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201. SECRETS AND LIDOS: the people-powered pool movement
Hello! Lee-doh or ly-doh? We’re asking the big questions about the lido revival taking place across the UK. Many towns and cities saw their outdoor pools close during the twentieth century but lidos are back on the up. Journalist Chris Beanland talks… -
200. PUTTING FAIRNESS AT THE HEART OF THE GREEN TRANSITION
Hello! It’s our 200th episode! We’re talking about the groundbreaking Environmental Justice Commission, which has just published an ambitious plan for putting fairness at the heart of tackling the climate crisis. Caroline Lucas and Hilary Benn, two o… -
199. STRAIGHT TO VOICEMAIL: the right to disconnect from work
Hello! How can we properly switch off from work in an era of phones, email and remote working? We’re exploring the ‘right to disconnect’ — the idea that people should have a right to disengage from messages and calls outside of their working hours. P… -
198. A DECENT LIFE FOR ALL: the case for a new social guarantee
Hello! How can we ensure everyone has access to the essentials for a decent life? A coalition of campaigners argue we need a new ‘Social Guarantee’ based on three pillars: living wage jobs, universal public services, and fixing our safety net with a … -
197. GO BIG #4: How We Can All Make Change Happen
Hello! For the final week of our Go Big podcast book tour, we’re talking to incredible people successfully campaigning for change around the world. Ali Abdi and Elbashir Idris talk about the campaign for a first Halal Nando’s in Cardiff and the amazi… -
196. GO BIG #3: A Big Idea to Repair Our Democracy
Hello! It’s the third episode of our podcast book tour, exploring ideas from Ed’s new book ‘Go Big’. We're revisiting citizens’ assemblies and the role they could play in repairing our democracy. Experts Graham Smith, Archon Fung and Becky Willis ... -
195. GO BIG #2: A Big Idea to Rethink the Economy
Hello! From New Zealand to Finland, countries are experimenting with alternatives to using gross domestic product (GDP) as the primary measure of national success. For our second special episode on ideas from Ed’s book Go Big, we’re asking: could cha… -
194. GO BIG #1: A Big Idea for Gender Equality
Hello! For the next few episodes we’re going big with some of the ideas from Ed’s new book, Go Big. This week: could better parental leave for dads help promote gender equality? Icelandic Prime Minister and friend of the pod Katrín Jakobsdóttir expla… -
BONUS: ED’S WRITTEN A BOOK! (exclusive audiobook extract)
It’s the big day! Ed’s book ‘Go Big: How to Fix Our World’ is out now. To celebrate, here’s an extract from the audiobook read by Ed. Buy the audiobook here: https://adbl.co/31yPi9O Buy the book from your favourite bookshop or online:&nb... -
193. THE CASE FOR BIG CHANGE: and building the coalitions to make it happen
Hello! A big theme of the podcast has been the need for big change. We’re chatting to two people with really interesting perspectives on that. FT writer Martin Sandbu talks about why this is a moment that demands a transformation of our economy and w…
Reasons to be Cheerful with Ed Miliband and Geoff Lloyd
By Cheerful
A podcast about ideas. Former Labour Party leader Ed Miliband, and Sony Award-winning radio host Geoff Lloyd talk to smart thinkers from around the world.
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