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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
Weapons, real and symbolic
Matthew Sweet and guests explore what weapons mean - in the past and now.
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 discuss look at fluently in politics, the classroom & society
Taste
Matthew Sweet and guests explore what it means to have "good taste".
Women, language & experience
Shahidha Bari's guests include Karen McCarthy Woolf, Lauren Elkin and Sara Ahmed
Authority
Anne McElvoy and guests discuss authority in politics, business and education.
Crime and punishment medieval to modern
Matthew Sweet's guests include Lord Sumption and criminal barrister Joanna Hardy-Susskind
