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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Telford, Little Yugoslavia
Wed 2 Sep 2020
Jelena Sofronijevic tells a story of Serbia, Yugoslavia - and Telford.
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The Craft of Surgery
Wed 19 Aug 2020
Sam Gallivan examines the similarities between surgery and sculpture.
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The Power of Mentoring
Wed 5 Aug 2020
Reggie Nelson believes in the importance for young people to find a mentor.
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Ending Ageism
Wed 22 Jul 2020
Carl Honoré thinks we're all missing out by stereotyping older people as 'over the hill'.
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Change Through Engagement
Wed 15 Jul 2020
Mahamed Hashi, a youth worker and gun crime victim, says we must listen to communities.
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Making Sense of the World
Wed 8 Jul 2020
Nwando Ebizie describes how she experiences the world, through her 'visual snow'
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Depolarizing
Wed 24 Jun 2020
Ali Goldsworthy explains why campaigns that succeed by polarising can cause long-term harm
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Digital Sadness
Wed 29 Jan 2020
Alice Moloney discusses how best to express negative emotions in the digital realm.
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A Boy Who Died
Wed 22 Jan 2020
Andrew Hankinson tells the story of a boy who died, and his parents, who wanted him alive.
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Living With Gods
Wed 15 Jan 2020
Anna Della Subin takes a journey with a man once worshipped as a living god.
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Tidying Up
Wed 8 Jan 2020
Sarah Gristwood is worried that the vogue for tidying will make history harder to uncover.
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The Pen Is Mightier Than The Sword
New Year's Day 2020
Ashley Hickson-Lovence argues black boys need to read books that reflect their own lives.
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The Romance of Train Travel
Christmas Day 2019
Monisha Rajesh says the romance of train travel is not dead.
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Recovery After Rape
Wed 18 Dec 2019
Winnie M Li talks about her traumatic experience as a survivor of sexual violence.
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Life In Transit
Wed 11 Dec 2019
Novelist Louise Doughty discovers her own past sheds light on the experience of others.
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Digging Deep
Wed 16 Oct 2019
Rabab Ghazoul makes the case for Wales as a place of post-colonial possibility.
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Working Class Women
Wed 9 Oct 2019
Rachael Gibbons discusses class, social mobility and Imposter Syndrome.
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Politics Fans
Wed 2 Oct 2019
Penny Andrews argues that thinking of political supporters as fans helps explain politics.
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An Empathy Machine
Wed 25 Sep 2019
Emmanuel Ordóñez-Angulo asks whether virtual reality could be an 'empathy machine'.
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The P Word
Wed 18 Sep 2019
Richard Lynch-Smith argues that social workers need to better acknowledge poverty.
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A Pleasure Culture of War
Sat 7 Sep 2019
Historian Kasia Tomasiewicz discusses how to commemorate war.
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How poker teaches decision making
Wed 28 Aug 2019
Liv Boeree explains how playing poker teaches good decision making.
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Preserving the Home Visit
Wed 21 Aug 2019
Dr Mark Williams believes we need to preserve the traditional GP home visit.
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