The Prospect Podcast

How did the women in Picasso's life suffer for his art? Should we rethink our canonisation of the painter's works? Writer and translator Miranda France joins deputy editor Sameer Rahim on the podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

NEW PODCAST: Leading barristers Richard Hermer, Murray Hunt, and Helen Mountfield from Matrix Chambers place the ethical issues of the day under their expert legal microscope. In this episode they are joined by international law expert professor Andrew Clapham to discuss Russia, Ukraine and the rules of war. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

How did Putin transform from a seemingly rational man to the tyrant who invaded Ukraine? Former Nato chief and secretary of state for defence from 1997-1999, George Robertson, joins the podcast to discuss his experience negotiating with Putin, as well as the war in Ukraine and the implications for global security. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Putin's grotesque invasion of Ukraine should not lead us to rehabilitate old, failed ideas about the international order, argues Samuel Moyn in his provocative cover story for Prospect. He joins editor Alan Rusbridger on the podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This month, actor and writer Sheila Hancock recovers from “a fall”, while sports journalist Emma John grieves the loss of her mother. Jason Thomas-Fournillier, an expert experience in the asylum system, looks back on the highs and lows of life in Trinidad, while Anglican Priest Alice Goodman prepares her Easter Sermon. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this special episode of the podcast recorded during our recent Prospect Talks event, we hear from Ukrainians affected by the war from both inside and outside the country. Guests include Olesya Khromeychuk, a writer and historian who is the director of the Ukrainian Institute in London; Sevgil Musaieva, a Ukrainian journalist from Crimea who is editor-in-chief of the independent online newspaper Ukrayinska Pravda; and Andrii Zhupanyn, a Ukrainian MP who has been doing some remarkable work bringing much-needed aid into the country. Music was performed on the night by Ukrainian composer and violinist, Natalia Tsupryk. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Many of us made rapid changes to our behaviour during the pandemic, so why—when facing a crisis as existential as climate change—are we dragging our heels? Economist, author and activist Andrew Simms joins Alan Rusbridger to discuss how fast transitions could save the planet. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ruth Deyermond, senior lecturer at the Department of War Studies at King's College London and the military analyst on Prospect’s Ukraine panel joins Sameer Rahim to explain why she thinks Putin has already lost the war in Ukraine. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Is Stonehenge a giant's ring conjured by Merlin? Or a temple for Druid priests? Or a prehistoric spa? Prospect's managing editor Sameer Rahim joins Sarah Collins to discuss the many interpretations of this iconic monument over the centuries—and the secrets revealed by a new exhibition at the British Museum. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Faced with Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine, the west initially summoned a new spirit of resolve. But—we ask former Talking Politics star Helen Thompson—could looming crunches over energy, economics and relations with China soon see the old alliance unravel? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.