Radical with Amol Rajan

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Can Donald Trump Be Compared To Julius Caesar? (Your Radical Questions with Tom Holland)

Historian and The Rest Is History co-host Tom Holland answers your questions about whether Britain is currently in a more precarious state than it was in the 1970s, what definition of ‘radical’ best describes him and if he will ever score a century playing cricket.He also explain ... Show more

. 21min 33sec

Radical History: Greek Gods, Roman Emperors and Religion (with Tom Holland from The Rest Is History)

Historian and co-host of The Rest Is History podcast Tom Holland joins Amol to explore the history of radical ideas and what it means to be radical today. Tom explains why Christianity represented such a radical break from what came before, how it shaped secular thought in the We ... Show more

. 53min 26sec

Radical Essay: How Is Technology Changing Our Lives? (A 2025 Review)

From social media to artificial intelligence, one of themes of the first six months of Radical has been whether modern technology augments and improves what it is to be human or, on the contrary, degrades and damages our species.In this final episode of 2025 Amol reflects on what ... Show more

. 33min 5sec

What Do You Think About AI Using Your Writing? (Your Radical Questions with Naomi Alderman)

Best-selling author Naomi Alderman answers your questions about her first non-fiction book, how she feels about her writing being used to train AI models and whether there will be a new series of ‘The Power’ on Amazon Prime.And Naomi also reveals exciting new details about her la ... Show more

. 24min 39sec

Information Crisis: Why Social Media Bans Aren't The Answer (Naomi Alderman)

What happens when a new technology transforms how we communicate ideas and information? Best-selling science fiction writer Naomi Alderman joins Amol to explain why she thinks the digital age has pushed us into a “third information crisis”, which is as profound as the invention o ... Show more

. 1h 6min