<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:itunes="http://www.itunes.com/dtds/podcast-1.0.dtd" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel><title>Latest 100 | LSE Public lectures and events | All media types</title><link>https://lse.ac.uk/lse-player</link><language>en-GB</language><copyright>Copyright © Terms of use apply see https://lse.ac.uk/termsOfUse</copyright><description>Latest 100 audio, video and pdf files from LSE&apos;s programme of public lectures and events.</description><lastBuildDate>Tue, 10 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link rel="self" href="https://lse.ac.uk/assets/richmedia/webFeeds/publicLecturesAndEvents_iTunesRssAllMediaTypesLatest100.xml" type="application/rss+xml"/><itunes:author>LSE Film and Audio Team</itunes:author><itunes:summary>Latest 100 audio, video and pdf files from LSE&apos;s programme of public lectures and events.</itunes:summary><itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://lse.ac.uk/all-images/xml-feed/lse-events.xf78649e6.webp"/><itunes:category text="Social Science"/><itunes:category text="Education"><itunes:category text="Higher Education"/></itunes:category><itunes:owner><itunes:name>LSE Film and Audio Team</itunes:name><itunes:email>comms.filmandaudio@lse.ac.uk</itunes:email></itunes:owner><item><title>Invisible inputs: gender bias in AI systems</title><description>Behind every algorithm lies a set of choices, some visible, many not. 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This panel discusses the unseen forces that shape AI, focusing on how gender bias enters systems through data, design, and deployment.</itunes:summary><itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit><itunes:duration>01:23:58</itunes:duration></item><item><title>Women’s health matters: science, systems, and global change</title><description>The LSE Health and Department of Health Policy Annual Lecture 2026 was delivered by Michelle A Williams, Professor of Epidemiology and Population Health at Stanford University.</description><link>https://lse.ac.uk/lse-player/womens-health-matters-science-systems-and-global-change</link><guid>uuid:a92d37ee-2e61-4847-a8e2-2d6267e25bc2</guid><pubDate>Mon, 09 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://richmedia.lse.ac.uk/publicLecturesAndEvents/20260309_1830_WomensHealthMattersScienceSystemsAndGlobalChange_mixdown.mp3" length="89455937" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Professor Michelle A Williams</itunes:author><itunes:summary>The LSE Health and Department of Health Policy Annual Lecture 2026 was delivered by Michelle A Williams, Professor of Epidemiology and Population Health at Stanford University.</itunes:summary><itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit><itunes:duration>01:31:10</itunes:duration></item><item><title>Complexity and complicity in social anthropology</title><description>Join us for Hans Steinmüller&apos;s inaugural lecture.</description><link>https://lse.ac.uk/lse-player/complexity-and-complicity-in-social-anthropology</link><guid>uuid:c254e519-e90a-4cbd-bece-2aff0f0e15e7</guid><pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://richmedia.lse.ac.uk/publicLecturesAndEvents/20260305_1800_complexityAndComplicityInSocialAnthropology.mp3" length="65630440" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Professor Hans Steinmüller</itunes:author><itunes:summary>Join us for Hans Steinmüller&apos;s inaugural lecture.</itunes:summary><itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit><itunes:duration>01:08:20</itunes:duration></item><item><title>The politics of world heritage: visions, custodians, and futures of humanity</title><description>In this book launch, Elif Kalaycioglu, will present her new book, The Politics of World Heritage: Visions, Custodians, and Futures of Humanity, followed by a discussion and Q&amp;A.</description><link>https://lse.ac.uk/lse-player/the-politics-of-world-heritage-visions-custodians-and-futures-of-humanity</link><guid>uuid:0de7493f-4a1e-4f56-a9a8-3b09df0263c3</guid><pubDate>Wed, 04 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://richmedia.lse.ac.uk/publiclecturesandevents/20260304_1830_thePoliticsOfWorldHeritageVisionsCustodiansAndFuturesOfHumanity (1).mp3" length="88928530" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Dr Elif Kalaycioglu</itunes:author><itunes:summary>In this book launch, Elif Kalaycioglu, will present her new book, The Politics of World Heritage: Visions, Custodians, and Futures of Humanity, followed by a discussion and Q&amp;A.</itunes:summary><itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit><itunes:duration>01:32:37</itunes:duration></item><item><title>The care economy and social housing</title><description>What is the relationship between the care economy and social housing and how do they directly influence each other?</description><link>https://lse.ac.uk/lse-player/the-care-economy-and-social-housing</link><guid>uuid:5407c13a-28b6-47bc-9c10-ecc7c15dc6ec</guid><pubDate>Tue, 03 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://richmedia.lse.ac.uk/publicLecturesAndEvents/20260303_1830_TheCareEconomyAndSocialHousing_mixdown (1).mp3" length="132647220" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Professor Tim Jackson, Jonathon Porritt, Professor Anne Power</itunes:author><itunes:summary>What is the relationship between the care economy and social housing and how do they directly influence each other?</itunes:summary><itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit><itunes:duration>01:32:05</itunes:duration></item><item><title>Grassroots: shaping the digital realm and through it – the world</title><description>The digital realm today concentrates power and wealth in the hands of the few, excluding most of humanity from equal participation.</description><link>https://lse.ac.uk/lse-player/grassroots-shaping-the-digital-realm-and-through-it-the-world</link><guid>uuid:4c01d913-47c5-4265-ae02-4cf8721f523f</guid><pubDate>Mon, 02 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://richmedia.lse.ac.uk/publicLecturesAndEvents/20260302_1830_GrassRootsShapingTheDigitalRealmAndThroughItTheWorld_mixdown.mp3" length="80948132" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Professor Ehud Shapiro</itunes:author><itunes:summary>The digital realm today concentrates power and wealth in the hands of the few, excluding most of humanity from equal participation.</itunes:summary><itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit><itunes:duration>01:24:18</itunes:duration></item><item><title>Do molecules have structure? The view from quantum physics</title><description>Join us for the inaugural BJPS Popper Prize lecture, delivered by philosophers of science Alexander Franklin and Vanessa Seifert.</description><link>https://lse.ac.uk/lse-player/do-molecules-have-structure-the-view-from-quantum-physics</link><guid>uuid:df0d8b6c-28ea-4393-81f2-a18df0418d09</guid><pubDate>Wed, 25 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://richmedia.lse.ac.uk/publicLecturesAndEvents/20260225_1830_doMoleculesHaveStructureThe viewFromQuantumPhysics.mp3" length="88135476" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Dr Alexander Franklin, Dr Vanessa Seifert</itunes:author><itunes:summary>Join us for the inaugural BJPS Popper Prize lecture, delivered by philosophers of science Alexander Franklin and Vanessa Seifert.</itunes:summary><itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit><itunes:duration>01:31:47</itunes:duration></item><item><title>Creative destruction, AI, and the European recovery</title><description>Join us for this special event with LSE&apos;s Philippe Aghion, joint recipient of the 2025 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences.</description><link>https://lse.ac.uk/lse-player/creative-destruction-ai-and-the-european-recovery</link><guid>uuid:63bdd4c0-29e9-4009-bcb3-e68d15932f07</guid><pubDate>Tue, 24 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://richmedia.lse.ac.uk/publicLecturesAndEvents/20250224_1830_creativeDestructionAIAndTheEuropeanRecovery.mp3" length="86059526" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Philippe Aghion</itunes:author><itunes:summary>Join us for this special event with LSE&apos;s Philippe Aghion, joint recipient of the 2025 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences.</itunes:summary><itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit><itunes:duration>01:29:38</itunes:duration></item><item><title>From dialogue to decarbonisation: can investor engagement deliver?</title><description>With momentum behind the low-carbon transition faltering and headwinds mounting, investors play an increasingly critical role in in sustaining climate ambition.</description><link>https://lse.ac.uk/lse-player/from-dialogue-to-decarbonisation-can-investor-engagement-deliver</link><guid>uuid:2697d5ee-770e-4393-972c-0b60d6a58b2d</guid><pubDate>Mon, 23 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://richmedia.lse.ac.uk/publicLecturesAndEvents/20260223FromDialogueTo Decarbonisation canInvestorEngagementDeliver  .mp3" length="132432892" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Nikolaus Hastreiter, Adam Heltzer, Hayley McGuinness, Valeria Piani, Professor Peter Tufano</itunes:author><itunes:summary>With momentum behind the low-carbon transition faltering and headwinds mounting, investors play an increasingly critical role in in sustaining climate ambition.</itunes:summary><itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit><itunes:duration>01:31:57</itunes:duration></item><item><title>American foreign policy in the age of Trump</title><description>With the old world order visibly weakening, President Donald Trump’s foreign policy is both consequential and confusing. Does Mr Trump have a strategy and if so, what are its prospects for success?</description><link>https://lse.ac.uk/lse-player/american-foreign-policy-in-the-age-of-trump</link><guid>uuid:4617b48d-9a43-4d37-96f5-853777d3f39d</guid><pubDate>Thu, 19 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://richmedia.lse.ac.uk/publicLecturesAndEvents/20260219_1830_americanForeignPolicyInTheAgeOfTrump.mp3" length="88375406" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Professor Walter Russell Mead</itunes:author><itunes:summary>With the old world order visibly weakening, President Donald Trump’s foreign policy is both consequential and confusing. Does Mr Trump have a strategy and if so, what are its prospects for success?</itunes:summary><itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit><itunes:duration>01:32:02</itunes:duration></item><item><title>Eco-social contracts for sustainable and just futures</title><description>For changemakers, students, and everyone seeking hope, direction, and clarity during a time of global uncertainty, join us for the launch of a book that serves as both a call to action and a guide for transformation—encouraging readers to imagine and co-create sustainable and just futures.</description><link>https://lse.ac.uk/lse-player/eco-social-contracts-for-sustainable-and-just-futures</link><guid>uuid:076a9b90-1b69-4faa-963b-03e0e01a902f</guid><pubDate>Wed, 18 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://richmedia.lse.ac.uk/publicLecturesAndEvents/20260218_1830_ecoSocialContractsForSustainableAndJustFutures.mp3" length="89893146" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Professor Manisha Desai, Dr Ashfaq Khalfan, Dr Najma Mohamed, Mary Robinson</itunes:author><itunes:summary>For changemakers, students, and everyone seeking hope, direction, and clarity during a time of global uncertainty, join us for the launch of a book that serves as both a call to action and a guide for transformation—encouraging readers to imagine and co-create sustainable and just futures.</itunes:summary><itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit><itunes:duration>01:33:37</itunes:duration></item><item><title>Balancing economic reform and stability: Paraguayan lessons for policymakers</title><description>Join us as we welcome Carlos Gustavo Fernández Valdovinos, Paraguay’s Minister of Economy and Finance, for a lecture on the country’s economic transformation from crisis management to achieving investment grade.</description><link>https://lse.ac.uk/lse-player/balancing-economic-reform-and-stability-paraguayan-lessons-for-policymakers</link><guid>uuid:6b0a6c8f-7bfc-4217-931d-b4e401ef7243</guid><pubDate>Tue, 17 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://richmedia.lse.ac.uk/publicLecturesAndEvents/20260217_1830_BalancingEconomicReformAndStabilityParaguayanLessonsForPolicymakers_mixdown.mp3" length="107833752" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Carlos Gustavo Fernández Valdovinos</itunes:author><itunes:summary>Join us as we welcome Carlos Gustavo Fernández Valdovinos, Paraguay’s Minister of Economy and Finance, for a lecture on the country’s economic transformation from crisis management to achieving investment grade.