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In this weekâs special episode, we bring you an exclusive interview with Prospectâs Worldâs Top Thinker of 2025, Brazilian journalist Eliane Brum. Eliane is the author of Banzeiro ĂkĂČtĂł: The Amazon as the Centre of the World. In 2017, she co-founded SumaĂșma, a journalism platform reporting on the Amazon from the inside, which trains young people from urban and indigenous communities.
Dialling in from the Amazon rainforest, she spoke to Prospectâs deputy editor Ellen Halliday about her move from the city of SĂŁo Paulo to the Amazon in 2017, as well as the thinking that underpins her work.
Eliane argues that our separation from nature has destroyed our survival instincts and "disconnected [us] from life" itself.
She explores why hope isn't actually the key to tackling the climate crisisâand why we should be fighting for life.
Plus, Ellen and Alona discuss biopics: banger or dud?
To read the interview with Eliane from the magazine, click here: https://www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/world/environment-news/climate/69109/eliane-brum-climate-amazon-top-thinker
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Welcome back to Prospect Lives. In this episode, journalist and author Kiran Sidhu shares her journey of finding a sense of community in her rural Welsh village, while Anglican priest Alice Goodman explains how her clerical friends help her weather political turbulence.
Actor and writer Sheila Hancock explores the powerful legacies left by those who change the world, both for better and for worse, while former England cricket captain Mike Brearley offers a hopeful vision for cricket as the worldâs sport for refugees.
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After Trumpâs second inauguration, Ellen and Alona are joined by Labour peer and diplomat Catherine Ashton. Catherine was formerly leader of the House of Lords, as well as the EU's first High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security policy.
She shares her experience working with previous US administrations, and what sheâs expecting to see from the special relationship. In the past, members of Starmerâs cabinet have called the president a âbuffoonâ and a âneo-Nazi-sympathising sociopathâ. Will this come back to bite them?
The presidentâs choice of inauguration guests (Starmer: out, Giorgia Meloni: in) tellingly shows new alliances being forged with the right wing in Europe. But what will Trump 2.0 mean for European defence?
Plus, banger or dud: Ellen and Alona question whether âBlue Mondayâ is just a marketing gimmick, or something more.
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As Labour plans to remove the remaining hereditary peers from the House of Lords progress through parliament, not everybody is happy about it.
Critics have called the legislation âbungled piecemeal reformâ, âhigh-handedâ and âshoddyâ.
Meg Russell, professor of British and Comparative Politics at UCL, joins Ellen and Alona to unpick the conflict and controversy in the second chamber. She discusses the history and future of this institution, whether our system really is unique, and why outrage over prime ministerial honours lists might be misplaced.Is this the beginning of the end of the Lords? How might our political system change forever? Will this constitutional reform be Starmer's legacy?
Plus, as some other becloaked figures have captured the nationâs attention, Ellen and Alona muse over the reality TV show Traitors: banger or dud?
To read more on the House of Lords from our website, including Megâs writing, head to:
https://www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/politics/westminster/house-of-lords
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What's going on in Ukraine and what does 2025 hold for its people? Journalist Jen Stout has reported on the war in Ukraine for Prospect, the Sunday Post and othersâand her prize-winning book Night Train to Odesa was published last year.
Now, for our first episode of the year, she joins deputy editor Ellen Halliday to talk about the situation. What will the year ahead look like in Ukraine? What challenges does Kyiv face? And what will its relationship with Trumpâs America look like? She also reflects on the role of Derzhprom, a constructivist building in Kharkiv, in the psyche of the city.
Plus, producer Imaan joins Ellen to weigh in on new yearâs resolutions: banger or dud?
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While you're making those New Year's resolutions, how can we harness negative thought patterns and put them towards something productive? What's the best way to live a good life?
In September, journalist and author Oliver Burkeman joined Prospectâs Ellen Halliday and Mindful life columnist Sarah Collins to talk mental health and building a meaningful lifeâand why his book, Meditations for Mortals, really isnât self-help.
Plus, political journalist Jonn Elledge dialled in from Brighton to help them decide whether the Liberal Democrats are a âbangerâ or a âdudâ.
This episode was first published in September 2024. The Prospect podcast will return on the 8th of January.
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For our final episode of 2024, Alan and Lionel look back at their Media Confidential year. Theyâve tackled a huge range of stories: from phone-hacking and the rise of AI, to Ofcomâs battles with GB News. Theyâve analysed elections on both sides of the Atlantic, were joined by Toby Jones on the Post Office scandal, and heard from courageous reporters working inside Gaza.
Thereâs been an assassination attempt on Donald President, and a crisis at the Washington Post⊠but which episodes do they find the most memorable?
Michael Lewis came to Prospect Towers in September to promote his new book about Sam Bankman-Fried, Going Infinite. But when Alan started reading out criticism of the book, the temperature dropped several degrees. The heated resulting exchange is hard to forget.
