Moral Maze Podcast
Combative, provocative and engaging live debate examining the moral issues behind one of the week's news stories. #moralmaze
Episodes to download
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Are America's founding ideals a reality or a myth?
Wed 1 Jul 2026
Live debate examining the moral issues behind one of the week's news stories.
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Do we care more about the place where we live than about the nation we live in?
Wed 24 Jun 2026
Live debate examining the moral issues behind one of the week's news stories. #moralmaze
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What Makes Us Human?
Wed 17 Jun 2026
Live debate examining the moral issues behind one of the week's news stories.
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Is the World Cup morally compromised?
Wed 10 Jun 2026
Live debate examining the moral issues behind one of the week's news stories.
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Who is morally responsible for Britain's political short-termism?
Wed 3 Jun 2026
Live debate examining the moral issues behind one of the week's news stories.
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What is education for?
Wed 8 Apr 2026
Live debate examining the moral issues behind one of the week's news stories.
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Artemis 2 and the ethics of human space flight
Wed 1 Apr 2026
Live debate examining the moral issues behind one of the week's news stories. #moralmaze
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Is an Established Church Morally Defensible?
Wed 25 Mar 2026
Live debate examining the moral issues behind one of the week's news stories.
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Economic shocks: is there a duty to accept sacrifice?
Wed 18 Mar 2026
Live debate examining the moral issues behind one of the week's news stories.
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Pragmatism and Principle: what is the role of morality in foreign policy?
Wed 11 Mar 2026
Live debate examining the moral issues behind one of the week's news stories.
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Is it moral to attack Iran?
Wed 4 Mar 2026
Live debate examining the moral issues behind one of the week's news stories.
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What's the bigger threat to Europe: "cultural erasure", or far-right populism?
Wed 17 Dec 2025
Live debate examining the moral issues behind one of the week's news stories.
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Should children be banned from social media?
Wed 10 Dec 2025
Live debate examining the moral issues behind one of the week's news stories.
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The Jury: Moral Innovation or Historic Relic?
Wed 3 Dec 2025
Live debate examining the moral issues behind one of the week's news stories.
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Politics: Whose Morality Is It Anyway?
Wed 26 Nov 2025
Debate examining the moral issues behind one of the week's news stories.
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How much should we consider the role of moral luck?
Wed 19 Nov 2025
Debate examining the moral issues behind one of the week's news stories.
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What should we expect from a father?
Wed 12 Nov 2025
Live debate examining the morality of fatherhood.
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Is democracy a failed experiment?
Wed 1 Oct 2025
A special debate examining the morality of democracy.
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Is recognising the state of Palestine a moral duty?
Wed 24 Sep 2025
Live debate examining the moral issues behind one of the week's news stories.
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To know or not to know?
Wed 17 Sep 2025
Live debate examining the moral issues behind one of the week's news stories.
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Is 鈥榥et zero鈥� a moral pursuit?
Wed 10 Sep 2025
Live debate examining the moral issues behind one of the week's news stories.
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Does the media reflect or exacerbate public disquiet?
Wed 3 Sep 2025
Live debate examining the moral issues behind one of the week's news stories.
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What is the moral value of disgust?
Wed 27 Aug 2025
Michael Buerk chairs a live debate examining the morality of disgust.
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Is it time to ditch historical figures as heroes?
Wed 9 Jul 2025
Is the time up for heroes and heroines on banknotes and in society in general?
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Is social cohesion a moral good? And can governments influence it?
Wed 2 Jul 2025
Live debate examining the moral issues behind one of the week's news stories.
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Is Privacy an outdated concept or a moral right?
Wed 25 Jun 2025
Live debate examining the moral issues behind one of the week's news stories.
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Was Israel right to launch strikes on Iran?
Wed 18 Jun 2025
Was Israel right to launch unprecedented strikes on Iran?
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Is having children a moral duty?
Wed 11 Jun 2025
Live debate examining the moral issues behind one of the week's news stories.
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AI: Promise or Peril ? Recorded at the Hay Festival
Wed 4 Jun 2025
Live debate examining the moral issues behind one of the week's news stories.
The Evidence Toolkit
Check out the claims made in news stories with this interactive tool.
