The Prospect Podcast

The future of the humanities has become a new frontier in the culture wars. But are they really in crisis? Priyamvada Gopal, who is a professor of English at Cambridge and a scholar at Princeton, joins Ellen Halliday to discuss the assault on the humanities, and why we should defend them. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Peter Ricketts, former permanent representative to Nato and permanent under-secretary to the Foreign Office from 2006-2010, joins the podcast to discuss how ceasefires and humanitarian pauses work, and which conditions would need to be met to bring an end to the fighting between the IDF and Hamas. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jordan-based writer Khaled Mansour—who spent thirteen years working for the United Nations—joins the podcast to discuss the geopolitical implications of the Israel-Gaza war. He discusses how states in the Middle East have responded to the conflict and what it would take to bring peace to the region. Prospect brings rigorously fact-checked analysis, ideas and perspectives to the big topics the world is grappling with. Special offer: buy a digital subscription for only £3 for three months access (then £49 annually). Click here to subscribe.Click here to listen to our Prospect Lives podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

As a listener to the Prospect Podcast, we’d like to introduce you to another podcast series made by Prospect Magazine that we think you will enjoy. Media Confidential is presented by Prospect editor, Alan Rusbridger and he’s joined by Lionel Barber, former editor of the FT where he was at the helm for 14 years. Media Confidential takes you behind the headlines and beyond the click bait to discover the truth behind the big stories: this week Alan and Lionel analyse how the BBC and other news organisations have been covering the Israel—Hamas war.If you enjoy Media Confidential, please be sure to follow and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Matthew Goodwin and David Aaronovitch debate whether Britain is run by an out of touch elite. Matthew Goodwin thinks that there's a new elite of radically progressive, morally righteous graduates who are dominating Britain's major institutions and imposing on the British public costly policies of hyper globalization and mass migration. David Aaronovitch thinks this as an absurd conspiracy theory that is only serving as a cover for a far-right political agenda. Who's right? Let’s join the debate with David, Matthew and Jo Coburn, who kindly moderated the event last week. Prospect brings rigorously fact-checked analysis, ideas and perspectives to the big topics the world is grappling with. Special offer: Buy a digital subscription for only £3 for three months access (then £49 annually).Click here to subscribe. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

How do we begin to understand the events in both Israel and Gaza from a legal perspective? In this episode of the Rule of Law podcast—produced in association with Matrix Chambers—human rights barrister Richard Hermer discusses the laws of war with Andrew Clapham, a professor of International Law at the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies in Geneva. Please note, this podcast was recorded on Sunday 16th October. Prospect brings rigorously fact-checked analysis, ideas and perspectives to the big topics the world is grappling with. Special offer: buy a digital subscription for only £3 for three months access (then £49 annually). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Investigative journalist Nicola Cutcher explains why nature is, surprisingly, struggling inside many of the UK’s national parks. So, can the Bannau Brycheiniog national park in Wales, formerly known as the Brecon Beacons, revive it, and bring wildlife back from the brink? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sam Freedman talks to Ellen Halliday about his first visit to a Labour party conference in several years. In Liverpool he finds a very professional and prepared party aiming to be in power after the next election.Prospect brings rigorously fact-checked analysis, ideas and perspectives to the big topics the world is grappling with. Special offer: Buy a digital subscription – only £3 for three months' access (then £49 annually).Click HERE to subscribe. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Lionel Barber has an exclusive conversation with Andrew Bailey, governor of the Bank of England. In a rare interview Bailey sheds light on a difficult period for the bank: covid, the end of the furlough scheme and the brief period where Liz Truss and Kwasi Kwarteng were in charge of the country. Looking ahead, he says there will be more shocks to come. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

After more than a decade of devastation in Syria, the country has slipped off the international news agenda. And Arab nations are embracing Bashar al-Assad once again. Lizzie Porter, an award-winning journalist and senior correspondent for Iraq Oil Report joins Ellen Halliday on the podcast to discuss what this means for the Syrian people. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.