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Ideas Matter

Ideas Matter

22 Episodes • By William Collins Books • twitter.com/wmcollinsbooks?lang=...
The biggest ideas of our time brought to you by extraordinary authors, thinkers, and doers, in conversation with their editors. Hosted by Arabella Pike, Myles Archibald, Tom Killingbeck, and Carlos Darby. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. ...more
Ideas Matter
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BONUS: The Science of Storytelling, by Will Storr (an extract from the audiobook)
Will Storr's The Science of Storytelling: Why Storie... more
Dec 6 2019 12m
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Will Storr: Can Stories Help Us Make Sense of Our Modern World?
Award-winning author, Will Storr, in conversation wi... more
Dec 4 2019 35m
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BONUS: Bloody Brilliant Women, by Cathy Newman (an extract from the audiobook)
Cathy Newman's Bloody Brilliant Women: The Pioneers,... more
Nov 29 2019 34m
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Cathy Newman: Why Have Women Been Left Out of the History Books?
Journalist and broadcaster, Cathy Newman, in convers... more
Nov 27 2019 31m
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BONUS: Green and Prosperous Land, by Dieter Helm (an extract from the audiobook)
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Nov 22 2019 30m
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Dieter Helm: How Do We Save the British Countryside?
Professor Dieter Helm is Professor of Economic Polic... more
Nov 20 2019 32m
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BONUS: A Good Time to be a Girl, by Helena Morrissey (an extract from the audiobook)
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Nov 15 2019 35m
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Helena Morrissey: Can Femininity Revolutionise the Workplace?
Dame Helena Morrissey is a financier, campaigner and... more
Nov 13 2019 32m
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BONUS: Who Owns England?, by Guy Shrubsole (an extract from the audiobook)
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Nov 8 2019 37m
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Guy Shrubsole: Who Really Owns England?
Guy Shrubsole is a campaigner and writer. He campaig... more
Nov 6 2019 29m
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Magnus Macfarlane-Barrow: Can Charity Actually Alleviate Poverty?
Magnus started his career as a Salmon farmer in rura... more
Oct 30 2019 36m
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BONUS: The Making of Her, by Clarissa Farr (an extract from the audiobook)
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Oct 25 2019 38m
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Clarissa Farr: Can Single-sex Schools Solve the Gender Pay Gap?
Clarissa Farr was the High Mistress of St Paul’s Gir... more
Oct 23 2019 32m
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BONUS: With the End in Mind, by Kathryn Mannix (an extract from the audiobook)
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Oct 18 2019 14m
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Kathryn Mannix: Does a Good Death Make for a Good Life?
Palliative care consultant Kathryn Mannix makes a co... more
Oct 16 2019 33m
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BONUS: How to Grow a Human, by Philip Ball (an extract from his gripping journey into what it means to be human)
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Oct 11 2019 17m
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Philip Ball: What Does it Mean to be Human?
In his book, How to Grow a Human, scientist and broa... more
Oct 9 2019 40m
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BONUS: Jog On: How Running Saved My Life, by Bella Mackie (an extract from her inspirational memoir)
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Oct 4 2019 41m
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Bella Mackie: Is There a Simpler Solution to the Mental Health Epidemic?
Mental health advocate and journalist, Bella Mackie,... more
Oct 2 2019 30m
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BONUS: For the Record, by David Cameron (an extract from the former Prime Minster's memoirs)
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Sep 27 2019 17m
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Introducing Ideas Matter
Now more than ever: Ideas Matter.In a new podca... more
Sep 25 2019 1m
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David Cameron: Why Write a Political Memoir?
Former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, David C... more
Sep 25 2019 47m
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