Four Thought Podcast
Series of thought-provoking talks in which the speakers air their thinking on the trends, ideas, interests and passions that affect culture and society
Episodes to download
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Karl Sharro—Series 4
Wed 25 Jun 2014
52/3 Karl Sharro wants people to be allowed to build whatever they want.
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Sandra Newman—Series 4
Wed 18 Jun 2014
51/3 Sandra Newman argues that genuinely cool people are a liability.
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Jono Vernon-Powell—Series 4
Wed 11 Jun 2014
50/3 Jono Vernon-Powell argues for a revival in the lost art of hitchhiking.
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Jonathan Ree—Series 4
Wed 4 Jun 2014
49/3 Jonathan Ree warns against the current fashion for confusing morality with politics.
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Rachel Armstrong—Series 4
Wed 28 May 2014
48/3 Rachel Armstrong proposes we should harness the computing power of the natural world.
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SF Said—Series 4
Wed 21 May 2014
47/3 SF Said believes fiction can help to bridge the divide between 'us' and 'them'.
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Philippa Perry—Series 4
Wed 30 Apr 2014
44/3 Philippa Perry explains why the stories we tell to and about ourselves are so powerful.
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Benet Brandreth—Series 4
Wed 23 Apr 2014
43/3 Benet Brandreth criticises the bankruptcy of current political discourse.
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Making a 成人快手—Series 4
Wed 5 Mar 2014
41/3 Becky Manson discusses the meaning of home, as home ownership becomes less common.
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Nothing to Lose—Series 4
Wed 19 Feb 2014
39/3 Byron Vincent discusses nature versus nurture, and society's obligations to its weakest.
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Role Modelling—Series 4
Wed 12 Feb 2014
38/3 Anne-Marie Imafidon argues that we need to think differently about role models.
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Heaven Crawley—Series 4
Wed 5 Feb 2014
37/3 Heaven Crawley argues for a different approach in our attitude towards asylum seekers.
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Matthew Engel—Series 4
Wed 29 Jan 2014
36/3 Matthew Engel makes a secular case for reclaiming the peace and quiet of the Sabbath.
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Emile Simpson—Series 4
Wed 22 Jan 2014
35/3 Former soldier Emile Simpson argues we need to rethink the way we fight wars.
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Curtis Blanc—Series 4
Wed 15 Jan 2014
34/3 Former prisoner turned entrepreneur, Curtis Blanc, says prison only works if you let it.
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Refugee Stories—Series 4
Wed 8 Jan 2014
33/3 Agnes Woolley examines what is missing from the stories told by, and about, refugees.
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Courage and Effect—Series 4
Wed 4 Dec 2013
32/3 Brian Lavery on how a fishwife from Hull changed the country's most dangerous industry.
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Chemophobia—Series 4
Wed 27 Nov 2013
31/3 Chemistry lecturer Mark Lorch asks why we are all so afraid of chemicals.
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Ambivalence: For and Against—Series 4
Wed 20 Nov 2013
Mark O'Connell argues that in an age of strong opinions, we should embrace ambivalence.
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Putting Profit in Its Place—Series 4
Wed 13 Nov 2013
29/3 Jane Burston argues that we should put profit in its place: as a means to an end.
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How to Remember—Series 4
Wed 6 Nov 2013
28/3 Sam Edwards argues that we should think again about how we memorialise war.
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Learning from our teenage selves—Series 4
Wed 30 Oct 2013
27/3 Molly Naylor explores what we can learn from our teenage selves.
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Empires of Attention—Series 4
Wed 23 Oct 2013
26/3 Matt Locke examines how our attention has shaped our culture.
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Drugs in Sport—Series 4
Wed 9 Oct 2013
24/3 Paul Dimeo argues that drugs have made modern sport what it is today.
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Language Is Power—Series 4
Wed 2 Oct 2013
23/3 Lindsay Johns says language is power, and makes the case for speaking English properly.
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Mona Siddiqui—Series 4
Wed 25 Sep 2013
22/3 Prof Mona Siddiqui considers the importance of friendship in a divided world.
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