Past Present Future

A podcast by David Runciman

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155 Episodes

  1. The History of Bad Ideas: Televised Leadership Debates

    Published: 12/8/2024
  2. The History of Bad Ideas: Party Members Choosing Leaders

    Published: 12/5/2024
  3. The History of Bad Ideas: Steady State Theory

    Published: 12/1/2024
  4. The History of Bad Ideas: The End of History

    Published: 11/28/2024
  5. The History of Bad Ideas: Modernisation!

    Published: 11/24/2024
  6. The History of Bad Ideas: The Marketplace of Ideas

    Published: 11/21/2024
  7. The History of Bad Ideas: Nobel Prizes

    Published: 11/17/2024
  8. The History of Bad Ideas: The Silent Majority

    Published: 11/14/2024
  9. American Elections: 2024: The Meaning of Trump’s Triumph

    Published: 11/9/2024
  10. The Great Political Films: The Battle of Algiers

    Published: 11/7/2024
  11. The Great Political Films: Dr Strangelove & Fail Safe w/ Jill Lepore

    Published: 11/3/2024
  12. The Great Political Films: The Leopard w/ Lucia Rubinelli

    Published: 10/31/2024
  13. The Great Political Films: The Manchurian Candidate

    Published: 10/27/2024
  14. The Great Political Films: The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp

    Published: 10/24/2024
  15. The Great Political Films: Citizen Kane

    Published: 10/20/2024
  16. The Great Political Films: Mr Smith Goes to Washington

    Published: 10/17/2024
  17. The Great Political Films: La Grande Illusion

    Published: 10/13/2024
  18. Michael Lewis on Sam Bankman-Fried and Effective Altruism

    Published: 10/10/2024
  19. American Elections: 2024: Is Anyone Winning?

    Published: 10/6/2024
  20. Thinking About Thinking Machines: Monk & Robot

    Published: 10/3/2024

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Past Present Future is a bi-weekly History of Ideas podcast with David Runciman, host and creator of Talking Politics, exploring the history of ideas from politics to philosophy, culture to technology. David talks to historians, novelists, scientists and many others about where the most interesting ideas come from, what they mean, and why they matter. Ideas from the past, questions about the present, shaping the future. Brought to you in partnership with the London Review of Books. New episodes every Thursday and Sunday.