Transforming Society Podcast

In this episode, Richard Kemp speaks to people from both sides of the Universal Basic Income (UBI) debate from a recent issue of the Journal of Poverty and Social Justice. Howard Robert Reed and Matthew Thomas Johnson argue that UBI is affordable and feasible, whereas Donald Hirsch believes the necessary funds for UBI could be used to cut poverty in more targeted ways. They explore the different UBI schemes that have been tested, discuss what an alternative, reformed welfare system may look like, and outline the changes they all agree are needed to improve the lives of people both below, and above, the minimum income standard. Read the full debate: https://bristoluniversitypressdigital.com/view/journals/jpsj/31/1/jpsj.31.issue-1.xml Intro music: Cold by yoitrax | @yoitrax Music promoted by www.free-stock-music.com Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.en_US

In this final short conversation with Jack McDonald, author of 'What is War for?', we turn to the part played by technology in war. There's long been a technological aspect to war, not just in the development of ever more deadly weapons, but also in the way civilian technology, such as railway networks and the telegraph, have shaped the conduct of war. Today, in the era of drones and smartphones, war continues to evolve, posing new ethical questions on the battlefield and beyond. Find out more about the book: https://bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/what-is-war-for Intro music: Cold by yoitrax | @yoitrax Music promoted by www.free-stock-music.com Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.en_US

Robin Sen and Christian Kerr, authors of 'The Future of Children's Care', speak to Jess Miles about the recent 'once in a generation' MacAlister Review of Childrens Social Care in England. They discuss the problem of how reviews are commissioned and carried out, omissions in the report and the need for co-production and the need for dissent to stand up for people with less power. What does the future of children's rights in the UK look like? Find out about Christian and Robin's book here: https://policy.bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/the-future-of-childrens-care Listen to The future of children's care podcast at: https://on.soundcloud.com/WqMuc Intro music: Cold by yoitrax | @yoitrax Music promoted by www.free-stock-music.com Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.en_US

What are state harms? What are the formal and informal ways they are enacted? How can solidarity, denunciation and resistance challenge state harm and what opportunities and openings for change exist? Federica Rossi and Chris Magill are guest editors of a themed section on state harms in the latest issue of 'Justice, Power and Resistance'. In this episode, they speak to Jess Miles about what state harms are, how they are justified, opportunities for resistance and whether academic research itself should be political. Read the themed section: https://bristoluniversitypressdigital.com/view/journals/jpr/6/2/jpr.6.issue-2.xml Intro music: Cold by yoitrax | @yoitrax Music promoted by www.free-stock-music.com Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.en_US

Cybersecurity is about identifying something you want to protect and exercising power in order to preserve it, Tim Stevens says in this, the last of three short conversations about his new book, 'What is Cybersecurity for?'. In this episode, we focus on cybersecurity's political dimensions, including interstate competition that could manifest as cyberwarfare, the reasons why the world has not (yet) seen major acts of cyberterrorism, and the ways in which citizens in democracies can get involved in mapping out our cybersecurity future. Find out more about the book: https://bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/what-is-cybersecurity-for Intro music: Cold by yoitrax | @yoitrax Music promoted by www.free-stock-music.com Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.en_US

So-called tainted donations have become a very real problem for many charities and organizations: when is it wrong to accept a donation because of how the money was made? What if the money was made in the distant past, when different ethical values prevailed? And if a donor uses their money to whitewash a dubious reputation, is that just something they should accept as a small price to pay for the greater good? In this final conversation with Rhodri Davies, author of What is Philanthropy for?, he explores these and other moral dilemmas that beset the philanthropic landscape of the 21st century. Find out more about the book: https://bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/what-is-philanthropy-for Intro music: Cold by yoitrax | @yoitrax Music promoted by www.free-stock-music.com Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.en_US

When Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022, Vladimir Putin very deliberately referred to it as a ‘special military operation', not an act of war. He's far from unique in refusing to call a war by its name; calling a conflict a war has consequences. And over the course of history, very different types of conflict have had the label applied to, or denied, them. In this, the second of three short conversations, Jack McDonald, the author of 'What is War For?', tells George Miller what's at stake in calling something a war. Find out more about the book: https://bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/what-is-war-for Intro music: Cold by yoitrax | @yoitrax Music promoted by www.free-stock-music.com Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.en_US

