http://www.odeo.com/channels/2106837-Thinking-Allowed no Laurie Taylor explores the latest research into how society works and discusses current ideas on how we live today. As part of a short trial, episodes of this podcast will be available until the end of December 2009. To find out more visit bbc.co.uk/podcasts/trial Laurie Taylor explores the latest research into how society works and discusses current ideas on how we live today. As part of a short trial, episodes of this podcast will be available until the end of December 2009. To find out more visit bbc.co.uk/podcasts/trial Laurie Taylor explores the latest research into how society works and discusses current ideas on how we live today. As part of a short trial, episodes of this podcast will be available until the end of December 2009. To find out more visit bbc.co.uk/podcasts/trial en-gb 40 Fri, 13 Nov 2009 04:30:00 -0800 Fri, 13 Nov 2009 04:30:00 -0800 (C) BBC 2007 News, Politics, World, BBC, foreign, journalists Society News Politics World BBC foreign journalists http://www.odeo.com/episodes/25445877-TA-White-Collar-Crime-2-The-Regulators Laurie continues his exploration of white collar crime. Who are the people charged with protecting the public from corporate crime and professional offending? Are they doing their job? Laurie continues his exploration of white collar crime. Who are the people charged with protecting the public from corporate crime and professional offending? Are they doing their job? Laurie continues his exploration of white collar crime. Who are the people charged with protecting the public from corporate crime and professional offending? Are they doing their job? tag:odeo.com,2009-11-13,25445877 Fri, 13 Nov 2009 04:30:00 -0800 no Thinking Allowed News Politics World BBC foreign journalists http://www.odeo.com/episodes/25386686-TA-White-Collar-Crime-1-The-Culture-of-the-Crime Do we turn a blind eye to white collar crime? In the first of a special series Laurie explores what lies behind the extremely low clear up rate for fraud, and discovers the cultural factors that underly corporate crime. Do we turn a blind eye to white collar crime? In the first of a special series Laurie explores what lies behind the extremely low clear up rate for fraud, and discovers the cultural factors that underly corporate crime. Do we turn a blind eye to white collar crime? In the first of a special series Laurie explores what lies behind the extremely low clear up rate for fraud, and discovers the cultural factors that underly corporate crime. tag:odeo.com,2009-11-04,25386686 Wed, 04 Nov 2009 08:31:00 -0800 no Thinking Allowed News Politics World BBC foreign journalists http://www.odeo.com/episodes/25386687-TA-Organ-Donation-Flip-flops The flip flop is the highest selling piece of footwear in the world, worn by rich and poor. Laurie Taylor is joined by sociology professor, Caroline Knowles, who has traced its journey from the plastics factories of China to the cities of Ethiopia. They discuss why this seemingly insignificant sandal can tell us the bigger picture of Chinese industrialisation, mass migration and economic divisions across the world. New research on the cultural influences on people who choose not to donate organs. The flip flop is the highest selling piece of footwear in the world, worn by rich and poor. Laurie Taylor is joined by sociology professor, Caroline Knowles, who has traced its journey from the plastics factories of China to the cities of Ethiopia. They discuss why this seemingly insignificant sandal can tell us the bigger picture of Chinese industrialisation, mass migration and economic divisions across the world. New research on the cultural influences on people who choose not to donate organs. The flip flop is the highest selling piece of footwear in the world, worn by rich and poor. Laurie Taylor is joined by sociology professor, Caroline Knowles, who has traced its journey from the plastics factories of China to the cities of Ethiopia. They discuss why this seemingly insignificant sandal can tell us the bigger picture of Chinese industrialisation, mass migration and economic divisions across the world. New research on the cultural influences on people who choose not to donate organs. tag:odeo.com,2009-10-29,25386687 Thu, 29 Oct 2009 09:26:00 -0700 no Thinking Allowed News Politics World BBC foreign journalists http://www.odeo.com/episodes/25345747-TA-Suburbia-Forgetting Laurie Taylor discusses the enduring appeal of Suburbia. 3 out of 4 British people live there, yet the term 'suburban' can be a short hand for small mindedness and lack of individuality. According to the writer Paul Barker, planners and architects deride suburbia, but many are drawn to its safety, space and freedom. Also Lynsey Hanley, author of Estates: An Intimate History, will be comparing suburban existence to life on a housing estate. Also why modernity and forgetfulness go hand in hand. In an era of mega cities, electronic media and casualised work, are we losing the foundations of shared memory? The Social Anthropologist, Paul Connerton charts the ways in which contemporary life damages our collective and individual memories. Laurie Taylor discusses the enduring appeal of Suburbia. 3 out of 4 British people live there, yet the term 'suburban' can be a short hand for small mindedness and lack of individuality. According to the writer Paul Barker, planners and architects deride suburbia, but many are drawn to its safety, space and freedom. Also Lynsey Hanley, author of Estates: An Intimate History, will be comparing suburban existence to life on a housing estate. Also why modernity and forgetfulness go hand in hand. In an era of mega cities, electronic media and casualised work, are we losing the foundations of shared memory? The Social Anthropologist, Paul Connerton charts the ways in which contemporary life damages our collective and individual memories. Laurie Taylor discusses the enduring appeal of Suburbia. 3 out of 4 British people live there, yet the term 'suburban' can be a short hand for small mindedness and lack of individuality. According to the writer Paul Barker, planners and architects deride suburbia, but many are drawn to its safety, space and freedom. Also Lynsey Hanley, author of Estates: An Intimate History, will be comparing suburban existence to life on a housing estate. Also why modernity and forgetfulness go hand in hand. In an era of mega cities, electronic media and casualised work, are we losing the foundations of shared memory? The Social Anthropologist, Paul Connerton charts the ways in which contemporary life damages our collective and individual memories. tag:odeo.com,2009-10-22,25345747 Thu, 22 Oct 2009 04:10:00 -0700 no Thinking Allowed News Politics World BBC foreign journalists http://www.odeo.com/episodes/25284224-TA-Grave-Goods-Politics-of-Alcohol From jewellery, photos, hats, glasses, and even food, drink and tobacco what do the objects we choose to leave in the coffins of loved ones tell us about the ritual of death and mourning? Laurie Taylor discusses modern day grave goods with Sheila Harper and Duncan Sayer from the Centre for Death and Society in Bath. why do we leave equipment that might be needed in an afterlife like glasses or walking sticks? Also â?? alcohol as a lens to understand social change. The links between drink, national identity and economic prosperity. From jewellery, photos, hats, glasses, and even food, drink and tobacco what do the objects we choose to leave in the coffins of loved ones tell us about the ritual of death and mourning? Laurie Taylor discusses modern day grave goods with Sheila Harper and Duncan Sayer from the Centre for Death and Society in Bath. why do we leave equipment that might be needed in an afterlife like glasses or walking sticks? Also â?? alcohol as a lens to understand social change. The links between drink, national identity and economic prosperity. From jewellery, photos, hats, glasses, and even food, drink and tobacco what do the objects we choose to leave in the coffins of loved ones tell us about the ritual of death and mourning? Laurie Taylor discusses modern day grave goods with Sheila Harper and Duncan Sayer from the Centre for Death and Society in Bath. why do we leave equipment that might be needed in an afterlife like glasses or walking sticks? Also â?? alcohol as a lens to understand social change. The links between drink, national identity and economic prosperity. tag:odeo.com,2009-10-14,25284224 Wed, 14 Oct 2009 09:15:00 -0700 no Thinking Allowed News Politics World BBC foreign journalists http://www.odeo.com/episodes/25252505-TA-American-prisons-and-classification Laurie Taylor talks to Loic Wacquant, one of America's leading sociologists about why he believes America's social state is withering at the expense of its expanding prison system and why the UK could also be heading in the same direction. Nicola Lacey, Professor of Criminal Law at the London School of Economics joins to discuss whether the UK at risk of becoming overly dependent on prisons while eroding its welfare system? Also are your books filed alphabetically; colour coded, or strictly Dewey decimal? Or just in no particular order at all? Laurie is joined by philosopher Anthony Grayling to discuss classification. Why do it and what limits does applying order to our knowledge impose? Laurie Taylor talks to Loic Wacquant, one of America's leading sociologists about why he believes America's social state is withering at the expense of its expanding prison system and why the UK could also be heading in the same direction. Nicola Lacey, Professor of Criminal Law at the London School of Economics joins to discuss whether the UK at risk of becoming overly dependent on prisons while eroding its welfare system? Also are your books filed alphabetically; colour coded, or strictly Dewey decimal? Or just in no particular order at all? Laurie is joined by philosopher Anthony Grayling to discuss classification. Why do it and what limits does applying order to our knowledge impose? Laurie Taylor talks to Loic Wacquant, one of America's leading sociologists about why he believes America's social state is withering at the expense of its expanding prison system and why the UK could also be heading in the same direction. Nicola Lacey, Professor of Criminal Law at the London