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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. 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?

  2. Apprenticeship and economic growth in early modern England

    · 1 h 30 min

    In his latest book, The Market for Skill: apprenticeship and economic growth in early-modern England, which forms the basis of this event, Patrick Wallis shows how apprenticeship helped reshape the English economy…

  3. Neoliberalism and social justice? Reconciling Adam Smith and John Rawls

    · 1 h 32 min

    This event will explore the relationship between Rawlsian liberal egalitarianism and neoliberalism, based on Nick Cowen's book Neoliberal Social Justice.

  4. The corporation in the 21st century

    · 1 h 08 min

    Join us as John Kay, one of Britain’s leading economists, discusses his new book The Corporation in the 21st Century: Why (almost) everything we are told about business is wrong.

  5. The power of data: ethics, politics, and public interest

    · 1 h 25 min

    This event will discuss important questions around the role of data science in understanding and shaping the public interest, from access to information to civic participation and business development to democratic…

  6. The death and life of the center-left

    · 1 h 34 min

    Since the 1990s, progressive parties have tended to combine globalist neoliberal policies with avant-garde social views.

  7. Greenland, Iceland and the meltdown of the old order in the North Atlantic

    · 1 h 22 min

    President Trump’s determination to increase American influence and presence in Greenland has generated great interest in the future of the world’s largest island and its surrounding regions in the Arctic and the North…

  8. Is AI destroying the planet?

    · 31 min

    This episode explores the AI sustainability paradox: can AI be both a climate solution and a climate problem?

  9. How do we avoid falling for online scams?

    · 33 min

    What type of person falls for an online scam? Who are the fraudsters and how does colonialism motivate them? And what’s the connection between criminality and pop music?

  10. Rethinking keynesian fiscal stimulus

    · 1 h 22 min

    Join us for the 2025 Economica-Phillips Lecture which will be delivered by Valerie Ramey.

  11. Global dignity and seeing others: political and environmental recognition compared

    · 58 min

    Join us for this lecture in which Michèle Lamont will discuss her book Seeing Others: How Recognition Works and How it Can Heal a Divided World.

  12. Agents of change? The challenges of understanding empowerment through international development

    · 1 h 27 min

    Join us for the Sylvia Chant Lecture which this year will be delivered by Jo Sharp, Geographer Royal for Scotland.

  13. In conversation with Alexander Stubb

    · 51 min

    Join us for this special event with LSE alumnus and President of Finland Alexander Stubb.

  14. The future of AI

    · 1 h 29 min

    Is Generative AI morally and technically inadequate? Can we separate the hype around AI from its real potential?

  15. War crimes talk: does it help or hinder peace?

    · 1 h 28 min

    In her inaugural lecture, Denisa Kostovicova discusses how former opponents engage with the legacy of mass atrocity.

  16. Wealth in people

    · 1 h 25 min

    Join us for this special lecture by LSE alumnus and co-recipient of the 2024 Nobel Prize in economics James A Robinson.

  17. The diffusion of soft technologies during and after WWII

    · 1 h 29 min

    British business productivity growth has been lagging for the past couple of decades, and key to the Labour government’s goal of improving economic growth is raising productivity.

  18. Unchaining Venezuela: a struggle for democracy

    · 1 h 26 min

    Join us for a public event with Leopoldo López, political leader in Venezuela and prominent advocate for democracy.

  19. On white normativity, racial habituation, and cracks in racial teams

    · 1 h 23 min

    In this year’s annual British Journal of Sociology lecture, Eduardo Bonilla-Silva will review the basics of his “racialized social system” with a focus on explaining how he has improved the theoretical apparatus over…

  20. The mysterious art and science of doing good

    · 1 h 29 min

    Private actions for public benefit - philanthropy, charity, voluntary action or social entrepreneurship - have long been at the core of societies, religions and human activity.

  21. Social justice and health equity

    · 1 h 24 min

    Michael Marmot, Professor of Epidemiology at University College London and Director of the UCL Institute of Health Equity, will outline why the need to reduce inequalities in health is a matter of social justice.

  22. Assisted dying: what should we think?

    · 1 h 27 min

    A new bill proposes to legalise assisted dying for terminally ill patients in England and Wales. Many difficult philosophical, moral, legal and social questions are raised by end-of-life legislation.

  23. In conversation with Maurice Saatchi

    · 1 h 22 min

    In an age of conformists and faux-contrarians, Maurice Saatchi has revolutionised British business and politics through his willingness to question received wisdom.

  24. Epistemic pluralism and climate change

    · 1 h 24 min

    This lecture explores the merits of epistemic pluralism in understanding climate change today.

  25. Wronged: the weaponization of victimhood

    · 1 h 21 min

    Why is being a victim such a potent identity today? Who claims to be a victim, and why? How have such claims changed in the past century? Who benefits and who loses from the struggles over victimhood in public culture?

  26. Citizens as cultivars: democratic values in paddy fields and universities

    · 1 h 08 min

    This inaugural lecture by Mukulika Banerjee draws on long-term fieldwork among paddy farmers in Bengal to explore the ways in which cultivation - of crops, neighbourly relations, and selves - can help democracy and…

  27. Artificial intelligence, intellectual property and the creative industries

    · 1 h 31 min

    This event will explore the challenge of artificial intelligence technologies in the creative industries (film, theatre, music, video games).

