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Past Present Future podcast

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Past Present Future

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  David Runciman  

Past Present Future is a bi-weekly History of Ideas podcast with David Runciman, host and creator of Talking Politics, exploring the history of ideas from politics to philosophy, culture to technology. David talks to historians, novelists, scientists and many others about where the most interesting ideas come from, what they mean, and why they matter. Ideas from the past, questions about the present, shaping the future. New episodes every Wednesday and Sunday. Take back your personal data with Incogni! Use code ppf at the link below and get 60% off annual plans: https://incogni.com/ppf

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. Take back your personal data with Incogni! Use code ppf at the link below and get 60% off annual plans: https://incogni.com/ppf

 

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#299

PPF+: A Taste Of What You’ve Been Missing (Taster 2)

In today’s extra episode some more highlights from the PPF+ archive in another selection w... more

24 Apr 2026

1 HR 00 MINS

1:00:09

24 Apr 2026

#298

PPF+: A Taste Of What You’ve Been Missing (Taster 1)

In today’s extra episode some more highlights from the PPF+ archive in a selection we firs... more

23 Apr 2026

54 MINS

54:38

23 Apr 2026

#297

PPF+: A Taste Of What You’ve Been Missing (Taster 3)

Today’s episode features some recent highlights from PPF+ where we have just released our ... more

22 Apr 2026

1 HR 00 MINS

1:00:06

22 Apr 2026

#296

Orwell’s War: Frozen In Time (1942-43)

Today’s episode in our series about how George Orwell tried – and failed – to make sense o... more

19 Apr 2026

57 MINS

57:07

19 Apr 2026

#295

Orwell’s War: False Dawn (1940-41)

Today’s episode in our new series about how George Orwell tried – and failed – to make sen... more

15 Apr 2026

56 MINS

56:28

15 Apr 2026

#294

Orwell’s War: The Nightmare (1938-39)

Today’s episode is the first in a new series about how the greatest political writer of th... more

12 Apr 2026

1 HR 01 MINS

1:01:44

12 Apr 2026

#293

Political Conversions: Switching Sides in the 21st Century

In the final episode of this series David talks to political historian David Klemperer abo... more

05 Apr 2026

54 MINS

54:16

05 Apr 2026

#292

Political Conversions: From Trotskyism to Neoconservatism

In part three of our series about political conversions David talks to historian David Kle... more

01 Apr 2026

1 HR 00 MINS

1:00:55

01 Apr 2026

#291

Political Conversions: Communism – The God That Failed

In today’s episode David talks to political historian David Klemperer about a group of wri... more

29 Mar 2026

56 MINS

56:28

29 Mar 2026

#290

Political Conversions: Going Fascist

Today’s episode is the first in a new series of conversations with political historian Dav... more

25 Mar 2026

1 HR 05 MINS

1:05:53

25 Mar 2026

#289

Where Are We Going? Nuclear War Part 2

In today’s episode David talks to S. M. Amadae about what happened when the nuclear age tu... more

18 Feb 2026

1 HR 02 MINS

1:02:02

18 Feb 2026

#288

What’s Wrong with Political Philosophy? Learning from Bernard Williams and Judith Shklar

Today’s episode explores the ideas of two late-twentieth-century thinkers who argued that ... more

11 Feb 2026

1 HR 09 MINS

1:09:20

11 Feb 2026

#287

What’s Wrong with Political Philosophy? Learning from Adam Smith

In the second episode in our short series about how the history of ideas can help with the... more

04 Feb 2026

1 HR 00 MINS

1:00:42

04 Feb 2026

#286

Talking Geopolitics with Helen Thompson: The Weirdness of American Power Part 2

Today’s episode is the second part of David’s conversation with Helen Thompson about what ... more

28 Jan 2026

58 MINS

58:38

28 Jan 2026

#285

Live Film Special: Metropolitan w/James Marriott

Today’s episode was recorded in front of a live audience at the Regent Street Cinema in Lo... more

08 Apr 2026

1 HR 01 MINS

1:01:01

08 Apr 2026

#284

Live Special: Another American Civil War?

In today’s episode, which was recorded in front of students, parents and teachers from thr... more

22 Mar 2026

1 HR 00 MINS

1:00:27

22 Mar 2026

#283

Live Special: Is This How Democracy Ends? w/Lyse Doucet, Chris Clark & Thant Myint-U

Today’s episode was recorded last Wednesday in front of a live audience at Friends’ House ... more

18 Mar 2026

1 HR 13 MINS

1:13:34

18 Mar 2026

#282

Where Are We Going? Societal Collapse – The Future

In the fourth and final conversation in this series David talks to Luke Kemp, author of Go... more

08 Mar 2026

1 HR 04 MINS

1:04:23

08 Mar 2026

#281

Where Are We Going? Societal Collapse – The Present Day

In today’s episode David talks to Luke Kemp, author of Goliath’s Curse, about the prospect... more

04 Mar 2026

1 HR 04 MINS

1:04:13

04 Mar 2026