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The Great Political Fictions: Brave New World

For the first in a new set of episodes about some of the great political fictions of the past hundred years David explores Aldous Huxley’s much misunderstood dystopian masterpiece Brave New World (1932). How did Huxley imagine that a future society could be both horribly regimented and crazily libertarian? Why is it Pavlovian conditioning and not genetic engineering that builds the humans of the future? What makes the book eerily prophetic of 21st-century consumer culture? And where does Shakespeare fit in?

Do scroll back in your feed for many more earlier episodes of The Great Political Fictions!

Out tomorrow on PPF+: a bonus episode about the other great English-language dystopia of the last century – George Orwell’s Nineteen Eighty-Four. Why does a book that is out of date and out of time still haunt everyone who reads it today? To get this and all our bonus episodes plus ad-free listening sign up to PPF+ now https://www.ppfideas.com/join-ppf-plus

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The Girls and the Wild

The twins Ana and Lichi grew up far from their parents. They spent their childhood moving from city to city, always in the care of a relative. Being together was the only constant in their lives: they had only each other. But at age 13, a trip to northern Paraguay would change their lives forever.

Find the English transcript of “The Girls and the Wild” here. Or check out the Spanish transcript here.

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#161 – Comedores de amianto

Como uma fiscal do trabalho entediada se tornou uma das principais responsáveis pela proibição do amianto no Brasil? Como uma lei do estado de Goiás permite que uma empresa continue minerando este produto cancerígeno anos depois do banimento nacional?

Saiba mais sobre os microfones Shure Movemic Two.

Entrevistados do episódio

Fernanda Giannasi

Engenheira civil, fiscal do trabalho aposentada, pioneira do movimento que baniu o amianto no Brasil.

Ubiratan de Paula Santos

Médico assistente da Divisão de Pneumologia do Instituto do Coração do Hospital das Clínicas da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo.

Erica Barbosa Coutinho Freire Souza

Advogada, sócia do escritório Mauro Mezes &Advogados.

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Design das capas dos aplicativos e do site: Cláudia Furnari.

Trilha sonora tema: Paulo Gama.

Mixagem de som: Vitor Coroa.

Edição de áudio: Matheus Marcolino.

Direção, roteiro e apresentação: Tomás Chiaverini.

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Live Film Special: Good Night, and Good Luck w/Helen Lewis

Today’s episode was recorded in front of a live audience at the Regent Street Cinema in London: David talks to the writer and broadcaster Helen Lewis about George Clooney’s Good Night, and Good Luck (2005). A film about the golden age of journalism and the grim years of McCarthyism, it tells the story of Ed Murrow’s attempt to take down scaremongering and conspiracy theories. Where is McCarthyism at work today? What’s happened to cancel culture? How was early TV like podcasting? And is George Clooney a hero for our times?

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Eleições: civilização ou barbárie? - com Ricardo Kotscho

Desde a ascensão do bolsonarismo, em 2018, as eleições presidenciais passaram a ser marcadas por instabilidade, desinformação e dificuldade de prever candidaturas e possíveis resultados. A cinco meses das disputas de 2026, o atual cenário político já é complexo e instável. Lula disputa sua possível última eleição em um contexto atravessado por guerras no mundo, crises econômicas e pela crescente desinformação nas redes sociais, impulsionada pelo avanço da inteligência artificial. Ao mesmo tempo, o bolsonarismo tenta reorganizar sua sucessão política em meio às incertezas sobre a possível candidatura de Flávio Bolsonaro, atualmente envolvido em escândalos e em disputas de narrativa em torno da própria realidade dos fatos.

O Pauta Pública desta semana mergulha neste cenário com um dos maiores nomes do jornalismo brasileiro, Ricardo Kotscho. Na entrevista com a Andrea Dip, ele alerta que o debate público brasileiro vive uma crise que vai muito além dos nomes colocados na disputa presidencial. Kotscho analisa como a desinformação, a fragilidade das instituições e o esvaziamento da participação política ajudam a moldar o cenário atual do país, e destaca a importância do jornalismo no comprometimento com o futuro do país. 

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#197 Vozes da guerra — Beatriz Bracher

O que revela o olhar de quem viveu a guerra? Neste episódio, a escritora Beatriz Bracher fala sobre o romance Guerra — I (Editora 34), primeiro volume da sua trilogia sobre a Guerra do Paraguai. A narrativa, criada pela costura de relatos reais, coloca em primeiro plano vozes que presenciaram o conflito, despertando no leitor o horror à guerra, diz Bracher. Ela também lembra que o convívio entre brancos e negros, senhores e escravizados e pessoas de diferentes regiões do país no front de batalha foi uma primeira descoberta do Brasil pelos brasileiros. A conversa aconteceu durante A Feira do Livro 2025, com mediação do escritor Joca Reiners Terron.

