Four Thought Podcast
Series of thought-provoking talks in which the speakers air their thinking on the trends, ideas, interests and passions that affect culture and society
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What's In a Name?
Wednesday
Helena Goodwyn challenges the practice of giving children their father's surname.
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Defeat Don't Repeat
Wed 2 Jun 2021
Sergeant Rhys Rutledge explains why he thinks people deserve a second chance.
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Making a Friend of Fear
Wed 26 May 2021
Dina Rezk describes how she made a friend of fear following the murder of her mother.
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Our Lost Food Culture
Wed 25 Nov 2020
Alastair Hendy explains why he thinks we've lost our food culture.
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Coffee with an Imam
Wed 11 Nov 2020
Sabah Ahmedi, one of Britain's youngest imams, is on a mission to overcome Islamophobia.
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Seeing Differently
Wed 4 Nov 2020
Adam Morse, who is registered blind, tells how he directed a film by seeing differently.
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Selfhood
Wed 28 Oct 2020
Ranjit Saimbi explains why he doesn't want to be defined by his cultural heritage.
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The Empathy Equation
Wed 21 Oct 2020
Anne-Marie Douglas discusses the need for more empathy in provision of services.
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More Than a Game
Wed 14 Oct 2020
Lydia Furse looks at the personal and political benefits of playing women's rugby.
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Class of 2020
Wed 7 Oct 2020
Rufaro Mazarura discusses what the class of 2020 have learned from the pandemic.
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Reading Outside Your Comfort Zone
Wed 30 Sep 2020
Ann Morgan commends the challenge of reading outside your comfort zone.
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Craftivism: Gentle Protest
Wed 23 Sep 2020
Sarah Corbett explains the power of 'craftivism' as a form of gentle protest.
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In Defence of Embarrassment
Wed 16 Sep 2020
Tiffany Atkinson rehabilitates the concept of embarrassment.
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Writing Black British History
Wed 9 Sep 2020
Stephen Bourne thinks we need to teach children more about the history of black Britons.
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Telford, Little Yugoslavia
Wed 2 Sep 2020
Jelena Sofronijevic tells a story of Serbia, Yugoslavia - and Telford.
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The Craft of Surgery
Wed 19 Aug 2020
Sam Gallivan examines the similarities between surgery and sculpture.
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The Power of Mentoring
Wed 5 Aug 2020
Reggie Nelson believes in the importance for young people to find a mentor.
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Ending Ageism
Wed 22 Jul 2020
Carl Honoré thinks we're all missing out by stereotyping older people as 'over the hill'.
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Change Through Engagement
Wed 15 Jul 2020
Mahamed Hashi, a youth worker and gun crime victim, says we must listen to communities.
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Making Sense of the World
Wed 8 Jul 2020
Nwando Ebizie describes how she experiences the world, through her 'visual snow'
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Depolarizing
Wed 24 Jun 2020
Ali Goldsworthy explains why campaigns that succeed by polarising can cause long-term harm
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Digital Sadness
Wed 29 Jan 2020
Alice Moloney discusses how best to express negative emotions in the digital realm.
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A Boy Who Died
Wed 22 Jan 2020
Andrew Hankinson tells the story of a boy who died, and his parents, who wanted him alive.
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Living With Gods
Wed 15 Jan 2020
Anna Della Subin takes a journey with a man once worshipped as a living god.
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