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Jun 22, 2022 • 40min

Tilly Lawless and Jessica Abrahams: Sex work and society

To subscribe to the new Prospect Lives channel, click here: https://podfollow.com/prospect-livesContent note: This episode contains strong language and sexual references Does the criminalisation or liberalisation of the sex industry best protect the women who work in it? And what are the consequences of sex work for women as a whole? Sex worker and writer Tilly Lawless and journalist and editor Jessica Abrahams join Alan Rusbridger to discuss the essays they wrote for the most recent issue of the magazine. Lawless argues in defence of her clients at the suburban brothel in Australia where she works, while Abrahams reports from Bristol where a proposal for a ban on strip clubs has divided opinion amongst feminist campaigners and dancers. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Jun 15, 2022 • 47min

The rule of law: Roe v Wade

Is this the end for Roe v Wade? And what are the implications both for women's rights and for the role of the US Supreme Court? Helen Mountfield and Richard Hermer from Matrix Chambers are joined by Melissa Murray, a professor of constitutional law and one of the leading academics in the US on reproductive rights. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Jun 14, 2022 • 29min

Tom Clark: The cost of leaving

Are we beginning to get a sense of the cost of Brexit? Former Prospect Editor Tom Clark joins Alan Rusbridger to discuss what we know so far about how leaving the EU has affected trade, services and business investment. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Jun 7, 2022 • 43min

John Goetz: Tracking down a torturer

What happened in Guantanamo? Investigative journalist John Goetz tells the story of former Guantanamo prisoner Mohamedou Ould Slahi and the man who tortured him, Mr X. In a discussion with Alan Rusbridger, Goetz explains how he and his colleague Bastian Berbner tracked down Mr X seventeen years later, and what it taught them about the war on terror. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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May 30, 2022 • 29min

Priyamvada Gopal: The cult of Churchill

Was Winston Churchill racist? Should any historical figure be above criticism? And what does it really mean to judge someone by the standards of their time? Leading academic and author Priyamvada Gopal joins Alan Rusbridger to discuss a new book by Tariq Ali Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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May 24, 2022 • 25min

Ethan Zuckerman: Welcome to the splinternet

Can Russia really disconnect from the rest of the digital world? What is China's Great Firewall? Leading academic, podcaster and all-round internet expert Ethan Zuckerman joins Alan Rusbridger to discuss how countries are creating, censoring and controlling their own digital spaces. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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May 18, 2022 • 51min

Prospect Lives: Pets, Pinter and learning to let go

This month, psychiatrist Rebecca Lawrence celebrates the soothing power of pets, while former England cricket captain Mike Brearley enjoys a play by Shomit Dutta about Beckett, Pinter and cricket. Both actor Sheila Hancock and Anglican priest Alice Goodman confront their fears about death, while Jason Thomas-Fournillier, an expert by experience in the asylum system, questions the morality of the government's recent Rwanda policy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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May 18, 2022 • 1h 4min

Can Europe keep the lights on without Russia?

For a recent Prospect event, Vicky Pryce, former joint head of the UK Government Economic Service, Andrew Simms, political economist and co-author of the Green New Deal and Myles Allen, Professor of Geosystem science at the University of Oxford, discussed European energy security and climate change. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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May 10, 2022 • 27min

Paul Hayward: Cricket's class problem

Does cricket have a class problem? What do divisions in England's national summer sport reveal about our society? Former Telegraph chief sportswriter Paul Hayward joins Alan Rusbridger on the podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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May 6, 2022 • 31min

Peter Kellner: What do the local election results mean?

In this special episode, former director of YouGov and leading political analyst Peter Kellner discusses the results of the local elections with Sonia Sodha. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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