Thinking Allowed Episodes Episode guide
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The British in South Africa - Romanian Economic Migrants in London
Laurie Taylor explores migration in contrasting contexts.
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Conservatism, Emotional Labour in a Care Home
Conservatism: its roots and meaning. Also, the emotional impact of working in a care home.
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Harvard Business School 鈥� The Construction of Pain
Harvard Business School: profit versus morality. Also, the cultural meaning of pain.
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Inside the Muslim Brotherhood
Laurie Taylor on the Muslim Brotherhood, plus a study into privately educated young women.
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Social Stigma and Negative Labels - Migraine
A cultural history of migraine. Also 'pramfaces' - denigrating the working class?
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Tribute to Ulrich Beck (1944 - 2015) - Dissident Irish Republicanism
Laurie Taylor on dissident Irish republicans, plus a tribute to sociologist Ulrich Beck.
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Living Apart Relationships - Grading Universities
Laurie Taylor examines the rights and wrongs of the Research Excellence Framework.
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War Games - Riding the Subway
Laurie Taylor explores the way war and violence invades our lives. Also, riding the subway
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Self-help and Self-improvement
Can self-help books help you to become a better you? Presented by Laurie Taylor.
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Rituals at Christmas
Laurie Taylor presents a special edition that explores rituals at Christmas and beyond.
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Butchers; Fat Gay Men
Fat gay men - resisting the stigma. Also, the masculine world of the butcher.
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After Redundancy - Global Payday Lending
The growing worldwide industry of global payday loans. Plus the aftermath of redundancy.
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Port Cities; Middle Class Alcohol Use
Port cities in the global age, from Marseilles to Liverpool. Plus middle class drinking.
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Creative Britain - Sexology
The rise and fall of Creative Britain. Plus sexology re-visited.
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Shoes - Islamic Youth Culture in Western Europe
Shoes - a journey through our lives. Also, young Muslim subcultures in Europe.
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Meritocracy; Desert Island Doctors
Laurie Taylor examines the rise, meaning and reality of meritocracy as a concept.
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'Lad culture' in higher education - Fugitives from the law in Philadelphia
Laurie Taylor explores the lives of African-American men caught up in webs of criminality.
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Post-Dictatorship Art in Argentina; Young Jazz Musicians in London
Post-dictatorship art and culture, and the lives of jazz musicians in London.
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Junk Food Traders in Secondary Schools; Darjeeling Tea Workers
Laurie explores the lives of the producers of some of the most expensive tea in the world.
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Drug Mules; 'Dads Only' Parenting Project
Laurie Taylor looks at women in the international cocaine trade. Also, dads in training.
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Dementia Handbags; Place Hacking
Laurie Taylor takes an urban tour beyond the boundaries of everyday metropolitan life.
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Gaybourhood and City Life
Gay life, at home and in the 'city' - a special programme.
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Non-Networking Graduates; Race and Consumption
Race and consumption. Also, working class graduates who refuse to network.
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Dalit Parties and Democratisation in Tamil Nadu; History of the Elevator
Elevators: A cultural history. Also, Indian militants who embrace electoral politics.
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Rio, Protests and the World Cup; Dying in Prison
Laurie Taylor examines the meaning of the street demonstrations taking place in Rio.
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A History of Tennis, Talking Treatments
Tennis: A social history. Also, psychotherapy and class.
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Russia's upper class, Flip Flops
Flip flops: A global journey. Also, Russia's upper class.
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History of Surfing; Coffee Shops and Idleness
Laurie Taylor looks beyond the crashing waves and suntanned bodies.
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Late-Modern Hipsters - Before the Windrush
Laurie explores race relations in 20th-century Liverpool. And, the modern 'hipster'.
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Masculinity and betting shops; 'New' biological relatives and kinship
IVF's transformation of biological relations. Also, men in betting shops.