In this episode, Richard Kemp speaks with Lucy Easthope and Kandida Purnell, two of the co-editors of 'When This Is Over', about the pandemic and its long lasting impact. They discuss why it was important to have different perspectives and content beyond academic essays, the effect increasingly strict immigration laws had on asylum seekers during the pandemic and whether we've seen the full extent of the emotional toll of the pandemic. Find out more about the book: https://policy.bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/when-this-is-over Intro music: Cold by yoitrax | @yoitrax Music promoted by www.free-stock-music.com Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.en_US

While it's easy to become fixated on cybersecurity's technological aspects, one of the central ideas in Tim Stevens' 'What is Cybersecurity for?' is the importance of remembering it's primarily about and for people. In this, the second of three short conversations, Tim expands on this idea and responds to the question of whether, given the power of Big Tech, individual users' interest can ever truly be paramount. Find out more about the book: https://bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/what-is-cybersecurity-for Intro music: Cold by yoitrax | @yoitrax Music promoted by www.free-stock-music.com Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.en_US

John Bissett is a community worker, activist and author of 'It's Not Where You Live, It's How You Live', a ground-breaking and compelling book that takes us deep into the world of a public housing estate in Dublin. Aiming to change perspectives on public housing, John talks about what life is like for the people who live on the estate and how it is shaped by gender and class, not simply deprivation. Find out more about the book: https://policy.bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/its-not-where-you-live-its-how-you-live Intro music: Cold by yoitrax | @yoitrax Music promoted by www.free-stock-music.com Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.en_US

In the second of three short conversations with Rhodri Davies, author of 'What is Philanthropy For?', George Miller asks Rhodri about the difference between philanthropy and charity. The tension between them is sometimes characterised as a head versus heart conflict, with philanthropy the more rational and systemic of the two, while charity is more emotional and immediate. But does this distinction bear scrutiny in a world of billionaire philanthropists, each with their own pet projects? Find out more about the book: https://bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/what-is-philanthropy-for Intro music: Cold by yoitrax | @yoitrax Music promoted by www.free-stock-music.com Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.en_US

In this episode, Chris Cunneen, author of 'Defund the Police: An International Insurrection', speaks to Rebecca Megson-Smith about the broad need to defund the police. They discuss why defunding is the best route forward instead of further investment and reform, what viable alternatives there might be and what we would need in order to make this vision of society a reality. Find out more about the book: https://policy.bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/defund-the-police Intro music: Cold by yoitrax | @yoitrax Music promoted by www.free-stock-music.com Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.en_US

In this episode, George Miller speaks to Jack McDonald, author of 'What is War for?', one of the first titles to be published in Bristol University Press's new What Is It For? series. In the first of three short conversations, Jack explains why he chose to focus on war's twenty-first century character rather than its ancient origins, and talks about writing the book as the events of the Russo-Ukrainian war unfolded in real time. Find out more about the book: https://bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/what-is-war-for Intro music: Cold by yoitrax | @yoitrax Music promoted by www.free-stock-music.com Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.en_US

In this episode, George Miller speaks to Tim Stevens, author of 'What is Cybersecurity for?', one of the first titles to be published in Bristol University Press's new What Is It For? series. In the first of three short conversations, Tim explains what got him interested in cybersecurity in the first place and why it's too important to treat it as solely the domain of IT professionals, given how many aspects of our lives it now shapes. Find out more about the book: https://bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/what-is-cybersecurity-for Intro music: Cold by yoitrax | @yoitrax Music promoted by www.free-stock-music.com Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.en_US

We take the existence of the all-powerful stock market for granted, but we should engage with it because it affects us as individuals and wider society in very deep ways. Philip Roscoe's new book 'How to Build a Stock Exchange' enables us to do this. In the episode, he speaks to Jess Miles about this darkly comedic secret world, prompting us to demand better. Find out more about the book: https://bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/how-to-build-a-stock-exchange Intro music: Cold by yoitrax | @yoitrax Music promoted by www.free-stock-music.com Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.en_US

