An occasional series revisiting conversations and ideas from Reasons to be Cheerful (2017-2024), formerly hosted by ex-Labour Party leader Ed Miliband, and Sony Award-winning radio presenter Geoff Lloyd. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Character education, education, education
55 mins; September 04, 2022
Getting clarity on charity
47 mins; August 28, 2022
Four Thousand Weeks: Oliver Burkeman
35 mins; August 21, 2022
The Sound of Being Human: Jude Rogers
36 mins; August 14, 2022
The Future of Food: How to achieve radical change with George Monbiot
40 mins; August 07, 2022
Things Can Only Get Better: Professor Brian Cox
39 mins; July 31, 2022
Plastic Not Fantastic: global, national and local approaches to tackle plastic pollution
51 mins; July 24, 2022
Cabinet of Chaos
71 hours 51 mins; July 17, 2022
ESCAPE THE HEAT WITH ED AND GEOFF THIS SUNDAY!
1 min; July 15, 2022
HOLDING OUT FOR A ZERO: assessing the UK’s climate progress
53 mins; July 10, 2022
RTBC AT EPISODE 250: how museums shape our society
54 mins; July 03, 2022
BREAKING THE MOULD: Ed and Geoff explore the hidden world of fungi
51 mins; June 26, 2022
PRISON BREAK: Alternatives for women in the justice system
51 mins; June 19, 2022
FROM PHILANTHROPY TO JUSTICE: what the wealthy can contribute to society
54 mins; June 12, 2022
Andrea Elliott: Invisible Child
37 mins; June 05, 2022
ALL ROADS LEAD TO ROAM: Making nature accessible to everyone
47 mins; May 29, 2022
MIND THE (HEALTH) GAP: The postcode lottery of life
50 mins; May 22, 2022
BRAIN POWER: Disentangling the narratives around dyslexia
48 mins; May 15, 2022
DON'T CHANGE THE CHANNEL: the case against C4 privatisation
50 mins; May 08, 2022
THE CHILDCARE CRUNCH - The Hidden Cost of Living Crisis
50 mins; May 01, 2022
FIGHT FOR YOUR RIGHTS: Learning from the US campaigns to organise at Amazon and Starbucks
52 mins; April 24, 2022
WILD CITY: Uncovering urban wildlife with Florence Wilkinson and the Urban Birder David Lindo
47 mins; April 17, 2022
WATCH ALL ABOUT IT! News for children as Newsround turns 50
59 mins; April 10, 2022
I QUIT? - The real story behind the ‘Great Resignation’
53 mins; April 03, 2022
CRY ME A RIVER: How to save the UK’s rivers
47 mins; March 27, 2022
BACK IN THE FRONT ROW: Cinema bounces back and Fiona Shaw talks Killing Eve spinoffs
52 mins; March 20, 2022
HERE COMES THE SUN: storing clean energy
49 mins; March 13, 2022
DAVID RUNCIMAN: TALKING ‘TALKING POLITICS’, POLITICS
47 mins; March 06, 2022
ACT NOW: Recognising British Sign Language in the UK
48 mins; February 27, 2022
WARM HOMES FOR ALL: Tackling Britain's fuel poverty crisis
55 mins; February 20, 2022
ANXIETY AND AGENCY: How to respond to eco-anxiety in the face of climate change
52 mins; February 13, 2022
MAGISTRATES: the volunteers presiding over criminal courts
55 mins; February 06, 2022
MAGIC ROUNDABOUT: why we need the circular economy
54 mins; January 30, 2022
JON RONSON :The author, journalist and documentary maker talks to Ed and Geoff about his new series ‘Things Fell Apart’
55 mins; January 23, 2022
DOT THE “I”S AND CROSS THE NFTs: the Wild West of crypto or an opportunity for change
49 mins; January 16, 2022
BACK TO NATURE: tackling the biodiversity and climate crises
43 mins; January 09, 2022
JACK FOR GOOD: Rewriting the script on disability with Jack Thorne
47 mins; January 02, 2022
THE REASONS TO BE CHEERFUL 2021 TOP TEN
54 mins; December 26, 2021
WE WISH YOU A-M-A* XMAS 2021 (*Ask Me Anything with Ed and Geoff)
