This is an archive of our ‘In Conversation’ events where you can catch up and listen to a selection of our previous talks.
THE WAR ACCORDING TO RUSSIA
with Jeremy Morris, Ilya Yablokov & Stefanie Ortmann
In this panel event, leading scholars Jeremy Morris and Ilya Yablokov explore the narratives shaping Russian public opinion, the role of state propaganda, and the broader implications for Russian society and global geopolitics. The chair was Stefanie Ortmann.
Recorded live at The Nightingale Room, Brighton, 2nd june, 2025.
EVE
with Cat Bohannon & Sally Howard
Join Cat Bohannon as she discusses her bestselling book, Eve, with Sally Howard, which examines the past 200 million years to explain the specific science behind the development of the female sex; including everything from the way C-sections in the industrialised world are rearranging women's pelvic shape to the surprising similarities between pus and breast milk.
Recorded live at The Nightingale Room, Brighton, 26th May, 2025.
THE LOST GIRLS OF AUTISM
with Gina Rippon & Sophie Longley
Renowned brain scientist,Gina Rippon, delves into the emerging science of female autism, with Sophie Longley, and asks why it has been systematically ignored for so long.
Recorded live at The Nightingale Room, Brighton,13th May, 2025.
MEMORY LANE
with Ciara Greene & Sam Berens
No two trips down memory lane are ever quite the same . . .
Join Ciara Greene, as she discusses her new book Memory Lane, with Sam Berens, and she explains why our flawed memories are not a failure of evolution but rather a byproduct of the perfectly imperfect way our minds have evolved to solve problems.
Recorded live at The Nightingale Room, Brighton,16th April, 2025.
FREE AGENTS
with Kevin J. Mitchell & Anil Seth
Two of the leading minds in the world of neuroscience, Kevin J. Mitchell and Anil Seth, explore one of the most profound questions in philosophy and science: Is there such a thing as free will? Delving into the realms of determinism and compatibilism, they examine whether our choices are truly free or governed by forces beyond our control.
Recorded live at The Nightingale Room, Brighton, 1st April, 2025.
CTRL, HATE, DELETE
with Cécile Simmons & Hannah Martin
Cécile Simmons is in conversation with Hannah Martin about her new book, CTRL, HATE, DELETE . They take a deep dive into how a collection of misogynists and their allies have turned male supremacist ideology from a niche set of beliefs into a mainstream movement and outlines how to fight this rising tide and make online spaces more equal and inclusive.
Recorded live at The Nightingale Room, Brighton, 26th March, 2025.
THE VAGINA BUSINESS
with Marina Gerner & Sally Howard
Marina Gerner explores the future of women's health, and shines a light on innovation that matters; from a life-saving bra to non-hormonal contraception and new takes on fertility and menopause, with Sally Howard.
Recorded live at The Nightingale Room, Brighton, 20th Jan, 2025.
WHY IS THIS LYING BASTARD LYING TO ME?
with Rob Burley & Salma Shah
Rob Burley discusses his book ‘Why Is This Lying Bastard Lying to Me?’, a deliciously irreverent insider’s account of a career spent trying to get straight answers from politicians, with Salma Shah.
Recorded live at The Nightingale Room, Brighton, 9th Dec, 2024.
AMONG THE TROLLS
with Marianna Spring & Karen Douglas
Join Marianna Spring, one of the most trolled BBC journalists, as she discusses her new book, ‘AMONG THE TROLLS: My Journey Through Conspiracyland’, with Karen Douglas.
Recorded live at the Brighthelm Centre, Brighton, 25th Sept 2024.
VULTURE CAPITALISM
with Grace Blakeley & Siân Berry
Corporate Crimes, Backdoor Bailouts and the Death of Freedom - Everything you know about capitalism is wrong!
Grace Blakeley discusses her new book ‘Vulture Capitalism’ with Green Party MP Siân Berry.
Recorded live at the Brighthelm Centre, Brighton, 11th Sept 2024.
BOTH NOT HALF
with Jassa Ahluwalia & Rajini Vaidyanathan
Actor and writer, Jassa Ahluwalia, born to a white English mum and a brown Punjabi dad, discusses his new book, ‘BOTH NOT HALF: A Radical New Approach to Mixed Heritage Identity’, with BBC news presenter, Rajini Vaidyanathan.
Recorded live at The Nightingale Room, Brighton, 4th Sept, 2024.
THE BALANCED BRAIN
with Camilla Nord & Hugo Crithcely
Join Cambridge neuroscientist Camilla Nord as she talks about her new book ‘The Balanced Brain: The Science of Mental Health’ with Prof. Hugo Critchley.
Recorded live at The Nightingale Room, Brighton, 21st August, 2024.
THE WEIGHT OF NATURE
with Clayton Page Aldern & Charlotte Rae
Award-winning journalist and neuroscientist, Clayton Page Aldern, discusses his new book wirh Dr Charlotte Rae, and argues that the warming climate may not just be affecting our planet, but could be changing our minds, brains and bodies, too.
Recorded live at The Nightingale Room, Brighton, 22nd April 2024