
The Political Compass
Our podcasts feature interviews and comments on political thought and current events, from all corners of The Political Compass - and the world!
Podcasting since 2019 • 22 episodes
The Political Compass
Latest Episodes
Anti-Intellectualism in the US.
Distrust and scorn towards intellectuals has always been a powerful force in the United States, according to a Pulitzer Prize-winning book written 62 years ago by Richard Hofstadter,Anti-Intellectualism in American Life. Many ot...
•
41:12

Green Parties - What's their future?
Are the Green Parties doing too little too late? Have they shrunk from telling the voters the full extent of the bad news because it's electorally unappealling? Or has their time come at last? The former leader of the Green Party of Malta, Harr...
•
36:04

Cognitive Dissonance : The Mind’s Manoeuvre from Uncomfortable Truths
We’ve all experienced it! The mental conflict that comes when new information threatens your beliefs, assumptions or actions.Professor Daniel Meegan of Guelph University, Ontario, Canada, explains the defensive mind manoeuvres that we’re...
•
36:42
