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Ambivalence: For and Against

Mark O'Connell argues that in an age of strong opinions, we should embrace ambivalence.

• 14 mins

Series 4

Chemophobia

Chemistry lecturer Mark Lorch asks why we are all so afraid of chemicals.

• 15 mins

Series 4

Courage and Effect

Brian Lavery on how a fishwife from Hull changed the country's most dangerous industry.

• 15 mins

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Refugee Stories

Agnes Woolley examines what is missing from the stories told by, and about, refugees.

• 15 mins

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Curtis Blanc

Former prisoner turned entrepreneur, Curtis Blanc, says prison only works if you let it.

• 15 mins

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Emile Simpson

Former soldier Emile Simpson argues we need to rethink the way we fight wars.

• 15 mins

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Matthew Engel

Matthew Engel makes a secular case for reclaiming the peace and quiet of the Sabbath.

• 15 mins

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Heaven Crawley

Heaven Crawley argues for a different approach in our attitude towards asylum seekers.

• 15 mins

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Role Modelling

Anne-Marie Imafidon argues that we need to think differently about role models.

• 15 mins

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Nothing to Lose

Byron Vincent discusses nature versus nurture, and society's obligations to its weakest.

• 15 mins

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Cult of Girls

Sharon Kinsella explores the Japanese 'cult of girls'.

• 15 mins

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Making a Home

Becky Manson discusses the meaning of home, as home ownership becomes less common.

• 15 mins

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Benet Brandreth

Benet Brandreth criticises the bankruptcy of current political discourse.

• 15 mins

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Philippa Perry

Philippa Perry explains why the stories we tell to and about ourselves are so powerful.

• 15 mins

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Rebecca Mott

Rebecca Mott calls for the abolition of prostitution.

• 15 mins

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Mark Graham

Thought-provoking talks with a personal dimension.

• 15 mins

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SF Said

SF Said believes fiction can help to bridge the divide between 'us' and 'them'.

• 15 mins

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Rachel Armstrong

Rachel Armstrong proposes we should harness the computing power of the natural world.

• 15 mins

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Jonathan Ree

Jonathan Ree warns against the current fashion for confusing morality with politics.

• 15 mins

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Jono Vernon-Powell

Jono Vernon-Powell argues for a revival in the lost art of hitchhiking.

• 15 mins

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Sandra Newman

Sandra Newman argues that genuinely cool people are a liability.

• 15 mins

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Karl Sharro

Karl Sharro wants people to be allowed to build whatever they want.

• 15 mins

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Serena Kutchinsky

Serena Kutchinsky reflects on a fateful obsession with the Faberge egg.

• 15 mins

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Jasper Fforde

Jasper Fforde asks whether humans have reached the limit of creative thought.

• 15 mins

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Noreena Hertz

Noreena Hertz argues that it is sometimes very dangerous to put your trust in experts.

• 15 mins

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Rupert Goodwins

Technology writer Rupert Goodwins asks what has gone wrong with internet discourse.

• 15 mins

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Adjoa Andoh

Adjoa Andoh on raising a transgender child.

• 15 mins

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Philip North

Philip North argues that poor people have been held back by the professional middle class.

• 15 mins

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Americans Abroad

Mara Oliva argues that we need to think differently about Americans and foreign policy.

• 15 mins

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A New Currency of Commitment

Comedian Rosie Wilby proposes the end of monogamy.

• 15 mins