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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
Digital Dominance: How to Limit the Power of Big Tech (Sir Nick Clegg)
The deputy PM turned Meta executive on the influence of tech bosses like Mark Zuckerberg.
13 Nov 2025,71 mins
Irrational Humans: How Our Behaviour Shapes the Economy (Professor Richard Thaler)
A Nobel Prize winning economist tackles some of the biggest issues facing Britain.
06 Nov 2025,59 mins
A New Generational Divide: Living with(out) the Bank of Mum and Dad (Dr Eliza Filby)
Historian Dr Eliza Filby on how young people can thrive without leaning on family wealth.
30 Oct 2025,69 mins
ChatGPT and Google: The Tech Billionaire Taking On AI Companies (Matthew Prince)
Cloudflare's CEO on why it's blocking bots that scrape content to train AI models.
23 Oct 2025,62 mins,
A Fatal Punch: Why I Met the Parents of the Man I Killed (Jacob Dunne)
Jacob Dunne killed a man with a single punch. Now he campaigns for restorative justice.
16 Oct 2025,102 mins,
Climate Migration: Confronting the Reality of Global Warming (Gaia Vince)
Gaia Vince makes the positive case for immigration despite public concern over the issue.
09 Oct 2025,62 mins
British Identity: How Schools Can Improve Multiculturalism (Katharine Birbalsingh)
The headteacher who promotes traditional values and unity over diversity.
02 Oct 2025,66 mins
The Weaponisation of Science: How to Avoid a Global Catastrophe (Professor Carlo Rovelli)
Physicist Carlo Rovelli argues for natural intelligence over artificial intelligence.
25 Sep 2025,68 mins,
Life After Vogue: Why I Want To Reinvent Fashion Magazines (Edward Enninful)
The ex-British Vogue editor on why he thinks fashion risks going backwards on diversity.
18 Sep 2025,56 mins
Identity Politics: Why the Left Needs to Stop Fighting Culture Wars (Ash Sarkar)
Ash Sarkar on what people on the radical Left are getting wrong about British politics.
11 Sep 2025,70 mins,
Artificial Intelligence: An AI Boss Warns About the Risks (Dario Amodei)
The Anthropic CEO calls for more regulation and explains how AI could take your job.
04 Sep 2025,41 mins
Jordan Schwarzenberger Part Two: A Radical Religious Conversion
The manager of YouTube's Sidemen on how a Kanye West launch party led him to Catholicism.
29 Aug 2025,28 mins
YouTube, Insta and TikTok: A Guide to Growing Your Social Media Following (Jordan Schwarzenberger - part one)
The manager of YouTube collective Sidemen on building a brand and monetising it.
28 Aug 2025,36 mins
Homelessness and the Housing Crisis: How to End Rough Sleeping (Sabrina Cohen-Hatton)
A top firefighter on how she went from sleeping on the streets to advising Prince William.
21 Aug 2025,47 mins
Fake News: How We Can Save Ourselves From Disinformation (Eliot Higgins)
Bellingcat founder Eliot Higgins on hunting Russian spies and the crisis of democracy.
14 Aug 2025,65 mins
Books v Screens: Why Every School Needs a Library (Katherine Rundell)
Children’s author Katherine Rundell on the crisis of reading amongst kids.
07 Aug 2025,53 mins
Britain’s New Right: Could Reform Replace the Tories? (Dr James Orr)
And what a Nigel Farage government might look like.
31 Jul 2025,70 mins
Robert Macfarlane: Rivers Are Dying, So Give Them Rights
Britain's rivers are polluted but the best-selling author says there's a way to save them.
24 Jul 2025,69 mins
Grey Britain: Do We Need to Have More Children? (Dr Paul Morland)
Demographer Paul Morland says parents should pay less tax and get more benefits.
17 Jul 2025,54 mins
From Trump to Corbyn: How Social Media Shapes Politics (Billy Bragg)
Billy Bragg on the 'Twitterisation of debate', the new working class and protest songs.
10 Jul 2025,52 mins
Law and Order: How to Fix Britain's Courts (Lady Hale)
A former top Supreme Court judge on divorce, democracy and assisted dying.
03 Jul 2025,53 mins
Knife Crime: Can Education Save Lives? (Steve Chalke)
Why our schools don’t work for Britain’s troubled children.
26 Jun 2025,52 mins
The Future of War: How Should the West Respond to its Enemies? (Sir Niall Ferguson)
Leading historian Niall Ferguson discusses the new Cold War and the death of the internet
19 Jun 2025,45 mins
AI and Sexism: The Fight Against Misogyny Online (Laura Bates)
The feminist campaigner on how algorithms are fuelling misogyny & radicalising young men.
12 Jun 2025,50 mins
Introducing... Radical with Amol Rajan
Conversations about tomorrow, from Today.
10 Jun 2025,9 mins
Populism, conspiracies and... Doctor Who
Armando Iannucci joins Amol and Nick for the final episode of The Today Podcast.
05 Jun 2025,40 mins
Is your mobile phone the best or worst friend you’ve ever had?
Are you addicted to your phone? And what’s the future for smartphones?
29 May 2025,41 mins
Gary Lineker, the BBC and celebrity influencers
Amol reflects on Lineker's career as his MOTD run ends.
22 May 2025,35 mins
Eurovision: Europe’s biggest election
The power (and politics) of the song contest.
15 May 2025,37 mins