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Marlon James 11.10.2026 ↓

The award-winning Jamaican novelist Marlon James on his Booker-shortlisted novel The Disappearers, a...

Kevin Barry Reads "Chuck Murphy's Last Run" 11.10.2026 ↓

Kevin Barry reads his story “Chuck Murphy’s Last Run,” from the October 19, 2026, issue of ...

Author Michael Lewis (‘The Big Short’) Pulls Back the Curtain 11.10.2026 ↓

“The Trump administration was betting that if they broke the law fast enough,” writes Micha...

Intelligence Isn't Power 09.10.2026 ↓

At the center of the country’s debates over artificial intelligence is a simple but hard question: W...

Stephen Sexton: Cheryl's Destinies 09.10.2026 ↓

(00:00) – Clíona Ní Ríordáin and Patrick Cotter discussion(04:44) – Stephen Sexton interview(01:01:0...

HoP 500e Daniel Watson on Medieval Irish Philosophy 09.10.2026 ↓

In the last of five episodes to celebrate reaching the episode 500 mark by looking at things he skip...

Sir Ian Rankin 09.10.2026 ↓

We're honoured to have Sir Ian Rankin, one of the most successful authors in the world, as our g...

Why is three the magic number? 08.10.2026 ↓

This is a catch-up version of James O'Brien's Mystery Hour. To join the game, call 0345 60 60 973, T...

Archive: Trinity 08.10.2026 ↓

Misha Glenny delves in to the In Our Time archive to select ten episodes for listeners to revisit. H...

Cost of Living: Should Government Pay For Life's Essentials? (Anna Coote) 07.10.2026 ↓

What if housing, childcare, transport and social care were no longer treated as things to buy and se...

Elvis Costello - Alison 07.10.2026 ↓

Elvis Costello is a singer and songwriter whose career spans five decades and over 30 album...

Rosebud Special - Jeffrey Archer At The Leicester Square Theatre 07.10.2026 ↓

Last Sunday - the day before he died - Jeffrey Archer was on stage at the Leicester Square Theatre i...

The grumpy genius behind Lord of the Rings 07.10.2026 ↓

J.R.R. Tolkien created one of the most intoxicating imaginative worlds of the 20th...

‘This Is Nuts.’ An OpenAI Insider Explains Why He Quit. 07.10.2026 ↓

Last week, David Robinson resigned from OpenAI. He’d been in charge of writing the safety reports fo...

Fascism in a time of AI 06.10.2026 ↓

Since Trump first took office in 2016 there has been a debate on the left as to whether he ...

A Passage To India by E.M. Forster - Rerun 06.10.2026 ↓

Joining us are the novelist, playwright and memoirist Alice Jolly and novelist Patrick McC...

Russell Kane on Iris Murdoch 05.10.2026 ↓

Iris Murdoch was born in Ireland in 1919, grew up in London and was educated in Bristol and Oxford. ...

Jam Jars Fiona vocals & Boo Hewerdine guitar 05.10.2026 ↓

Jam Jars Fiona vocals & Boo Hewerdine guitar by Fiona Keane

Simon Winchester on the wind: the invisble force we can't live without 05.10.2026 ↓

It's invisible, it drives us crazy, and we can't live without it. The wind has bee...

The Jackpod: One war at a time 05.10.2026 ↓

On Point news analyst Jack Beatty brings historical context to analysis that President Trump’s war w...

Michael Collins - Part 1 05.10.2026 ↓

On the 22nd of August 1922, Michael Collins, the Commander in Chief of the National Army was shot de...

Poems that shake up autumn from Contains Strong Language 04.10.2026 ↓

Ian McMillan brings you poems and poets to shake up autumn from the Contains Strong Language Festiva...

Rachel Heng Reads "A Very Safe Place" 04.10.2026 ↓

Rachel Heng reads her story “A Very Safe Place,” from the October 12, 2026, issue of the ma...

Author Isabel Allende: A Life of Storytelling 04.10.2026 ↓

Isabel Allende (The House of the Spirits, Paula) is one of the most widely-read authors in ...

An Ageing World: Simone de Beauvoir on Old Age 04.10.2026 ↓

For the final episode in our series on living in an ageing world David talks to Lyndsey Sto...