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The Future of . . . with Owen Bennett-Jones
The Future of . . . with Owen Bennett-Jones February 4, 2023

The Future of Nuclear Fusion

A Discussion with Sharon Ann Holgate

Sharon Ann Holgate

Hosted by Owen Bennett-Jones
How useful will nuclear fusion be? In a major breakthrough last year at the National Ignition Facility in California, 192 lasers achieved fusion – and created energy - for the …

The Future of . . . with Owen Bennett-Jones

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Veteran journalist Owen Bennett-Jones delves into the some of the most pressing issues of our time with politicians, scholars, scientists, doctors, writers, public intellectuals and thought-leaders.

The Future of . . . with Owen Bennett-Jones January 28, 2023

The Future of Computer Chips

A Discussion with Julian Kamasa

Julian Kamasa

Hosted by Owen Bennett-Jones
Microchips are both important and in short supply. So how important? And what can be done to make them more plentiful? Also, what are the geopolitical implications of having the …
The Future of . . . with Owen Bennett-Jones January 20, 2023

The Future of the European Left

A Discussion with Eunice Goes

Eunice Goes

Hosted by Owen Bennett-Jones
Why is it so hard for left wing parties in the West to win elections? Some such as the UK Labour Party have headed to the centre. The history of …
The Future of . . . with Owen Bennett-Jones January 13, 2023

The Future of Inequality

A Discussion with Mike Savage

Mike Savage

Hosted by Owen Bennett-Jones
Most people in developed countries think inequality is increasing. And most would also agree that in terms of the global poor, the last 20 years have seen vast improvements with …
The Future of . . . with Owen Bennett-Jones January 4, 2023

The Future of Iranian Resistance

A Discussion with Azadeh Moaveni

Azadeh Moaveni

Hosted by Owen Bennett-Jones
How strong is the Iranian resistance? And which parts of society does that resistance come from? Are there any parallels with resistance that brought down the Shah of Iran in …
The Future of . . . with Owen Bennett-Jones December 22, 2022

The Future of Global Trade

A Discussion with Shannon K. O'Neil

Shannon K. O'Neil

Hosted by Owen Bennett-Jones
Critics of globalisation come in many forms from environmentalists to trade unionists and many others in between. In the midst of all the controversy less attention has been paid to …
The Future of . . . with Owen Bennett-Jones December 17, 2022

The Future of the Arms Industry

A Discussion with Pieter D. Wezeman

Pieter D. Wezeman

Hosted by Owen Bennett-Jones
If you read the business pages of most newspapers, they are filled with stories about the sort of companies that people do business with – airlines, retail outlets, football clubs …
The Future of . . . with Owen Bennett-Jones December 9, 2022

The Future of AI in Work

A Discussion with Daniel Susskind

Daniel Susskind

Hosted by Owen Bennett-Jones
What exactly can artificial intelligence do? It’s an issue some of the professions are grappling with – on the face of it, law is an area that rests on fine …
The Future of . . . with Owen Bennett-Jones November 30, 2022

The Future of Xi and China

A Discussion with Sue Lin Wong

Sue Lin Wong

Hosted by Owen Bennett-Jones
What will a Chinese-dominated world look like? And since Xi Jin Ping will probably rule China for life, what does he want to do; what does he believe in and …
The Future of . . . with Owen Bennett-Jones November 25, 2022

The Future of Multiculturalism

A Discussion with Patti Tamara Lenard and Peter Balint

Patti Tamara Lenard and Peter Balint

Hosted by Owen Bennett-Jones
What is the best way to achieve societal harmony in a place in which groups of people with different identities are living together. Should minority groups be given exemptions from …
The Future of . . . with Owen Bennett-Jones November 15, 2022

The Future of Data Control

A Discussion with Sarah Lamdan

Sarah Lamdan

Hosted by Owen Bennett-Jones
A few big companies are selling information about us to governments and companies. But beyond a general sense of unease, what do we need to know about this and what …
The Future of . . . with Owen Bennett-Jones November 8, 2022

The Future of Rules

A Discussion with Lorraine Daston

Lorraine Daston

Hosted by Owen Bennett-Jones
Which rules do we obey and which ones can we find a way around? What distinctions can be drawn between rules, models to be emulated and algorithms. Lorraine Daston has …
The Future of . . . with Owen Bennett-Jones November 1, 2022

The Future of Money Laundering

A Discussion with Oliver Bullough

Oliver Bullough

Hosted by Owen Bennett-Jones
How can you hide and spend billions of dollars? Many people hoping to do that go to London which is today considered the money laundering capital of the world. It’s …
The Future of . . . with Owen Bennett-Jones October 25, 2022

The Future of Vladimir Putin

A Discussion with Philip Short

Philip Short

Hosted by Owen Bennett-Jones
President Vladmir Putin – the son of a foreman at a railway carriage works – is today one of the most powerful individuals on earth. What drives him? What does …
The Future of . . . with Owen Bennett-Jones October 18, 2022

The Future of Cold War

A Discussion with Sergey Radchenko

Sergey Radchenko

Hosted by Owen Bennett-Jones
Are we in a new cold war? And if so, is the US up against China or Russia? Join Owen Bennett Jones for a discussion with Sergey Radchenko, the Wilson …
The Future of . . . with Owen Bennett-Jones October 11, 2022

The Future of the Taliban

A Discussion with Ahmed Rashid

Ahmed Rashid

Hosted by Owen Bennett-Jones
Are the Afghan Taliban now unbeatable? They have had two remarkable victories, first seeing off the Soviets and then the Americans. But while Afghans may be prepared to fight for …
The Future of . . . with Owen Bennett-Jones October 4, 2022

The Future of the Legitimate Opposition

A Discussion with Alexander S. Kirshner

Alexander S. Kirshner

Hosted by Owen Bennett-Jones
Alexander Kirshner’s book Legitimate Opposition (Yale UP, 2022) can be seen as a reaction to the politics of Donald Trump and the questions he has raised about the nature of …
The Future of . . . with Owen Bennett-Jones September 27, 2022

The Future of Brainwashing

A Discussion with Daniel Pick

Daniel Pick

Hosted by Owen Bennett-Jones
In this podcast Owen Bennett-Jones and psychoanalyst Daniel Pick discuss brainwashing, thought control and group think. In the case of totalitarian political systems, do dissidents prove that brainwashing cannot be …
The Future of . . . with Owen Bennett-Jones September 20, 2022

The Future of Nuclear Weapons

A Conversation with Fred Kaplan

Fred Kaplan

Hosted by Owen Bennett-Jones
For much of the Cold War the United States had thousands more nuclear weapons than it needed. And it took decades for American political leaders to realise no one had …
The Future of . . . with Owen Bennett-Jones September 13, 2022

The Future of American Decline

A Conversation with Jed Esty

Jed Esty

Hosted by Owen Bennett-Jones
The UK spent decades in its the post imperial phase trying to work out how it should think of itself and align itself in the world - a debate that …