Best Tim Hutton Podcasts (2025)

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STRIKE THREE 45:35

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Get in touch to submit a question or send us your feedback. We like to open a season with a bit of industrial action and this season is no exception. At the time of recording, Equity UK was awaiting the results of an indicative ballot on strike action. Would performers be prepared to refuse to be scanned on set? The outcome on 18th December 2025 wa…

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S9 Ep8: US and China: behind the rhetoric with Rana Mitter 34:56

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Joining Will Hutton for the final episode of Season 9 is Professor Rana Mitter, an authority on contemporary China and U.S relations. He is the ST Lee Chair in US-Asia Relations at the Harvard Kennedy School. In the conversation, Professor Mitter argues that we should look past the often prevailing sense of doom regarding U.S.-China relations to ex…

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S9 Ep7: Investing in the Early Years: Can policy catch up with evidence? with Eleanor Ireland 32:01

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Almost a third of five-year-olds in Britain enter primary school without the essential language, communication, and literacy skills they need to thrive. Eleanor Ireland, our guest today, looks at the critical importance of early childhood development and the widening disadvantage gap as inequality deepens in Britain. Eleanor is one of the Programme…

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S9 Ep6: Can language convict a criminal? with Tim Grant 33:54

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Professor Tim Grant is one of the world's most experienced forensic linguistic practitioners who specialises in the analysis of abusive and threatening communications. He is an academic practitioner in the field of forensic linguistics - teaching and leading research as a professor at Aston University. As the former director of the Aston Institute …

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S9 Ep5: Evidence for change: rethinking child poverty policy with Alex Beer 27:34

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Our guest today, Alex Beer, joins us at a critical time as the UK Government prepares to publish its child poverty strategy this autumn. According to official numbers, there are 4.5 million children living in poverty in the UK and 1.1m children are in families that have used a food bank in the past year. The Nuffield Foundation launched a major new…

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S9 Ep4: Inoculating the mind: protecting against misinformation with Sander van der Linden 34:48

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Professor Sander van der Linden explores the impact of misinformation and how to prevent its spread within the general public. His work as Professor of Social Psychology at the University of Cambridge and Director of the Cambridge Social Decision-Making Lab focuses on the origins of "fake news" and its role in societal divisions. In this conversati…

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S9 Ep3: Our Love Affair with Travel with journalist Simon Calder 32:12

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Simon Calder is the man with the answers when it comes to any travel related questions. Having started as a travel journalist at the Independent newspaper in 1994, Simon has decades of knowledge and insight when it comes to the travel industry. He joins our host Will Hutton to impart some of his expertise and they tackle topics from the pros and co…

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S9 Ep2: Saving the 86 bus and designing better cities for the old and young with Tine Buffell and Julia King 33:13

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S9 Ep1: Emergency planning is more about tea than being James Bond with Lucy Easthope 33:21

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Professor Lucy Easthope is a leading authority on recovering from disaster and she joins our host Will Hutton in the first episode of Season 9 of the We Society. They discusses the long-term implications of the COVID-19 pandemic and other disasters on societal resilience. Drawing from her experiences and insights in emergency planning, she highligh…

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S8 Ep9: The We Society Season 9 Trailer 1:33

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Join host Will Hutton for Season 9 of the We Society from next week to hear some of the best ideas to shape the way we live. Launching October 1 with an interview with Lucy Easthope, an international adviser on disaster recovery. In this podcast series, you will hear interviews from social scientists, business leaders and public figures to hear the…

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S8 Ep8: Solving the Productivity Puzzle with Ed Balls, Anna Stansbury and Dan Turner 40:26

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In the final episode of Season 8 of the We Society, our host Will Hutton is joined by economist and former Labour politician Ed Balls, Dr. Anna Stansbury, a researcher in labour and macroeconomics from MIT, and Dan Turner, Chief Research Officer for the Office of Gordon and Sarah Brown focused on national and regional inequalities. All three have r…

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S8 Ep7: The Social Life of Pain with Tom Shakespeare 28:14

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In the UK alone, around one in four adults are experiencing chronic pain. And nearly a quarter of the population live with some form of disability. Yet despite these numbers, pain and disability are still too often talked about in hushed tones, misunderstood, or entirely overlooked in public life. How do we talk about pain that doesn’t go away? How…

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S8 Ep6: Borders, Brexit, and Fault Lines with Katy Hayward 28:39

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Borders contain nations, act as fault lines, but are also meeting points, where different cultures, people, and ideologies come into contact. Nowhere has this been more visible, more painful, and more politically charged than the island of Ireland. In this episode, Will Hutton is joined by Professor Katy Hayward. She’s one of the UK’s leading voice…

