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  • Amy Jeffs – Stories of Love and Death From Traditional Ballads

    Amy Jeffs – Stories of Love and Death From Traditional Ballads
    Jan 23 2026
    In this episode of the podcast, Amy Jeffs reveals the spellbinding world behind Old Songs, her exploration of traditional British ballads and the stories that have carried human fears, desires, and wonder across centuries. From the historical role of ballads in everyday life, to their modern afterlives in literature, music, and live performance, Amy shows us why these old songs still resonate so strongly today. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    57 min
  • Data Scientist Hannah Ritchie – How to Solve Climate Change in 50 Questions and Answers

    Data Scientist Hannah Ritchie – How to Solve Climate Change in 50 Questions and Answers
    Jan 20 2026
    With so many conflicting headlines out there, it’s tough to sort fact from fiction when it comes to climate change and the solutions we need for a cleaner future. The first piece of good news is that data scientist Hannah Ritchie is here with answers, and the steps we need to take now. Using simple, clear data, she joins us to tackle questions such as, ‘Is it too late?’, ‘Won’t we run out of minerals?’ and ‘Are we too polarised?’. The second piece of good news: the truth is way more hopeful than you might think. We’re at a critical moment for our planet, and getting the facts straight is step one. But even more crucial is feeling hopeful about what we can do next. The third piece of good news? We already have many of the solutions we need to create a more sustainable planet for future generations. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    1 h et 10 min
  • Sam Conniff and Katherine Templar-Lewis –The Uncertainty Toolkit

    Sam Conniff and Katherine Templar-Lewis –The Uncertainty Toolkit
    Jan 16 2026
    It’s the ‘Do you have five minutes?’ message from your boss. The ‘We need to chat’ from a loved one. Those spiralling thoughts at 3 a.m. and the buzz of yet another breaking news alert. The potential coming waves of AI, climate change and unstable governments. For most of us, uncertainty is paralyzing, but isn’t going anywhere. The world – and our lives – will continue to change, at great pace and in unexpected ways. In this episode of the podcast, join author of the international bestseller and ‘modern life-bible’ Be More Pirate, Sam Conniff, and neuroscience consultant Katherine Templar-Lewis for a pioneering, evidence-based guide to transforming uncertainty into growth and opportunity. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    1 h et 2 min
  • Mark Galeotti - How Crime Organises the World

    Mark Galeotti - How Crime Organises the World
    Jan 13 2026
    Far from being distant and peripheral, organised crime shapes our everyday lives, from the materials used to construct our homes to the illicit funds that quietly circulate through financial institutions. Global security expert Mark Galeotti reveals the dark heart of the underworld, how states and criminal networks are far more interconnected than most people realise, and how understanding these entanglements is essential for making sense of how societies function, collapse, and rebuild. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    1 h et 5 min
  • Paul Davies - The New Quantum Revolution

    Paul Davies - The New Quantum Revolution
    Jan 9 2026
    100 years on from Schrödinger’s equation, we’re on the cusp of the second Quantum revolution. Everything is about to change again – but how? Theoretical physicist, cosmologist, and astrobiologist Paul Davies investigates quantum theory's extraordinary predictive power and the debates that continue to surround the field, diving into the very nature of quantum reality and the beginnings of the universe. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    1 h et 4 min
  • RF Kuang - To Hell with Love

    RF Kuang - To Hell with Love
    Dec 19 2025
    Bestselling novelist Rebecca F. Kuang returns to How To Academy in conversation with Hannah MacInnes to dive into her new novel, Katabasis, inviting us on a journey to the underworld and back. From the literal and metaphorical meanings of descending to hell, to the question of eternity, to the imaginative expanse of Rebecca's literary vision in an age where freedom of expression is under threat, Rebecca illuminates the art of her craft and imagination with humour, warmth, and deeply personal contemplation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    1 h et 13 min
  • Andrew Jarecki and Charlotte Kaufman — The Human Cost of Alabama's Prison System

    Andrew Jarecki and Charlotte Kaufman — The Human Cost of Alabama's Prison System
    Dec 16 2025
    When Andrew Jarecki and Charlotte Kaufman went into an Alabama state prison to film a revival meeting, they discover that the prisoners wanted to talk to them off-camera and share their stories; after Andrew and Charlotte left, the incarcerated men were able to use contraband mobile phones to reveal the hidden realities of prison life. Their stories included the horrifying death of prisoner Stephen Davis at the hands of guard, and a labour strike coordinated across the prisons (that is beginning again at the time of recording). This deeply harrowing and impactful film reveals a secret world most of us dare never to think about: in the UK, it's available to stream now on Sky. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    38 min
  • Ingrid Clayton – Why the Need to Please Makes Us Lose Ourselves

    Ingrid Clayton – Why the Need to Please Makes Us Lose Ourselves
    Dec 10 2025
    Do you avoid conflict? Do you tend to take the blame? Do you take care of others at the expense of yourself? Do you live in a state of hypervigilance? Fawning can appear in a plethora of different ways, it can be visible or invisible; it can manifest in our relationships to sex or money, or in the tendency to 'people-please'. But one thing remains constant: it is about finding safety in an unsafe world, often at our own expense. Fawning expert and clinical psychologist Dr Ingrid Clayton shines a light on this under-represented but crucial piece of the trauma puzzle, bringing clarity and support. Drawing on twenty years of clinical psychology work, as well as a lifetime of insight as a recovering fawner herself, she shares tools to find meaningful, reciprocal connections – and finally be ourselves. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    1 h et 2 min