School of Economics joins to discuss whether the UK at risk of becoming overly dependent on prisons while eroding its welfare system? Also are your books filed alphabetically; colour coded, or strictly Dewey decimal? Or just in no particular order at all? Laurie is joined by philosopher Anthony Grayling to discuss classification. Why do it and what limits does applying order to our knowledge impose? tag:odeo.com,2009-10-07,25252505 Wed, 07 Oct 2009 09:40:00 -0700 no Thinking Allowed News Politics World BBC foreign journalists http://www.odeo.com/episodes/25247906-TA-American-prisons-and-classification Laurie Taylor talks to Loic Wacquant, one of America's leading sociologists about why he believes America's social state is withering at the expense of its expanding prison system and why the UK could also be heading in the same direction. Nicola Lacey, Professor of Criminal Law at the London School of Economics joins to discuss whether the UK at risk of becoming overly dependent on prisons while eroding its welfare system? Also are your books filed alphabetically; colour coded, or strictly Dewey decimal? Or just in no particular order at all? Laurie is joined by philosopher Anthony Grayling to discuss classification. Why do it and what limits does applying order to our knowledge impose? Laurie Taylor talks to Loic Wacquant, one of America's leading sociologists about why he believes America's social state is withering at the expense of its expanding prison system and why the UK could also be heading in the same direction. Nicola Lacey, Professor of Criminal Law at the London School of Economics joins to discuss whether the UK at risk of becoming overly dependent on prisons while eroding its welfare system? Also are your books filed alphabetically; colour coded, or strictly Dewey decimal? Or just in no particular order at all? Laurie is joined by philosopher Anthony Grayling to discuss classification. Why do it and what limits does applying order to our knowledge impose? Laurie Taylor talks to Loic Wacquant, one of America's leading sociologists about why he believes America's social state is withering at the expense of its expanding prison system and why the UK could also be heading in the same direction. Nicola Lacey, Professor of Criminal Law at the London School of Economics joins to discuss whether the UK at risk of becoming overly dependent on prisons while eroding its welfare system? Also are your books filed alphabetically; colour coded, or strictly Dewey decimal? Or just in no particular order at all? Laurie is joined by philosopher Anthony Grayling to discuss classification. Why do it and what limits does applying order to our knowledge impose? tag:odeo.com,2009-10-07,25247906 Wed, 07 Oct 2009 09:40:00 -0700 no Thinking Allowed News Politics World BBC foreign journalists http://www.odeo.com/episodes/25209888-TA-Criminal-codes-and-Scandal Laurie Taylor discusses the secrets of criminal communication with mafia scholar Diego Gambetta and criminal sociologist Dick Hobbs. Why the language of crime is written in code. Also in the programme Ari Adut from the university of Texas discusses what makes a scandal? Laurie Taylor discusses the secrets of criminal communication with mafia scholar Diego Gambetta and criminal sociologist Dick Hobbs. Why the language of crime is written in code. Also in the programme Ari Adut from the university of Texas discusses what makes a scandal? Laurie Taylor discusses the secrets of criminal communication with mafia scholar Diego Gambetta and criminal sociologist Dick Hobbs. Why the language of crime is written in code. Also in the programme Ari Adut from the university of Texas discusses what makes a scandal? tag:odeo.com,2009-09-30,25209888 Wed, 30 Sep 2009 09:45:00 -0700 no Thinking Allowed News Politics World BBC foreign journalists http://www.odeo.com/episodes/25170683-TA-Tearooms-and-Acquaintances Acquaintances: Neither friend or stranger. Laurie Taylor discusses the role of acquaintances. He talks to sociologist David Morgan and anthroplogist Henrietta Moore about the role of acquaintances in our lives and why without them the fabric of society could break down. Also Tea Rooms and Independence in the USA - why more than 1 million Tea Rooms opened in the early 20th century and gave American women their first taste of business and financial freedom. Acquaintances: Neither friend or stranger. Laurie Taylor discusses the role of acquaintances. He talks to sociologist David Morgan and anthroplogist Henrietta Moore about the role of acquaintances in our lives and why without them the fabric of society could break down. Also Tea Rooms and Independence in the USA - why more than 1 million Tea Rooms opened in the early 20th century and gave American women their first taste of business and financial freedom. Acquaintances: Neither friend or stranger. Laurie Taylor discusses the role of acquaintances. He talks to sociologist David Morgan and anthroplogist Henrietta Moore about the role of acquaintances in our lives and why without them the fabric of society could break down. Also Tea Rooms and Independence in the USA - why more than 1 million Tea Rooms opened in the early 20th century and gave American women their first taste of business and financial freedom. tag:odeo.com,2009-09-23,25170683 Wed, 23 Sep 2009 09:54:00 -0700 no Thinking Allowed News Politics World BBC foreign journalists http://www.odeo.com/episodes/25134409-TA-Restorative-Justice-and-RG-Collingwood If you’re a victim of crime what’s the best way to get justice? Laurie Taylor finds out about an alternative to the conventional criminal justice system. Restorative justice tries to find a way to give justice so offenders and victims can carry on living side by side. Can bringing victims and culprits together or making a guilty party compensate the injured one provide the answer? Does it work for all crimes however serious? Laurie talks to Anna Eriksson and Heather Strang about the use of restorative justice in Northern Ireland. Also in the programme – what lessons can we learn from history about how to live our lives? Laurie talks to Professor Fred Inglis about the life of philosopher Robin Collingwood and how we can live the good life by learning our lessons from the past. If you’re a victim of crime what’s the best way to get justice? Laurie Taylor finds out about an alternative to the conventional criminal justice system. Restorative justice tries to find a way to give justice so offenders and victims can carry on living side by side. Can bringing victims and culprits together or making a guilty party compensate the injured one provide the answer? Does it work for all crimes however serious? Laurie talks to Anna Eriksson and Heather Strang about the use of restorative justice in Northern Ireland. Also in the programme – what lessons can we learn from history about how to live our lives? Laurie talks to Professor Fred Inglis about the life of philosopher Robin Collingwood and how we can live the good life by learning our lessons from the past. If you’re a victim of crime what’s the best way to get justice? Laurie Taylor finds out about an alternative to the conventional criminal justice system. Restorative justice tries to find a way to give justice so offenders and victims can carry on living side by side. Can bringing victims and culprits together or making a guilty party compensate the injured one provide the answer? Does it work for all crimes however serious? Laurie talks to Anna Eriksson and Heather Strang about the use of restorative justice in Northern Ireland. Also in the programme – what lessons can we learn from history about how to live our lives? Laurie talks to Professor Fred Inglis about the life of philosopher Robin Collingwood and how we can live the good life by learning our lessons from the past. tag:odeo.com,2009-09-16,25134409 Wed, 16 Sep 2009 09:45:00 -0700 no Thinking Allowed News Politics World BBC foreign journalists http://www.odeo.com/episodes/25097153-TA-Boffins-and-WW1-emotions New research on a group of high achieving 12 and 13 year old children could provide an insight into why some children do less well in school. Laurie Taylor talks to Becky Francis. Also an exploration of the letters sent home by soldiers in WWI and what they reveal about the emotional experience of war. Laurie talks to Michael Roper and Joanna Bourke. New research on a group of high achieving 12 and 13 year old children could provide an insight into why some children do less well in school. Laurie Taylor talks to Becky Francis. Also an exploration of the letters sent home by soldiers in WWI and what they reveal about the emotional experience of war. Laurie talks to Michael Roper and Joanna Bourke. New research on a group of high achieving 12 and 13 year old children could provide an insight into why some children do less well in school. Laurie Taylor talks to Becky Francis. Also an exploration of the letters sent home by soldiers in WWI and what they reveal about the emotional experience of war. Laurie talks to Michael Roper and Joanna Bourke. tag:odeo.com,2009-09-09,25097153 Wed, 09 Sep 2009 08:02:00 -0700 no Thinking Allowed News Politics World BBC foreign journalists http://www.odeo.com/episodes/25065452-Thinking-Allowed-02-09-2009 Research suggests that definitions of home are changing as the world contracts due to global communication and transport. Laurie talks to Dr Margaret Byron, a social geographer, and the writer Mike Phillips about the meaning of return migration, with particular reference to the Caribbean. Also, the limits of ''silver power'; why old age doesn't lend itself to collective political action and identityLaurie discusses the politics of ageing and pensioner power with Professor Paul Higgs. Research suggests that definitions of home are changing as the world contracts due to global communication and transport. Laurie talks to Dr Margaret Byron, a social geographer, and the writer Mike Phillips about the meaning of return migration, with particular reference to the Caribbean. Also, the limits of ''silver power'; why old age doesn't lend itself to collective political action and identityLaurie discusses the politics of ageing and pensioner power with Professor Paul Higgs. Research suggests that definitions of home are changing as the world contracts due to global