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Wealthy Irish and Sandwiches
Laurie Taylor is joined by John Murray Brown to discuss the new found wealth of the Irish.
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Violence - Arab Television
Laurie Taylor discusses acts of violence with cultural philosopher Slavoj Žižek.
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Cities and Memory - Berlin Extra
Laurie Taylor discusses how cities reflect the pride and shame of what has gone before.
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Ghosts of Berlin
Laurie Taylor explores the city of Berlin's continuing struggle with its troubled history.
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The British Love of Gardening - Finance and World Events
Laurie Taylor explores the history of British gardening and financial markets.
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Sex Trafficking - Hunger
Laurie Taylor explores the history of hunger and exposes the myths of human trafficking.
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Grandparents - Tourism
What makes a good Grandparent? Laurie Taylor discovers the secret to a good relationship.
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Globalization
Laurie Taylor discusses the accelerating process of globalisation with Professor Stiglitz.
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Bob Marley - John Stuart Mill
Laurie Taylor debates the cultural impact of Bob Marley’s music with Dr Jason Toynbee.
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Suicide Bombers - Luxury
Laurie Taylor tries to understand present-day suicide bombers with James Dingley.
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The Day of the Dead - Uses of Nature
Laurie Taylor debates the uses of nature and asks if it really is so good for us.
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Channel Four - Day of the Dead
Laurie Taylor celebrates the 25 years of Channel 4 and the Mexican ‘Day of the Dead’.
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China and the Markets - UFO
Laurie Taylor explores our relationship with aliens to understand the nature of faith.
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Gender Voting - Revolution
Laurie Taylor explores whether revolutions are violently bad or just misunderstood.
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The Hairless Body - Ghosts
Wax or shave? Laurie Taylor discusses the war on body hair with Professor Anneke Smelik.
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Planet of Slums Follow Up - Popular Comedy
Laurie Taylor re-visits the topic of new urban mega slums with Professor Patrick Wakely
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Planet of Slums
Laurie Taylor discusses the problems of urban slums with Mike Davis and Patrick Wakely.
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Howard Becker - ARAB CONQUESTS AND SOCIAL MEMORY
Laurie Taylor explores Howard Becker’s influential assumptions about Outsiders.
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On Brick Lane - Sex and the Whip
Laurie Taylor discusses the place of the whip in the history of arousal.
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The Attainment Gap
Laurie Taylor explores the class gap in today's divided Britain.
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The Generation Gap
Laurie Taylor examines the generation gap in today's divided Britain
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The Residential Gap
Laurie Taylor explores the social gaps in today's divided Britain.
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The Oprah Phenomenon - Complexity Theory
Oprah Winfrey is one of the most successful women in America, Laurie Taylor finds out why.
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Commodification of Water - Job Satisfaction
Water, water everywhere, but who owns it? Laurie Taylor finds out.
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Cappuccino Conquests - The Culture of Calamity
Laurie Taylor discusses how the espresso evolution led to the cappuccino conquests.
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Gypsy Children & Education - Blind Willie McTell
Laurie Taylor discusses the cultural and educational needs of Gypsy children.
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A Social History of Dying - Obituaries
Laurie Taylor explores the social history of dying and the social memory of obituaries.
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Adam Smith (1723-1790)
Laurie Taylor and guests discuss the life and work of Adam Smith, the Father of Economics.
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Amazonian Friendship - Shame and Stigma
Laurie Taylor hears from a Peruvian anthropologist on how Amazonian Indians make friends.
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South African Land Reform - Intimate Life
How has erotic and intimate life changed since 1945? Laurie Taylor examines a new report.