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Fabrications

This week, David Streitfeld takes us to Earthsea and the wonderful imagination of Ursula K. Le Guin; and Samantha Ellis on Charlotte Brontë's relationship with material reality.


'The Word for World: The maps of Ursula K. Le Guin', edited by So Mayer and Sarah Shin

'Searoad: Chronicles of Klatsand', by Ursula K. Le Guin

'Ursula K. Le Guin's Book of Cats'

'So Far So Good: Final Poems: 2014-2018'

'A Larger Reality', edited by Conner Bouchard-Roberts

'Charlotte Brontë's Life Through Clothes', by Eleanor Houghton


Produced by Charlotte Pardy


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Rashid: O caminho, a caneta e a missão

Mano Brown e Semayat Oliveira recebem Rashid pra um papo reto sobre vida, rap, amizade e memória.Entre lembranças de tempos difíceis, composição, caminhada e a influência do rap de geração pra geração, os três refletem sobre o conceito de sucesso e como cada um enxerga isso de um jeito diferente. Um encontro sincero entre quem viveu a cultura de perto e nunca deixou de acreditar no próprio caminho.Tem conversa boa, risada, reflexão e aquela fé genuína de que o rap sempre foi destino.Ouça agora. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Starmer Crisis in Historical Perspective – Part 2: What’s Next?

Today it’s the second of our episodes trying to make sense of what’s happening in British politics with a bit of historical perspective: this time asking what is likely to follow from the current crisis. David talks to historians Robert Saunders and David Klemperer, Hannah White from the Institute for Government and political scientist Rob Ford. Can the current electoral system survive? Are either – or both – of the two main parties about to be replaced? Does Britain need proper devolution? And where do things stand on the prospect of Farage as PM?

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Welcome to the Jungle

Alexis Figueroa is willing to do the unthinkable to get a celebrity’s autograph. In this episode, we follow him as he attempts to get the one autograph that got away, that of an aging rocker he’s been after for more than a decade. Will Alexis get the memento he’s looking for, or will his best-laid plans fail him once more?

This story was originally published in 2018.

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Exclusive: Ed Vulliamy in Full

Here is our exclusive conversation with Ed Vulliamy in full as he gives us a look at the letters between his Great-Aunt Gladys and Ezra Pound.


Produced by Charlotte Pardy


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The Starmer Crisis in Historical Perspective – Part 1

Today it’s the first of two episodes in which we try to make sense of what’s happening in British politics with a bit of historical perspective: how did we arrive at the current crisis and what might come next? David talks to five experts to get their perspectives on the seemingly endless chaos and the deeper causes that lie behind it. You’ll hear from historians Robert Saunders, Anthony Seldon and David Klemperer along with Hannah White from the Institute for Government and political scientist Rob Ford. How did it all go so wrong for Keir Starmer so quickly? Is this about his failings or is there something much bigger going on?

Out now on PPF+: the second part of David’s conversation with Sarah O’Connor in which they discuss what happens when humans and machines work together: do they become more like us or do we become more like them? To get this and all our bonus episodes plus ad-free listening sign up to PPF+ now https://www.ppfideas.com/join-ppf-plus

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Next Time: The Starmer Crisis in Historical Perspective Part 2 – What Comes Next?

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Quem tem medo de Judith Butler? - com Judith Butler

“Quem tem medo de gênero?”Judith Butler busca responder a essa pergunta em seu mais recente livro, publicado pela editora Boitempo. A escritora e filósofa analisa como o conceito de gênero foi distorcido pela ideia fantasiosa de “ideologia de gênero”, sendo retratado como uma  ameaça à família por movimentos ultraconservadores religiosos e de extrema direita, com objetivo de criar pânico moral e alavancar agendas antidemocráticas.

Em entrevista ao Pauta Pública, Butler reflete sobre como o conservadorismo desloca as verdadeiras ameaças produzidas pelo capitalismo e pelas crises contemporâneas para pautas ligadas à igualdade, aos direitos e à diversidade. Na conversa com Andrea Dip, a filósofa também aponta caminhos para imaginar um mundo mais habitável e igualitário, baseado em solidariedade, alianças coletivas e novas formas de convivência. 


