Free Thinking Episodes Available now
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.
Are we all American now?
Freddy Gray, Dr Katie McGettigan, Amanda Taub, Kit Davis and Rana Mitter join Anne McElvoy
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
Why we read
Shahidha Bari and guests discuss the value of reading fiction and of writing history.
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
Escapism
Matthew Sweet and guests question whether you can ever really escape.
