Past Present Future
Past Present Future is a bi-weekly History of Ideas podcast with David Runciman, host and creator of Talking Politics, exploring the history of ideas from politics to philosophy, culture to technology. David talks to historians, novelists, scientists and many others about where the most interesting ideas come from, what they mean, and why they matter.Ideas from the past, questions about the present, shaping the future.New episodes every Wednesday and Sunday.Take back your personal data with Inco...
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Episodes (341)
Political Conversions: Communism – The God That Failed
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Political Conversions: Going Fascist
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Live Special: Another American Civil War?
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Live Special: Is This How Democracy Ends? w/Lyse Doucet, Chris Clark & Thant Myi...
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Now & Then with Robert Saunders: The Twists and Turns of the Special Relationshi...
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Now & Then with Robert Saunders: Churchill’s ‘Iron Curtain’ Speech @80
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Where Are We Going? Societal Collapse – The Future
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Where Are We Going? Societal Collapse – The Present Day
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Where Are We Going? Societal Collapse – The Modern Age
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Where Are We Going? Societal Collapse – Origins
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Where Are We Going? Nuclear War Part 3
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Where Are We Going? Nuclear War Part 2
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Where Are We Going? Nuclear War Part 1
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What’s Wrong with Political Philosophy? Learning from Bernard Williams and Judit...
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What’s Wrong with Political Philosophy? Learning from Max Weber
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What’s Wrong with Political Philosophy? Learning from Adam Smith
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What’s Wrong with Political Philosophy? Learning from Aristotle
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Talking Geopolitics with Helen Thompson: The Weirdness of American Power Part 2
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Talking Geopolitics with Helen Thompson: The Weirdness of American Power
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Politics on Trial: The Trial and Execution of Saddam Hussein
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Politics on Trial: O. J. Simpson vs the Evidence
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Politics on Trial: The Gang of Four vs the New China
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Politics on Trial: Muhammad Ali vs. the Draft
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Now & Then with Robert Saunders: Home Rule for Ireland! - The Kite
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Films of Ideas extra: The Designated Mourner
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Films of Ideas: Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind w/Beeban Kidron
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Films of Ideas: Wittgenstein w/Nikhil Krishnan
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Films of Ideas: Rosa Luxemburg w/Lea Ypi
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Films of Ideas: My Dinner with Andre w/Lee Hall
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Films of Ideas: Rope w/Nicci Gerrard & Sean French
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Politics on Trial: Nelson Mandela vs Apartheid
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Politics on Trial: Eichmann in Jerusalem
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Politics on Trial: Lady Chatterley’s Lover
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Ian McEwan on the Present as Future Past
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Now & Then with Robert Saunders: Thatcher@100 – Her Legacy
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Now & Then with Robert Saunders: Thatcher@100 – Her Life
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The Rise and Fall of Homo Sapiens
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Trump-like Leadership in German History w/Chris Clark: Part 2 – Chancellor, Tyra...
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Trump-like Leadership in German History w/Chris Clark: Part 1 – Kaiser Wilhelm I...
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Politics on Trial: France on Trial Part 2 – Vichy vs the Jews
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Politics on Trial: France on Trial – Pétain vs De Gaulle
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Politics on Trial: The Moscow Show Trials
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Politics on Trial: Darwin vs God / Darrow vs Bryan – the Scopes ‘Monkey’ Trial
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Live Special: Who Rules the World? Trump, Tech and the Fight for the Future
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Fixing Democracy Q&A w/David Klemperer: Oligarchy, Ageing Populations and How to...
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Fixing Democracy: Confronting the Strongmen
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Fixing Democracy: TikTok, Disinformation and Distraction
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Live Special: Prime Minister Farage?
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Fixing Democracy: Better Rhetoric
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Fixing Democracy: Compulsory Voting
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