Reading Our Times
Theos
Science and ideas · Ongoing · ~44 min
Taste attributes: talk-showslowfresh & originalheavyrealisticlinearemotive & stirringsocial commentary
Boxlist takeA grounded ideas podcast that is unhurried, inventive and stirring. Best if you like real life over fantasy.
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Pace: slow · Originality: fresh · Tone: balanced · Weight: balanced · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score
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About this podcast
Reading Our Times is the podcast that explores the books and the ideas that are shaping us today. It is hosted by Nick Spencer, Senior Fellow at the think tank, Theos. We’re going to be talking to some of the world’s leading authors about issues like meritocracy, justice, populism, human rights, th…
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- Publisher
- Theos
- Format
- Ongoing
- Typical episode
- About 44 minutes
- Latest episode
- 23 June 2026
- Categories
- Society & Culture, Philosophy
- Taste scores
- How we score
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