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  • Danny Dorling

    Danny Dorling is Halford Mackinder Professor of Geography at the University of Oxford and a Fellow of St Peter’s College. He is a patron of RoadPeace, Comprehensive Future and Heeley City Farm. He has published over 50 books, including the best-selling Peak Inequality: Britain’s Ticking Timebomb (2018) and Injustice: Why Social Inequality Still Persists (2014).

  • Mary O'Hara

    Mary O’Hara is an award-winning journalist, author and producer specializing in social justice. She is the author of two books: The Shame Game: Overturning the Toxic Poverty Narrative (2020) and Austerity Bites: A Journey to the Sharp End of Cuts in the UK (2014). She is founder of the multi-platform anti-poverty storytelling initiative, Project Twist-It and chair of The David Nobbs Memorial Trust.

  • Margaret Heffernan

    Margaret Heffernan

    Margaret Heffernan worked for 13 years as a radio and television drama and documentary producer. She then spent eight years in the US running media technology companies and was named one of the Internet’s Top 100 by Silicon Alley Reporter and one of the Top 100 Media Executives by The Hollywood Reporter.

  • Paul Lindley

    Paul Lindley OBE is an award-winning British entrepreneur, social campaigner and best-selling author. In 2006 he founded Ella’s Kitchen, the UK’s largest baby food brand. In 2018 he was appointed Chair of London’s Child Obesity Taskforce by Sadiq Khan, Mayor of London, and was appointed Chancellor of the University of Reading in 2022.

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  • Viral masculinity and the far right: Karen Lee Ashcraft on gender in the US Election

    Viral masculinity and the far right: Karen Lee Ashcraft on gender in the US Election

    Tue, 29 Oct 2024 11:00:50 GMT

    As the US election approaches, MSNBC notes that the question of “what it means to be a man” is now a defining theme. In this episode, Jess Miles and Karen Lee Ashcraft revisit Karen's concept of 'viral masculinity' — a powerful current of aggrieved manhood fuelling far-right ideologies worldwide. They explore the manosphere, the online ecosystem where this resentment takes root, analysing how figures like JD Vance and Andrew Tate tap into youthful discontent and guide it toward political extremism. Ashcraft argues that, much like a public health crisis, the rapid spread of aggrieved masculinity affects society at every level, shaping policies, identities and even environmental stances. Offering tools for positive change, Karen discusses her concepts of 'lateral empathy' and 'critical feeling' as an alternative approach to defusing the far-right’s emotional momentum....

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  • What can business learn from the Moomins?

    What can business learn from the Moomins?

    Tue, 22 Oct 2024 08:33:40 GMT

    Generosity, rooted in love, courage and equality, shapes the Moomin ethos, underpinning not just the brand, but the business.In this episode, Jess Miles speaks with Paul Savage and Janne Tienari, co-authors of 'Moomin Management: Redefining Generosity', about what business can learn from Tove Jansson's beloved troll creatures.They discuss the Moomin principles for businesses around people management, strategic partnerships, digitisation and more, to create organisations that are kinder, curious and more successful....

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  • The Black PhD experience

    The Black PhD experience

    Wed, 09 Oct 2024 07:59:49 GMT

    A compelling discussion on the challenges faced by Black PhD students in academia. Guests William Ackah and Madina Wane, co-editors of 'The Black PhD Experience', offer a nuanced exploration of the lived experiences of Black scholars.Through personal narratives the book examines systemic barriers, microaggressions, the psychological toll faced by Black students and the strategies they employ to persist.This episode offers valuable insights for educators, researchers and policymakers seeking to understand and address the urgent need for greater equity and inclusion in higher education....

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