</itunes:summary><itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit><itunes:duration>01:14:52</itunes:duration></item><item><title>Narratives in policymaking</title><description>We all love a good story. Stories provide coherence and help to form our sense of identity. Personal and social narratives fundamentally affect the ways we live, how we interact and what is considered important at all levels of decision-making.</description><link>https://lse.ac.uk/lse-player/narratives-in-policymaking</link><guid>uuid:17fa769f-64e7-4cde-ba07-4543ff47fabf</guid><pubDate>Tue, 17 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://richmedia.lse.ac.uk/publicLecturesAndEvents/20260217_1830_NarrativesinPolicyMaking.mp3" length="81322858" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Dr Adam Brzezinski, Professor Sarah Dillon, Professor Paul Dolan, Baroness Sharon White DBE</itunes:author><itunes:summary>We all love a good story. Stories provide coherence and help to form our sense of identity. Personal and social narratives fundamentally affect the ways we live, how we interact and what is considered important at all levels of decision-making.</itunes:summary><itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit><itunes:duration>01:24:42</itunes:duration></item><item><title>Immigration policy: challenges and options</title><description>In this third and final lecture Alan Manning offers solutions to the challenges facing immigration policy, and how to navigate among the often-competing claims of the economy, culture, justice, and democracy.</description><link>https://lse.ac.uk/lse-player/immigration-policy-challenges-and-options</link><guid>uuid:2398fafb-d8e0-4a97-a898-155c77f9df43</guid><pubDate>Mon, 16 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://richmedia.lse.ac.uk/publicLecturesAndEvents/20260216_1830_ImmigrationPolicyChallengesAndOptions_mixdown.mp3" length="85276302" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Alan Manning</itunes:author><itunes:summary>In this third and final lecture Alan Manning offers solutions to the challenges facing immigration policy, and how to navigate among the often-competing claims of the economy, culture, justice, and democracy.</itunes:summary><itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit><itunes:duration>01:28:49</itunes:duration></item><item><title>EdTech at the crossroads of pedagogy vs profit</title><description>Education technology (EdTech) is transforming education at a fast pace – but at what cost?</description><link>https://lse.ac.uk/lse-player/edtech-at-the-crossroads-of-pedagogy-vs-profit</link><guid>uuid:9bd06468-8acf-44a9-b180-d69c241b785e</guid><pubDate>Thu, 12 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://richmedia.lse.ac.uk/publicLecturesAndEvents/20260212_1830_edTechAtTheCrossroadsOfPedagogyVsProfit.mp3" length="82903024" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Dr Sandra El Gemayel, Jen Persson, Professor Julian Sefton-Green, Rhys Spence</itunes:author><itunes:summary>Education technology (EdTech) is transforming education at a fast pace – but at what cost?</itunes:summary><itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit><itunes:duration>01:26:20</itunes:duration></item><item><title>Governing with nature: towards transformative change?</title><description>Nature-based solutions are gaining traction as transformative interventions addressing biodiversity loss, climate change, and social justice. Their appeal lies in both the perceived ‘good’ of nature and the intent to harness its properties for multiple benefits</description><link>https://lse.ac.uk/lse-player/governing-with-nature-towards-transformative-change</link><guid>uuid:56a36faa-f563-4f3f-b785-403ce16d6244</guid><pubDate>Wed, 11 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://richmedia.lse.ac.uk/publicLecturesAndEvents/20260211_1830_GoverningWithNatureTowardsTransformativeChange_mixdown.mp3" length="83020836" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Professor Harriet Bulkeley</itunes:author><itunes:summary>Nature-based solutions are gaining traction as transformative interventions addressing biodiversity loss, climate change, and social justice. Their appeal lies in both the perceived ‘good’ of nature and the intent to harness its properties for multiple benefits</itunes:summary><itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit><itunes:duration>01:26:28</itunes:duration></item><item><title>Can natural capital be replaced? How the weak versus strong sustainability divide will shape our common future</title><description>This event celebrates the open access publication of the 5th edition of Weak versus Strong Sustainability.</description><link>https://lse.ac.uk/lse-player/can-natural-capital-be-replaced-how-the-weak-versus-strong-sustainability-divide-will-shape-our-common-future</link><guid>uuid:d429868a-1846-4e06-af83-5f92f961e494</guid><pubDate>Tue, 10 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://richmedia.lse.ac.uk/publicLecturesAndEvents/20260210_1830_canNaturalCapitalBeReplacedHowTheWeakVersusStrongSustainabilityDivideWillShapeOurCommonFuture.mp3" length="81298215" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Professor Eric Neumayer</itunes:author><itunes:summary>This event celebrates the open access publication of the 5th edition of Weak versus Strong Sustainability.</itunes:summary><itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit><itunes:duration>01:24:40</itunes:duration></item><item><title>A picture of migration</title><description>Join us for the 2026 Lionel Robbins Memorial Lectures which this year will be delivered by Alan Manning. This lecture is one of three based on the newly published book, Why Immigration Policy Is Hard.</description><link>https://lse.ac.uk/lse-player/a-picture-of-migration</link><guid>uuid:0cbac3a1-3782-462d-a849-d923f4005154</guid><pubDate>Mon, 09 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://richmedia.lse.ac.uk/publicLecturesAndEvents/20260209_1830_APictureofMigration.mp3" length="79003617" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Alan Manning</itunes:author><itunes:summary>Join us for the 2026 Lionel Robbins Memorial Lectures which this year will be delivered by Alan Manning. This lecture is one of three based on the newly published book, Why Immigration Policy Is Hard.</itunes:summary><itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit><itunes:duration>01:22:17</itunes:duration></item><item><title>The national interest: politics after globalisation</title><description>Are the politics of national interest making a comeback in the multipolar world after the end of globalisation? What is the national interest and why did it get forgotten at the end of the 20th century? Does the idea offer a way out of the impasse afflicting politics in the 21st century?</description><link>https://lse.ac.uk/lse-player/the-national-interest-politics-after-globalisation</link><guid>uuid:0abec000-9424-4490-b6e4-9f20845009c9</guid><pubDate>Thu, 05 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://richmedia.lse.ac.uk/publicLecturesAndEvents/20260205_1830_theNationalInterestPoliticsAfterGlobalisation.mp3" length="84468620" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Dr Philip Cunliffe, Professor Anand Menon, Professor Helen Thompson</itunes:author><itunes:summary>Are the politics of national interest making a comeback in the multipolar world after the end of globalisation? What is the national interest and why did it get forgotten at the end of the 20th century? Does the idea offer a way out of the impasse afflicting politics in the 21st century?</itunes:summary><itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit><itunes:duration>01:27:58</itunes:duration></item><item><title>Monetary policy in perspective</title><description>Join Klaas Knot, who served as President of the Dutch Central Bank (DNB) for 14 years, as he reflects on his extensive experience in the European Central Bank’s (ECB) Governing Council.</description><link>https://lse.ac.uk/lse-player/monetary-policy-in-perspective</link><guid>uuid:f70e3e44-917d-4ad5-80dd-a1fa52bb01ab</guid><pubDate>Wed, 04 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://richmedia.lse.ac.uk/publicLecturesAndEvents/20260204_1800_monetaryPolicyInPerspective.mp3" length="73540231" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Klaas Knot</itunes:author><itunes:summary>Join Klaas Knot, who served as President of the Dutch Central Bank (DNB) for 14 years, as he reflects on his extensive experience in the European Central Bank’s (ECB) Governing Council.</itunes:summary><itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit><itunes:duration>01:16:35</itunes:duration></item><item><title>Why immigration policy is hard</title><description>Join us for the 2026 Lionel Robbins Memorial Lectures which this year will be delivered by Alan Manning. This lecture is one of three based on the newly published book, Why Immigration Policy Is Hard.</description><link>https://lse.ac.uk/lse-player/why-immigration-policy-is-hard</link><guid>uuid:f9cdafb8-dd46-4a62-8bad-0b344213fdb5</guid><pubDate>Mon, 02 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://richmedia.lse.ac.uk/publicLecturesAndEvents/20260202_1830_WhyImmigrationPolicyIsHard_mixdown.mp3" length="83448284" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Alan Manning</itunes:author><itunes:summary>Join us for the 2026 Lionel Robbins Memorial Lectures which this year will be delivered by Alan Manning. This lecture is one of three based on the newly published book, Why Immigration Policy Is Hard.</itunes:summary><itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit><itunes:duration>01:26:54</itunes:duration></item><item><title>Our Dollar, your problem</title><description>Join us for this public lecture where Kenneth Rogoff will discuss his recently released book Our Dollar, Your Problem: An insider&apos;s view of seven turbulent decades of global finance and the road ahead.</description><link>https://lse.ac.uk/lse-player/our-dollar-your-problem</link><guid>uuid:35ad21ad-b2d5-46b0-a449-0f35c7374231</guid><pubDate>Thu, 29 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://richmedia.lse.ac.uk/publicLecturesAndEvents/20260129_1800_ourDollar,YourProblem.mp3" length="67341278" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Professor Kenneth Rogoff</itunes:author><itunes:summary>Join us for this public lecture where Kenneth Rogoff will discuss his recently released book Our Dollar, Your Problem: An insider&apos;s view of seven turbulent decades of global finance and the road ahead.</itunes:summary><itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit><itunes:duration>01:10:07</itunes:duration></item><item><title>Power and profit: stresses and futures of market economies</title><description>The famous epithet that “the old world is dying, and the new world struggles to be born: now is the time of monsters”, is most often attributed to the Marxist thinker and revolutionary Antonio Gramsci. </description><link>https://lse.ac.uk/lse-player/power-and-profit-stresses-and-futures-of-market-economies</link><guid>uuid:a9d5978d-839c-42fe-939f-ddd59808ce58</guid><pubDate>Wed, 28 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://richmedia.lse.ac.uk/publicLecturesAndEvents/20260128_1830_PowerAndProfitStressesAndFuturesOfMarketEconomies_mixdown.mp3" length="135933318" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Montek Singh Ahluwalia, Francesco Caselli, Professor David Hendry, Professor Stephen Nickell</itunes:author><itunes:summary>The famous epithet that “the old world is dying, and the new world struggles to be born: now is the time of monsters”, is most often attributed to the Marxist thinker and revolutionary Antonio Gramsci. </itunes:summary><itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit><itunes:duration>01:34:22</itunes:duration></item><item><title>Abundant clean energy for all: the technological opportunity</title><description>For the past two centuries, growth in energy supply has been fundamental to human progress and economic development. But fossil fuel dependence is driving climate change at an unprecedented scale. Can emerging technologies for producing and using electricity help deliver a sustainable future?</description><link>https://lse.ac.uk/lse-player/abundant-clean-energy-for-all-the-technological-opportunity</link><guid>uuid:c3a09048-96e7-4512-b08f-299003b4d54b</guid><pubDate>Tue, 27 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://richmedia.lse.ac.uk/publicLecturesAndEvents/20260127_1830_AbundantCleanEnergy.mp3" length="80601313" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Lord Turner</itunes:author><itunes:summary>For the past two centuries, growth in energy supply has been fundamental to human progress and economic development. But fossil fuel dependence is driving climate change at an unprecedented scale. Can emerging technologies for producing and using electricity help deliver a sustainable future?