Nihal Arthanayake on conversation

Julia Donaldson, author of The Gruffalo and many other beloved children's books, tells Michael Rosen about her own writing, reading, speaking and listening. Her childhood experiences were a big influence, as was busking in Paris and writing songs which ended up on Play School and ... Show More

Michael Rosen on the linguistic comfort food of clichés, pragmatics and how we use language to connect us beyond the actual words used. Derek Bousfield explains how words do more than carry meaning: context governs what we say and how it’s understood. Dr Bousfield is Reader in Pr ... Show More

The 'Manosphere' is a group of loosely affiliated mainly young males who have developed a specialised vocabulary to discuss women online in a negative and hostile way. Some of the vocabulary is a response to feminism which some men claim is diminishing their role in society. For ... Show More

Nihal Arthanayake is a broadcaster and author. He is the host of Radio 5 Live’s Afternoon Show and won interviewer of the year at the 2019 BBC Radio and Music Awards. His new book, Let’s Talk: How To Have Better Conversations, investigates the art of good dialogue - a skill that ... Show More

<p>From February 23, 1998: Oprah talks to James Van Praagh, television personality and author of the number one New York Times best seller <em>Talking to Heaven.</em> He discusses how he receives messages from the dead, explains how the bond of love doesn’t cease after death and ... Show More

<p>From February 23, 1998: Oprah talks to James Van Praagh—television personality and author of the No. 1 New York Times best seller <em>Talking to Heaven</em>—about his communications with those who have passed on before us. He discusses how he receives messages from the dead, e ... Show More

On the internet, nobody seems to remember you’re a real person. That’s especially true for Michael James Schneider, an artist whose work you’ve probably seen online. Commonly referred to as “Balloon Guy”, Michael uses mylar balloons to spell out pithy phrases he then posts on the ... Show More

On the internet, nobody seems to remember you’re a real person. That’s especially true for Michael James Schneider, an artist whose work you’ve probably seen online. Commonly referred to as “Balloon Guy”, Michael uses mylar balloons to spell out pithy phrases he then posts on the ... Show More

A few years ago, I came across a book called Signs on the Horizons. It’s about an individual’s personal encounters with extraordinary human beings from around the world. To be honest, it left such a profound impression on me that I just had to meet the author in person — and I fi ... Show More

<p>Bestselling author Taylor Jenkins Reid&nbsp;talks to Nihal Arthanayake about her latest book, ’Malibu Rising’.&nbsp;</p><br><p>Much of Taylor’s fiction focuses on the world of celebrity and fame - she talks to Nihal about&nbsp;why a cultural fascination with celebrities exists ... Show More

<p>Oprah talks to author and spiritual teacher Michael Singer about his new book, <i>Living Untethered: Beyond the Human Predicament,</i> which is the sequel to his #1 New York Times bestseller, <i>The Untethered Soul</i>. Michael provides guidance for moving beyond the feelings, ... Show More

Does not Wisdom cry out? Michael Martin joins me to discuss how and why God prepares our reading lists. Michael traces an alternate stream of modernity that flows quietly alongside the decadent materialist one. From Jakob Bohme, to Coleridge and the Romantics, to modern farmstead ... Show More

Today we’re going meta, as they say. Because this is a conversation about…conversation. More than that, it’s a deep and meaningful exchange about why effective, authentic dialogue is so important to humankind – and yet seemingly in decline. And who better to exchange words with o ... Show More