communication and transport. Laurie talks to Dr Margaret Byron, a social geographer, and the writer Mike Phillips about the meaning of return migration, with particular reference to the Caribbean. Also, the limits of ''silver power'; why old age doesn't lend itself to collective political action and identityLaurie discusses the politics of ageing and pensioner power with Professor Paul Higgs. tag:odeo.com,2009-09-03,25065452 Thu, 03 Sep 2009 01:41:00 -0700 no Thinking Allowed News Politics World BBC foreign journalists http://www.odeo.com/episodes/25024507-TA-Richard-Hoggart His evidence in the Chatterley trial changed censorship for ever, his influence on the Pilkington Committee established the norms of public service broadcasting still in operation today, and his academic work led to the invention of cultural studies in this country. Laurie, with Rose Brunt, Michael Bailey and Jeremy Seabrook discusses the life and work of Richard Hoggart. His evidence in the Chatterley trial changed censorship for ever, his influence on the Pilkington Committee established the norms of public service broadcasting still in operation today, and his academic work led to the invention of cultural studies in this country. Laurie, with Rose Brunt, Michael Bailey and Jeremy Seabrook discusses the life and work of Richard Hoggart. His evidence in the Chatterley trial changed censorship for ever, his influence on the Pilkington Committee established the norms of public service broadcasting still in operation today, and his academic work led to the invention of cultural studies in this country. Laurie, with Rose Brunt, Michael Bailey and Jeremy Seabrook discusses the life and work of Richard Hoggart. tag:odeo.com,2009-08-26,25024507 Wed, 26 Aug 2009 08:30:00 -0700 no Thinking Allowed News Politics World BBC foreign journalists http://www.odeo.com/episodes/24988223-TA-Religiosity-and-Oxford-Admissions Is it fear and hardship that makes people of one country more religious than another, or is there a mysterious third factor that can explain why some nations pray so much more than others? Laurie talks to Tom Rees and Sociologist of Religion David Voas Also, abotu new research into the links between income inequality and religiosity. Also, what are the key factors the underlie acceptance into Oxford University? Laurie talks to Alice Sullivan about her new research. Is it fear and hardship that makes people of one country more religious than another, or is there a mysterious third factor that can explain why some nations pray so much more than others? Laurie talks to Tom Rees and Sociologist of Religion David Voas Also, abotu new research into the links between income inequality and religiosity. Also, what are the key factors the underlie acceptance into Oxford University? Laurie talks to Alice Sullivan about her new research. Is it fear and hardship that makes people of one country more religious than another, or is there a mysterious third factor that can explain why some nations pray so much more than others? Laurie talks to Tom Rees and Sociologist of Religion David Voas Also, abotu new research into the links between income inequality and religiosity. Also, what are the key factors the underlie acceptance into Oxford University? Laurie talks to Alice Sullivan about her new research. tag:odeo.com,2009-08-19,24988223 Wed, 19 Aug 2009 09:16:00 -0700 no Thinking Allowed News Politics World BBC foreign journalists http://www.odeo.com/episodes/24949433-TA-Scottish-Diaspora-and-British-Bobby Robert Peel brought the Metropolitan Police Force into being in 1829, it was a centralised body of 3,000 uniformed men expected to patrol designated areas - they were the original 'Bobbies on the Beat'. Except that in an age of mass public protests, Chartism and agitation for electoral reform the police were more a response to a crisis in public order than a mission to protect private property. Laurie explores the myths and enduring realities of the British Police with Clive Emsley and Dick Hobbs. Also Tom Devine talks about the world-wide influence Scottish Diaspora. Robert Peel brought the Metropolitan Police Force into being in 1829, it was a centralised body of 3,000 uniformed men expected to patrol designated areas - they were the original 'Bobbies on the Beat'. Except that in an age of mass public protests, Chartism and agitation for electoral reform the police were more a response to a crisis in public order than a mission to protect private property. Laurie explores the myths and enduring realities of the British Police with Clive Emsley and Dick Hobbs. Also Tom Devine talks about the world-wide influence Scottish Diaspora. Robert Peel brought the Metropolitan Police Force into being in 1829, it was a centralised body of 3,000 uniformed men expected to patrol designated areas - they were the original 'Bobbies on the Beat'. Except that in an age of mass public protests, Chartism and agitation for electoral reform the police were more a response to a crisis in public order than a mission to protect private property. Laurie explores the myths and enduring realities of the British Police with Clive Emsley and Dick Hobbs. Also Tom Devine talks about the world-wide influence Scottish Diaspora. tag:odeo.com,2009-08-12,24949433 Wed, 12 Aug 2009 08:55:00 -0700 no Thinking Allowed News Politics World BBC foreign journalists http://www.odeo.com/episodes/24914830-TA-Turkey-s-Islamic-Movement-and-Professional-Jobs The Islamist movement in Turkey is not revolutionary, in fact it forms the democratically elected government of that country and has done since 2002. Laurie discusses an in depth analysis of how and why the Islamic movement in Turkey transformed itself into a pillar of the state, and he asks Cihan Tugal whether the process could work in other Muslim countries. Also on the programme Richard Reeves joins Laurie to discuss the latest research into what it takes to get a decent job in Britain these days. The Islamist movement in Turkey is not revolutionary, in fact it forms the democratically elected government of that country and has done since 2002. Laurie discusses an in depth analysis of how and why the Islamic movement in Turkey transformed itself into a pillar of the state, and he asks Cihan Tugal whether the process could work in other Muslim countries. Also on the programme Richard Reeves joins Laurie to discuss the latest research into what it takes to get a decent job in Britain these days. The Islamist movement in Turkey is not revolutionary, in fact it forms the democratically elected government of that country and has done since 2002. Laurie discusses an in depth analysis of how and why the Islamic movement in Turkey transformed itself into a pillar of the state, and he asks Cihan Tugal whether the process could work in other Muslim countries. Also on the programme Richard Reeves joins Laurie to discuss the latest research into what it takes to get a decent job in Britain these days. tag:odeo.com,2009-08-05,24914830 Wed, 05 Aug 2009 09:04:00 -0700 no Thinking Allowed News Politics World BBC foreign journalists http://www.odeo.com/episodes/24881402-TA-Cultural-Hyrbidity What does literature and art owe to the clash of cultures? Tariq Ali talks about Don Quixote and Peter Burke and Angele McRobbie discuss colonial pressures and cultural hybridity. What does literature and art owe to the clash of cultures? Tariq Ali talks about Don Quixote and Peter Burke and Angele McRobbie discuss colonial pressures and cultural hybridity. What does literature and art owe to the clash of cultures? Tariq Ali talks about Don Quixote and Peter Burke and Angele McRobbie discuss colonial pressures and cultural hybridity. tag:odeo.com,2009-07-29,24881402 Wed, 29 Jul 2009 09:08:00 -0700 no Thinking Allowed News Politics World BBC foreign journalists http://www.odeo.com/episodes/24846125-TA-Black-Girls-and-Roads Research shows that black girls are doign releavtively well in British schools, but relative to what? And what efforts are they making to overcome existing obstacles to achievement? Laurie is joined by David Gillborne to discus new research from Heidi Mirza Also the secret history of roads: Joe Moran tells Laurie how our motorways are built upon remaindered literature. Research shows that black girls are doign releavtively well in British schools, but relative to what? And what efforts are they making to overcome existing obstacles to achievement? Laurie is joined by David Gillborne to discus new research from Heidi Mirza Also the secret history of roads: Joe Moran tells Laurie how our motorways are built upon remaindered literature. Research shows that black girls are doign releavtively well in British schools, but relative to what? And what efforts are they making to overcome existing obstacles to achievement? Laurie is joined by David Gillborne to discus new research from Heidi Mirza Also the secret history of roads: Joe Moran tells Laurie how our motorways are built upon remaindered literature. tag:odeo.com,2009-07-22,24846125 Wed, 22 Jul 2009 09:11:00 -0700 no Thinking Allowed News Politics World BBC foreign journalists http://www.odeo.com/episodes/24809017-TA-Unequal-Societies Research has shown that health and social problems become more acute in an unequal society, where the gap between the richest and poorest is greatest. For most of us, respect is measured in money, and lack of it or low pay tells us that we are worth very little. But given the chance, would we as a society be prepared to rebalance? Laurie Taylor discusses these issues with Professor Richard Wilkinson and Kate Pickett, authors of "The Spirit Level: Why Equal Societies Almost Always So Better", and Sunder Katwala from The Fabian Society on a new paper on underlying motivation. Also teddy bears - how did a real hunting story became a political myth which left Theodore Roosevelt forever credited as the namesake of the teddy bear, symbolic of childhood innocence- Donna Varga, from Mount St Vincent University in Canada explains her research. Research has shown that health and social problems become more acute in an unequal society, where the gap between the richest and poorest is greatest. For most of us, respect is measured in money, and lack of it or low pay tells us that we are worth very little. But given the chance, would we as a society be prepared