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Future Thinking
Mark Honigsbaum, Lisa Mullen, Riel Miller, Sarah Dillon and Rupert Read with Matthew Sweet
The Declaration Of Arbroath
Anne McElvoy and guests discuss the early medieval document and Scottish politics today.
How do we build a new masculinity?
Sunil Gupta, CN Lester, Tom Shakespeare and Alona Pardo with Matthew Sweet.
Contagion & Viruses
Matthew Sweet talks to John Dupré, Mark Honigsbaum, Lisa Mullen & Matt Adams
Shoes
From Roman sandals to trainers and stilettos, Shahidha Bari looks at the shoe trade.
Does Growth Matter?
Is the economic future all about growth? Danny Dorling discusses Slowdown.
Slebs: Warhol, Beaton and celebrity culture
Lisa Mullen, Caroline Frost and historian & podcast host Greg Jenner join Matthew Sweet.
Advertising, Renaissance Art and Artemisia Gentileschi
Historians Catherine Fletcher, Selina Todd and art critic Jonathan Jones join Rana Mitter.
Fighting Women
Maaza Mengiste, Christina Lamb, Julie Wheelwright & Shawn Sobers join Eleanor Barraclough.
Jewish Identity in 2020
Howard Jacobson, Bari Weiss, Hadley Freeman, Jonathan Freedland and Matthew Sweet.