Radical with Gabriel Gatehouse

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Open mind, critical lens. Conversations with radical people about radical ideas to change the world. At a time of radical change, in politics and technology, in culture and the natural environment, Radical with Gabriel Gatehouse is a twice-weekly podcast where thinkers, innovators and heretics explore bold ideas reshaping our world. Can these ideas, and the people driving them, really change the world? And if so, will it be for better, or worse? Award-winning journalist and podcaster Gabriel Gatehouse (host of The Coming Storm and former Newsnight International Editor) approaches every conversation with an open mind and a critical eye, exploring what happens when radical ideas collide with reality. LISTEN: Listen to Radical every Monday and Thursday on BBC Sounds or wherever you get your podcasts. You can also listen on your smart speaker. Just say: "Ask BBC Sounds to play Radical". WATCH: You can also catch Radical with Gabriel Gatehouse on YouTube at www.youtube.com/bbcnews. GET IN TOUCH: WhatsApp: 0330 123 9480 Email: radical@bbc.co.uk Or join the conversation on social media using the hashtag #BBCRadical

  1. 15h ago

    End Of Ageing: Do You Want To Live To 1000? (Aubrey de Grey)

    Ageing is often viewed as an unavoidable part of life - and death - but Aubrey de Grey believes it should be treated as a medical condition that can be cured, thus extending our lives potentially by hundreds of years. He argues that ageing is responsible for the vast majority of human suffering and death, and that rather than accepting growing old as inevitable, scientists should focus on repairing the cellular damage that accumulates in our bodies over time. Aubrey, a gerontologist and president of the Longevity Escape Velocity Foundation, tells Gabriel how close he thinks we are to future generations routinely living far longer than people do today, and why the first person to reach the age of 1,000 may already have been born. But what would a world of dramatically extended lifespans actually look like? Would longer lives deepen inequality, strain resources and concentrate power in the hands of a fortunate few? Would the global economy need to be completely reshaped? Would people want to live that long anyway? Producer: Ivana Davidovic Series Producer: Simon Tulett Technical Producer: Stephen Bailey Senior News Editor: Sam Bonham LISTEN: Listen to Radical every Thursday on BBC Sounds or wherever you get your podcasts. You can also listen on your smart speaker. Just say: "Ask BBC Sounds to play Radical". WATCH: You can also catch Radical with Gabriel Gatehouse on YouTube at www.youtube.com/bbcnews. GET IN TOUCH: • WhatsApp: 0330 123 9480 • Email: radical@bbc.co.uk • Or join the conversation on social media using the hashtag #BBCRadical

  2. Nov 5

    Climate Violence: Has Peaceful Protest Failed? (Andreas Malm)

    Environmental activists have long been committed to non-violent protest, but as global emissions continue to rise Andreas Malm thinks they should change their tactics. The climate scholar, and author of 'How to Blow Up a Pipeline', thinks the destruction and sabotage of fossil fuel infrastructure is now a legitimate and necessary weapon in the fight against climate change. One of the most controversial figures in climate politics, Andreas argues that decades of marches, petitions and symbolic protest have failed. He tells Gabriel Gatehouse how he draws on examples from history - like anti-slavery campaigns or the suffragette movement - where violence played a key role in bringing about change (although he does not advocate violence against people). If governments refuse to phase out fossil fuels quickly enough, Andreas argues, then damaging the infrastructure driving climate breakdown may be morally justified. But can such illegal acts be justified, and how do you convince activists to commit them, risking lengthy prison sentences in the process? Plus, would destruction garner support or resentment from everyone else? Producer: Ivana Davidovic Series Producer: Simon Tulett Technical Producer: Dafydd Evans Senior News Editor: Sam Bonham LISTEN: Listen to Radical every Thursday on BBC Sounds or wherever you get your podcasts. You can also listen on your smart speaker. Just say: "Ask BBC Sounds to play Radical". WATCH: You can also catch Radical with Gabriel Gatehouse on YouTube at www.youtube.com/bbcnews. GET IN TOUCH: • WhatsApp: 0330 123 9480 • Email: radical@bbc.co.uk • Or join the conversation on social media using the hashtag #BBCRadical

