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The London School of Economics and Political Science public events podcast series is a platform for thought, ideas and lively debate where you can hear from some of the world's leading thinkers. Listen to more than 200 new episodes every year.

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  1. EdTech at the crossroads of pedagogy vs profit

    · 1 h 26 min

    Education technology (EdTech) is transforming education at a fast pace – but at what cost?

  2. Governing with nature: towards transformative change?

    · 1 h 26 min

    Nature-based solutions are gaining traction as transformative interventions addressing biodiversity loss, climate change, and social justice. Their appeal lies in both the perceived ‘good’ of nature and the intent to…

  3. Can natural capital be replaced? How the weak versus strong sustainability divide will shape our common future

    · 1 h 25 min

    This event celebrates the open access publication of the 5th edition of Weak versus Strong Sustainability.

  4. A picture of migration

    · 1 h 22 min

    Join us for the 2026 Lionel Robbins Memorial Lectures which this year will be delivered by Alan Manning. This lecture is one of three based on the newly published book, Why Immigration Policy Is Hard.

  5. The national interest: politics after globalisation

    · 1 h 28 min

    Are the politics of national interest making a comeback in the multipolar world after the end of globalisation? What is the national interest and why did it get forgotten at the end of the 20th century? Does the idea…

  6. Monetary policy in perspective

    · 1 h 17 min

    Join Klaas Knot, who served as President of the Dutch Central Bank (DNB) for 14 years, as he reflects on his extensive experience in the European Central Bank’s (ECB) Governing Council.

  7. In conversation with Tom Steyer

    · 1 h 26 min

    We were joined for a conversation on sustainability and economics by climate investor, businessman, hedge fund manager, philanthropist, environmentalist, political candidate and liberal activist, Tom Steyer.

  8. Why immigration policy is hard

    · 1 h 27 min

    Join us for the 2026 Lionel Robbins Memorial Lectures which this year will be delivered by Alan Manning. This lecture is one of three based on the newly published book, Why Immigration Policy Is Hard.

  9. Our Dollar, your problem

    · 1 h 10 min

    Join us for this public lecture where Kenneth Rogoff will discuss his recently released book Our Dollar, Your Problem: An insider's view of seven turbulent decades of global finance and the road ahead.

  10. Power and profit: stresses and futures of market economies

    · 1 h 34 min

    The famous epithet that “the old world is dying, and the new world struggles to be born: now is the time of monsters”, is most often attributed to the Marxist thinker and revolutionary Antonio Gramsci.

  11. Abundant clean energy for all: the technological opportunity

    · 1 h 24 min

    For the past two centuries, growth in energy supply has been fundamental to human progress and economic development. But fossil fuel dependence is driving climate change at an unprecedented scale. Can emerging…

  12. The measure of progress: counting what really matters

    · 1 h 08 min

    Professor Coyle argues that the way we measure the economy—developed in the 1940s—no longer fits today’s realities. The outdated framework underpinning economic statistics distorts how policymakers understand and…

  13. How oil rents fuel populist foreign policy

    · 1 h 23 min

    In his inaugural lecture (based on his research with Ferdinand Eibl) Steffen Hertog argues that populist leaders in all but the largest countries can afford radical policies only if they enjoy autonomy from…

  14. Women, nature, and 2030: a transformational global climate solution

    · 1 h 27 min

    Climate change is not gender-neutral — not in its impact on women and girls, nor in the solutions women are leading. This lecture will share new research revealing how women’s leadership is providing new pathways to…

  15. Shared prosperity in a fractured world

    · 1 h 21 min

    Join us for this talk by Dani Rodrik where he will talk about his new book, Shared Prosperity in a Fractured World, in which he shows how the nations of the world can achieve all three objectives.

  16. AI, technology and society: shaping the future together

    AI is about people – the most sophisticated AI models are trained on trillions of tokens that capture human communication, behaviours, and interactions.