In this episode, George Miller speaks to Rhodri Davies, author of 'What is Philanthropy for?', one of the first titles to be published in Bristol University Press's new What Is It For? series. In the first of three short conversations, Rhodri explains why he thinks this is a good time to ask questions about the purpose of philanthropy, and its relationship to democracy, inequality and the market. He also talks about why understanding philanthropy's past can be a useful aid to mapping out its future. Find out more about the book: https://bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/what-is-philanthropy-for Intro music: Cold by yoitrax | @yoitrax Music promoted by www.free-stock-music.com Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.en_US

From the Alcatraz East Crime Museum and Jack the Ripper guided tours to the Phnom Penh killing fields, ‘dark tourism' is now a multi-million-pound global industry. What is the attraction and where is the line between acceptable and problematic dark tourism drawn? In this episode, Becky Taylor speaks with Adam Lynes, Craig Kelly and James Treadwell, editors of '50 Dark Destinations' about what dark tourism is, why we're drawn to such macabre forms of tourism and the unique aspects the internet has brought to the industry. Find out more about the book: https://policy.bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/50-dark-destinations Intro music: Cold by yoitrax | @yoitrax Music promoted by www.free-stock-music.com Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.en_US

In this episode, Richard Kemp speaks with Nicholas Gilmour and Tristram Hicks, authors of 'The War on Dirty Money', about why financial investigation needs to be done in parallel with the criminal justice system. They discuss the danger of the 'sophisticated' money launderer myth, how so many criminals keep the proceeds of their crimes and why asset recovery is so important. Find out more about the book: https://policy.bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/the-war-on-dirty-money Intro music: Cold by yoitrax | @yoitrax Music promoted by www.free-stock-music.com Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.en_US

In this episode, Jess Miles speaks with Luke Billingham and Keir Irwin-Rogers, authors of 'Against Youth Violence', about a new way of making sense of ‘youth violence' by putting it in the context of social harm. They discuss the extent of the violence affecting children and young people, how harmful the way it is reported and talked about can be, and how we should be talking to young people about violence. Find out more about the book: https://bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/against-youth-violence Intro music: Cold by yoitrax | @yoitrax Music promoted by www.free-stock-music.com Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.en_US

The Changing Realities project shines a light on what life is really like for households on low incomes, and pushes for urgent and permanent change. 'A Year Like No Other', published by Policy Press, features the stories of those involved in the project. In this episode, Jess Miles speaks to them about their experiences of life on a low-income. They discuss their involvement in the project, what they hope people will take away from reading the book and what we can all do individually to make the necessary changes in our society. Find out more about Changing Realities at: https://changingrealities.org/ Find out more about the book: https://policy.bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/a-year-like-no-other Intro music: Cold by yoitrax | @yoitrax Music promoted by www.free-stock-music.com Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.en_US

Mick Cooper, author of ‘Psychology at the Heart of Social Change: Developing a Progressive Vision for Society', speaks to Richard Kemp about why we need to apply psychology to politics. How do rogue goals hinder our growth? How can we make necessary changes without using blame? What strategies could we implement for a psychology-informed progressive society? Find out more about the book: https://policy.bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/psychology-at-the-heart-of-social-change Intro music: Cold by yoitrax | @yoitrax Music promoted by www.free-stock-music.com Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.en_US

In this episode, Tim Bodley-Scott and Ersel Oymak, authors of ‘University–Industry Partnerships for Positive Change', speak to Rebecca Megson-Smith about why robust university–industry partnerships are vital to achieve the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and create a better world for everyone. They discuss the key concepts at the heart of these partnerships, the concept of the fifth generation university and the practical aspects of how we make this happen and the tools already at our disposal. Find out more about the book: https://policy.bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/university-industry-partnerships-for-positive-change Intro music: Cold by yoitrax | @yoitrax Music promoted by www.free-stock-music.com Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.en_US

In this episode, Sarah Morton and Ailsa Cook, authors of 'How do you know if you're making a difference?', speak to Jess Miles about the challenges of tackling complex issues and trying to achieve change in the public services. They discuss why and how public services need to measure and demonstrate impact in different ways and the impact of the cost of living crisis. Find out more about the book: https://policy.bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/how-do-you-know-if-you-are-making-a-difference Intro music: Cold by yoitrax | @yoitrax Music promoted by www.free-stock-music.com Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.en_US

