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AntiSocial Episodes

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    How schools got strict

    Where did the trend for tough discipline in schools come from?

  2. How right-wing activists use 'Western civilisation'

    How right-wing activists use 'Western civilisation'

  3. How pop stars make money

    The business of music has been radically transformed in recent decades

  4. How planet-friendly is your diet?

    The greenhouse gas emissions caused by meat, dairy, and plant-based alternatives

  5. How much would reparations for slavery cost?

    Comedian Lenny Henry has backed calls for the UK to pay over £18 trillion in reparations.

  6. How much has the Church of England shaped the UK?

    The influence of the established church on UK institutions.

  7. How many people have Britons slept with?

    Professor Cath Mercer on asking people about their sexual histories

  8. How jail-time is decided

    How much leeway do judges have when sentencing?

  9. How does the law handle misgendering?

    Amid arguments about misgendering and hate crime - what does existing UK law say?

  10. How does an author get published?

    Industry veteran Amelia Fairney explains the book business

  11. How can we measure the country’s mental health?

    Ann John from Swansea University digs into the stats on mental illness

  12. Housing discrimination and positive action

    How does the law around housing work and where are there exceptions?

  13. Grok AI – the chatbot being used to digitally undress women

    How does Grok AI fit into Elon Musk’s Modus Operandi?

  14. Examining racism in the UK

    What did the largest survey into the experiences of ethnic minorities discover?

  15. Do men behave worse than women in the dating game?

    Who is badly behaved when dating – men or women?

  16. Divestment: A beginner’s guide

    It’s become a common protest demand, but what does divesting really entail?

  17. Defining “racism”

    Monica Moreno-Figueroa from the University of Cambridge on the history of the word.

  18. Cultural consultants

    The people hired to make sure film producers get cultural representation right

  19. Child-free weddings

    Why has there been a rise in child-free weddings?

  20. Brands and culture

    How do companies tap into our values and viral moments to sell us stuff?

  21. Body positivity

    Where does the idea come from, and what does it really mean?

  22. Air conditioning and the environment

    How AC works, and whether cooling more of our homes would be worse for the planet

  23. A potted history of the nudist movement

    What are the benefits of being naked?

  24. A potted history of patriotism

    How the idea of patriotism has evolved

  25. A history of Received Pronunciation

    How did Received Pronunciation come about?

  26. A history of Eurovision and politics

    Eurovision is meant to be apolitical, but over the years it’s been caught in controversy

  27. A history of anti-fascist protest

    Did counter-protests at the ‘Battle of Cable Street’ prove a hammer blow to fascism?

  28. ‘Lefty Lawyers’: where does the phrase come from?

    When did people start using the phrase ‘lefty lawyers’ and why?

  29. ‘Bring your whole self to work’?

    What does the phrase mean and where does it come from?

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