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Stop the war
September 15, 2024

Ivan Wise discusses four anti-war plays which should be better known.Post Mortem by Noel Coward http://www.ww1plays.com/2015/07/noel-cowards-serious-war-play.htmlThe White Disease by Karel Capek https://artsfuse.org/198970/arts-commentary-pestilence

Marieke Bigg
September 08, 2024

Marieke Bigg discusses with Ivan six things which should be better known.Marieke Bigg is the author of Waiting for Ted, and This Wont Hurt. Writing across fiction and non-fiction, she deconstructs the cultural givens around bodies, minds and identity. S

Kathy Willis
September 01, 2024

Kathy Willis discusses with Ivan six things which should be better known.Katherine Willis CBE is Professor of Biodiversity in the department of Biology and the Principal of St Edmund Hall, University of Oxford. She is also a Crossbench Peer in the House

Bruce Omar Yates
August 25, 2024

Bruce Omar Yates discusses with Ivan six things which should be better known.Bruce Omar Yates was born in London to an English father and an Indian mother. Bruce grew up in the South of France before returning to London to study Literature and Film at Ki

Pedro Domingos
August 18, 2024

Pedro Domingos discusses with Ivan six things which should be better known.Pedro Domingos is a renowned AI researcher, tech industry insider, and Professor Emeritus of Computer Science and Engineering at the University of Washington. He is the author of

Harriet Constable
August 11, 2024

Harriet Constable is a journalist and filmmaker based in London. Her journalism and documentary work has featured in outlets including the BBC, Economist and New York Times. She is a graduate of Colombia University’s School of Journalism summer school, is

C. Michelle Lindley
August 05, 2024

C. Michelle Lindley discusses with Ivan six things which should be better known.C. Michelle Lindleys writing has been featured in The Georgia Review, Conjunctions, and more. She has received support from the National Endowment for the Arts and has an MF

Richard Davenport-Hines
July 28, 2024

Richard Davenport-Hines discusses with Ivan six things which should be better known.Richard Davenport-Hines is a British historian and literary biographer. His history of the Profumo scandal, An English Affair, was published in 2013. His book on espionag

Susanna Rustin
July 21, 2024

Susanna Rustin discusses with Ivan six things which should be better known.Susanna Rustin is a leader writer on social affairs at The Guardian, where she has worked for more than 20 years. Before that, she worked at the Financial Times. Sexed is her firs

AJ Jacobs
July 14, 2024

A.J. Jacobs is an author, podcaster and human guinea pig. He has written four New York Times bestsellers that combine memoir, science, humor and a dash of self-help. His most recent book is "The Year of Living Constitutionally," in which he tries to under