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Leaving Your Homeland

Eva Hnizdo reflects on the impulses which drive people to emigrate - or not.

• 20 mins

The Power of Doubt

Nicola Reindorp says we should rehabilitate doubt as a strength rather than a weakness.

• 21 mins

Prison Sentence

Philippa Greer discusses the imprisonment of people convicted of genocide.

• 24 mins

Painting a different history

Tara Munroe reveals what she learned when she rescued some badly damaged paintings.

• 22 mins

Brain Matters

Beth Stevens talks about the brain cells most people have never heard of.

• 20 mins

Valuing Care

Ai-jen Poo argues that we should all value caring, and carers.

• 19 mins

Grief: A Practical Guide

James Helm gives a practical guide to dealing with grief and sudden single parenthood.

• 21 mins

Making Time

Watchmaker Rebecca Struthers warns that this traditional skill is endangered in Britain.

• 24 mins

Cities made for our mental health

Psychiatrist Dr Layla McCay asks how our buildings and towns can benefit our mental health

• 22 mins

Asking the right questions about crime

Criminologist Dr Laura Bui wants us to ask the right questions when it comes to crime.

• 17 mins

Meeting Up

Laura Simpson argues that online meetings have been good for business.

• 19 mins

Somewhere, not Nowhere

Jonathan Evershed argues that we should re-imagine how we think of the Irish Sea.

• 19 mins

Who Tells the Story?

Chloe Juliette argues that we need a wider variety of true stories.

• 20 mins

A Friendship

Novelist Richard Owain Roberts shares a story about a friendship.

• 19 mins

What I learnt from Reality TV

Former Love Island contestant Malin Andersson reflects on reality TV and social media.

• 19 mins

From Bradford with Love

Bradford-born writer Amit Dhand on how people in his city can lead the way on integration.

• 20 mins

Baldness, Beauty and Me

Lizi Jackson-Barrett developed alopecia in her 40s and re-evaluated her idea of beauty.

• 19 mins

From Care to Cambridge

A care leaver who graduated from Cambridge University on why its time to rethink education

• 21 mins

Piracy on the Page

Author Joe Nutt argues we need to fight back against what he calls 'linguistic piracy'.

• 18 mins

After a Parent Dies by Suicide

Anna Wardley argues that we should better support children whose parents kill themselves.

• 22 mins

On Regret

Rachel Genn describes her fascination with regret.

• 20 mins

Moral Animals

Virginie Simoneau-Gilbert asks us to think differently about our pets.

• 20 mins

I love gaming, but gaming doesn't always love me

Professional gamer Meg Sunshine on how gaming needs to tackle its toxic culture.

• 22 mins

Life after 'life-changing'

Thought-provoking talks in which speakers explore original ideas about culture and society

• 20 mins

I'm not having children to save the planet

Why a woman who had always wanted children has decided not to become a mum.

• 18 mins

Stand Up for Irish Travellers

Martin Warde talks about his journey to becoming the first Irish Traveller comedian.

• 22 mins

Turning to Art

Ted Harrison argues that only art can truly capture the essence of spirituality.

• 21 mins

Care to Care

Farrah Jarral explains why she believes we need to put care at the centre of our society.

• 20 mins

Life Without Chilli

Dina Rezk returns to Four Thought to speak about a bereavement.

• 21 mins

What I've Learned from Four Thought

Sheila Cook reflects on what she has learned from producing Four Thought.

• 19 mins