Thinking Allowed Episodes Episode guide
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War Games - Riding the Subway
Laurie Taylor explores the way war and violence invades our lives. Also, riding the subway
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Self-help and Self-improvement
Can self-help books help you to become a better you? Presented by Laurie Taylor.
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Rituals at Christmas
Laurie Taylor presents a special edition that explores rituals at Christmas and beyond.
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Butchers; Fat Gay Men
Fat gay men - resisting the stigma. Also, the masculine world of the butcher.
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After Redundancy - Global Payday Lending
The growing worldwide industry of global payday loans. Plus the aftermath of redundancy.
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Port Cities; Middle Class Alcohol Use
Port cities in the global age, from Marseilles to Liverpool. Plus middle class drinking.
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Creative Britain - Sexology
The rise and fall of Creative Britain. Plus sexology re-visited.
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Shoes - Islamic Youth Culture in Western Europe
Shoes - a journey through our lives. Also, young Muslim subcultures in Europe.
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Meritocracy; Desert Island Doctors
Laurie Taylor examines the rise, meaning and reality of meritocracy as a concept.
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'Lad culture' in higher education - Fugitives from the law in Philadelphia
Laurie Taylor explores the lives of African-American men caught up in webs of criminality.
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Post-Dictatorship Art in Argentina; Young Jazz Musicians in London
Post-dictatorship art and culture, and the lives of jazz musicians in London.
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Junk Food Traders in Secondary Schools; Darjeeling Tea Workers
Laurie explores the lives of the producers of some of the most expensive tea in the world.
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Drug Mules; 'Dads Only' Parenting Project
Laurie Taylor looks at women in the international cocaine trade. Also, dads in training.
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Dementia Handbags; Place Hacking
Laurie Taylor takes an urban tour beyond the boundaries of everyday metropolitan life.
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Gaybourhood and City Life
Gay life, at home and in the 'city' - a special programme.
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Non-Networking Graduates; Race and Consumption
Race and consumption. Also, working class graduates who refuse to network.
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Dalit Parties and Democratisation in Tamil Nadu; History of the Elevator
Elevators: A cultural history. Also, Indian militants who embrace electoral politics.
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Rio, Protests and the World Cup; Dying in Prison
Laurie Taylor examines the meaning of the street demonstrations taking place in Rio.
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A History of Tennis, Talking Treatments
Tennis: A social history. Also, psychotherapy and class.
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Russia's upper class, Flip Flops
Flip flops: A global journey. Also, Russia's upper class.
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History of Surfing; Coffee Shops and Idleness
Laurie Taylor looks beyond the crashing waves and suntanned bodies.
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Late-Modern Hipsters - Before the Windrush
Laurie explores race relations in 20th-century Liverpool. And, the modern 'hipster'.
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Masculinity and betting shops; 'New' biological relatives and kinship
IVF's transformation of biological relations. Also, men in betting shops.
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Make-up in Iran; Offshoring
Laurie Taylor explores the clandestine activities that go beyond concealment of wealth.
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Gender Inequality in China; Smokestack Nostalgia
Chinese women and the resurgence of gender inequality. Also, 'smokestack nostalgia'.
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Islamophobia and Anti-Semitism; Sociology of Sleep
Islamophobia and Anti-Semitism. Also, the sociology of sleep.
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'Illicit' Dance; The Purpose of War
'Illicit' dance in Indian popular culture. Also, does war serve a social purpose?
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Baristas; 'People' History
The rise & fall of the working class. Also, the attraction of 'cool' jobs with poor wages.
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Ethnography Award: The Winner
Laurie Taylor presents the winning entry of Thinking Allowed's first Ethnography Award.
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The Ethnography Award 'Short List'
Laurie Taylor looks at academic research shortlisted for our new annual ethnography award.
