AKC Podcast

AKC @ King's College London

Shteti Mbretëria e Bashkuar

Zhanret Arsim

Gjuha EN

Episode 116

I/E fundit 30.03.2026

The AKC podcast features lectures from the Associateship of King's College (AKC), the original award of King's College London, dating back to 1829. These lectures enrich the academic curriculum at King's and are delivered from the perspective of the individual academic, not representing an official position of the college.

Episodet

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