Thinking Allowed Episodes Available now
Potatoes - Leisure Pleasure
Post-Soviet Potato: Laurie Taylor discusses the politics of spuds.
Human Zoos - Girl Racers
Exhibiting the 'Savage'. How Paris and London created human zoos in the name of science.
British Constitution - Anciet Rome and Modern America
Laurie Taylor hears how the 'political party' is out of date & Roman politics in the US?
Betting Shops - Women on the Line
Laurie hears of a new study which compares betting shops to 18th-century coffee houses.
Slumming
Slumming: how whites' wild times in America's black areas changed sex and politics forever
Segregation - Mizrahi Jews
Laurie Taylor hears of new research which counters contemporary fears about immigration.
Architecture and Living - Class Endures
Laurie Taylor asks if the buildings built today cater for modern life.
Suicide - The Midriff
Laurie Taylor talks to Caroline Simone about her study of the families of suicide victims.
History of Murder - Scottish Conservatives
From duels to drive-by, Laurie Taylor discusses the history of murder.
Biometric Security - Ethnographer's Dilemma
Laurie Taylor explores the history of biometrics.
