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Past Present Future

David Runciman

Past Present Future is a bi-weekly History of Ideas podcast with David Runciman, host and creator of Talking Politics, exploring the history of ideas from politics to philosophy, culture to technology. David talks to historians, novelists, scientists and many others about where the most interesting ideas come from, what they mean, and why they matter.

Ideas from the past, questions about the present, shaping the future.

New episodes every Wednesday and Sunday.

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  1. American Elections Special: The 2026 Midterms in Historical Context 1:12:15
  2. Can Universities Survive? AI vs Higher Education 1:00:05
  3. Can Universities Survive? Politics and the International University w/Lea Ypi 1:05:19
  4. Can Universities Survive? The Great Expansion Part 2 1:00:29
  5. Can Universities Survive? The Great Expansion 1:01:17
  6. Can Universities Survive? The Thousand-Year Story Part 2 1:00:19
  7. Can Universities Survive? The Thousand-Year Story 59:41
  8. The History of Transhumanism: Silicon Valley 56:35
  9. The History of Transhumanism: New Horizons 57:12
  10. The History of Transhumanism: Origins 1:01:37
  11. An Ageing World: Simone de Beauvoir on Old Age 54:08
  12. An Ageing World: The Problem of Gerontocracy 59:01
  13. An Ageing World: The Meaning of Death 57:50
  14. An Ageing World: Lifespan vs Healthspan 56:10
  15. The Lives of the Philosophers: Iris Murdoch 1:04:55
  16. The Lives of the Philosophers: Hannah Arendt 53:55
  17. The Lives of the Philosophers: Elizabeth Anscombe 1:01:27
  18. Now & Then with Robert Saunders: Gladstone vs Disraeli Part 2 (Burnham vs Badenoch) 55:08
  19. Now & Then with Robert Saunders: Gladstone vs Disraeli – The Bulgarian Horrors 56:43
  20. The Lives of the Philosophers: Jean-Paul Sartre 54:57
  21. The Lives of the Philosophers: J. L. Austin 1:01:43
  22. The Lives of the Philosophers: Camus 58:42
  23. The Lives of the Philosophers: Simone Weil 1:02:50
  24. The Lives of the Philosophers: A. J. Ayer 1:03:15
  25. Forensics on Trial 1:00:42
  26. The History of Bad Ideas: Overdiagnosis 59:23
  27. The History of Bad Ideas: Short-Form Video 1:00:23
  28. The History of Bad Ideas: Decadence 56:41
  29. The History of Bad Ideas: The Romantic Hero 56:00
  30. The History of Bad Ideas: The Electoral College 56:58
  31. The History of Bad Ideas: Utilitarianism 58:04
  32. The History of Bad Ideas: Political Leadership is What Counts 58:30
  33. The History of Bad Ideas: Celebrity 1:08:26
  34. The History of Bad Ideas: Deliverism 56:57
  35. The History of Bad Ideas: Narrative History 56:28
  36. The History of Bad Ideas: Hysteria 58:44
  37. Where Are We Going? The Future of the Future 58:23
  38. Where Are We Going? The Idea of the Future 1:01:22
  39. Live Film Special: Never Let Me Go w/Adam Rutherford 56:03
  40. Now & Then with Robert Saunders: The Brexit Referendum 10 Years On 1:03:53
  41. Live Special: Jimmy Wales on the Lessons of Wikipedia 57:17
  42. The Great Political Fictions: HHhH 58:14
  43. The Great Political Fictions: The Years 56:18
  44. The Great Political Fictions: The Human Factor 1:00:20
  45. The Great Political Fictions: The Dispossessed 1:02:56
  46. The Great Political Fictions: The Golden Notebook Part 2 w/Catherine Taylor 1:01:02
  47. The Great Political Fictions: The Golden Notebook 1:00:50
  48. The Great Political Fictions: Brave New World 1:05:35
  49. Live Film Special: Good Night, and Good Luck w/Helen Lewis 1:02:21
  50. The Starmer Crisis in Historical Perspective – Part 2: What’s Next? 1:03:46