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Past Present Future
Past Present Future
David Runciman

Past Present Future is a bi-weekly History of Ideas podcast with David Runciman, host and creator of Talking Politics, exploring the history... more

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Episodes

The History of Revolutionary Ideas: The Scientific Revolution

Today’s episode is about a revolution that took centuries to happen if it ever really happened at all: The Scientific... more

09 Feb 2025 · 1 hour, 6 minutes
The History of Revolutionary Ideas: The Reformation (part 1): Luther

Today’s revolutionary thinker is Martin Luther, the man who upended the religious, political and intellectual life of Europe, maybe without... more

06 Feb 2025 · 57 minutes
The History of Revolutionary Ideas: Humanism

Today’s episode in our history of revolutionary ideas is about a medieval movement that used the ancient past to rethink... more

02 Feb 2025 · 1 hour,
The History of Revolutionary Ideas: Magna Carta

Today’s episode in our history of revolutionary ideas is about a medieval document that is sometimes thought to contain a... more

30 Jan 2025 · 1 hour, 7 minutes
The History of Revolutionary Ideas: Islam

Today’s episode in our history of revolutionary ideas explores the world-altering impact of Islam from the seventh century onwards. David talks... more

26 Jan 2025 · 1 hour, 3 minutes
The History of Revolutionary Ideas: Christianity w/Tom Holland

Today’s episode in our series on revolutionary ideas is a conversation covering two millennia with the historian Tom Holland exploring... more

23 Jan 2025 · 57 minutes
The History of Revolutionary Ideas: Socrates w/Agnes Callard

To begin our history of revolutionary ideas in earnest, David talks to the philosopher Agnes Callard about Socrates, the philosopher... more

19 Jan 2025 · 54 minutes
The History of Revolutionary Ideas: What Makes a Revolutionary Idea?

To kick off our new series on revolutionary ideas past, present and future David talks to two regular PPF contributors... more

16 Jan 2025 · 55 minutes
The Great Political Films: The Zone of Interest

The final episode in our great political films series explores Jonathan Glazer’s The Zone of Interest (2023), his haunting take... more

12 Jan 2025 · 58 minutes
The Great Political Films: Zero Dark Thirty

The penultimate episode in our great political films series explores Kathryn Bigelow’s Zero Dark Thirty (2012), her controversial take on... more

09 Jan 2025 · 1 hour, 1 minute
Past Present Future
The History of Revolutionary Ideas: The Scientific Revolution
Past Present Future