Ahead of the US election, Rebecca Solnit joined Alan and Lionel to discuss her concerns about the American media âsanewashingâ Donald Trump.
Finally, James Harding and Carole Cadwalladr recently appeared on the show to tell-all about Tortoise's controversial decision to buy the Observer. James received a grilling from our hosts. Now, with Observer journalists striking, whoâs to say who was right?
2025 promises to be a heck of a ride.
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Cyborgs, a Gregg Wallace public enquiry...the Popeye slasher movie? In our end of year special, the Prospect familyâeditors, writers and producersâshare their predictions for the year ahead.
From politics to technology and culture, what will be the most interesting stories of 2025? Ellen and Alona are joined by contributors to discuss the trends that we should be watching in the UK, across the pond, and around the globe...
Listen out for guest appearances from Prospect editor Alan Rusbridger and Lionel Barber, who host our sister podcast Media Confidential. And send us your predictions at [email protected]!
Not sure what to gift this Christmas? Why not make use of our discounted subscription offer at: https://subscription.prospectmagazine.co.uk/dec24off/prospect-magazine/de24nl
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After more than 50 years of repressive dynastic rule, Bashar al-Assad has fled Syria.
Ellen and Alona are joined by Syria expert Lina Khatib, director of the Middle East Institute at SOAS and associate fellow at Chatham House. While many were surprised by the rapid toppling of Assadâs regime, Lina was not.
As people speculate about what HTS and other rebel groups intend for Syria, she explains why this might not be what western commentators expect. And with some voicing anxiety about Syria becoming a new Afghanistan, she unpacks why these comparisons just donât make senseâand what policymakers are getting wrong.
Plus, unicorns and dinosaurs: banger or dud? From medieval monsters to Big Oil, Priya Khanchandani shares the secret histories and consumer messaging behind two of the most ubiquitous creatures in the toy industry. Read her feature "Unicorns and Dinosaurs are everywhere!" from our Winter Special magazine issue here.
Linaâs piece on pragmatism in Syria can also be found at prospectmagazine.co.uk. To watch this interview, head to our YouTube channel, where the Prospect podcast is published every Thursday.
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This week, political scientist Cas Mudde joins the Prospect podcast to analyse the âyear of electionsâ.
In 2024, around 70 countries with a combined population of 3.4bn went to the polls. In many of those electionsâin the EU, India and the US, the far right did surprisingly well. But why do the far right seem to be the only group to have benefitted from the turbulence of recent years? Was it inevitable? He joins Prospectâs Ellen Halliday to discuss.
Plus, a festive âbangerâ or âdudâ: posh advent calendarsâterrific or tacky?
To watch this interview, search for âProspect magazineâ on YouTube, where episodes are published every Thursday.
Casâs piece âDoom Spiralâ is featured in the latest issue of the magazine, which can be read in print or online at prospectmagazine.co.uk.
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Are Jews white? Is criticism of Israel antisemitic? Why is the âJudeo-Christianâ grouping a myth?
To unpack these big questions, Ellen and Alona are joined by journalist Rachel Shabi, whose new book Off-White: The Truth About Antisemitism was released earlier this month.
Rachel explores the rising tensions of the past year, including the impact of Israelâs wars in Gaza and Lebanon, and a slew of misinformation and bad faith arguments on social media. She discusses her own identity as a British-Israeli with Iraqi heritage, how antisemitism has historically intersected with other forms of racism, and how it gets weaponised today. And she forces us to confront our own dark historyâthe idea that Britainâs antisemitism was âthe first and the worstâ.
To watch this thoughtful discussion on race, privilege and prejudice, search for âProspect magazineâ on YouTube, where episodes are published every Thursday.
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This month we introduce a new Lives columnist, Kiran Sidhu, who writes about the rural Welsh village where she lives. Kiran celebrates the power of nature, as does actor and writer Sheila Hancock, who welcomes a robin to her roof garden. Alice Garnett asks whether Gen Z have killed the office romance, while Anglican priest Alice Goodman explains her secret love of weightlifting.
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Families are spending years living in hotels, households are being moved miles across the country, and government is spending billions on a system that harms those it is designed to protect. What can be done?
This week, Ellen and Alona are joined by researcher and local government expert Jack Shaw to talk about his exclusive investigation into the growing scandal of temporary accommodation. This form of homelessness is worse in the UK than in any other nation in the OECD and has a terrible impact on families and individuals.
Jack reveals what goes into an investigation and shares his most shocking discoveries, including the millions that councils are doling out to private hoteliers. He explains why this is a problemâand which councils are trying to fix a broken system.
Plus, the hosts take on a hard-hitting Daily Mail article which condemned gen-Zâs embrace of âwoke sandwichesâ. Are fancy sandwiches a âbangerâ or a âdudâ? Ellen and Alona discuss.
To read Jackâs article âTemporary accommodation nationâ from the latest issue of the magazine, click here.
