AKC Podcast

Epizodes

• S14 E09: London's Future in a Changing Europe 30.03.2026 42min

  Anand Menon discusses the legacy of the Brexit vote and the UK's political future
• S14 E08: South London as a Centre of Medical Innovation 23.03.2026 39min

  Simon Howell discusses South London's history and legacy as a centre of medical advancement
• S14 E07: The London Problem 16.03.2026 43min

  Dr Jack Brown discusses national and international perspectives on London
• S14 E06: Fashion in London 09.03.2026 46min

  Agnes Rocamora examines London fashion past and present
• S14 E05: Shakespeare’s London 23.02.2026 33min

  Lucy Munro discusses London's role in the works of Shakespeare
• S14 E04: Jellied Eels, Curry and Congee: East End Dinners and Multicultural Drift 16.02.2026 41min

  Alex Rhys-Taylor discusses the food history - and present - of London's East End
• S14 E03: London’s Housing Futures: Gentrification, Race and the Death of the Council Estate 09.02.2026 40min

  Phil Hubbard discusses London's housing crisis
• S14 E02: Windrush and the Black Cultural Archives 02.02.2026 50min

  Dr Ayshah Johnston introduces the Black Cultural Archives, its history, and its relationship with Windrush
• S14 E01: A London Microcosm? Spitalfields, from Huguenots to Hipsters 26.01.2026 43min

  Daniel Nilsson-DeHanas makes a welcome return to the AKC to introduce the London Unfolding series and speak about the cultural history of Spitalfields
• S13 E09: Re-thinking the Purpose of Thinking 15.12.2025 33min

  King-Ho Leung asks: why do we think?
• S13 E08: Re-thinking Mind and Body 08.12.2025 37min

  Dr Karen O'Brien-Kop discusses the mind/body relationship from an ontological perspective
• S13 E07: Re-thinking our smartphone usage 30.11.2025 39min

  Professor Ben Carter and Dr Nicola Kalk outline the latest research on smartphone usage and mental health
• S13 E06: Re-thinking Brain Development 24.11.2025 38min

  Dr Stacey Bedwell discusses the 5 stages of neurological development
• S13 E05: Re-thinking Human Learning in the Age of AI 17.11.2025 38min

  Martin Compton discusses AI in the context of higher education
• S13 E04: Rethinking Gut and Brain Health 03.11.2025 38min

  Professor Tim Spector discusses how diet and the gut microbiome affect our health
• S13 E02: Re-thinking our ocean origins 20.10.2025 38min

  Rachel Mills discusses our ocean origins and historic and current practices in oceanography
• S13 E01: Why re-think thinking? 13.10.2025 34min

  Edward David, Director of the AKC, introduces this semester's lecture series 'Re-thinking thinking'
• S12 E09: Grammars of Animacy: Geographies of Care 25.03.2025 43min

  S12 E09: Grammars of Animacy: Geographies of Care by AKC @ King's College London
• S12 E08: Love, Relationship and Existential Culture 17.03.2025 44min

  S12 E08: Love, Relationship and Existential Culture by AKC @ King's College London
• S03 E07: Against 'Mental Health' 17.03.2025 46min

  Professor Nikolas Rose presents a case against 'mental health' and medicalisation