After 49 years as a Conservative MP, Ken Clarke will be stepping down at the UK general election on December 12. In this episode of the Intelligence Squared podcast – staged just ten days before the election – Clarke came to the Intelligence Squared stage where, in conversation with John Humphrys, who recently stepped down as presenter of Radio 4’s Today pro ... Show More
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Can Democracy Survive the Age of AI? With Jill Lepore
We live in the age of data. Over the past century, rapidly evolving technologies have transformed almost every aspect of our society, in ways that can seem both troubling and unstoppable. Political campaigns have been reduced to attention-mining algorithms, multinational corporat ... Show More
41m 35s
Aug 25
What John Berger Saw That We Still Don’t, with Tom Overton
John Berger transformed the way generations thought about art, politics and the act of looking. Best known for Ways of Seeing, his work ranged across migration, capitalism, war and mortality, always asking how culture can help us understand the world around us. In this episode, w ... Show More
42m 13s
Aug 23
Is Tech Making Our Kids Less Capable? With Dr Jared Cooney Horvath
Schools were promised that laptops, educational apps and artificial intelligence would make learning more personalised, engaging and effective. Cognitive neuroscientist and former teacher Dr Jared Cooney Horvath argues that the opposite may be true. In his new book, The Digital D ... Show More
33m 14s
May 2023
18: George Osborne: Austerity, Boris Johnson, and the UK's next Prime Minister
Does George Osborne regret leaving politics? Does he think Sunak can win the next general election? What did he admire about New Labour, Tony Blair, and Gordon Brown?
Tune in to today's episode of Leading to hear Alastair and Rory's conversation with the former Chancellor of the ... Show More
1h 7m
<p>This Saturday we're bringing you an extra episode from another Times podcast - <a href="https://www.thetimes.co.uk/podcasts/stories-of-our-times" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Stories of Our Times</a> - one remarkable story, told in depth, each day.</p><br><p> ... Show More
