Arts & Ideas Episodes Available now

Are we all American now?
3Short Freddy Gray, Dr Katie McGettigan, Amanda Taub, Kit Davis, Rana Mitter

Insiders & Outsiders
Matthew Sweet and guests explore the secret languages of the internet and beyond

Childhood and innocence
Katherine Rundell, Emily Baughan, Grace Lockrobin, Miriam Cates, Andrew Cooper

Reading & Empathy
With Shahidha Bari and guests

The eternal dynamic of Rivalry, Fredric Jameson, the newly reopened Warburg Institute
Michael Crick, Helen Castor, David Edmonds, Kate Maltby and Roger Luckhurst

Crisis & Decision
Do we live in a time of crisis? Matthew Sweet gets to grips with the present moment

Carl Schmitt, democracy and dictatorship
Anne McElvoy with guests including David Runciman and Gisela Stuart

Carl Schmitt, democracy and dictatorship
Anne McElvoy with guests including David Runciman and Gisela Stuart

Escapism
Matthew Sweet and guests question whether you can ever really escape

The illusion of time, the summer solstice & the philosophy of comedy
Mark Miodownik, Emily Herring, Rob Newman & Fay Dowker consider Time with Matthew Sweet