大象传媒 Radio 4 - Four Thought

Four Thought Podcast

Series of thought-provoking talks in which the speakers air their thinking on the trends, ideas, interests and passions that affect culture and society

Updated: weekly

Episodes available: indefinitely

Danny Dorling—Series 4

Wed 18 Sep 2013

21/3 Prof Danny Dorling on why he thinks the population bomb has already been diffused.
Emily Bell—Series 4

Wed 11 Sep 2013

20/3 Emily Bell considers the affect of cyberspace on actual space.
Alan Bissett—Series 4

Wed 4 Sep 2013

19/3 Author Alan Bissett on his journey from lad to feminist.
Greg Votolato—Series 4

Wed 28 Aug 2013

18/3 Greg Votolato confesses his addiction to cars, while arguing for more sustainable designs.
Yasmin Hai—Series 4

Wed 21 Aug 2013

17/3 Yasmin Hai gives her personal perspective on the radicalisation of young British Muslims.
Jad Adams—Series 4

Wed 14 Aug 2013

16/3 Jad Adams thinks we are dealing with homelessness less well than in the 1930s.
Andrew Graystone—Series 4

Wed 7 Aug 2013

15/3 Andrew Graystone argues that we are using the wrong language to talk about cancer.
Kevin Allen—Series 4

Wed 3 Jul 2013

14/3 Kevin Allen explains how missing airline cutlery shows where business leaders go wrong.
Jamie Tehrani—Series 4

Wed 26 Jun 2013

13/3 Social anthropologist Jamie Tehrani dissects our obsession with celebrity culture.
Judith Shapiro—Series 4

Wed 19 Jun 2013

12/3 Economist Judith Shapiro believes the next steps towards women's equality will be harder.
Dick Moore—Series 4

Wed 12 Jun 2013

11/3 Dick Moore calls for urgent action to tackle the problems of adolescent mental health.
Steven Poole: Think for Yourself—Series 4

Wed 5 Jun 2013

10/3 Steven Poole argues that we should resist the idea that humans are irrational.
Anna Woodhouse: Windows to the Soul—Series 4

Wed 29 May 2013

9/3 Anna Woodhouse explores what looking through glass and glasses means for us.
Henry Stewart: Choose Your Boss—Series 4

Wed 22 May 2013

8/3 Henry Stewart argues that we should choose our own bosses.
Emma Byrne: Why We Swear—Series 4

Wed 15 May 2013

7/3 Science writer Emma Byrne explores the benefits of swearing.
Stewart Henderson: Poetry in Politics—Series 4

Wed 8 May 2013

6/3 Stewart Henderson makes the case for putting poetry back in political rhetoric.
Daniela Papi: The Problem with Volunteering—Series 4

Wed 1 May 2013

5/3 Daniela Papi explores the dark side of volunteering overseas.
Mat Paskins: The future in history—Series 4

Wed 24 Apr 2013

4/3 Mat Paskins tells a story of black sand conjuring emotions, which bring history to life.
Emma Woolf: Explaining Anorexia—Series 4

Wed 17 Apr 2013

3/3 Emma Woolf explores the prospects for a proper explanation of anorexia.
Sharmeen Obaid Chinoy: Forget Impartiality—Series 4

Wed 10 Apr 2013

2/3 William Dalrymple introduces Sharmeen Obaid Chinoy in Four Thought in Jaipur.
Ranjini Obeyesekere: Lost in Translation?—Series 4

Wed 3 Apr 2013

1/3 William Dalrymple introduces Ranjini Obeyesekere in Four Thought in Jaipur.
Anwar Akhtar: The Meaning of Pakistan—Series 3

Wed 9 Jan 2013

Anwar Akhtar says British Pakistanis can help Pakistan face its future as an Asian nation.
Sally Kettle: Does hope help?—Series 3

Wed 2 Jan 2013

Adventurer Sally Kettle argues that hope is not helpful.
Tom Armitage: The Coded World—Series 3

Boxing Day 2012

Tom Armitage says learning to write computer code means learning to think in a modern way.
Georgie Fienberg: Saying No to Pity—Series 3

Wed 19 Dec 2012

Georgie Fienberg argues that charities doing development work should want to close.
Nancy Lublin: 21st-Century Social Activism—Series 3

Wed 12 Dec 2012

Nancy Lublin argues that the web has transformed social activism for the better.
Amber Dermont: The Benefits of an Unhappy Childhood—Series 3

Wed 5 Dec 2012

Amber Dermont explains the benefits of an unhappy childhood.
Sara Ziff: The Problem with Fashion—Series 3

Wed 28 Nov 2012

Model and activist Sara Ziff discusses the problems with fashion and modelling.
Maria Popova: The Architecture of Knowledge—Series 3

Wed 21 Nov 2012

Maria Popova asks how we can find more information we don't know we want to know.
Ismail Einashe: The Challenge for British Somalis—Series 3

Wed 14 Nov 2012

Ismail Einashe reflects on the causes of violent gang culture among young Somali men.