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Radical with Gabriel Gatehouse
Open mind, critical lens.
Conversations with radical people about radical ideas to change the world.
At a time of radical change, in politics and technology, in culture and the natural environment, Radical with Gabriel Gatehouse is a twice-weekly podcast where thinkers, innovators and heretics explore bold ideas reshaping our world.
Can these ideas, and the people driving them, really change the world? And if so, will it be for better, or worse?
Award-winning journalist and podcaster Gabriel…
Episodes
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Climate Violence: Has Peaceful Protest Failed? (Andreas Malm)
Environmental activists have long been committed to non-violent protest, but as global emissions continue to rise Andreas Malm thinks they should change their…
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Unschooling: Do Children Need School? (Naomi Fisher)
As school attendance falls and concerns grow about children’s mental health and special educational needs, is it time to rethink what education should look…
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Future of Film: Can AI Turn Anyone into a Movie Maker? (Jenny Krakovsky)
Jenny Krakovsky has spent years trying to get her films made the traditional way. A working-class girl from South London, who was kicked out of school aged 14…
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End Times Capitalism: How Much Wealth Is Too Much Wealth? (Activist Naomi Klein)
Naomi Klein has been writing critiques of capitalism and globalisation for more than 20 years. But now, for one of the most influential and outspoken figures…
Radical with Gabriel GatehouseIntroducing... Radical With Gabriel Gatehouse
Award-winning journalist and podcaster Gabriel Gatehouse is the new host of Radical, the podcast exploring the people and ideas trying to change the world. At…
Radical with Gabriel GatehouseCost of Living: Should Government Pay For Life's Essentials? (Anna Coote)
What if housing, childcare, transport and social care were no longer treated as things to buy and sell but as services everyone was entitled to, regardless of…
Radical with Gabriel GatehouseCare Crisis: Could Volunteer Teenagers Fix It? (Paul Sagar)
Paul 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…
Radical with Gabriel GatehouseRights for the Unborn: How Should We Protect Future Generations? (Sophie Howe)
Politicians are always making decisions that impact future generations, but how often do they really consider whether they are making life better, or worse…
Radical with Gabriel GatehouseDisaster Prepping: Should We All Stock Up? (Mike Chappell, prepper)
Prepper 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…
Radical with Gabriel GatehouseHuman Composting: A New Way to Deal with Death? (Kristoffer Hughes)
Former 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…
Radical with Gabriel GatehouseWhat Should The Minimum Age For Drugs Be? (Your Radical Questions with Neil Woods)
Neil 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…
Radical with Gabriel GatehouseLegalisation: Has The War On Drugs Failed? (Neil Woods, ex-police officer)
As 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…
Radical with Gabriel GatehouseAre Politicians Too Focused on Older Generations? (Your Radical Questions with Professor Sarah Harper)
Sarah Harper is Professor of Gerontology at the University of Oxford and one of the world's leading experts on demographic change. She challenges the…
Radical with Gabriel GatehouseRedefining Retirement: Is Our Ageing Population an Untapped Asset? (Professor Sarah Harper)
This 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…
Radical with Gabriel GatehouseIs Britain's Military Still Fit For Purpose? (Your Radical Questions with Brendan Simms)
Brendan Simms is Professor of the History of International Relations at the University of Cambridge and the author of The Return of the Great Powers. He…
Radical with Gabriel GatehouseInfluence After Empire: Is Britain Still a Great Power? (Professor Brendan Simms)
Is Great Britain really still great? Is it in decline, or has the UK underestimated its own status in the world? In his latest book The Return of the Great…
Radical with Gabriel GatehouseWill British Farming Pay the Price for Rewilding? (Your Radical Questions with Derek Gow)
Derek Gow is a farmer, conservationist, author and leading rewilding advocate who has become one of the UK's most vocal champions of large-scale species…
Radical with Gabriel GatehouseBritain's Lost Species: Should We Resurrect Our Extinct Wildlife? (Derek Gow)
This week, John Burn-Murdoch speaks with Derek Gow, the British farmer, conservationist, author and rewilding pioneer who has become one of the UK's most…
Radical with Gabriel GatehouseShould Politicians Have to Pass Competence Tests? (Your Radical Questions with David Runciman)
David Runciman, podcaster and former politics Professor, answers Your Radical Questions. In the main episode, David argued that lowering the voting age to six…
Radical with Gabriel GatehouseVotes for Six-Year-Olds: Could Child Suffrage Revive Democracy? (David Runciman)
This week, guest presenter Sophia Smith Galer speaks to David Runciman, a podcaster and former politics academic, about his radical proposition to lower the…
Radical with Gabriel GatehouseIs Christianity Becoming Countercultural Again? (Your Radical Questions with Lamorna Ash)