to rebalance? Laurie Taylor discusses these issues with Professor Richard Wilkinson and Kate Pickett, authors of "The Spirit Level: Why Equal Societies Almost Always So Better", and Sunder Katwala from The Fabian Society on a new paper on underlying motivation. Also teddy bears - how did a real hunting story became a political myth which left Theodore Roosevelt forever credited as the namesake of the teddy bear, symbolic of childhood innocence- Donna Varga, from Mount St Vincent University in Canada explains her research. Research has shown that health and social problems become more acute in an unequal society, where the gap between the richest and poorest is greatest. For most of us, respect is measured in money, and lack of it or low pay tells us that we are worth very little. But given the chance, would we as a society be prepared to rebalance? Laurie Taylor discusses these issues with Professor Richard Wilkinson and Kate Pickett, authors of "The Spirit Level: Why Equal Societies Almost Always So Better", and Sunder Katwala from The Fabian Society on a new paper on underlying motivation. Also teddy bears - how did a real hunting story became a political myth which left Theodore Roosevelt forever credited as the namesake of the teddy bear, symbolic of childhood innocence- Donna Varga, from Mount St Vincent University in Canada explains her research. tag:odeo.com,2009-07-15,24809017 Wed, 15 Jul 2009 08:55:00 -0700 no Thinking Allowed News Politics World BBC foreign journalists http://www.odeo.com/episodes/24769078-TA-Darwinian-Modernisation-and-Ping-Pong-Clubs Darwinian theory has provided a powerful explanation for animal behaviour, but can it be used to explain how human's act? On this week's Thinking Allowed Laurie speaks to Lesley Newson about her theory that evolution can explain how societies become modern. Also on the programme, why western women are increasingly relaxed about attending sex clubs and 'ping pong' bars in Thailand. Erin Sanders tells Laurie about her latest research. Darwinian theory has provided a powerful explanation for animal behaviour, but can it be used to explain how human's act? On this week's Thinking Allowed Laurie speaks to Lesley Newson about her theory that evolution can explain how societies become modern. Also on the programme, why western women are increasingly relaxed about attending sex clubs and 'ping pong' bars in Thailand. Erin Sanders tells Laurie about her latest research. Darwinian theory has provided a powerful explanation for animal behaviour, but can it be used to explain how human's act? On this week's Thinking Allowed Laurie speaks to Lesley Newson about her theory that evolution can explain how societies become modern. Also on the programme, why western women are increasingly relaxed about attending sex clubs and 'ping pong' bars in Thailand. Erin Sanders tells Laurie about her latest research. tag:odeo.com,2009-07-08,24769078 Wed, 08 Jul 2009 08:51:00 -0700 no Thinking Allowed News Politics World BBC foreign journalists http://www.odeo.com/episodes/24743171-TA01Jul09-Medically-unexplained-symptoms-and-lesbian-motherhood From dizziness to chronic pain, the overstretched health service is faced with increasing numbers of patients with symptoms that defy a medical explanation. They're often subject to repeated tests and treatment yet their illness persists. Laurie Taylor is joined by Monica Greco, whose research suggests the practice of patient choice ensures many such patients get worse rather than better. Also Roisin Ryan Flood, the author of "Lesbian Motherhood:Gender, Families and Sexual Citizenship" talks about the growing numbers of lesbians choosing to have children by donor insemination and the evolution of new definitions of family. From dizziness to chronic pain, the overstretched health service is faced with increasing numbers of patients with symptoms that defy a medical explanation. They're often subject to repeated tests and treatment yet their illness persists. Laurie Taylor is joined by Monica Greco, whose research suggests the practice of patient choice ensures many such patients get worse rather than better. Also Roisin Ryan Flood, the author of "Lesbian Motherhood:Gender, Families and Sexual Citizenship" talks about the growing numbers of lesbians choosing to have children by donor insemination and the evolution of new definitions of family. From dizziness to chronic pain, the overstretched health service is faced with increasing numbers of patients with symptoms that defy a medical explanation. They're often subject to repeated tests and treatment yet their illness persists. Laurie Taylor is joined by Monica Greco, whose research suggests the practice of patient choice ensures many such patients get worse rather than better. Also Roisin Ryan Flood, the author of "Lesbian Motherhood:Gender, Families and Sexual Citizenship" talks about the growing numbers of lesbians choosing to have children by donor insemination and the evolution of new definitions of family. tag:odeo.com,2009-07-01,24743171 Wed, 01 Jul 2009 09:34:00 -0700 no Thinking Allowed News Politics World BBC foreign journalists http://www.odeo.com/episodes/24719667-TA-Hobbies-and-Potatoes The potato, with just a little bit of milk can provide all of the nutrients necessary to sustain human life. Professor Nancy Ries, tells Laurie that it provides subsistence when economies fail and other sources of food disappear. This fact more than any other explains why Russia, the home of the vast collective wheat farm, increasingly relies on the potato. Does is perpetuate poverty though? And can it be a toll of oppression? Laurie and Nancy Ries are joined by John Reader, author of The Untold History of the Potato. Also on the programme Allison Hui, from Lancaster University talks about her research into the role of travel in people's hobbies, and how leisure pursuits play an increasing part in global tourism. The potato, with just a little bit of milk can provide all of the nutrients necessary to sustain human life. Professor Nancy Ries, tells Laurie that it provides subsistence when economies fail and other sources of food disappear. This fact more than any other explains why Russia, the home of the vast collective wheat farm, increasingly relies on the potato. Does is perpetuate poverty though? And can it be a toll of oppression? Laurie and Nancy Ries are joined by John Reader, author of The Untold History of the Potato. Also on the programme Allison Hui, from Lancaster University talks about her research into the role of travel in people's hobbies, and how leisure pursuits play an increasing part in global tourism. The potato, with just a little bit of milk can provide all of the nutrients necessary to sustain human life. Professor Nancy Ries, tells Laurie that it provides subsistence when economies fail and other sources of food disappear. This fact more than any other explains why Russia, the home of the vast collective wheat farm, increasingly relies on the potato. Does is perpetuate poverty though? And can it be a toll of oppression? Laurie and Nancy Ries are joined by John Reader, author of The Untold History of the Potato. Also on the programme Allison Hui, from Lancaster University talks about her research into the role of travel in people's hobbies, and how leisure pursuits play an increasing part in global tourism. tag:odeo.com,2009-06-17,24719667 Wed, 17 Jun 2009 08:39:00 -0700 no Thinking Allowed News Politics World BBC foreign journalists http://www.odeo.com/episodes/24685298-TA-Human-Zoos-and-Girl-Racers There were 20 to 25 thousand on display, in special villages, in circuses and in bars. Millions of spectators from New York to London, Tokyo to Warsaw visited at their feeding times and watched as they gave birth. Laurie discusses 'human zoos', the practice of putting colonial subjects on display to western audiences. He is joined by Charles Forsdick, Co Editor of Human Zoos: Science and Spectacle in the Age of Colonial Empires and by the cultural commentator Kate Berridge. Also Girl Racers, an ethnographic study of car modifiers in Aberdeen and how the women involved in the youth cult intergrate themselves in a traditionally male pass time. Karen Lumsden from Aberdeen University tells Laurie about her research. There were 20 to 25 thousand on display, in special villages, in circuses and in bars. Millions of spectators from New York to London, Tokyo to Warsaw visited at their feeding times and watched as they gave birth. Laurie discusses 'human zoos', the practice of putting colonial subjects on display to western audiences. He is joined by Charles Forsdick, Co Editor of Human Zoos: Science and Spectacle in the Age of Colonial Empires and by the cultural commentator Kate Berridge. Also Girl Racers, an ethnographic study of car modifiers in Aberdeen and how the women involved in the youth cult intergrate themselves in a traditionally male pass time. Karen Lumsden from Aberdeen University tells Laurie about her research. There were 20 to 25 thousand on display, in special villages, in circuses and in bars. Millions of spectators from New York to London, Tokyo to Warsaw visited at their feeding times and watched as they gave birth. Laurie discusses 'human zoos', the practice of putting colonial subjects on display to western audiences. He is joined by Charles Forsdick, Co Editor of Human Zoos: Science and Spectacle in the Age of Colonial Empires and by the cultural commentator Kate Berridge. Also Girl Racers, an ethnographic study of car modifiers in Aberdeen and how the women involved in the youth cult intergrate themselves in a traditionally male pass time. Karen Lumsden from Aberdeen University tells Laurie about her research. tag:odeo.com,2009-06-10,24685298 Wed, 10 Jun 2009 08:48:00 -0700 no Thinking Allowed News Politics World BBC foreign journalists http://www.odeo.com/episodes/24645670-TA-British-Constitution-and-America-and-Rome Fifty years ago nearly one in ten people belonged to a party, now numbers have declined to 1 in 88, yet political parties still have a huge role in administering power in our democracy. It is that anomaly which constitutional expert Vernon Bogdanor claims lies behind the frustration and disillusionment people feel towards our political system. He discusses his book, The New British Constitution with Laurie. Also, why