Podcast
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.

In this episode, Jess Miles speaks with Luke Billingham and Keir Irwin-Rogers, authors of 'Against Youth Violence', about a new way of making sense of youth violence by putting it in the context of social harm.…Read more

In this episode, Jess Miles speaks to those involved in the Changing Realities project about their experiences of life on a low-income. They discuss their involvement in the project, what they hope people will take away from reading the book and what we can all do individually to make the necessary changes in our society.…Read more

Mick Cooper, author of ‘Psychology at the Heart of Social Change’, speaks to Richard Kemp about the strategies could we implement for a psychology-informed progressive society.…Read more

In this episode, Tim Bodley-Scott and Ersel Oymak speak to Rebecca Megson-Smith about why robust university–industry partnerships are vital to achieve the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and create a better world for everyone.…Read more

In this episode, Sarah Morton and Ailsa Cook speak to Jess Miles about the challenges of tackling complex issues and trying to achieve change in the public services.…Read more

In this episode, Simon Winlow and Steve Hall talk about their new book 'The Death of the Left' and what the Left needs to do in order to thrive again.…Read more

Chris Ogden, author of 'The Authoritarian Century', speaks to Becky Taylor about China's rise and whether this signals the demise of Western democracy.…Read more

Angry white masculinity powers right-wing populism around the world, and it’s a death sentence for everyone — men included. In this episode, Karen Lee Ashcraft speaks to Jess Miles about the rise of populism and the true cost of a world run by manly grievance. …Read more

Carlene Firmin speaks to Jess Miles about extra-familial risks and harms and how our social work system was only ever designed to protect children within their homes. She suggests practical steps to allow us to offer safeguarding and wider social work responses to risks beyond families.…Read more

In this episode, Richard Kemp speaks with Dan McQuillan about what artificial intelligence really is. They discuss how artificial intelligence damages society in ways that are not easily fixed and why it needs to be restructured from the ground up, as well as how these fundamental changes to AI can help create a better society for everyone.…Read more