Roundtable

Who needs to be told that they’re suffering from the effects of Covid 19? Nobody. Because we’re all feeling the pain to some degree. Not just in health terms, but in the way we live. Is it time to ask how the global economic system got us here? We think so.

Guests:

Rainer Zitelmann

Author of ‘The Power of Capitalism’

Andrej Markovcic

Democratic Socialists of America

Radhika Desai

Professor of Political Economy

Farwa Sial

Global Development Institute

Roundtable is a discussion programme with an edge. Broadcast out of London and presented by David Foster, it’s about bringing people to the table, listening to every opinion, and analysing every point of view. From fierce debate to reflective thinking, Roundtable discussions offer a different perspective on the issues that matter to you.

Watch it every weekend at 15:30 GMT on TRT World.

#Capitalism #Finance #Coronavirus

More frontline workers than other groups, poorer health and housing. All cited as possible reasons.  Are there other factors too that expose BAME communities to such a terrifying disease?

Dr Hina Shahid

Chair of Muslim Doctors Association

Jason Arday

Professor of Sociology Durham University

Dr Mohammed Abbas Khaki

NHS Doctor 

Tracie Collins 

Dean University of New Mexico College of Population Health

Roundtable is a discussion programme with an edge. Broadcast out of London and presented by David Foster, it's about bringing people to the table, listening to every opinion, and analysing every point of view. From fierce debate to reflective thinking, Roundtable discussions offer a different perspective on the issues that matter to you. Watch it every weekday at 15:30 GMT on TRT World.

#Coronavirus #Pandemic #EthnicMinorities

The world may be infected, but it’s cleaner. And you might think that the drop in pollution levels and our changes in lifestyle could be the signpost to a better, greener world. So what are activists so worried about?

​GUESTS

Richard Black

Energy & Climate Intelligence Unit Director

Ralf Martin

Imperial College Business School

Vicky Pryce

Centre for Economics and Business Research

Michael Holder

Environmental Journalist

Roundtable is a discussion programme with an edge. Broadcast out of London and presented by David Foster, it's about bringing people to the table, listening to every opinion, and analysing every point of view. From fierce debate to reflective thinking, Roundtable discussions offer a different perspective on the issues that matter to you. Watch it every weekday at 15:30 GMT on TRT World.

#Coronavirus #newgreendeal #greenenergy

Mankind’s encroachment on the habitats of wild animals could lead to more virus pandemics. So says a major study by wildlife experts. The closer we as a species get to them, the more risk there is to us. Have we brought this on ourselves?

Guests in Segment 1:

Dr Suresh Mittal

Professor of virology at Purdue University

Christian Walzer

Wildlife Conservation Society

Guests in Segment 2:

Carl Safina

Ecologist

Andrew Cunningham

Zoological Society of London

Roundtable is a discussion program with an edge. Broadcast out of London and presented by David Foster, it's about bringing people to the table, listening to every opinion, and analysing every point of view. From fierce debate to reflective thinking, Roundtable discussions offer a different perspective on the issues that matter to you. Watch it every weekday at 15:30 GMT on TRT World.

#Nature #Coronavirus #Zoonotic #animals

Is coronavirus the great equaliser - or will it exaggerate inequalities and create more class, social and financial divisions. Who says we’re all in this together?

Guests:

Ben Eder

Doctor and Medact Member

Elena Magrini

Senior Analyst, Centre for Cities

Annelies Goger

Economic Geographer, Brookings Institution

Xuejie Ding

Researcher, Oxford University

Roundtable is a discussion program with an edge. Broadcast out of London and presented by David Foster, it's about bringing people to the table, listening to every opinion, and analysing every point of view. From fierce debate to reflective thinking, Roundtable discussions offer a different perspective on the issues that matter to you. Watch it every weekday at 15:30 GMT on TRT World.

#Coronavirus #Inequality #Equality #Socioeconomicequality #Socialjustice

Is it ok to spy on you if it could save lives - your life? It’s worked in some countries. Now more and more governments are thinking of doing the same.

Frederic Pivetta

Founder of Dalberg Data Insights

Andrea Jelinek

Chairwoman of European Data Protection Board

Rasha Abdul Rahim

Deputy Director at Amnesty Tech

Jennifer Daskal

Professor of Tech, Law and Security

Roundtable is a discussion programme with an edge. Broadcast out of London and presented by David Foster, it’s about bringing people to the table, listening to every opinion, and analysing every point of view. From fierce debate to reflective thinking, Roundtable discussions offer a perspective on the issues that matter to you. Watch it every weekday at 15:30 GMT on TRT WORLD

More men than women are dying with COVID-19, but it’s being claimed that women will be the real victims of the coronavirus - long after the pandemic is over.

Guests:

Sarah Hendriks

UN Women Director of Policy Programme & Intergovernmental Division

Dinah Musindarwezo

Womankind Worldwide Director of Policy & Communications

Mavic Cabrera-Balleza

Global Network of Women Peacebuilders Chief Executive Officer

Wanda Wyporska

The Equality Trust Executive Director

Roundtable is a discussion programme with an edge. Broadcast out of London and presented by David Foster, it’s about bringing people to the table, listening to every opinion, and analysing every point of view. From fierce debate to reflective thinking, Roundtable discussions offer a different perspective on the issues that matter to you. Watch it every weekend at 15:30 GMT on TRT World.

And today - celebrities in a crisis. Who needs Them? Are their messages uplifting in strange times, or at best vacuous, possibly dangerous?

Guests:

Sid Singh

Comedian

Judy Kurtz

Entertainment Reporter

Ellis Cashmore

Professor of Sociology

Roundtable is a discussion programme with an edge. Broadcast out of London and presented by David Foster, it’s about bringing people to the table, listening to every opinion, and analysing every point of view. From fierce debate to reflective thinking, Roundtable discussions offer a different perspective on the issues that matter to you. Watch it every weekend at 15:30 GMT on TRT World.

We’re constantly being told that with the Coronavirus we are in this together. But while it is a global pandemic, a co-ordinated global response just isn’t happening. Is it at all possible?

Guests:

Rifat Atun

Professor Global Health Care Systems, Harvard University

Anthony Dworkin

Senior Policy Fellow, European Council Foreign Relations

Jamie Bay Nishi

Director, Global Health Technologies

Roundtable is a discussion programme with an edge. Broadcast out of London and presented by David Foster, it's about bringing people to the table, listening to every opinion, and analysing every point of view. From fierce debate to reflective thinking, Roundtable discussions offer a different perspective on the issues that matter to you. Watch it every weekday at 15:30 GMT on TRT World.

For many people living under coronavirus restrictions, a life of enforced isolation has become the new normal. Cut off from friends, family and work colleagues - how do we prevent an epidemic of loneliness?

GUESTS

Dimitrios Tsivrikos

Behavioural Scientist, University College London

Elizabeth Archer

Community Services Provider

Robert West

Professor of Health Psychology, University College London

Roundtable is a discussion programme with an edge. Broadcast out of London and presented by David Foster, it's about bringing people to the table, listening to every opinion, and analysing every point of view. From fierce debate to reflective thinking, Roundtable discussions offer a different perspective on the issues that matter to you. Watch it every weekday at 15:30 GMT on TRT World.