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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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#284

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

#283

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

#282

Where Are We Going? Societal Collapse – The Modern Age

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

01 Mar 2026

1 HR 10 MINS

1:10:06

01 Mar 2026

#281

Where Are We Going? Societal Collapse – Origins

Today’s episode is the first in a series of conversations about what causes human societie... more

25 Feb 2026

1 HR 06 MINS

1:06:00

25 Feb 2026

#280

Where Are We Going? Nuclear War Part 3

Today’s episode is the third and final of David’s conversations with S. M. Amadae about nu... more

22 Feb 2026

55 MINS

55:29

22 Feb 2026

#279

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

#278

Where Are We Going? Nuclear War Part 1

For the first in a new series of conversations exploring the future that faces us all, Dav... more

15 Feb 2026

59 MINS

59:13

15 Feb 2026

#277

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

#276

What’s Wrong with Political Philosophy? Learning from Max Weber

In the third part of our series David and Paul Sagar explore what the German writer and so... more

08 Feb 2026

1 HR 04 MINS

1:04:18

08 Feb 2026

#275

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

#274

What’s Wrong with Political Philosophy? Learning from Aristotle

Today it’s the first episode in a new series asking why contemporary political philosophy ... more

01 Feb 2026

1 HR 12 MINS

1:12:37

01 Feb 2026

#273

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

#272

Talking Geopolitics with Helen Thompson: The Weirdness of American Power

The first of a two-part conversation in which David talks to Helen Thompson about how to u... more

25 Jan 2026

57 MINS

57:29

25 Jan 2026

#271

Films of Ideas extra: The Designated Mourner

An extra episode to accompany our Films of Ideas series: David explores The Designated Mou... more

04 Jan 2026

1 HR 00 MINS

1:00:08

04 Jan 2026

#270

Films of Ideas: Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind w/Beeban Kidron

Today it’s the last in our series of live episodes recorded at the Regent Street Cinema in... more

31 Dec 2025

1 HR 04 MINS

1:04:22

31 Dec 2025

#269

Films of Ideas: Wittgenstein w/Nikhil Krishnan

The fourth episode in our season of live recordings from the Regent Street Cinema is about... more

28 Dec 2025

59 MINS

59:29

28 Dec 2025

#268

Films of Ideas: Rosa Luxemburg w/Lea Ypi

Today’s episode in our season of live recordings from the Regent Street Cinema looks at th... more

24 Dec 2025

1 HR 01 MINS

1:01:55

24 Dec 2025

#267

Films of Ideas: My Dinner with Andre w/Lee Hall

The second episode in our live series from the Regent Street Cinema explores Louis Malle’s... more

21 Dec 2025

1 HR 06 MINS

1:06:41

21 Dec 2025

#266

Films of Ideas: Rope w/Nicci Gerrard & Sean French

Today it’s the first in our series of live episodes recorded at the Regent Street Cinema i... more

17 Dec 2025

59 MINS

59:17

17 Dec 2025

#265

Now & Then with Robert Saunders: Home Rule for Ireland! - The Kite

Today’s episode in our occasional series with historian Robert Saunders on significant pol... more

07 Jan 2026

57 MINS

57:08

07 Jan 2026

#264

Now & Then with Robert Saunders: Thatcher@100 – Her Legacy

Today’s episode is the second part of David’s conversation with historian Robert Saunders ... more

30 Nov 2025

1 HR 03 MINS

1:03:39

30 Nov 2025

#263

Now & Then with Robert Saunders: Thatcher@100 – Her Life

Today’s episode in our occasional series about momentous political anniversaries with hist... more

26 Nov 2025

1 HR 09 MINS

1:09:28

26 Nov 2025

#262

Politics on Trial: The Trial and Execution of Saddam Hussein

For the final episode in this series David talks to historian and political scientist Glen... more

21 Jan 2026

57 MINS

57:57

21 Jan 2026

#261

Politics on Trial: O. J. Simpson vs the Evidence

For the penultimate episode in this series David examines the criminal trial of O. J. Simp... more

18 Jan 2026

1 HR 18 MINS

1:18:03

18 Jan 2026