Thinking Allowed Podcast
New research on how society works
Episodes to download
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Metrics
Wed 19 Dec 2018
Laurie Taylor explores the increasing use of metrics across many aspects of our lives.
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Au pairing and domestic labour
Wed 12 Dec 2018
Laurie Taylor explores the latest research into how society works.
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White Power Movement in US - Rise of Racist Right in Europe
Wed 5 Dec 2018
The White Power Movement in the US. Also, the racist, far right in Europe.
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White Privilege - Racial Ambiguity
Wed 31 Oct 2018
What is white privilege? And what is the evidence that racial binaries are breaking down?
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Maps and Postcodes
Wed 24 Oct 2018
Maps and postcodes - what do they reveal about our society and selves?
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Creativity
Wed 26 Sep 2018
Creativity re-examined. Has it become a meaningless buzz word for our times?
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Drifters
Wed 12 Sep 2018
Laurie Taylor explores the life and times of the American train hopping hobo.
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Smart Cities
Wed 25 Jul 2018
Laurie Taylor presents a special edition recorded at the Open University in Milton Keynes.
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Suburbia Revisited
Wed 11 Jul 2018
Laurie Taylor explores the latest research into how society works.
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Selfies - disconnection from ICTs
Wed 4 Jul 2018
'Selfies' - narcissism or self-expression? Also, choosing to disconnect from ICTs.
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Gangs and spirituality
Wed 27 Jun 2018
Gangs and spirituality - can religious belief lead members away from crime?
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Light and Dark
Wed 13 Jun 2018
How the meanings of light and dark have changed over time in the context of urban life.
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Size Discrimination
Wed 6 Jun 2018
Laurie Taylor considers what it means to be very tall, very big or very short.
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Business Schools
Wed 30 May 2018
Should business schools be shut down? Laurie Taylor examines the arguments.
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The Internet and Democracy
Wed 9 May 2018
Laurie Taylor analyses the social and political consequences of our digitised world.
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Winner of 2018 BSA/Thinking Allowed Ethnography Award
Wed 18 Apr 2018
The winner of the 2018 BSA/Thinking Allowed Ethnography Award.
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