In this episode, Simon Winlow and Steve Hall, co-authors of 'The Death of the Left: Why We Must Begin from the Beginning Again', speak to Richard Kemp about the book and whether there is any hope for the political Left. They discuss the Left's current focus on culture instead of economics, the surface level nature of diversity policies in organisations, and what the Left needs to do in order to thrive again. Find out more about the book: https://policy.bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/the-death-of-the-left Intro music: Cold by yoitrax | @yoitrax Music promoted by www.free-stock-music.com Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.en_US

In this podcast, Chris Ogden, author of 'The Authoritarian Century', speaks to Becky Taylor about China's rise and whether this signals the demise of Western democracy. They discuss the increasing illiberal trend in international affairs, future scenarios for world politics and illuminate points of hope for democracy and human rights. Find out more about the book: https://bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/the-authoritarian-century Intro music: Cold by yoitrax | @yoitrax Music promoted by www.free-stock-music.com Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.en_US

Angry white masculinity powers right-wing populism around the world, and it's a death sentence for everyone — men included. In this episode, Karen Lee Ashcraft, scholar, former right-wing populist and author of 'Wronged and Dangerous', speaks to Jess Miles about the rise of populism and the true cost of a world run by manly grievance. They discuss the evolution of toxic masculinity to viral masculinity, women's involvement in populist and right-wing extremist movements, and what we should do now to mitigate the impact of this phenomenon. Find out more about the book: https://bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/wronged-and-dangerous Intro music: Cold by yoitrax | @yoitrax Music promoted by www.free-stock-music.com Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.en_US

During adolescence, young people are exposed to a range of risks beyond their family homes including sexual and criminal exploitation, peer-on-peer abuse and gang-related violence. Carlene Firmin, co-author of 'Safeguarding Young People Beyond the Family Home', speaks to Jess Miles about these extra-familial risks and harms and how our social work system was only ever designed to protect children within their homes. She suggests practical steps to allow us to offer safeguarding and wider social work responses to risks beyond families. The book will be available to read for free via Open Access under CC-BY-NC-ND licence from 13 October. Find out more about the book: https://policy.bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/safeguarding-young-people-beyond-the-family-home Intro music: Cold by yoitrax | @yoitrax Music promoted by www.free-stock-music.com Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.en_US

In this episode, Richard Kemp speaks with Dan McQuillan, author of 'Resisting AI: An Anti-fascist Approach to Artificial Intelligence', about what artificial intelligence really is. They discuss how artificial intelligence damages society in ways that are not easily fixed and why it needs to be restructured from the ground up, as well as how these fundamental changes to AI can help create a better society for everyone. Find out more about the book: https://bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/resisting-ai Intro music: Cold by yoitrax | @yoitrax Music promoted by www.free-stock-music.com Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.en_US

In this episode, Oscar Berglund and Elizabeth A. Koebele, Co-Editors of the Policy & Politics journal, talk to Jess Miles about the latest special issue – ‘Transformational change through public policy'. They discuss what transformational change is, how public policy academia needs to adapt to bring about this transformational change and their hope to inspire a new generation of scholars by setting out the structure for a research program. Browse the special issue: https://bristoluniversitypressdigital.com/view/journals/pp/50/3/pp.50.issue-3.xml Intro music: Cold by yoitrax | @yoitrax Music promoted by www.free-stock-music.com Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.en_US

Multiple crises have led many to conclude that the current economic and political system is broken. The present and future look increasingly precarious. Rebecca Megson-Smith speaks to Stephen McBride about his book ‘Escaping Dystopia: Rebuilding a public domain' about radical solutions to global issues such as economic catastrophes, inequality, climate change and political failure. Are there means of escape from the near dystopia we find ourselves in? Find out more about the book on our website: https://bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/escaping-dystopia Intro music: Cold by yoitrax | @yoitrax Music promoted by www.free-stock-music.com Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.en_US

