Is it time to come off the love drug? Is there now real promise in the radical energy of the Corbynite left? What explains the rage pulsating through the US election campaign? In the second episode of this monthly series, Prospect editor Tom Clark is joined by the novelist Will Self, the author Rachel Shabi and Diane Roberts, a commentator for National Public Radio who has been reading up on “hillbilly communities.” The four of them discuss the ideas gracing the November 2016 edition of the magazine. Produced by Matt Hill at Rethink Audio. To download the next episode automatically, you can subscribe to this series on iTunes (using the button above) or through the many free podcast apps available for your smartphone. Just search "Prospect Headspace" and subscribe.

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In the first episode of this new monthly series, Prospect editor Tom Clark is joined by three contributors to discuss the ideas gracing the October edition of the magazine.We hear from Joanne Paul on what Thomas More's "Utopia" can tell us about politics some 500 years after it was first published. Rachel Holmes applauds the rise of women to positions of political power—but are they radical enough? Plus, former Conservative minister David Willetts tells us why Thatcher's industrial policy needs updating.Produced by Matt Hill at Rethink Audio. To download the next episode automatically, you can subscribe to this series on iTunes (using the button above) or through the many free podcast apps available for your smartphone. Just search "Prospect Headspace" and subscribe.

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