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Brought to you by Bristol University Press and Policy Press, the Transforming Society podcast brings you conversations with our authors around social justice and global social challenges.

We get to grips with the story their research tells, with a focus on the specific ways in which it could transform society for the better.

Our top 10 most listened to podcast episodes in 2025
by Bristol University Press and Policy Press  |  22nd December 2025

This year on the Transforming Society podcast, we’ve highlighted the stories behind research that tackles society’s biggest challenges and sparks meaningful change.…Read more

PODCAST: 89 seconds to midnight: why we need to rethink nuclear weapons now

George Miller speaks to Patricia Shamai about why nuclear weapons have drifted from public consciousness since the 1990s.…Read more

PODCAST: Growing up and older at work
by Kathleen Riach  |  11th December 2025

In this Transforming Business podcast, Martin Parker speaks with Kathleen Riach about her groundbreaking 10-year longitudinal study that offers fresh theoretical and empirical insights into how ageing is experienced in the workplace.…Read more

PODCAST: How true crime stories shape society
by Ian Cummins and Martin King  |  4th December 2025

True crime is a huge cultural industry, yet behind its stories lies real victims and uncomfortable ethical implications. In this podcast, Richard Kemp speaks with Ian Cummins and Martin King about the impact true crime has on society.…Read more

PODCAST: ‘Is there snow on Mount Everest?’ – why truth still matters

In this episode of the podcast, N.J. Enfield joins George Miller to discuss 'What Is Truth For?' — a book that sees truth not as a battlefield but as a shared practice of collaboration, error correction and trust.…Read more

PODCAST: When HR hurts: Why workplace discipline needs a rethink
by Andrew Cooper and Adrian Neal  |  11th November 2025

In this episode of our Transforming Business podcast series with Martin Parker, Andrew Cooper and Adrian Neal discuss the issues with HR investigations.…Read more

PODCAST: Are people really to blame for their debt?
by Ryan Davey  |  24th October 2025

In this episode, Richard Kemp speaks with Ryan Davey, author of 'The Personal Life of Debt', about the true, everyday lives of indebted people.…Read more

PODCAST: How education is failing young working-class men
by Alex Blower  |  3rd October 2025

In this episode, Richard Kemp speaks with Alex Blower about how the education system often fails working-class boys. …Read more

PODCAST: Drugs: The path that led to prohibition
by Julia Buxton  |  17th September 2025

In this episode, George Miller speaks with Julia Buxton about how personal experience drew her into the drug policy field, why US power has played such a disproportionate role and what happens when countries attempt reform.…Read more

From faultlines to frontlines: Neoliberalism vs. people-powered movements

In this episode, Richard Kemp speaks with Peter Beresford about the problem neoliberalism poses, both in politics and in our everyday lives.…Read more