The Why? Curve Podcast

The Why? Curve Podcast Phil Dobbie & Roger Hearing get to grips with issues that impacts our lives. Fun and informative

12/12/2024

How can people be so powerful that abuse claims are ignored? On The Why Curve David Collinson from Lancaster University talks about the need for companies to have clear policies and procedures. But few do. https://whycurve.com/episode/workplace-abuse

28/11/2024

Figuring out how to allow the UK farming sector to prosper. First, it’s important to recognise the motives vary from one farmer to the next. Peter Gittins from University of Leeds on this week’s Why Curve podcast: https://whycurve.com/episode/tractors-in-whitehall

21/11/2024

Is the proposed End of Life bill too rigorous? Every decision will ultimately be made by a judge and experience shows judges get it wrong. Dr Sam Carr from the Centre for Death and Society at University of Bath joins us on the Why Curve this week. https://whycurve.com/episode/a-matter-of-life-and-death

04/10/2024

The Conservative Party is so obsessed with regaining supporters lost to Reform it’s in danger of losing even more votes. Prof Tim Bale from Queen Mary University of London joins Phil and Roger on The Why Curve this week: https://whycurve.com/episode/blue-funk-spb1

26/09/2024

Keir Starmer has built a climate of miserabilism that will have the electorate switching off, says Matthew Flinders, Professor of Politics The University of Sheffield . Listen in to the full discussion on The Why Curve: https://whycurve.com/episode/the-love-labours-lost

12/09/2024

Social media networks should be more transparent about the algorithms and decisions they use, says Robin Mansell, Prof of New Media at The london School of Economics and Political Science (LSE). An interesting discussion on the power of these networks on The Why Curve: https://whycurve.com/episode/exit-x-curbing-social-media

05/09/2024

If Britain ever wants to re-join the EU, David Henig, Director of the UK Trade Project at the European Centre For International Political Economy, says there's a lot of trust that has to be won back. https://whycurve.com/episode/ukeu-a-closer-disunion

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What next for Syria? Michele Groppi from King's College London looks at the potential winners and losers on this week’s Why Curve: https://whycurve.com/episode/a-new-age-in-syria

How can people be so powerful that abuse claims are ignored? On The Why Curve David Collinson from Lancaster University talks about the need for companies to have clear policies and procedures. But few do. https://whycurve.com/episode/workplace-abuse

40 years on from Live Aid, why is Africa still so slow to develop? Emmanuel Mensah from Utrecht University talks us through what needs to change. Listen here: https://whycurve.com/episode/why-is-africa-left-behind

Figuring out how to allow the UK farming sector to prosper. First, it’s important to recognise the motives vary from one farmer to the next. Peter Gittins from University of Leeds on this week’s Why Curve podcast: https://whycurve.com/episode/tractors-in-whitehall

Is the proposed End of Life bill too rigorous? Every decision will ultimately be made by a judge and experience shows judges get it wrong. Dr Sam Carr from the Centre for Death and Society at University of Bath joins us on the Why Curve this week. https://whycurve.com/episode/a-matter-of-life-and-death

Are we prepared for the impacts of climate change? Ilan Kelman from UCL says being prepared can cost one tenth the price of dealing with the consequences. https://whycurve.com/episode/getting-ready-for-the-storm

Trump arguably won for his perceived handling of the economy. But, as Paul Whiteley from the University of Essex argues, could that be his biggest failure? https://whycurve.com/episode/the-sum-of-all-fears

If Donald Trump doesn't win next week, does the US have another January 6th on its hands? Phil and Roger talk to Thomas Gift from UCL: https://whycurve.com/episode/the-us-election-an-american-horror-story

Why do so many of us opt to go under the knife to change our appearance? Ruth Holliday, Professor of Gender and Culture at Leeds University gives her view, with Phil and Roger. Listen in full at: https://shows.acast.com/the-why.../episodes/nips-and-tucks

The Conservative Party is so obsessed with regaining supporters lost to Reform it’s in danger of losing even more votes. Prof Tim Bale from Queen Mary University of London joins Phil and Roger on The Why Curve this week: https://whycurve.com/episode/blue-funk-spb1

Keir Starmer has built a climate of miserabilism that will have the electorate switching off, says Matthew Flinders, Professor of Politics The University of Sheffield . Listen in to the full discussion on The Why Curve: https://whycurve.com/episode/the-love-labours-lost

Are we failing to become adults? In a new book Keith Hayward, Professor at the University of Copenhagen, says we are becoming an infantile society. Is he right? Listen to the evidence on this week’s Why Curve: https://whycurve.com/episode/just-grow-up-the-infantilisation-of-our-world

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