Changed My Mind Podcast
1) Accepting American democracy was in mortal danger, with Cass Sunstein
World-renowned behavioural economist Cass Sunstein on why dismissing his friends' fears about democracy being at risk in the US was wrong.
2) Changing your mind on the Iraq War with Ed Owen
Former advisor to the Foreign Secretary at the time of the Iraq War, Ed Owen, on why he now feels differently about the decision to go to war in Iraq.
3) Realising America's Criminal Justice System Was Broken with Jordan Blashek and Chris Haugh
The Authors of Union: a Search for Common Ground on how an American road trip woke them up to the failings in the criminal justice system and the limitations of beloved media outlets.
4) Danny Finkelstein on Changing Political Allies
Danny Finkelstein, associate editor of the Times and Conservative peer, talks to us about why being able to clearly see both sides of an argument is important but can also feel debilitating in a world...Show More
5) Peter Geoghegan on Unaccountability and Returning Home
Peter Geoghegan, author of Democracy for Sale and investigative journalist, left Ireland as a young man desperate to get away but has returned in lockdown to find a country much changed. He tells us w...Show More
6) Getting Less Liberal About Prostitution with Helen Lewis
Helen Lewis, a journalist at the Atlantic and author of Difficult Women: the History of Feminism in 11 Fights, talks about how she came to question her previous liberal beliefs on prostitution, a form...Show More
7) Deciding That People Should Have a Platform with Kajal Odedra
The Director of Change.org in the UK Kajal Odedra talks about realising no platforming tended to backfire, her changing relationship with her own identity and how Change.org's supporters come from a m...Show More
8) Conflicting Identities with Jamie Susskind
Author of Future Politics, Jamie Susskind, left the Labour Party after 10 years of activism due to antisemitism. He tells us what happened, why he is on the cusp of going back and what politicians nee...Show More
9) On Realising Mainstreaming Is Not Enough with Derek Bardowell
Author Derek Bardowell used to think mainstreaming would be enough to tackle racism. Over decades over work he's realise that on it's own, it is far from enough.
10) Becoming Friends With Your Arch Enemy with Leah Garces
When Leah Garces sat opposite Craig Watts in his living room it was an unlikely occurrence. Leah, a vegan and CEO at Mercy for Animals, did not expect to have much in common with the factory farmer sh...Show More