AfterWords
Episode Archive
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Afterwords S3: Launches 27th July 2022
Season 3 is hosted by Dr Angad Singh Chowdhry, anthropologist, entrepreneur, and the co-founder of Quilt.AI, a tech company that uses data and artificial intelligence to understand people better...
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Kim Jong Un and the Bomb, with Ankit Panda
Kim Jong Un and the Bomb by Ankit Panda is the extraordinary story of how a small, poor country became a nuclear power—and why we will have to live with it. Listen to Ankit in conversation with ...
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The Great Decoupling, with Nigel Inkster
The Great Decoupling by Nigel Inkster explores the growing technological rivalry between China and the United States. Listen to Nigel in conversation with Kerry Brown, specialist in Chinese inte...
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African Europeans, with Olivette Otele
African Europeans by Olivette Otele is a dazzling history revealing old and diverse links between the two continents. In this episode, listen to Olivette and historian and broadcaster Kate Willi...
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The Son King, with Madawi Al-Rasheed
The Son King by Madawi Al-Rasheed is a blistering new book revealing the ruthless repression in MBS’ Saudi Arabia. In this episode, listen to Madawi in conversation with writer and historian Jus...
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The Northumbrians, with Dan Jackson
The Northumbrians by Dan Jackson is the bestselling book exploring North East England and its people. In this episode, listen to Dan in conversation with historian Tom Holland about the real sto...
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Everybody Knows, with Sarah Chayes
Everybody Knows is a searching and unflinching exposé of corruption in America by L.A. Times Book Prize winner Sarah Chayes. In this episode, listen to Sarah in conversation with author and Guar...
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Afterwords Season 2: Launches 27th January 2021
AfterWords returns on 27th January 2021.
In this series, listen to Hurst authors and leading experts discuss the stories behind six recent, highly acclaimed books that are starting conve...
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The Accidental Guerrilla, with David Kilcullen
The Accidental Guerrilla by David Kilcullen was a Washington Post bestseller which transformed the theory and practice of counterinsurgency--and changed the way we think about war. Interviewed b...
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Who Killed Hammarskjöld? with Susan Williams
The death of UN Secretary-General Dag Hammarskjöld remains one of the biggest mysteries of the twentieth century. Journalist and author Michela Wrong talks to author Susan Williams about ‘Who Ki...