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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. Not just lines on a map: borders in a changing world

    · 1 h 30 min

    We are joined by Maya Goodfellow, Tarsis Brito and Luke de Noronha who will each draw on their areas of expertise to discuss the implications of borders in a changing world.

  2. How to save the internet

    · 1 h 16 min

    Join us for this special event where former British Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg will talk about his new book, How to Save the Internet.

  3. The promise and peril of Trump's America first

    · 1 h 27 min

    Donald Trump’s America First is a response to too much globalisation, too much immigration, and too many wars. But has Trump overcorrected?

  4. The crime of war: from the Nuremberg trial to Ukraine

    · 1 h 32 min

    Eighty years on from the start of the Nuremberg War Crime Trial in November 1945 we ask what is the future of the crime of aggression after the creation of the ICC in 1998 and the Ukraine war?

  5. Depopulation: an ethical perspective

    · 1 h 24 min

    Join us for the annual Auguste Comte lecture delivered by Luara Ferracioli, a leading thinker on the philosophy of immigration and the philosophy of the family.

  6. Can human solidarity survive social media and what if it can’t?

    · 1 h 28 min

    Drawing on his recent book, The Space of the World, Nick Couldry will reflect on the global space of social communications and interaction that has been constructed over the past three decades through a commercialized…

  7. How AI is helping - and harming - animals

    · 1 h 24 min

    Learn more about the Jeremy Coller Centre for Animal Sentience, a new LSE initiative committed to making sure technological change works for - rather than against - the interests of other species.

  8. On natural capital: the value of the world around us

    · 1 h 29 min

    Join us for a conversation with Partha Dasgupta, Emeritus Professor of Economics at the University of Cambridge, as he discusses his latest book On Natural Capital where he lays out a seminal and groundbreaking new…

  9. Climate finance and investment in low-income countries

    · 1 h 29 min

    Climate finance is a critical tool in supporting low-income countries as they face the growing impacts of climate change.

  10. Valuing nature in a changing climate: rethinking natural capital

    · 1 h 30 min

    As climate change accelerates, the economic case for protecting and investing in natural capital has never been clearer.

  11. Investing in our future: COP30 and the sustainable growth agenda

    · 1 h 32 min

    As the world prepares for COP30 in Brazil, this event provides a forward-looking platform to explore priorities, challenges, and opportunities for accelerating and aligning climate ambition with sustainable economic…

  12. Global inequality in historical and comparative perspective

    · 56 min

    Presenting new research produced by the World Inequality Lab, Thomas Piketty discusses recent trends in global inequality, analysing the historical movement toward equality and future prospects for more redistribution.

  13. Can we be great again? Why a dangerous world needs Britain

    · 1 h 27 min

    Join us for this talk by Jeremy Hunt in which he will talk about his new book, Can We Be Great Again?: Why a Dangerous World Needs Britain.

  14. The economic consequences of Mr Trump: what the trade war means for the world

    · 1 h 03 min

    In this event, former Economist and Financial Times journalist Philip Coggan will talk about his new book, The Economic Consequences of Mr Trump: What the Trade War Means for the World.

  15. Exile economics – what happens when globalisation fails

    · 1 h 03 min

    Join us for this conversation between journalist and author Ben Chu and LSE's Richard Davies about Ben's new book Exile Economics: What Happens if Globalisation Fails.

  16. The end of the road

    · 1 h 08 min

    Join us for a special lecture by Alan Taylor, the newest member of the Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee, on monetary policy.

  17. Skills in the age of AI

    · 1 h 31 min

    How can we shape engaging work environments that foster productivity and enable workers to flourish?

  18. Harnessing AI: safeguarding high-integrity data for climate action

    · 1 h 31 min

    Artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) are versatile technologies that have drastically lowered the cost of data production and analysis, potentially accelerating global decarbonisation and addressing…

  19. Big data for public good

    · 59 min

    Routinely collected UK government data sets contain staggering amounts of information. The potential for the use of these data to understand how government policies are changing people’s lives.

  20. Empowerment, safety and equity: children's visions of rights-respecting digital futures

    · 59 min

    What can we learn from engaging children from around the world in imagining what children’s digital lives might look like in the future and what changes are needed to ensure child rights respecting digital environments…

  21. Positive futures

    · 1 h 00 min

    Where should we look for optimism about the future? Our final panel come together to share some of the ideas, innovations and discoveries that could shape the world to come for the better.

  22. Reckoning with the past: truth-telling and the British Empire

    · 1 h 01 min

    This event explores the vision for a Peoples' International Truth-Telling Commission on the British Empire - a platform to uncover historical injustices, amplify voices silenced by colonial histories, and challenge…

  23. The golden road

    · 53 min

    How did ancient India transform the world and what lessons can we learn for the future? Historian and best-selling author William Dalrymple will be in conversation with Professor in Social Anthropology at LSE, Mukulika…

  24. The golden road

    · 53 min

    How did ancient India transform the world and what lessons can we learn for the future? Historian and best-selling author William Dalrymple will be in conversation with Professor in Social Anthropology at LSE, Mukulika…

  25. Putting wellbeing and mental health at the heart of progress

    · 1 h 00 min

    The panel explore how we can identify cost-effective policies to improve societal wellbeing — and why it will be key to shaping the future of the UK and beyond.

