Rethink

Can school make up for what's lacking at home? 06.07.2021 41:28 ↓

Today's Rethink is looking at early years and primary education. With cuts in child services, are primary schools and early years providers becoming ersatz parents as well as educators? Providing everything from meals to setting boundaries in a space where children can be their very best? Amol Rajan and guests discuss whether educators can really make up for what's missing in the home? GUESTS Dr....

What is education for? 05.07.2021 41:27 ↓

Rethinking Education. In a new five part Rethink series, Amol Rajan and guests discuss how we can re-think the Education system post pandemic. GUESTS Kikelomo Agunbiade, Head of Education, IPPR Claire-Marie Cuthbert - Chief Executive, Evolve Trust David Perks, Principal and Founder, East London Science School Professor David Runciman, Professor of Politics and History, Cambridge University Present...

Jude Browne: Rethinking Responsibility 27.05.2021 6:56 ↓

Professor Jude Browne looks at how we tackle the concept of responsibility post-pandemic

David Graeber: Rethinking Jobs 14.07.2020 8:10 ↓

Author Graeber questions the purpose of our work.

Amonge Sinxoto: Rethinking Safety 08.07.2020 7:01 ↓

Activist Sinxoto reminds us that millions of people live in constant danger.

Rt. Hon. Douglas Alexander: Rethinking Economic Dignity 07.07.2020 6:28 ↓

Rt. Hon. Douglas Alexander, Senior Fellow at Harvard Kennedy School, suggests a series of specific policies to address low pay.

K T Tunstall: Rethinking The Music Industry 07.07.2020 7:07 ↓

Musician Tunstall shares that convenience for consumers comes at a huge cost for artists

Henry Dimbleby: Rethinking How We Eat 06.07.2020 7:45 ↓

Cookery writer Dimbleby reflects on how food is a marker of civilisation.

Aaron Bastani: Rethinking An Ageing Population 06.07.2020 8:06 ↓

Writer Bastani investigates the change in demographics and how it will affect us.

V.S Ramachandran: Rethinking Brains 06.07.2020 8:16 ↓

Neurologist Ramachandran asks how the pandemic has changed how we think about ourselves.

C K Lal: Rethinking Institutions 03.07.2020 7:03 ↓

Journalist Lal argues for institutions to be re-engineered for the post-pandemic world

Carol Cooper: Rethinking Racial Equality 03.07.2020 7:30 ↓

Senior Nurse Cooper makes an impassioned plea for justice.

Nisha Katona: Rethinking Hospitality 03.07.2020 6:19 ↓

Chef Katona asks us to consider what makes the restaurant experience precious.

H. R. McMaster: Rethinking Empathy 03.07.2020 6:41 ↓

Former United States National Security Advisor McMaster calls for consideration.

Dalai Lama: Rethinking Ancient Wisdom 02.07.2020 5:13 ↓

His Holiness the Dalai Lama has a checklist of priorities for the post-pandemic world.

Mariana Mazzucato: Rethinking Value 02.07.2020 10:29 ↓

Economist Mazzucato challenges the economic models that have dominated post-war policy

Onora O'Neill: Rethinking Digital Power 02.07.2020 6:35 ↓

Philosopher O'Neill asks if tech giants have done irreversible damage to society/

Ziauddin Sardar: Rethinking Normality 02.07.2020 6:56 ↓

Writer Sardar asks us what 'the new normal' is concealing.

Anthony Townsend: Rethinking Robots 01.07.2020 6:49 ↓

Writer Townsend imagines a future that prioritises convenience

Dr Charlotte Riley: Rethinking Universities 01.07.2020 6:18 ↓

Historian Riley questions the concept of university being a rite of passage for the young

Lucy Jones: Rethinking Biophilia 01.07.2020 5:56 ↓

Author Jones questions how our disconnection with nature is affecting our lives

David Wallace-Wells: Rethinking Consensus 01.07.2020 6:43 ↓

Journalist Wallace-Wells applies cautious optimism to our current moment.

Seb Emina: Rethinking Travel 01.07.2020 6:18 ↓

Writer Emina asks if we can experience the benefits and joy of travel without moving.

Emma Griffin: Rethinking Work 01.07.2020 5:45 ↓

Professor Griffin highlights the unpaid and emotional work that often goes unrecognised.

Dr Xine Yao: Rethinking Masks 01.07.2020 6:11 ↓

Lecturer Yao explains how masks are an expression of commitment to the collective good