Hello! We took a trip to Latitude festival. While there Professor Simon Lewis joined us on stage to talk about the book he's co-authored called The Human Planet: How We Created the Anthropocene. The Anthropocene is the new planetary age we're in which sees Earth being fundamentally altered by human activity. He tells us what we need to do now.
AND
Comedian Jen Brister joins us to pitch ending period poverty and introducing emoting classes for boys and we hear ideas from our audience.
199. STRAIGHT TO VOICEMAIL: the right to disconnect from work
198. A DECENT LIFE FOR ALL: the case for a new social guarantee
197. GO BIG #4: How We Can All Make Change Happen
196. GO BIG #3: A Big Idea to Repair Our Democracy
195. GO BIG #2: A Big Idea to Rethink the Economy
194. GO BIG #1: A Big Idea for Gender Equality
BONUS: ED’S WRITTEN A BOOK! (exclusive audiobook extract)
193. THE CASE FOR BIG CHANGE: and building the coalitions to make it happen
192. TICKET TO RIDE: buses, Burnham and public control
191. PRESTONOMICS: taking back control of local economies
190. THE PREMONITION: a conversation with Michael Lewis
189. IT’S COMING HOME: could fan ownership save football?
188. THE DREAM NOT JUST THE NIGHTMARE: a vision for tackling the environmental crisis
187. RETHINKING INFRASTRUCTURE: the case for social investment
186. LEARNING FROM THE WORLD’S HAPPIEST COUNTRY: Reasons to be Finnish
185. WHAT'S THE GIG IDEA?: fair work in the platform economy
184. REASONS TO BE PLAYFUL: protecting children’s right to play
183 and a half. Michael Rosen on his recovery from Covid
183. MEETING THE JOE-MENT: could the Biden presidency be transformational?
182. OFFICE POLITICS: the future of the workplace
Create your
podcast in
minutes
It is Free
Tiny Desk Concerts - Video
The Infinite Monkey Cage
The Audio Long Read
No Such Thing As A Fish
BBC Earth Podcast