is the idea of Rome so powerful in the American imagination? How is Roman politics used to play the political game in the US? Laurie talks to Maragaret Malamud, author of Ancient Rome and Modern America. Fifty years ago nearly one in ten people belonged to a party, now numbers have declined to 1 in 88, yet political parties still have a huge role in administering power in our democracy. It is that anomaly which constitutional expert Vernon Bogdanor claims lies behind the frustration and disillusionment people feel towards our political system. He discusses his book, The New British Constitution with Laurie. Also, why is the idea of Rome so powerful in the American imagination? How is Roman politics used to play the political game in the US? Laurie talks to Maragaret Malamud, author of Ancient Rome and Modern America. Fifty years ago nearly one in ten people belonged to a party, now numbers have declined to 1 in 88, yet political parties still have a huge role in administering power in our democracy. It is that anomaly which constitutional expert Vernon Bogdanor claims lies behind the frustration and disillusionment people feel towards our political system. He discusses his book, The New British Constitution with Laurie. Also, why is the idea of Rome so powerful in the American imagination? How is Roman politics used to play the political game in the US? Laurie talks to Maragaret Malamud, author of Ancient Rome and Modern America. tag:odeo.com,2009-06-03,24645670 Wed, 03 Jun 2009 08:56:00 -0700 no Thinking Allowed News Politics World BBC foreign journalists http://www.odeo.com/episodes/24614671-TA-Betting-Shops-and-Assembly-Lines They are an egalitarian space, unlike pubs there is no necessity to buy, and as long as your behaviour does not impact on anyone elses you can do what you want. The betting shop brings people of different backgrounds and ethnicities together in a unique way. Rebecca Cassidy tells Laurie that they are incredibly cosmopolitan and tolerant, and are emblematic of the changes that are happening in Britain. He also hears from Miriam Glucksmann who has updated a study of women working on assembly lines which she first published anonymously nearly thirty years ago. They are an egalitarian space, unlike pubs there is no necessity to buy, and as long as your behaviour does not impact on anyone elses you can do what you want. The betting shop brings people of different backgrounds and ethnicities together in a unique way. Rebecca Cassidy tells Laurie that they are incredibly cosmopolitan and tolerant, and are emblematic of the changes that are happening in Britain. He also hears from Miriam Glucksmann who has updated a study of women working on assembly lines which she first published anonymously nearly thirty years ago. They are an egalitarian space, unlike pubs there is no necessity to buy, and as long as your behaviour does not impact on anyone elses you can do what you want. The betting shop brings people of different backgrounds and ethnicities together in a unique way. Rebecca Cassidy tells Laurie that they are incredibly cosmopolitan and tolerant, and are emblematic of the changes that are happening in Britain. He also hears from Miriam Glucksmann who has updated a study of women working on assembly lines which she first published anonymously nearly thirty years ago. tag:odeo.com,2009-05-27,24614671 Wed, 27 May 2009 09:12:00 -0700 no Thinking Allowed News Politics World BBC foreign journalists http://www.odeo.com/episodes/24585702-TA-Slumming 'Slumming' was the name given to the thousands of white middle class voyeurs crossing boundaries of race, class and sexual orientation to trip into the worlds of the poor on their doorstep. The jazz raged, the 'pansies' preened and the booze flowed in the speakeasies, but after the party what was the effect on the communities they visited? Laurie talks to the author of Slumming Chad Heap and the writer Bonnie Greer about the impact that the wild white adventuring in urban areas had on sexual and racial politics in America. 'Slumming' was the name given to the thousands of white middle class voyeurs crossing boundaries of race, class and sexual orientation to trip into the worlds of the poor on their doorstep. The jazz raged, the 'pansies' preened and the booze flowed in the speakeasies, but after the party what was the effect on the communities they visited? Laurie talks to the author of Slumming Chad Heap and the writer Bonnie Greer about the impact that the wild white adventuring in urban areas had on sexual and racial politics in America. 'Slumming' was the name given to the thousands of white middle class voyeurs crossing boundaries of race, class and sexual orientation to trip into the worlds of the poor on their doorstep. The jazz raged, the 'pansies' preened and the booze flowed in the speakeasies, but after the party what was the effect on the communities they visited? Laurie talks to the author of Slumming Chad Heap and the writer Bonnie Greer about the impact that the wild white adventuring in urban areas had on sexual and racial politics in America. tag:odeo.com,2009-05-20,24585702 Wed, 20 May 2009 09:30:00 -0700 no Thinking Allowed News Politics World BBC foreign journalists http://www.odeo.com/episodes/24547018-TA-Segregation-and-Mizrahi-Jews Are there walls going up round Britain's communities? Are we sleepwalking to racial segregation? Laurie hears of new research from Ludi Simpson which counters some contemporary fears about immigration in Britain, they talk to Tariq Modood. Also, Rachel Shabi talks about the Mizrahi Jews of Israel who she claims are discriminated against because they come from Arab lands. Are there walls going up round Britain's communities? Are we sleepwalking to racial segregation? Laurie hears of new research from Ludi Simpson which counters some contemporary fears about immigration in Britain, they talk to Tariq Modood. Also, Rachel Shabi talks about the Mizrahi Jews of Israel who she claims are discriminated against because they come from Arab lands. Are there walls going up round Britain's communities? Are we sleepwalking to racial segregation? Laurie hears of new research from Ludi Simpson which counters some contemporary fears about immigration in Britain, they talk to Tariq Modood. Also, Rachel Shabi talks about the Mizrahi Jews of Israel who she claims are discriminated against because they come from Arab lands. tag:odeo.com,2009-05-13,24547018 Wed, 13 May 2009 09:00:00 -0700 no Thinking Allowed News Politics World BBC foreign journalists http://www.odeo.com/episodes/24522469-TA-Suicide-Bereavement-and-Midriffs What do you say to someone whose parent has just committed suicide? The lack of normal codes of behaviour cause painful isolation and enduring grief in the children left behind which can assert a powerfully negative force throughout their lives. Laurie is joined by Stephen Platt to talk to Caroline Simone about her new study of the families of suicide victims. Also, how the 'mid-riff'' has become professional term in the advertising industry and has come to signify a 'post-feminist' generation who see no contradiction between sexiness and equality. Laurie talks to Rosalind Gill about her study of the depiction of women in advertising. What do you say to someone whose parent has just committed suicide? The lack of normal codes of behaviour cause painful isolation and enduring grief in the children left behind which can assert a powerfully negative force throughout their lives. Laurie is joined by Stephen Platt to talk to Caroline Simone about her new study of the families of suicide victims. Also, how the 'mid-riff'' has become professional term in the advertising industry and has come to signify a 'post-feminist' generation who see no contradiction between sexiness and equality. Laurie talks to Rosalind Gill about her study of the depiction of women in advertising. What do you say to someone whose parent has just committed suicide? The lack of normal codes of behaviour cause painful isolation and enduring grief in the children left behind which can assert a powerfully negative force throughout their lives. Laurie is joined by Stephen Platt to talk to Caroline Simone about her new study of the families of suicide victims. Also, how the 'mid-riff'' has become professional term in the advertising industry and has come to signify a 'post-feminist' generation who see no contradiction between sexiness and equality. Laurie talks to Rosalind Gill about her study of the depiction of women in advertising. tag:odeo.com,2009-04-29,24522469 Wed, 29 Apr 2009 09:12:00 -0700 no Thinking Allowed News Politics World BBC foreign journalists http://www.odeo.com/episodes/24486946-TA-Young-Scottish-Conservatives-and-Murder Why was the murder rate higher in the middle ages than it is now? What factors have pushed the practice of killing men down the social order and should we worry about the first increase in the murder rate for over two hundred years? Laurie discusses the history of murder Pieter Spierenburg, author of A History of Murder; Personal Violence in Europe from the Middle Ages to the present and Joanna Bourke author of An Intimate History of Killing. He also hears of the surprise of Antje Bednarek, a German sociologist pursuing an ethnography of Young Scottish Conservatives - she hadn't realised that tracking them down would be such a tricky business. Why was the murder rate higher in the middle ages than it is now? What factors have pushed the practice of killing men down the social order and should we worry about the first increase in the murder rate for over two hundred years? Laurie discusses the history of murder Pieter Spierenburg, author of A History of Murder; Personal Violence in Europe from the Middle Ages to the present and Joanna Bourke author of An Intimate History of Killing. He also hears of the surprise of Antje Bednarek, a German sociologist pursuing an ethnography of Young Scottish Conservatives - she hadn't realised that tracking them down would be such a tricky business. Why was the murder rate higher in the middle ages than it is now? What factors have pushed the practice of killing men down the social order and should we worry about the first increase in the murder rate for over two hundred years? Laurie discusses the history of murder Pieter Spierenburg, author