Thinking Allowed Podcast
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Backpacking food tourist; Touring poverty
Wed 2 Oct 2013
Laurie Taylor on the transformation of slums into visitor attractions. Also, food tourism.
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Noodle narratives; British men dancing Capoeira
Wed 25 Sep 2013
The rise of instant noodles. Also, British men dancing like Brazilians.
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Holiday hedonism in Ibiza; White working class voters
Wed 18 Sep 2013
Laurie Taylor explores the risk-taking experiences of young British tourists in Ibiza.
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Bohemian Soho
Wed 11 Sep 2013
Laurie Taylor considers a cultural history of the Colony Room Club. Also, Soho sex shops.
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Erving Goffman - a special programme
Wed 4 Sep 2013
Erving Goffman - a special programme on his work and influence.
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Walter Benjamin - a special programme on his work and influence
Wed 28 Aug 2013
Walter Benjamin - a special programme on his work and influence.
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Michel Foucault - a special programme on his work and influence.
Wed 21 Aug 2013
Michel Foucault - a special programme on his work and influence.
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Drug users and enforcement; 'Militant' Liverpool
Wed 14 Aug 2013
Laurie Taylor considers the impact of drug enforcement operations.
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The Minutemen; 'Lay' Witnesses in Court
Wed 7 Aug 2013
US activists in search of illegal immigrants. Also, lay witnesses in court.
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'Teddies' and 'Gollies'; Smart-casual dining
Wed 31 Jul 2013
The transformation of gourmet restaurant style. Also, racialised children's literature.
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Food Work in Hospital Wards; The Bangladesh/India Border
Wed 24 Jul 2013
The Bangladesh/India border: danger and progress. Also, elderly malnutrition in hospitals.
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Raising Middle-Class Black Children; Neon
Wed 17 Jul 2013
How neon illuminates the world, plus middle-class black families and education.
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Terrorism Studies
Wed 10 Jul 2013
Laurie Taylor explores a new academic field emerging. Also, political violence in Pakistan
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Northern Ireland Sectarianism and Civility; The Global Pigeon
Wed 3 Jul 2013
Laurie Taylor considers an ethnography of human-bird interactions. Also, Belfast mothers.
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Welfare reform; Crime in the Armed Forces
Wed 26 Jun 2013
Laurie Taylor looks at crime in the armed forces. Also, the impact of welfare reforms.
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Remembering Diana; Ethnography Award
Wed 19 Jun 2013
Did Princess Diana's death prompt a major shift in British culture? Plus ethnography.
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Scottish nationalism and identity; Austerity
Wed 12 Jun 2013
The impact of financial crisis on public health. Also, race and Scottish identity.
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'Long Hours' work culture; Empty labour
Wed 5 Jun 2013
Employees who pursue private actitivies at work. Also, 'long hours' work culture.
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Multicultural Prison; Jellied Eels
Wed 29 May 2013
Laurie Taylor discusses life in the modern male prison. Also, jellied eels and 'disgust'.
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Live Music - from Dance Hall to the 100 Club
Wed 22 May 2013
Laurie Taylor explores a social history of live music from 1950 to 1967.
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Stammering and Identity; Land of Too Much
Wed 15 May 2013
Poverty versus abundance in the US. Plus managing a social stigma for people who stammer.
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Middle Class Enclaves and Escapes
Wed 8 May 2013
Special edition recorded at the British Sociological Association's 2013 conference.
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British class survey; Tribute to Geoff Pearson
Wed 1 May 2013
Laurie Taylor explores a unique piece of research done by BBC Lab UK and social scientists
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The Power of Oil
Wed 24 Apr 2013
The power of oil - a special programme exploring the role of oil in shaping our society.
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English Heritage; Clergy Lives
Wed 17 Apr 2013
Laurie Taylor on heritage politics in the UK, and the everyday lives of parish priests.
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Thrift Chic; Thatcherism
Wed 10 Apr 2013
'Thatcherism' - was it a distinct ideology? Also, the rise of thrift 'chic'.
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Women and the Armed Forces
Wed 3 Apr 2013
Laurie Taylor explores gender and the military as women go into the frontline of battle.
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Gang labour in UK; Industrial ruination
Wed 27 Mar 2013
Industrial ruination - a global study into urban decline. Also, gang labour in the UK.
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Language of food politics; Italian food market
Wed 20 Mar 2013
Laurie Taylor explores an Italian food market and the language of food politics.
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Guatemalan cemetery; Art auctions
Wed 13 Mar 2013
A study into the dynamics of art auctions, and a Guatemalan cemetery with no more room.
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