Free Thinking Episodes Available now
Common Sense
Ann Widdecombe, Rachel Wiseman, Sarah Jilani and Tiffany Watt Smith with Matthew Sweet.
Knowing when to stop
From art to activism, campaigning to cabaret, Shahidha Bari asks when is enough enough?
Beer, crisps and the British pub
Tim Martin, Natalie Whittle, Professor Philip Howell, Dr Marianne Hem Eriksen, Ben Wright.
Luck, predictability and superstition
Dr Christian Busch, Bobby Seagull, Sharron Davies, Dr Kate Tomas and Timandra Harkness.
How we think about evil
Matthew Sweet and guests pick up from this year's Reith lectures and look at ideas of evil
Gifts and Gratitude
Following Thanksgiving, and as Christmas approaches, Shahidha Bari on giving and receiving
Diplomacy from Ancient Greece to Trump
Sir Nigel Sheinwald, Professor Clare Jackson, Bronwen Maddox, Dr Holly Furneaux
Cosy comfort reading or Nietzsche?
Alexander McCall Smith, Susannah Clapp, Tom Shakespeare, Deborah Sugg Ryan & Hugo Drochon
Milton and our modern world
It is 350 years since the death of Milton. We discuss ideas of Puritanism and divorce.
Ghosts, death and ecstatic states
Shahidha Bari with Irving Finkel, Simon Critchley, Chris Harding and Hetta Howes.