of A History of Murder; Personal Violence in Europe from the Middle Ages to the present and Joanna Bourke author of An Intimate History of Killing. He also hears of the surprise of Antje Bednarek, a German sociologist pursuing an ethnography of Young Scottish Conservatives - she hadn't realised that tracking them down would be such a tricky business. tag:odeo.com,2009-04-22,24486946 Wed, 22 Apr 2009 08:15:00 -0700 no Thinking Allowed News Politics World BBC foreign journalists http://www.odeo.com/episodes/24453459-TA-Biometric-Security-and-Medical-Ethnography There is a revolution happening in security and the human body is at the centre of new ways of monitoring and controlling the way we live. From fingerprinting to retinal scans, Laurie speaks to Mark Maguire and explores the way in which the history of 'biometrics' has changed the relationship of the citizen and the state. He also discusses the moral dilemmas of modern medical sociology with Charles Bosk and Clare Williams - is it always possible to observe but not speak out? There is a revolution happening in security and the human body is at the centre of new ways of monitoring and controlling the way we live. From fingerprinting to retinal scans, Laurie speaks to Mark Maguire and explores the way in which the history of 'biometrics' has changed the relationship of the citizen and the state. He also discusses the moral dilemmas of modern medical sociology with Charles Bosk and Clare Williams - is it always possible to observe but not speak out? There is a revolution happening in security and the human body is at the centre of new ways of monitoring and controlling the way we live. From fingerprinting to retinal scans, Laurie speaks to Mark Maguire and explores the way in which the history of 'biometrics' has changed the relationship of the citizen and the state. He also discusses the moral dilemmas of modern medical sociology with Charles Bosk and Clare Williams - is it always possible to observe but not speak out? tag:odeo.com,2009-04-15,24453459 Wed, 15 Apr 2009 08:10:00 -0700 no Thinking Allowed News Politics World BBC foreign journalists http://www.odeo.com/episodes/24426072-TA-Rank-Picturing-the-Social-Order Who do we think we are? In a special edition Laurie visits the first ever exhibition to draw together images of how, historically, artists have represented the social order. He is joined by Alistair Robinson, the curator of Rank: Picturing the Social Order 1615-2009, as well as by the political cartoonist Martin Rowson and the sociologist Gordon Fyfe. Who do we think we are? In a special edition Laurie visits the first ever exhibition to draw together images of how, historically, artists have represented the social order. He is joined by Alistair Robinson, the curator of Rank: Picturing the Social Order 1615-2009, as well as by the political cartoonist Martin Rowson and the sociologist Gordon Fyfe. Who do we think we are? In a special edition Laurie visits the first ever exhibition to draw together images of how, historically, artists have represented the social order. He is joined by Alistair Robinson, the curator of Rank: Picturing the Social Order 1615-2009, as well as by the political cartoonist Martin Rowson and the sociologist Gordon Fyfe. tag:odeo.com,2009-04-08,24426072 Wed, 08 Apr 2009 08:08:00 -0700 no Thinking Allowed News Politics World BBC foreign journalists http://www.odeo.com/episodes/24391523-TA-Stalin-s-Comeback-and-Cultural-Capital Stalin is back! The exiled Russian academic Mikhail Ryklin tells Laurie why Putin's Russia is turning the clock back and rehabilitating the most famous demon of the Soviet Union. Also groundbreaking British study which shows how access to the world of culture is still divided along class lines, and perpetuates the class divide as much as money. Stalin is back! The exiled Russian academic Mikhail Ryklin tells Laurie why Putin's Russia is turning the clock back and rehabilitating the most famous demon of the Soviet Union. Also groundbreaking British study which shows how access to the world of culture is still divided along class lines, and perpetuates the class divide as much as money. Stalin is back! The exiled Russian academic Mikhail Ryklin tells Laurie why Putin's Russia is turning the clock back and rehabilitating the most famous demon of the Soviet Union. Also groundbreaking British study which shows how access to the world of culture is still divided along class lines, and perpetuates the class divide as much as money. tag:odeo.com,2009-04-01,24391523 Wed, 01 Apr 2009 08:08:00 -0700 no Thinking Allowed News Politics World BBC foreign journalists http://www.odeo.com/episodes/24359179-TA-Green-Politics-and-Capitalism The world has changed for ever. There is no such thing as a job for life and the certainties of a generation ago are simply a dream to the people at work in today’s 'runaway world'. At least that is the story we have been told repeatedly but after a close analysis of lanbour markets in the UK and the US Kevin Doogan tells Laurie that is all a myth. Also, Anthony Giddens talks about how to overcome the dilemmas of climate change politics. The world has changed for ever. There is no such thing as a job for life and the certainties of a generation ago are simply a dream to the people at work in today’s 'runaway world'. At least that is the story we have been told repeatedly but after a close analysis of lanbour markets in the UK and the US Kevin Doogan tells Laurie that is all a myth. Also, Anthony Giddens talks about how to overcome the dilemmas of climate change politics. The world has changed for ever. There is no such thing as a job for life and the certainties of a generation ago are simply a dream to the people at work in today’s 'runaway world'. At least that is the story we have been told repeatedly but after a close analysis of lanbour markets in the UK and the US Kevin Doogan tells Laurie that is all a myth. Also, Anthony Giddens talks about how to overcome the dilemmas of climate change politics. tag:odeo.com,2009-03-25,24359179 Wed, 25 Mar 2009 09:00:00 -0700 no Thinking Allowed News Politics World BBC foreign journalists http://www.odeo.com/episodes/24322913-TA-Rugby-Union-and-Magic-Books Rugby is a good occasion for keeping thirty bullies far from the centre of town. So said Oscar Wilde. Laurie re-appraises this sport of gentleman with the social historian, Tony Collins and the sports sociologist Dominic Malcolm. Also, how obscure and esoteric texts have a much bigger influence on contemporary culture than is widely believed: Laurie discusses magic books with Owen Davies. Rugby is a good occasion for keeping thirty bullies far from the centre of town. So said Oscar Wilde. Laurie re-appraises this sport of gentleman with the social historian, Tony Collins and the sports sociologist Dominic Malcolm. Also, how obscure and esoteric texts have a much bigger influence on contemporary culture than is widely believed: Laurie discusses magic books with Owen Davies. Rugby is a good occasion for keeping thirty bullies far from the centre of town. So said Oscar Wilde. Laurie re-appraises this sport of gentleman with the social historian, Tony Collins and the sports sociologist Dominic Malcolm. Also, how obscure and esoteric texts have a much bigger influence on contemporary culture than is widely believed: Laurie discusses magic books with Owen Davies. tag:odeo.com,2009-03-18,24322913 Wed, 18 Mar 2009 09:22:00 -0700 no Thinking Allowed News Politics World BBC foreign journalists http://www.odeo.com/episodes/24288285-TA-Wild-West-and-Garden-Love It was a place where boys became men and injuns ran scared. Whatever happend to the American West? Laurie discusses the myth of Wild West with Karen Jones and John Wills. He also hears how humans are closer to nature than they think, according to a new anthropological study by Catherine Degnen. It was a place where boys became men and injuns ran scared. Whatever happend to the American West? Laurie discusses the myth of Wild West with Karen Jones and John Wills. He also hears how humans are closer to nature than they think, according to a new anthropological study by Catherine Degnen. It was a place where boys became men and injuns ran scared. Whatever happend to the American West? Laurie discusses the myth of Wild West with Karen Jones and John Wills. He also hears how humans are closer to nature than they think, according to a new anthropological study by Catherine Degnen. tag:odeo.com,2009-03-11,24288285 Wed, 11 Mar 2009 09:09:00 -0700 no Thinking Allowed News Politics World BBC foreign journalists http://www.odeo.com/episodes/24240331-TA-Documentary-films-and-Intellectual-Property Documentaries purport to reflect reality, but do they? Laurie discusses the genre from the early stunts of 1930s throught to the impact of YouTube and videoblogs with David Gauntlett and Brian Winston. He also talks to James Boyle about the creeping power of intellectual property, and how it is stifling creativity worldwide. Documentaries purport to reflect reality, but do they? Laurie discusses the genre from the early stunts of 1930s throught to the impact of YouTube and videoblogs with David Gauntlett and Brian Winston. He also talks to James Boyle about the creeping power of intellectual property, and how it is stifling creativity worldwide. Documentaries purport to reflect reality, but do they? Laurie discusses the genre from the early stunts of 1930s throught to the impact of YouTube and videoblogs with David Gauntlett and Brian Winston. He also talks to James Boyle about the creeping power of intellectual property, and how it is stifling creativity worldwide. tag:odeo.com,2009-03-04,24240331 Wed, 04 Mar 2009 09:11:00 -0800 no Thinking Allowed News Politics World BBC foreign journalists http://www.odeo.com/episodes/24208694-TA-Recession-Health-and-Youth-Culture How does recession affect the pattern of people's lives? Laurie discusses an analysis of data on the last three recessions in the UK with Andrew Oswald and Mel Bartley. He also talks to David Fowler about youth culture and whether we overemphasise the importance of the 1960s. How does recession affect the pattern of people's lives? Laurie discusses an analysis of data on the last three recessions in the UK with Andrew Oswald and Mel Bartley. He also talks to David