Past Present Future

A podcast by David Runciman

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159 Episodes

  1. History of Ideas 2: Hume

    Published: 26/12/2023
  2. History of Ideas 1: Montaigne

    Published: 25/12/2023
  3. History of Ideas Q&A

    Published: 21/12/2023
  4. The Art of the Essay

    Published: 14/12/2023
  5. Something’s Got to Give

    Published: 7/12/2023
  6. Democracy Q&A w/ Lea Ypi

    Published: 30/11/2023
  7. History of Ideas: Ta-Nehisi Coates

    Published: 23/11/2023
  8. Democracy vs Nationalism w/ Lea Ypi

    Published: 16/11/2023
  9. Jill Lepore on Trump, Guns and the Red Mirage

    Published: 9/11/2023
  10. The Leviacene: Defining Our Times

    Published: 2/11/2023
  11. History of Ideas: Umberto Eco

    Published: 26/10/2023
  12. Rethinking Democracy w/ Lea Ypi

    Published: 19/10/2023
  13. Mary Beard on Caesar, Augustus & Zuckerberg

    Published: 12/10/2023
  14. Zadie Smith on Dickens, Hypocrisy & Justice

    Published: 5/10/2023
  15. History of Ideas: David Foster Wallace

    Published: 28/09/2023
  16. Animal Farm and Other Allegories

    Published: 21/09/2023
  17. The Other 9/11: Chile & Allende

    Published: 14/09/2023
  18. The Handover

    Published: 7/09/2023
  19. The Great Essays: Q & A

    Published: 3/09/2023
  20. History of Ideas: Joan Didion

    Published: 31/08/2023

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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. Brought to you in partnership with the London Review of Books. New episodes every Thursday and Sunday.

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