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Care Crisis: Could Volunteer Teenagers Fix It? (Paul Sagar)
September 30, 2026 · 56 minPaul Sagar depends on carers 24 hours a day, seven days a week. He could die without them. It's been that way ever since the academic at King's College London fell in a rock climbing accident three years ago and was paralysed from the neck…
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Rights for the Unborn: How Should We Protect Future Generations? (Sophie Howe)
September 23, 2026 · 43 minPoliticians are always making decisions that impact future generations, but how often do they really consider whether they are making life better, or worse, for people who haven’t been born yet? Rarely, thinks Sophie Howe, but she is part…
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Disaster Prepping: Should We All Stock Up? (Mike Chappell, prepper)
September 16, 2026 · 42 minPrepper Mike Chappell is ready for disaster to hit the UK, and he believes everyone else should be prepared too. Mike is worried that blackouts, food supply disruption, and extreme weather could seriously disrupt normal life, potentially…
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Human Composting: A New Way to Deal with Death? (Kristoffer Hughes)
September 9, 2026 · 51 minFormer mortuary technician Kristoffer Hughes wants to bring terramation - or human composting - to the UK. He believes it's a more natural and hopeful way for our bodies to be disposed of, and a more environmentally friendly alternative to…
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What Should The Minimum Age For Drugs Be? (Your Radical Questions with Neil Woods)
September 6, 2026 · 17 minNeil Woods is a former undercover police officer who used to infiltrate drug gangs, but he now believes drugs should be legalised and the market regulated by government. He's a board member of the Law Enforcement Action Partnership (LEAP)…
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Legalisation: Has The War On Drugs Failed? (Neil Woods, ex-police officer)
September 3, 2026 · 57 minAs an undercover police officer Neil Woods' job was to infiltrate drug gangs and put their leaders behind bars, but he says his work gradually convinced him that he was doing more harm than good. Since leaving the force he has become one…
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Are Politicians Too Focused on Older Generations? (Your Radical Questions with Professor Sarah Harper)
August 31, 2026 · 27 minSarah Harper is Professor of Gerontology at the University of Oxford and one of the world's leading experts on demographic change. She challenges the widespread belief that ageing populations are primarily a social and economic burden…
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Redefining Retirement: Is Our Ageing Population an Untapped Asset? (Professor Sarah Harper)
August 27, 2026 · 43 minThis week, James Marriott talks to Sarah Harper, Professor of Gerontology at the University of Oxford and one of the world's leading experts on demographic change. She challenges the increasingly common narrative that ageing populations…