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Reasons Revisited

An occasional series revisiting conversations and ideas from Reasons to be Cheerful (2017-2024), formerly hosted by ex-LabourParty leaderEdMiliband, and Sony Award-winning radio presenter Geoff Lloyd. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Episode 31. CHANGING THE CLIMATE: How do we tackle...

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2018/04/22

Hello! This week we look at the most urgent political challenge of all: climate change. Our all-star cast of guests tells us where we are, what the challenge looks like from the one of the most extraordinary parts of our planet, the Arctic, and how we convince people to act with a vision of a better world.With Christiana Figueres, the architect of the historic Paris 2015 agreement,. Kim Holmen, head of the Norwegian Polar Institute, Joss Garman, long-time climate activist and thinker and Leo Barasi

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1:00:15

Episode 30. THERE GOES THE NEIGHBOURHOOD: what do we...

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2018/04/15

Hello! We've been on an adventure again, this time to see the wonderful city of Bristol. With a live audience, we talked about Gentrification and how NOT to price out the locals from their neighbourhoods as a place becomes "cool", "edgy" and "vibrant". Is there more that can be done? Our guests Chris Chalkley, Cllr Paul Smith, Professor Antonia Layard and Delroy Hibbert share their expertise.ANDMusician Gavin Osborn thinks an adult curfew, personal trolleys and comfytecture would make the world a

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1:02:16

Episode 29. TAKING IT TO THE STREETS: Community...

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2018/04/08

Hello! We're on the road again and this time we've come to Liverpool. On this episode, you'll hear inspiring stories from Theresa MacDermott, Cllr Matthew Brown and Neil McInroy (CLES) about the way people can regenerate and transform their communities and build local businesses and wealth.ANDComedian Tez Ilyas wants slides, a promotion to Doctor and to disprove flat-earthers.CONTACT

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1:06:12

Episode 28. FACING DOWN FACEBOOK: how to tackle...

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2018/04/01

Hello! Our technology is watching us. We know that now. But what does it all mean? And is there a way to stop companies collecting and selling our data without our knowledge? Our guests Shoshana Zuboff, Aral Balkan and Mat Lawrence join us to explain why we should be concerned and what can be done.ANDComedian Jamali Maddix wants a shorter work day, kids banned from pubs and greater access to all the channels for all.CONTACT

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1:03:17

Episode 27. MIND THE (WEALTH) GAP: a social wealth...

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2018/03/25

Hello! For richer, for poorer... the vast inequality of wealth in Britain won't get any better on its own. So, here's an idea... A sovereign or social wealth fund. Other countries have successfully saved the money made from natural resources, invested wisely, and been able to put the resources to productive use, even providing their citizens with a regular share of the income. We're joined byCarys Roberts and Angela Cummines to tell us how it could work here.ANDWhat can we learn from the best city

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Episode 26. HOUSING FIRST: Tackling Britain’s...

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2018/03/19

Hello. So many people are, rightly, deeply troubled by the rise in homelessness. People are living on the streets, or with friends and family, or in bed and breakfast accommodation. But there is something that can be done. Juha Kaakinen tells us how ‘Housing First’ has worked in Finland, plus Matthew Downie from Crisis, and Rebecca Evans AM.ANDComedian Helen Keen brings space trips, coach trips, and unsocial mediaCONTACT

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1:05:11

Episode 25. STAIRWAY TO (TAX) HAVEN: cleaning up...

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2018/03/12

Hello! What links some of the highest cost house prices, criminals and islands thousands of miles away? Dirty money and tax havens. We speak to Luke Harding, Tom Burgis and Naomi Hirst about the damage being done and how the UK can stop being a home for laundered money.ANDComedian Pippa Evans talks to a witch on a bus, shares sandwiches and takes a peek at what you're listening to.CONTACT

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1:11:57

Episode 24. ALL TOGETHER NOW: Unions in the 21st century

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2018/03/05

Hello! If there's something strange in your workplace, who are you going to call? Trade Unions! But with the decline in membership over decades, power has tilted towards employers, meaning worse working conditions and pay. How do we persuade people to join and the bosses to take them seriously? We're joined by Antonia Bance, Head of Campaigns and Communications, TUC, Nat Whalley, Executive Director, The Organise Platform and Joe Dromey, Senior Research Fellow, IPPRANDComedian Jake Yapp has MANY

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1:32:49

Episode 23. DING, DING, NEXT STOP: Sorting out the buses

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2018/02/26

Hello! We're on a bus with Cat Hobbs, Director of We Own It, and our transport expertNicole Badstuberreturns. There's more to buses than fighting for the second deck front window seat. With 5 billion journeys made per year in the UK, we're owed a service that works. But millions of us just don't have one and it hardly ever gets discussed. We find out why and what needs to be done.PLUSDan Pink, author of When: the Scientific Secrets of Perfect Timing on when we're at our best and the power of the

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1:21:32

Episode 22. WHAT SHOULD WE TEACH OUR KIDS — not...

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2018/02/19

Hello! This week we'resitting down, facing the front of class, and taking notes as James Graham, Jez Bennett and Madeleine Holt teach us how we're failing to tutor the next generation adequately, in particular failing to put creativity at the centre of the curriculum. They tell us what needs to be done.ANDComedian Alice Fraser joins us to put forward the case for sex licenses, house swapping and the power of sport (not all at once!)FURTHER READINGCONTACT

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1:20:57

Episode 21. TIME TO TALK: Tackling the mental health...