</itunes:summary><itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit><itunes:duration>01:23:57</itunes:duration></item><item><title>Are revolutions justified?</title><description>Ralph Miliband has written poignantly on the limits of parliamentary democracy. But are revolutions justified?</description><link>https://lse.ac.uk/lse-player/are-revolutions-justified</link><guid>uuid:6116150d-243e-5dba-baf4-be19482935d8</guid><pubDate>Mon, 26 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://richmedia.lse.ac.uk/publiclecturesandevents/20250126_1830_ areRevolutionsJustified.mp3" length="85913698" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Professor Lea Ypi, Professor Andrés Velasco</itunes:author><itunes:summary>Ralph Miliband has written poignantly on the limits of parliamentary democracy. But are revolutions justified?</itunes:summary><itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit><itunes:duration>01:29:29</itunes:duration></item><item><title>Are jobs getting better?</title><description>What does the future of work really look like?</description><link>https://lse.ac.uk/lse-player/are-jobs-getting-better-copy</link><guid>uuid:82d8bc54-8bc8-448a-bdbf-94a5d7383692</guid><pubDate>Sun, 25 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://richmedia.lse.ac.uk/publicLecturesAndEvents/20260201_lseiq_ep79_areJobsGettingBetter.mp3" length="44101632" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author/><itunes:summary>What does the future of work really look like?</itunes:summary><itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit><itunes:duration>30:14</itunes:duration></item><item><title>The measure of progress: counting what really matters</title><description>Professor Coyle argues that the way we measure the economy—developed in the 1940s—no longer fits today’s realities. The outdated framework underpinning economic statistics distorts how policymakers understand and respond to the digital economy.</description><link>https://lse.ac.uk/lse-player/the-measure-of-progress-counting-what-really-matters</link><guid>uuid:cd860b92-1137-5ca7-95b8-e738fc37cdc2</guid><pubDate>Thu, 22 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://richmedia.lse.ac.uk/publiclecturesandevents/20250122_1830_theMeasureOfProgressCountingWhatReallyMatters.mp3" length="65350730" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Professor Diane Coyle</itunes:author><itunes:summary>Professor Coyle argues that the way we measure the economy—developed in the 1940s—no longer fits today’s realities. The outdated framework underpinning economic statistics distorts how policymakers understand and respond to the digital economy.</itunes:summary><itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit><itunes:duration>01:08:03</itunes:duration></item><item><title>How oil rents fuel populist foreign policy</title><description>In his inaugural lecture (based on his research with Ferdinand Eibl) Steffen Hertog argues that populist leaders in all but the largest countries can afford radical policies only if they enjoy autonomy from international economic constraints</description><link>https://lse.ac.uk/lse-player/how-oil-rents-fuel-populist-foreign-policy</link><guid>uuid:baec1802-93fc-5410-b659-d445c2b7e481</guid><pubDate>Wed, 21 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://richmedia.lse.ac.uk/publiclecturesandevents/20250121_1830_HowOilRentsFuelPopulistForeignPolicy.mp3" length="79230637" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Professor Steffen Hertog</itunes:author><itunes:summary>In his inaugural lecture (based on his research with Ferdinand Eibl) Steffen Hertog argues that populist leaders in all but the largest countries can afford radical policies only if they enjoy autonomy from international economic constraints</itunes:summary><itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit><itunes:duration>01:22:31</itunes:duration></item><item><title>Women, nature, and 2030: a transformational global climate solution</title><description>Climate change is not gender-neutral — not in its impact on women and girls, nor in the solutions women are leading. This lecture will share new research revealing how women’s leadership is providing new pathways to address the climate crisis.</description><link>https://lse.ac.uk/lse-player/women-nature-and-2030-a-transformational-global-climate-solution</link><guid>uuid:3f8d6e44-d7f7-518f-9169-564a704b694f</guid><pubDate>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://richmedia.lse.ac.uk/publiclecturesandevents/20260120_1830_WomenNatureAnd2030ATransformationalGlobalClimateSolution_mixdown.mp3" length="83100600" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Zainab Salbi</itunes:author><itunes:summary>Climate change is not gender-neutral — not in its impact on women and girls, nor in the solutions women are leading. This lecture will share new research revealing how women’s leadership is providing new pathways to address the climate crisis.</itunes:summary><itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit><itunes:duration>01:26:33</itunes:duration></item><item><title>Shared prosperity in a fractured world</title><description>Join us for this talk by Dani Rodrik where he will talk about his new book, Shared Prosperity in a Fractured World, in which he shows how the nations of the world can achieve all three objectives.</description><link>https://lse.ac.uk/lse-player/shared-prosperity-in-a-fractured-world</link><guid>uuid:c8b5240f-7c87-5777-bc69-278729a1d9b9</guid><pubDate>Wed, 14 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://richmedia.lse.ac.uk/publiclecturesandevents/20260114_1830_SharedProsperityInAFracturedWorld.mp3" length="77552954" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Professor Dani Rodrik</itunes:author><itunes:summary>Join us for this talk by Dani Rodrik where he will talk about his new book, Shared Prosperity in a Fractured World, in which he shows how the nations of the world can achieve all three objectives.</itunes:summary><itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit><itunes:duration>01:20:46</itunes:duration></item><item><title>The ins and outs of sustainable supply chains</title><description>Presenting insights from over a decade of research, Professor Macchiavello will examine how companies can organise supply chains that are sustainable and resilient, creating value for stakeholders beyond the organisation&apos;s boundaries. </description><link>https://lse.ac.uk/lse-player/the-ins-and-outs-of-sustainable-supply-chains</link><guid>uuid:f6806c84-1390-5f2c-bfd0-6f194a6b6c89</guid><pubDate>Thu, 11 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://richmedia.lse.ac.uk/publiclecturesandevents/20251211_1830_SustainableSupplyChain.mp3" length="74274401" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Professor Rocco Macchiavello</itunes:author><itunes:summary>Presenting insights from over a decade of research, Professor Macchiavello will examine how companies can organise supply chains that are sustainable and resilient, creating value for stakeholders beyond the organisation&apos;s boundaries. </itunes:summary><itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit><itunes:duration>01:17:21</itunes:duration></item><item><title>Common law: a better foundation for Liberalism</title><description>In conventional political philosophy, law is understood as consciously created rules that are a necessary mechanism for regulating the excesses of the free market. Although coercive in nature, law is seen as a necessary defence against anarchy. </description><link>https://lse.ac.uk/lse-player/common-law-a-better-foundation-for-liberalism</link><guid>uuid:bc88bb16-bb01-502f-bcd7-bb018ecc2645</guid><pubDate>Tue, 09 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://richmedia.lse.ac.uk/publiclecturesandevents/20251209_CommonLawABetterFoundationForLiberalism_mixdown.mp3" length="130237244" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Professor John Hasnas</itunes:author><itunes:summary>In conventional political philosophy, law is understood as consciously created rules that are a necessary mechanism for regulating the excesses of the free market. Although coercive in nature, law is seen as a necessary defence against anarchy. </itunes:summary><itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit><itunes:duration>01:30:25</itunes:duration></item><item><title>Women in economics: progress, challenges and perspectives</title><description>Despite decades of progress, women remain underrepresented in the field of economics. This event explores the gender disparities in the discipline and what this means for economics and society.</description><link>https://lse.ac.uk/lse-player/women-in-economics-progress-challenges-and-perspectives</link><guid>uuid:686fff5e-4af0-5980-8df2-7945184f95d6</guid><pubDate>Mon, 08 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://richmedia.lse.ac.uk/publiclecturesandevents/20251208_1830_womenInEconomicsProgressChallengesAndPerspectives.mp3" length="80571388" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Janet Henry, Clare Lombardelli, Professor Almudena Sevilla</itunes:author><itunes:summary>Despite decades of progress, women remain underrepresented in the field of economics. This event explores the gender disparities in the discipline and what this means for economics and society.</itunes:summary><itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit><itunes:duration>01:23:55</itunes:duration></item><item><title>Economic impacts and legacies of British rule in India</title><description>In her latest book An Economic History of India: Growth, income and inequalities from the Mughals to the 21st century, Bishnupriya Gupta builds a new framework for understanding the economic impacts and legacies of British Rule</description><link>https://lse.ac.uk/lse-player/economic-impacts-and-legacies-of-british-rule-in-india</link><guid>uuid:b49d6062-916e-5198-80a6-c535d9ed18ac</guid><pubDate>Thu, 04 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://richmedia.lse.ac.uk/publiclecturesandevents/20251204_1830_economicImpactsAndLegaciesOfBritishruleOnIndia.mp3" length="83578806" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Professor Bishnupriya Gupta</itunes:author><itunes:summary>In her latest book An Economic History of India: Growth, income and inequalities from the Mughals to the 21st century, Bishnupriya Gupta builds a new framework for understanding the economic impacts and legacies of British Rule</itunes:summary><itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit><itunes:duration>01:27:02</itunes:duration></item><item><title>The politics of hunger in Sudan</title><description>The ongoing war in Sudan has produced the world’s largest humanitarian and hunger crisis—devastating a country that could easily feed itself and its neighbours.</description><link>https://lse.ac.uk/lse-player/the-politics-of-hunger-in-sudan</link><guid>uuid:24193a43-287d-5305-9e83-b2c7ee30eabd</guid><pubDate>Wed, 03 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://richmedia.lse.ac.uk/publiclecturesandevents/20251203_1830_thePoliticsOfHungerInSudan.mp3" length="81240517" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Dr Nisrin Elamin</itunes:author><itunes:summary>The ongoing war in Sudan has produced the world’s largest humanitarian and hunger crisis—devastating a country that could easily feed itself and its neighbours.</itunes:summary><itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit><itunes:duration>01:24:36</itunes:duration></item><item><title>Why I am an anarchist: insights into British anarchist thought and politics</title><description>Anarchism has had a more powerful impact on political life than most people realise. What are the roots of this radical tradition? How has it had this impact? And what is the contemporary case for embracing it?</description><link>https://lse.ac.uk/lse-player/why-i-am-an-anarchist-insights-into-british-anarchist-thought-and-politics</link><guid>uuid:d48a61c3-4016-5ed9-ad63-1e6d1b45e19d</guid><pubDate>Tue, 02 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://richmedia.lse.ac.uk/publiclecturesandevents/20251202_1830_InsightsIntoBritishAnarchistThoughtAndPolitics.mp3" length="81573482" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Dr Sophie Scott-Brown</itunes:author><itunes:summary>Anarchism has had a more powerful impact on political life than most people realise. What are the roots of this radical tradition? How has it had this impact? And what is the contemporary case for embracing it?</itunes:summary><itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit><itunes:duration>01:24:57</itunes:duration></item><item><title>Should the UK have a wealth tax? The Wealth Tax Commission five years on</title><description>In 2020, the Wealth Tax Commission brought together world-leading academics, policymakers and tax practitioners to ‘think big’ about tax policy.