Politics on the Couch

Politics on the Couch looks at the way our minds respond to politics and the way politicians mess with our minds. In each episode award-winning political columnist Rafael Behr is joined by a distinguished expert drawn from the world of politics, psychology or philosophy. The show will appeal to any listener interested in taking a deep dive into how psychology drives everyone's political thought and behaviour. For more information about host Rafael Behr - www.rafaelbehr.com

Politics on the Couch

Featured Episode
'Putinophilia' - how America's radical right fell for a Kremlin strongman, a conversation with Anne Applebaum

Feb 14, 2023 • 32 minutes

Episode 28: 'Putinophilia' - how America's radical right fell for a Kremlin strongman, a conversation with Anne Applebaum

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Kindness - a conversation about political empathy, its power and its limits, with Claudia Hammond

May 4, 2023 • 51 minutes

Episode 35: Kindness - a conversation about political empathy, its power and its limits, with Claudia Hammond

Rafael Behr talks to Claudia Hammond - host of BBC Radio 4's psychology series 'All in the Mind.'

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Contrarianism, social media and the future of culture wars - a conversation with Atlantic writer Helen Lewis

Mar 30, 2023 • 77 minutes

Episode 34: Contrarianism, social media and the future of culture wars - a conversation with Atlantic writer Helen Lewis

Helen Lewis helps host Rafael Behr make sense of the modern world, culture wars and confected contrarianism.

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Populism, democracy and the parliamentary battle over Brexit

Mar 21, 2023 • 71 minutes

Episode 33: Populism, democracy and the parliamentary battle over Brexit

Rafael Behr talks to Meg Russell the co-author of a new book about the bitter arguments that occurred over Brexit.

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