David Runciman – Helen Thompson

David Runciman is an author and interview host. Helen Thompson is an author, interview host, and economist. We found 2 podcast interviews connecting David Runciman and Helen Thompson.

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Episodes with David Runciman & Helen Thompson

David Runciman + Helen Thompson & Adam Tooze 23 Sep 2021 • EN

Shutdown/Confronting Leviathan

We’re back from our summer break with David, Helen and Adam Tooze exploring what the pandemic has revealed about politics, economics and the new world order. From Covid crisis to China crisis to climate crisis: how does it all fit together? And what comes next? Adam’s new book is Shutdown: How Covid Shook the World’s E

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Helen Thompson + David Runciman & Robert Saunders + Robert Tombs 27 May 2021 • EN

England, Their England

We talk to the historians Robert Tombs and Robert Saunders about the history of England and the future of the Union. Is the size and complexity of England the real problem in holding the UK together? What can England's past teach us about the present state of British politics? Does England have a 'Northern Question' to

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Helen Thompson + David Runciman & Niall Ferguson 20 May 2021 • EN

Niall Ferguson on Catastrophe

We talk to the historian Niall Ferguson about the politics of catastrophe, from pandemics and famines to world wars and climate change. Have we been worrying about the right things? Why have some countries done so much better than others with Covid? And what can history teach us about the worst that can happen? Plus, h

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Helen Thompson + David Runciman & Colin Kidd 13 May 2021 • EN

Election Fallout

David and Helen are joined by the historian Colin Kidd to try to make sense of last week's elections in England, Scotland and Wales. What do they mean for the future of the UK? What do they mean for the future of the Labour Party? Are either (or both) in terminal trouble? Plus we explore how Nicola Sturgeon and Boris J

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Helen Thompson + David Runciman & Michael Lewis 06 May 2021 • EN

Michael Lewis on the Pandemic

We talk to Michael Lewis about his new book The Premonition, which tells the story of the people who saw the pandemic coming and asks why they couldn't get a hearing. It's a tale of short-term failures and long-term trends in US government and it follows on from his previous book about the risks America has been runnin

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Helen Thompson + David Runciman & Colin Kidd 04 Feb 2021 • EN

What is the Union?

For this first in our series looking at the future of the UK, we talk to the historian Colin Kidd about the origins of the Union and the ideas that underpin it. Is the island of Britain a natural territorial political unit? Is nationalism compatible with Unionism? What changed in the 1970s? Plus we discuss how the shif

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