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The Exchange

Mary Beard on the weaponisation of classics

Rather than a relic of the past, Britain’s best known classist sees the ancient world as a powerful tool for understanding the present.
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The Exchange

Ben Lerner on the breakdown of American speech

“Stupefying and overwhelming”
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Zack Polanski: Jeremy Corbyn’s true heir?

Crowds of young people chant his name but the Green leader is “nervous”, says Ailbhe Rea.
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The New Society podcast

Mark Gatiss: fascism is not inevitable

In a new production, Mark Gatiss steps into the role of Arturo Ui, a part that delicately walks the tightrope between satire and menace.
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Politics podcast

Keir Starmer is all alone

The Mandelson affair has become less about Peter Mandelson’s alleged wrongdoing, and all about Keir Starmer’s ability to run the country.
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The Exchange

Anthony Seldon found hope in Auschwitz

Anthony Seldon, historian, educator and one of Britain’s leading political biographers, has been for a long walk.
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The New Society podcast

Are we truly living in ‘Orwellian times’?

Or has the term lost its meaning?
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When it comes to the Moon, we’ve only scratched the surface

Can the moon teach us something about ourselves?
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The New Society podcast

What was life like before capitalism?

It’s almost impossible to think about modern life without it.
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The New Society podcast

What do mushrooms have to do with consciousness?

with Michael Pollan
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The Exchange
The Exchange

Fatima Bhutto feels lucky

Even after watching her father’s assassination
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The Exchange

George Saunders has no faith in Christian nationalism

“Christ wouldn’t be wild about this”
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The Exchange

Yanis Varoufakis’s authoritarian dark side

“ We all have it, we boys.”
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The Exchange

Rory Stewart: There will be a huge acceleration of nuclear weapons

The politician and podcaster sees evil in Donald Trump
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