Today, I interview Professor Ali Ansari of St Andrews University, about Iran, its history, its sense of self and its place in the world. 

The interview focuses on how the scope and place of Iran in global history - tracing how Iranian concepts influence global ideas, Iran's modern identity and the the broader middle east. 

Today, I speak with Tom Gardner, the Horn of Africa correspondent for the Economist, who recently was expelled from Ethiopia. Full of insightful analysis on this crucial African country, the podcast focuses on the problems currently facing the country, as well as unpacking its cultural, historical and political context. 

Today, I provide an explanation of who Hegel was and why he matters. This episode is not discussion based, but instead an explanation of some structured personal reflections and thoughts about his philosophy. 

I would recommend listening to this episode first if you are to listen to my Hegel-related material. 

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Today me and Vijay introduce the topic of Hegel. Often derided as difficult to understand, elements of Hegel's system have been extraordinarily influential on the world of ideas. There is no better topic, therefore, to delve into and explain for the philosophically, historically or politically minded listener.

Vijay and I focus on two books, the Philosophy of History and the Phenomenology of Spirit. We look at history, the 'dialectic' method and the basics of Hegel's larger philosophical and historical system. 

We then move onto a few of our perceived problems with Hegel and where we think we can useful in modern discourse.

Today we explore an ancient Greek philosophy and one of its most eccentric adherents with Cynicism and Diogenes. Diogenes, whose life is described throughout this podcast in anecdote-form was an ancient Greek philosopher with a colourful life that often went against social convention. We look at why he did this, what the central tenets of Cynicism are and also what lessons Cynicism has for us today.

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Today I had a wide-ranging discussion with Wolfgang Munchau, a former Associate Editor of the FT and Director of the eurointelligence site (eurointelligence.com).  A true expert in the field, with years of experience of deep analysis of euro-area crises, Wolfgang was a pleasure to interview. 

We discuss what the EU vaccine procurement and distribution have meant for the long term prospects for European integration (or disintegration), and what the 'Covid Recovery Fund' means for Europe's long term structures (hint: not as much as many have made out). 

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Today I deal with the question of how to deal with the Green Energy transition and the the massive demands it puts on society. I interview Robert Llewellyn, who among other things runs the Fully Charged Show - a leading podcast dealing with Electric Vehicles (EVs) and clean energy. 

We discuss the importance of education, targeting action, what sort of questions and stresses green energy will put onto society as well as that mandatory discussion about the lessons Covid-19 has on all this. 

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Today, me and Hamish from 'A Spoonful of News' discuss Stoicism. 

We discuss the basic tenets of Stoicism as well as its origins, before moving onto a wider discussion of what Stoicism can teach us in today's modern world. We not only discuss the philosophy itself, but branch off onto more general questions about what the role of philosophy should be for the individual.

As always, feel free to email me on [email protected] with any comments or otherwise.

Hamish's podcast, A Spoonful of News is linked here: https://hamish97hallett.podbean.com/

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Germany has been undergoing a tumultuous period in its politics recently. Today, I ask the question why? And what this means for the future of German politics more generally.

I have recently done a podcast with Regrettably Moderate - check it out here: https://anchor.fm/advent-ace32

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Sleaze. Many see it everywhere, some deny it matters. Today I deal with this topic in the abstract, taking us behind the headlines and to a place where we can weigh up what 'Sleaze' means in modern politics. 

I ask the following questions - why is scandal so common, yet also normalised, today? Why is this wave of 'Sleaze' allegations occurring now? How will it likely impact Boris and his party?

To listen to some more of my thoughts on Sleaze and politics, do check out Hamish Hallet's podcast, a spoonful of news - https://hamish97hallett.podbean.com/e/coffee-dates-william-finlator-and-tory-corruption/

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