Reasons to be Cheerful with Ed Miliband & Geoff Lloyd
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Hello! The current crisis has demonstrated how interconnected our world is. So why are countries so divided in their response? We’re talking about the need for global cooperation on tackling coronavirus. Science journalist Laura Spinney explains how the 1918 flu sparked an international approach to public health. Jeremy Farrar from the Wellcome Trust tells us why this is needed now more than ever. Then historian Adam Tooze discusses global coordination on the economic response.
AND we chat to Gen Ashley - one of thousands of volunteers using their 3D printers to create face masks for the NHS.
For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy179 and a half. OUT OF THE ORDINARY: Marc Stears on the politics of everyday life
179. GENERATION RENTIER: fixing a broken economic model
178. YOU'RE NEVER TOO OLD: a lifelong learning revolution
177. PB OR NOT PB: participatory budgeting to give citizens control
176 and a half. BONUS EPISODE - THE MEN WHO STARE AT OATS: Encouraging middle-aged men to adopt a more climate-friendly, plant-based diet.
176. WHO BUILDS WINDMILLS OFF THE SEA SHORE: lessons from Denmark on offshore wind
175. LIVE LONG AND PROSPER: learning from the world’s longevity hotspots
174. ACCOUNT(ABILITY) SUSPENDED: who governs online speech?
173. TIME CONTROL: a flexible working future
172. BLOWIN’ IN THE WIND: Dale Vince on green energy, vegan football & sky diamonds
171. THE REASONS TO BE CHEERFUL 2020 CHART SHOW
170. WE WISH YOU A-M-A* CHRISTMAS (*Ask Me Anything with Ed and Geoff)
169. WESTMINSTER DOESN’T KNOW BEST: time to give power away
168. BEYOND THE LEAN MEAN GOVERNING MACHINE: reimagining the state
167. YOU’VE BEEN FRAMED: shaping the political conversation
166. TO B(CORP) OR NOT TO B: a different way of doing business
165. SHAKE IT LIKE A POLARISED PICTURE: bridging political divides
164. DUMP DONALD, SAVE THE WORLD: the road to COP26
163. DATA, MINE: taking back control from Big Tech
162. HOW MOVEMENTS CHANGE THE WORLD
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