</description><link>https://lse.ac.uk/lse-player/should-the-uk-have-a-wealth-tax-the-wealth-tax-commission-five-years-on</link><guid>uuid:66f38eef-9303-50f0-9e13-d18fdf52859d</guid><pubDate>Mon, 01 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://richmedia.lse.ac.uk/publiclecturesandevents/20251201_1830_ShouldTheUKHaveAWealthTaxTheWealthTaxCommissionFiveYearsOn.mp3" length="127345848" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Professor Arun Advani, Emma Chamberlain, Dr Andy Summers</itunes:author><itunes:summary>In 2020, the Wealth Tax Commission brought together world-leading academics, policymakers and tax practitioners to ‘think big’ about tax policy.</itunes:summary><itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit><itunes:duration>01:28:26</itunes:duration></item><item><title>Fiscal threats in a changing global financial system</title><description>This lecture will discuss how policymakers should address these challenges by employing a carefully selected mix of tools that spans fiscal, monetary and prudential policy.</description><link>https://lse.ac.uk/lse-player/fiscal-threats-in-a-changing-global-financial-system</link><guid>uuid:b2aeedb0-df8e-5a4f-81e1-690ec4ce868b</guid><pubDate>Thu, 27 Nov 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://richmedia.lse.ac.uk/publiclecturesandevents/20251127_1830_fiscalThreatsInAChangingGlobalFinancialSystem.mp3" length="60710227" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Pablo Hernández de Cos</itunes:author><itunes:summary>This lecture will discuss how policymakers should address these challenges by employing a carefully selected mix of tools that spans fiscal, monetary and prudential policy.</itunes:summary><itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit><itunes:duration>01:03:13</itunes:duration></item><item><title>America first and the future of Eurasian geopolitics</title><description>In this lecture, one of India’s leading strategic thinkers and commentators examines the roots of Donald Trump’s America First agenda and assesses its implications for the future of stability on the Eurasian landmass and its surrounding waters.</description><link>https://lse.ac.uk/lse-player/america-first-and-the-future-of-eurasian-geopolitics</link><guid>uuid:97edd7b5-4477-5c62-847a-23c843eabcda</guid><pubDate>Wed, 26 Nov 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://richmedia.lse.ac.uk/publiclecturesandevents/20251126_1830_AmericaFirstAndtheFutureofEurasianGeopolitics.mp3" length="81676776" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Dr C Raja Mohan</itunes:author><itunes:summary>In this lecture, one of India’s leading strategic thinkers and commentators examines the roots of Donald Trump’s America First agenda and assesses its implications for the future of stability on the Eurasian landmass and its surrounding waters.</itunes:summary><itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit><itunes:duration>01:25:04</itunes:duration></item><item><title>John Rawls and unequivocal justice</title><description>Curious about how free markets and social justice intersect? Join us for an engaging lecture by Christopher Freiman, author of the book Unequivocal Justice.</description><link>https://lse.ac.uk/lse-player/john-rawls-and-unequivocal-justice</link><guid>uuid:d625a32a-04fd-5506-8e9c-fbb0e0343b06</guid><pubDate>Tue, 25 Nov 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://richmedia.lse.ac.uk/publiclecturesandevents/20251125_1830_JohnRawlsAndUnequivocalJustice_mixdown.mp3" length="128387306" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Professor Christopher Freiman</itunes:author><itunes:summary>Curious about how free markets and social justice intersect? Join us for an engaging lecture by Christopher Freiman, author of the book Unequivocal Justice.</itunes:summary><itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit><itunes:duration>01:29:09</itunes:duration></item><item><title>AI, technology and society: shaping the future together</title><description>AI is about people – the most sophisticated AI models are trained on trillions of tokens that capture human communication, behaviours, and interactions.</description><link>https://lse.ac.uk/lse-player/ai-technology-and-society-shaping-the-future-together</link><guid>uuid:765bbc0a-6681-4e1b-b791-b5cb7ca065d8</guid><pubDate>Mon, 24 Nov 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://richmedia.lse.ac.uk/publiclecturesandevents/20251124_1830_AItechnologyAndSocietyNavigatingTheFutureTogether.mp3" length="134000983" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Professor Cosmina Dorobantu, Professor Helen Margetts OBE FBA, Marion Dumas</itunes:author><itunes:summary>AI is about people – the most sophisticated AI models are trained on trillions of tokens that capture human communication, behaviours, and interactions.</itunes:summary><itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit><itunes:duration>01:33:03</itunes:duration></item><item><title>Will the next World War be a cyberwar?</title><description>It seems every week we hear a new report of a cyber-attack. What if those attacks were on our critical infrastructure? Our national grid? Our water supply? Is the UK prepared? </description><link>https://lse.ac.uk/lse-player/will-the-next-world-war-be-a-cyberwar</link><guid>uuid:036be50d-47f3-51fd-8baf-31f764f73082</guid><pubDate>Mon, 24 Nov 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://richmedia.lse.ac.uk/publiclecturesandevents/20251202_lseiq_ep78_cyberwars.mp3" length="30268841" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author/><itunes:summary>It seems every week we hear a new report of a cyber-attack. What if those attacks were on our critical infrastructure? Our national grid? Our water supply? Is the UK prepared? </itunes:summary><itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit><itunes:duration>30:57</itunes:duration></item><item><title>World Children’s Day: digital futures for children – children’s rights under pressure in the digital environment</title><description>In 2021, the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child introduced General Comment No. 25 on children’s rights in the digital environment, marking a milestone in aligning child rights with the digital age. But what real impact has it had?</description><link>https://lse.ac.uk/lse-player/world-childrens-day-digital-futures-for-children-childrens-rights-under-pressure-in-the-digital-environment</link><guid>uuid:95a09f31-3257-50e8-a56d-00bee3989281</guid><pubDate>Thu, 20 Nov 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://richmedia.lse.ac.uk/publiclecturesandevents/20251120_1830_worldChildren_sDayDigitalFuturesForChildrenChildren_sRightsUnderPressureInTheDigitalEnvironment.mp3" length="87395450" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Gerison Lansdown, Dr Kim R Sylwander, Gastón Wright</itunes:author><itunes:summary>In 2021, the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child introduced General Comment No. 25 on children’s rights in the digital environment, marking a milestone in aligning child rights with the digital age. But what real impact has it had?</itunes:summary><itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit><itunes:duration>01:31:00</itunes:duration></item><item><title>Is there a Trump doctrine? Making sense of US foreign and security policy since Trump’s return to the White House</title><description>In January 2025, Donald Trump returned to the White House. The ensuing months have been a dizzying blur for American foreign and security policy.</description><link>https://lse.ac.uk/lse-player/is-there-a-trump-doctrine-making-sense-of-us-foreign-and-security-policy-since-trumps-return-to-the-white-house</link><guid>uuid:72b22720-d6d8-50a2-a754-90bb200a212f</guid><pubDate>Wed, 19 Nov 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://richmedia.lse.ac.uk/publiclecturesandevents/20251119_1830_IsThereATrumpDoctrine.mp3" length="86547712" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Professor Ronald Krebs, Katharine M Millar, Dr Luca Tardelli, Dr Boram Lee</itunes:author><itunes:summary>In January 2025, Donald Trump returned to the White House. The ensuing months have been a dizzying blur for American foreign and security policy.</itunes:summary><itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit><itunes:duration>01:30:08</itunes:duration></item><item><title>Britain in a changing world</title><description>Discussing the topic, Britain in a changing world, former British Prime Minister and Leader of the Conservative Party, Sir John Major, delivers this year’s Maurice Fraser Annual Lecture.</description><link>https://lse.ac.uk/lse-player/britain-in-a-changing-world</link><guid>uuid:27909906-5a69-5eb6-baf8-b4b3f794240e</guid><pubDate>Tue, 18 Nov 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://richmedia.lse.ac.uk/publiclecturesandevents/20251118_1830_britainInAChangingWorld.mp3" length="46909271" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Sir John Major</itunes:author><itunes:summary>Discussing the topic, Britain in a changing world, former British Prime Minister and Leader of the Conservative Party, Sir John Major, delivers this year’s Maurice Fraser Annual Lecture.</itunes:summary><itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit><itunes:duration>48:51</itunes:duration></item><item><title>Greece’s economic and digital transformation: in conversation with Kyriakos Pierrakakis</title><description>Join us for a discussion with Kyriakos Pierrakakis, Greece&apos;s Minister of the Economy and Finance, on the key challenges shaping the country’s future.</description><link>https://lse.ac.uk/lse-player/greeces-economic-and-digital-transformation-in-conversation-with-kyriakos-pierrakakis</link><guid>uuid:a6f7ee78-8f84-5a0b-b0c9-6bfe36d6acc5</guid><pubDate>Fri, 14 Nov 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://richmedia.lse.ac.uk/publiclecturesandevents/20251114_1830_greece_sEconomicAndDigitalTransformationInConversationWithKyriakosPierrakakis.mp3" length="62495301" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Kyriakos Pierrakakis</itunes:author><itunes:summary>Join us for a discussion with Kyriakos Pierrakakis, Greece&apos;s Minister of the Economy and Finance, on the key challenges shaping the country’s future.</itunes:summary><itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit><itunes:duration>01:05:05</itunes:duration></item><item><title>Spreading it around: a new look at redistribution and tax</title><description>In this panel discussion, anthropologists working on redistribution and tax will present the findings of—and interrogate each other on—two recent books.</description><link>https://lse.ac.uk/lse-player/spreading-it-around-a-new-look-at-redistribution-and-tax</link><guid>uuid:514fd9a5-c610-501d-99c6-542982b99540</guid><pubDate>Thu, 13 Nov 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://richmedia.lse.ac.uk/publiclecturesandevents/20251113_1830_spreadingItAroundANewLookAtRedistributionAndTax.mp3" length="83376801" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Professor Deborah James FBA, Dr Miranda Sheild Johansson, Dr Johanna Mugler, Dr Robin Smith</itunes:author><itunes:summary>In this panel discussion, anthropologists working on redistribution and tax will present the findings of—and interrogate each other on—two recent books.</itunes:summary><itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit><itunes:duration>01:26:49</itunes:duration></item><item><title>America adrift: the end of the east coast foreign policy elite</title><description>America is undergoing rapid demographic change. By the mid-21st century, European Americans, long the country’s largest demographic group, will be roughly equal in numbers to Hispanic, African, and Asian Americans.</description><link>https://lse.ac.uk/lse-player/america-adrift-the-end-of-the-east-coast-foreign-policy-elite</link><guid>uuid:92cf8f3d-b763-5b6a-b391-aaf4c2685247</guid><pubDate>Wed, 12 Nov 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://richmedia.lse.ac.uk/publiclecturesandevents/20251112_1830_AmericaAdriftTheEndOfTheEastCoastForeignPolicyElite.mp3" length="128881738" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Professor Anne-Marie Slaughter</itunes:author><itunes:summary>America is undergoing rapid demographic change. By the mid-21st century, European Americans, long the country’s largest demographic group, will be roughly equal in numbers to Hispanic, African, and Asian Americans.</itunes:summary><itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit><itunes:duration>01:29:29</itunes:duration></item><item><title>Saving Britain&apos;s wildlife</title><description>Britain&apos;s wildlife has been under pressure for centuries. Many of the large mammals that once inhabited these islands were driven to extinction long ago. In the twenty-first century, insect populations have collapsed by around three quarters.