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S8 Ep5: Care or Incarceration? How some of the UK’s most vulnerable children are being failed with Lisa Harker 28:31

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We speak with Lisa Harker, the Director of the Nuffield Family Justice Observatory, who gives us an insight into the alarming rise in the use of Deprivation of Liberty Orders on children. She explains how vulnerable children, many born into poverty and facing complex needs, are increasingly subjected to severe restrictions on their freedom through …

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S8 Ep4: Taking entrepreneurship beyond business with Eleanor Shaw 29:59

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What is the link between social science and entrepreneurship? To give us the answer, Will Hutton speaks to Professor Eleanor Shaw OBE, an academic specialising in Entrepreneurship and Innovation at the University of Strathclyde to delve into the social science dimension of entrepreneurship. Eleanor believes that entrepreneurial spirit stems from re…

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S8 Ep3: Population, Data & Destiny with Andy Tatem 30:51

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Professor Andy Tatem talks to us about WorldPop, the research programme he heads that is based in the School of Geography and Environmental Science, University of Southampton. The team at WorldPop uses satellite imagery and mobile phone data to map population distributions in areas of the Global South and this data is used by governments for resour…

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S8 Ep2: Morality in UK prisons with Alison Liebling 28:59

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We probe the UK prison system with Professor Alison Liebling, a Professor of Criminology and Criminal Justice at the University of Cambridge and the Director of the Institute of Criminology’s Prisons Research Centre. In this episode, she discusses the complexities surrounding prison officers, their often-underappreciated skills, and the critical ro…

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S8 Ep1: How to get work working for everyone with Gavin Kelly 33:29

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Gavin Kelly is the Chief Executive of the Nuffield Foundation and has spent the past 30 years of his career putting Britain’s economic inactivity problem under a microscope. For Gavin, one of the main problems is the nearly 1 million young people who are not in education, employment or training. They are the ones being left behind and their numbers…

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Season 2 Finale: Wins, Fails and Predictions 56:51

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Get in touch to submit a question or send us your feedback. We bring Season 2 to a close with some reflections on the long-running soap opera that is our collective relationship with AI. Each of us chooses what we consider to be a Win in the saga so far, as well as one Fail and one Prediction. In the best soap opera tradition we have heroes and vil…

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The Commons Report: British Film and High-End TV 55:10

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Get in touch to submit a question or send us your feedback. A brand new Government report has landed. Same old, same old? We think not! The Report into British Film and High-End Television has been published by UK House of Commons' Culture, Media and Sport Committee. At more then 100 pages, it's not a quick read, so we've gone in first for you. We …

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The Paris AI Summit 53:24

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Get in touch to submit a question or send us your feedback. The third international AI Summit has graced the Grand Palais in Paris. Mathilde was the recipient of a golden ticket and can therefore spill the beans on what actually happens at these global summits. What was it like to be an invited guest, milling about with tech bros and world leaders?…

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Is the UK Really Open for Consultation? with Tim Carter 54:00

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Get in touch to submit a question or send us your feedback. Late in 2024, the UK government launched a Consultation on Copyright and Artificial Intelligence. The questions - all 47 of them - asked a range of questions, including whether UK Law should allow free access to protected content for AI training. It also made it clear that it had a preferr…

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Synthetic Nostalgia with Dr Jenny Kid & Dr Eva Nieto McAvoy 46:57

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Get in touch to submit a question or send us your feedback. In Season 1, we delved into what happens to our digital remains once our mortal bodies are well and truly shuffled off. This time, we take a different posthumous angle with heritage researchers Dr Jenny Kidd and Dr Eva Nieto MacAvoy from the University of Cardiff. Museum professionals and …

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S7 Ep7: Keep Calm and Chill with Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala 35:05

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As US President Donald Trump threatens trade tariffs, the We Society invited the Director General of the World Trade Organization (WTO), Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala to share her thoughts during this period of uncertainty. The first woman and the first African to serve as Director General of the WTO, Dr Okonjo-Iweala also gives her perspectives on women …

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S7 Ep6: Improving social mobility through education and language with Lee Elliot Major 31:06

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Professor Lee Elliot Major, who is Britain's first professor of Social Mobility based at the University of Exeter, is our guest in this penultimate episode of Season 7. In his latest book, Equity in Education, he argues for a new approach and language to improve upward mobility. In his book, children are not disadvantaged instead they are under res…

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The SAG-AFTRA Video Game Strike, with Tim Friedlander 55:55

