The Reith Lectures Podcast
Significant international thinkers deliver the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ's flagship annual lecture series
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Can we change violent minds?—Gwen Adshead - Four Questions about Violence
Last Tuesday
4/4 In her final Reith Lecture, Dr Gwen Adshead asks if we can change violent minds.
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Does Trauma Cause Violence?—Gwen Adshead - Four Questions about Violence
Tue 10 Dec 2024
3/4 Forensic psychiatrist Dr Gwen Adshead asks if trauma causes violence.
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Aren't they all evil?—Gwen Adshead - Four Questions about Violence
Tue 3 Dec 2024
2/4 Forensic psychiatrist Dr Gwen Adshead asks: Aren't they all evil?
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Is Violence Normal?—Gwen Adshead - Four Questions about Violence
Tue 26 Nov 2024
1/4 Forensic psychiatrist Dr Gwen Adshead asks if violence is normal.
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4. The Future of Prosperity—Ben Ansell: Our Democratic Future
Wed 20 Dec 2023
4/4 Ben Ansell concludes his series of Reith Lectures on why politics fails
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3. The Future of Solidarity—Ben Ansell: Our Democratic Future
Wed 13 Dec 2023
3/4 Ben Ansell's third 2023 Reith Lecture on why politics fails.
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2. The Future of Security—Ben Ansell: Our Democratic Future
Wed 6 Dec 2023
2/4 Professor Ben Ansell gives the second of his 2023 Reith Lectures on why politics fails.
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1. The Future of Democracy—Ben Ansell: Our Democratic Future
Wed 29 Nov 2023
1/4 Professor Ben Ansell delivers the first 2023 Reith Lectures on Our Democratic Future.
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4. Freedom from Fear—The Four Freedoms
Wed 21 Dec 2022
4/5 Foreign affairs expert Dr Fiona Hill gives her Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Reith Lecture on Freedom from Fear.
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3. Freedom from Want—The Four Freedoms
Wed 14 Dec 2022
3/5 Author and musician Darren McGarvey, delivers his Reith Lecture on 'Freedom from Want'.
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2. Rhyddid i Addoli—The Four Freedoms
Wed 7 Dec 2022
Rowan Williams delivers his Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Reith lecture on faith and liberty in Welsh.
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2. Freedom of Worship—The Four Freedoms
Wed 7 Dec 2022
2/5 Rowan Williams delivers his Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Reith Lecture on faith and liberty
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1. Freedom of Speech—The Four Freedoms
Wed 30 Nov 2022
1/5 Best-selling author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Reith Lecture on freedom of speech.
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AI: A Future for Humans—Stuart Russell - Living With Artificial Intelligence
Wed 22 Dec 2021
4/4 Stuart Russell suggests a way forward for human control over artificial intelligence.
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AI in the economy—Stuart Russell - Living With Artificial Intelligence
Wed 15 Dec 2021
3/4 What will artificial intelligence mean for the future of work?
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AI in warfare—Stuart Russell - Living With Artificial Intelligence
Wed 8 Dec 2021
2/4 Stuart Russell warns of the dangers of developing autonomous weapon systems
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The Biggest Event in Human History—Stuart Russell - Living With Artificial Intelligence
Wed 1 Dec 2021
1/4 Stuart Russell asks how artificial intelligence could transform our world
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From Climate Crisis to Real Prosperity—Mark Carney - How We Get What We Value
Wed 23 Dec 2020
4/4 Mark Carney argues that the market can be redirected to alleviating climate change.
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From Covid Crisis to Renaissance—Mark Carney - How We Get What We Value
Wed 16 Dec 2020
3/4 Mark Carney looks at the tensions between economic and human values during the pandemic.
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From Credit Crisis to Resilience—Mark Carney - How We Get What We Value
Wed 9 Dec 2020
2/4 Mark Carney assesses what lessons have been learnt from the 2008 financial crash.
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From Moral to Market Sentiments—Mark Carney - How We Get What We Value
Wed 2 Dec 2020
1/4 Why have financial values come to be considered more important than human ones?
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Shifting the Foundations—Jonathan Sumption - Law and the Decline of Politics
Tue 18 Jun 2019
Jonathan Sumption argues against Britain adopting a written constitution.
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Rights and the Ideal Constitution—Jonathan Sumption - Law and the Decline of Politics
Tue 11 Jun 2019
Jonathan Sumption assess the pros and cons of written and unwritten constitutions.
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Human Rights and Wrongs—Jonathan Sumption - Law and the Decline of Politics
Tue 4 Jun 2019
Jonathan Sumption argues that courts have usurped power via human rights law.
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In Praise of Politics—Jonathan Sumption - Law and the Decline of Politics
Tue 28 May 2019
Jonathan Sumption explains how democracy can accommodate opposing opinions and interests
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Law's Expanding Empire—Jonathan Sumption - Law and the Decline of Politics
Tue 21 May 2019
Jonathan Sumption argues that the law is taking over the space once occupied by politics.
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War's Fatal Attraction—Margaret MacMillan - The Mark of Cain
Tue 24 Jul 2018
5/5 Margaret MacMillan examines how we remember and represent war in art.
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Managing the Unmanageable—Margaret MacMillan - The Mark of Cain
Tue 17 Jul 2018
4/5 Margaret MacMillan assesses attempts to constrain and justify conflict.
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Civilians and War—Margaret MacMillan - The Mark of Cain
Tue 10 Jul 2018
3/5 Margaret MacMillan examines the role of civilians as supporters and victims of conflict.
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Fearing and Loving: Making Sense of the Warrior—Margaret MacMillan - The Mark of Cain
Tue 3 Jul 2018
2/5 Margaret MacMillan explores our complex relationship with the people who go to war.
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Four lectures recommended by the series producer.
