A Point of View Podcast
A weekly reflection on a topical issue.
Episodes to download
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In Praise of the Nanny State
Fri 20 Sep 2024
Howard Jacobson argues that liberation from red tape is no way to run a country.
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Debating the American Future
Fri 6 Sep 2024
Sarah Dunant looks forward to next week's US presidential debate.
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The Power of Weird
Fri 23 Aug 2024
AL Kennedy on how a passing remark has given 'weird' back its mojo.
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Making the Grade
Fri 16 Aug 2024
David Goodhart argues that the days of an ever-expanding university sector are over.
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On Imposter Syndrome
Fri 9 Aug 2024
Sara Wheeler reflects on the societal forces that have created the imposter syndrome.
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Olympics Now and Then
Fri 26 Jul 2024
Michael Morpurgo on heroism, triumph and disappointment as the Olympics gets underway.
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No Country for Old Men
Fri 12 Jul 2024
Sarah Dunant on the profound challenge to America's sense of its own youthfulness.
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Nothing but Nightingale
Sun 7 Jul 2024
Rebecca Stott on why Iris Murdoch's theory of 'unselfing' is so apt for our present moment
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The Stuff of Museums
Sun 30 Jun 2024
Mary Beard on the function of museums and the thorny issue of what should be in them.
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Beyond Bricks and Mortar
Sun 23 Jun 2024
Megan Nolan on why she's well suited to the insecurity of her generation's housing crisis.
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It's Me or the Lamborghini
Fri 7 Jun 2024
Howard Jacobson ponders why men suddenly want to read about love.
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Orwell on the Campaign Trail
Fri 31 May 2024
Mark Damazer on elections and the tricky business of political language.
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Permanently Restless
Fri 24 May 2024
Sara Wheeler ponders whether holidays ever really deliver the escape that we yearn for.
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A Clean Break
Fri 17 May 2024
Tom Shakespeare calls for new thinking to fix the current crisis in our prisons.
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Protagonists of Reality
Fri 3 May 2024
Megan Nolan on New York as the Main Character Syndrome capital of the world.
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Me and my medical data
Fri 26 Apr 2024
Will Self with a very personal take on the rise of medical records apps.
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On Anger
Fri 19 Apr 2024
Caleb Azumah Nelson on why anger is no longer a stranger to him, but a friend.
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It's all right for you
Fri 12 Apr 2024
Sara Wheeler reflects on being a sibling to her brother who has a lifelong disability.
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Trump's Second Coming
Fri 22 Mar 2024
John Gray accuses US liberals of displaying a 'reckless hubris' in the election campaign.
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