AfterWords
Episode Archive
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How to Fight a War with Roger Boyes & Mike Martin
Has any war in history gone according to plan? Monarchs, dictators and elected leaders alike have a dismal record on military decision-making, from over-ambitious goals to disregarding intellige...
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The Rise and Fall of the Sikh Empire with Priya Atwal & Alex von Tunzelmann
Maharajah Ranjit Singh’s Sikh Empire stretched throughout north-western India into Afghanistan and Tibet. But how did one royal family come to achieve such pre-eminence over this entire region?<...
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The Death of Consensus with Dominic Sandbrook & Phil Tinline
Over Britain’s first century of mass democracy, politics has lurched from crisis to crisis. A Times Book of the Year, ‘The Death of Consensus’ by writer and documentary-maker Phil Tinline brings...
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Afterwords S4: Launches 20th October
AfterWords returns on 20th October 2023. In this series, listen to lively discussions between Hurst authors, journalists and leading experts as they interrogate the stories behind thought-provok...
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Stealing from the Saracens, with Diana Darke
From Notre-Dame cathedral to the Houses of Parliament, the buildings Europeans have come to love may not be so European after all.
A Spectator ‘Book of the Year’, Stealing from the Sarac...
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Corporate Peace, with Mary Martin
We live in an era of big brands. Companies that wield incredible power and influence around the world. But as we all know, with great power comes great responsibility…
Can companies do m...
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Under Red Skies, with Karoline Kan
China’s millennials feel stuck. They are caught between the country’s authoritarian politics, hypermodern technology, and economic boom. In her raw and revealing memoir, Under Red Skies, Karolin...
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I, Warbot, with Kenneth Payne
Artificial Intelligence is going to war … but what happens to the ‘art of war’ as machines enter the battlefield?
‘I, Warbot’ by Kenneth Payne is an engrossing look at the new frontier i...
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How Women Can Save The Planet, with Anne Karpf
When it comes to climate change, we’re not all in it together.
From New Orleans to Bangladesh, women—especially poor women of colour— are suffering most from a crisis they have done noth...
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The People on the Beach, with Rosie Whitehouse
‘The People on the Beach’ by Rosie Whitehouse is a vivid history tracing the Holocaust survivors who risked everything for a new life in Palestine. Listen to Rosie in conversation with Angad Sin...