Thinking Allowed Podcast
New research on how society works
Episodes to download
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Extremism
Wed 26 Jan 2022
Extremism: going undercover with the far right, Islamists and anti feminists.
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Why Sociology Matters
Wed 19 Jan 2022
Why Sociology matters: an exploration of the meaning and purpose of Public Sociology.
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Strangers
Wed 12 Jan 2022
Strangers & Xenophobia: an exploration of a historically rooted phenomenon.
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Freedom
Wed 20 Oct 2021
Freedom: how it came to be equated with limited government and white people.
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Afghanistan
Wed 6 Oct 2021
Afghanistan: Afghan migrants in Britain. Also, the return of the Taliban.
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Office Life
Wed 29 Sep 2021
Office life: the evolution and meaning of the filing cabinet. Also, objects at work.
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Cool Consumers
Wed 22 Sep 2021
Cool Consumers: the construction of 'cool' music tastes & the marketing of menthol smoking
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The Smartphone
Wed 15 Sep 2021
The Smartphone: how has it transformed everyday life, from China to Ireland?
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Culture and Privilege
Wed 8 Sep 2021
Culture and privilege: are the cultural and creative industries meritocratic?
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The Changing Nature of Crime
Wed 1 Sep 2021
The changing nature of crime and the impact of Covid on criminal opportunity.
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Tourism - Travel
Wed 16 Jun 2021
Tourism & travel. How have they evolved over the years and what is their future?
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Fitness & fatness
Wed 19 May 2021
Fitness & fatness: a programme exploring two sides of the same coin.
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Perfume
Wed 5 May 2021
Perfume: a social history of Chanel No 5 and Red Moscow. Also, the meaning of scents.
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The Rural Idyll?
Wed 28 Apr 2021
The Rural Idyll? The hidden relationship between the countryside and colonialism.
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Life Imprisonment
Wed 21 Apr 2021
Life imprisonment - why are those convicted of murder serving longer sentences than ever?
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The Orange Order
Wed 14 Apr 2021
The Orange Order: an exploration of its origins, practices and principles.
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Community & Social Capital
Wed 7 Apr 2021
Community & social capital. How connected to each other are we compared to previous eras?
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Disinformation
Wed 23 Dec 2020
Laurie Taylor examines the spread of disinformation and how it can be challenged.
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