Free Thinking Episodes Available now
Hey Presto
From a history of Panto to magic tricks and what surgeons can learn from them.
The 1920s - Philosophy's Golden Age
Matthew Sweet on Wittgenstein, Heidegger, Adorno, Carnap and other philosophical greats.
Ways of Talking about Health
Des Fitzgerald with projects that use films and books to rethink how we approach health.
Times of Change
Can the Industrial Revolution and the end of the Aztecs help us shape a post-Covid world?
Mould-Breaking Writing
Will Harris, Max Porter and Chloe Aridjis, Christine Yao and Shahidha Bari.
Leadership
From Tudor courts to plantations to the Arab Spring: a Bristol Festival of Ideas debate.
Conformity and Rebellion
Activist Obi Egbuna, Ukrainian director Kira Muratova, Japanese child star Misora Hibari
Bedrooms
From the most private space to office: Matthew Sweet, Tiffany Watt Smith and Fern Riddell.
Democracy, Hong Kong and USA
Democracy and dissent in Hong Kong and the USA. Are confrontational politics here to stay?
Helen Mort and Blake Morrison, Oulipo
How do you teach writing? Helen Mort and Blake Morrison compare notes.