  17. The ins and outs of sustainable supply chains

    · 1 h 17 min

    Presenting insights from over a decade of research, Professor Macchiavello will examine how companies can organise supply chains that are sustainable and resilient, creating value for stakeholders beyond the…

  18. Common law: a better foundation for Liberalism

    · 1 h 30 min

    In conventional political philosophy, law is understood as consciously created rules that are a necessary mechanism for regulating the excesses of the free market. Although coercive in nature, law is seen as a…

  19. Women in economics: progress, challenges and perspectives

    · 1 h 24 min

    Despite decades of progress, women remain underrepresented in the field of economics. This event explores the gender disparities in the discipline and what this means for economics and society.

  20. Economic impacts and legacies of British rule in India

    · 1 h 27 min

    In her latest book An Economic History of India: Growth, income and inequalities from the Mughals to the 21st century, Bishnupriya Gupta builds a new framework for understanding the economic impacts and legacies of…

  21. The politics of hunger in Sudan

    · 1 h 25 min

    The ongoing war in Sudan has produced the world’s largest humanitarian and hunger crisis—devastating a country that could easily feed itself and its neighbours.

  22. Why I am an anarchist: insights into British anarchist thought and politics

    · 1 h 25 min

    Anarchism has had a more powerful impact on political life than most people realise. What are the roots of this radical tradition? How has it had this impact? And what is the contemporary case for embracing it?

  23. Should the UK have a wealth tax? The Wealth Tax Commission five years on

    · 1 h 28 min

    In 2020, the Wealth Tax Commission brought together world-leading academics, policymakers and tax practitioners to ‘think big’ about tax policy.

  24. Fiscal threats in a changing global financial system

    · 1 h 03 min

    This lecture will discuss how policymakers should address these challenges by employing a carefully selected mix of tools that spans fiscal, monetary and prudential policy.

  25. America first and the future of Eurasian geopolitics

    · 1 h 25 min

    In this lecture, one of India’s leading strategic thinkers and commentators examines the roots of Donald Trump’s America First agenda and assesses its implications for the future of stability on the Eurasian landmass…

  26. John Rawls and unequivocal justice

    · 1 h 29 min

    Curious about how free markets and social justice intersect? Join us for an engaging lecture by Christopher Freiman, author of the book Unequivocal Justice.

  27. AI, technology and society: shaping the future together

    · 1 h 33 min

    AI is about people – the most sophisticated AI models are trained on trillions of tokens that capture human communication, behaviours, and interactions.

  28. Will the next World War be a cyberwar?

    · 31 min

    It seems every week we hear a new report of a cyber-attack. What if those attacks were on our critical infrastructure? Our national grid? Our water supply? Is the UK prepared?

  29. World Children’s Day: digital futures for children – children’s rights under pressure in the digital environment

    · 1 h 31 min

    In 2021, the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child introduced General Comment No. 25 on children’s rights in the digital environment, marking a milestone in aligning child rights with the digital age. But what real…

  30. Is there a Trump doctrine? Making sense of US foreign and security policy since Trump’s return to the White House

    · 1 h 30 min

    In January 2025, Donald Trump returned to the White House. The ensuing months have been a dizzying blur for American foreign and security policy.

  31. Britain in a changing world

    · 49 min

    Discussing the topic, Britain in a changing world, former British Prime Minister and Leader of the Conservative Party, Sir John Major, delivers this year’s Maurice Fraser Annual Lecture.

  32. Greece’s economic and digital transformation: in conversation with Kyriakos Pierrakakis

    · 1 h 05 min

    Join us for a discussion with Kyriakos Pierrakakis, Greece's Minister of the Economy and Finance, on the key challenges shaping the country’s future.

  33. Spreading it around: a new look at redistribution and tax

    · 1 h 27 min

    In this panel discussion, anthropologists working on redistribution and tax will present the findings of—and interrogate each other on—two recent books.

