Radical with Amol Rajan Podcast
Conversations about tomorrow, from Today.
Conversations about tomorrow, from Today.
Every week Amol Rajan talks to radicals, pioneers and innovators from all over the world. From populism and climate change, to economics and AI... How can their radical ideas help you win the future?
Amol Rajan is a presenter of the Today programme on BBC Radio 4. He is also the host of University Challenge on BBC One. Before that, Amol was media editor at the BBC and editor at The Independent.
Episodes of Radical with Amol Rajan will be published on Thursdays on BBC Sounds. It will also be broadcast on BBC Radio 4 on Thursdays at 11pm. Visualised versions of the podcast will also be available on BBC iPlayer and YouTube.
Radical with Amol Rajan is a Today Podcast.
Episodes to download
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Smoke-free generation: Is this Sunak’s legacy?
Thu 18 Apr 2024
Amol and Nick on what the major intervention on smoking says about Sunak’s premiership.
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Where’s the money coming from?
Thu 11 Apr 2024
Nick asks whether politicians are being honest about the state of the national finances.
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Tragedy in Gaza: Will this week’s events change anything?
Thu 4 Apr 2024
Nick analyses two big events in the Middle East with former spy chief Sir Alex Younger.
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Why should you have to pay for the BBC?
Thu 28 Mar 2024
Amol and Nick explore the future of the BBC and how it should be paid for.
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Alastair Campbell on the changing face of Starmer’s Labour
Thu 21 Mar 2024
Amol speaks to Alastair Campbell about what’s in Starmer’s arsenal.
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Revolt on the right! Reform, Rishi and (Red) Wall-to-Wall Chaos
Thu 14 Mar 2024
Amol (and Nick) look at what impact Lee Anderson’s defection will have in the red wall.
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Why the Home Office is ‘dysfunctional’ - Sacked immigration chief speaks out
Thu 14 Mar 2024
Amol and Nick ask David Neal why he thinks he was really fired as immigration chief.
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Hunt’s Budget - will it make a difference?
Thu 7 Mar 2024
Amol and Nick ask whether the Budget will help change the political and economic weather.
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By-election bonus: Rochdale, Galloway, Gaza… what now?
Fri 1 Mar 2024
Amol and Nick look at what the result in Rochdale tells us.
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Mob rule: Where should we draw the line on protest?
Thu 29 Feb 2024
Amol and Nick on protests, prejudice and why many Tories won’t call out Lee Anderson.
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Disgrace! Why are MPs playing politics with the Middle East?
Thu 22 Feb 2024
Amol and Nick discuss the chaos in the Commons over a ceasefire vote.
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How did the culture wars take over? Ft Jon Ronson
Thu 15 Feb 2024
Amol and Nick look at the impact the culture wars are having on our lives.
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Why we need to talk about cancer ft. Stephen Fry
Thu 8 Feb 2024
Amol and Nick ask people affected by cancer why it’s so important to talk about it.
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Does nanny (state) know best?
Thu 1 Feb 2024
From smoking to sugar, what’s the problem with a bit of nanny now and then?
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How do we deal with President Trump (again)?
Thu 25 Jan 2024
Amol and Nick on a possible return to power for Trump, featuring broadcaster Megyn Kelly.
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Does Starmer need Scotland to win the general election?
Thu 18 Jan 2024
Amol and Nick on whether Labour need to win Scotland to take the keys to No 10.
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Is democracy dying?
Thu 11 Jan 2024
Amol and Nick explore why young people are turning to strongman leaders.
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The Moments In History Amol and Nick Wish They’d Covered
Thu 4 Jan 2024
Our hosts answer your questions, like what do they do when guests make outrageous claims?
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News Review of the Year
Thu 21 Dec 2023
Amol and Nick review the big stories of 2023 and pick their favourite Today interviews
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Esther Rantzen on a Christmas she did not expect to see
Tue 19 Dec 2023
Amol and Nick speak to the TV legend about the impact lung cancer is having on her life
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Is Putin in danger of winning in Ukraine?
Thu 14 Dec 2023
Why has the Ukraine war fallen from the top of the news agenda?
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Sunk! Is Sunak’s Tory Party over?
Thu 7 Dec 2023
Amol and Nick discuss Sunak’s woes as Today gets the only interview with Suella Braverman.
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Why Generation Rent are so angry
Thu 30 Nov 2023
Labour’s Angela Rayner on why the young are struggling to get onto the housing ladder.
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Are these tax cuts for real?
Thu 23 Nov 2023
Amol and Nick assess conflicting headlines to get to the bottom of the Autumn Statement.
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James May: On Top Gear, tea and driverless cars
Thu 23 Nov 2023
Amol and Nick talk to James May ahead of his Today programme guest edit.
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Revolting! How much trouble are Sunak and Starmer in?
Thu 16 Nov 2023
Amol and Nick reflect on a tough week for both Keir Starmer and Rishi Sunak.
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David Cameron In, Suella Braverman Out
Mon 13 Nov 2023
Amol and Nick discuss Rishi Sunak’s reshuffle gamble
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The Politics of Protest: Suella Braverman vs the police
Thu 9 Nov 2023
Why is the home secretary taking on the Met commissioner… and the PM?
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Covidshambles: The human cost of chaos in No 10
Thu 2 Nov 2023
Amol and Nick ask what difference a less chaotic approach to the pandemic would have made
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Your Questions Answered
Mon 30 Oct 2023
Amol and Nick answer your questions in this bonus episode of The Today Podcast.
