Past Present Future
A podcast by David Runciman

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192 Episodes
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The Great Political Fictions: The Handmaid’s Tale
Published: 20/06/2024 -
The Great Political Fictions: Midnight’s Children
Published: 16/06/2024 -
The Great Political Fictions: Atlas Shrugged
Published: 13/06/2024 -
The Great Political Fictions: Mother Courage and Her Children
Published: 9/06/2024 -
The Great Political Fictions: The Time Machine
Published: 6/06/2024 -
The Great Political Fictions: Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde
Published: 2/06/2024 -
The Great Political Fictions: Phineas Redux
Published: 30/05/2024 -
The Great Political Fictions: Middlemarch (part 2)
Published: 26/05/2024 -
The Great Political Fictions: Middlemarch (part 1)
Published: 23/05/2024 -
The History of Bad Ideas: Mesmerism
Published: 19/05/2024 -
The History of Bad Ideas: The Death of the Author
Published: 16/05/2024 -
The History of Bad Ideas: Anti-Suffragettes
Published: 12/05/2024 -
The History of Bad Ideas: Taxonomy
Published: 9/05/2024 -
The History of Bad Ideas: Antisemitism
Published: 5/05/2024 -
The History of Bad Ideas: Facebook Friends
Published: 2/05/2024 -
The History of Bad Ideas: The Gold Standard
Published: 28/04/2024 -
The History of Bad Ideas: Eugenics
Published: 25/04/2024 -
The History of Freedom w/Lea Ypi: Liberation Movements
Published: 21/04/2024 -
The History of Freedom w/Lea Ypi: Existentialism and Psychoanalysis
Published: 18/04/2024 -
The History of Freedom w/Lea Ypi: Anarchism and Nihilism
Published: 14/04/2024
Past Present Future is a bi-weekly History of Ideas podcast with David Runciman, host and creator of Talking Politics, exploring the history of ideas from politics to philosophy, culture to technology. David talks to historians, novelists, scientists and many others about where the most interesting ideas come from, what they mean, and why they matter. Ideas from the past, questions about the present, shaping the future. New episodes every Thursday and Sunday.