Radical Episodes Episode guide
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Homelessness and the Housing Crisis: How to End Rough Sleeping (Sabrina Cohen-Hatton)
A top firefighter on how she went from sleeping on the streets to advising Prince William.
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Fake News: How We Can Save Ourselves From Disinformation (Eliot Higgins)
Bellingcat founder Eliot Higgins on hunting Russian spies and the crisis of democracy.
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Books v Screens: Why Every School Needs a Library (Katherine Rundell)
Children’s author Katherine Rundell on the crisis of reading amongst kids.
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Britain’s New Right: Could Reform Replace the Tories? (Dr James Orr)
And what a Nigel Farage government might look like.
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Robert Macfarlane: Rivers Are Dying, So Give Them Rights
Britain's rivers are polluted but the best-selling author says there's a way to save them.
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Grey Britain: Do We Need to Have More Children? (Dr Paul Morland)
Demographer Paul Morland says parents should pay less tax and get more benefits.
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From Trump to Corbyn: How Social Media Shapes Politics (Billy Bragg)
Billy Bragg on the 'Twitterisation of debate', the new working class and protest songs.
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Law and Order: How to Fix Britain's Courts (Lady Hale)
A former top Supreme Court judge on divorce, democracy and assisted dying.
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Knife Crime: Can Education Save Lives? (Steve Chalke)
Why our schools don’t work for Britain’s troubled children.
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The Future of War: How Should the West Respond to its Enemies? (Sir Niall Ferguson)
Leading historian Niall Ferguson discusses the new Cold War and the death of the internet
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AI and Sexism: The Fight Against Misogyny Online (Laura Bates)
The feminist campaigner on how algorithms are fuelling misogyny & radicalising young men.
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Populism, conspiracies and... Doctor Who
Armando Iannucci joins Amol and Nick for the final episode of The Today Podcast.
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Is your mobile phone the best or worst friend you’ve ever had?
Are you addicted to your phone? And what’s the future for smartphones?
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Gary Lineker, the BBC and celebrity influencers
Amol reflects on Lineker's career as his MOTD run ends.
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Eurovision: Europe’s biggest election
The power (and politics) of the song contest.
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Joe Biden, VE Day and the politics of nostalgia
How should we remember World War Two?
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North Korea fights for Russia
What does it tell us about shifting global alliances?
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Is Putin playing Trump on Ukraine?
A former adviser to the US president says he is.
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Is Trump on a collision course with China?
Why the stand-off over tariffs could escalate into more than just a trade war.
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Trump’s Tariff U-turn
But the trade war with China continues.
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Guilty! Marine Le Pen and the future of Europe’s populist right
France’s far-right leader has been banned from standing for the presidency.
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JD Vance: does Trump’s VP really hate Europe?
Nick and Amol ask a friend of the vice president.
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Adolescence and the Crisis of Masculinity
Stephen Graham’s drama has triggered a conversation about the challenges facing boys.
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Is Starmer finally getting to grips with being PM?
Lord Blunkett offers his assessment and Amol talks to new Today presenter Anna Foster.
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What's different about Trump 2.0?
Nick and Amol ask if Trump's second term is already more consequential than his first.
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What will Starmer’s defence spending buy from Trump?
Plus: Amol & Nick talk tactics over PM-President meets & remember past awkward encounters.
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Ukraine or Russia: Whose Side Is Trump On?
Nick asks former UK foreign secretary Jeremy Hunt.
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What’s up with Gen Z?
A study suggests that less than half of Generation Z are proud to be British.
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How To Deal With Trump (and the EU)
Can Keir Starmer avoid picking a side?
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Rachel Reeves in ‘Bring It On Mode’
Justin Webb joins Nick to talk about his interview with the Chancellor.