  34. America adrift: the end of the east coast foreign policy elite

    · 1 h 29 min

    America is undergoing rapid demographic change. By the mid-21st century, European Americans, long the country’s largest demographic group, will be roughly equal in numbers to Hispanic, African, and Asian Americans.

  35. Saving Britain's wildlife

    · 1 h 27 min

    Britain's wildlife has been under pressure for centuries. Many of the large mammals that once inhabited these islands were driven to extinction long ago. In the twenty-first century, insect populations have collapsed…

  36. Fault lines: the new political economy of a warming world

    · 1 h 29 min

    In this lecture, Helen Milner addresses why vulnerability, lived experience, and material self-interest will drive the next phase of climate politics, and what that means for diplomacy, democracy and development.

  37. The growth story of the 21st century: the economics and opportunity of climate action

    · 1 h 27 min

    The world stands at a crossroads. The next decade will determine whether we avoid climate, biodiversity, and economic catastrophe – or unlock a new era of sustainable, resilient, and inclusive growth.

  38. Syria after Assad: a reporter’s view on a nation in transition

    · 1 h 07 min

    This talk delivered by Raya Jalabi, Middle East correspondent for the Financial Times, as part of the annual Ian Black Memorial Lecture Series, will examine Syria’s fraught first year in the aftermath of Bashar…

  39. Sustainability, peace and development: in conversation with Juan Manuel Santos

    · 1 h 24 min

    Join Nobel Peace Prize Laureate and LSE alumnus Juan Manuel Santos and LSE academics Mary Kaldor and Nicholas Stern in a conversation to explore how we can build a sustainable, peaceful and stable world.

  40. How to help left behind regions and workers

    · 1 h 24 min

    The decline of manufacturing and the acceleration of technological disruption have concentrated joblessness in distressed regions and blocked many workers from access to good jobs

  41. Unlocking climate action opportunities: progress amid geopolitical turbulence

    · 1 h 29 min

    This event will serve as a timely preview of the upcoming UN Climate Conference (COP), offering insights into where meaningful progress can be made on international climate action.

  42. The social safety net as an investment in children

    · 1 h 27 min

    Join us for the Department of Social Policy’s Annual Lecture at which Hilary Hoynes will explore the concept of viewing the social safety net as a long-term investment in children.

  43. Mutually assured survival: feminist solidarities amidst planetary threats

    · 1 h 22 min

    Can global feminist solidarity and a feminist theory of social reproduction provide an emancipatory agenda that will foster the material conditions that make the reproduction of human and non-human life possible?

  44. How progress ends: technology, innovation, and the fate of nations

    · 1 h 25 min

    How will progress end? In this event, Carl Benedikt Frey – one of the leading scholars of technology and the economy – will discuss his new book, How Progress Ends.

  45. Technology for the public interest: preventing capture and promoting welfare

    · 1 h 27 min

    In this lecture, Padmashree Gehl Sampath compares the trajectories of two critical technology-driven sectors, pharmaceuticals and artificial intelligence

  46. On liberalism: in defence of freedom

    · 1 h 01 min

    Join us for this lecture by New York Times bestselling author and Harvard academic Cass R Sunstein.

  47. The CEO: the rise and fall of Britain's captains of industry

    · 1 h 27 min

    The CEOs of Britain's largest companies wield immense power, but we know very little about them. How did they get to the top? Why do they have so much power? Are they really worth that exorbitant salary?

  48. US-Iran relations under Trump 2.0: prospects and challenges

    · 1 h 26 min

    This event will examine how a second Trump administration might reshape U.S.-Iran relations and regional security—whether through renewed maximum pressure, diplomatic engagement, or military action to contain Iran’s…

  49. Permission to be queer: the case for liberty

    · 1 h 23 min

    Join us in welcoming back to LSE, economist Deirdre Nansen McCloskey who will deliver this special lecture.

  50. Why we're getting poorer

    · 1 h 26 min

    As the UK economy struggles along while the US seems destined for chaos, evaluating why we’re getting poorer has never seemed more relevant.

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