Thinking Allowed Podcast
New research on how society works
Episodes to download
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Islam and capitalism - Sex before the sexual revolution
Wed 16 Feb 2011
Sex before the Sexual Revolution and how Islam reacts to capitalism.
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Working men's health practices - Plastic surgery in Brazil
Wed 9 Feb 2011
Laurie discusses cosmetic surgery in Brazil and the health of British working men.
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19/01/2011
Wed 19 Jan 2011
The impact of paramilitary punishment attacks on the young delinquents of Belfast.
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Cosmopolitanism - Dietetics
Wed 12 Jan 2011
Laurie Taylor explores cosmopolitan values and the morality of medicine and health.
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Softer masculinity in the sixth form - Dr Who
Wed 5 Jan 2011
Is Doctor Who political? Laurie explores the notion of an historical anti-American bias.
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Class at Christmas
Wed 22 Dec 2010
Laurie Taylor explores Christmas, compassion and class, from the Victorian era to today.
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'Over by Christmas' - Race, Sport and Politics
Wed 15 Dec 2010
Laurie explores race and sport, also why people thought WW1 would be over by Christmas.
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Cuban Cure - Moral Panics
Wed 8 Dec 2010
Laurie explores Cuba's success in developing world-beating bioscience. Also moral panics.
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Politically connected firms - Gangs and Territory
Wed 1 Dec 2010
Laurie Taylor explores the connections between politics and business around the World.
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Civic Core - Public convenience
Wed 24 Nov 2010
Laurie Taylor examines new research into the public convenience.
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INCIVILITY - AK-47 (Kalashnikov)
Wed 17 Nov 2010
Laurie Taylor examines the social impact of the AK-47, plus rudeness in public places.
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Book publishing - Active Citizenship
Wed 10 Nov 2010
Laurie Taylor examines new research about publishing and looks at active citizenship.
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Supermax - Western Rule
Wed 3 Nov 2010
Laurie Taylor explores the growth of high security prisons in America.
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Happy families? - Science's first mistake
Wed 27 Oct 2010
Laurie Taylor discusses the family and why we should be sceptical about science.
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Global higher education - Homophobia and football
Wed 20 Oct 2010
Laurie Taylor examines homophobia and football and looks at global higher education.
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Economic migration and happiness - Hairdressing and emotional labour
Wed 13 Oct 2010
Laurie Taylor discusses being paid to be nice and explores migration versus happiness.
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Drugs trial calamity - McCarthy stigma
Wed 6 Oct 2010
Laurie Taylor examines new research about black listed artists during the McCarthy period.
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Liverpool Football Club - Au Pairs
Wed 29 Sep 2010
Laurie Taylor discusses a new study of au pairs in the UK and examines Liverpool FC.
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Secrets of Capitalism - Religion and Science
Wed 22 Sep 2010
Eeconomist Ha-Joon Chang tries to expose the 'myths' of free-market capitalism.
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Eavesdropping - CCTV in schools
Wed 15 Sep 2010
An exploration of the meaning and history of 'eavesdropping', from cafe society to Twitter
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British Society of Criminology Conference at Leicester University
Wed 8 Sep 2010
Laurie Taylor visits the British Society of Criminology Conference at Leicester University
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French culture - Network Nudge
Wed 1 Sep 2010
Laurie explores the decline in French culture and the power of networks.
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