Radical with Amol Rajan

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How Can Families Limit the Ultra‑Processed Foods Their Kids Eat? (Your Radical Questions with Thomasina Miers)
Thomasina Miers answers your questions on hospitality, kids' meals and cooking in school.
02 Mar 2026,24 mins
Health and Hospitality: When Does Food Stop Being Food? (Thomasina Miers)
The UK is one of the world’s largest consumers of ultra-processed foods.
26 Feb 2026,51 mins
Is Capitalism Holding Back Social Mobility? (Your Radical Questions with Joe Seddon)
Joe Seddon answers your questions about social mobility, confidence and volunteering.
23 Feb 2026,23 mins
Social Mobility: How to Break the Link Between Background and Opportunity (Joe Seddon)
Regional inequality is holding people back, and Joe Seddon wants to do something about it.
19 Feb 2026,64 mins
Can A ‘Repair Not Replace’ Culture Be Revived In Fashion? (Your Radical Questions with Josephine Philips)
Josephine Philips answers your questions on fast fashion, manufacturing and repair.
16 Feb 2026,20 mins
Consumer Culture: Why We Need to Buy Less (Josephine Philips)
The entrepreneur who wants you to stop throwing clothes away to combat fast fashion.
12 Feb 2026,57 mins
How Do We Reduce Political Polarisation Online? (Your Radical Questions with Jonathan Haidt)
Jonathan Haidt, author of The Anxious Generation, answers your questions.
09 Feb 2026,20 mins
Social Media Bans: Are We at a Global Turning Point? (Jonathan Haidt)
Jonathan Haidt, author of The Anxious Generation, on how to go smartphone free.
05 Feb 2026,56 mins
Will There Be a Revolt Against AI Music? (Your Radical Questions with Panos A. Panay)
The Grammys president answers your questions.
02 Feb 2026,17 mins
The Night Manager: How to Make Great British Drama (Simon Cornwell)
As series two comes to an end Amol speaks to John Le Carre’s son about the show's future.
01 Feb 2026,50 mins
Inside the Music Business: The Grammys President on the Fight to Protect Artists (Panos A. Panay)
The Recording Academy president thinks AI poses an 'existential threat' to the industry.
29 Jan 2026,48 mins
What Does It Take to Become a Foster Carer? (Your Radical Questions with Louise Allen)
Foster carer and author Louise Allen answers your questions about fostering.
26 Jan 2026,20 mins
Children in Care: How to Fix the Fostering Crisis (Louise Allen)
Foster carer Louise Allen says the problem isn’t the children, it’s the system.
22 Jan 2026,56 mins,
How Will The Shift To Green Energy Reshape Global Politics? (Your Radical Questions with Professor Helen Thompson)
Helen Thompson answers your questions on energy, geopolitics and uncomfortable truths.
19 Jan 2026,22 mins
Trump v China: How Oil Is Defining Great Power Politics (Professor Helen Thompson)
What is this new era of global politics and where it does it leave Europe?
15 Jan 2026,60 mins
Are You In a Social Media Echo Chamber? (Your Radical Questions with Louisa Munch)
Academic Louisa Munch answers your questions on politics, social media and accents.
12 Jan 2026,23 mins
Knowledge and Nostalgia: Why a University Education Should Be Free (Louisa Munch)
Academic Louisa Munch argues that you shouldn’t have to pay for higher education.
08 Jan 2026,62 mins
Can Donald Trump Be Compared To Julius Caesar? (Your Radical Questions with Tom Holland)
Historian Tom Holland answers your questions about President Trump, cricket and Spiderman
05 Jan 2026,21 mins
Radical History: Greek Gods, Roman Emperors and Religion (with Tom Holland from The Rest Is History)
Historian and podcaster Tom Holland on the origins and evolution of radical ideas.
01 Jan 2026,53 mins
Radical Essay: How Is Technology Changing Our Lives? (A 2025 Review)
Amol reflects on what he’s learned from this year's Radical guests.
23 Dec 2025,33 mins
What Do You Think About AI Using Your Writing? (Your Radical Questions with Naomi Alderman)
Naomi Alderman answers your questions about writing and the TV adaptation of 'The Power'.
22 Dec 2025,24 mins
Information Crisis: Why Social Media Bans Aren't The Answer (Naomi Alderman)
The best-selling author on why we need to prioritise human connection in the digital age.
18 Dec 2025,66 mins
Should School Meals Be Plant-Based? (Your Radical Questions with Jamie Oliver)
Jamie Oliver answers your questions on school meals, food quality and education reform.
15 Dec 2025,23 mins
Jamie Oliver: Obesity and Debt are Killing Britain
The chef and campaigner on how to improve our food and our finances.
11 Dec 2025,57 mins,
What Do We Do About Young Men and Porn? (Your Radical Questions with Jordan Stephens)
Jordan Stephens answers your questions about porn and masculinity.
08 Dec 2025,22 mins,
Porn and Masculinity: How to Teach Kids about Sex and Relationships (Jordan Stephens)
Musician Jordan Stephens on why we need sex education fit for the digital age.
04 Dec 2025,61 mins,
Will Conservation Become More Mainstream? (Your Radical Questions with Chris Packham)
Chris Packham answers your questions about wildlife, consumerism and punk.
01 Dec 2025,23 mins
A War on Climate Change: Are Environmental Activists Losing The Fight? (Chris Packham)
Chris Packham says conservationists like him have not done enough to protect nature.
27 Nov 2025,66 mins
How Good Is Vertical Farming? (Your Radical Questions with James Rebanks)
Farmer and author James Rebanks answers your questions about food, farming and obesity.
24 Nov 2025,25 mins
Beyond Ultra-Processed Foods: Can Farmers Fix Our Health and the Planet? (James Rebanks)
James Rebanks on how to build a secure, sustainable and healthy food system.
20 Nov 2025,68 mins