In today’s episode David talks to political historian David Klemperer about whether voting should be required by law and what might change if non-participation was no longer an option. Why have some countries made voting compulsory? What difference has it made? Can the people who think democracy has got nothing to offer them be made to think otherwise? Can the politicians who normally ignore the wishes of those people be forced to pay more attention?
Available on Saturday on PPF+: A bonus episode on Fixing Democracy with Nic Cheeseman exploring whether there should be quotas for female representation in democratic politics. It’s much more common than you might think. Why? Why only women? Who else deserves to see more people like them in parliament? To get this and all our bonus episodes plus ad-free listening sign up to PPF+ today https://www.ppfideas.com/join-ppf-plus
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Tickets are available now for our live PPF recording at the Cheltenham Literature Festival on 15th October with Bruno Maçães and very special guest Sarah Wynn-Williams - 'Who Rules The World? Trump, Tech and the Fight for the Future'. Tickets are available now: https://www.cheltenhamfestivals.org/events/who-rules-the-world-trump-tech-and-the-fight-for-the-future
Next Up in Fixing Democracy: Better Rhetoric
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In today’s episode David talks to Alan Renwick from UCL’s Constitution Unit about the pros and cons of referendums. When does a democratic question need to be put direct to the people? Do some countries do it better than others? How can referendums be used to open up political debate? And how can we avoid a rerun of the pitfalls of the Brexit referendum?
There are just a few tickets left for the 3rd film in our autumn film season at the Regent Street cinema on Thursday 9th October: a screening of Rosa Luxemburg, followed by a live recording of PPF with philosopher and writer Lea Ypi. We’d love to see you there https://bit.ly/4nDuKoY
Next Up in Fixing Democracy: Compulsory Voting
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O que a literatura policial revela sobre a sociedade? Os escritores Raphael Montes e Edyr Augusto, que renovaram o gênero no Brasil, falam neste episódio sobre a escrita de histórias de crime e suspense à brasileira e também das adaptações audiovisuais de tramas que criaram. Montes é autor de Dias Perfeitos (Companhia das Letras), que virou série no Globoplay, enquanto Augusto publicou Pssica (Boitempo), adaptado para as telas pela Netflix. A conversa com a jornalista Roberta Martinelli, da Rádio Eldorado e TV Cultura, aconteceu em junho durante A Feira do Livro 2025.
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This week, Nicola Shulman is entranced by the life of a naturalist; and Larry Wolff enjoys a night at the opera - with added superheroes.
'A year with Gilbert White: The first great nature writer', by Jenny Uglow
'The amazing adventures of Kavalier & Clay', by Mason Bates and Gene Scheer, based on the book by Michael Chabon, Metropolitan Opera, New York, until October 11
Produced by Charlotte Pardy
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