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Why Run?

Adharanand Finn provides a subtle answer to a simple question: why run?

• 15 mins

The Best of Four Thought: Matt Haig, Tim Meek, Adjoa Andoh

Another chance to hear three great talks combining personal stories and new ideas.

• 43 mins

Trust Me, I'm a Magician

Magician Paul Hyland explains that he is not a trickster. At least, not a dishonest one.

• 15 mins

On Being Ignored

John Osborne discusses what it means to be ignored.

• 15 mins

National Pride

Alex Marshall discusses patriotism and nationalism.

• 15 mins

Economists' Lost Literary Touch

Adam Kelly argues that economics needs to get back in touch with its literary side.

• 15 mins

Changing Laws of War

Muna Baig argues that forced displacement should be taken seriously as a war crime.

• 15 mins

Democratising Education

Rachel Roberts argues that education needs a democratic revolution.

• 15 mins

Stories of Terrorism

Benedict Wilkinson challenges how we think about terrorism.

• 15 mins

D Is for Diagnosis

Ann York discusses diagnoses - her own, and ones she gives to others.

• 15 mins

Lessons in Development

Alpa Shah argues that tribal people need a better development model.

• 15 mins

A Boat of One's Own

Michelle Madsen makes the case for life on Britain's rivers and canals.

• 15 mins

Positively Medieval

Lucy Allen argues that medieval society had a conflicted attitude towards women.

• 15 mins

Reaching Out

Charlie Howard argues that public services should find their users, not wait to be found.

• 15 mins

Best of Four Thought: Hinge Moments in History

Another chance to hear three of the best recent episodes of Four Thought.

• 43 mins

The Meaning of North

Alex Beaumont questions the meaning of 'the north'.

• 15 mins

Healing Minds

Rachel Kelly believes there needs to be a more nuanced approach to mental illness.

• 15 mins

Spice In Prison

Stuart J Cole warns of the crisis in UK prisons posed by 'spice', a synthetic cannabis.

• 15 mins

The Muslim Soldier

Adnan Sarwar discusses being a Muslim in the British Army.

• 15 mins

Dead White Composers

Simon Zagorski-Thomas thinks we fail to value the study of pop music.

• 15 mins

The Muslim Soldier

Adnan Sarwar on being a Muslim in the British Army.

• 15 mins

Questions of Identity

Marina Lewycka explores how identity is formed.

• 15 mins

Citizen Diplomacy

Former ambassador Tom Fletcher argues that the future of diplomacy will be citizen-led.

• 15 mins

Straight from the Root

VV Brown explains why she has embraced her natural hair.

• 15 mins

A Lonely Society

Lucy Hurst-Brown asks why so many learning disabled people are so lonely.

• 15 mins

Being Turkish

Writer Elif Shafak describes how being Turkish means always worrying about your country.

• 15 mins

Father and Son

Laurence Anholt describes how his dying father revealed his traumatic past experiences.

• 15 mins

Are Pornographers Anti-Sex?

Melissa Raphael explains why she sees pornographers as anti-sex.

• 15 mins

The Social Media Poet

Brian Bilston on becoming an accidental Twitter poet.

• 15 mins

In Praise of Parks

Travis Elborough explores the role of public parks in British life.

• 15 mins