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The Future of . . . with Owen Bennett-Jones May 24, 2022

The Future of Neoliberalism

A Conversation with Gary Gerstle

Gary Gerstle

Hosted by Owen Bennett-Jones
The word neoliberalism is often used more as an insult than a description of a set of beliefs. And people can be rather hazy about the beliefs it refers to …

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 May 17, 2022

The Future of Human Fertility

A Conversation with R. John Aitken

R. John Aitken

Hosted by Owen Bennett-Jones
Human fertility rates are declining fast and in twenty years or so the global population will go down fast – not just in affluent countries but in the world as …
The Future of . . . with Owen Bennett-Jones May 10, 2022

The Future of Opinion Polls

A Conversation with Mark Pack

Mark Pack

Hosted by Owen Bennett-Jones
As the culture wars intensify, it seems that all sources of neutral authority get challenged and that includes opinion polls. Accusations about bias and unreliability fly around and yet everyone …
The Future of . . . with Owen Bennett-Jones May 3, 2022

The Future of Statues

A Conversation with Alex Von Tunzelmann

Alex Von Tunzelmann

Hosted by Owen Bennett-Jones
What are the rights and wrongs of toppling statues? Sometimes everyone agrees it’s a good idea. After the second world war, for example, the defeat of fascism meant that all …
The Future of . . . with Owen Bennett-Jones April 26, 2022

The Future of Race

A Discussion with John McWhorter

John McWhorter

Hosted by Owen Bennett-Jones
Race is the subject of passionate and increasingly angry debate. But amidst all the talk of unconscious bias it’s an area into which many fear to tread. In this podcast …
The Future of . . . with Owen Bennett-Jones April 19, 2022

The Future of the Far Right in the U.S.

A Discussion with Timothy Snyder

Timothy Snyder

Hosted by Owen Bennett-Jones
The events of January 6th 2021 are contested in the US. For some supporters of Donald Trump it was, and remains, a case of a legitimate protest against a rigged …
The Future of . . . with Owen Bennett-Jones April 12, 2022

The Future of Life Expectancy

A Discussion with Angus Deaton

Angus Deaton

Hosted by Owen Bennett-Jones
In 2015, Professor Angus Deaton of Princeton University and his wife Professor Anne Case published a paper highlighting the rising mortality rate among middle-aged white non-Hispanic Americans. They described "deaths …
The Future of . . . with Owen Bennett-Jones April 5, 2022

The Future of Delusions

A Discussion with Lisa Bortolotti

Lisa Bortolotti

Hosted by Owen Bennett-Jones
The accusation “you’re deluded” is often used as something of a cheap shot intended to silence an opponent in debate. But what is the nature of a delusion and how …
The Future of . . . with Owen Bennett-Jones March 29, 2022

The Future of Rational Decision Making

A Discussion with Olivier Sibony

Olivier Sibony

Hosted by Owen Bennett-Jones
In this podcast Owen Bennett-Jones discusses the future of rational decision making with Professor Olivier Sibony who after 25 years with McKinsey & Company in France, is now at HEC …
The Future of . . . with Owen Bennett-Jones March 22, 2022

The Future of Disorder

A Discussion with Helen Thompson

Helen Thompson

Hosted by Owen Bennett-Jones
In her book Disorder: Hard Times in the 21st Century (Oxford UP, 2022), Cambridge academic Helen Thompson gets beyond the ephemeral and analyses instead the role of more fundamental drivers …
The Future of . . . with Owen Bennett-Jones March 15, 2022

The Future of Africa

A Discussion with James A. Robinson

James A. Robinson

Hosted by Owen Bennett-Jones
Africa is often portrayed in terms of dictators, starvation, corruption, tribalism, war, disease, poverty and crime. In this podcast Professor James A. Robinson of the University of Chicago who is co-author …
The Future of . . . with Owen Bennett-Jones March 8, 2022

The Future of Consciousness

A Discussion with Eva Jablonka

Eva Jablonka

Hosted by Owen Bennett-Jones
What makes a living body conscious? What is consciousness and are there different types of it? These questions have been studied by Professor Eva Jablonka from the Cohn Institute for …
The Future of . . . with Owen Bennett-Jones March 1, 2022

The Future of Sleep

A Discussion with Derk-Jan Dijk

Derk-Jan Dijk

Hosted by Owen Bennett-Jones
Many people, at some stage of their life, worry about sleep: are they getting enough of it? Or even, too much? Derk-Jan Dijk is Professor of Sleep and Physiology at …
The Future of . . . with Owen Bennett-Jones February 22, 2022

The Future of the Apocalyptic Right in the U.S.

A Discussion with Benjamin Teitelbaum

Benjamin R. Teitelbaum

Hosted by Owen Bennett-Jones
How did Steve Bannon come to believe the strange things he believes?The influential, former Trump aid, began as a Democrat-supporting Naval officer with an interest in Buddhism and transcendental meditation. He …