How can we reimagine society in an era of climate change, pandemic, hunger, poverty, questions of racial, ethnic and gender justice and other pressing global societal challenges? In this episode, Jess Miles speaks with Sue Scott and Siddharth Mallavarapu, two of the co-editors in chief of the new non-profit, Open Access ‘Global Social Challenges Journal', published by Bristol University Press and available for free on Bristol University Press Digital. They discuss many aspects of the journal, including the mission, how it speaks to the UN Sustainable Development Goals and how they will support researchers in low and middle-income countries. Read the editorial: https://bristoluniversitypressdigital.com/gsc/view/journals/gscj/1/1/article-p2.xml Read the launch collection: https://bristoluniversitypressdigital.com/gsc/view/journals/gscj/gscj-overview.xml Intro music: Cold by yoitrax | @yoitrax Music promoted by www.free-stock-music.com Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.en_US

Our rules of democracy are out of date and urgently need to evolve to fit with a changed world. In this episode, Marcial Bragadini Boo, author of 'The Rules of Democracy', explains why it's time to make democracy better again. Marcial speaks with Jess Miles about why the current rules of democracy aren't working, what the new rules should be and how these would work in practice, including politicians adhering to the rule of law and what we as individuals need to do. Find out more about the book on our website: https://policy.bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/the-rules-of-democracy Intro music: Cold by yoitrax | @yoitrax Music promoted by www.free-stock-music.com Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.en_US

In this episode, Anna Sergi, author of 'Chasing the Mafia: 'Ndrangheta, Memories and Journeys', speaks with Richard Kemp about the book and her background and proximity to the subject. They discuss her childhood growing up on the Aspromonte mountain, the long reach of the 'Ndrangheta and the delicate balance of emotional distance when it comes to analysing such an emotive topic. Find out more about the book at https://bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/chasing-the-mafia Intro music: Cold by yoitrax | @yoitrax Music promoted by www.free-stock-music.com Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.en_US

Is it possible to provoke positive change within the historically male dominated sciences, without alienating people? The Women in Supramolecular Chemistry (WISC) network have demonstrated that, yes, it is. What began as a small group of female colleagues meeting regularly to offer one another support in their scientific careers has, in less than three years, grown into an international network. Increasingly recognised within the academy, the WISC network has received support for their work enabling women and other minority groups in STEM to get on with their science, safely, successfully and to the benefit of the wider scientific community. In this episode, Rebecca Megson-Smith talks with Jennifer Leigh, Jennifer Hiscock, Marion Kieffer and Larissa K.S. von Krbek, four of the authors behind 'Women in Supramolecular Chemistry: Collectively Crafting the Rhythms of Our Work and Lives in STEM', about new ways to challenge the age-old issues of inequality and discrimination within the sciences. Find out more about the book at https://policy.bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/women-in-supramolecular-chemistry Intro music: Cold by yoitrax | @yoitrax Music promoted by www.free-stock-music.com Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.en_US

In this episode, Ivan Kalmar, author of ‘White But Not Quite', explains illiberal democracy in Central Europe, as seen in the governance of Victor Orban in Hungary. What role does ‘whiteness' play in illiberalism, and what are the dynamics of racism by and towards Central Europeans? How do the ideas in the book help us to understand the war in Ukraine? And what possibilities does 'not quiteness' offer? https://bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/white-but-not-quite Intro music: Cold by yoitrax | @yoitrax Music promoted by www.free-stock-music.com Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.en_US

Marking ten years of the 'Critical and Radical Social Work' journal, Michael Lavalette, editor since its inception, tells the story of the emergence of the radical social work movement and the Social Work Action Network, and the role the journal has played in this. He talks about the way in which the journal creates a space for debate and discussion, combining academic research with voices from the frontline and the achievements of radical pioneers, with much of the content available for free. Critically, Michael addresses the challenges that social work and social workers face and the solutions radical social work has to offer. Intro music: Cold by yoitrax | @yoitrax Music promoted by www.free-stock-music.com Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.en_US

In this episode Caroline Gorden and Christopher Birkbeck, authors of the new textbook 'Case Studies of Famous Trials and the Construction of Guilt and Innocence', speak with Jess Miles about the book. They discuss the social construction of guilt and innocence, people's morbid fascination with violent crime and why a single explanation of a trial verdict is always likely to be insufficient. Intro music: Cold by yoitrax | @yoitrax Music promoted by www.free-stock-music.com Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.en_US

