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Does cricket have a class problem? What do divisions in England's national summer sport reveal about our society? Former Telegraph chief sportswriter Paul Hayward joins Alan Rusbridger on the podcast. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In this special episode, former director of YouGov and leading political analyst Peter Kellner discusses the results of the local elections with Sonia Sodha. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

How did the women in Picasso's life suffer for his art? Should we rethink our canonisation of the painter's works? Writer and translator Miranda France joins deputy editor Sameer Rahim on the podcast. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

NEW PODCAST: Leading barristers Richard Hermer, Murray Hunt, and Helen Mountfield from Matrix Chambers place the ethical issues of the day under their expert legal microscope. In this episode they are joined by international law expert professor Andrew Clapham to discuss Russia, Ukraine and the rules of war. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

How did Putin transform from a seemingly rational man to the tyrant who invaded Ukraine? Former Nato chief and secretary of state for defence from 1997-1999, George Robertson, joins the podcast to discuss his experience negotiating with Putin, as well as the war in Ukraine and the implications for global security. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Putin's grotesque invasion of Ukraine should not lead us to rehabilitate old, failed ideas about the international order, argues Samuel Moyn in his provocative cover story for Prospect. He joins editor Alan Rusbridger on the podcast. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This month, actor and writer Sheila Hancock recovers from “a fall”, while sports journalist Emma John grieves the loss of her mother. Jason Thomas-Fournillier, an expert experience in the asylum system, looks back on the highs and lows of life in Trinidad, while Anglican Priest Alice Goodman prepares her Easter Sermon. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In this special episode of the podcast recorded during our recent Prospect Talks event, we hear from Ukrainians affected by the war from both inside and outside the country. Guests include Olesya Khromeychuk, a writer and historian who is the director of the Ukrainian Institute in London; Sevgil Musaieva, a Ukrainian journalist from Crimea who is editor-in-chief of the independent online newspaper Ukrayinska Pravda; and Andrii Zhupanyn, a Ukrainian MP who has been doing some remarkable work bringing much-needed aid into the country. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Many of us made rapid changes to our behaviour during the pandemic, so why—when facing a crisis as existential as climate change—are we dragging our heels? Economist, author and activist Andrew Simms joins Alan Rusbridger to discuss how fast transitions could save the planet. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Ruth Deyermond, senior lecturer at the Department of War Studies at King's College London and the military analyst on Prospect’s Ukraine panel joins Sameer Rahim to explain why she thinks Putin has already lost the war in Ukraine. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Is Stonehenge a giant's ring conjured by Merlin? Or a temple for Druid priests? Or a prehistoric spa? Prospect's managing editor Sameer Rahim joins Sarah Collins to discuss the many interpretations of this iconic monument over the centuries—and the secrets revealed by a new exhibition at the British Museum. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Faced with Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine, the west initially summoned a new spirit of resolve. But—we ask former Talking Politics star Helen Thompson—could looming crunches over energy, economics and relations with China soon see the old alliance unravel? See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

What did farmer Tom Martin discover when he hopped across the pond to the US? What music does Sheila Hancock choose to cheer herself up? Why does Jason Thomas-Fournillier hope that his GP doesn't listen to this episode? Our family of seven writers—including psychiatrist Rebecca Lawrence, Gen Zer Serena Smith and former England cricket captain Michael Brearley—update us on their adventures big and small on the Prospect Lives podcast. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Leading global economist and FT columnist Megan Greene joins Alan Rusbridger to discuss the impact that Russia’s invasion of Ukraine will have on the global economy. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Former ambassador to NATO Peter Ricketts joins Alan Rusbridger to discuss Putin’s invasion of Ukraine—and what it means for Europe and the world. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Does artificial intelligence entrench inequality? Are the algorithms that shape our lives sexist, racist and ableist? And should we be trying just to fix the computers, or also the society that trains them? Leading academic, podcaster and all-round internet expert Ethan Zuckerman joins Sarah Collins to address these questions. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Drawing on over 40 years experience of crime reporting, expert journalist Duncan Campbell joins Alan Rusbridger to explore why the police are under attack from left, right and centre. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Does the British constitution require that Boris Johnson goes? Famous for his “good chaps" theory of government, Britain’s most celebrated post-war historian, Peter Hennessy joins Tom Clark to provide a long view on this pressing question. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Would Boris Johnson be a better prime minister if he had a different haircut? Do we take sport too seriously? Can drinking alcohol ever be good for us? Our family of seven writers—including actor and writer Sheila Hancock, asylum seeker Jason Thomas-Fournillier, and psychiatrist Rebecca Lawrence—ponder the big questions in this month's new episode of Prospect Lives.Music Credit: “JUMBO” from the album “MUSIC FOR THE LEFT-HANDED” by Mick Bass & Tot Taylor See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Is Boris Johnson a “Heineken” Prime Minister in a country that now has a hangover? Rachel Sylvester joins associate editor Sonia Sodha to tackle the question that's on everyone's mind: is it all over for Boris Johnson? See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.