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#196 Palavras no centro — Buhr

Este episódio recebe a cantora, compositora e escritora Buhr na coluna Bruna Beber Entrevista. Convidada do festival Poesia no Centro 2026, ela fala sobre os bastidores da criação de Feixe de Fogo, seu novo álbum, e de como as palavras transitam entre a música e os livros em sua vida. Autora da coletânea de poemas Desperdiçando Rima (Rocco) e do romance Mainá (Todavia), Buhr conta como mistura a escrita de canções e de literatura.

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Signed, Sealed, Delivered

This week, Ed Vulliamy gives us an exclusive look at the letters between his Great-Aunt Gladys and Ezra Pound; and David Horspool dips a toe into the luscious world of the lido.


'Lido Land: How Britain Learned to Make a Splash', by Tom Fort


Produced by Charlotte Pardy


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Kabengele Munanga: O ouro da sabedoria negra

Um episódio que não se ouve, se sente. Mano Brown e Semayat Oliveira recebem uma das maiores referências do pensamento negro contemporâneo: o professor e antropólogo Kabengele Munanga.Em um encontro histórico, o Mano a Mano abre as portas, pela primeira vez, para uma voz vinda diretamente do continente africano. O que se viu no estúdio foi além de uma entrevista; foi uma conexão espiritual entre duas gerações de intelectuais. De um lado, a lucidez de um mestre que dedicou a vida a entender o Brasil; do outro, a crônica viva da periferia.Uma conversa profunda sobre ancestralidade, racismo, colonialismo e o futuro do povo negro. Prepare-se para um registro raro, carregado de sabedoria e emoção, onde a serenidade de Kabengele nos guia por reflexões necessárias sobre o que significa ser humano.Ouça agora este encontro de almas. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Where Are We Going? The Future Of Work

David talks to author and journalist Sarah O’Connor, who writes about the changing character of work for the Financial Times, to explore what is happening to the world of jobs and employment in the twenty-first century. What does work mean and why do we do it? What changed when efficiency became the primary measure of human labour? How is the age of AI changing the kind of work we all do? What comes next?

Out tomorrow on PPF+: Part 2 of this conversation in which David and Sarah discuss what happens when humans and machines increasingly work together: are they becoming more like us or are we becoming more like them? To get this and all our bonus episodes plus ad-free listening sign up to PPF+ now https://www.ppfideas.com/join-ppf-plus

Sarah O’Connor’s new book is We Are Not Machines: The Fight for the Future of Work – it will be out in June and is available for pre-order now https://bit.ly/3R3nIyz

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The Glass House

In the early 2000s, Daniella Tobar, a 20-year-old actress, joined a cutting-edge artistic and architectural project: living in a glass house right in the heart of Santiago, Chile. Anyone passing by could see her doing what we all do: sleeping, cooking, showering. It wouldn’t be long before a scandal broke out.

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#160 – Inconstitucionalissimamente

Por que estamos caminhando para um judiciário cada vez mais punitivista? Por que o embate entre o Código de Processo Penal – um texto de inspiração fascista – e a Constituição Federal simbolizam essa tendência autoritária? O que a Operação Lava-Jato tem a ver com tudo isso?

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Entrevistada do episódio

Maíra Cardoso Zapater

É a coordenadora e professora de direito da Escola de Política, Economia e Negócios da Universidade Federal de São Paulo (Unifesp),  doutora em direitos humanos, especialista em direito  penal e processual penal. É formada também em Ciência Sociais.

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Design das capas dos aplicativos e do site: Cláudia Furnari.

Trilha sonora tema: Paulo Gama.

Mixagem de som: Vitor Coroa.

Edição de áudio: Matheus Marcolino.

Direção, roteiro e apresentação: Tomás Chiaverini.

 

 

 

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Live Film Special: The Third Man w/Misha Glenny

Today’s episode was recorded in front of a live audience at the Regent Street Cinema in London: David talks to the writer and broadcaster Misha Glenny about Carol Reed’s 1949 masterpiece The Third Man, written by Graham Greene and featuring a notorious film-stealing performance from Orson Welles. It’s a film about friendship and betrayal, double-crosses and double lives, divided loyalties and dubious moralities. It is also all about Vienna, a city with a double life of its own. Everyone involved in this film had something to hide: the question is, what?

Join us on Wednesday 20th May at the Regent Street Cinema in London for the next film in our spring and summer season: a screening of George Clooney’s Good Night, and Good Luck followed by a live podcast recording with David and writer and broadcaster Helen Lewis. Tickets available now https://bit.ly/4wfM5tb 

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