Free Thinking Episodes Available now
Technologies of the Self
From journaling to prayer: Shahidha Bari on the history and politics of self improvement
The middle
Middle - England, ground, child, age, pig in... Anne McElvoy hosts a middling discussion.
Weapons, real and symbolic
Matthew Sweet and guests discuss tanks, guns, gaming, drones and what weaponisation means.
Purity
David Aaronovitch, Catherine Coldstream, Linda Woodhead and others join Matthew Sweet.
Humility
From Spinoza's thinking to the "humble brag" - Matthew Sweet and guests explore humility.
Oral tradition and oracy
Anne McElvoy and guests look at speaking fluently in politics, the classroom & communities
Taste
Matthew Sweet and guests explore what it means to have 'good taste'.
Women, language and experience
Shahidha Bari's guests include Karen McCarthy Woolf, Lauren Elkin and Sara Ahmed.
Authority
Anne McElvoy and guests discuss authority in politics, business, education and the family.
Crime and punishment medieval to modern
Matthew Sweet's guests include Lord Sumption and criminal barrister Joanna Hardy-Susskind.
