What I've Learned from Four Thought
In the final episode of Four Thought, Sheila Cook reflects on what she has learned from producing it for eleven years. Sheila, who left the...
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Four Thought
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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20 of 380 episodesLife Without Chilli
Three years on from her first appearance on Four Thought, Dr. Dina Rezk returns to Four Thought. Her first talk was about the shocking and u...
Care to Care
Farrah Jarral explains why she believes we need to put care at the centre of our society. Sharing a story about how her beloved grandmother'...
Turning to Art
Ted Harrison argues that only art can truly capture the essence of spirituality. Ted is a former journalist who, close to turning sixty, dec...
Stand Up for Irish Travellers
Martin Warde is the first Irish Traveller to become a professional comedian. In this talk he recounts his early years travelling before his...
I'm not having children to save the planet
Sarah Williams always wanted to become a mum. But the more she learnt about the climate crisis, the more she questioned her decision. In thi...
Life after 'life-changing'
Martin Hibbert's life changed forever in 2017. He survived the Manchester Arena bomb but was left with life-changing injuries. Now a wheelch...
I love gaming, but gaming doesn't always love me
Meg Sunshine, a 21 year old professional gamer is dedicated to becoming one of the best in the industry. Gaming is her life. But her journey...
Moral Animals
Philosopher Virginie Simoneau-Gilbert describes a change in how philosophers are beginning to think about the moral capacity of animals, and...
On Regret
Author Rachel Genn describes her fascination with regret. Rachel tells stories of regret, beginning in her earliest childhood. “An early ado...
After a Parent Dies by Suicide
Anna Wardley argues that we should better support children whose parents kill themselves. Beginning her talk in the dark waters of the Engli...
Piracy on the Page
Author Joe Nutt argues we need to fight back against what he calls 'linguistic piracy'. Joe is concerned that activists are challenging the...
From Care to Cambridge
Kasmira Kincaid opens up about the challenges of her childhood and her experiences of the care system. Despite her many personal challenges...
Baldness, Beauty and Me
After an incident at school which shattered Lizi Jackson-Barrett’s confidence in her appearance, she spent much of her life chasing what soc...
From Bradford with Love
Crime writer Amit Dhand shares his experiences of growing up in Bradford in the 1980s. His family actively integrated with the local communi...
What I learnt from Reality TV
Former Love Island contestant Malin Andersson reflects on how reality TV changed her outlook on life and her relationship with social media....
A Friendship
Novelist Richard Owain Roberts shares a story about a friendship. Producer: Giles Edwards
Who Tells the Story?
Chloe Juliette welcomes the movement for those with 'lived experience' of public services to share their stories, but says more stories are...
Meeting Up
Laura Simpson argues that online meetings have good for individuals and companies, and that we should be wary of returning to the status quo...
Somewhere, not Nowhere
Jonathan Evershed argues that we should re-imagine how we think of the Irish Sea. Jonathan is a political anthropologist who has been studyi...
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