<description>This is the final of our Cheerful Book Club pilot episodes. We’re joined by Billy Bragg to chat about his new book, ‘The Three Dimensions of Freedom’. Billy talks about politics in the age of social media, the importance of accountability, and finding principles to guide the kind of society we want.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;hr&gt;&lt;p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'&gt; Hosted on Acast. See &lt;a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'&gt;acast.com/privacy&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/p&gt;</description>

This is the final of our Cheerful Book Club pilot episodes. We’re joined by Billy Bragg to chat about his new book, ‘The Three Dimensions of Freedom’. Billy talks about politics in the age of social media, the importance of accountability, and finding ...

This is the final of our Cheerful Book Club pilot episodes. We’re joined by Billy Bragg to chat about his new book, ‘The Three Dimensions of Freedom’. Billy talks about politics in the age of social media, the importance of accountability, and finding principles to guide the kind of society we want. <hr> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

Billy Bragg: The Three Dimensions of Freedom

<description>Here’s the second pilot of Cheerful Book Club from last year. Geoff and Ed chat to Reni Eddo-Lodge about her best-selling book, ‘Why I’m No Longer Talking to White People About Race’. They discuss why the book was needed, the impact of structural racism in Britain and what Reni’s learnt since writing it.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;hr&gt;&lt;p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'&gt; Hosted on Acast. See &lt;a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'&gt;acast.com/privacy&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Here’s the second pilot of Cheerful Book Club from last year. Geoff and Ed chat to Reni Eddo-Lodge about her best-selling book, ‘Why I’m No Longer Talking to White People About Race’. They discuss why the book was needed, the impact of structural racis...

Here’s the second pilot of Cheerful Book Club from last year. Geoff and Ed chat to Reni Eddo-Lodge about her best-selling book, ‘Why I’m No Longer Talking to White People About Race’. They discuss why the book was needed, the impact of structural racism in Britain and what Reni’s learnt since writing it. <hr> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

Reni Eddo-Lodge: Why I’m No Longer Talking to White People About Race

<description>Season 1 of Cheerful Book Club is over… But don’t worry, we’re bringing you our original pilot episodes for those who missed out. Here Ed speaks to Elizabeth Day about her best-selling book ‘How to Fail’. They swap notes on attitudes to failure, our inability to talk about it and learning to cope with when things don’t go to plan.&amp;nbsp;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;hr&gt;&lt;p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'&gt; Hosted on Acast. See &lt;a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'&gt;acast.com/privacy&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Season 1 of Cheerful Book Club is over… But don’t worry, we’re bringing you our original pilot episodes for those who missed out. Here Ed speaks to Elizabeth Day about her best-selling book ‘How to Fail’. They swap notes on attitudes to failure, our in...

Season 1 of Cheerful Book Club is over… But don’t worry, we’re bringing you our original pilot episodes for those who missed out. Here Ed speaks to Elizabeth Day about her best-selling book ‘How to Fail’. They swap notes on attitudes to failure, our inability to talk about it and learning to cope with when things don’t go to plan.&nbsp; <hr> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

Elizabeth Day: How to Fail

<description>&lt;p&gt;Here’s something we recorded with two fab guests before the current public health crisis began.&amp;nbsp;Christiana Figueres, architect of the Paris Agreement, and&amp;nbsp;Tom Rivett-Carnac,&amp;nbsp;her political strategist at the UN, are here to talk about their book, ‘The Future We Choose: Surviving the Climate Crisis’. It’s an honest but incredibly inspiring conversation about where we’re at, the choice we face on the climate emergency, and the actions we can all take to avoid the worst for the planet.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;hr&gt;&lt;p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'&gt; Hosted on Acast. See &lt;a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'&gt;acast.com/privacy&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Here’s something we recorded with two fab guests before the current public health crisis began.&nbsp;Christiana Figueres, architect of the Paris Agreement, and&nbsp;Tom Rivett-Carnac,&nbsp;her political strategist at the UN, are here to tal...

Here’s something we recorded with two fab guests before the current public health crisis began.&nbsp;Christiana Figueres, architect of the Paris Agreement, and&nbsp;Tom Rivett-Carnac,&nbsp;her political strategist at the UN, are here to talk about their book, ‘The Future We Choose: Surviving the Climate Crisis’. It’s an honest but incredibly inspiring conversation about where we’re at, the choice we face on the climate emergency, and the actions we can all take to avoid the worst for the planet. <hr> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

Christiana Figueres & Tom Rivett-Carnac: The Future We Choose

<description>&lt;p&gt;Special guest co-host Sarah O’Connor joins us for this conversation with economist Emily Oster. Emily chats about Cribsheet’ - her data-driven guide to parenting, covering everything from breastfeeding to screen time. We talk through the big myths, how gender drives research, and the best parenting advice she ever got.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;Cheerful Book Club is brought to you by VINTAGE books (&lt;a href="https://penguin.co.uk/vintage" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;https://penguin.co.uk/vintage&lt;/a&gt;).&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;hr&gt;&lt;p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'&gt; Hosted on Acast. See &lt;a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'&gt;acast.com/privacy&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Special guest co-host Sarah O’Connor joins us for this conversation with economist Emily Oster. Emily chats about Cribsheet’ - her data-driven guide to parenting, covering everything from breastfeeding to screen time. We talk through the big myths, how...

Special guest co-host Sarah O’Connor joins us for this conversation with economist Emily Oster. Emily chats about Cribsheet’ - her data-driven guide to parenting, covering everything from breastfeeding to screen time. We talk through the big myths, how gender drives research, and the best parenting advice she ever got. Cheerful Book Club is brought to you by VINTAGE books (<a href="https://penguin.co.uk/vintage" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://penguin.co.uk/vintage</a>). <hr> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

Emily Oster: Cribsheet

Join Ed Miliband, Geoff Lloyd and friends for a conversation about the biggest ideas in non-fiction books. <hr> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

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