Is the law damaging our politics?
Nick Spencer speaks to former BBC Reith lecturer and the Supreme Court Justice Jonathan Sumption. 01/12/2020
PodcastHow has the divided brain shaped the modern world?
Nick Spencer speaks to Iain McGilchrist about brains, minds, cultures, and God. 24/11/2020
PodcastWhat’s wrong with rights?
In the latest episode of Reading Our Times Nick Spencer speaks to Nigel Biggar about his new book. 17/11/2020
PodcastWhy is the West becoming so unequal and what can we do about it?
In the latest episode of Reading Our Times, Nick Spencer speaks to economist Thomas Piketty. 10/11/2020
PodcastWhat can dementia teach us about being human?
In the third episode of Reading Our Times, Nick Spencer speaks to novelist and journalist Nicci Gerrard. 03/11/2020
PodcastWhat does it mean to live in a secular age?
In the second episode of Reading Our Times, Nick Spencer speaks to Canadian philosopher Charles Taylor. 27/10/2020
PodcastWhat’s wrong with meritocracy?
In the first episode of Reading Our Times, Nick Spencer talks to leading philosopher Michael Sandel about the pitfalls of meritocracy. 15/09/2020
Podcast
Merit, justice and liberalism: getting to the heart of Michael Sandel
In his latest long–read, Nick Spencer unpacks the philosophy of Michael Sandel and tries to uncover the human behind the philosophy. 14/09/2020
In DepthIntroducing ‘Reading Our Times’
We are launching a new podcast ‘Reading Our Times’ exploring the books and ideas that are shaping us today. 10/09/2020
Podcast
“Use worldly wealth to gain friends”: Thomas Piketty’s Capital and Ideology
In this long–read Nick Spencer reflects on Thomas Piketty’s ‘Capital and Ideology’. 03/08/2020
In Depth
Sapiens, maybe. Deus, no.
In his latest long–read, Nick Spencer critiques two of the biggest books of our time ‘Sapiens’ and ‘Homo Deus’ by Yuval Noah Harari. 07/07/2020
In Depth
Edward Colston and tearing down the past
Following events in Bristol, Nick Spencer questions which statues should be allowed to remain. 09/06/2020
In Brief