<p>Leading thinkers discuss the ideas shaping our lives – looking back at the news and making links between past and present. Broadcast as Free Thinking, Fridays at 9pm on BBC Radio 4. Presented by Matthew Sweet, Shahidha Bari and Anne McElvoy.</p>
| Title | Date published | ||
| Friendship | 2025-07-11 | ||
| Censorship, editing and self-censorship | 2025-07-04 | ||
| Christian faith, politics and culture | 2025-06-27 | ||
| Language | 2025-06-20 | ||
| Failure | 2025-06-13 | ||
| Podcasting difficult histories | 2025-06-06 | ||
| Common Sense | 2025-06-04 | ||
| Power: A User's Guide | 2025-06-04 | ||
| WOLVES | 2025-05-23 | ||
| Political Visions | 2025-05-16 | ||
| Peace | 2025-05-09 | ||
| Community | 2025-05-02 | ||
| Decadence | 2025-04-25 | ||
| The Middle Classes | 2025-03-28 | ||
| Isolation | 2025-03-21 | ||
| Evidence | 2025-03-14 | ||
| Uncertainty | 2025-03-07 | ||
| A pinch of salt | 2025-02-28 | ||
| Malcolm X, life changes and flexible thinking | 2025-02-21 | ||
| All we need is love | 2025-02-14 |