The Progress Jury talks about why university education was expanded in the UK and the ramifications. Get ready for politics, psychology and reality meeting intention.

From opening doors for young people to losing hope and moving goalposts, this podcast asks whether the same barriers that existed career-wise when less that 10% of people went to university still exist now - but have left generations of people in debt and disillusioned.

Tune is for lively debate from the completely uncut episode!

There is a lot of outrage about 'cultural appropriation' - from music drawing heavily on cultural influences to designers stealing ethnic minority designs and even fusion food in the spotlight.

The recent removal of 'national' weeks from The Great British Bake Off prompted the Jury to discuss this sensitive issue.

Whilst out and out stereotyping and ripping off the intellectual property of others is wrong, what about the argument that all culture has been 'appropriated' from somewhere - and that we are all the better off for it?

In this lively podcast episode, we venture into the heart of a timeless inquiry: Is the desire to have children human nature?

Delving into the realms of biology, psychology, and culture, we unravel thelayers that surround this profound question. The Jury debates the fast changing attitudes to having children and the interesting dilemmas this throws up in terms of finances, demographics, gender dynamics and more.

Join the Progress Jury from its base in Birmingham, England - this time against a backdrop of heavy machinary removing festival rigging.

After the conviction of UK nurse Lucy Letby for the murder of 7 babies, The Progress Jury debated the argument for and against capital punishment.

Are some people so evil that the death penalty is a fitting punishment?

Does life need more challenge?

As technology has improved we arguably have less challenge in our life now. Does this mean we end up bored, deskilled and unable to cope much? Or is it that we are constantly evolving to accommodate new ways of living. The balance between the pros and cons of an easy life (through technology) is debated by The Progress Jury

In the first of The Progress Jury polls we ask "Should we Have Universal Basic Income?"

Yeah, a wedge of free money, each and every month, whether you work or not!

Does it bring equality, economic resilience, freedom fron worrying about money and the potential for a more creative society? OR

Who would pay for it? Would it foster laziness, scams and, most importantly, just cancel itself out through inflation?

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As work changes, what are the pros and cons? This time The Progress Jury talk about people taking control of their work/life balance in the face of the disappearance of job security.

This episode is also shared on the new podcast focused on retraining for a new work landsape - "Retrain Revolution" - please visit and subscribe for retraining related news and guest discussion.

How the UK news networks dealt with two sea disasters - the Titan implosion and the loss of a migrant ship in the Mediterranean. This is a discussion about how our human instinct for the novel and curious leads us to binge on the bizarre.

We are told that we can be 'authentic' and look how we like now...so why do we still spend so much time and money on our appearance?

Is not caring how you look healthy anyway? Lockdown showed us just how important it is to care about ourselves - including appearance.

What about confidence? Is insecurity about the way that you look tied to less security, or even less intelligence?

This VERY thought-provoking episode of The Progress Jury is in the Identity and Behaviour categories of the podcast channel.

As with all of our podcasts, please listen to the end to hear the discussion unfold.

Are we victims of society - or do we just like to have a good moan about how hard done by we feel that we are?

The Progress Jury takes apart this topic apart, talking about whether people really hide behind a victim label rather than get their act together; how the world paints some groups as victims in order to perpetuate stereotypes and how collaboration could be the way forward in addressing the difficulties that many people face.

Along the way, they chat about politics, bullying, entitlement and lots more.