Rafael Behr

Mar 13, 2021 • 58 minutes

Episode 18: Fear of Change - Matt d'Ancona on fixing a broken politics

Matt d'Ancona talks to Rafael Behr about his new book: 'Identity, Ignorance, Innovation: Why the Old Politics is Useless - and what to do about it.'

Feb 23, 2021 • 60 minutes

Episode 17: Optimism - how we're drawn to the bright side, even in a pandemic

Rafael Behr talks to Professor Tali Sharot about optimism bias

Feb 4, 2021 • 62 minutes

Episode 16: Identity – David Baddiel on Jewishness, antisemitism (and a bit about football)

Rafael talks to David Baddiel on the launch of his new book - 'Jews Don't Count'

Jan 23, 2021 • 50 minutes

Episode 15: Anti-vaxxers – fear, anxiety and the psychology of misinformation

Rafael Behr talks to Imran Ahmed the founder of the Centre for Countering Digital Hate about misinformation.

Dec 28, 2020 • 58 minutes

Episode 13: 'Dissonance Theory' – why no-one says they were wrong

American social psychologist Dr Carol Tavris explains cognitive dissonance and how it works in the world of politics.

Dec 12, 2020 • 43 minutes

Episode 12: Nostalgia - canvassing the politics of memory lane

Prof. Constantine Sekidikes and Prof. Tim Wildschut explain the psychology behind nostalgia.

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