How To Academy Podcast
How To Academy is London's home of big thinking. From Nobel laureates to Pulitzer Prize winners, we invite the world’s most influential voices to share new ideas for changing ourselves, our communities, and the world. Our biweekly podcast is your chance to hear in-depth from the most exciting thinkers in global culture.
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Amy Jeffs – Stories of Love and Death From Trad...
Join Sunday Times bestselling author Amy Jeffs for an enthralling reimagining of traditional folk ballads and their fascinating histories.
52 min
2
Data Scientist Hannah Ritchie – How to Solve Cl...
We can’t afford to delay climate action, but with all the shouting, it’s hard to know where to turn. University of Oxford Data Scientist Hannah Ritchie joins us with answers to the big questions, so we can get on and fix things.
64 min
3
Sam Conniff and Katherine Templar-Lewis –The Un...
Join Sam Conniff and Katherine Templar-Lewis for an invaluable guide to doing more and worrying less in our complex and ever-changing world.
57 min
4
Mark Galeotti - How Crime Organises the World
Global security expert Mark Galeotti reveals how organised crime is woven into the fabric of modern life, how the underworld shapes our overworld.
59 min
5
Paul Davies - The New Quantum Revolution
Theoretical physicist Paul Davies takes us on a far-reaching tour of quantum mechanics, tracing its history from early paradoxes to today’s technological revolution.
58 min
6
RF Kuang - To Hell with Love
The author of international bestseller Babel and global phenomenon Yellowface RF Kuang takes us on a journey to the underworld...
68 min
7
Andrew Jarecki and Charlotte Kaufman — The Huma...
Emmy award winning documentarians Andrew Jarecki and Charlotte Kaufman's new film The Alabama Solution is a revelatory journey inside that state's prison system, revealing endemic corruption and violence.
33 min
8
Ingrid Clayton – Why the Need to Please Makes U...
You've heard of fight, flight and freeze - but fawning might be the most common trauma response of all. Learn how to work through it and find freedom with leading psychologist, Dr Ingrid Clayton.
56 min
9
Karl Ove Knausgaard – The School of Night
‘One of the 21st century's greatest literary sensations’ (Wall Street Journal) Karl Ove Knausgaard joins Eliza Clark to share his reflections on artistic creation and human corruption.
72 min
10
John Higgs - Unravelling the Spell of David Lynch
Many are drawn to the films of David Lynch, and even more to his revolutionary TV series Twin Peaks: but what do we mean when we say something is Lynchian, and why are his surrealistic, horrifying films so compelling?
50 min
11
Neuroscientist Nicholas Wright – How the Brain ...
If you want to understand war, you must first look inside your own head. Pentagon advisor Nicholas Wright reveals the new science of warfare.
51 min
12
Joe Hill - The One With the Dragons
A gran maestro of contemporary horror fiction, Sunday Times bestseller Joe Hill reveals his first novel in a decade: King Sorrow.
52 min
13
HYPERLAND: Graham Harman on the Nature of Reality
In this bonus episode of David Malone's science and philosophy podcast HYPERLAND, Graham Harman investigates the ultimate nature of reality.
84 min
14
Julia Belluz and Kevin Hall – Why We Eat What W...
60 min
15
Sir Tony Robinson Meets Janina Ramirez - The Re...
Joan of Arc, Lady Godiva, Catherine Of Siena: how were stories of extraordinary women twisted through the ages – and who were these women really? Oxford’s Janina Ramirez reveals the truth to Sir Tony Robinson.
71 min
16
Nicola Sturgeon Meets Darren McGarvey - Trauma ...
Orwell Prize-winning author Darren McGarvey, AKA hip-hop artist Loki, joins Nicola Sturgeon for a deeply personal exploration of the dangerous stories we tell ourselves about trauma.
66 min
17
Ian Mortimer - The Time Traveller's Guide to En...
'Historical truffle hound' Ian Mortimer (Sunday Times) finds the most exciting, horrifying, and delightful facts in English history. He joins us to reveal how the country has tranformed from Chaucer's time to the present.
38 min
18
Nish Kumar Meets Jimmy Wales - Trust and the Fu...
Comedian Nish Kumar asks Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales: can truth survive the post-truth age?
78 min
19
Jens Stoltenberg - Leading NATO in a Time of War
His decade as Secretary General of NATO was marked by war, diplomatic crises, and hard choices. Now he joins Adam Boulton to share his insights into securing global peace for the future.
76 min
20
Marie Kondo - How to Live
The internationally beloved author and organiser shares new ideas for living wisely and well, drawn from the ancient traditions of Japanese culture.
37 min
21
Award-Winning Filmmaker Annemarie Jacir — On th...
Award-winning filmmaker Annemarie Jacir discusses her latest feature film, Palestine 36 — Palestine’s official entry for the Academy Awards. In Cinemas 31st October.
28 min
22
Philippa Gregory - Jane Boleyn Reimagined
Bestselling novelist and historian Philippa Gregory re-examines one of the Tudor court’s most maligned figures: Jane Boleyn.
29 min
23
Ray Nayler - Why Dystopian Fiction Matters
All systems fail. All societies crumble. All worlds end. Diplomat and novelist Ray Nayler joins us to reveal his extraordinary new speculative thriller Where the Axe is Buried.
43 min
24
Dr Kerry Burnight – A Short Guide to Enjoying a...
America’s most prominent gerontologist, Dr Kerry Burnight, shares a practical, science-based guide to aging well.
59 min
25
Yuval Noah Harari - Making Sense of a World in...
In an age of uncertainty, renowned historian Yuval Noah Harari joins Ritula Shah to make sense of a world in crisis and help us better understand the perils we face.
69 min