Writer Lamorna Ash, author of Don’t Forget We’re Here Forever, answers Your Radical Questions. In the main episode, Lamorna told James Marriott what she…
Radical with Gabriel GatehouseGen Z and God: Is the Church Answering Young People's Prayers? (Lamorna Ash)
This week, James Marriott speaks to the writer Lamorna Ash about her journey through the changing world of British Christianity. Raised with little religious…
Radical with Gabriel GatehouseCould Climate Engineering Do More Bad Than Good for the Environment? (Your Radical Questions with Professor David Keith)
Professor David Keith, one of the world’s leading researchers in geoengineering, answers Your Radical Questions. In the main episode, David told Gabriel…
Radical with Gabriel GatehouseEngineering the Climate: Can Injecting Chemicals in the Sky Help Save the Planet? (Professor David Keith)
What if the answer to climate change is not only to cut carbon emissions, but to make the Earth more resilient using tech? Professor David Keith is one of the…
Radical with Gabriel GatehouseThe Best of Radical with Amol Rajan
On Amol’s last day as the host of Radical, he shares five conversations that really stand out. Matt Clifford, Emma Grede, Jacob Dunne, Katherine Birbalsingh…
Radical with Gabriel GatehouseWhy Do People Pretend to Be Working Class? (Your Radical Questions with Sophie Pender)
Sophie Pender, founder of The 93% Club, returns to answer your questions on class, privilege and education. In the main episode, Sophie told Amol why she…
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We Need to Talk About Class: Is It Time to Abolish Private Schools? (Sophie Pender)
Sophie Pender grew up on council estates in North London, became the first in her family to go to university, trained as a corporate lawyer - then walked away…
Radical with Gabriel GatehouseWhat Is The Secret To Happiness? (Your Radical Questions with Lord Richard Layard)
For this week’s Q&A, Amol is joined by the economist, author, Labour peer, and happiness champion Lord Richard Layard. In their previous conversation, Lord…
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Happiness Rules: Should Wellbeing Dictate Government Policy? (Lord Richard Layard)
This week, Amol sits down with Lord Richard Layard, the author, economist, and Labour peer who has spent decades making the case for happiness and wellbeing…
Radical with Gabriel GatehouseShould Phones Be Banned in Pubs? (Your Radical Questions with Oisín Rogers)
Oisín Rogers takes your questions on how pubs can not only survive, but thrive. In the main episode we heard Oisín’s radical ideas about why he thinks pubs are…
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Last Call for the Local: Are Old Pubs the Solution to Modern Crises? (Oisín Rogers)
The British pub has played a huge part in our lives for hundreds of years: it’s a place to eat, drink, grieve, flirt, celebrate and put the world to rights…
Radical with Gabriel GatehouseCan Britain Change Its Ways on Housing? (Your Radical Questions with Shiv Malik)
This week, Shiv Malik, the man behind the proposals for ‘Forest City 1’, takes your questions. He’s a former investigative journalist turned campaigner…
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The Great British Housing Crisis: Is a Brand New Mega-City the Answer? (Shiv Malik)
This week, Amol is joined by the author and journalist Shiv Malik, to discuss his plan to build a new mega-city from scratch in East Anglia. In 2010 Shiv Malik…
Radical with Gabriel GatehouseIs Our Idea of Economic Success Completely Broken? (Your Radical Questions with Kate Raworth)
Kate Raworth believes that mainstream economists have got it wrong for decades. For her, reducing everything to a simple measure of gross domestic product and…
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The End of Endless Growth: Should We Put the Brakes on Economic Expansion? (Kate Raworth)
What if growth wasn’t the main goal for economic prosperity? Kate Raworth, the author and economist behind Doughnut Economics, tells Amol why she thinks that…
Radical with Gabriel GatehouseCould Ben & Jerry's Be Created Today? (Your Radical Questions with Ben Cohen)
This week, Amol is joined by Ben Cohen, one half of the team behind Ben & Jerry's ice cream, who stopped by on his way to the South by Southwest festival to…
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Business Reimagined: Should Firms Have a Purpose Beyond Profit? (Ben & Jerry’s Ben Cohen)
Amol is back from his stint in the Celebrity Traitors castle. This week, while in town for the South by Southwest festival, Ben Cohen of Ben and Jerry's drops…
Radical with Gabriel GatehouseHow Close Are We to a Cure for Cancer? (Your Radical Questions with Professor Sir John Bell)
The FT’s John Burn-Murdoch stands in for Amol, joined this week by the immunologist and geneticist Professor Sir John Bell. After talking about the radical…
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Healthcare, Reinvented: How Dramatic Medical Breakthroughs Are Quietly Changing Your Life (Professor Sir John Bell)
This week, John Burn-Murdoch sits in for Amol to speak to Professor Sir John Bell, one of Britain’s leading medical scientists, about the huge (and often…
Radical with Gabriel GatehouseIs Regenerative Farming Getting Greenwashed? (Your Radical Questions with Andy Cato)
Oli Dugmore is in for Amol this week, and he's joined by Andy Cato to answer your radical questions about the regenerative farming movement. Before becoming a…
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The Future of Food: Can Regenerative Farming Save Our Soil? (Andy Cato)