Fowler about youth culture and whether we overemphasise the importance of the 1960s. How does recession affect the pattern of people's lives? Laurie discusses an analysis of data on the last three recessions in the UK with Andrew Oswald and Mel Bartley. He also talks to David Fowler about youth culture and whether we overemphasise the importance of the 1960s. tag:odeo.com,2009-02-25,24208694 Wed, 25 Feb 2009 09:04:00 -0800 no Thinking Allowed News Politics World BBC foreign journalists http://www.odeo.com/episodes/24126913-TA-Kissing-Cousins-and-Big-Cats Charles Darwin, like many of his class in the 19th century, married his first cousin. However, he became anxious about the implications of his actions and employed his son George to research the health impacts of cousin marriage. Adam Kuper tells Laurie about his new research into Victorian cousin marriage and its sharp demise. Laurie also hears from Samantha Hurn about research into big cat sightings in rural Wales. Charles Darwin, like many of his class in the 19th century, married his first cousin. However, he became anxious about the implications of his actions and employed his son George to research the health impacts of cousin marriage. Adam Kuper tells Laurie about his new research into Victorian cousin marriage and its sharp demise. Laurie also hears from Samantha Hurn about research into big cat sightings in rural Wales. Charles Darwin, like many of his class in the 19th century, married his first cousin. However, he became anxious about the implications of his actions and employed his son George to research the health impacts of cousin marriage. Adam Kuper tells Laurie about his new research into Victorian cousin marriage and its sharp demise. Laurie also hears from Samantha Hurn about research into big cat sightings in rural Wales. tag:odeo.com,2009-02-18,24126913 Wed, 18 Feb 2009 09:06:00 -0800 no Thinking Allowed News Politics World BBC foreign journalists http://www.odeo.com/episodes/24055950-TA-Drugs-and-Laddish-Students How much of the effects of drugs are ingrained within their chemistry? lauire talks to Angus Bancroft and Dick Hobbs. He also hears from Sian Preece and Deborah Cameron about a new study showing how working class students adopt a self defeating, laddish posture in response to university culture. How much of the effects of drugs are ingrained within their chemistry? lauire talks to Angus Bancroft and Dick Hobbs. He also hears from Sian Preece and Deborah Cameron about a new study showing how working class students adopt a self defeating, laddish posture in response to university culture. How much of the effects of drugs are ingrained within their chemistry? lauire talks to Angus Bancroft and Dick Hobbs. He also hears from Sian Preece and Deborah Cameron about a new study showing how working class students adopt a self defeating, laddish posture in response to university culture. tag:odeo.com,2009-02-11,24055950 Wed, 11 Feb 2009 09:12:00 -0800 no Thinking Allowed News Politics World BBC foreign journalists http://www.odeo.com/episodes/24034637-TA-Renaissance-Dance-and-Liverpool-Working-Class Elizabeth I danced six galliards every morning up until a year before her death, and Francis I of France publicly performed as the head of a centaur with the Cardinal of Marseille as the rear end. Laurie hears from Maragret MacGowan how that in the renaissance dance obsessed the courtly classes, and why. He also discusses the workign class of Liverpool in the 1950s with Selina Todd and Beverley Skeggs. Elizabeth I danced six galliards every morning up until a year before her death, and Francis I of France publicly performed as the head of a centaur with the Cardinal of Marseille as the rear end. Laurie hears from Maragret MacGowan how that in the renaissance dance obsessed the courtly classes, and why. He also discusses the workign class of Liverpool in the 1950s with Selina Todd and Beverley Skeggs. Elizabeth I danced six galliards every morning up until a year before her death, and Francis I of France publicly performed as the head of a centaur with the Cardinal of Marseille as the rear end. Laurie hears from Maragret MacGowan how that in the renaissance dance obsessed the courtly classes, and why. He also discusses the workign class of Liverpool in the 1950s with Selina Todd and Beverley Skeggs. tag:odeo.com,2009-02-04,24034637 Wed, 04 Feb 2009 08:58:00 -0800 no Thinking Allowed News Politics World BBC foreign journalists http://www.odeo.com/episodes/23971320-TA-Privatisation-Death-Rate-and-Prisoners-Families In the early 1990s optimism was unleashed in the former Soviet block as shares in state industries suddenly became available and many people swiftly became rich. However, the era lead to chaos and uncertainty for most people and a new study published in the Lancet argues that mass privatisation led to large rises in mortality, the swifter the pace of privatisation the higher the rate of premature death. Laurie discusses the conclusions with authors David Stuckler and martin McKee and also hears from Megan Comfort about her study into the families of inmates of San Quentin jail. In the early 1990s optimism was unleashed in the former Soviet block as shares in state industries suddenly became available and many people swiftly became rich. However, the era lead to chaos and uncertainty for most people and a new study published in the Lancet argues that mass privatisation led to large rises in mortality, the swifter the pace of privatisation the higher the rate of premature death. Laurie discusses the conclusions with authors David Stuckler and martin McKee and also hears from Megan Comfort about her study into the families of inmates of San Quentin jail. In the early 1990s optimism was unleashed in the former Soviet block as shares in state industries suddenly became available and many people swiftly became rich. However, the era lead to chaos and uncertainty for most people and a new study published in the Lancet argues that mass privatisation led to large rises in mortality, the swifter the pace of privatisation the higher the rate of premature death. Laurie discusses the conclusions with authors David Stuckler and martin McKee and also hears from Megan Comfort about her study into the families of inmates of San Quentin jail. tag:odeo.com,2009-01-28,23971320 Wed, 28 Jan 2009 09:12:00 -0800 no Thinking Allowed News Politics World BBC foreign journalists http://www.odeo.com/episodes/23913569-TA-Hole-in-the-wall-and-Gaslight When gaslight first brought illumination to Britain's city streets people said night had been turned into day, but after the initial hyperbole had died down did it lead to a new type of social control? Laurie discusses the politics of gaslight with Chris Otter and Lynda Nead and hears from Sugata Mitra of the project that inspired the movie Slum Dog Millionaire. When gaslight first brought illumination to Britain's city streets people said night had been turned into day, but after the initial hyperbole had died down did it lead to a new type of social control? Laurie discusses the politics of gaslight with Chris Otter and Lynda Nead and hears from Sugata Mitra of the project that inspired the movie Slum Dog Millionaire. When gaslight first brought illumination to Britain's city streets people said night had been turned into day, but after the initial hyperbole had died down did it lead to a new type of social control? Laurie discusses the politics of gaslight with Chris Otter and Lynda Nead and hears from Sugata Mitra of the project that inspired the movie Slum Dog Millionaire. tag:odeo.com,2009-01-21,23913569 Wed, 21 Jan 2009 09:16:00 -0800 no Thinking Allowed News Politics World BBC foreign journalists http://www.odeo.com/episodes/23876345-TA-Moral-Relatavism Different cultures have different beliefs, so what gives us the right to judge the behaviour of other people in a world where moralities often conflict? This week Laurie explores moral relativism: is there a universal human standard of right and wrong, or does culture explain and excuse behaviour that other peoples might find abhorrent? How should the anthropologist understand cannibalism, can a cultural context excuse female genital mutilation? Laurie is joined by a distinguished cast of Steven Lukes, Henrietta Moore and Conor Gearty to discuss relationship of culture and morality in the debate on a universal notion of human rights. Different cultures have different beliefs, so what gives us the right to judge the behaviour of other people in a world where moralities often conflict? This week Laurie explores moral relativism: is there a universal human standard of right and wrong, or does culture explain and excuse behaviour that other peoples might find abhorrent? How should the anthropologist understand cannibalism, can a cultural context excuse female genital mutilation? Laurie is joined by a distinguished cast of Steven Lukes, Henrietta Moore and Conor Gearty to discuss relationship of culture and morality in the debate on a universal notion of human rights. Different cultures have different beliefs, so what gives us the right to judge the behaviour of other people in a world where moralities often conflict? This week Laurie explores moral relativism: is there a universal human standard of right and wrong, or does culture explain and excuse behaviour that other peoples might find abhorrent? How should the anthropologist understand cannibalism, can a cultural context excuse female genital mutilation? Laurie is joined by a distinguished cast of Steven Lukes, Henrietta Moore and Conor Gearty to discuss relationship of culture and morality in the debate on a universal notion of human rights. tag:odeo.com,2009-01-14,23876345 Wed, 14 Jan 2009 08:55:00 -0800 no Thinking Allowed News Politics World BBC foreign journalists http://www.odeo.com/episodes/23841429-TA-Popular-Music-and-Violence What do David Gray, Eminen, ACDC, Bruce Springsteen, Christina Aguilera and Nancy Sinatra have in common? They have all been used by states as instruments of war. Laurie discusses how music – despite the protests of the artists involved - is used in conflicts, and how it is increasingly employed by public utilities and commercial organisations in attempts to control what people do. What do David Gray, Eminen, ACDC, Bruce Springsteen, Christina Aguilera