Radical with Amol Rajan Podcast
Conversations about tomorrow, from Today.
Conversations about tomorrow, from Today.
Every week Amol Rajan talks to radicals, pioneers and innovators from all over the world. From populism and climate change, to economics and AI... How can their radical ideas help you win the future?
Amol Rajan is a presenter of the Today programme on 成人快手 Radio 4. He is also the host of University Challenge on 成人快手 One. Before that, Amol was media editor at the 成人快手 and editor at The Independent.
Episodes of Radical with Amol Rajan will be published on Thursdays on 成人快手 Sounds. It will also be broadcast on 成人快手 Radio 4 on Thursdays at 11pm. Visualised versions of the podcast will also be available on 成人快手 iPlayer and YouTube.
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Episodes to download
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Election announcement special
Wed 22 May 2024
Amol and Nick discuss why the PM has called an election now.
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What does Keir Starmer really believe in?
Thu 16 May 2024
Amol and Nick on what a fresh set of pledges say about defining Starmerism.
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Hung parliament or thumping majority? And why do we all feel so skint?
Thu 9 May 2024
Amol looks into the local election results and asks why so many people feel so hard up.
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Cutting through the spin 鈥� elections bonus ep
Fri 3 May 2024
Amol and Nick give their take on the election results in this bonus pod.
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AI and humanity鈥檚 future: chilling or thrilling?
Thu 2 May 2024
Amol & Nick take on Stephen Fry鈥檚 challenge & look at what the future of AI might entail.
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Could an MP present the Today programme?
Thu 25 Apr 2024
Nick looks into a question about which programmes MPs should be allowed to present.
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Q&A 鈥� lightweight politicians, interviews that made you blush鈥� Ft Esther Rantzen & Stephen Fry
Mon 22 Apr 2024
Amol and Nick tackle questions from listeners and friends of the pod.
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Smoke-free generation: Is this Sunak鈥檚 legacy?
Thu 18 Apr 2024
Amol and Nick on what the major intervention on smoking says about Sunak鈥檚 premiership.
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Where鈥檚 the money coming from?
Thu 11 Apr 2024
Nick asks whether politicians are being honest about the state of the national finances.
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Tragedy in Gaza: Will this week鈥檚 events change anything?
Thu 4 Apr 2024
Nick analyses two big events in the Middle East with former spy chief Sir Alex Younger.
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Why should you have to pay for the 成人快手?
Thu 28 Mar 2024
Amol and Nick explore the future of the 成人快手 and how it should be paid for.
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Alastair Campbell on the changing face of Starmer鈥檚 Labour
Thu 21 Mar 2024
Amol speaks to Alastair Campbell about what鈥檚 in Starmer鈥檚 arsenal.
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Revolt on the right! Reform, Rishi and (Red) Wall-to-Wall Chaos
Thu 14 Mar 2024
Amol (and Nick) look at what impact Lee Anderson鈥檚 defection will have in the red wall.
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Why the 成人快手 Office is 鈥榙ysfunctional鈥� - Sacked immigration chief speaks out
Thu 14 Mar 2024
Amol and Nick ask David Neal why he thinks he was really fired as immigration chief.
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Hunt鈥檚 Budget - will it make a difference?
Thu 7 Mar 2024
Amol and Nick ask whether the Budget will help change the political and economic weather.
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By-election bonus: Rochdale, Galloway, Gaza鈥� what now?
Fri 1 Mar 2024
Amol and Nick look at what the result in Rochdale tells us.
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Mob rule: Where should we draw the line on protest?
Thu 29 Feb 2024
Amol and Nick on protests, prejudice and why many Tories won鈥檛 call out Lee Anderson.
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Disgrace! Why are MPs playing politics with the Middle East?
Thu 22 Feb 2024
Amol and Nick discuss the chaos in the Commons over a ceasefire vote.
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How did the culture wars take over? Ft Jon Ronson
Thu 15 Feb 2024
Amol and Nick look at the impact the culture wars are having on our lives.
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Why we need to talk about cancer ft. Stephen Fry
Thu 8 Feb 2024
Amol and Nick ask people affected by cancer why it鈥檚 so important to talk about it.
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Does nanny (state) know best?
Thu 1 Feb 2024
From smoking to sugar, what鈥檚 the problem with a bit of nanny now and then?
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How do we deal with President Trump (again)?
Thu 25 Jan 2024
Amol and Nick on a possible return to power for Trump, featuring broadcaster Megyn Kelly.
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Does Starmer need Scotland to win the general election?
Thu 18 Jan 2024
Amol and Nick on whether Labour need to win Scotland to take the keys to No 10.
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Is democracy dying?
Thu 11 Jan 2024
Amol and Nick explore why young people are turning to strongman leaders.
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The Moments In History Amol and Nick Wish They鈥檇 Covered
Thu 4 Jan 2024
Our hosts answer your questions, like what do they do when guests make outrageous claims?
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News Review of the Year
Thu 21 Dec 2023
Amol and Nick review the big stories of 2023 and pick their favourite Today interviews
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Esther Rantzen on a Christmas she did not expect to see
Tue 19 Dec 2023
Amol and Nick speak to the TV legend about the impact lung cancer is having on her life
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Is Putin in danger of winning in Ukraine?
Thu 14 Dec 2023
Why has the Ukraine war fallen from the top of the news agenda?
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Sunk! Is Sunak鈥檚 Tory Party over?
Thu 7 Dec 2023
Amol and Nick discuss Sunak鈥檚 woes as Today gets the only interview with Suella Braverman.
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Why Generation Rent are so angry
Thu 30 Nov 2023
Labour鈥檚 Angela Rayner on why the young are struggling to get onto the housing ladder.
