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Beyond Algorithms. Beyond Orthodoxy. Real Insight for a Just World.
Ian McEwan | Gary Younge | Armistead Maupin
Sarah Churchwell | Carole Cadwalladr | Hallie Rubenhold
Daniel M. Davis | Mya-Rose Craig | Kate Bowler
The 2026 Conversation Spring Series explores social justice and how we imagine the world with curiosity, knowledge and wisdom – a humane intelligence that values insight and understanding over news and information.
The interviews take place live and online. They last an hour followed by a 30-minute public Q&A, then a book-signing and informal conversation.
Buy all nine conversations for just £45 – a saving of over £40! You can book any combination of in-person and online livestream tickets – the offer will automatically be added when you reach the checkout – but please note that it will only apply if you buy all nine at the same time.
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The Conversation: Ian McEwan
What We Can Know
Tuesday 27 January
7pm
Ian McEwan’s discusses his novel What We Can Know, imagining present and future Britain fragmented by rising seas.
The Conversation: Gary Younge
An Act of Resistance
Tuesday 3 February
7pm
Gary Younge analyses race and the state of the union for America’s 250th anniversary.
The Conversation: Armistead Maupin
50 Years on Barbary Lane
Tuesday 10 February
7pm
Celebrate the 50th anniversary of Armistead Maupin’s Tales of the City, chronicling 1970s LGBTQ+ San Francisco.
The Conversation: Sarah Churchwell
The American Dream at 250
Tuesday 24 February
7pm
Sarah Churchwell asks how America’s story is told, from Birth of a Nation to Trump, marking the 250th anniversary of independence.
The Conversation: Carole Cadwalladr
How to Survive the Broligarchy
Monday 9 March
7pm
Carole Cadwalladr discusses the tech, connections, and money restructuring global power and democracy.
The Conversation: Hallie Rubenhold
The Women
Tuesday 24 March
7pm
Historian Hallie Rubenhold gives voice to the women in the histories of the Dr Crippen and Jack the Ripper crimes.
The Conversation: Daniel M Davis
World Health Day
Tuesday 7 April
7pm
Immunologist Daniel M. Davis debunks immune health myths about age, sleep, stress, and supplements.
The Conversation: Mya-Rose Craig
Birdgirl
Tuesday 21 April
7pm
For Earth Day, ornithologist Mya-Rose Craig discusses her campaigning, Black2Nature, and love for birds.
The Conversation: Kate Bowler
Joyful Anyway
Tuesday 28 April
7pm
New York Times best-selling author and podcaster discusses her twenty years studying stories about health, wealth, and happiness.