</description><link>https://lse.ac.uk/lse-player/saving-britains-wildlife</link><guid>uuid:83c590b5-d14a-53d0-be4a-e41acda90eda</guid><pubDate>Tue, 11 Nov 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://richmedia.lse.ac.uk/publiclecturesandevents/20251113_1730_SavingBritainWildlife.mp3" length="83478860" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Dr Iris Berger, Dr Luke Hecht, Dr Karen Kovaka, Matt Phelps</itunes:author><itunes:summary>Britain&apos;s wildlife has been under pressure for centuries. Many of the large mammals that once inhabited these islands were driven to extinction long ago. In the twenty-first century, insect populations have collapsed by around three quarters.</itunes:summary><itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit><itunes:duration>01:26:57</itunes:duration></item><item><title>Fault lines: the new political economy of a warming world</title><description>In this lecture, Helen Milner addresses why vulnerability, lived experience, and material self-interest will drive the next phase of climate politics, and what that means for diplomacy, democracy and development.</description><link>https://lse.ac.uk/lse-player/fault-lines-the-new-political-economy-of-a-warming-world</link><guid>uuid:4a191426-9047-5b06-82a0-198703f9b683</guid><pubDate>Mon, 10 Nov 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://richmedia.lse.ac.uk/publiclecturesandevents/20251110_1830_FaultLinesTheNewPoliticalEconomyOfAWarmingWorld_mixdown.mp3" length="85320626" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Professor Helen Milner</itunes:author><itunes:summary>In this lecture, Helen Milner addresses why vulnerability, lived experience, and material self-interest will drive the next phase of climate politics, and what that means for diplomacy, democracy and development.</itunes:summary><itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit><itunes:duration>01:28:51</itunes:duration></item><item><title>Great global transformation: national market liberalism in a multipolar world</title><description>Join us for this talk by Branko Milanovic about his new book, The Great Global Transformation: National Market Liberalism in a Multipolar World.</description><link>https://lse.ac.uk/lse-player/great-global-transformation-national-market-liberalism-in-a-multipolar-world</link><guid>uuid:a334bd7d-d98c-51b3-9842-e6157e5731da</guid><pubDate>Thu, 06 Nov 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://richmedia.lse.ac.uk/publiclecturesandevents/20251108_1930_GreatGlobalTransformation (1).mp3" length="63144274" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Professor Branko Milanovic</itunes:author><itunes:summary>Join us for this talk by Branko Milanovic about his new book, The Great Global Transformation: National Market Liberalism in a Multipolar World.</itunes:summary><itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit><itunes:duration>01:05:46</itunes:duration></item><item><title>The growth story of the 21st century: the economics and opportunity of climate action</title><description>The world stands at a crossroads. The next decade will determine whether we avoid climate, biodiversity, and economic catastrophe – or unlock a new era of sustainable, resilient, and inclusive growth.</description><link>https://lse.ac.uk/lse-player/the-growth-story-of-the-21st-century-the-economics-and-opportunity-of-climate-action</link><guid>uuid:6328431a-3ff9-56d9-8651-f814725968e9</guid><pubDate>Wed, 05 Nov 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://richmedia.lse.ac.uk/publiclecturesandevents/20251107_The21stCenturyGrowthStoryEconomicsAndOpportunitiesInClimateAction_mixdown.mp3" length="124981135" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Lord Stern, Professor Nicola Ranger, Dimitri Zenghelis</itunes:author><itunes:summary>The world stands at a crossroads. The next decade will determine whether we avoid climate, biodiversity, and economic catastrophe – or unlock a new era of sustainable, resilient, and inclusive growth.</itunes:summary><itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit><itunes:duration>01:26:46</itunes:duration></item><item><title>Joyful revolution: poverty, social justice and a pioneer of participation</title><description>Tackling poverty and campaigning for social justice must be with, not just for, people in poverty. </description><link>https://lse.ac.uk/lse-player/joyful-revolution-poverty-social-justice-and-a-pioneer-of-participation</link><guid>uuid:554d333e-d304-5ba7-9567-304562c44c25</guid><pubDate>Tue, 04 Nov 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://richmedia.lse.ac.uk/publiclecturesandevents/20251104_1830_joyfulRevolutionPovertySocialJusticeAndAPioneerOfParticipation (1).mp3" length="68981214" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Dr Eileen Alexander, Fran Bennett, Kate Evans, Diana Skelton</itunes:author><itunes:summary>Tackling poverty and campaigning for social justice must be with, not just for, people in poverty. </itunes:summary><itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit><itunes:duration>01:11:50</itunes:duration></item><item><title>Syria after Assad: a reporter’s view on a nation in transition</title><description>This talk delivered by Raya Jalabi, Middle East correspondent for the Financial Times, as part of the annual Ian Black Memorial Lecture Series, will examine Syria’s fraught first year in the aftermath of Bashar al-Assad’s fall.</description><link>https://lse.ac.uk/lse-player/syria-after-assad-a-reporters-view-on-a-nation-in-transition</link><guid>uuid:df8485e1-f474-5df0-945d-72a6cc58cc4d</guid><pubDate>Mon, 03 Nov 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://richmedia.lse.ac.uk/publiclecturesandevents/20251103_1830_SyriaAfterAssadAReportersViewOnANationInTransition.mp3" length="96724538" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Raya Jalabi</itunes:author><itunes:summary>This talk delivered by Raya Jalabi, Middle East correspondent for the Financial Times, as part of the annual Ian Black Memorial Lecture Series, will examine Syria’s fraught first year in the aftermath of Bashar al-Assad’s fall.</itunes:summary><itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit><itunes:duration>01:07:10</itunes:duration></item><item><title>Sustainability, peace and development: in conversation with Juan Manuel Santos</title><description>Join Nobel Peace Prize Laureate and LSE alumnus Juan Manuel Santos and LSE academics Mary Kaldor and Nicholas Stern in a conversation to explore how we can build a sustainable, peaceful and stable world.</description><link>https://lse.ac.uk/lse-player/sustainability-peace-and-development-in-conversation-with-juan-manuel-santos</link><guid>uuid:96fb05e4-f5be-5a0f-84ef-c39d82901620</guid><pubDate>Thu, 30 Oct 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://richmedia.lse.ac.uk/publiclecturesandevents/20251030_1830_sustainabilityPeaceAndDevelopmentInConversationWithJuanManuelSantos.mp3" length="80664817" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Juan Manuel Santos, Professor Mary Kaldor, Lord Stern</itunes:author><itunes:summary>Join Nobel Peace Prize Laureate and LSE alumnus Juan Manuel Santos and LSE academics Mary Kaldor and Nicholas Stern in a conversation to explore how we can build a sustainable, peaceful and stable world.</itunes:summary><itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit><itunes:duration>01:24:01</itunes:duration></item><item><title>Seeing the unseen: combining data to better understand our environment</title><description>Join us as the University of Glasgow’s Claire Miller explores the statistical and data analytics approaches being developed to successfully bring different data sources together to improve environmental planning and management.</description><link>https://lse.ac.uk/lse-player/seeing-the-unseen-combining-data-to-better-understand-our-environment</link><guid>uuid:ba02ae4b-1767-5202-a40b-6eab4809c4d7</guid><pubDate>Wed, 29 Oct 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://richmedia.lse.ac.uk/publiclecturesandevents/20251029_1830_ seeingTheUnseenCombiningDataToBetterUnderstandOurEnvironment.mp3" length="86548028" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Professor Claire Miller, Dr Sefi Roth</itunes:author><itunes:summary>Join us as the University of Glasgow’s Claire Miller explores the statistical and data analytics approaches being developed to successfully bring different data sources together to improve environmental planning and management.</itunes:summary><itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit><itunes:duration>01:30:07</itunes:duration></item><item><title>How to help left behind regions and workers</title><description>The decline of manufacturing and the acceleration of technological disruption have concentrated joblessness in distressed regions and blocked many workers from access to good jobs</description><link>https://lse.ac.uk/lse-player/how-to-help-left-behind-regions-and-workers</link><guid>uuid:df09d4a8-8225-5528-a39e-b38106f5a3d5</guid><pubDate>Tue, 28 Oct 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://richmedia.lse.ac.uk/publiclecturesandevents/20251028_1830_HelpLeftBehindRegionsAndWorkers.mp3" length="80492769" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Professor Gordon Hanson</itunes:author><itunes:summary>The decline of manufacturing and the acceleration of technological disruption have concentrated joblessness in distressed regions and blocked many workers from access to good jobs</itunes:summary><itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit><itunes:duration>01:23:50</itunes:duration></item><item><title>Unlocking climate action opportunities: progress amid geopolitical turbulence</title><description>This event will serve as a timely preview of the upcoming UN Climate Conference (COP), offering insights into where meaningful progress can be made on international climate action.</description><link>https://lse.ac.uk/lse-player/unlocking-climate-action-opportunities-progress-amid-geopolitical-turbulence</link><guid>uuid:b66c8bbd-5b07-57dd-b222-5a8494bbcdf5</guid><pubDate>Mon, 27 Oct 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://richmedia.lse.ac.uk/publiclecturesandevents/20251027_1830_UnlockingClimateActionOpportunitiesProgressAmidGeopoliticalTurbulence.mp3" length="85443389" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Swati Dhingra, Dr Matilde Mesnard, Dr Luiz Awazu Pereira da Silva, Chris Skidmore, Lord Stern, Sharon Yang</itunes:author><itunes:summary>This event will serve as a timely preview of the upcoming UN Climate Conference (COP), offering insights into where meaningful progress can be made on international climate action.</itunes:summary><itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit><itunes:duration>01:28:59</itunes:duration></item><item><title>The social safety net as an investment in children</title><description>Join us for the Department of Social Policy’s Annual Lecture at which Hilary Hoynes will explore the concept of viewing the social safety net as a long-term investment in children.</description><link>https://lse.ac.uk/lse-player/the-social-safety-net-as-an-investment-in-children</link><guid>uuid:812ba47a-04c2-40ac-8d0b-40eaea0f8e12</guid><pubDate>Thu, 23 Oct 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://richmedia.lse.ac.uk/publiclecturesandevents/20251023_1830_SocialSafetyNetInChildren.mp3" length="83919305" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Professor Hilary Hoynes</itunes:author><itunes:summary>Join us for the Department of Social Policy’s Annual Lecture at which Hilary Hoynes will explore the concept of viewing the social safety net as a long-term investment in children.</itunes:summary><itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit><itunes:duration>01:27:22</itunes:duration></item><item><title>Mutually assured survival: feminist solidarities amidst planetary threats</title><description>Can global feminist solidarity and a feminist theory of social reproduction provide an emancipatory agenda that will foster the material conditions that make the reproduction of human and non-human life possible?</description><link>https://lse.ac.uk/lse-player/mutually-assured-survival-feminist-solidarities-amidst-planetary-threats</link><guid>uuid:19dea46a-e4b1-525a-9c6e-5dad4870638b</guid><pubDate>Wed, 22 Oct 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://richmedia.lse.ac.uk/publiclecturesandevents/20251022_1830_MutuallyAssuredSurvivalFeministSolidaritiesAmidstPlanetaryThreat_mixdown.mp3" length="117954694" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Dr Lyn Ossome, Professor Shirin M Rai, Dr Gloria Novović</itunes:author><itunes:summary>Can global feminist solidarity and a feminist theory of social reproduction provide an emancipatory agenda that will foster the material conditions that make the reproduction of human and non-human life possible?