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26/01/2011
Ronald Dworkin and Anthony Grayling on liberty versus equality.
02/02/2011
The growth in second home ownership and the cult of the bike.
Working men's health practices - Plastic surgery in Brazil
Laurie discusses cosmetic surgery in Brazil and the health of British working men.
Islam and capitalism - Sex before the sexual revolution
Sex before the Sexual Revolution and how Islam reacts to capitalism.
Irregular and undocumented workers - America's death penalty
Why does the US support capital punishment? Also, illegal workers in the UK.
Ethical capital - The Burden of Happiness
Is happiness the answer? Pascal Bruckner says it is not. Also, the legacies of the poor.
Outsourced Cultures - Happiness Letters
How answering calls will change your life: the cultural impact of call centres in India.
Stuart Hall
A special edition: Laurie talks to cultural theorist Stuart Hall.
The Impact of the Temperance Movement - The New North
Laurie Taylor explores shifts in world power. Also, the legacy of 19th-century Temperance.
Mafias - Live Music
Why does live music now make more money than recorded? Also, Mafias on the move.
Streetlife - Performing politics in the square
Street Politics and 'performing' the revolution in Tahrir Square.
Catholic Police Officers in Northern Ireland - Facebook
Catholic police officers in Northern Ireland and Facebook in Trinidad.
Demise of a Welsh steel town - Sexual politics of ballroom dancing (BSA 60th Anniversary)
A special edition with new research from the British Sociological Association conference.
Craft and Community
Laurie Taylor explores craft and community with Richard Sennett and David Gauntlett.
The Poor on Poverty and Radical Gardening
Laurie Taylor explores radical gardening with George McKay.
Russian Children in Custody - Paranormal Media
Laurie Taylor explores representations of the paranormal; Russian youngsters in custody.
Street Names - The Shock of Old
Laurie Taylor explores why street people and rough sleepers disguise their identity.
Cemetery Taboo - The City
New research on cemetery etiquette and on the future of cities.
Playboy - Celebrity politics
Is Playboy "an unlikely ally for the feminist cause"? Also, celebrity politics.
Household breakup in New Orleans - Communist memories
Family breakdown post Hurricane Katrina. Also, remembering Communism.
08/06/2011
Dirt, filth and why we like to be clean: A special edition at the Wellcome Collection.
HG Wells, Utopias, Paraphernalia
Combs, keys, glasses - how everyday objects can have special powers. Also, Utopia.
The Politics of Sleep - Women Who Kill
Laurie discusses the politics of sleep and women who kill.
Chavs - Ageing Goths
That word 'chav' and the characterisation of the working class. Also, ageing Goths.
Comedy capital - Work's intimacy
Laurie considers the links of our work and home lives plus the cultural currency of comedy
Liverpool Riots - Children and Politics
Laurie Taylor hears about the Liverpool riots and political childhoods.
Privacy and parenting by mobile phone.
Creating capabilities
Martha Nussbaum on human capabilities.
The mummy's curse - Death photography
Laurie Taylor investigates the curse of the mummy and other myths of the Orient.
Children, sex and mobile phones - Terror of history
With Laurie Taylor. Mobile phones and sexual discovery, also the 'terror of history'.
Blame the parents? - Chungking Mansions, Hong Kong
Blame the parents? New research on UK gangs. Also, Chungking Mansions in Hong Kong.