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In Adults in the Room, Yanis Varoufakis exposes the shocking reality of how power is wielded behind the scenes at the EU - and argues that only radical reform can save it from collapse. Yanis Varoufakis became globally famous when was elected finance minister of Greece with a specific mandate to say no to the EU: to reject the forced loans and crushing austerity forced upon his country by the Eurozone.

Renowned psychologists describe the most useful insights from social psychology that can help make you "wise": wise about why people behave the way they do, and wise about how to use that knowledge in understanding and influencing the people in your life. When faced with a challenge, we often turn to those we trust for words of wisdom. Friends, relatives, and colleagues - someone with the best advice about how to boost sales, the most useful insights into raising children, or the sharpest take on an ongoing conflict.

Two former Westminster insiders reveal how politics and power really work. Ever wondered what goes on behind closed doors at No 10? Or who’s the first person on the phone when a Prime Minister lands themselves in hot water? Each week former Deputy Cabinet Secretary Helen MacNamara and Cleo Watson, former political advisor to Theresa May and Boris Johnson, dissect the week’s biggest news, revealing how decisions get made, why they go wrong, and what should happen next. In The Room is straight-talking, insider analysis with a dose of humour, every Friday.This podcast is part of The ...

Taught by award-winning Professor Patrick Grim of the State University of New York at Stony Brook, The Philosopher’s Toolkit: How to Be the Most Rational Person in Any Room arms you against the perils of bad thinking and supplies you with an arsenal of strategies to help you be more creative, logical, inventive, realistic, and rational in all aspects of your daily life.

What started as an exclusive look into The Same Room, organically evolved into intimate conversations about the Christian faith journey. Join us #InTheRoom with hosts, Stephanie Ike (@stephanieike), Fatima Elswify (@fatima.elswify), Brenda Palmer (@iambrendapalmer), and Caitlin Mier (@_caitlinmier) as they unpack their outlook on faith, and the vital role it plays in their lives, culture, love, and more! New episodes every Tuesday.

North Fork Studio brings you In the Room with the people behind the music. Artists, producers, and creators from Southeast Texas and beyond share their perspectives, insights, and stories behind the music we know and love.

The European Union behind closed doors. Tim Gwynn Jones talks to former top EU officials about the union's crisis years. twentyfourtwo.substack.com

What do a white whale and Alzheimer's have in common? More than you think. "The Whale in the Room" explores Moby Dick and Curveball: The Year I Lost My Grip side-by-side, uncovering how both stories tackle the uncontrollable forces that change our lives forever. 3 episodes. 2 books. 1 powerful question: What do we do when we can't win?

A revelatory journey inside the world of Fox News and Roger Ailes—the brash, sometimes combative network head who helped fuel the rise of Donald Trump NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER NOW A SHOWTIME LIMITED SERIES NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY NPR When Rupert Murdoch enlisted...

One of the most creative and influential entrepreneurs of our time Brains behind the Tesco Clubcard, the first and largest loyalty card globally A successful pioneer in the data industry We have heard of the hidden ways in which women are forgotten, unseen, overlooked, and the profound impact...

How community-centered, peer-to-peer, youth knowledge exchanges are evolving into a strong economic and political foundation on which to build radical public education. Following in the rich traditions in African American cooperative economic and educational thought, teacher-organizer Jay Gillen...

A feminist biography of the only woman to become prime minister of Israel In this authoritative and empathetic biography, Pnina Lahav reexamines the life of Golda Meir (1898-1978) through a feminist lens, focusing on her recurring role as a woman standing alone among men. The Only Woman in the Room is the first book to contend with Meir’s full identity as a woman, Jew, Zionist leader, and one of the founders of Israel, providing a richer portrait of her persona and legacy.  

Welcome to She’s in the Room, where women don’t just share what they do, they share what it took to become. Hosted by Dr. Ophelia Green, this show brings you bold interviews, panel conversations, and real-life breakthroughs from women who’ve rebuilt, rebranded, and returned stronger. If you’re stepping into a new chapter; career, love, identity, confidence...this is your place. Pull up a chair and come on in te room. We’re talking about the rooms that changed us… and the rooms we’re about to own.

Ever feel like everyone else got the "How to be a Parent" manual except you? Don’t worry, neither did we! This sometimes hilarious, 360-degree parenting podcast covers many of the fun adventures you and your child can experience (and some things you didn’t know were possible), at any age. We dive deep into the messy, unspoken corners of raising humans, serving up common sense and expert insights with a side of "wait, I’m supposed to know how to do that?" Join us as we navigate the chaos together, proving that even if you’re winging it, you can still be The Only Adult in the Room.

In 2005, when Lawrence Summers, then president of Harvard, asked why so few women, even today, achieve tenured positions in the hard sciences, Eileen Pollack set out to find the answer. A successful fiction writer, Pollack had grown up in the 1960s and '70s dreaming of a career as a theoretical astrophysicist. Denied the chance to take advanced courses in science and math, she nonetheless made her way to Yale.

Brought to you by Penguin. Steven Pinker, one of the world's greatest thinkers and bestselling author of Enlightenment Now, The Better Angels of Our Nature and The Language Instinct, reveals the power and perils of thinking alike. As a cognitive scientist, the ultimate subject of Steven...

Welcome to In the Room with Ronnie Barbour. In this series we'll be talking to politicians, youtubers, sports stars and more about the defining moments of their lives. From the classroom, to the boardroom, the briefing room, the dressing room and more, we'll find out how the rooms of our lives shape the decisions we make. Get in touch with us @getintheroompod on Twitter or via email contactintheroompod@gmail.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Overwhelmed by conflicting narratives and sensationalism in the news? Wondering where you can get an objective analysis and direct-from-the-source reporting?

Look no further than In the Room with Peter Bergen. In a weekly nonpartisan news podcast, longtime national security journalist and bestselling author Peter Bergen goes beyond the headlines, to explore the world’s most important and captivating stories.