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2018/02/12

Hello! We took to the stage and took on the topic of mental health. With 1 in 4 people experiencing a mental health problem each year, there must be something we can do to support, and where possible treat, these millions. Ruby Wax, George Ezra, and Professor Sir Simon Wessely joined us at the Leicester Square Theatre to talk about their personal and professional experiences with mental health.ANDAyesha Hazarika is BACK! We talk badgers, office pets, and saucy calendars.FURTHER

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1:33:20

Episode 20. RESCUING DEMOCRACY: From Ancient Athens...

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2018/02/04

Hello! This week we explore how to improve democracy by involving ordinary people in decision-making. Guests David Van Reybrouck, Professor James Fishkin and Sarah Allan tell us how an old idea from ancient Athens---selecting random citizens to deliberate--is making a difference from the legalisation of same-sex marriage in Ireland to reform of the Mongolian constitution. And we find out what we could do in the UK.ANDComedian Felicity Ward gives us her ideas. Including free mattresses, colourful

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SEE REASONS TO BE CHEERFUL LIVE IN LIVERPOOL 19/02

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2018/02/02

BUY TICKETS HERE: https://www.liverpoolguild.org/events/reasons-to-be-cheerful-podcast-with-ed-miliband-and-geoff-lloyd Ed Miliband and Geoff Lloyd take their hit podcast, Reasons to be Cheerful to Liverpool Guild of Students, Mountford Hall for a special live episode. Expect optimism, ideas, special guests, and stories of Ed's failed interactions with inanimate objects (and Geoff's interactions with animate ones.) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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1:24:15

Episode 19. GET OUT OF JAIL: Time for prison reform

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2018/01/29

Hello!Our prison system is in crisis. Overcrowding, re-offending, self-harm and riots. What is to be done? Our guests tell us there is reason to think things can change for the better. Nils Oberg tells us how they do it so much better in Sweden, Vicky Pryce tells us what the economics teaches us, and former Lord Chancellor Charlie Falconer tells us how we can navigate the politics.ANDComedian Glenn Moore shares his ideas to make the world a better place.FURTHER READING

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1:55:05

Episode 18. TACKLING THE NHS CRISIS: The 1% solution...

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2018/01/22

Hello! With the NHS turning 70 this year, we take some time to really appreciate how far it's come and do our best to come up with solutions to turn the tide and get the NHS back up to health. Our guests Dr Hannah Barham-Brown, a junior doctor on the frontline, Anita Charlesworth from The Health Foundation and Lord Nick Macpherson, former Treasury Permanent Secretary tell us what needs to be done. Spoiler alert: we need to spend more of our national income on the NHS if we want to turn things

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1:29:54

Episode 17. ECONOMICS 101: Time for A Reformation in...

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2018/01/15

Hello! In this episode we answer The Queen's question... why didn't the economists see the financial crisis coming. Our guests Prof Wendy Carlin, Maeve Cohen and Victoria Waldersee talk about how economics teaching needs to change and is changing plus how economics can be used to improve our world.ALSO We check in with Iceland's Prime Minister, Katrín Jakobsdóttir, asking her about Iceland's new world-leading policy to tackle the gender pay gap. We also discuss her first few months in office, Scandi

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1:24:28

Episode 16. #EPICRAILFAIL: Ending the great train...

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2018/01/08

Good afternoon and welcome to the Reasons to be Cheerful train service from here to the Geoffocracy. Yes, we're talking trains. How have we gotten into ourselves here? Billions of government subsidies and eye-watering prices. What is to be done? Andrew Adonis, who used to be Transport Secretary, Anton Valk, who used to help run the Dutch public railway & Nicole Badstuber, academic expert join us to reason it out. Plus Geoff tells all about his trainspotting past.ANDComedian Ahir Shah joins us to

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1:27:46

Episode 15. GOODBYE 2017 YOU DIDN'T DESERVE US......

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2018/01/01

Goodbye 2017! On a whole, we wont miss you, but there were *some* reasons to be cheerful, right? With our guests Sofie Hagen and Mark Watson, we review the nicer stories of the previous year before putting it in a box, gaffer taping it and sending it on a one way trip very far away.FURTHER READINGNothing on the reading list today. Have a day off!CONTACT USreasons@cheerfulpodcast.comhttps://www.facebook.com/reasonstobecheerfulpodcasthttps://twitter.com/cheerfulpodcastLeave us a voicemail on skype -

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1:12:50

Episode 14. A MILIVERSE CHRISTMAS IN THE GEOFFOCRACY

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2017/12/25

Merry Christmas! We've invited some people over to play the now legendary board game Class Stuggle. Who will win? Fantastic comedian Bridget Christie, Joel Cornah, of The Miliverse twitter account fame, take on Ed and Geoff.BUTBefore that, we get Rachel Reeves MP and Comedian Sarah Millican on to hear how they're making the world less lonelyFURTHER READINGhttps://www.jocoxloneliness.org/https://twitter.com/search?q=%23joininhttps://twitter.com/TheMiliverseCONTACT

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SEE REASONS TO BE CHEERFUL LIVE ON STAGE

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2017/12/21

We're taking to the stage for our first ever live episode recording, with special guests. WHEN: Sunday 28th January, 4pm. WHERE: Leicester Square Theatre, London TICKETS: https://leicestersquaretheatre.ticketsolve.com/shows/873583538/events/128109112/seats?zone=Main+House Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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