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Understand: The Economy
From inflation to GDP, from the stock exchange to bonds, Tim Harford goes back to basics to explain the terms we hear every day, and what they mean for you.
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Listen to Understand: The Economy, a Business podcast by BBC. Stream 84 episodes in English, follow new audio stories, and play episodes online on Radio and Podcast.
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How Reading Made Us: 3. How Reading Made Our Politics
Learning to read permanently alters your brain. It changes the emotions you experience and the way you relate to others. When a society lear...
How Reading Made Us: 2. How Reading Made Our Feelings
Reading seems an unremarkable skill. When we say something is as “easy as ABC”, we mean it is very easy indeed. In fact, learning to read ha...
How Reading Made Us: 1. How Reading Made Our Brains
Reading seems an unremarkable skill. After all, everyone can read. Even small children. When we say something is as “easy as ABC”, we mean i...
How Reading Made Us: Trailer
The story of how reading made us and what might happen if we stop - with James Marriott.
An American Journey: 4. Life and Liberty
As James Naughtie concludes his series about the ideas tying America's birth 250 years ago to the United States today, he examines freedom,...
An American Journey: 3. Establishing Justice
James Naughtie continues his look at the ideas tying America's founding to the modern United States, asking how 'justice' has been understoo...
An American Journey: 2. A More Perfect Union
James Naughtie continues his look at the ideas tying America's founding to the modern United States, as he looks at what it means to be an A...
An American Journey: 1. The Pursuit of Happiness
James Naughtie examines the ideas tying America's founding to the modern United States. In this major new series marking America's 250th ann...
US Foreign Policy in Five Doctrines: 5. The Bush Doctrine
Justin Webb looks back at the five big US foreign policy shifts from the Monroe Doctrine to Donald Trump. Over five episodes he and his gues...
US Foreign Policy in Five Doctrines: 4. The Reagan Doctrine
Justin Webb looks back at the five big US foreign policy shifts from the Monroe Doctrine to Donald Trump. Over five episodes he and his gues...
US Foreign Policy in Five Doctrines: 3. The Nixon Doctrine
Justin Webb looks back at the five big US foreign policy shifts from the Monroe Doctrine to Donald Trump. Over five episodes he and his gues...
US Foreign Policy in Five Doctrines: 2. The Truman Doctrine
Justin Webb looks back at the five big US foreign policy shifts from the Monroe Doctrine to Donald Trump. Over five episodes he and his gues...
US Foreign Policy in Five Doctrines: 1. The Monroe Doctrine
Justin Webb looks back at the five big US foreign policy shifts from the Monroe Doctrine to Donald Trump. Over five episodes he and his gues...
US Foreign Policy in Five Doctrines: Trailer
Justin Webb looks at five big US foreign policy shifts, from Monroe to Trump.
The Trip: 10. Unknown unknowns
During the early weeks of the pandemic, Tim Hayward spent 14 days in a coma. He remembers this time vividly – his days and nights filled wit...
The Trip: 9. Sacred plants for sale
During the early weeks of the pandemic, Tim Hayward spent 14 days in a coma. He remembers this time vividly – his days and nights filled wit...
The Trip: 8. A tipping point?
During the early weeks of the pandemic, Tim Hayward spent 14 days in a coma. He remembers this time vividly – his days and nights filled wit...
The Trip: 7. Fascination and taboo
During the early weeks of the pandemic, Tim Hayward spent 14 days in a coma. He remembers this time vividly – his days and nights filled wit...
The Trip: 6. Critical periods
During the early weeks of the pandemic, Tim Hayward spent 14 days in a coma. He remembers this time vividly – his days and nights filled wit...
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