1077 Episodes

  1. Peace

    Published: 5/9/2025

  2. Community

    Published: 5/2/2025

  3. Decadence

    Published: 4/25/2025

  4. The Middle Classes

    Published: 3/28/2025

  5. Isolation

    Published: 3/21/2025

  6. Evidence

    Published: 3/14/2025

  7. Uncertainty

    Published: 3/7/2025

  8. A pinch of salt

    Published: 2/28/2025

  9. Malcolm X, life changes and flexible thinking

    Published: 2/21/2025

  10. All we need is love

    Published: 2/14/2025

  11. Repetition

    Published: 2/7/2025

  12. Decision Making

    Published: 1/31/2025

  13. Diaries

    Published: 1/24/2025

  14. Knowing When To Stop

    Published: 1/10/2025

  15. Beer, Crisps and the British pub

    Published: 12/20/2024

  16. Luck, predictability and superstition

    Published: 12/13/2024

  17. How we think about evil

    Published: 12/6/2024

  18. Gifts and Gratitude

    Published: 11/29/2024

  19. Diplomacy from Ancient Greece to Trump

    Published: 11/22/2024

  20. Cosy comfort reading or Nietzsche?

    Published: 11/15/2024

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Leading thinkers discuss the ideas shaping our lives – looking back at the news and making links between past and present. Broadcast as Free Thinking, Fridays at 9pm on BBC Radio 4. Presented by Matthew Sweet, Shahidha Bari and Anne McElvoy.