  3. Oct 29

    Unschooling: Do Children Need School? (Naomi Fisher)

    As school attendance falls and concerns grow about children’s mental health and special educational needs, is it time to rethink what education should look like? Clinical psychologist, Naomi Fisher believes the problem may not lie with children struggling to attend school, but with a system that is failing to meet their needs. Specialising in trauma and neurodiversity, she has spent years working with children and families who struggle with mainstream education. She has also chosen to home educate her own children. Drawing on her professional and personal experience, Naomi argues that rising levels of school avoidance should be seen as feedback about the education system, rather than a problem with children’s behaviour. She explains why she believes families should have far greater freedom over how their children learn, and what a more flexible education system could look like. Her radical thought is that while every child deserves an education, not every child needs to go to school. Series Producer: Simon Tulett Producers: Ivana Davidovic and Farhana Haider Technical Producer: Jonny Hall Senior News Editor: Sam Bonham LISTEN: Listen to Radical every Thursday on BBC Sounds or wherever you get your podcasts. You can also listen on your smart speaker. Just say: "Ask BBC Sounds to play Radical". WATCH: You can also catch Radical with Gabriel Gatehouse on YouTube at www.youtube.com/bbcnews. GET IN TOUCH: • WhatsApp: 0330 123 9480 • Email: radical@bbc.co.uk • Or join the conversation on social media using the hashtag #BBCRadical

  4. Oct 21

    Future of Film: Can AI Turn Anyone into a Movie Maker? (Jenny Krakovsky)

    Jenny Krakovsky has spent years trying to get her films made the traditional way. A working-class girl from South London, who was kicked out of school aged 14, she trained as a filmmaker and built a career making documentaries and adverts for high-end brands. But after repeatedly hitting a wall trying to get her feature scripts financed, she decided to take a radical gamble: could she make an entire feature film with AI, using only her laptop, in just a few weeks? Jenny tells Gabriel about the tech behind the female-driven 1960s crime caper, how she documented the process online, and how she then found herself at the centre of a fierce debate about the future of cinema. She explains why she believes AI could be a democratising force for filmmaking, giving outsiders the chance to bypass industry gatekeepers and tell stories that Hollywood might never make. Series Producer: Simon Tulett Producer: Ivana Davidovic Technical Producer: Jonny Hall Senior News Editor: Sam Bonham LISTEN: Listen to Radical every Thursday on BBC Sounds or wherever you get your podcasts. You can also listen on your smart speaker. Just say: "Ask BBC Sounds to play Radical". WATCH: You can also catch Radical with Gabriel Gatehouse on YouTube at www.youtube.com/bbcnews. GET IN TOUCH: • WhatsApp: 0330 123 9480 • Email: radical@bbc.co.uk • Or join the conversation on social media using the hashtag #BBCRadical

  5. Oct 14

    End Times Capitalism: How Much Wealth Is Too Much Wealth? (Activist Naomi Klein)

    Naomi Klein has been writing critiques of capitalism and globalisation for more than 20 years. But now, for one of the most influential and outspoken figures on the political left, things are getting desperate. In her latest book 'End Times Fascism' she writes about how the global economic order is combining with other powerful forces to hasten the end of the world as we know it. The author and social activist tells Gabriel Gatehouse about the religious fundamentalists, tech bros and white supremacists that keep her up at night, and her ideas about how to stop them - including dismantling capitalism, and why it hasn't happened yet. Series Producer: Simon Tulett Technical Producer: Jonny Hall Senior News Editor: Sam Bonham LISTEN: Listen to Radical every Thursday on BBC Sounds or wherever you get your podcasts. You can also listen on your smart speaker. Just say: "Ask BBC Sounds to play Radical". WATCH: You can also catch Radical with Gabriel Gatehouse on YouTube at www.youtube.com/bbcnews. GET IN TOUCH: • WhatsApp: 0330 123 9480 • Email: radical@bbc.co.uk • Or join the conversation on social media using the hashtag #BBCRadical

