Politics on the Couch

47 Episodes

1. 'Bregret' - how is Britain coping with a Brexit that nobody loves?

   Published: 2/7/2023
2. Consciousness - a deep dive into the politics of brain science with Anil Seth

   Published: 12/22/2022
3. The authoritarian personality - why some voters feel drawn to populism and how to lure them away

   Published: 7/14/2022
4. The authenticity gap - can Labour seize the post-Boris moment? (recorded the day he resigned)

   Published: 7/7/2022
5. The Megacrisis - how the world's problems piled up - a conversation with Helen Thompson

   Published: 5/5/2022
6. Is Democracy Rational? A conversation with Steven Pinker

   Published: 10/29/2021
7. Order and chaos - why the left keeps losing

   Published: 7/30/2021
8. Empire State of Mind, with Sathnam Sanghera

   Published: 7/8/2021
9. Radicalisation - how minds go to extremes, and how to turn them back

   Published: 5/9/2021
10. Fear of Change - Matt d'Ancona on fixing a broken politics

    Published: 3/13/2021
11. Optimism - how we're drawn to the bright side, even in a pandemic

    Published: 2/23/2021
12. Identity – David Baddiel on Jewishness, antisemitism (and a bit about football)

    Published: 2/4/2021
13. Anti-vaxxers – fear, anxiety and the psychology of misinformation

    Published: 1/23/2021
14. Goodbye 2020, Hello 2021: What happens next?

    Published: 1/3/2021
15. 'Dissonance Theory' – why no-one says they were wrong

    Published: 12/28/2020
16. Nostalgia - canvassing the politics of memory lane

    Published: 12/12/2020
17. The Madness of King Don - a journey to the dark side of charisma, with Drew Westen

    Published: 11/12/2020
18. Election Anxiety - Trump, the media and fear for American democracy

    Published: 10/29/2020
19. The Political Animal - a breed apart?

    Published: 10/25/2020
20. Brexit and the revolutionary mentality, with Fintan O'Toole

    Published: 10/11/2020