</itunes:summary><itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit><itunes:duration>01:21:53</itunes:duration></item><item><title>How progress ends: technology, innovation, and the fate of nations</title><description>How will progress end? In this event, Carl Benedikt Frey – one of the leading scholars of technology and the economy – will discuss his new book, How Progress Ends.</description><link>https://lse.ac.uk/lse-player/how-progress-ends-technology-innovation-and-the-fate-of-nations</link><guid>uuid:5acd748f-9fb0-5598-85b4-660cafe4e14b</guid><pubDate>Tue, 21 Oct 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://richmedia.lse.ac.uk/publiclecturesandevents/20251021_1830_howProgressEndsTechnologyInnovationAndTheFateOfNations.mp3" length="81503401" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Dr Carl Benedikt Frey, Professor Jane Gingrich, Michael Storper</itunes:author><itunes:summary>How will progress end? In this event, Carl Benedikt Frey – one of the leading scholars of technology and the economy – will discuss his new book, How Progress Ends.</itunes:summary><itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit><itunes:duration>01:24:53</itunes:duration></item><item><title>Technology for the public interest: preventing capture and promoting welfare</title><description>In this lecture, Padmashree Gehl Sampath compares the trajectories of two critical technology-driven sectors, pharmaceuticals and artificial intelligence</description><link>https://lse.ac.uk/lse-player/technology-for-the-public-interest-preventing-capture-and-promoting-welfare</link><guid>uuid:7202cf30-dccf-50ef-a6f0-613f893279ae</guid><pubDate>Mon, 20 Oct 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://richmedia.lse.ac.uk/publiclecturesandevents/20251020_1830_TechnologyForThePublicInterestPreventingCaptureAndPromotingWelfare.mp3" length="83794206" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Professor Padmashree Gehl Sampath, Dr Laura Mann</itunes:author><itunes:summary>In this lecture, Padmashree Gehl Sampath compares the trajectories of two critical technology-driven sectors, pharmaceuticals and artificial intelligence</itunes:summary><itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit><itunes:duration>01:27:16</itunes:duration></item><item><title>On liberalism: in defence of freedom</title><description>Join us for this lecture by New York Times bestselling author and Harvard academic Cass R Sunstein.</description><link>https://lse.ac.uk/lse-player/on-liberalism-in-defence-of-freedom</link><guid>uuid:d6f33ea2-a918-5d4b-8910-d25e0c04b5eb</guid><pubDate>Fri, 17 Oct 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://richmedia.lse.ac.uk/publiclecturesandevents/20251017_1130_onLiberalismInDefenceOfFreedom.mp3" length="58268362" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Professor Cass R Sunstein</itunes:author><itunes:summary>Join us for this lecture by New York Times bestselling author and Harvard academic Cass R Sunstein.</itunes:summary><itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit><itunes:duration>01:00:40</itunes:duration></item><item><title>The CEO: the rise and fall of Britain&apos;s captains of industry</title><description>The CEOs of Britain&apos;s largest companies wield immense power, but we know very little about them. How did they get to the top? Why do they have so much power? Are they really worth that exorbitant salary?</description><link>https://lse.ac.uk/lse-player/the-ceo-the-rise-and-fall-of-britains-captains-of-industry</link><guid>uuid:f889d2b4-b31d-5291-b657-eaa9a4058bc2</guid><pubDate>Thu, 16 Oct 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://richmedia.lse.ac.uk/publiclecturesandevents/20251016_1830_theCEOTheRiseAndFallOfBritainsCaptainsOfIndustry.mp3" length="83561706" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Dr Michael Aldous, Professor John Turner, Dr Judy Stephenson</itunes:author><itunes:summary>The CEOs of Britain&apos;s largest companies wield immense power, but we know very little about them. How did they get to the top? Why do they have so much power? Are they really worth that exorbitant salary?</itunes:summary><itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit><itunes:duration>01:27:01</itunes:duration></item><item><title>US-Iran relations under Trump 2.0: prospects and challenges</title><description>This event will examine how a second Trump administration might reshape U.S.-Iran relations and regional security—whether through renewed maximum pressure, diplomatic engagement, or military action to contain Iran’s nuclear and military ambitions.</description><link>https://lse.ac.uk/lse-player/us-iran-relations-under-trump-2.0-prospects-and-challenges</link><guid>uuid:64d097de-9e09-5fa4-883a-069f6f91b032</guid><pubDate>Wed, 15 Oct 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://richmedia.lse.ac.uk/publiclecturesandevents/20251015_1830_USIranRelationsUnderTrump2ProspectsChallenges.mp3" length="82138915" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Dr Dana H Allin, Dr Anahita Motazed Rad, Dr Sanam Vakil</itunes:author><itunes:summary>This event will examine how a second Trump administration might reshape U.S.-Iran relations and regional security—whether through renewed maximum pressure, diplomatic engagement, or military action to contain Iran’s nuclear and military ambitions.</itunes:summary><itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit><itunes:duration>01:25:33</itunes:duration></item><item><title>Permission to be queer: the case for liberty</title><description>Join us in welcoming back to LSE, economist Deirdre Nansen McCloskey who will deliver this special lecture.</description><link>https://lse.ac.uk/lse-player/permission-to-be-queer-the-case-for-liberty</link><guid>uuid:1f06b5b8-193e-5745-aa0f-3ad7bc4e178a</guid><pubDate>Tue, 14 Oct 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://richmedia.lse.ac.uk/publiclecturesandevents/20251014_1830_PermissionToBeQueerTheCaseForLiberty.mp3" length="120138981" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Professor Deirdre Nansen McCloskey</itunes:author><itunes:summary>Join us in welcoming back to LSE, economist Deirdre Nansen McCloskey who will deliver this special lecture.</itunes:summary><itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit><itunes:duration>01:23:25</itunes:duration></item><item><title>Why we&apos;re getting poorer</title><description>As the UK economy struggles along while the US seems destined for chaos, evaluating why we’re getting poorer has never seemed more relevant.</description><link>https://lse.ac.uk/lse-player/why-were-getting-poorer</link><guid>uuid:ec656516-a1a5-56e4-858a-f3147dce1927</guid><pubDate>Mon, 13 Oct 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://richmedia.lse.ac.uk/publiclecturesandevents/20251013_1830__WhyWe_reGettingPoorer.mp3" length="124056047" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Dr Cahal Moran</itunes:author><itunes:summary>As the UK economy struggles along while the US seems destined for chaos, evaluating why we’re getting poorer has never seemed more relevant.</itunes:summary><itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit><itunes:duration>01:26:08</itunes:duration></item><item><title>Not just lines on a map: borders in a changing world</title><description>We are joined by Maya Goodfellow, Tarsis Brito and Luke de Noronha who will each draw on their areas of expertise to discuss the implications of borders in a changing world.</description><link>https://lse.ac.uk/lse-player/not-just-lines-on-a-map-borders-in-a-changing-world</link><guid>uuid:4c9631a3-2d45-5564-b0f5-ea6c4dbf3363</guid><pubDate>Thu, 09 Oct 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://richmedia.lse.ac.uk/publiclecturesandevents/20251009_1830_notJustLinesOnAMapBordersInAChangingWorld.mp3" length="86677088" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Dr Tarsis Brito, Dr Maya Goodfellow, Dr Luke de Noronha</itunes:author><itunes:summary>We are joined by Maya Goodfellow, Tarsis Brito and Luke de Noronha who will each draw on their areas of expertise to discuss the implications of borders in a changing world.</itunes:summary><itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit><itunes:duration>01:30:16</itunes:duration></item><item><title>How to save the internet</title><description>Join us for this special event where former British Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg will talk about his new book, How to Save the Internet.</description><link>https://lse.ac.uk/lse-player/how-to-save-the-internet</link><guid>uuid:aa9e285b-1211-5d15-aff8-f8956f699aa1</guid><pubDate>Wed, 08 Oct 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://richmedia.lse.ac.uk/publiclecturesandevents/20251008_1830_howToSaveTheInternet.mp3" length="73147321" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Nick Clegg MP</itunes:author><itunes:summary>Join us for this special event where former British Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg will talk about his new book, How to Save the Internet.</itunes:summary><itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit><itunes:duration>01:16:11</itunes:duration></item><item><title>The promise and peril of Trump&apos;s America first</title><description>Donald Trump’s America First is a response to too much globalisation, too much immigration, and too many wars. But has Trump overcorrected?</description><link>https://lse.ac.uk/lse-player/the-promise-and-peril-of-trumps-america-first</link><guid>uuid:aab0cf51-b2f6-5843-a42b-6e8e4229f3a7</guid><pubDate>Wed, 08 Oct 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://richmedia.lse.ac.uk/publiclecturesandevents/20251009_1830_ThePromiseAndPerilOfTrumpsAmericaFirst.mp3" length="83109748" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Professor Charles Kupchan</itunes:author><itunes:summary>Donald Trump’s America First is a response to too much globalisation, too much immigration, and too many wars. But has Trump overcorrected?</itunes:summary><itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit><itunes:duration>01:26:33</itunes:duration></item><item><title>The crime of war: from the Nuremberg trial to Ukraine</title><description>Eighty years on from the start of the Nuremberg War Crime Trial in November 1945 we ask what is the future of the crime of aggression after the creation of the ICC in 1998 and the Ukraine war?</description><link>https://lse.ac.uk/lse-player/the-crime-of-war-from-the-nuremberg-trial-to-ukraine</link><guid>uuid:4e0582df-5650-5204-b285-42b4c8a631d4</guid><pubDate>Tue, 07 Oct 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://richmedia.lse.ac.uk/publiclecturesandevents/20251007_1830_ThecrimeOfwarFromtheNurembergTrialtotheUkraine.mp3" length="88287396" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Professor Claus Kress</itunes:author><itunes:summary>Eighty years on from the start of the Nuremberg War Crime Trial in November 1945 we ask what is the future of the crime of aggression after the creation of the ICC in 1998 and the Ukraine war?</itunes:summary><itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit><itunes:duration>01:31:57</itunes:duration></item><item><title>Depopulation: an ethical perspective</title><description>Join us for the annual Auguste Comte lecture delivered by Luara Ferracioli, a leading thinker on the philosophy of immigration and the philosophy of the family.</description><link>https://lse.ac.uk/lse-player/depopulation-an-ethical-perspective</link><guid>uuid:f0bbe970-75e6-5da3-90af-3349335a5675</guid><pubDate>Mon, 06 Oct 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://richmedia.lse.ac.uk/publiclecturesandevents/20251007_1830_ThecrimeOfwarFromtheNurembergTrialtotheUkraine.mp3" length="120485100" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Dr Luara Ferracioli</itunes:author><itunes:summary>Join us for the annual Auguste Comte lecture delivered by Luara Ferracioli, a leading thinker on the philosophy of immigration and the philosophy of the family.</itunes:summary><itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit><itunes:duration>01:23:40</itunes:duration></item><item><title>Can human solidarity survive social media and what if it can’t?</title><description>Drawing on his recent book, The Space of the World, Nick Couldry will reflect on the global space of social communications and interaction that has been constructed over the past three decades through a commercialized internet and digital platforms.</description><link>https://lse.ac.uk/lse-player/can-human-solidarity-survive-social-media-and-what-if-it-cant</link><guid>uuid:3f4c444f-edfb-5183-9495-8ab16b169629</guid><pubDate>Thu, 02 Oct 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://richmedia.lse.ac.uk/publiclecturesandevents/20251002_1830_CanHumanSolidaritySurviveSocialMediaAndWhatIfItCant.mp3" length="84320528" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Professor Nick Couldry, Baroness Beeban Kidron</itunes:author><itunes:summary>Drawing on his recent book, The Space of the World, Nick Couldry will reflect on the global space of social communications and interaction that has been constructed over the past three decades through a commercialized internet and digital platforms.