  6. Oct 14

    Introducing... Radical With Gabriel Gatehouse

    Award-winning journalist and podcaster Gabriel Gatehouse is the new host of Radical, the podcast exploring the people and ideas trying to change the world. At a time of radical change, in politics and technology, in culture and the natural environment, Radical with Gabriel Gatehouse is a twice-weekly podcast where thinkers, innovators and heretics explore bold ideas reshaping our world. Can these ideas, and the people driving them, really change the world? And if so, will it be for better, or worse? LISTEN: Listen to Radical every Monday and Thursday on BBC Sounds or wherever you get your podcasts. You can also listen on your smart speaker. Just say: "Ask BBC Sounds to play Radical". WATCH: You can also catch Radical with Gabriel Gatehouse on YouTube at www.youtube.com/bbcnews. GET IN TOUCH: WhatsApp: 0330 123 9480 Email: radical@bbc.co.uk Or join the conversation on social media using the hashtag #BBCRadical

    Introducing... Radical With Gabriel Gatehouse

  7. Oct 7

    Cost of Living: Should Government Pay For Life's Essentials? (Anna Coote)

    What if housing, childcare, transport and social care were no longer treated as things to buy and sell but as services everyone was entitled to, regardless of their ability to pay? Social policy analyst Anna Coote believes the market has failed to provide many of life's essentials. Her answer is universal basic services: a system where access to housing, care, education, transport and other necessities are free or genuinely affordable. She tells Gabriel Gatehouse about a proposal that challenges the assumption that markets are the best way to allocate resources. From housing shortages to childcare costs, Anna explains what universal basic services would mean in practice and whether Britain could ever afford them. WhatsApp: 0330 123 9480  Email: radical@bbc.co.uk Episodes of Radical are released every Thursday. Series Producer: Simon Tulett Producer: Ivana Davidovic Technical Producer: Ben Andrews Senior News Editor: Sam Bonham

    Cost of Living: Should Government Pay For Life's Essentials? (Anna Coote)

  8. Sep 30

    Care Crisis: Could Volunteer Teenagers Fix It? (Paul Sagar)

    Paul Sagar depends on carers 24 hours a day, seven days a week. He could die without them. It's been that way ever since the academic at King's College London fell in a rock climbing accident three years ago and was paralysed from the neck down. His experiences in England's adult social care system - and the stories he has heard from others - have led him to a radical plan for how to address its spiralling costs, staff shortages, and increasing demand. Paul thinks that, before they go to university, students should be offered the chance to volunteer in the care sector for at least a year, in exchange for a discount on their future university tuition fees. Gabriel Gatehouse hears Paul's remarkable story and puts his solution to the test: how many teenagers would actually go for it, and would they make a big enough difference? This episode was recorded before Andy Burnham announced plans to end the pensions triple lock by 2030 to help fund a National Care Service in England. WhatsApp: 0330 123 9480  Email: radical@bbc.co.uk Episodes of Radical are released every Thursday. Series Producer: Simon Tulett Producer: Bob Howard Technical Producer: Jonny Hall Digital Producer: Daniel Raza Senior News Editor: Sam Bonham

    Care Crisis: Could Volunteer Teenagers Fix It? (Paul Sagar)
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Open mind, critical lens. Conversations with radical people about radical ideas to change the world. At a time of radical change, in politics and technology, in culture and the natural environment, Radical with Gabriel Gatehouse is a twice-weekly podcast where thinkers, innovators and heretics explore bold ideas reshaping our world. Can these ideas, and the people driving them, really change the world? And if so, will it be for better, or worse? Award-winning journalist and podcaster Gabriel Gatehouse (host of The Coming Storm and former Newsnight International Editor) approaches every conversation with an open mind and a critical eye, exploring what happens when radical ideas collide with reality. LISTEN: Listen to Radical every Monday and Thursday on BBC Sounds or wherever you get your podcasts. You can also listen on your smart speaker. Just say: "Ask BBC Sounds to play Radical". WATCH: You can also catch Radical with Gabriel Gatehouse on YouTube at www.youtube.com/bbcnews. GET IN TOUCH: WhatsApp: 0330 123 9480 Email: radical@bbc.co.uk Or join the conversation on social media using the hashtag #BBCRadical

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