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
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What I've Learned from Four Thought
Wed 22 Feb 2023
Sheila Cook reflects on what she has learned from producing Four Thought.
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Care to Care
Wed 8 Feb 2023
Farrah Jarral explains why she believes we need to put care at the centre of our society.
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Turning to Art
Wed 1 Feb 2023
Ted Harrison argues that only art can truly capture the essence of spirituality.
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Stand Up for Irish Travellers
Wed 25 Jan 2023
Martin Warde talks about his journey to becoming the first Irish Traveller comedian.
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I'm not having children to save the planet
Wed 18 Jan 2023
Why a woman who had always wanted children has decided not to become a mum.
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Life after 'life-changing'
Wed 11 Jan 2023
Thought-provoking talks in which speakers explore original ideas about culture and society
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I love gaming, but gaming doesn't always love me
Wed 4 Jan 2023
Professional gamer Meg Sunshine on how gaming needs to tackle its toxic culture.
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Moral Animals
Wed 21 Dec 2022
Virginie Simoneau-Gilbert asks us to think differently about our pets.
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After a Parent Dies by Suicide
Wed 7 Dec 2022
Anna Wardley argues that we should better support children whose parents kill themselves.
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Piracy on the Page
Wed 30 Nov 2022
Author Joe Nutt argues we need to fight back against what he calls 'linguistic piracy'.
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From Care to Cambridge
Wed 12 Oct 2022
A care leaver who graduated from Cambridge University on why its time to rethink education
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Baldness, Beauty and Me
Wed 5 Oct 2022
Lizi Jackson-Barrett developed alopecia in her 40s and re-evaluated her idea of beauty.
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From Bradford with Love
Wed 28 Sep 2022
Bradford-born writer Amit Dhand on how people in his city can lead the way on integration.
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What I learnt from Reality TV
Wed 21 Sep 2022
Former Love Island contestant Malin Andersson reflects on reality TV and social media.
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Who Tells the Story?
Wed 17 Aug 2022
Chloe Juliette argues that we need a wider variety of true stories.
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Somewhere, not Nowhere
Wed 10 Aug 2022
Jonathan Evershed argues that we should re-imagine how we think of the Irish Sea.
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Asking the right questions about crime
Wed 27 Jul 2022
Criminologist Dr Laura Bui wants us to ask the right questions when it comes to crime.
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Cities made for our mental health
Wed 20 Jul 2022
Psychiatrist Dr Layla McCay asks how our buildings and towns can benefit our mental health
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Making Time
Wed 13 Jul 2022
Watchmaker Rebecca Struthers warns that this traditional skill is endangered in Britain.
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Grief: A Practical Guide
Wed 6 Jul 2022
James Helm gives a practical guide to dealing with grief and sudden single parenthood.
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Brain Matters
Tue 21 Dec 2021
Beth Stevens talks about the brain cells most people have never heard of.
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Painting a different history
Tue 14 Dec 2021
Tara Munroe reveals what she learned when she rescued some badly damaged paintings.
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Prison Sentence
Tue 7 Dec 2021
Philippa Greer discusses the imprisonment of people convicted of genocide.
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The Power of Doubt
Wed 6 Oct 2021
Nicola Reindorp says we should rehabilitate doubt as a strength rather than a weakness.
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Leaving Your Homeland
Wed 29 Sep 2021
Eva Hnizdo reflects on the impulses which drive people to emigrate - or not.
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