Radical Podcast
Conversations about the global forces reshaping our world and the radical ideas that could define the future.
Conversations about the global forces reshaping our world and the radical ideas that could define the future.
Radical is a twice-weekly podcast where pioneering thinkers, bold innovators and influential voices explore the ideas, trends and breakthroughs transforming society. From politics and climate change to economics and artificial intelligence, each episode tackles the biggest challenges facing our world, and the solutions that could help shape what's next.
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Listen to Radical every Monday and Thursday on BBC Sounds. You can also listen on your smart speaker - just say: "Ask BBC Sounds to play Radical." Available on most smart speakers.
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Episodes to download
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Business Reimagined: Should Firms Have a Purpose Beyond Profit? (Ben & Jerry’s Ben Cohen)
Thu 4 Jun 2026
The ice cream activist on why it pays to prioritise ethics.
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How Close Are We to a Cure for Cancer? (Your Radical Questions with Professor Sir John Bell)
Mon 1 Jun 2026
John Burn-Murdoch asks your questions on the medical breakthroughs changing our lives.
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Healthcare, Reinvented: How Dramatic Medical Breakthroughs Are Quietly Changing Your Life (Professor Sir John Bell)
Thu 28 May 2026
John Burn-Murdoch hears about the unheard revolution changing the world of healthcare.
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Is Regenerative Farming Getting Greenwashed? (Your Radical Questions with Andy Cato)
Mon 25 May 2026
Oli Dugmore asks Andy Cato your questions about sustainable agriculture.
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The Future of Food: Can Regenerative Farming Save Our Soil? (Andy Cato)
Thu 21 May 2026
Oli Dugmore speaks to the Groove Armada DJ and farming pioneer, Andy Cato.
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Is Social Media Making Young Women Hate Men? (Your Radical Questions with Dr Jilly Kay)
Mon 18 May 2026
A feminist media expert answers your questions on online algorithms and the “femosphere”.
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The Rise of the Femosphere: Who Are the Women Giving Up on Men? (Dr Jilly Kay)
Thu 14 May 2026
Dr Jilly Kay discusses young women, heteropessimism and the femosphere.
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What Are the Tech Billionaires Really Like? (Your Radical Questions with Reid Hoffman)
Mon 11 May 2026
The LinkedIn founder answers your questions about tech, politics, ethics, and wealth.
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The Jobs Revolution: Is AI Working for You? (Reid Hoffman)
Thu 7 May 2026
Reid Hoffman, the founder of LinkedIn, on the future of work in the age of AI.
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Is AI Coming for Your Job? (Your Radical Questions with Matt Clifford)
Mon 4 May 2026
The former AI adviser to No.10 takes on your queries on tech, productivity, and growth.
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Going for Growth: Can We Make Britain Wealthy Again? (Matt Clifford)
Thu 30 Apr 2026
The former AI advisor to No 10 argues that technology is essential for Britain’s future.
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How Can More Women Become Business Leaders? (Your Radical Questions with Emma Grede)
Mon 27 Apr 2026
The fashion designer and businesswoman takes your questions.
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Taking Responsibility: Are We Thinking About Success and Ambition All Wrong? (Emma Grede)
Thu 23 Apr 2026
Emma Grede argues that success is all about focus, trade-offs and taking control.
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Why Are Young People Abandoning the Political Centre? (Your Radical Questions with Adrian Wooldridge)
Mon 20 Apr 2026
The columnist and author answers questions on liberalism, collectivism, and nostalgia.
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Reclaiming the Centre: Is the Old Political Order Dead? (Adrian Wooldridge)
Thu 16 Apr 2026
The author and Bloomberg columnist argues for the revival of liberalism.
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Can Technology Rescue Reading? (Your Radical Questions with James Marriott)
Mon 13 Apr 2026
James Marriott takes questions on the gamification of learning and collapse of reading.
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The Reading Recession: Are We Making Ourselves Less Intelligent? (James Marriott)
Thu 9 Apr 2026
Tracing the historical relationship between reading, intelligence and democracy.
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Could All Government Decisions Be Made Through an App? (Your Radical Questions with Hélène Landemore)
Mon 6 Apr 2026
Hélène Landemore answers your questions on citizen‑led democracy and political reform
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Rethinking Democracy: Would Citizens Do a Better Job than Politicians? (Hélène Landemore)
Thu 2 Apr 2026
The Yale Political Theorist and author makes the case for citizen rule.
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Over-Diagnosis: Are Too Many People Being Given Medical Labels? (Dr Suzanne O’Sullivan)
Thu 26 Mar 2026
The doctor who thinks that we are getting diagnosis wrong.
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Should Former Colonial Powers Pay Reparations? (Your Radical Questions with Simukai Chigudu)
Mon 23 Mar 2026
Simukai Chigudu answers your questions about statues and decolonising the curriculum.
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The Legacy of Empire: How to Reckon with the Past (Simukai Chigudu)
Thu 19 Mar 2026
Is removing statues and decolonising the curriculum the answer?
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Do Polls Influence Public Opinion? (Your Radical Questions with James Kanagasooriam)
Mon 16 Mar 2026
A top pollster answers your questions about politics, polling and reasons to be cheerful.
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Taking Back Control: Why ‘Agency’ Could Be The Next Big Idea In Politics (James Kanagasooriam)
Thu 12 Mar 2026
A top pollster explains how a sense of powerlessness amongst voters is shaping politics.
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Does Marriage Need Modernising? (Your Radical Questions with Ed Davies)
Mon 9 Mar 2026
Ed Davies answers your questions about modern family life and relationships.
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The Decline of Marriage: Why We Need to Prioritise Family Life (Ed Davies)
Thu 5 Mar 2026
Marriage rates have fallen to historic lows, but what are the consequences?
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How Can Families Limit the Ultra‑Processed Foods Their Kids Eat? (Your Radical Questions with Thomasina Miers)
Mon 2 Mar 2026
Thomasina Miers answers your questions on hospitality, kids' meals and cooking in school.
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Health and Hospitality: When Does Food Stop Being Food? (Thomasina Miers)
Thu 26 Feb 2026
The UK is one of the world’s largest consumers of ultra-processed foods.
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Is Capitalism Holding Back Social Mobility? (Your Radical Questions with Joe Seddon)
Mon 23 Feb 2026
Joe Seddon answers your questions about social mobility, confidence and volunteering.
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Social Mobility: How to Break the Link Between Background and Opportunity (Joe Seddon)
Thu 19 Feb 2026
Regional inequality is holding people back, and Joe Seddon wants to do something about it.
