Talking to ourselves
Inner voices shape human life. But can our interior experiences ever be the subject of scientific study?
Mind, Body & Life
Book review: Dostoevsky in Love
A credible and sensitive portrait of the Russian novelist's deepest feelings and inner demons, told through the three great relationships of his life.
Writing and Recovery, w/ Michael Rosen
The poet and broadcaster reflects on the value of life and the "many different kinds of love" he experienced after Covid-19 and a brush with death.
In a word: denier
Michael Rosen's column on language and its uses.
Working nine to eternity
Many American Christians believe that work doesn't stop in Heaven. Why is it so hard for them to imagine a jobless afterlife?
High art for all
How have we been tricked into thinking that cultural excellence is elitist?
Book review: Behind Closed Doors
The cleaners given a voice in Nick Duerden's new book are cultural anthropologists, with unique access to our private lives.
Activism & Belief w/ Rosemary Hancock
How does religion relate to social movements in the modern world? We talk to sociologist Rosie Hancock about the complex intersection between faith and activism.
Desire in the age of consent w/Katherine Angel
We talk to the author of "Tomorrow, Sex Will Be Good Again" about choice and desire in the #MeToo era, and the burden on women to know what they want.
Book review: A Promised Land
How does Barack Obama's memoir compare with the efforts of previous "leaders of the free world"?