</itunes:summary><itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit><itunes:duration>01:27:49</itunes:duration></item><item><title>Racism and racial justice: 40 years on from the Broadwater Farm riots</title><description>We explore the legal, political and community-based racial justice work that emerged 40 years ago from the Broadwater Farm riots, examining methods of resistance that continue to address present-day questions of race, racism and social inequality.</description><link>https://lse.ac.uk/lse-player/racism-and-racial-justice-40-years-on-from-the-broadwater-farm-riots</link><guid>uuid:03c37db7-19e1-5084-8531-a0f3049d6f33</guid><pubDate>Wed, 01 Oct 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://richmedia.lse.ac.uk/publiclecturesandevents/20251001_1830_RacismandRacialInjustice40YearsOnFrom theBroadwaterFarmRiots.mp3" length="137678749" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Sharon Grant, Dr Clive Chijioke Nwonka, Dr Roxana Willis</itunes:author><itunes:summary>We explore the legal, political and community-based racial justice work that emerged 40 years ago from the Broadwater Farm riots, examining methods of resistance that continue to address present-day questions of race, racism and social inequality.</itunes:summary><itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit><itunes:duration>01:35:36</itunes:duration></item><item><title>How AI is helping - and harming - animals</title><description>Learn more about the Jeremy Coller Centre for Animal Sentience, a new LSE initiative committed to making sure technological change works for - rather than against - the interests of other species.</description><link>https://lse.ac.uk/lse-player/how-ai-is-helping-and-harming-animals</link><guid>uuid:237cab5f-5254-5015-b48c-c4e019b565a0</guid><pubDate>Tue, 30 Sep 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://richmedia.lse.ac.uk/publiclecturesandevents/20250930_1830_howAIIsHelpingAndHarmingAnimals.mp3" length="80379149" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Professor Kristin Andrews, Dr Leonie Bossert, Jane Lawton, Dr Jeff Sebo</itunes:author><itunes:summary>Learn more about the Jeremy Coller Centre for Animal Sentience, a new LSE initiative committed to making sure technological change works for - rather than against - the interests of other species.</itunes:summary><itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit><itunes:duration>01:23:43</itunes:duration></item><item><title>On natural capital: the value of the world around us</title><description>Join us for a conversation with Partha Dasgupta, Emeritus Professor of Economics at the University of Cambridge, as he discusses his latest book On Natural Capital where he lays out a seminal and groundbreaking new approach to economics. </description><link>https://lse.ac.uk/lse-player/on-natural-capital-the-value-of-the-world-around-us</link><guid>uuid:0e4d035d-2ca3-5bc8-ba5f-bfdd2979c46f</guid><pubDate>Mon, 29 Sep 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://richmedia.lse.ac.uk/publiclecturesandevents/20250929_1830_onNaturalCapitalTheValueOfTheWorldAroundUs.mp3" length="85282294" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Professor Sir Partha Dasgupta</itunes:author><itunes:summary>Join us for a conversation with Partha Dasgupta, Emeritus Professor of Economics at the University of Cambridge, as he discusses his latest book On Natural Capital where he lays out a seminal and groundbreaking new approach to economics. </itunes:summary><itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit><itunes:duration>01:28:49</itunes:duration></item><item><title>Climate finance and investment in low-income countries</title><description>Climate finance is a critical tool in supporting low-income countries as they face the growing impacts of climate change.</description><link>https://lse.ac.uk/lse-player/climate-finance-and-investment-in-low-income-countries</link><guid>uuid:4b5f09fb-636d-579d-b279-4536233df31f</guid><pubDate>Wed, 24 Sep 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://richmedia.lse.ac.uk/publiclecturesandevents/20250924_1830_climateFinanceAndInvestmentInLow-IncomeCountries.mp3" length="85826947" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Melinda Bohannon, Dr Vera Songwe, Dr Sudarno Sumarto, Professor Chris Woodruff</itunes:author><itunes:summary>Climate finance is a critical tool in supporting low-income countries as they face the growing impacts of climate change.</itunes:summary><itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit><itunes:duration>01:29:23</itunes:duration></item><item><title>Valuing nature in a changing climate: rethinking natural capital</title><description>As climate change accelerates, the economic case for protecting and investing in natural capital has never been clearer.</description><link>https://lse.ac.uk/lse-player/valuing-nature-in-a-changing-climate-rethinking-natural-capital</link><guid>uuid:957c8ff6-d390-5866-8b3e-1b2776f40b6c</guid><pubDate>Tue, 23 Sep 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://richmedia.lse.ac.uk/publiclecturesandevents/20250924_1830_ValuingNatureInAchangingClimateRethinkingNaturalCapital.mp3" length="85932656" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Professor Juliano Assunção, Jim Leape, Professor Rohini Pande</itunes:author><itunes:summary>As climate change accelerates, the economic case for protecting and investing in natural capital has never been clearer.</itunes:summary><itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit><itunes:duration>01:29:30</itunes:duration></item><item><title>Investing in our future: COP30 and the sustainable growth agenda</title><description>As the world prepares for COP30 in Brazil, this event provides a forward-looking platform to explore priorities, challenges, and opportunities for accelerating and aligning climate ambition with sustainable economic growth.</description><link>https://lse.ac.uk/lse-player/investing-in-our-future-cop30-and-the-sustainable-growth-agenda</link><guid>uuid:477ecf42-5bd9-5f83-8024-e17014ed79cc</guid><pubDate>Mon, 22 Sep 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://richmedia.lse.ac.uk/publiclecturesandevents/20250923_1130_InvestingInOurFutureCOP30SustainableGrowth.mp3" length="88711969" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Professor Patrick Bolton, Professor Michael Greenstone, Sherry Rehman, Professor José Scheinkman</itunes:author><itunes:summary>As the world prepares for COP30 in Brazil, this event provides a forward-looking platform to explore priorities, challenges, and opportunities for accelerating and aligning climate ambition with sustainable economic growth.</itunes:summary><itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit><itunes:duration>01:32:24</itunes:duration></item><item><title>Global inequality in historical and comparative perspective</title><description>Presenting new research produced by the World Inequality Lab, Thomas Piketty discusses recent trends in global inequality, analysing the historical movement toward equality and future prospects for more redistribution.</description><link>https://lse.ac.uk/lse-player/global-inequality-in-historical-and-comparative-perspective</link><guid>uuid:2c76fdad-19a1-5e56-90e9-8c8fef2da356</guid><pubDate>Fri, 19 Sep 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://richmedia.lse.ac.uk/publiclecturesandevents/20250919_1530_globalInequalityInHistoricalAndComparativePerspective.mp3" length="53394968" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Professor Thomas Piketty</itunes:author><itunes:summary>Presenting new research produced by the World Inequality Lab, Thomas Piketty discusses recent trends in global inequality, analysing the historical movement toward equality and future prospects for more redistribution.</itunes:summary><itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit><itunes:duration>55:35</itunes:duration></item><item><title>Can we be great again? Why a dangerous world needs Britain</title><description>Join us for this talk by Jeremy Hunt in which he will talk about his new book, Can We Be Great Again?: Why a Dangerous World Needs Britain.</description><link>https://lse.ac.uk/lse-player/can-we-be-great-again-why-a-dangerous-world-needs-britain</link><guid>uuid:5d16f782-4c8e-5c2b-8932-4f2ba5161864</guid><pubDate>Mon, 21 Jul 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://richmedia.lse.ac.uk/publiclecturesandevents/20250721_1830_canWeBeGreatAgainWhyADangerousWorldNeedsBritain.mp3" length="83565770" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Sir Jeremy Hunt</itunes:author><itunes:summary>Join us for this talk by Jeremy Hunt in which he will talk about his new book, Can We Be Great Again?: Why a Dangerous World Needs Britain.</itunes:summary><itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit><itunes:duration>01:27:02</itunes:duration></item><item><title>The economic consequences of Mr Trump: what the trade war means for the world</title><description>In this event, former Economist and Financial Times journalist Philip Coggan will talk about his new book, The Economic Consequences of Mr Trump: What the Trade War Means for the World.</description><link>https://lse.ac.uk/lse-player/the-economic-consequences-of-mr-trump-what-the-trade-war-means-for-the-world</link><guid>uuid:19fb77c2-efba-5b84-bf76-b493343a864f</guid><pubDate>Tue, 15 Jul 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://richmedia.lse.ac.uk/publiclecturesandevents/20250715_1830_TheEconomicConsequencesOfMrTrump.mp3" length="60181319" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Philip Coggan</itunes:author><itunes:summary>In this event, former Economist and Financial Times journalist Philip Coggan will talk about his new book, The Economic Consequences of Mr Trump: What the Trade War Means for the World.</itunes:summary><itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit><itunes:duration>01:02:41</itunes:duration></item><item><title>Exile economics – what happens when globalisation fails</title><description>Join us for this conversation between journalist and author Ben Chu and LSE&apos;s Richard Davies about Ben&apos;s new book Exile Economics: What Happens if Globalisation Fails. </description><link>https://lse.ac.uk/lse-player/exile-economics-what-happens-when-globalisation-fails</link><guid>uuid:29d8484e-3fc3-5c96-8bf2-9f6e70a2fa68</guid><pubDate>Wed, 09 Jul 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://richmedia.lse.ac.uk/publiclecturesandevents/20250709_1830_exileEconomicsWhatHappensWhenGlobalisationFails.mp3" length="60401547" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Ben Chu</itunes:author><itunes:summary>Join us for this conversation between journalist and author Ben Chu and LSE&apos;s Richard Davies about Ben&apos;s new book Exile Economics: What Happens if Globalisation Fails. </itunes:summary><itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit><itunes:duration>01:02:54</itunes:duration></item><item><title>The end of the road</title><description>Join us for a special lecture by Alan Taylor, the newest member of the Bank of England&apos;s Monetary Policy Committee, on monetary policy.</description><link>https://lse.ac.uk/lse-player/the-end-of-the-road</link><guid>uuid:d9ab5b71-8716-5f5d-95be-504225bbe3ea</guid><pubDate>Fri, 04 Jul 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://richmedia.lse.ac.uk/publiclecturesandevents/20250704_1830_TheEndOfTheRoad.mp3" length="65510610" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Professor Alan Taylor</itunes:author><itunes:summary>Join us for a special lecture by Alan Taylor, the newest member of the Bank of England&apos;s Monetary Policy Committee, on monetary policy.</itunes:summary><itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit><itunes:duration>01:08:13</itunes:duration></item><item><title>Global trends in climate litigation 2025: report launch</title><description>This influential report provides an annual overview of key developments in climate litigation worldwide and identifies emerging trends shaping the future of climate law and governance.</description><link>https://lse.ac.uk/lse-player/global-trends-in-climate-litigation-2025-report-launch</link><guid>uuid:4aa01bb7-97be-58a0-9bfa-8224f4e53efa</guid><pubDate>Thu, 26 Jun 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://richmedia.lse.ac.uk/publiclecturesandevents/20250626_1830_GlobalTrendsInClimateLitigation2025ReportLaunch_mixdown 1.mp3" length="118458895" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Dr Danielle de Andrade Moreira, Kate Cook, Professor Michael Gerrard, Professor Jacqueline Peel, Dr Joana Setzer</itunes:author><itunes:summary>This influential report provides an annual overview of key developments in climate litigation worldwide and identifies emerging trends shaping the future of climate law and governance.