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Get in touch to submit a question or send us your feedback. Another year, another strike. On our very first episode, back in 2023, we covered the actors’ union strike in the US. We return to the topic as SAG AFTRA is leading what may become the longest strike in the history of the union. To give it its full name - The Interactive Media (Video Game)…

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S7 Ep5: Tracking and stopping domestic abuse with Jane Monckton Smith 28:29

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Around one in four women have experienced domestic abuse, according to the Crime Survey of England and Wales. But abuse is not usually a one off event, it’s part of a protracted pattern, and by studying the timeline, perhaps this shocking statistic and may change. Prof Jane Monckton-Smith has dedicated the majority of her career to studying this pa…

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S7 Ep4: Should the 9 to 5 be a thing of the past? with Clare Kelliher and Brendan Burchell 29:20

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'Eight hours labor, eight hours recreation, eight hours rest' was the rallying cry of Robert Owen, a Welsh textile manufacturer turned labour reformer in the early 19th century. For those toiling in factories, Owen’s slogan was a socialist dream that only became commonplace in the early 20th century. But, the 9 to 5 is still standard while technolo…

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What's in a Voice? With Dr Jennifer Chubb & Dr Peter Harrison 1:01:03

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Get in touch to submit a question or send us your feedback. The use of AI to enhance actors' accents in the film The Brutalist has made headlines and drawn considerable negatve backlash. Away from sensationalist takes and knee-jerk reactions, the response may be less about the use of AI and more about the transparency of where and how it is used. S…

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S7 Ep3: Making a responsible budget with Sir Robert Chote 33:42

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The Institute for Fiscal Studies - or IFS - has become the nation’s go to institution for judgements about tax, spending and borrowing. And the Office for Budget Responsibility – the OBR – is the independent official watchdog that assess the viability and sustainability of the government’s economic plans. Our guest today, Sir Robert Chote has run b…

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S7 Ep2: Anxiety, Artificial Intelligence and work with Anthony Elliott 28:43

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Pick, Pack, Post, Repeat….warehouses around the world are now using Artificial Intelligence to fulfil customer orders. So, are workers on their way out? As the speed of innovation when it comes to artificial intelligence accelerates, power sits firmly in the hands of Silicon Valley and big tech companies. Governments and the public are on the side-…

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Tax Relief to the Rescue! with Sam Radclyffe of Galatea 47:51

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Get in touch to submit a question or send us your feedback. Ah, the excitement of Tax Return season! In this episode, we double down on the joys of Tax. Specifically, we're talking about tax relief in film productions. Why? Because, in a departure from the previous government, Labour recently introduced new rules that mean AI-related costs are subj…

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S7 Ep1: The future of liberal democracy with Anand Menon 27:43

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It's now 80 years since the end of the Second World War and the creation of the liberal world order: free trade, globally managed finance, and a commitment to liberal democracy. But these ideas seems to be in retreat with the re-election of Donald Trump, and the accompanying dramatic increase of right-wing populist nationalism almost everywhere, in…

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S7 Ep1: The We Society Season 7 Trailer 1:53

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Join host Will Hutton for Season 7 of the We Society from next week to hear some of the best ideas to shape the way we live. Launching January 15th with an interview with Anand Menon, the Director of the UK in a Changing Europe. In this podcast series, you will hear interviews from social scientists, business leaders and public figures to hear thei…

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Plus Ça Change: Will a New Government Bring Change? With Nicola Solomon from the Creators' Rights Alliance 50:48

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Get in touch to submit a question or send us your feedback. Between 2020 and 2024, the UK has had four Prime Ministers and a long running game of Musical Chairs in the relevant government departments. What we still don't have is a unified, coherent policy on AI and Artists' Rights. In this episode, our guest is Nicola Solomon, a solicitor, consulta…

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Who Cares About Artists When the World Is on Fire? 38:57

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Get in touch to submit a question or send us your feedback. Dr Mathilde Pavis has questions. A lot of questions. Which she likes to spring on her unsuspecting co-hosts. In the previous episode, Patrick Messe from United Voice Artists talked about the difficulty of engaging policymakers and regulators on Artists' Rights, when there are wars happenin…

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The Crossover, with Patrick Messe of Mic Rider Deep Talk 1:01:22

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Get in touch to submit a question or send us your feedback. One of our previous guests, Patrick Messe, of United Voice Artists returns for a crossover episode between The Last Human Voice and Mic Rider Deep Talk, Patrick's own podcast. We talk about the Brussels Effect, kicking off our chat in Germany, which allows us to do some Compare and Contras…

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Not in My (Digital) Back Yard 25:30

