Inside the new Space Race w/Nick Schmidle
As the private sector promises to make us all "astronauts", we talk to author Nick Schmidle about wealth, machoism and the people working behind the scenes of the new Space…
With Reason podcast
Season Three is now available on stream, exploring issues of fatherhood and choice, black feminism and raise politics, and asking listeners how the world got so wonderful (and what we are today.
Season Two reflects on and refreshes ideas and themes, activists and faith. New listeners can access all episodes now, bringing them up to speed with the issues that shape how we are today.
Season One explores issues of faith and fraternity, ideology and technology, morality and ritual. Black feminism and articulates knowledge, thus and anthropology, the language of populism and much more. It is available for listeners to stream now.
Black resistance and racist policing w/Adam Elliott-Cooper
A conversation about institutional racism and the mobilising of whiteness in the UK with sociologist Adam Elliott-Cooper.
(M)otherhood and choice w/Pragya Agarwal
A candid conversation about maternity and reproductive justice with behavioural scientist Pragya Agarwal.
Quantum physics and philosophy, w/ Carlo Rovelli
We talk to the "poet of physics" about the history, and sheer wonder, of quantum theory.
Why our minds need the wild w/Lucy Jones
We're told that exposure to "nature" aids our mental health, but what does the evidence look like? And what is "nature" anyway?
Learning from our ancestors w/ Alice Roberts
What can we learn from the burial sites of the earliest Britons? Alice Roberts discusses her new book "Ancestors" and tells us how she came to be a humanist.
How to fix the internet w/ Chris Bail
The head of the Polarization Lab gives us his cutting-edge insights on how to tackle tribalism online – and they're not what you might think.
Writing and Recovery, w/ Michael Rosen
The poet and broadcaster reflects on the value of life and the "many different kinds of love" he experienced after Covid-19 and a brush with death.
The Cosmos & Us w/ Jo Marchant
We're taken on a dazzling journey through the history of science, mythology and our relationship with the night sky.
Deporting Black Britons w/ Luke de Noronha
A conversation about borders and belonging, through the story of the thousands of Black Britons deported to Jamaica.
Activism & Belief w/ Rosemary Hancock
How does religion relate to social movements in the modern world? We talk to sociologist Rosie Hancock about the complex intersection between faith and activism.
Desire in the age of consent w/Katherine Angel
We talk to the author of "Tomorrow, Sex Will Be Good Again" about choice and desire in the #MeToo era, and the burden on women to know what they want.
Looking back in anger at ‘Cool Britannia’ w/ Jason Arday
Sociologist Jason Arday recalls his South London teenagehood during the Blair years in a wide-ranging discussion on music and identity, racism and resistance.
Escaping the logic of work, w/ Mareile Pfannebecker
We talk to the co-author of "Work Want Work: Labour and Desire at the End of Capitalism" on how the logic of labour dominates our lives, and how we might…
Sensuous knowledge and black feminism, w/ Minna Salami
In this fourth episode of With Reason, we talk to Minna Salami about her bold new book "Sensuous Knowledge: A Black Feminist Approach for Everyone" and its radical call to…
The symbolic power of charity, w/ Jon Dean
How does charity operate in the real world? We talk to sociologist Jon Dean about giving and the "good glow", from the wave of Covid-19 volunteering to the new fear…
Taking sex robots seriously w/ Kate Devlin
Will future sex tech be more inclusive? What role should robotics play in human relationships? We talk to the author of "Turned On: Science, Sex and Robots" about her research…
Faith, fraternity and the Orange Order, w/ Joe Webster
Anthropologist Joseph Webster discusses his research amongst Protestant groups in Scotland, including the Orange Order. We talk apocalypse and conspiracy, faith and fraternity, hate and masculinity.