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Reasons to be Cheerful with Ed Miliband and Geoff Lloyd

A podcast about ideas. Former Labour Party leader Ed Miliband, and Sony Award-winning radio host Geoff Lloyd talk to smart thinkers from around the world. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for mo... Read more

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132. LOOKING OUT FOR OUR KIDS: steering children through difficult times

132. LOOKING OUT FOR OUR KIDS: steering children through difficult times

Hello! This week we're discussing how to support children and young people during the current crisis. We ask educational... Read more

29 Mar 2020

57mins

Ranked #2

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Episode 20. RESCUING DEMOCRACY: From Ancient Athens to Brexit

Episode 20. RESCUING DEMOCRACY: From Ancient Athens to Brexit

Hello! This week we explore how to improve democracy by involving ordinary people in decision-making. Guests David Van R... Read more

4 Feb 2018

1hr 33mins

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114. A VOTE FOR THE PLANET: making this the climate election

114. A VOTE FOR THE PLANET: making this the climate election

Hello! The climate crisis is higher on the political agenda than ever before, with more than half of people saying it wi... Read more

25 Nov 2019

58mins

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Episode 28. FACING DOWN FACEBOOK: how to tackle "surveillance capitalism"

Episode 28. FACING DOWN FACEBOOK: how to tackle "surveillance capitalism"

Hello! Our technology is watching us. We know that now. But what does it all mean? And is there a way to stop companies ... Read more

1 Apr 2018

1hr 6mins

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61. YUVAL AIN’T SEEN NOTHING YET: a conversation on just about everything with Yuval Noah Harari

61. YUVAL AIN’T SEEN NOTHING YET: a conversation on just about everything with Yuval Noah Harari

Hello! A special episode with author and all-around thinker extraordinaire and author of multi-million selling Homo Sapi... Read more

19 Nov 2018

50mins

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Episode 18. TACKLING THE NHS CRISIS: The 1% solution *BUMPER EPISODE*

Episode 18. TACKLING THE NHS CRISIS: The 1% solution *BUMPER EPISODE*

Hello! With the NHS turning 70 this year, we take some time to really appreciate how far it's come and do our best to co... Read more

22 Jan 2018

1hr 55mins

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Episode 30. THERE GOES THE NEIGHBOURHOOD: what do we do about gentrification?

Episode 30. THERE GOES THE NEIGHBOURHOOD: what do we do about gentrification?

Hello! We've been on an adventure again, this time to see the wonderful city of Bristol. With a live audience, we talked... Read more

15 Apr 2018

1hr

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117. WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE?

117. WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE?

Hello! There aren’t many reasons to be cheerful this week, but we thought we’d talk about what the election result means... Read more

16 Dec 2019

30mins

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84. ON YOUR BIKE

84. ON YOUR BIKE

Hello! What if we told you there was something that could improve people's health, make our cities nicer places to live ... Read more

28 Apr 2019

56mins

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Episode 12. THE POWER OF CULTURE: Regeneration, Grayson and Kevin the cat

Episode 12. THE POWER OF CULTURE: Regeneration, Grayson and Kevin the cat

Hello! "Culture" noun: Relating to the arts and to intellectual achievements. But what does it really mean for the towns... Read more

11 Dec 2017

1hr 29mins

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Episode 11. WHO WANTS TO TAX A MILLIONAIRE?

Episode 11. WHO WANTS TO TAX A MILLIONAIRE?

Hello! Time to debunk some myths about the millionaires and their tax habits. Spoilers... It's highly likely we can make... Read more

4 Dec 2017

1hr 20mins

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Episode 19. GET OUT OF JAIL: Time for prison reform

Episode 19. GET OUT OF JAIL: Time for prison reform

Hello! Our prison system is in crisis. Overcrowding, re-offending, self-harm and riots. What is to be done? Our guests t... Read more

29 Jan 2018

1hr 24mins

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Cheerful Book Club: Why I’m No Longer Talking to White People About Race by Reni Eddo-Lodge

Cheerful Book Club: Why I’m No Longer Talking to White People About Race by Reni Eddo-Lodge

Hello! Here’s the second pilot of our new Cheerful Book Club series to see you through the end of the week. Geoff and Ed... Read more

27 Jun 2019

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Episode 16. #EPICRAILFAIL: Ending the great train robbery

Episode 16. #EPICRAILFAIL: Ending the great train robbery

Good afternoon and welcome to the Reasons to be Cheerful train service from here to the Geoffocracy. Yes, we're talking ... Read more

8 Jan 2018

1hr 24mins

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73. FOR RICHER, FOR SUPER RICHER: taxing the ultra-wealthy

73. FOR RICHER, FOR SUPER RICHER: taxing the ultra-wealthy

Hello! What should we do about the gaping inequalities in our society and the top 1 percent? Can we get them to pay more... Read more

11 Feb 2019

57mins

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119. THE REASONS TO BE CHEERFUL 2019 CHART SHOW

119. THE REASONS TO BE CHEERFUL 2019 CHART SHOW

Happy New Year (nearly)! It’s that time of year again: we’re counting down our top ten episodes of 2019. What’s going up... Read more

30 Dec 2019

52mins

Ranked #17

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47. IDEAS FOR THE ANTHROPOCENE: humankind respecting the Earth

47. IDEAS FOR THE ANTHROPOCENE: humankind respecting the Earth

Hello! We took a trip to Latitude festival. While there Professor Simon Lewis joined us on stage to talk about the book ... Read more

12 Aug 2018

51mins

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110. (F)AIR MILES: the case for a frequent flyer tax

110. (F)AIR MILES: the case for a frequent flyer tax

Hello! With 15% population taking 70% flights in the UK, is a frequent flyer tax the fairest way to tackle the contribut... Read more

28 Oct 2019

56mins

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Episode 15. GOODBYE 2017 YOU DIDN'T DESERVE US... Hoorah for 2018

Episode 15. GOODBYE 2017 YOU DIDN'T DESERVE US... Hoorah for 2018

Goodbye 2017! On a whole, we wont miss you, but there were *some* reasons to be cheerful, right? With our guests Sofie H... Read more

1 Jan 2018

1hr 27mins

Ranked #20

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39. ENDING JOBS FOR THE BOYS: overcoming the workplace gender divide

39. ENDING JOBS FOR THE BOYS: overcoming the workplace gender divide

Hello! This week we discuss the issue of "boys jobs" and "girls jobs" and how men being under-represented in care roles ... Read more

17 Jun 2018

54mins

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