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Futilitarianism - Extreme Pessimists

Laurie Taylor talks to Neil Vallelly about current feelings of futility and uselessness.

• 28 mins

Gender and Alcohol

Gender and alcohol - the craft drink scene and what constitutes a 'proper night out'?

• 28 mins

Protests

Protests: from Occupy to MeToo and Iran.

• 29 mins

The NHS

The NHS and the 'sick note'.

• 28 mins

The Internet - how it shapes the past and the future

The Internet - how it shapes our understanding of the past and the future.

• 28 mins

The football pools - mass investment

Betting and investment - what are the connections and the differences?

• 28 mins

Self-improvement

Self-improvement: are 'wellness' and 'confidence' cultures enhancing our lives?

• 29 mins

Dirty Work

Dirty work - the invisible labour we choose not to see.

• 28 mins

Parenting

Parenting - a cultural history.

• 28 mins

Religion of Work and Welfare

The religion of work and welfare.

• 29 mins

Museums

Museums: Then and now.

• 27 mins

Asylum and '91热爆'

Asylum and 'home' - the impact of asylum dispersal and Syrian refugees' quest for home.

• 29 mins

Elite Universities - Working Class Students

Elite universities and the lives of working class academics.

• 29 mins

Poverty

Laurie Taylor explores the causes and consequences of poverty in the UK and US.

• 28 mins

Democracy

Democracy - what threatens or promotes it?

• 29 mins

Dance Culture

Laurie Taylor takes a journey through the dancefloor, from the electric slide to the tango

• 27 mins

Taste and Lifestyle

Taste and Lifestyle: how consumer culture remade taste and the West Indian front room.

• 29 mins

Prison Abolition

Laurie Taylor considers the radical case for ending imprisonment.

• 28 mins

Digital intimacy

How are algorithms transforming our relationships?

• 28 mins

Fashion Re-imagined

Fashion Re-imagined: how might we create a more equitable industry?

• 28 mins

High Finance

Laurie Taylor considers the impact of the asset management industry on our everyday lives.

• 28 mins

The Petite Bourgeoisie

Laurie Taylor explores the unstoppable rise of the lower middle class.

• 28 mins

Boxing and Kickboxing

Boxing and Kickboxing: Laurie Taylor explores their potential for transforming lives.

• 28 mins

Water Ways

An exploration of human relationships with water.

• 28 mins

Guns

Guns: from gun sellers in the US to the impact of the gun on human progress.

• 28 mins

Woke

Laurie Taylor talks to philosopher Susan Neiman about the concept of 鈥榳oke鈥�.

• 28 mins

Sugar

Sugar: its social history and meaning in our lives.

• 29 mins

Pets

How the British relationship to companion animals has changed. Also, the dog walk.

• 28 mins

The Grave - Memorial Benches

Laurie Taylor explores the origins of the grave and the meaning of memorial benches.

• 28 mins

Intersections

Intersections - how violence impacts some people more than others.

• 29 mins