This week, guest host Oli Dugmore, speaks to Andy Cato, one half of electronic music duo Groove Armada and a leading advocate for regenerative farming. Andy…
Radical with Gabriel GatehouseIs Social Media Making Young Women Hate Men? (Your Radical Questions with Dr Jilly Kay)
With Amol away, Eliza Filby, who an author and historian specialising in generational change, steps in for this week’s Q&A on young women and the “femosphere”…
Radical with Gabriel GatehouseWhat Are the Tech Billionaires Really Like? (Your Radical Questions with Reid Hoffman)
Reid Hoffman is one of the founding fathers of the modern technology industry – an early investor and champion of the world of AI and the co-founder of the…
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The Rise of the Femosphere: Who Are the Women Giving Up on Men? (Dr Jilly Kay)
Are young men and women being pushed further apart? Recent polling by Merlin Strategies for the New Statesman suggests a growing divide: Gen Z women are less…
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The Jobs Revolution: Is AI Working for You? (Reid Hoffman)
This week, Amol is joined by the tech billionaire Reid Hoffman. Hoffman is best known for creating the largest professional network in the world, LinkedIn, and…
Radical with Gabriel GatehouseIs AI Coming for Your Job? (Your Radical Questions with Matt Clifford)
Amol puts your questions, queries, and concerns about AI to Matt Clifford, co-founder of Entrepreneurs First and former AI adviser to Number 10. Matt is a…
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Going for Growth: Can We Make Britain Wealthy Again? (Matt Clifford)
This week, Amol speaks to Matt Clifford, co-founder of Entrepreneurs First and former AI adviser to Number 10. Matt’s radical idea is simple; he wants to make…
Radical with Gabriel GatehouseHow Can More Women Become Business Leaders? (Your Radical Questions with Emma Grede)
This week, Amol puts your questions to the businesswoman Emma Grede - from opportunity and motivation, to how dyslexia can contribute to our work ethic and the…
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Taking Responsibility: Are We Thinking About Success and Ambition All Wrong? (Emma Grede)
This week, the entrepreneur Emma Grede challenges ‘old thoughts’ about work-life balance, money, motherhood and success. She argues that focus, trade-offs and…
Radical with Gabriel GatehouseWhy Are Young People Abandoning the Political Centre? (Your Radical Questions with Adrian Wooldridge)
Amol puts your Radical questions to Adrian Wooldridge, a Bloomberg columnist and author of ‘Centrists of the World Unite: The Lost Genius of Liberalism’. They…
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Reclaiming the Centre: Is the Old Political Order Dead? (Adrian Wooldridge)
This week, the columnist and author Adrian Wooldridge joins Amol to argue that liberalism is not only the best ideology for the future, but that it’s also…
Radical with Gabriel GatehouseCan Technology Rescue Reading? (Your Radical Questions with James Marriott)
Amol runs through your questions with the Times columnist James Marriott. They take on whether we could use technology to encourage people to do more reading…
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The Reading Recession: Are We Making Ourselves Less Intelligent? (James Marriott)
This week, the columnist and writer James Marriott argues that reading is essential to the rise and fall of liberal democracy. He proposes that reading helps…
Radical with Gabriel GatehouseCould All Government Decisions Be Made Through an App? (Your Radical Questions with Hélène Landemore)
Yale political theorist and author of Politics Without Politicians, Professor Hélène Landemore, answers your questions about her radical vision for replacing…
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Rethinking Democracy: Would Citizens Do a Better Job than Politicians? (Hélène Landemore)
In this week’s episode, Amol sits down with Yale political theorist and author of ‘Politics Without Politicians’, Professor Hélène Landemore, to discuss her…
Radical with Gabriel GatehouseWho Is Responsible For Over-Medicalisation? (Your Radical Questions with Dr Suzanne O’Sullivan)
Dr Suzanne O’Sullivan, neurologist and author of The Age of Diagnosis, answers your questions about her book, what it means for women who are under-diagnosed…
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Over-Diagnosis: Are Too Many People Being Given Medical Labels? (Dr Suzanne O’Sullivan)
Dr Suzanne O’Sullivan thinks that we are getting diagnosis wrong. In this episode the neurologist and author of The Age of Diagnosis explains how advances in…
Radical with Gabriel GatehouseShould Former Colonial Powers Pay Reparations? (Your Radical Questions with Simukai Chigudu)
Simukai Chigudu, author of ‘Chasing Freedom: Coming of Age at the End of Empire’ and associate professor of African politics at Oxford University, answers your…
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The Legacy of Empire: How to Reckon with the Past (Simukai Chigudu)
Is removing statues and decolonising the curriculum the answer? A member of the first generation born after the end of colonial rule in Zimbabwe, Simukai…
Radical with Gabriel GatehouseDo Polls Influence Public Opinion? (Your Radical Questions with James Kanagasooriam)
Leading pollster James Kanagasooriam answers your questions about how his idea of agency could advance social mobility, how it might be used by politicians and…