with Guy Standing

Professor Guy Standing is an economist who has a radical way to fix the problems in our oceans, one from the past. He wants to see them held in common, as mediaeval resources often were. He talks to Jason about how this would work. Producer: Natt TapleyAudio: Pete Dennis

How can we fix our oceans?

with Matthew Cobb

Gene editing therapies are just starting to be used to treat conditions. In this episode, Jason talks to Matthew Cobb, Professor of Zoology at the University of Manchester about how we got here, and what it could mean for each of us in the future. Producer: Natt TapleyAudio: Pete Dennis

What does genetic engineering mean for our futures?

with Brian Owensby

When European settlers arrived in the Americas they found many economies based on gift-giving. Jason talks to Brian Owensby about how this worked, how it didn't work, and how this could have led to conflict between the Old World and the New. Producer: Natt TapleySound: Pete Dennis

How did gift-giving work in the past?

with Jeremy Silver

Jeremy Silver is the CEO of Digital Capital, and he believes that we are living in our 'digital mediaeval period'. He joins Jason today explain what he means by that, what problems it poses, and what we need to do to move to a 'digital renaissance'. Producer - Natt TapleySound - Pete DennisPhoto by Bingqian Li: https://www.pexels.com/photo/person-near-castle-and-scaffolding-16105790/

What is the digital mediaeval?

with Rebecca Rideal

Jason talks to Rebecca Rideal about 1666, and pandemics, great fires, and wars. Producer: Natt TapleyAudio: Pete Dennis

How did they deal with pandemic disease in the 1660s?

with Alan Outram and Oliver Creighton

Jason talks to Alan Outram and Oliver Creighton who have done the most extensive study of mediaeval warhorses ever made. Producer: Natt TapleyAudio: Pete Dennis

How big were mediaeval warhorses?

with Ben Rawlence

Ben Rawlence joins Jason to explain how the tree-line is moving, what that means for us, and what we can do about it. Produced by: Natt TapleyAudio: Pete Dennis

Why are our trees going north?

with Garth Ennis

Jason talks to comics legend Garth Ennis about war, computer games, history, and how to bring back comics of the past. Producer: Natt TapleyAssistant Producer: Abi RobinsonAudio: Pete Dennis

How can we bring back action comics?

with Gernot Wagner

In this episode Jason talks to Gernot Wagner about the damage we're doing to our limate and whether or not it's on our power to reverse it. Producer: Natt TapleyAssistant Producer: Abi RobinsonAudio: Pete Dennis

Can we geo-engineer our way out of climate change?

What can the past tell us about what's going to happen next?

Jason Kingsley is a technologist who started one of the UK's most exciting games companies, Rebellion. He's also fascinated by the past. In this podcast he talks to historians, scientists, and experts from all fields about what we the future might hold, and what we should do to prepare for it.

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