Politics on the Couch
By Larchmont Productions
Rafael Behr examines how our minds respond to politics and how politicians mess with our minds.
In each episode an expert from the world of politics, psychology, history or philosophy joins Raf on our 'couch' to discuss what's driving our political thought and behaviour.
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Latest episode
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Hypocrisy – why we hate it and why we can’t do without it
Rafael Behr talks to Dr Michael Hallsworth, Chief Behavioural Scientist at the Behavioural Insights Teams in America -
Can Democracy Survive Social Media?
Rafael Behr talks to Psychology Professor Jay Van Bavel about the corrosive effects of social media on politics and democracy, and what we can do about it -
Changing minds about immigration
How to talk about immigration with ‘authoritarian’ voters: Rafael Behr in conversation with Dr Tessa Buchanan from the Cambridge Political Psychology Lab -
How to break the ‘democratic doom loop’
Host Rafael Behr talks to Polly Curtis, Demos CEO, about the urgent case for upgrading democracy -
Appetite for Chaos: Why some voters just want to watch the world burn
Host Rafael Behr is joined by political scientist Prof. Michael Bang Petersen, whose research challenges the common belief that those wh… -
'Post-Pandemic Politics' – did Covid change everything? did it change anything?
David Aaronovitch and Rafael Behr discuss whether any ripples from the pandemic are still shaping politics -
Five Years: Our Brains Hurt A Lot
Rafael Behr looks back at five years of Politics on the Couch -
'The ideological brain' – are some people hard-wired for radicalisation?
Rafael Behr talks to award-winning political psychologist and neuroscientist Dr Leor Zmigrod -
Red Wall, Blue Wall, Grey Area - a conversation about voter volatility with Professor Paula Surridge
Raf Behr talks to Professor of Political Sociology Paul Surridge about whether voter volatility is increasing and, if so, what this means … -
'System Fail' - a conversation with Sam Freedman about the way Britain's broken politics can suffocate even the best intentions.
Host Rafael Behr talks to author, policy expert and podcaster Sam Freedman about his new book Failed State: Why Nothing Works and How We Fi…
