Thinking Class
Join John Gillam and his guests in reclaiming the space to think out loud and learn to pay attention to what matters. Including guests like David Starkey, Peter Hitchens, Roy Baumeister, Spencer Klavan, Eric Kaufmann, Paul Embery, Frank Furedi, David Goodhart, Carl Trueman, Connor Tomlinson, Ed West, Neema Parvini, Nigel Biggar, Robert Tombs, and Helen Pluckrose.
Episodes
76 episodes
#076 - Compilation - Beyond Repair? The Making And Breaking Of England, Britain And Their Peoples
This is a compilation episode focused on the themes of England and Britain's history at home and abroad, the making of its social, political, and cultural life. You can expect to hear from the likes of Peter Hitchens, Connor Tomlinson, Charlie ...
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#075 - Bijan Omrani - Why God Is An Englishman: England Is A Christian Nation Or No Nation At All
Dr. Bijan Omrani is a classicist, historian, and Oxford-educated barrister. His research explores questions of religious history and cultural identity, spanning from ancient Roman Greece to Afghanistan and the Silk Road. He has taught Classics ...
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#074 - Prof. Tim Lang - How Bad British Food Policy Risks Starving The Nation
Prof. Tim Lang is the emeritus professor of food policy at City University London Centre for Food Policy. He was professor of food policy at Citi from 2002 to 2021 and had founded the Centre in 1994 at Thames Valley University, now the Universi...
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#073 - Dr. Mario Trabucco - Decolonisation: How Modern Museums Are Destroying The Cultural Fabric
Dr. Mario Trabucco della Torretta is a classical archaeologist trained in Sicily and Athens. Mario's expertise covers classical Greek architecture and sculpture, ancient Athens and the Elgin Marbles. He tweets
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#072 - Douglas Carswell - How Britain Became A Divided, Broken, Nanny State & How To Fix It
Douglas Carswell was a member of the British Parliament for 12 years. He also co-founded Vote Leave the Official campaign that won the 2016 Brexit vote in Britain. The author of five books, Douglas has written widely about bank reform and monet...
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#071 - Charles Cornish-Dale a.k.a. Raw Egg Nationalist - Why Our Health Depends On Resisting The Growing Corporate Control Of The Food Supply
Charles Cornish Dale, otherwise known as Raw Egg Nationalist, is a writer and owner of a popular X/Twitter account. Charlie is the editor of the Mans World Magazine and the author of four books, Raw Eg...
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#070 - Nuriyah Khan - Modern-Day Religious Revolution In Britain: What Does The Future Hold?
Nuriyah Khan is the host of the YouTube channel Holy Humanist and is a prominent ex-Muslim and women's rights campaigner, known for her fearless advocacy and outspoken views. In this episode, Nuriyah and I think out loud about her e...
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#069 - Niall Gooch - How The British Public Lost Trust In Their Politicians & Institutions
Niall Gooch is a writer and has appeared in The Spectator, Unheard, and The Catholic Herald. In this episode, Niall and I think out loud about the unique aspects of British identity, the impact of political ideologies on historical...
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#068 - Lorenzo Warby - Why Economists' Predictions Go Wrong, The Roman Empire Fell, And Why You Should Never Give Bureaucrats Moral Projects
Lorenzo Warby writes the Substack Lorenzo from Oz and he contributes regularly to Helen Dale's Substack,
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#067 - Prof. Alan Macfarlane - Exploring The Ancient English Roots Of Capitalism And How They Contributed To Its Protestantism
Alan McFarlane is an anthropologist, historian, and Professor Emeritus of Anthropology at King’s College, Cambridge. He is the author or editor of 20 books and numerous articles covering the anthropology and history of England, Nepal, Japan, an...
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#066 - Theodore Dalrymple - Why Being Non-Judgmental Does Not Make You More Moral & Makes The World Worse
Today, I’m speaking with Dr Anthony Daniels, better known by his pen name, Theodore Dalrymple. He is an English cultural critic, prison physician, and psychiatrist who has worked in several sub-Saharan African countries and London’s East End.
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#065 - Neema Parvini - How Out Of Control Western Elites Brought A Civilisation To Its Knees
Neema Parvini is the author of eight books including The Prophets of Doom, The Populist Delusion, The Defenders ...
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#064 - Lord Nigel Biggar - The Good, The Bad And The Ugly Of The British Empire
Lord Nigel Biggar CBE is Emeritus Regis Professor of Moral Theology at Oxford and Distinguished Scholar in Residence at Pusey House. Nigel holds a BA in Modern History from Oxford and a PhD in Christian Theology and Ethics from the University o...
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#063 - David Starkey - Forgetting History: Boomers, Blair & The Bulldozing Of Britain
David Starkey is a historian, broadcaster, and bestselling author. Known for The Six Wives of Henry VIII and Monarchy, David now runs the popular YouTube channel ...
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#062 - Dr. Roy Baumeister - The Power Of Culture: How We Evolved To Live In The Tribe
Dr. Roy Baumeister is one of the world's most prolific and influential psychologists. He has published over 700 scientific works, including over 40 books. In 2013 he received the highest award given by the Association for Psychological Science,...
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#061 - Mark Dooley - On Roger Scruton & Why We Need To Discover The Politics Of Home
Dr. Mark Dooley is an Irish philosopher, author and journalist who has taught at the National University of Ireland, Maynooth, and at University College Dublin where he was John Henry Newman Scholar in Theology. He has been a columnist for both...
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#060 - Warren Smith - Rediscovering Humility In The Search For Truth
Warren Smith is the founder of YouTube channel The Secret Scholar Society (@SecretScholars ). He lives in Massachusetts, USA, where he is a volunteer firefighter.
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#059 - Sam Bidwell - How Britain's Politicians Broke The Social Contract
Sam Bidwell is the Director of the Next Generation Centre at the
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#058 - Harrison Pitt - Why Mass Immigration Will See The West Give Up Believing In Liberal Fictions
Harrison Pitt is a writer at the European Conservative and a fellow at the
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#057 - Ed West & Paul Morland - Why Rediscovering Our Cultural Heritage Can Save The West
Ed West is a British author, journalist, and blogger known for The Wrong Side of History on Substack and his work with UnHerd, The Catholic Herald, The Spectator, and more. His books include Small Men on the Wrong Side of History, The Diver...
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#056 - Prof. Robert Tombs - Why We Cannot Escape History: England's Past Will Define Its Future
Professor Robert Tombs is Professor Emeritus of French History at the University of Cambridge and Fellow of St John’s College. Robert is the author of That Sweet Enemy (2006, co-written with his wife Isabel), The English and Their History (2014...
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#055 - Prof. Alan MacFarlane - How English Individualism Created The Modern World
Professor Alan McFarlane is a renowned anthropologist, historian, and Professor Emeritus of King’s College, Cambridge. Author or editor of 20 books and countless articles, Alan has spent his career exploring the origins and nature of the modern...
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#054 - Tom Rowsell - An 8,000 Year Story: Exploring The Genetic Histories & Identities Of The British Peoples
Tom Rowsell is a historian and an independent film maker, director and editor, known for From Runes to Ruins (2014) and his YouTube channel Survive the Jive, which...
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#053 - David Goodhart - The Impact Of Freedom And The Age Of Sex Equality On Caring For The Family
David Goodhart is a British journalist, commentator and author. David is the Head of the Demography, Immigration and Integration Unit at the think tank Policy Exchange and the founder and a former editor of Prospect magazine. David has...
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