In this playlist join host Will Hutton and a variety of guests from the world of social science as they explore how trust in institutions, political leadership and democracy is changing in an increasingly complex and interconnected world. Hear expert perspectives on misinformation, global politics and the ideas that can help strengthen democratic societies.
The We Society podcast: Democracy, Trust & Society
S10 Ep2: What does it mean to be grown up today? with Bobby Duffy and Carey Oppenheim
In the second episode of season 10 of the We Society podcast, Will Hutton is joined by Professor Bobby Duffy FAcSS, Director of the Policy Institute at King’s College London, and Carey Oppenheim, Strategic Project Lead for the Grown up? Journeys to Adulthood programme at the Nuffield Foundation, to discuss the challenges facing young people today and what can be done to enable all generations to prosper.
S9 Ep8: US and China: behind the rhetoric with Rana Mitter
In the final episode of season 9 of the We Society podcast, Professor Rana Mitter, ST Lee Chair in US-Asia Relations at the Harvard Kennedy School, joins Will Hutton to discuss modern China and its global role, including the future of US-China relations.
S9 Ep4: Inoculating the mind: protecting against misinformation with Sander van der Linden
In this episode of the We Society podcast, host Will Hutton is joined by Professor Sander van der Linden FacSS, Professor of Social Psychology in Society at the University of Cambridge, to discuss the psychology of how people can become influenced by misinformation and his research into how we can gain resistance to false persuasion and manipulation.
S7 Ep1: The future of liberal democracy with Anand Menon
In the first episode of season 7, host, Will Hutton, is joined by Professor Anand Menon, Director of UK in a Changing Europe, for a wide-ranging discussion including the state of international relations 80 years after World War II, evolving voting patterns among British ethnic minorities and the importance of social science and social scientists to understanding contemporary political and social challenges.
S2 Ep8: Ai Weiwei: You’re either protecting humanity or hurting it
In this episode, artist Ai Weiwei joins journalist Will Hutton where they discuss the possible threats to Taiwan from China, his years of exile growing up in North West China with his poet father, and the importance of protecting humanity through art.
S1 Ep5: Gary Younge: You Have to Take A Stand For What’s Right
In this episode, Professor Gary Younge FAcSS, a longstanding journalist at the Guardian and a Professor of Sociology at the University of Manchester, joins Will Hutton to talk about identity politics, America, and his latest academic career in the social sciences.
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