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Nov 21, 2022 |
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S2 Ep4: Mike Berners-Lee: Market forces won’t solve climate change
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Nov 14, 2022 |
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S2 Ep3: Greg Clark: Cities are our future
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Nov 07, 2022 |
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S2 Ep2: Linda Bauld: We must do better for the next pandemic
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Oct 31, 2022 |
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S2 Ep1: Sir Lawrence Freedman: Military defeat happens gradually then suddenly
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Oct 31, 2022 |
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S1 Ep9: We Society Season 2 Trailer
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Oct 24, 2022 |
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S1 Ep8: The We Society Season 1 Recap
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Sep 02, 2022 |
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S1 Ep7: Michael Bradshaw: You Can't Build a Plan Around Armageddon
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Jul 19, 2022 |
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S1 Ep6: Mariana Mazzucato: Going To The Moon and Back
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Jul 12, 2022 |
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S1 Ep5: Gary Younge: You Have to Take A Stand For What's Right
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Jul 05, 2022 |
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S1 Ep4: Kate Pickett: We Are Connected To Each Other In Important Ways
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Jun 28, 2022 |
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S1 Ep3: Sir Ian Diamond: Every Citizen In The Country Should Have A Voice In Our Data
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Jun 21, 2022 |
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S1 Ep2: Hillary Clinton: They're Stoking People's Fears Rather Than Providing Hope
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Jun 14, 2022 |
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S1 Ep1: Sir Cary Cooper: It's Not About Bean Bags, Ping Pong and Sushi At Your Desk
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Jun 06, 2022 |
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Introducing The We Society
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May 29, 2022 |