In this episode, Nasar Meer, author of 'The Cruel Optimism of Racial Justice', part of our British Sociological Association 21st Century Standpoints Series, speaks with Rebecca Megson-Smith about his new book. They discuss issues around race and racial justice, and why we continue to see systemic injustice. Meer spotlights that many, every day, ‘unwitting' acts of racism continue to occur despite enquiries, investigations, findings and recommendations for change. He shows how it is possible for systemic racist behaviour to remain unchallenged, normalised and unseen, through a complex cocktail of silence about the past, as well as a lack of understanding that ‘equal treatment' is not the same as ‘treatment as an equal'. Intro music: Cold by yoitrax | @yoitrax Music promoted by www.free-stock-music.com Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.en_US

Getting business on board is essential if we want to achieve the United Nations' goal of building a better future for people and planet by 2030. In this episode Ian Thomson and Dom Bates, authors of 'Urgent Business: Five Myths Business Needs to Overcome to Save Itself and the Planet', discuss the current way businesses engage with the global goals, the myths that hold businesses back from change, and what individuals within businesses can do to push for progress. Intro music: Cold by yoitrax | @yoitrax Music promoted by www.free-stock-music.com Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.en_US

In this episode, Stewart Lansley, author of ‘The Richer, The Poorer', discusses why we need to talk about the links between poverty and wealth, the challenges of measuring poverty and the impact of living in an unequal society. Intro music: Cold by yoitrax | @yoitrax Music promoted by www.free-stock-music.com Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.en_US

In this episode, Lambros Fatsis and Melayna Lamb talk about their new book ‘Policing the Pandemic: How Public Health Becomes Public Order'. They discuss how the pandemic has revealed the damaging relationship between public health and public order and explain why we need to explore our assumptions about policing and what it's for. Aiming to shift our world view, they offer suggestions for practical steps towards abolitionist practices and ways of thinking. Further reading: Ida B. Wells, Crusade for Justice: The Autobiography of Ida B. Wells Angelina Grimké, ‘Appeal to the Christian Women of the South' Elsa Goveia, ‘The West Indian Slave Laws of the Eighteenth Century' Sylvia Wynter, ‘No Humans Involved: An Open Letter to my Colleagues' Lola Olufemi, Feminism Interrupted Adam Elliot Cooper, Black Resistance to British Policing Cradle Community - Brick by Brick: How We Build a World Without Prisons Koshka Duff (editor), Abolishing the Police Angela Y Davis, Gine Dent, Erika R. Meiners and Beth E. Ritchie, Abolition. Feminism. Now Mariame Kaba, We Do This ‘Til we Free Us: Abolitionist Organising and Transformative Justice Annanya Bhattacharjee, ‘Whose Safety? Women of Color and the Violence of Law Enforcement' Organisations and Projects: Inquest: https://www.inquest.org.uk/ Netpol: https://netpol.org/ JENGbA (Joint Enterprise Not Guilty by Association): https://jointenterprise.co/ London Campaign Against Police and State Violence: https://lcapsv.net/ Northern Police Monitoring Project: http://npolicemonitor.co.uk/ Sisters Uncut: https://www.sistersuncut.org/ United Families and Friends Campaign: https://uffcampaign.org/ Coalition Against Police Crimes and Repression: https://www.capcr-stl.org/ Critical Resistance: http://criticalresistance.org/ INCITE!: https://incite-national.org/ Creative Interventions: https://www.creative-interventions.org/ Abolitionist Futures: https://abolitionistfutures.com/ The Audre Lorde Project: https://alp.org/ Project NIA: https://project-nia.org/ Intro music: Cold by yoitrax | @yoitrax Music promoted by www.free-stock-music.com Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.en_US

In this episode, Alison Shaw, Chief Executive of Bristol University Press, talks about 25 years of publishing with a purpose to mark the end of the Press' anniversary celebration year. Alison speaks to Jess Miles about the past, present and future of the press and its mission to address global social challenges, support positive social change and to be a top tier University Press recognised for the quality of its contribution. Intro music: Cold by yoitrax | @yoitrax Music promoted by www.free-stock-music.com Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.en_US

