Reading Our Times

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Reading Our Times is the podcast that explores the books and the ideas that are shaping us today. It is hosted by Nick Spencer, Senior Fellow at the think tank, Theos.We’re going to be talking to some of the world’s leading authors about issues like meritocracy, justice, populism, human rights, the brain, liberalism, and religion. Above all, we'll be exploring what these books have to say about the times we live in and about the people we are.So listen with us, and we’ll introduce you to authors, books and ideas that illuminate ourselves and our world today.For more information about the people and ideas behind the podcast, visit https://www.theosthinktank.co.uk/about/who-we-are or follow us on Twitter @theosthinktank and @theosnick.

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  • ZZito10
    Excellent podcast for exploring ideas
    This is a great place to go for new, exciting, and thoughtful ideas relevant to the modern world. Thanks for the great content!
  • Gnome chopper
    Joyce
    Great show with Helen Joyce! She is fascinating and I am getting her book. Eye opener!
  • Laey2
    Horrible Sound Quality and Worse Interviews
    I initially followed this podcast because it seemed to align with a lot of my interests—non-fiction books, contemporary topics and debates etc… but I quickly stopped listening because the audio quality was so poor (I doubt it’s even edited) and the host wasn’t intriguing enough to continue on. However, I was out of other podcasts and let the interview with Helen Joyce auto play. Not knowing who she was, I was initially intrigued if not thrown off my “trans” and “debate” in the same sentence. I listening on in horror as transphobic propaganda was spewed to me with little resistance from the host. He doesn’t push back on factual or scientific inaccuracies in her arguments and platforming people like her, who as a cis woman has some reason made trans rights and issues her main focus (why?). She’s seriously fragile enough to be threatened by trans people existing at all and, again, very little to no push back from the man at the head of this podcast. It’s embarrassing and disgusting.
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