Past Present Future

David Runciman 331 - The History of Bad Ideas: The Romantic Hero

Past Present Future is a bi-weekly History of Ideas podcast with David Runciman, host and creator of Talking Politics, exploring the history of ideas from politics to philosophy, culture to technology. David talks to historians, novelists, scientists and many others about where the most interesting ideas come from, what they mean, and why they matter. Ideas from the past, questions about the present, shaping the future. New episodes every Wednesday and Sunday.

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Past Present Future

Epizode

The History of Bad Ideas: The Romantic Hero

The History of Bad Ideas: The Electoral College

The History of Bad Ideas: Utilitarianism

The History of Bad Ideas: Political Leadership is What Counts

The History of Bad Ideas: Celebrity

The History of Bad Ideas: Deliverism

The History of Bad Ideas: Narrative History

The History of Bad Ideas: Hysteria

Where Are We Going? The Future of the Future

Where Are We Going? The Idea of the Future

Live Film Special: Never Let Me Go w/Adam Rutherford

Now & Then with Robert Saunders: The Brexit Referendum 10 Years On

Live Special: Jimmy Wales on the Lessons of Wikipedia

The Great Political Fictions: HHhH

The Great Political Fictions: The Years

The Great Political Fictions: The Human Factor

The Great Political Fictions: The Dispossessed

The Great Political Fictions: The Golden Notebook Part 2 w/Catherine Taylor

The Great Political Fictions: The Golden Notebook

The Great Political Fictions: Brave New World

Live Film Special: Good Night, and Good Luck w/Helen Lewis

The Starmer Crisis in Historical Perspective – Part 2: What’s Next?

The Starmer Crisis in Historical Perspective – Part 1

Where Are We Going? The Future Of Work

Live Film Special: The Third Man w/Misha Glenny

Now & Then with Robert Saunders: The General Strike @100 Part 2

Now & Then with Robert Saunders: The General Strike @100

Live Film Special: South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut w/Beeban Kidron

Talking … Peter Mandelson and New Labour w/Helen Thompson

PPF+: A Taste Of What You’ve Been Missing (Taster 2)

PPF+: A Taste Of What You’ve Been Missing (Taster 1)

PPF+: A Taste Of What You’ve Been Missing (Taster 3)

Orwell’s War: Frozen In Time (1942-43)

Orwell’s War: False Dawn (1940-41)

Orwell’s War: The Nightmare (1938-39)

Live Film Special: Metropolitan w/James Marriott

Political Conversions: Switching Sides in the 21st Century

Political Conversions: From Trotskyism to Neoconservatism

Political Conversions: Communism – The God That Failed

Political Conversions: Going Fascist

Live Special: Another American Civil War?

Live Special: Is This How Democracy Ends? w/Lyse Doucet, Chris Clark & Thant Myint-U

Now & Then with Robert Saunders: The Twists and Turns of the Special Relationship

Now & Then with Robert Saunders: Churchill’s ‘Iron Curtain’ Speech @80

Where Are We Going? Societal Collapse – The Future

Where Are We Going? Societal Collapse – The Present Day

Where Are We Going? Societal Collapse – The Modern Age

Where Are We Going? Societal Collapse – Origins

Where Are We Going? Nuclear War Part 3

Where Are We Going? Nuclear War Part 2