The Today Podcast
1) Trump v China: How Oil Is Defining Great Power Politics (Professor Helen Thompson)
The capture of Venezuelaâs NicolĂĄs Maduro by the United States feels like confirmation that we are in a new era of global politics, but what has caused this shift and where does it leave Europe? Amol...Show More
2) Are You In A Social Media Echo Chamber? (Your Radical Questions with Louisa Munch)
Academic and social media influencer Louisa Munch answers your questions about her left-wing politics, whether online algorithms mean sheâs preaching to the converted and what schools should be doing ...Show More
3) Knowledge and Nostalgia: Why a University Education Should Be Free (Louisa Munch)
What is the point of going to university? In this episode, Amol sits down with the critical theorist, academic and social media influencer Louisa Munch who thinks you shouldnât have to pay for higher ...Show More
4) Can Donald Trump Be Compared To Julius Caesar? (Your Radical Questions with Tom Holland)
Historian and The Rest Is History co-host Tom Holland answers your questions about whether Britain is currently in a more precarious state than it was in the 1970s, what definition of âradicalâ best d...Show More
5) Radical History: Greek Gods, Roman Emperors and Religion (with Tom Holland from The Rest Is History)
Historian and co-host of The Rest Is History podcast Tom Holland joins Amol to explore the history of radical ideas and what it means to be radical today. Tom explains why Christianity represented suc...Show More
6) Radical Reflections: How Is Technology Changing Our Lives? (A 2025 Review)
From social media to artificial intelligence, one of themes of the first six months of Radical has been whether modern technology augments and improves what it is to be human or, on the contrary, degr...Show More
Radical Reflections: How Is Technology Changing Our Lives? (A 2025 Review)
26:18 | Dec 23rd, 2025
7) What Do You Think About AI Using Your Writing? (Your Radical Questions with Naomi Alderman)
Best-selling author Naomi Alderman answers your questions about the her first non-fiction book, how she feels about her writing being used to train AI models and whether there will a new series of âTh...Show More
8) Information Crisis: Why Social Media Bans Aren't The Answer (Naomi Alderman)
What happens when a new technology transforms how we communicate ideas and information? Best-selling science fiction writer Naomi Alderman joins Amol to explain why she thinks the digital age has push...Show More
Information Crisis: Why Social Media Bans Aren't The Answer (Naomi Alderman)
1:06:02 | Dec 18th, 2025
9) Should School Meals Be Plant-Based? (Your Radical Questions with Jamie Oliver)
Chef, author and campaigner Jamie Oliver answers your questions about obesity and how he'd create a more inclusive education system. Also, is food in French supermarkets better than in British ones? A...Show More
Should School Meals Be Plant-Based? (Your Radical Questions with Jamie Oliver)
23:46 | Dec 15th, 2025
10) Jamie Oliver: Obesity and Debt are Killing Britain
Jamie Oliver thinks diet-related illness and growing levels of debt are killing the country he loves. In this frank and open conversation, he tells Amol why we need to go further to help people unders...Show More