Past Present Future

Publisher:
David Runciman

Past Present Future

4.5/5

Critic Rating

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


Critic Reviews

Score: 5

James Marriot • The Times UK May 23, 2024

"(Season: The History of Bad Ideas) The premise (and it is a good one) is to take bad ideas seriously. If the podcast has a lesson it is that bad and good ideas are not as easy to tell apart as we may hope."

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Score: 4

James Marriot • The Times UK May 5, 2023

"Runciman’s show continues in the more cerebral tradition of Talking Politics....impeccably highbrow...This is also a pleasure."

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