Past Present Future
David RuncimanPast Present Future is a bi-weekly History of Ideas podcast with David Runciman, host and creator of Talking Politics, exploring the history of ideas from politics to philosophy, culture to technology. David talks to historians, novelists, scientists and many others about where the most interesting ideas come from, what they mean, and why they matter. Ideas from the past, questions about the prese... more
| Publishes | Daily | Episodes | 153 | Founded | 2 years ago |
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| Number of Listeners | Categories | PoliticsNewsHistory | |||
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To finish this series of bad ideas, David tries to persuade Gary Gerstle of the futility of televised leadership debates. From Nixon vs Kennedy to Harris vs Trump, do the voters really learn anything from these supposed exchanges of ideas? Are they e... more
For our penultimate bad idea in this series, David talks to Robert Saunders about what’s gone wrong with British politics since party members got to decide who leads the party – and in some cases who gets to be prime minister. Is the problem the prin... more
Today’s bad idea is a theory of the universe: David talks to astrophysicist Chris Lintott about Steady State Theory, the rival cosmological model to the Big Bang, which held its own for a while in the 1940s and 1950s but turned out to be unsustainabl... more
Today’s bad idea concerns history itself: David talks to world historian Ayse Zarakol about the temptations and the pitfalls of the idea of The End of History. Francis Fukuyama popularised the phrase in 1989 at the end of the Cold War. What did his v... more
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Crap so annoying
Podcast Addict223 days agoMikael- The silent majority
I am about to listen to the silent majority show, and I am old enough to remember the original meaning, which is that all they did was vote. They didn’t go to town meetings, they didn’t answer opinion surveys or write letters to the editor, but they did always show up and vote.
Apple Podcasts5OfToronto
Canada24 days ago - Keeps me sane!
I was so upset when “Talking Politics” wound down. It kept me sane during the Brexit Wars.
Therefore I was delighted this was started by David. There just isn’t a better, smarter podcast out there. Again, at a time of real turmoil and uncertainty listening to this anchors me mentally and intellectually. I am no academic or boffin at all but I never feel patronised. Some of the episodes are so interesting and the guests knowledgable.
Please keep it going !
Apple Podcasts5maccamcmc
United Kingdoma month ago - PPF
The series on political fictions and political films are really wonderful. David Runcimans ideas are both deep and fascinating amd his delivery is smooth and fluent. Thank you. Great privilege to hear such a great podcast.
Apple Podcasts5ZigiDibi
Israela month ago - Great insights and ideas
Both David’s monologues and conversations with his guests are an amazing source of knowledge and entertainment, like extremely well written radio-essays. Highly recommended for anyone interested in humanities in general.
Apple Podcasts5Joanbo92
Spaina month ago
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Apple Podcasts | #176 |  United States/History |
Spotify | #25 | United Kingdom/History |
Apple Podcasts | #212 | United Kingdom/Top Podcasts |
Apple Podcasts | #29 | United Kingdom/History |
Apple Podcasts | #108 | Canada/History |
Spotify | #43 |  Australia/History |
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