</itunes:summary><itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit><itunes:duration>01:22:15</itunes:duration></item><item><title>Skills in the age of AI</title><description>How can we shape engaging work environments that foster productivity and enable workers to flourish?</description><link>https://lse.ac.uk/lse-player/skills-in-the-age-of-ai</link><guid>uuid:2e339b20-ddaf-53a0-aab3-0e8a15cbe75e</guid><pubDate>Wed, 25 Jun 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://richmedia.lse.ac.uk/publiclecturesandevents/20250625_1830_skillsInTheAgeOfAI.mp3" length="87068168" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Professor Mary O’Mahony, Sir Christopher Pissarides</itunes:author><itunes:summary>How can we shape engaging work environments that foster productivity and enable workers to flourish?</itunes:summary><itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit><itunes:duration>01:30:41</itunes:duration></item><item><title>Harnessing AI: safeguarding high-integrity data for climate action</title><description>Artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) are versatile technologies that have drastically lowered the cost of data production and analysis, potentially accelerating global decarbonisation and addressing socioeconomic issues.</description><link>https://lse.ac.uk/lse-player/harnessing-ai-safeguarding-high-integrity-data-for-climate-action</link><guid>uuid:563bda25-f5ad-5b1c-bdaa-ad569ccbb653</guid><pubDate>Tue, 24 Jun 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://richmedia.lse.ac.uk/publiclecturesandevents/20250624_1830_harnessingAISafeguardingHighIntegrityDataForClimateAction.mp3" length="87597499" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Dr Melissa Chapman, Amy Fisher, Sylvan Lutz, David McNeil, Professor Carmen Nuzzo</itunes:author><itunes:summary>Artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) are versatile technologies that have drastically lowered the cost of data production and analysis, potentially accelerating global decarbonisation and addressing socioeconomic issues.</itunes:summary><itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit><itunes:duration>01:31:14</itunes:duration></item><item><title>Big data for public good</title><description>Routinely collected UK government data sets contain staggering amounts of information. The potential for the use of these data to understand how government policies are changing people’s lives.</description><link>https://lse.ac.uk/lse-player/big-data-for-public-good</link><guid>uuid:d403849d-26d0-51df-bfdb-45817f4baaa2</guid><pubDate>Sat, 21 Jun 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://richmedia.lse.ac.uk/publiclecturesandevents/20250621_1700_bigDataForPublicGood.mp3" length="56321678" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Dr Sara Geneletti, Dr Laura Gilbert, Professor Helen Margetts OBE FBA</itunes:author><itunes:summary>Routinely collected UK government data sets contain staggering amounts of information. The potential for the use of these data to understand how government policies are changing people’s lives.</itunes:summary><itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit><itunes:duration>58:38</itunes:duration></item><item><title>Empowerment, safety and equity: children&apos;s visions of rights-respecting digital futures</title><description>What can we learn from engaging children from around the world in imagining what children’s digital lives might look like in the future and what changes are needed to ensure child rights respecting digital environments and tech regulation?</description><link>https://lse.ac.uk/lse-player/empowerment-safety-and-equity-childrens-visions-of-rights-respecting-digital-futures</link><guid>uuid:c71d8df3-fe5e-5c3e-9ab0-7c368c692b28</guid><pubDate>Sat, 21 Jun 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://richmedia.lse.ac.uk/publiclecturesandevents/20250621_1400_ChildrensDigitalFutures.mp3" length="84357227" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Dr Sakshi Ghai, Adam Ingle, Michael Murray, Professor Dylan Yamada-Rice</itunes:author><itunes:summary>What can we learn from engaging children from around the world in imagining what children’s digital lives might look like in the future and what changes are needed to ensure child rights respecting digital environments and tech regulation?</itunes:summary><itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit><itunes:duration>58:34</itunes:duration></item><item><title>Positive futures</title><description>Where should we look for optimism about the future? Our final panel come together to share some of the ideas, innovations and discoveries that could shape the world to come for the better.</description><link>https://lse.ac.uk/lse-player/positive-futures</link><guid>uuid:bb2b7081-8fd6-55a4-a5c4-5f2da9418ac7</guid><pubDate>Sat, 21 Jun 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://richmedia.lse.ac.uk/publiclecturesandevents/20250621_1830_positiveFutures.mp3" length="57813317" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Roger Highfield, Suhair Khan, Isabel Losada, Professor Michael Muthukrishna</itunes:author><itunes:summary>Where should we look for optimism about the future? Our final panel come together to share some of the ideas, innovations and discoveries that could shape the world to come for the better.</itunes:summary><itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit><itunes:duration>01:00:12</itunes:duration></item><item><title>Reckoning with the past: truth-telling and the British Empire</title><description>This event explores the vision for a Peoples&apos; International Truth-Telling Commission on the British Empire - a platform to uncover historical injustices, amplify voices silenced by colonial histories, and challenge enduring inequalities.</description><link>https://lse.ac.uk/lse-player/reckoning-with-the-past-truth-telling-and-the-british-empire</link><guid>uuid:77995594-e15b-5727-b1bb-83759a9a0b44</guid><pubDate>Sat, 21 Jun 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://richmedia.lse.ac.uk/publiclecturesandevents/20250621_1530_ReckoningWithThePastTruth-TellingAndTheBritishEmpire_mixdown.mp3" length="88125621" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Kofi Mawuli Klu, Lidia Thorpe, Dr Imaobong Umoren</itunes:author><itunes:summary>This event explores the vision for a Peoples&apos; International Truth-Telling Commission on the British Empire - a platform to uncover historical injustices, amplify voices silenced by colonial histories, and challenge enduring inequalities.</itunes:summary><itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit><itunes:duration>01:01:12</itunes:duration></item><item><title>The future of truth</title><description>In a world of mass information, and misinformation, truth seems both easier and harder to find than ever before.</description><link>https://lse.ac.uk/lse-player/the-future-of-truth</link><guid>uuid:7d0e7341-7f8b-5528-b467-b4f4bdd20677</guid><pubDate>Sat, 21 Jun 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://richmedia.lse.ac.uk/publiclecturesandevents/20250621_1530_TheFuture OfTruth.mp3doc_mixdown.mp3" length="86907896" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Jason Mckenzie Alexander, Professor Charlie Beckett, Hardeep Matharu</itunes:author><itunes:summary>In a world of mass information, and misinformation, truth seems both easier and harder to find than ever before.</itunes:summary><itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit><itunes:duration>01:00:21</itunes:duration></item><item><title>The golden road</title><description>How did ancient India transform the world and what lessons can we learn for the future? Historian and best-selling author William Dalrymple will be in conversation with Professor in Social Anthropology at LSE, Mukulika Banerjee. </description><link>https://lse.ac.uk/lse-player/the-golden-road</link><guid>uuid:e5492867-ff6e-5a3b-aadc-bd2b304b079c</guid><pubDate>Sat, 21 Jun 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://richmedia.lse.ac.uk/publiclecturesandevents/20250621_1700_theGoldenRoad.mp3" length="50670114" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>William Dalrymple</itunes:author><itunes:summary>How did ancient India transform the world and what lessons can we learn for the future? Historian and best-selling author William Dalrymple will be in conversation with Professor in Social Anthropology at LSE, Mukulika Banerjee. </itunes:summary><itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit><itunes:duration>52:45</itunes:duration></item><item><title>The golden road</title><description>How did ancient India transform the world and what lessons can we learn for the future? Historian and best-selling author William Dalrymple will be in conversation with Professor in Social Anthropology at LSE, Mukulika Banerjee. </description><link>https://lse.ac.uk/lse-player/the-golden-road-1</link><guid>uuid:0b642f8d-9c51-5652-9bea-afc0664ec132</guid><pubDate>Sat, 21 Jun 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://richmedia.lse.ac.uk/publiclecturesandevents/20250621_1700_theGoldenRoad.mp3" length="50670114" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>William Dalrymple</itunes:author><itunes:summary>How did ancient India transform the world and what lessons can we learn for the future? Historian and best-selling author William Dalrymple will be in conversation with Professor in Social Anthropology at LSE, Mukulika Banerjee. </itunes:summary><itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit><itunes:duration>52:45</itunes:duration></item><item><title>What&apos;s cooking? The future of food on the African continent</title><description>Food is family, food is fuel, nourishment, cultural and fundamental. Connections made through food are an effective way to change minds, shift narratives, and amend policies to guard against food deprivation seen in many parts of Africa today.</description><link>https://lse.ac.uk/lse-player/whats-cooking-the-future-of-food-on-the-african-continent</link><guid>uuid:0ab92242-e1d9-5a46-bafe-80816df89754</guid><pubDate>Sat, 21 Jun 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://richmedia.lse.ac.uk/publiclecturesandevents/20250621_1400_what&apos;sCookingTheFutureOfFoodOnTheAfricanContinent.mp3" length="53901371" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Adejoké Bakare, Dipo Faloyin, Dr Edwini Kwame Kessie, Professor David Luke</itunes:author><itunes:summary>Food is family, food is fuel, nourishment, cultural and fundamental. Connections made through food are an effective way to change minds, shift narratives, and amend policies to guard against food deprivation seen in many parts of Africa today.</itunes:summary><itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit><itunes:duration>56:07</itunes:duration></item><item><title>Putting wellbeing and mental health at the heart of progress</title><description>The panel explore how we can identify cost-effective policies to improve societal wellbeing — and why it will be key to shaping the future of the UK and beyond.</description><link>https://lse.ac.uk/lse-player/putting-wellbeing-and-mental-health-at-the-heart-of-progress</link><guid>uuid:8e036fec-d04c-518e-8807-5cc3cdf3c936</guid><pubDate>Fri, 20 Jun 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://richmedia.lse.ac.uk/publiclecturesandevents/20250620_1330_Puttingwellbeingandmentalhealthattheheartofprogress.mp3" length="86116061" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Professor Martin Knapp, CBE, Professor Lord Layard, Dr Laura Taylor</itunes:author><itunes:summary>The panel explore how we can identify cost-effective policies to improve societal wellbeing — and why it will be key to shaping the future of the UK and beyond.</itunes:summary><itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit><itunes:duration>59:48</itunes:duration></item><item><title>The future of US-China relations</title><description>Navigating the US-China relationship will be one of the great challenges of our time. It will impact everything from geopolitics to global growth to technological innovation.</description><link>https://lse.ac.uk/lse-player/the-future-of-us-china-relations</link><guid>uuid:8132255d-3054-50fb-8ef7-35f7f8e78f08</guid><pubDate>Fri, 20 Jun 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://richmedia.lse.ac.uk/publiclecturesandevents/20250620_1800_theFutureOfUSChinaRelations.mp3" length="58870246" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Professor G. John Ikenberry, Professor Rana Mitter, Dr Nathalie Tocci</itunes:author><itunes:summary>Navigating the US-China relationship will be one of the great challenges of our time. 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