  28. From the secrets of the universe to socio-economic impact: the power of big science

    · 1 h 34 min

    The lecture will explore the cutting-edge frontier of particle physics and astronomy and the pivotal role of major research infrastructures in advancing our fundamental understanding of the universe.

  29. The lost Marie Curies

    · 1 h 21 min

    To simultaneously increase our innovation potential and reduce inequality, it is urgent to involve everyone, especially women and people of underprivileged backgrounds.

  30. From the high seas to corporate boardrooms: Suzanne Heywood in conversation

    · 59 min

    Join us for a fireside chat with Suzanne Heywood, Chair of CNH Industrial N V and Iveco Group, and Chief Operating Officer of Exor Group.

  31. Peak injustice: Solving Britain’s inequality crisis

    · 1 h 27 min

    With child mortality rising in the UK and a majority of parents with three or more children going to bed hungry, Danny Dorling looks to the future, highlighting the challenges ahead and identifying solutions for change.

  32. The hidden victims: civilian casualties of the two world wars

    · 1 h 30 min

    In his latest book, which forms the basis of this lecture, Cormac O'Grada argues that previous estimates of civilian deaths in the two world wars are almost certainly too low.

  33. The last human job: AI, depersonalization and the industrial clock

    · 1 h 29 min

    Critics commonly warn about three primary hazards of AI-job disruption, bias, and surveillance/privacy concerns. Yet the conventional story of AI’s dangers is missing a vital issue and blinding us to its role in a…

  34. Climate capitalism: can market-based solutions save the planet?

    · 1 h 30 min

    As the climate emergency intensifies, the efficacy of market-based solutions is under growing scrutiny. Can capitalism solve a crisis of its own making?

  35. Is it possible to achieve fair and inclusive prosperity without a green agenda?

    · 1 h 28 min

    In an era of rising inequality and economic transformation, the question of how to achieve fair and inclusive prosperity is more pressing than ever. At the same time, the green transition is reshaping industries, labor…

  36. Trans* lives, histories and activism

    · 1 h 24 min

    This thought-provoking conversation will bring together diverse expertise to critically examine and address the urgent socio-political challenges of our time.

  37. Power, freedom, and justice: rethinking Foucault

    · 1 h 26 min

    What are the implications of Michel Foucault’s critical social theories for how we think about freedom, power, and justice?

  38. Is there a new Washington consensus?

    · 1 h 25 min

    For roughly a quarter century after the Cold War, the Washington consensus or neoliberalism guided US foreign economic policymaking.

  39. Racism, anti-racism and the politics of popular culture

    · 1 h 30 min

    Racism and antiracism clash on a daily basis in media discourse. This joint talk reflects on current practices of "othering" in popular media.

  40. Do we need to drive?

    · 29 min

    This episode of LSE iQ looks at whether we should still be driving.

  41. Does class inequality still matter? The Great British Class Survey ten years on

    · 1 h 23 min

    10 years since the seminal Social Class in the 21st Century was published, we will revisit the findings, ask if the trends have changed, why class seems to have fallen off the agenda, and what we can do to build…

  42. Sustainability and prosperity in the age of ecological scarcity

    · 1 h 32 min

    In the present era, rising ecological scarcity and global environmental risks are a defining turning point for all economies, but especially those that are vying to win the “green competitive race” for leading global…

  43. Genesis: artificial intelligence, hope, and the human spirit

    · 1 h 31 min

    As AI absorbs data, gains agency, and intermediates between humans and reality, it will help us to address enormous crises, from climate change to geopolitical conflicts to income inequality.

  44. Has neoliberalism failed? Reflections on Western society

    · 1 h 24 min

    In this timely event, Samuel Gregg will delve into the origins of the term "neoliberalism," its contested usefulness in contemporary discourse, and whether intellectuals such as F. A. Hayek and Milton Friedman fit the…

  45. From liberal peace to new Cold War? Turbulence and conflict in the 21st century

    · 1 h 33 min

    When Soviet power collapsed between 1989 and 1991, the overwhelming view in the West was that liberalism had triumphed.

  46. Power to the people

    · 1 h 27 min

    In 2024, two billion people headed to the polls in some 50 countries around the world. But the drama of these elections risks obscuring just how fragile the foundations of democracy have become.

  47. Economic development in the 21st century

    · 1 h 27 min

    The problem of economic development in the Global South remains as important as ever. For centuries thinkers have tried to explain why some countries grow rich while others remain poor, with varied success.

  48. The art of uncertainty: living with chance, ignorance, risk, and luck

    · 1 h 16 min

    Chance, luck, and ignorance; how to put our uncertainty into numbers. We all have to live with uncertainty about what is going to happen, what has happened, and why things turned out how they did.

  49. Leadership or drift: what's next for US foreign policy?

    · 1 h 26 min

    In this roundtable discussion, leading experts on world affairs take stock of the international challenges and opportunities facing the new administration in America.

  50. Vulture capitalism

    · 1 h 32 min

    Join us to hear UK commentator and economic thinker Grace Blakeley talk about her latest book, Vulture Capitalism.

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