51 mins; December 19, 2021
FIRST THEY IGNORE YOU: Part Four - The fight for a minimum wage
58 mins; December 12, 2021
FIRST THEY IGNORE YOU: Part Three - The Fight For Race Equality in the UK
58 mins; December 05, 2021
FIRST THEY IGNORE YOU: Part Two - Building Nordic gender equality
54 mins; November 28, 2021
FIRST THEY IGNORE YOU: part one—- the creation of the NHS
56 mins; November 21, 2021
217. ONE STOP COP (26) SHOP: the verdict
60 hours 31 mins; November 14, 2021
216. YOUR ONE-STOP COP(26): One week in
47 mins; November 07, 2021
215. FOLLOW THE (CITY) LEADER: the power of local action on the climate crisis
55 mins; October 31, 2021
214. PALACES FOR THE PEOPLE: the future of public libraries
54 mins; October 24, 2021
213. WOULDN’T IT BE NICE IF WE WERE OLDER: creating age-friendly communities
57 mins; October 17, 2021
212. WARMER HOMES AND LOWER BILLS: time to get retrofit
48 mins; October 10, 2021
211. WHO GETS ON IN MODERN BRITAIN: breaking the class ceiling
59 mins; October 03, 2021
210. HAVE I GOT TOOZE FOR YOU: Adam Tooze on Covid, climate & learning from history
54 mins; September 26, 2021
209. THE RISE OF ROBO-BOSSES: reining in algorithmic management
53 mins; September 19, 2021
208. THE FUTURE OF MONEY: from cryptocurrency to the decline of cash
55 mins; September 12, 2021
207. BORN TO REWILD
57 mins; September 05, 2021
206. COUNTDOWN TO THE CLIMATE SUMMIT #4: What can we all do?
33 mins; August 29, 2021
205. COUNTDOWN TO THE CLIMATE SUMMIT #3: What needs to happen?
36 mins; August 22, 2021
204. COUNTDOWN TO THE CLIMATE SUMMIT #2: What are the stakes?
34 mins; August 15, 2021
203. COUNTDOWN TO THE CLIMATE SUMMIT #1: How did we get here?
39 mins; August 08, 2021
202. REASONS TO BE WELSH (Rhesymau i fod yn Gymreig)
56 mins; August 01, 2021
201. SECRETS AND LIDOS: the people-powered pool movement
54 mins; July 25, 2021
200. PUTTING FAIRNESS AT THE HEART OF THE GREEN TRANSITION
55 mins; July 18, 2021
199. STRAIGHT TO VOICEMAIL: the right to disconnect from work
51 mins; July 11, 2021
198. A DECENT LIFE FOR ALL: the case for a new social guarantee
55 mins; July 04, 2021
197. GO BIG #4: How We Can All Make Change Happen
53 mins; June 27, 2021
196. GO BIG #3: A Big Idea to Repair Our Democracy
57 mins; June 20, 2021
195. GO BIG #2: A Big Idea to Rethink the Economy
52 mins; June 13, 2021
194. GO BIG #1: A Big Idea for Gender Equality
57 mins; June 06, 2021
BONUS: ED’S WRITTEN A BOOK! (exclusive audiobook extract)
21 mins; June 02, 2021
193. THE CASE FOR BIG CHANGE: and building the coalitions to make it happen
51 mins; May 30, 2021
192. TICKET TO RIDE: buses, Burnham and public control
55 mins; May 23, 2021
191. PRESTONOMICS: taking back control of local economies
54 mins; May 16, 2021
190. THE PREMONITION: a conversation with Michael Lewis
39 mins; May 09, 2021
189. IT’S COMING HOME: could fan ownership save football?
56 mins; May 02, 2021
188. THE DREAM NOT JUST THE NIGHTMARE: a vision for tackling the environmental crisis
56 mins; April 25, 2021
187. RETHINKING INFRASTRUCTURE: the case for social investment
53 mins; April 18, 2021
186. LEARNING FROM THE WORLD’S HAPPIEST COUNTRY: Reasons to be Finnish
55 mins; April 12, 2021
185. WHAT'S THE GIG IDEA?: fair work in the platform economy
51 mins; April 04, 2021
184. REASONS TO BE PLAYFUL: protecting children’s right to play
55 mins; March 28, 2021
183 and a half. Michael Rosen on his recovery from Covid
24 mins; March 26, 2021
183. MEETING THE JOE-MENT: could the Biden presidency be transformational?
55 mins; March 21, 2021
182. OFFICE POLITICS: the future of the workplace
56 mins; March 14, 2021
181. PARKS AND REC: green space for all
57 mins; March 07, 2021
180. A NEW BEVERIDGE REPORT: remaking the welfare state
56 mins; February 28, 2021
179 and a half. OUT OF THE ORDINARY: Marc Stears on the politics of everyday life
30 mins; February 25, 2021
179. GENERATION RENTIER: fixing a broken economic model
54 mins; February 21, 2021
178. YOU'RE NEVER TOO OLD: a lifelong learning revolution
54 mins; February 14, 2021
177. PB OR NOT PB: participatory budgeting to give citizens control
57 mins; February 07, 2021
176 and a half. BONUS EPISODE - THE MEN WHO STARE AT OATS: Encouraging middle-aged men to adopt a more climate-friendly, plant-based diet.
56 mins; February 04, 2021
176. WHO BUILDS WINDMILLS OFF THE SEA SHORE: lessons from Denmark on offshore wind
58 mins; January 31, 2021
175. LIVE LONG AND PROSPER: learning from the world’s longevity hotspots
57 mins; January 24, 2021
174. ACCOUNT(ABILITY) SUSPENDED: who governs online speech?
58 mins; January 17, 2021
173. TIME CONTROL: a flexible working future
58 mins; January 10, 2021
172. BLOWIN’ IN THE WIND: Dale Vince on green energy, vegan football & sky diamonds
33 mins; January 03, 2021
171. THE REASONS TO BE CHEERFUL 2020 CHART SHOW
51 mins; December 27, 2020
170. WE WISH YOU A-M-A* CHRISTMAS (*Ask Me Anything with Ed and Geoff)
52 mins; December 20, 2020
169. WESTMINSTER DOESN’T KNOW BEST: time to give power away
57 mins; December 13, 2020
168. BEYOND THE LEAN MEAN GOVERNING MACHINE: reimagining the state
57 mins; December 06, 2020
167. YOU’VE BEEN FRAMED: shaping the political conversation
57 mins; November 29, 2020
166. TO B(CORP) OR NOT TO B: a different way of doing business
58 mins; November 22, 2020
165. SHAKE IT LIKE A POLARISED PICTURE: bridging political divides
