Arts & Ideas Episodes Available now

The Middle Classes
Muriel Zagha, Prof. Sam Friedman, Lord Willetts, Lisa Holdsworth & Prof. Melinda Mills

Isolation
Matthew Sweet explores ideas about being on your own

Evidence
Lord Sumption, Danny Robins, Dr Sarah Dillon Dr Jonathan Egid and Dr Anthony Milligan

Uncertainty
Chris Lintott, Margaret Heffernan, Liam Halligan, Tim Garton Ash, Victoria Donovan

A pinch of salt
A key preservative, the subject of taxes, a danger to plant-life - how much salt is good?

Malcolm X, life changes and flexible thinking
Timandra Harkness, Ekow Eshun, Sophie Grace Chappell, Richard Bett and Stephen Bush

All we need is love
Susie Orbach, Armand D'Angour, Vittoria Fallanca, Mary Harrod and Catherine Wheatley.

Repetition
Matthew Sweet and guests discuss routine, repetition and our sense of time

Decision Making
From think tanks & tallies to tarot, what tools do we use to help us choose our actions?

Diaries
Michael Crick, Irving Finkel, Sophie Coulombeau and Oliver Burkeman join Matthew Sweet