The History of Bad Ideas: The Death of the Author

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Now & Then with Robert Saunders: Churchill’s ‘Iron Curtain’ Speech @80

Today’s episode sees the return of our occasional series with historian Robert Saunders looking at significant political anniversaries: this time it’s the 80th anniversary of Winston Churchill’s ‘Sinews of Peace’ speech given at Fulton, Missouri in March 1946. The speech is best ...  Show more

Where Are We Going? Societal Collapse – The Future

In the fourth and final conversation in this series David talks to Luke Kemp, author of Goliath’s Curse, about where we might be heading. Where does the greatest risk of global collapse lie? Who is ultimately responsible for our fate? What makes states and corporations the agents ...  Show more

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