In the last episode of this season, we talk about a notoriously difficult but crucial topic: well-being and happiness. In recent months, millennial burnout has been making headlines, prompting us to ask: what makes us feel good in general, and

#8 Red Scare Day (Ft. Prof Sir Julian Le Grand)

Mar 21st, 2019 35m 23s

This year’s comic relief sparked political controversy for its alleged Labourite flavor. In this episode of On the Pulse, we ask what philanthropy does and does not do, and how come that it has become yet another topic for mud slinging between

#7 Director's Cut

Mar 14th, 2019 29m 49s

This week, we're talking about film. Fleur is away again so we're joined by Georgina Connah and Min-Kyoo Kim. What is a political film, and what are the best and worst examples?Interested in more? Watch:The FavouriteOctoberThe Three Caballe

#6 Talking 'Bout My Constitution

Mar 7th, 2019 30m 33s

This week, we're going local. In lieu of Fleur, we are joined by Sam Anderson to discuss the British constitution. If that's not enough for you, we touch on Welsh UKIP, Vernon Bogdanor and 'the infamous pizza rat'.We talk to Professor Simon H

#6 Talking 'Bout My Constitution (Ft. Prof Simon Hix)

Mar 7th, 2019 30m 32s

#5 Drop The BEIS (Ft. Chi Onwurah MP)

Feb 28th, 2019 31m 15s

Another in a long line of Britain's industrial woes is the proposed closure of Swindon's Honda factory. But how did we get here - and how can we fix it?On The Pulse talk investment, nationalisation and The Entrepreneurial State.To help us al

#4 Break The Internet (Ft. Sarah Manavis)

Feb 14th, 2019 27m 47s

We're only one and a half months into the year and the most 2019 story of 2019 is already upon us. Trump, Saudi Arabia, privacy and... nudity. That's right, we're talking about Jeff Bezos and the internet.In this episode of On the Pulse, we a

#3 It's Not Easy Being Green (Ft. Dr Megan Black)

Feb 7th, 2019 30m 14s

Over past weeks, our environmental future has been frontpage news. The Green New Deal, the gilets jaunes, high schoolers going on climate rallies, and Ministers resigning over conspiracy claims. In this episode, we talk about climate policy an

#2 A Prince, A Rockstar And Minouche Shafik Walk Into A Bar... (Ft. Prof David Graeber)

Jan 31st, 2019 33m 50s

A prince, a rockstar, and LSE director Minouche Shafik walk into a bar.It happened last week, at Davos. Well, we’re not sure about the bar part.Still, we wonder: what happens at Davos? Is it truly the annual meeting of neoliberals patting ea

#1 Back To The Future (Ft. Prof Jonathan White)

Jan 24th, 2019 29m 49s

In this first episode of On the Pulse, we reminisce about 2018 together with LSE’s student body and look into the future. While doing so, a more basic question arises: why do we like forecasting so much? Professor Jonathan White (#EU481) of the

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