This week, environmentalist Bill McKibben joins us to talk about the latest in the fight to avert climate catastrophe; and a conversation with the brilliant novelist Hisham Matar about his new novel.

'The Exhausted Earth: Politics in a Burning World', by Ajay Singh Chaudhary

'My Friends', by Hisham Matar

Produced by Charlotte Pardy

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History of Freedom w/ Lea Ypi: Machiavelli and Political Liberty

For the third episode in our series about ideas of freedom David and Lea discuss Machiavelli, republicanism and what it means to live in a free state. What are the institutions that can protect people from domination and exploitation? How can political elites be held to account? Where are human beings most likely to find themselves at the mercy of others – and what can be done to help them escape?

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Coming up next on the History of Freedom: Kant, Enlightenment and Peace

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