And to order tickets to our special book event with Lionel Barber, go here: https://www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/gamblingman
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Why do some women like tradwife videos? And why does it even matter?
This week, Ellen and Alona are joined by writer Sarah Manavis to discuss the small but significant group of women who promote anti-feminist values onlineâand why so many others watch their videos.
Sarah argues that the success of right-wing young men with large social media followings has distracted from a boom in similarly reactionary gen-Z women. Lifestyle influencersâfrom the overtly political to the unassumingâare using social media to championing a return to traditional gender roles.
Sarah reported on the story for the most recent issue of Prospect magazine. While researching her article, she spoke with academics to analyse why so many women gravitate towards making and consuming this brand of content online.
Is this harmless escapism, or a form of radicalisation? What about the paradox of self-made women making their careers out of promoting domestic lifestyles? And in the aftermath of Trumpâs victory over Kamala Harris, Sarah discusses what trends on social media tell us about the US more broadly.
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Would legalising assisted dying end unnecessary suffering? Or would it instead enable the abuse of some of societyâs most vulnerable people?
As parliament discusses assisted dying once again, Prospect invited two of our most profound thinkersâRowan Williams and Brenda Haleâto debate the issue. As archbishop of Canterbury, Rowan Williams led a Church that publicly opposes any form of assisted dying, while, as a Supreme Court judge, Brenda Hale was involved in life-or-death judgements.
In a moving discussion, Hale discusses her own Christian faith, while Williams shares his pastoral experience in the company of the dying. They join Prospectâs editor Alan Rusbridger and commissioning editor Emily Lawford for a thoughtful and vitally important conversation.
To read this conversation from the magazine, visit our website.
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For the first time, Ellen and Alona host a special Q&A episode, recorded with a live audience. Theyâre joined by Jill Abramson, former executive editor of the New York Times, who has been has been covering the presidential election for Prospect.
Jill describes how this American election compares to what sheâs seen in the past, and answers listenersâ questions. Whatâs the mood in the US? Can we trust the polls? And what might happen between now and election day to move the dial?
To watch this episode, head to the Prospect magazine YouTube channel.
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As Halloween approaches, Ellen and Alona are joined by journalist Gabriel Gatehouse to discuss his plunge into the world of conspiracy theories, QAnon and the extreme fringes of US politics.
What have witches in the dark ages got to do with American democracy? How has the internet destabilised state power? And what does that mean for this Novemberâs election?
Conspiracy theories about satanic cabals took off in America after the 2020 electionâand 41 per cent of Americans now believe that the politicians they elect arenât actually the people governing the country. To many, the truth seems increasingly murky.
Gabrielâs reporting has taken him deep into the rabbit hole of this strange and eerie world. On the podcast, he shares the stories that went into his most recent book, The Coming Storm: A Journey into the Heart of the Conspiracy Machine, based on his BBC Radio 4 series of the same name.
Listen to this spooky episodeâor watch on YouTubeâto find out about Americaâs old ghosts, new superstitions, burgeoning evil and unravelling reality.
The Coming Storm is available here.
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This week, Ellen and Alona look ahead to COP29, the annual climate summit, hosted this year in Baku, Azerbaijan.
They are joined by Isabel Hilton, Prospectâs contributing editor who shares her experiences at COP, and Sam Alvis, a policy advisor and director of energy and environment at Public First.
25 out of the 35 key âplanetary vital signsâ are out of bounds, and biodiversity is rapidly dwindling. At the same time, a growing culture war means consensus about action is increasingly contested in the political space. Last year, a government minister left the conference early to vote on the Rwanda schemeânow, is Labour doing any better?
Isabel and Sam discuss the governmentâs climate plans and rank its performance out of ten. But why do leaders struggle to make progress? And, amid growing climate-related anxiety, how can we avoid a sense of paralysis?
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This week, Ellen and Alona talk to investigative journalist Peter Geoghegan. Peter is the former editor-in-chief of the award-winning website openDemocracy and is the author of Democracy for Sale: Dark Money and Dirty Politics.
Public faith in democracy has been undermined by hidden influence and undisclosed donationsâbut how susceptible is the new government to this?
In an entertaining conversation, spanning from Mongolian wrestling to Keir Starmerâs glasses, Peter shares his journey doing investigative work, the corrosive impact of what he calls âdark moneyâ, and what Labour is getting wrong.
To watch this interview and othersâincluding with Baroness Warsi and Jon Sopelâsearch for âProspect Magazineâ on YouTube.
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This month, our columnists are busy with new difficult tasks. Sarah Collins, our Mindful life columnist, boards the emotional rollercoaster that comes with preparing to live abroad, while Anglican Priest Alice Goodman composes her first carol. Farmer Tom tries to rescue seven baby pheasants, while Alice Garnett is moving out of her shared house and navigating Londonâs rental hellscape.
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