Rethink Episodes Episode guide
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Pope Francis: Rethinking Poverty
Pope Francis explains why he sees Covid-19 as a potential turning point in history.
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Paul Krugman: Rethinking Solidarity
Economist Krugman wants us to recognise our inescapable inter-dependence.
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Pascal Soriot: Rethinking Medical Co-operation
CEO of AstraZeneca, Soriot praises the example shown by scientists working together.
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Onora O'Neill: Rethinking Digital Power
Philosopher O'Neill asks if tech giants have done irreversible damage to society/
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Nisha Katona: Rethinking Hospitality
Chef Katona asks us to consider what makes the restaurant experience precious.
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Nicci Gerrard: Rethinking Old Age
Author Gerrard asks us to remember the role, rights and needs of older people.
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Niall Ferguson: Rethinking Progress
Historian Ferguson asks how the COVID-19 pandemic has challenged progress
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Mohammed Hanif: Rethinking Intimacy
Writer Hanif explores the role of intimacy in different human cultures.
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Mirabelle Morah: Rethinking Ourselves
Author Morah asks what we can do for each other, regardless of national boundaries.
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Matthew Walker: Rethinking Sleep
Scientist Walker proposes a radical rediscovery of how, when and why we sleep.
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Mariana Mazzucato: Rethinking Value
Economist Mazzucato challenges the economic models that have dominated post-war policy
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Margaret MacMillan: Rethinking International Cooperation
Historian MacMillan explains how our interdependence is essential to our condition.
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Lucy Jones: Rethinking Biophilia
Author Jones questions how our disconnection with nature is affecting our lives
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Lord Peter Hennessy: Rethinking Democracy
Historian Peter Hennessy explores how history can help us navigate life after Covid-19.
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Lady Hale: Rethinking The Courts
Brenda Hale asks what it means in the year 2020 to get a fair hearing.
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Kwame Anthony Appiah: Rethinking The Power Of Small Actions
Philosopher Appiah reminds us that collective action is the sum of individual actions.
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Katherine Grainger: Rethinking The Olympics
Former rower Grainger reminds us that the Olympics were created in a time of upheaval
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Kang Kyung-wha: Rethinking Accountability
South Korea's Foreign Minister discusses why trust is essential in times of crisis.
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K T Tunstall: Rethinking The Music Industry
Musician Tunstall shares that convenience for consumers comes at a huge cost for artists
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K K Shailaja: Rethinking Development
Shailaja discusses the power of science.
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Jude Browne: Rethinking Responsibility
Professor Jude Browne looks at how we tackle the concept of responsibility post-pandemic
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Jonathan Sumption: Rethinking The State
Author Sumption questions the freedoms we have given up during the pandemic.
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Jarvis Cocker: Rethinking an Environmental Revolution
Jarvis contemplates what might awaken us to our duty as stewards of the Earth.
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Jared Diamond: Rethinking A Global Response
American geographer Diamond asks if democracies are agile enough to do what's needed.
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HRH Prince Charles: Rethinking Nature
Prince Charles argues for an agri-"culture" that is the envy of the world
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Henry Dimbleby: Rethinking How We Eat
Cookery writer Dimbleby reflects on how food is a marker of civilisation.
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H. R. McMaster: Rethinking Empathy
Former United States National Security Advisor McMaster calls for consideration.
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Gina McCarthy: Rethinking Activism
McCarthy is passionate about the potential for change.
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George Soros: Rethinking Debt
Philanthropist and investor Soros puts forwards some radical economic proposals.
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Emma Griffin: Rethinking Work
Professor Griffin highlights the unpaid and emotional work that often goes unrecognised.