The Louder Than Words Podcast

Join Matthew Gillett and Marina Lostal in conversation with Jules Pretty on international law, courts and institutions. We talk about peace, security and the environment; hate crimes and losses in cultural heritage; the founding of a Biocultural Indigenous University in the Andean Amazon of Colombia; how the crime of ecocide is being prosecuted, and how a river has been declared a victim. Matthew...

Amanda Cole and Ella Jeffries from the Department of Language and Linguistics talk to Jules Pretty about  sociolinguistics: the loss and gain of language and dialect, language variation; influence of Cockney on Essex; accent bias – class and gender; right or wrong or plain different.

Join Ben Goldsmith and  Níels Einarsson in conversation with Jules Pretty on how rewilding changes whole landscapes as well as our imagination, and how the 500 Orca marine incidents off Iberia are challenging how we think of wild marine mammals. What is rewilding, how can it benefit landscapes and cities, what are the best ways to think about human-nature relationships? Ben Goldsmith is author of...

Join Lloyd Peck and Bill McKibben in conversation with Jules Pretty on the climate crisis. Lloyd has travelled to the Antarctic 20 times in 30 years, and describes first hand from under water the changes in these cold and slow environments. Bill is the foremost green writer, journalist and activists in the USA, and is the founder of both 350.org and Third Act. Lloyd Peck is with the British Antarc...

Join Erik Jacobi and Jordon Lazell in conversation with Jules Pretty on circular economies and neuromarketing. What are circular economies, and how can they help businesses become more successful as well as creating social benefits? How can new neuromarketing approaches pioneered at the University of Essex help brands and our understanding of consumer behaviours.  Erik Jacobi and Jordon Lazell are...

Join Andrew Simms and Nicky Saunter of the Rapid Transition Alliance in conversation with Jules Pretty on Hope. How can we address climate, ecological and social inequality crises with new forms of language and action; how can hope be deployed to improve lives. The joint Hope Tales project is producing new street literature in the form of chapbooks arising from live events across the UK. Andrew Si...

Join Ruth Weir and Jackie Turton in conversation with Jules Pretty on domestic abuse and violence in the home. What works and why? What has changed in recent years? What are the prospects for the future? Ruth Weir is at City University’s Violence and Society Centre and Jackie Turton is in the Department of Sociology at the University of Essex. They are co-authors with two serving police officers,...

Join Paul Hibberd and Abigail Webb in conversation with Jules Pretty on processing visual information – how we humans see the world, how technology is opening up new options for immersive theatre, and the exciting roles for virtual and augmented reality. Paul Hibberd is in the Department of Psychology at the University of Essex and Abigail Webb is at the University of Suffolk.

Join Friederike Mengel and Carlos Carillo Tudela in conversation with Jules Pretty on the modern nature of work, how labour economics helps us understand the rapid pace of change, the impacts on women, the choices regarding home working, and what this all means for national productivity and whether countries become poorer or richer. Friederike Mengel and Carlos Carillo Tudela are economists in the...

Join Leo Schalkwyk and Meena Kumari in conversation with Jules Pretty on human genetics and epigenetics, how culture and society influences what goes on inside us, and all the latest on how this new understanding can improve human health. Leo Schalkwyk is Head of the School of Life Sciences and Meena Kumari is Deputy Director of the Institute of Social and Economic Research, both at the University...

Join Koldo Casla and Tara Van Ho in conversation with Jules Pretty on the uses and applications of human rights to improve lives and make businesses more sustainable. Koldo Casla and Tara Van Ho are based in the Essex Law School at the University of Essex

Join Donna Graves, Sarah Lloyd and Alix Green in conversation with Jules Pretty about contemporary history, public purpose and making an impact on culture and the economy. Donna Graves is a public historian from Berkeley in California; Sarah Lloyd is at the Institute of Historical Research, University of London; and Alix Green is from the Department of History at the University of Essex.

Join Terry McGenity and Corinne Whitby in conversation with Jules Pretty on the worlds of microbes in oceans, in soils and in the air, and how microbes can be deployed in new ways to clean up pollution and improve the environment. Terry McGenity and Corinne Whitby are in the School of Life Sciences at the University of Essex.

Join Ismene Gizellis and Han Dorussen in conversation with Jules Pretty on conflict, peace-keeping, cooperation, governance after conflict, and the impacts on women. Ismene Gizellis and Han Dorussen are political scientists from the Department of Government at the University of Essex.

Join Craig Bennett in conversation with Jules Pretty on all the latest challenges and opportunities for improving wildlife and conservation in the UK, and how to involve people in local rural and urban habitats that matter to them. Craig Bennett is Chief Executive of The Wildlife Trusts.

Join Anna Di Ronco, Anna Sergi and Nigel South in conversation about how criminology is helping to reveal the changing nature of policy practice, the definitions of uncivil people, and the growth of environmental and organised crime Anna Di Ronco, Anna Sergi and Nigel South are from the Department of Sociology at the University of Essex.

Join Caroline Bald and Akudo Amadiegwu in conversation with Jules Pretty about the high incidence of brain injury and social silencing, and how to bring people together Caroline Bald and Akudo Amadiegwu are from the School of Health and Social Care at the University of Essex.

Join Caterina Cinel, Luca Citi and Reinhold Scherer in conversation with Jules Pretty about brain-computer interfaces and neural engineering. Caterina Cinel, Luca Citi and Reinhold Scherer are from the School of Computer Science and Electronic Engineering at the University of Essex.

Join Kat Hadjimatheou and Renee Luthra in conversation with Jules Pretty about how violence spirals in the home and community, and the impacts on women and migrants. Kat Hadjimatheou and Renee Luthra are from the Department of Sociology at the University of Essex.  

Join Anna Sturrock and Tom Cameron in conversation with Jules Pretty about why the blue marine matters, and how seas and coasts can be regenerated. Anna Sturrock and Tom Cameron are from the School of Life Sciences at the University of Essex.

Join Sheena Cruickshank, Laura Cream and Paul Manners in conversation with  Jules   Pretty  about how universities are showing they can improve the lives of people through public engagement.   Sheena Cruickshank is from the University of Manchester, Laura Cream is from University College London and Paul Manners is from the National Coordinating Centre for Public Engagement. The Louder Than Words p...

Join Danielle Tucker and Louise Nash in conversation with Jules Pretty on how the world of work is changing for women, and how women are changing the workplace and organisations. Danielle Tucker and Louise Nash are from the Essex Business School

Join Teeven Soobaroyen and Danson Kimani in conversation with Jules Pretty on how businesses and corporate governance are changing in Africa, and how businesses are creating new models that invest in the society and the public. Teeven Soobaroyen and Danson Kimani are both from the Essex Business School

Join Ahmed Shaheed and Wayne Martin in conversation with Jules Pretty on the UN Special Rapporteur’s new report on freedom of thought, and how this will shape many fundamental freedoms for belief, religion and culture.

Join Liam Jarvis and Katy Wheeler, with a contribution from Bruce Hood, in conversation with Jules Pretty on how new thinking on delivery of education and engagement of students is changing the lives of students for the better. Liam Jarvis is from the Department of Literature, Film and Theatre Studies and Katy Wheeler is from the Department of Sociology at the University of Essex, and Bruce Hood i...