  26. The future of US-China relations

    · 1 h 01 min

    Navigating the US-China relationship will be one of the great challenges of our time. It will impact everything from geopolitics to global growth to technological innovation.

  27. Visions for the future with Lila Ibrahim

    · 55 min

    Lila Ibrahim, Chief Operating Officer of Google DeepMind, is shaping the company's strategic operations and partnerships to drive innovation and impact.

  28. Visions for the future with Lila Ibrahim

    · 55 min

    Lila Ibrahim, Chief Operating Officer of Google DeepMind, is shaping the company's strategic operations and partnerships to drive innovation and impact.

  29. Are universities still relevant?

    · 56 min

    Is a university education still worth the investment of rising tuition fees and time spent studying towards a degree rather than gaining valuable work experience?

  30. Reimagining the way we work

    · 54 min

    As the world of work evolves, so do our expectations, values, and definitions of success. How can we adapt to new ways of working while staying connected to purpose and meaning?

  31. Visions for the future with Anthony Scaramucci

    · 1 h 04 min

    Anthony Scaramucci, LSE alumnus and American financier and broadcaster, who briefly served as the White House Director of Communications, joins LSE's President Larry Kramer for a conversation about his visions for the…

  32. Breaking the Jeff Bezos model of new technology

    · 59 min

    New technology and AI are transforming the labour market at an unprecedented pace, often reinforcing existing inequalities and concentrating wealth in the hands of a few.

  33. Green, just, and healthy: what do young Londoners want for the future of their neighbourhoods?

    · 58 min

    At a time of eco-anxiety, climate scepticism, and widespread disillusionment with formal political institutions, how do diverse young Londoners connect with climate politics at a local level?

  34. Visions for the future with Daron Acemoglu

    · 1 h 03 min

    Daron Acemoglu, LSE alumnus and co-recipient of the 2024 Nobel Prize in economics, whose work has provided new insights into why there are such vast differences in prosperity between nations, will be in conversation…

  35. Data for development

    · 1 h 01 min

    Data plays a crucial role in designing effective development policies, yet its availability and use in low- and middle-income countries remain inconsistent.

  36. Tech and the future of the world economy

    · 1 h 02 min

    Driven in large part by the rapid growth of the tech sector, the US economy has diverged from other advanced economies.

  37. A society free from poverty: how do we get there and what would it look like?

    · 1 h 00 min

    The event challenges the old adage, 'The poor will always be with us', by envisaging a future free from poverty.

  38. Alternatives to capitalism

    · 1 h 04 min

    There are frequent discussions on how our current economic system should be reformed and improved to address global challenges

  39. The London Consensus: economic principles for the 21st century

    · 1 h 00 min

    A generation ago, the so-called Washington Consensus laid out a series of do’s and don’ts for policymakers around the world.

  40. Beliefism: how to stop hating the people we disagree with

    · 1 h 11 min

    Join us for this talk by LSE's Paul Dolan in which he will talk about his new book, Beliefism.

  41. Amartya Sen and Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala in conversation with Nick Stern: building sustainability in a turbulent world

    · 1 h 28 min

    Join us for this special event celebrating LSE's new Global School of Sustainability at which our speakers will discuss fostering sustainability amidst global uncertainty

  42. Feminism, anti-feminism and affective economies of rage

    · 49 min

    In this event Sarah Banet-Weiser will theorize “mirror worlds” as an apt metaphor for the contemporary political and cultural feminist landscape.

  43. Tolerance and freedom of expression

    · 1 h 29 min

    Join us for the Sir Karl Popper Memorial Lecture which will be delivered by Peter Godfrey-Smith who will speak about tolerance and the freedom of expression.

  44. Elite conflict, colonialism and democracy in the Middle East

    · 1 h 28 min

    Why has democracy struggled to thrive in the Global South? In this British Academy-funded research project, Mohamed Saleh develops a new economic history of the Middle East that explains the economic roots of…

  45. Capitalism and its critics

    · 1 h 24 min

    In this lecture John Cassidy will speak about his new book, Capitalism and Its Critics: A Battle of Ideas in the Modern World.

  46. Revolutions and world order: still the 'Sixth Great Power'?

    · 1 h 31 min

    This lecture, held in honour of the renowned scholar Fred Halliday, will explore the relationship between revolutions and world order in contemporary geopolitics.

  47. Forests, finance, and the future: economic risks of nature loss

    · 1 h 37 min

    This event aims at addressing the often overlooked yet profound economic and financial consequences of deforestation.

  48. Critique is the critique of power

    · 1 h 33 min

    This event will bring together sociologists from a range of traditions to discuss whether critique can be equated with the critique of power in the analysis of the social world.

  49. Teens, sexting and image-based sexual abuse: a child rights approach

    · 1 h 29 min

    With the ubiquity of technological devices, young people are more visible and accessible than ever before, and they are encountering, using and producing an unprecedented amount of sexualised imagery.

  50. Conscience incorporated: pursuing profits while protecting human rights

    · 1 h 03 min

    In today’s world, where corporations wield immense power and influence, how can business leaders balance the pursuit of profits with ethical responsibility?

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