Four Thought Podcast
Series of thought-provoking talks in which the speakers air their thinking on the trends, ideas, interests and passions that affect culture and society
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Danny Dorling—Series 4
Wed 18 Sep 2013
21/3 Prof Danny Dorling on why he thinks the population bomb has already been diffused.
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Emily Bell—Series 4
Wed 11 Sep 2013
20/3 Emily Bell considers the affect of cyberspace on actual space.
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Greg Votolato—Series 4
Wed 28 Aug 2013
18/3 Greg Votolato confesses his addiction to cars, while arguing for more sustainable designs.
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Yasmin Hai—Series 4
Wed 21 Aug 2013
17/3 Yasmin Hai gives her personal perspective on the radicalisation of young British Muslims.
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Jad Adams—Series 4
Wed 14 Aug 2013
16/3 Jad Adams thinks we are dealing with homelessness less well than in the 1930s.
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Andrew Graystone—Series 4
Wed 7 Aug 2013
15/3 Andrew Graystone argues that we are using the wrong language to talk about cancer.
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Kevin Allen—Series 4
Wed 3 Jul 2013
14/3 Kevin Allen explains how missing airline cutlery shows where business leaders go wrong.
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Jamie Tehrani—Series 4
Wed 26 Jun 2013
13/3 Social anthropologist Jamie Tehrani dissects our obsession with celebrity culture.
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Judith Shapiro—Series 4
Wed 19 Jun 2013
12/3 Economist Judith Shapiro believes the next steps towards women's equality will be harder.
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Dick Moore—Series 4
Wed 12 Jun 2013
11/3 Dick Moore calls for urgent action to tackle the problems of adolescent mental health.
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Steven Poole: Think for Yourself—Series 4
Wed 5 Jun 2013
10/3 Steven Poole argues that we should resist the idea that humans are irrational.
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Anna Woodhouse: Windows to the Soul—Series 4
Wed 29 May 2013
9/3 Anna Woodhouse explores what looking through glass and glasses means for us.
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Henry Stewart: Choose Your Boss—Series 4
Wed 22 May 2013
8/3 Henry Stewart argues that we should choose our own bosses.
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Emma Byrne: Why We Swear—Series 4
Wed 15 May 2013
7/3 Science writer Emma Byrne explores the benefits of swearing.
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Stewart Henderson: Poetry in Politics—Series 4
Wed 8 May 2013
6/3 Stewart Henderson makes the case for putting poetry back in political rhetoric.
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Daniela Papi: The Problem with Volunteering—Series 4
Wed 1 May 2013
5/3 Daniela Papi explores the dark side of volunteering overseas.
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Mat Paskins: The future in history—Series 4
Wed 24 Apr 2013
4/3 Mat Paskins tells a story of black sand conjuring emotions, which bring history to life.
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Emma Woolf: Explaining Anorexia—Series 4
Wed 17 Apr 2013
3/3 Emma Woolf explores the prospects for a proper explanation of anorexia.
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Sharmeen Obaid Chinoy: Forget Impartiality—Series 4
Wed 10 Apr 2013
2/3 William Dalrymple introduces Sharmeen Obaid Chinoy in Four Thought in Jaipur.
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Ranjini Obeyesekere: Lost in Translation?—Series 4
Wed 3 Apr 2013
1/3 William Dalrymple introduces Ranjini Obeyesekere in Four Thought in Jaipur.
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Anwar Akhtar: The Meaning of Pakistan—Series 3
Wed 9 Jan 2013
Anwar Akhtar says British Pakistanis can help Pakistan face its future as an Asian nation.
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Sally Kettle: Does hope help?—Series 3
Wed 2 Jan 2013
Adventurer Sally Kettle argues that hope is not helpful.
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Tom Armitage: The Coded World—Series 3
Boxing Day 2012
Tom Armitage says learning to write computer code means learning to think in a modern way.
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Georgie Fienberg: Saying No to Pity—Series 3
Wed 19 Dec 2012
Georgie Fienberg argues that charities doing development work should want to close.
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Nancy Lublin: 21st-Century Social Activism—Series 3
Wed 12 Dec 2012
Nancy Lublin argues that the web has transformed social activism for the better.
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Amber Dermont: The Benefits of an Unhappy Childhood—Series 3
Wed 5 Dec 2012
Amber Dermont explains the benefits of an unhappy childhood.
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Sara Ziff: The Problem with Fashion—Series 3
Wed 28 Nov 2012
Model and activist Sara Ziff discusses the problems with fashion and modelling.
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Maria Popova: The Architecture of Knowledge—Series 3
Wed 21 Nov 2012
Maria Popova asks how we can find more information we don't know we want to know.
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Ismail Einashe: The Challenge for British Somalis—Series 3
Wed 14 Nov 2012
Ismail Einashe reflects on the causes of violent gang culture among young Somali men.
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