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24/03/2010
Book fairs and the Bow Street Runners.
31/03/2010
Sexuality in later life and interracial relationships in Latin America.
07/04/2010
Is the secular world under threat? Discussing new demographics and the future of belief.
14/04/2010
Is the British weekend under threat? Plus new research on home education.
Inequality and nakedness
A brief history of nakedness - its role in politics, protest and popular culture.
Capitalism and Development
Laurie Taylor discusses capitalism with leading economists David Harvey and Ha Joon Chang.
Dective tours and Russian organised crime
From Morse to Wallander, the anthropology of the detective tour. Plus criminals in Russia.
Evacuation
The social impact of sending millions from the cities to the country during WWII.
19/05/2010
New research revealing the rifts and resentment created by researching family history.
26/05/2010
Has black music declined? Laurie Taylor discusses with Paul Gilroy and Caspar Melville.
02/06/2010
Laurie Taylor explores the relationship of language to culture with AC Grayling.
09/06/2010
The changing way we commemorate the dead: a study of the war in Afghanistan.
Fanaticism
Fanaticism: use and abuse of a wild idea. Laurie Taylor talks to John Gray.
Social Capital
Is the buzz phrase 'social capital' a big mistake? Also, what it means to be a twin.
Subcultures
Girly pop and heavy metal: Laurie Taylor visits a university conference on sub-cultures.
Niall Ferguson on financier Siegmund Warburg
Niall Ferguson tells Laurie Taylor about his new book on financier Siegmund Warburg.
Physiognomy and Teenage music
Do facial features indicate moral character? Laurie explores the culture of physiognomy.
Lap dancing - Climate change
Rachela Colosi tells Laurie about her detailed ethnography of a lap dancing club.
Oslo drug dealers - Choice
How does having more choice affect our lives? Laurie Taylor discusses a new study.
Robots and gender - Economic progress
Laurie Taylor hears why growth is good for all. Plus the rise of the fembot.
Disenchantment
The impact of the rational: Laurie Taylor explores the social concept of 'Disenchantment'.
Black Emancipation
Laurie Taylor discusses emancipation, ideas of black freedom from slavery to the present.
Alienation
Laurie Taylor explores the meaning and relevance of Karl Marx's theory of alienation.
French culture - Network Nudge
Laurie explores the decline in French culture and the power of networks.
British Society of Criminology Conference at Leicester University
Laurie Taylor visits the British Society of Criminology Conference at Leicester University
Eavesdropping - CCTV in schools
An exploration of the meaning and history of 'eavesdropping', from cafe society to Twitter
Secrets of Capitalism - Religion and Science
Eeconomist Ha-Joon Chang tries to expose the 'myths' of free-market capitalism.
Liverpool Football Club - Au Pairs
Laurie Taylor discusses a new study of au pairs in the UK and examines Liverpool FC.
Drugs trial calamity - McCarthy stigma
Laurie Taylor examines new research about black listed artists during the McCarthy period.
Economic migration and happiness - Hairdressing and emotional labour
Laurie Taylor discusses being paid to be nice and explores migration versus happiness.
Global higher education - Homophobia and football
Laurie Taylor examines homophobia and football and looks at global higher education.