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Improving or Ruining the Future? Kevin Rudd. Finland 100.

Kelly and Zach Weinersmith share visions of the future with Rana Mitter. Plus former Australian PM Kevin Rudd on power and a discussion of 100 years of Finnish independence.

Kelly and Zach Weinersmith share visions of the future with Rana Mitter. Plus former Australian PM Kevin Rudd on power and what images does Finland conjure 100 years after independence? We hear from Pauliina Stahlberg, Director of the Finnish Institute and Anne Robbins, curator of Lake Keitele: A Vision of Finland which runs at the National Gallery in London until 4 February 2018.

Soonish: Ten Emerging Technologies That'll Improve and/or Ruin Everything by Kelly and Zach Weinersmith is out now.
You can find a collection of Free Thinking the Future conversations on the programme website.

Kevin Rudd's Memoir is called Not for the Faint-hearted: A Personal Reflection on Life, Politics and Purpose 1957-2007

Producer: Debbie Kilbride

Photograph: Kevin Rudd at the Australian National University, Canberra, Australia on October 27, 2017. Credit: Michael Masters / Getty Images

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Wed 22 Nov 2017 22:00
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Presenter Rana Mitter
Interviewed Guest Zach Weinersmith
Interviewed Guest Kelly Weinersmith
Producer Debbie Kilbride

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  • Wed 22 Nov 2017 22:00
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 3

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