Rethink

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Professor Ben Ansell asks some of the world's sharpest minds about the latest thinking, and what it might mean for policy and society.

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113 episodes
Updated June 25

Episodes113

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Jun 23, 2020 · 7 min
Reed Hastings: Rethinking Togetherness
Netflix CEO Hastings argues for stories that bring people together and build unity.
Jun 23, 2020 · 5 min
Kang Kyung-wha: Rethinking Accountability
South Korea's Foreign Minister discusses why trust is essential in times of crisis.
Jun 23, 2020 · 7 min
Ambassador Samantha Power: Rethinking Global Governance
Power argues that open societies can move towards revitalising global cooperation.
Jun 23, 2020 · 6 min
Tara Westover: Rethinking The Education Divide
Author Westover argues that education, rather than wealth, is now the greatest divide.
Jun 23, 2020 · 9 min
Niall Ferguson: Rethinking Progress
Historian Ferguson asks how the COVID-19 pandemic has challenged progress
Jun 22, 2020 · 5 min
Margaret MacMillan: Rethinking International Cooperation
Historian MacMillan explains how our interdependence is essential to our condition.
Jun 22, 2020 · 7 min
Jarvis Cocker: Rethinking an Environmental Revolution
Jarvis contemplates what might awaken us to our duty as stewards of the Earth.
Jun 22, 2020 · 6 min
Lady Hale: Rethinking The Courts
Brenda Hale asks what it means in the year 2020 to get a fair hearing.
Jun 22, 2020 · 5 min
Lord Peter Hennessy: Rethinking Democracy
Historian Peter Hennessy explores how history can help us navigate life after Covid-19.
Jun 22, 2020 · 6 min
Amanda Levete: Rethinking How We Live
Stirling Prize-winning architect Levete talks about reconciling technology with nature.
Jun 22, 2020 · 8 min
Pope Francis: Rethinking Poverty
Pope Francis explains why he sees Covid-19 as a potential turning point in history.
Jun 22, 2020 · 5 min
Mohammed Hanif: Rethinking Intimacy
Writer Hanif explores the role of intimacy in different human cultures.
Jun 12, 2020 · 1 min
Welcome to Rethink
How the world should change after the coronavirus pandemic.