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Episodes


How To Overcome Trauma, With Psychotherapist Dr Gwen Adshead (Part One)

How Has Living With Animals Shaped Our Brains? With Michael Bond

The Specialist | From Canvas to Canon: Joan Mitchell’s King of Spades, with Courtney Kremers

Why Are Ancient Myths Resurfacing in Modern Britain? With Zakia Sewell

Sex, Gender and Christianity: A 3,000 Year History, with Diarmaid MacCulloch and Mary Beard (Part Two)

Sex, Gender and Christianity: A 3,000 Year History, with Diarmaid MacCulloch and Mary Beard (Part One)

Is the Russia–Ukraine War a Failure of Strategy? With Lawrence Freedman

What Is Really at Stake at the North Pole? With Neil Shea

Sotheby's Talks | How Do Objects Achieve Iconic Status, with Grayson Perry and Xa Sturgis

Fiona Hill: The World in 2026 (Part Two)

Fiona Hill: The World in 2026 (Part One)

How has American hubris shaped Iran? With Scott Anderson

What Does It Take to Run Goldman Sachs During a Meltdown? With Former CEO Lloyd Blankfein

CNN's Christiane Amanpour on Trump, Iran and the World in 2026 (Part Two)

CNN's Christiane Amanpour on Trump, Iran and the World in 2026 (Part One)

Fatima Bhutto on Grief, Survival, and the Life-Affirming Love of Canine Companions

Are Lithium and Cobalt the New Oil? The Elements of Power, with Nicolas Niarchos

The New Yorker’s Jon Lee Anderson on Afghanistan: An American Catastrophe (Part Two)

The New Yorker’s Jon Lee Anderson on Afghanistan: An American Catastrophe (Part One)
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