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The London School of Economics and Political Science public events podcast series is a platform for thought, ideas and lively debate where you can hear from some of the world's leading thinkers. Listen to more than 200 new episodes every year.
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Can we be rich again? The extraordinary potential of Britain's economy
In this talk by Jeremy Hunt, he will talk about his new book, Can We Be Rich Again? The extraordinary potential of Britain's economy.
Are revolutions justified?
This podcast was originally published in January 2026 and is being republished as part of our Summer archive series of LSE's Public Lectures and Event...
Global trends in climate litigation
This event marks the launch of the Grantham Research Institute’s Global Trends in Climate Change Litigation 2026 Snapshot report, an annual report now...
Smarter than the storm
This public event marks the global launch of Smarter Than the Storm, a new book by Amitabh Kant and Siddharth Sinha, and explores its core ideas in co...
What’s it going to take us to save the planet?
We live in polarised times, when global problems seem to be turning us against each other, not bringing us together. Over Festival week we will explor...
Will AI secure humanity’s future?
Artificial Intelligence is reshaping our world, transforming economies, societies, daily interactions and the institutions that support them. Many res...
Why evidence matters
How can scientific evidence help us in an age of “alternative facts”? As chief data reporter for the Financial Times, John Burn-Murdoch uses statisti...
The power of storytelling and activism
We know the importance of data and evidence in tackling global crises like climate change, but is it stories rather than statistics that will drive ch...
Saving our digital world
How can we reduce the inequalities and harms of commercial social media and the online world, while building spaces that better support our human need...
Food futures
Our current food system is a leading cause of biodiversity loss and global warming. It is also responsible for increasing the risk of diabetes, stroke...
Can football catalyse climate action
Football is more than a game. It’s a global cultural force with the power to shift norms, inspire communities, and mobilise collective action. As the...
Global sustainability: in conversation with John Kerry
Join former US Secretary of State John Kerry for a wide-ranging conversation on global sustainability challenges and opportunities, reflecting on lead...
Saving the planet in an age of geopolitical rivalry
Is the return of great power rivalry and conflict eroding the collective capacity and willingness of the international community to address environmen...
Cruising
This event brings together theatre and social science to explore some of the most urgent questions of our time, building on LSE IDEAS’ Geopolitics of...
Can we tackle climate change without deepening inequality?
The climate crisis is reshaping economies, societies, and livelihoods—but not everyone bears its costs equally.
The green shoots of the new economy
We know that governments across the world are acting far too slowly in tackling the ecological crisis across its many dimensions, but can we usefully...
The artist formerly known as climate change
Adam Met, climate advocate, educator and member of the multiplatinum band AJR, discusses how we can protect the planet and examines the future of clim...
Surviving extreme times
In their books, both Mishal Husain and Lea Ypi have explored their family histories through periods of authoritarianism, conflict and political upheav...
Saving the world one family at a time
With growing tensions between China and the United States, new "third spaces" are emerging beyond great-power competition. Gone South Village is a sho...
How the right laws can save the planet
The planet and its inhabitants face critical threats – including climate change, collapse of biodiversity, reverses in progress on global poverty and...
Wired to save the planet: rethinking energy in an electrified world
As the world races toward net zero, electricity systems are under pressure like never before. The push for cleaner power collides with soaring demand...
The cost of growth: rethinking the economic narrative to save the planet
What if the climate crisis requires us to fundamentally transform our economic systems? As global decision makers remain wedded to economic growth at...
Mobilising investment for a sustainable planet
The European Investment Bank Group has, as its top priority, ensuring a green transition that benefits citizens, businesses and the planet. The need t...
Green industrial policy: balancing national goals and global integration
The fracturing consensus on green growth, shifting trade dynamics, and security concerns are reshaping industrial policy priorities across the UK, Eur...
The future of refugee integration
As climate disasters intensify worldwide and displacement reaches historic levels, understanding the economic foundations of integration and their fra...
The politics of climate change
The climate crisis is a global challenge requiring global cooperation to tackle it, but the political world seems further than ever from a consensus a...
How geoeconomics will affect the green transition
World events have shone a stark light on the vulnerabilities of energy markets, supply chains and global economic security. How will the need to tackl...
The ecological continuation of empire in the Arab world
This lecture by Marwa Daoudy, held in honour of the renowned scholar Fred Halliday, will explore the entanglement of colonialism, capitalism, and envi...
The runtime revolution: how generative AI is reshaping value and organisations
Join Youngjin Yoo for his inaugural lecture, where he will set out a new agenda for understanding how this technological and economic shift is reshapi...
Reading wars: the story (so far) of Western literacy and the future of free speech
Who gets access to books? And, to what extent does the act of reading shape our humanity?
Ten years on: Brexit and Britain’s political future
In June 2016, the UK voted to leave the European Union in a referendum that reshaped British politics, society, and the economy in profound and lastin...
How to win a trade war
In this public event, Soumaya Keynes and Chad Bown discuss their new book, How to Win a Trade War.
The everywhere millionaire: who is really rich in America and how they got there
The story of wealth in America isn’t just about Wall Street or Silicon Valley—it’s also about the quiet fortunes of Main Street business owners, whose...
The halted march of the European left: lessons from history
In the 1970s, the European left was thriving. Across the continent, numerous groups emerged to defend the working‑class in all its diversity. New wave...
From citizen to subject: police militarisation and the imperial boomerang
Militarised policing is one of the preconditions for fascist rule, but how and why would police in liberal democracies militarise?
Inheritance, demographics, and economic development
Inheritance institutions shape family structures and demographic decisions, with enduring implications for economic development. This lecture describe...
Trade under strain: policy challenges in a fractured world
In an increasingly fragmented global order, new forms of geopolitical and economic division are reshaping the world economy. Long‑standing trade partn...
Economics, ethics, and the role of the state in climate action
Climate change and biodiversity loss are among the defining challenges of our time — but they also open the door to extraordinary possibility. The inv...
Investable transition opportunities: what counts as a climate solution?
As companies in high-emitting sectors move from setting net zero targets to implementing detailed transition plans, investors are demanding greater tr...
Why populists are winning and how to beat them
In 2024, two billion people went to vote – and populism won big. Donald Trump returned to the White House. Marine Le Pen surged in France. Reform UK b...