Episode summary: No episode summary, because I sent this first one to Huffduffer to sample. And I’m sold. But not so much that I will explore the entire back catalogue.

Episode summary: I’ve been thinking about fear, and movement, and exploration, and safety. I’ve been thinking about barriers, and perimeters - those we create and those that are imposed. Pushing yourself into fear on purpose gives some comfort that maybe you’ll be able to navigate life when you real...

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Episode summary: How Moderna’s overnight vaccine success was 33 years in the making

Episode summary: David and Helen are joined by Diane Coyle and Anand Menon to have another go at pinning down the long term consequences of Brexit. Now we have a deal, what are the prospects for rebalancing the UK economy? Do EU politicians want a post-Brexit UK to succeed or to fail? Can Labour rea...

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Episode summary: What lessons does the past hold for our future? Join Britain’s pre-eminent public historian to explore his thoughts on the pandemic, the Biden presidency, the future of populism and more. The events of 2020 have upturned the order of the world, and the medical, economic and politica...

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Episode summary: What can ants tells us about whether something deserves to be popular? This is a question tackled in David Sumpter’s book – ‘The Ten Equations that Rule the World: And How You Can Use Them Too.’ He tells Tim Harford about some of the algorithms that you see in nature, and those harn...

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Episode summary: Life on Mars was released on David Bowie’s Hunky Dory album in 1971. Two years later it came out as a single in its own right. Famous for its exploration of disillusionment and alienation, there is no one single definitive story behind it. But that is perhaps the song’s beauty and t...

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Episode summary: David and Helen look at what’s changed - and what hasn’t - since we last spoke, from Brexit to Biden to Covid. Has the Brexit deal really given the UK a chance to do things differently? Do Democrat wins in the Georgia Senate races open up new possibilities for Biden? What is at stak...

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