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Get in touch to submit a question or send us your feedback. Mathilde hijacks this episode with a question directed at co-hosts, Marcus and Annette. No warning. No prepping. They hesitate, they prevaricate, they talk about moving to Alaska. But do they answer the question? You'll have to listen to find out.…

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What is Data Mining and Why Should We Care? 49:50

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Get in touch to submit a question or send us your feedback. Most discussions about AI start with topic of "data mining". But how many of us are clear about what it is and how it works? And how can we be expected to care about something if we don't understand what it is? Even leaders, decision makers, artists, creatives - all of us - need a safe spa…

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Is AI Breaking the News? With Pete Pachal from Mediacopilot 55:35

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Get in touch to submit a question or send us your feedback. In the first episode of Season 2, we look at the role of AI in Journalism. Are journalists facing a vicious cycle of generating click bait to drive revenue to keep media companies afloat to pay journalists to generate more click bait? Is AI making it worse - or might it offer a more positi…

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S6 Ep7: Stopping hate crime with Matthew Williams and Neil Chakraborti 38:23

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The recent riots in Britain, which emerged following the Southport stabbings, demonstrate how hate is bubbling just under the surface of our society, ready to erupt at any moment. Behind the violence and destruction are statistics. Between 2012 and 2023, hate crimes in England and Wales rose by 252%, according to research undertaken by the Home Off…

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S6 Ep6: Why the war on drugs has failed with Alex Stevens 30:25

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No war has been more of a failure than the war on drugs. Despite all the crackdowns, prison sentences and moral posturing, drug use in Britain is on an epic scale. Yet, drug debate and policy are full of moral declarations, with evidence often being made to take a backseat. Why is this? Alex Stevens is a professor of Criminology at the University o…

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S6 Ep5: Improving adult education with Anna Vignoles 28:10

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One in six people are said to have ‘very poor literacy skills’ according to the National Literacy Trust. As a country, we value Literature, high quality research skills and further education, yet our values are not reaching all sections of our society. Looking to challenge this is Professor Anna Vignoles, her past research focused on issues of equi…

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S6 Ep4: The hidden army of young carers with Saul Becker 28:36

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Professor Saul Becker has studied the hidden world of young carers for 30 years. Nearly 1 million children in the UK find themselves – some as young as five - having to look after sick or elderly family members. Saul Becker is the pro vice chancellor for the Faculty of Health and Education at Manchester Metropolitan University and is regarded as th…

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AI & Copyright Law: Can it protect Creatives, with Dr Andres Guadamuz 59:44

1+ y ago59:44

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Get in touch to submit a question or send us your feedback. Copyright Law is in our sights as we reach our Season 1 finale. Dr Andres Guadamuz is a Reader in Intellectual Property Law at the University of Sussex and the Editor in Chief of the Journal of World Intellectual Property. He is also the brain and pen behind the online publication ‘TechnoL…

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S6 Ep3: How to make housing fair with Vicky Spratt and Auriol Miller 35:22

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Housing is one of the most pressing problems this new Government must fix. Will Hutton is joined by Vicky Spratt, the inewspaper's housing correspondent, and Auriol Miller, the CEO of Cynon Taf Community Housing Group, a major not-for-profit organisation providing affordable homes in Wales. Housing is an issue that has thwarted a long line of Gover…

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S6 Ep2: Separating emotion from Brexit with Professor Sarah Hall 26:14

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Professor Sarah Hall’s job is to approach the emotive topic of Brexit with a cool head and focus only on the evidence. She is the 1931 Chair in Geography, a Fellow of St John’s College at the University of Cambridge, and a Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences. Professor Hall is an economic geographer who specialises in going out in the field to…

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Digital Remains: Your Rights After Death, with Dr Edina Harbinja 56:22

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Get in touch to submit a question or send us your feedback. Let's talk about death. Have you considered how you want your digital remains (yes, that's the correct term) to be treated after you're gone? Photos on Facebook, TikTok videos, LinkedIn profiles, demos, self-tapes, emails sent and received; everything you have ever uploaded or shared, whet…

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S6 Ep1: Election 24 special with Will Hutton 21:23

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Host Will Hutton hears from four leading social scientists on how the new UK government should tackle the country's most pressing challenges. In this special episode marking the end of the general election and the start of Season 6, we apply a social science lens to issues concerning the stagnating economy, the climate crisis, adult social care, an…

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Own Your Clone, with Sam Radclyffe 56:16

1+ y ago56:16

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Get in touch to submit a question or send us your feedback. What does it look like to do business with clones in a way which puts the artist at the centre of the deal? That's not just our question, but the question posed by Sam Radclyffe. Sam is an experienced entertainment and media rights executive, film producer, and entrepreneur. His answer is …