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National Pride
Alex Marshall discusses patriotism and nationalism.
Economists' Lost Literary Touch
Adam Kelly argues that economics needs to get back in touch with its literary side.
Changing Laws of War
Muna Baig argues that forced displacement should be taken seriously as a war crime.
Democratising Education
Rachel Roberts argues that education needs a democratic revolution.
Stories of Terrorism
Benedict Wilkinson challenges how we think about terrorism.
D Is for Diagnosis
Ann York discusses diagnoses - her own, and ones she gives to others.
Lessons in Development
Alpa Shah argues that tribal people need a better development model.
A Boat of One's Own
Michelle Madsen makes the case for life on Britain's rivers and canals.
Positively Medieval
Lucy Allen argues that medieval society had a conflicted attitude towards women.
Reaching Out
Charlie Howard argues that public services should find their users, not wait to be found.
Best of Four Thought: Hinge Moments in History
Another chance to hear three of the best recent episodes of Four Thought.
The Meaning of North
Alex Beaumont questions the meaning of 'the north'.
Healing Minds
Rachel Kelly believes there needs to be a more nuanced approach to mental illness.
Spice In Prison
Stuart J Cole warns of the crisis in UK prisons posed by 'spice', a synthetic cannabis.
The Muslim Soldier
Adnan Sarwar discusses being a Muslim in the British Army.
Dead White Composers
Simon Zagorski-Thomas thinks we fail to value the study of pop music.
Adnan Sarwar on being a Muslim in the British Army.
Questions of Identity
Marina Lewycka explores how identity is formed.
Citizen Diplomacy
Former ambassador Tom Fletcher argues that the future of diplomacy will be citizen-led.
Straight from the Root
VV Brown explains why she has embraced her natural hair.
A Lonely Society
Lucy Hurst-Brown asks why so many learning disabled people are so lonely.
Being Turkish
Writer Elif Shafak describes how being Turkish means always worrying about your country.
Father and Son
Laurence Anholt describes how his dying father revealed his traumatic past experiences.
Are Pornographers Anti-Sex?
Melissa Raphael explains why she sees pornographers as anti-sex.
The Social Media Poet
Brian Bilston on becoming an accidental Twitter poet.
In Praise of Parks
Travis Elborough explores the role of public parks in British life.
Funny Politics
Ayesha Hazarika explains why she thinks humour is so important in our political discourse.
The Pull of the Land
Nick Ivins explains how the pull of the land turned him into a homesteader.
The Art of Diary Writing
Sally Bayley traces the art of diary writing from Pepys to today's culture of blogging.
Liberating Men
Dave Pickering makes the case for a men's liberation movement.
Other People's Stories
Anna Derrig asks who has the right to tell someone else's story.