In this episode, Jess Miles speaks with Carl Rhodes, author of 'Woke Capitalism: How Corporate Morality is Sabotaging Democracy', about the dangerous consequences of businesses being ‘woke'. Carl reveals that, through woke capitalism, the people who benefit most from inequality are setting the agenda, with serious implications for democracy. Intro music: Cold by yoitrax | @yoitrax Music promoted by www.free-stock-music.com Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.en_US

In this episode, Rebecca Megson-Smith speaks with Tara Lamont, author of 'Making Research Matter: Steps to Impact for Health and Care Researchers', about why it's so hard to make research matter in today's world and how to try and overcome this difficulty. Intro music: Cold by yoitrax | @yoitrax Music promoted by www.free-stock-music.com Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.en_US

In this episode of the Transforming Society podcast, Jess Miles speaks with Chris Pierson, author of 'The Next Welfare State?', about current policy, the mistakes of the past, and ways in which the welfare state should be transformed in order to ensure collective wellbeing. Intro music: Cold by yoitrax | @yoitrax Music promoted by www.free-stock-music.com Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.en_US

In this episode, Rebecca Megson-Smith talks to Maria Gallo, author of 'The Alumni Way: Building Lifelong Value from Your University Investment'. They discuss the potential our alumni identities and networks offer and why we should move away from the student as consumer, graduate as financial donor way of thinking. Intro music: Cold by yoitrax | @yoitrax Music promoted by www.free-stock-music.com Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.en_US

'This Separated isle', edited by Paul Sng, is a new portrait photography book that shows how different people navigate the tensions of an increasingly divided British society. In this episode of the Transforming Society podcast, Jess Miles explores the issues raised in the book, including racism, resilience and identity, with Paul, Kristie De Garis, whose portrait and story appears in the book, and photographer Amara Eno, whose work is featured. They discuss why they got involved with the project, whether there are still spaces of hope and what they hope people will take away from the book. Intro music: Cold by yoitrax | @yoitrax Music promoted by www.free-stock-music.com Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.en_US

In this episode, Jess Miles speaks with Carol Rivas and Ikuko Tomomatsu, two of the guest editors of a special issue of 'Evidence & Policy': ‘The many faces of disability in evidence for policy and practice: embracing complexity'. They discuss the problems with current representations of disability, recent examples of policy that has failed disabled people and the changes that could be made so people with disabilities can be better supported and allowed to participate in policy making. You can read the editorial of this special issue for free: https://doi.org/10.1332/174426421X16147909420727 Intro music: Cold by yoitrax | @yoitrax Music promoted by www.free-stock-music.com Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.en_US

In this episode, Rebecca Megson-Smith talks to Eben Kirksey, American anthropologist and Associate Professor at Alfred Deakin Institute in Melbourne, Australia. Rebecca and Eben discuss his latest book 'The Mutant Project: Inside the Global Race to Genetically Modify Humans', the work of Dr. Jiankui He, who created the first genetically modified babies, and the moral dilemmas this work has since raised, with a particular focus on the values behind gene-editing and the implications for society. Intro music: Cold by yoitrax | @yoitrax Music promoted by www.free-stock-music.com Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.en_US

With 11 million people in prisons across the world, a vitally important question is how do we move the prison experience from survival to growth? In this episode of the Transforming Society podcast, Jess Miles speaks with Kirstine Szifris, author of ‘Philosophy Behind Bars', about whether philosophical thinking can be a way to encourage and enable growth and development in prison. They discuss the potential of philosophical discussions to help prisoners desist from crime once released, as well as how prisons could be reformed in other areas. Intro music: Cold by yoitrax | @yoitrax Music promoted by www.free-stock-music.com Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.en_US

In this episode of the Transforming Society podcast, Rebecca Megson-Smith talks to Ann Oakley, Professor and founder-director of the Social Science Research Unit at the UCL Institute of Education and best known for her work on sex and gender, housework, childbirth and feminist social science. Rebecca and Ann talk about Ann's latest book 'Forgotten Wives: How Women Get Written Out of History' and how married women's achievements are actively ‘disremembered'. The stories of Charlotte Shaw, Mary Booth, Jeannette Tawney and Janet Beveridge show how modern social policy has been shaped by their role in the work that is usually wholly attributed to their famous husbands. Intro music: Cold by yoitrax | @yoitrax Music promoted by www.free-stock-music.com Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.en_US