Future Imperfect

We've had a lot of new listeners over the summer - so we thought we'd look back at some of the highlights of some of our older episodes.

Presenter: Jason Kingsley, CBE

Producer: Natt Tapley

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Did people in the Middle Ages believe in fairies? Jason talks to Dr Francis Young about mediaeval beliefs in non-Christian entities and his book, Twilight of the Godlings.

Producer: Natt Tapley

Audio: Pete Dennis

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In this episode, Jason talks to Eleanor Parker about her book Winters In The World: A Journey Through The Anglo-Saxon Year.

Producer: Natt Tapley

Audio: Pete Dennis

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Dr Eleanor Janega comes back to the podcast to talk to Jason Kingsley, CBE, about sex and gender in the Middle Ages and her new book The Once and Future Sex.

Producer: Natt Tapley

Audio: Pete Dennis

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In a change of format, we talk to Jason Kingsley, CBE, himself. We dig deep into what chivalry means, why Jason is fascinated with mediaeval history, and how is affects his life and the way he runs his business.

Producer: Natt Tapley

Audio: Pete Dennis

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Professor Guy Standing is an economist who has a radical way to fix the problems in our oceans, one from the past. He wants to see them held in common, as mediaeval resources often were. He talks to Jason about how this would work.

Producer: Natt Tapley

Audio: Pete Dennis

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Gene editing therapies are just starting to be used to treat conditions. In this episode, Jason talks to Matthew Cobb, Professor of Zoology at the University of Manchester about how we got here, and what it could mean for each of us in the future.

Producer: Natt Tapley

Audio: Pete Dennis

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When European settlers arrived in the Americas they found many economies based on gift-giving. Jason talks to Brian Owensby about how this worked, how it didn't work, and how this could have led to conflict between the Old World and the New.

Producer: Natt Tapley

Sound: Pete Dennis

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Jeremy Silver is the CEO of Digital Capital, and he believes that we are living in our 'digital mediaeval period'. He joins Jason today explain what he means by that, what problems it poses, and what we need to do to move to a 'digital renaissance'.

Producer - Natt Tapley

Sound - Pete Dennis

Photo by Bingqian Li: https://www.pexels.com/photo/person-near-castle-and-scaffolding-16105790/

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Jason talks to Rebecca Rideal about 1666, and pandemics, great fires, and wars.

Producer: Natt Tapley

Audio: Pete Dennis

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