Politics on the Couch

Nov 12, 2020 • 86 minutes

Episode 11: The Madness of King Don - a journey to the dark side of charisma, with Drew Westen

Eminent US psychologist Drew Westen discusses Donald Trump's many psychopathologies.

Oct 29, 2020 • 42 minutes

Episode 10: Election Anxiety - Trump, the media and fear for American democracy

New York Times columnist Ben Smith discusses the 2020 US presidential election.

Oct 25, 2020 • 51 minutes

Episode 9: The Political Animal - a breed apart?

Rafael Behr talks to social anthropologist Emma Crewe about Parliament and politicians.

Oct 11, 2020 • 64 minutes

Episode 8: Brexit and the revolutionary mentality, with Fintan O'Toole

Rafael Behr speaks to celebrated Irish author and journalist Fintan O'Toole about their shared fascination with nationalism and the myths of foreign oppression that fired a very English revolution.

Sep 13, 2020 • 58 minutes

Episode 7: Truth, lies and statistics - Rafael Behr meets Tim Harford

Aug 23, 2020 • 29 minutes

Episode 6: Farewell to normal?

Jun 17, 2020 • 32 minutes

Episode 5: We can log out but can we ever leave? Helen Lewis talks about the trouble with Twitter