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The Future of . . . with Owen Bennett-Jones
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

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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 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 …
The Future of . . . with Owen Bennett-Jones September 6, 2022

The Future of the Jesuits

A Discussion with Markus Friedrich

Markus Friedrich

Hosted by Owen Bennett-Jones
After its founding in 1540 by an aristocrat turned spiritualist turned intellectual, Ignatius of Loyola, the Society of Jesus—or the Jesuits—established itself as one of the most influential and successful …
The Future of . . . with Owen Bennett-Jones August 30, 2022

The Future of the European Union

A Discussion with Luuk van Middelaar

Luuk van Middelaar

Hosted by Owen Bennett-Jones
The Brexit debate has been so all-consuming and filled with so much misinformation that many Brits and others can overlook some the challenges facing the European Union itself. Looked at …
The Future of . . . with Owen Bennett-Jones August 23, 2022

The Future of Q Anon

A Discussion with Sophia Moskalenko

Sophia Moskalenko

Hosted by Owen Bennett-Jones
Conspiracy theories are not new – but with globalisation and digital media they are perhaps more powerful than ever – and one of the most absurd and yet important is …
The Future of . . . with Owen Bennett-Jones August 16, 2022

The Future of Net Zero

A Discussion with Eric Lonergan

Eric Lonergan and Corrine Sawyers

Hosted by Owen Bennett-Jones
There is no shortage of words written about climate change and the goal of reaching net zero - but there is a shortage of practical suggestions about to get to …
The Future of . . . with Owen Bennett-Jones August 9, 2022

The Future of Political Anger

A Conversation with Mark Blyth

Mark Blyth

Hosted by Owen Bennett-Jones
Trump’s voters. The yellow jackets in France. Putin’s base in Russia. The Brexiteers. One thing all these groups have in common is anger – anger at being left behind, anger …
The Future of . . . with Owen Bennett-Jones August 2, 2022

The Future of Korea: A Discussion with Eugene Y. Park

A Discussion with Eugene Y. Park

Eugene Y. Park

Hosted by Owen Bennett-Jones
There have been times when Korea has lived in periods of prolonged stability and tranquillity. But there have also been times, such as now, when it seems to have an …
The Future of . . . with Owen Bennett-Jones July 26, 2022

The Future of Al Qaeda

A Discussion with Nelly Lahoud

Nelly Lahoud

Hosted by Owen Bennett-Jones
The 9/11 attacks mean Al Qaeda will always have a place in history. But it that it? Or might it have the capacity to endure? Its striking that the UN …
The Future of . . . with Owen Bennett-Jones July 19, 2022

The Future of War

A Discussion with Mark Galeotti

Mark Galeotti

Hosted by Owen Bennett-Jones
Wars have always been fought in different ways, depending not only on the manpower available – elite professional armies to mass mobilization of whole populations - but also on technological …
The Future of . . . with Owen Bennett-Jones July 12, 2022

The Future of Hong Kong

A Discussion with Ho-Fung Hung

Ho-Fung Hung

Hosted by Owen Bennett-Jones
Hong Kong has always existed on the edge of empires, providing services and capabilities to powerful nations. And even to this day when the one country two systems idea is …
The Future of . . . with Owen Bennett-Jones July 5, 2022

The Future of Erdogan

A Discussion with Dimitar Bechev

Dimitar Bechev

Hosted by Owen Bennett-Jones
Reccep Tayyib Erdogan is towering politician. He has dominated Turkey for 20 years and is now being compared to Ataturk as a man who has changed the direction of Turkish …
The Future of . . . with Owen Bennett-Jones June 28, 2022

The Future of Philanthropy

A Conversation with Emma Saunders-Hastings

Emma Saunders-Hastings

Hosted by Owen Bennett-Jones
Philanthropists are praise for their generosity but does their desire to keep control of what happens to their donations mean they exercise power in ways that clash with democratic principles …
The Future of . . . with Owen Bennett-Jones June 21, 2022

The Future of Public Opinion

A Conversation with Susan Herbst

Susan Herbst

Hosted by Owen Bennett-Jones
Politicians and corporations cannot only measure public opinion but also manipulate and create it. And they have been doing so since the 1930s when serious polling began. And as Professor …
The Future of . . . with Owen Bennett-Jones June 14, 2022

The Future of Religion

A Conversation with Robin Dunbar

Robin Dunbar

Hosted by Owen Bennett-Jones
Of the many differences between the West and the rest of the world the issue of religiosity is one of the most striking. In the West ever fewer people belong …
The Future of . . . with Owen Bennett-Jones June 7, 2022

The Future of Strongmen

A Conversation with Gideon Rachman

Gideon Rachman

Hosted by Owen Bennett-Jones
It’s the age of the strongman. And it’s not just Donald Trump – there is now a long list of leaders who have or want authoritarian powers. Russia’s Vladimir Putin …
The Future of . . . with Owen Bennett-Jones May 31, 2022

The Future of the Brain

A Conversation with Daniel Graham

Daniel Graham

Hosted by Owen Bennett-Jones
When people describe the brain they often compare it to a computer. In fact, the metaphor of the brain as a computer has defined the field for decades now. And …
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 …