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Rules and Order
Are we are more orderly society than in the past?
Futilitarianism - Extreme Pessimists
Laurie Taylor talks to Neil Vallelly about current feelings of futility and uselessness.
Gender and Alcohol
Gender and alcohol - the craft drink scene and what constitutes a 'proper night out'?
Protests
Protests: from Occupy to MeToo and Iran.
The NHS
The NHS and the 'sick note'.
The Internet - how it shapes the past and the future
The Internet - how it shapes our understanding of the past and the future.
The football pools - mass investment
Betting and investment - what are the connections and the differences?
Self-improvement
Self-improvement: are 'wellness' and 'confidence' cultures enhancing our lives?
Dirty Work
Dirty work - the invisible labour we choose not to see.
Parenting
Parenting - a cultural history.
Religion of Work and Welfare
The religion of work and welfare.
Museums
Museums: Then and now.
Asylum and 'Â鶹ԼÅÄ'
Asylum and 'home' - the impact of asylum dispersal and Syrian refugees' quest for home.
Elite Universities - Working Class Students
Elite universities and the lives of working class academics.
Poverty
Laurie Taylor explores the causes and consequences of poverty in the UK and US.
Democracy
Democracy - what threatens or promotes it?
Dance Culture
Laurie Taylor takes a journey through the dancefloor, from the electric slide to the tango
Taste and Lifestyle
Taste and Lifestyle: how consumer culture remade taste and the West Indian front room.
Prison Abolition
Laurie Taylor considers the radical case for ending imprisonment.
Digital intimacy
How are algorithms transforming our relationships?
Fashion Re-imagined
Fashion Re-imagined: how might we create a more equitable industry?
High Finance
Laurie Taylor considers the impact of the asset management industry on our everyday lives.
The Petite Bourgeoisie
Laurie Taylor explores the unstoppable rise of the lower middle class.
Boxing and Kickboxing
Boxing and Kickboxing: Laurie Taylor explores their potential for transforming lives.
Water Ways
An exploration of human relationships with water.
Guns
Guns: from gun sellers in the US to the impact of the gun on human progress.
Woke
Laurie Taylor talks to philosopher Susan Neiman about the concept of ‘woke’.
Sugar
Sugar: its social history and meaning in our lives.
Pets
How the British relationship to companion animals has changed. Also, the dog walk.
The Grave - Memorial Benches
Laurie Taylor explores the origins of the grave and the meaning of memorial benches.
Intersections
Intersections - how violence impacts some people more than others.