History of Ideas 11: Umberto Eco

In the second part of their conversation about what has happened to our ideas of the future David and Ivan Krastev explore where the future is going next. Why do our expectations of what comes after us shift as we live longer and our societies age? What changes in the human under ...  Show more

Today’s episode is the first of two with writer and political scientist Ivan Krastev exploring what has happened to our ideas of the future. When did thinking about the future become the way we defined our present? What goes wrong with democracy when we start to lose our faith in ...  Show more

One of the most controversial figures of the 2010s, Julian Assange is either a criminal, a hero, or both. Carter dives into Assange’s story, examining what it really takes to bring government secrets out of the shadows. Conspiracy Theories is now on Instagram @theconspiracypod an ...  Show more

The castaway in Desert Island Discs this week is the writer Umberto Eco. His best-selling novel The Name of the Rose propelled him from the relative obscurity of his post as Professor of Semiotics at Bologna University to worldwide fame at the age of 50.He'll be talking to Sue La ...  Show more

Bro History Rise of WikiLeaks On today’s episode, we discuss how Wikileaks has impacted world events. Support on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/brohistory #203 Rise of WikiLeaks szamotah Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices 

Dive into the shadows of power in our latest episode, unraveling the secrets of the Watergate scandal. Unearth a covert agenda hidden beneath political turmoil, where wiretapping and document theft are mere glimpses of a more profound story. Explore whispers of rogue agents, a ...