and Nancy Sinatra have in common? They have all been used by states as instruments of war. Laurie discusses how music – despite the protests of the artists involved - is used in conflicts, and how it is increasingly employed by public utilities and commercial organisations in attempts to control what people do. What do David Gray, Eminen, ACDC, Bruce Springsteen, Christina Aguilera and Nancy Sinatra have in common? They have all been used by states as instruments of war. Laurie discusses how music – despite the protests of the artists involved - is used in conflicts, and how it is increasingly employed by public utilities and commercial organisations in attempts to control what people do. tag:odeo.com,2009-01-07,23841429 Wed, 07 Jan 2009 08:58:00 -0800 no Thinking Allowed News Politics World BBC foreign journalists http://www.odeo.com/episodes/23822587-TA-Gangs When stories of gang conflict hit the headlines commentators like to hark back to a golden age in which British streets were safe. But did such an age ever exist? Laurie discusses the Scuttlers, gangs who waged violent turf war in Victorian Manchester. They fought for for fun, with belts and knives. In response, some called for the Lash and others for lads clubs. Are there lessons to be learnt from the past? Laurie Taylor is joined by Andrew Davies, the author of ‘The Gangs of Manchester’, Geoffrey Pearson and Tara Young. When stories of gang conflict hit the headlines commentators like to hark back to a golden age in which British streets were safe. But did such an age ever exist? Laurie discusses the Scuttlers, gangs who waged violent turf war in Victorian Manchester. They fought for for fun, with belts and knives. In response, some called for the Lash and others for lads clubs. Are there lessons to be learnt from the past? Laurie Taylor is joined by Andrew Davies, the author of ‘The Gangs of Manchester’, Geoffrey Pearson and Tara Young. When stories of gang conflict hit the headlines commentators like to hark back to a golden age in which British streets were safe. But did such an age ever exist? Laurie discusses the Scuttlers, gangs who waged violent turf war in Victorian Manchester. They fought for for fun, with belts and knives. In response, some called for the Lash and others for lads clubs. Are there lessons to be learnt from the past? Laurie Taylor is joined by Andrew Davies, the author of ‘The Gangs of Manchester’, Geoffrey Pearson and Tara Young. tag:odeo.com,2008-12-31,23822587 Wed, 31 Dec 2008 08:30:00 -0800 no Thinking Allowed News Politics World BBC foreign journalists http://www.odeo.com/episodes/23806048-TA-Detectives On a summer’s night in 1860, in a beautiful Georgian country house, a young boy of three was brutally strabbed to death by one of the inhabitants of the house. The man sent to solve the crime was Jonathan Whicher, the most celebrated detective of the day. The whole country was agog and it was a case which set the template for detective work and for detective fiction for more than a hundred years. Laurie discusses the culture of the detective from the 19th century to the present day with author Kate Summerscale and sociologists Louise Westmarland and Dick Hobbs. On a summer’s night in 1860, in a beautiful Georgian country house, a young boy of three was brutally strabbed to death by one of the inhabitants of the house. The man sent to solve the crime was Jonathan Whicher, the most celebrated detective of the day. The whole country was agog and it was a case which set the template for detective work and for detective fiction for more than a hundred years. Laurie discusses the culture of the detective from the 19th century to the present day with author Kate Summerscale and sociologists Louise Westmarland and Dick Hobbs. On a summer’s night in 1860, in a beautiful Georgian country house, a young boy of three was brutally strabbed to death by one of the inhabitants of the house. The man sent to solve the crime was Jonathan Whicher, the most celebrated detective of the day. The whole country was agog and it was a case which set the template for detective work and for detective fiction for more than a hundred years. Laurie discusses the culture of the detective from the 19th century to the present day with author Kate Summerscale and sociologists Louise Westmarland and Dick Hobbs. tag:odeo.com,2008-12-24,23806048 Wed, 24 Dec 2008 08:30:00 -0800 no Thinking Allowed News Politics World BBC foreign journalists http://www.odeo.com/episodes/23767342-TA-China-s-economy-and-Education On June 1989 the tanks moved into Tiananmen Square, and as people laying dying on the streets of Beijing the student pro-democracy demonstration was brought to an end. On Thinking Allowed today Laurie discusses an unexpected consequence of that extraordinary political event â?? the reliance of China on Foreign Direct Investment - and whether it will prove to contain the seeds of China's economic doom, as economist Yasheng Huang predicts. Lauire also talks to Fred Inglis about the key concepts of education. Will the Chinese state ride out the recession? Join Laurie for a discussion of the torturous path of Chinaâ??s economic reforms with Yasheng Huang and Will Hutton. On June 1989 the tanks moved into Tiananmen Square, and as people laying dying on the streets of Beijing the student pro-democracy demonstration was brought to an end. On Thinking Allowed today Laurie discusses an unexpected consequence of that extraordinary political event â?? the reliance of China on Foreign Direct Investment - and whether it will prove to contain the seeds of China's economic doom, as economist Yasheng Huang predicts. Lauire also talks to Fred Inglis about the key concepts of education. Will the Chinese state ride out the recession? Join Laurie for a discussion of the torturous path of Chinaâ??s economic reforms with Yasheng Huang and Will Hutton. On June 1989 the tanks moved into Tiananmen Square, and as people laying dying on the streets of Beijing the student pro-democracy demonstration was brought to an end. On Thinking Allowed today Laurie discusses an unexpected consequence of that extraordinary political event â?? the reliance of China on Foreign Direct Investment - and whether it will prove to contain the seeds of China's economic doom, as economist Yasheng Huang predicts. Lauire also talks to Fred Inglis about the key concepts of education. Will the Chinese state ride out the recession? Join Laurie for a discussion of the torturous path of Chinaâ??s economic reforms with Yasheng Huang and Will Hutton. tag:odeo.com,2008-12-17,23767342 Wed, 17 Dec 2008 08:55:00 -0800 no Thinking Allowed News Politics World BBC foreign journalists http://www.odeo.com/episodes/23734338-TA-Cocaine-Girls-and-Sexual-Repression The Bohemian “demi monde” of Soho in London flourished after the Great War. Peers and playboys mixed with prostitutes and petty villains. The press printed hysterical headlines about the Cocaine Girls of the West End – girls at risk of foreign men, drugs and deviancy. Laurie takes a tour of this forgotten world with Marek Kohn, author of “Dope Girls: The Birth of the British Drug Underground”. He also discusses a theory that claims sexual repression has been the great motor of European civilisation since the 16th, however since the sexual revolution of the 60s the mojo's been losign its magic. The Bohemian “demi monde” of Soho in London flourished after the Great War. Peers and playboys mixed with prostitutes and petty villains. The press printed hysterical headlines about the Cocaine Girls of the West End – girls at risk of foreign men, drugs and deviancy. Laurie takes a tour of this forgotten world with Marek Kohn, author of “Dope Girls: The Birth of the British Drug Underground”. He also discusses a theory that claims sexual repression has been the great motor of European civilisation since the 16th, however since the sexual revolution of the 60s the mojo's been losign its magic. The Bohemian “demi monde” of Soho in London flourished after the Great War. Peers and playboys mixed with prostitutes and petty villains. The press printed hysterical headlines about the Cocaine Girls of the West End – girls at risk of foreign men, drugs and deviancy. Laurie takes a tour of this forgotten world with Marek Kohn, author of “Dope Girls: The Birth of the British Drug Underground”. He also discusses a theory that claims sexual repression has been the great motor of European civilisation since the 16th, however since the sexual revolution of the 60s the mojo's been losign its magic. tag:odeo.com,2008-12-10,23734338 Wed, 10 Dec 2008 09:28:00 -0800 no Thinking Allowed News Politics World BBC foreign journalists http://www.odeo.com/episodes/23710118-TA-Perfume-and-Police-Confessions How do the police get confessions from their suspects? Laurie hears about a detailed analysis of effective methods by Elisabeth Carter. But, before that: the sociology of perfume with Rod Watson and Luca Turin. How do the police get confessions from their suspects? Laurie hears about a detailed analysis of effective methods by Elisabeth Carter. But, before that: the sociology of perfume with Rod Watson and Luca Turin. How do the police get confessions from their suspects? Laurie hears about a detailed analysis of effective methods by Elisabeth Carter. But, before that: the sociology of perfume with Rod Watson and Luca Turin. tag:odeo.com,2008-12-03,23710118 Wed, 03 Dec 2008 08:02:00 -0800 no Thinking Allowed News Politics World BBC foreign journalists http://www.odeo.com/episodes/23700914-TA-Perfume-and-Police-Confessions How do the police get confessions from their suspects? Laurie hears about a detailed analysis of effective methods by Elisabeth Carter. But before that: the sociology of perfume with Rod Watson and Luca Turin. How do the police get confessions from their suspects? Laurie hears about a detailed analysis of effective methods by Elisabeth Carter. But before that: the sociology of perfume with Rod Watson and Luca Turin. How do the police get confessions from their suspects? Laurie hears about a detailed analysis of effective methods by Elisabeth Carter. But before that: the sociology of perfume with Rod Watson and Luca Turin. tag:odeo.com,2008-12-03,23700914 Wed, 03 Dec 2008 08:02:00 -0800 no Thinking Allowed News Politics World BBC foreign journalists