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Sweet Reason

Evan Davis presents a series in which he looks for reasonable ways to address the most divisive of issues.

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Experts

Experts

When Michael Gove said "the people of this country have had enough of experts..." did he have a point? In this episode w... Read more

23 Aug 2018

27mins

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Nimbyism

Nimbyism

Nimbyism... How would you feel if an 18-acre electricity substation was built in your back yard? In this episode, Evan D... Read more

23 Aug 2018

27mins

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Elites

Elites

Politicians have had success recently, attacking "the elite". But who are the elite? Is there only one? In this programm... Read more

23 Aug 2018

27mins

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Offence

Offence

Have we become a nation of snowflakes? All too easily offended and keen to jump on the bandwagon of victimhood, or are p... Read more

23 Aug 2018

27mins

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Stereotypes

Stereotypes

Is it acceptable to rail against gypsies or travellers? Negative stereotyping of those communities has become a popular ... Read more

23 Aug 2018

27mins

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The Patriarchy

The Patriarchy

For some, the word "patriarchy" usefully describes our social and economic system with its manifest gender imbalances in... Read more

23 Aug 2018

27mins

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Welcome to Sweet Reason

Welcome to Sweet Reason

Welcome to this new BBC podcast. Subscribe now for Evan Davis's new series.

17 Aug 2018

2mins

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