BetterPod: Laura Bates fights institutional misogyny and everyday sexism
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violence against women

BetterPod: Laura Bates fights institutional misogyny and everyday sexism

How church, state and monarchy are inextricably bound
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How church, state and monarchy are inextricably bound

Books about jazz you need to read
Books

Books about jazz you need to read

Life as a midwife aid worker: 'Plagued by vivid dreams of the patients I felt I had failed'
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Life as a midwife aid worker: 'Plagued by vivid dreams of the patients I felt I had failed'

Why I created a book full of weird and wonderful images I found in online archives
Japanese illustration
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Why I created a book full of weird and wonderful images I found in online archives

Darren McGarvey: 'Austerity was class war. I want to hit back'
Darren McGarvey in front of a wall with graffiti
inequality

Darren McGarvey: 'Austerity was class war. I want to hit back'

Being deaf is no tragedy – it's one of my greatest strengths
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Being deaf is no tragedy – it's one of my greatest strengths

I was an Old Bailey judge. Here's what really goes on in court
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I was an Old Bailey judge. Here's what really goes on in court

Yoga by Emmanuel Carrère review: An intriguing journey with a uniquely inventive writer
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Yoga by Emmanuel Carrère review: An intriguing journey with a uniquely inventive writer

Can design solve homelessness, the climate crisis and racism?
Alice Rawsthorn and Peter Barber on BetterPod
BetterPod

Can design solve homelessness, the climate crisis and racism?

Hussain Manawer: 'From sadness, I created beautiful things'
Hussain Manawer features on BetterPod The Big Issue's podcast
mental health

Hussain Manawer: 'From sadness, I created beautiful things'

Companion Piece by Ali Smith review: Finding compassion in a world of everyday injustices
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Companion Piece by Ali Smith review: Finding compassion in a world of everyday injustices

Homelands by Chitra Ramaswamy review: A gripping novel about heritage, exile, friendship and family
Book review

Homelands by Chitra Ramaswamy review: A gripping novel about heritage, exile, friendship and family

'You're rewarded for being funny, not being right': How Oxford Tory 'chums' came to run the country
Politics

'You're rewarded for being funny, not being right': How Oxford Tory 'chums' came to run the country

River Clyde by Simone Buchholz review: A daring, original crime story
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River Clyde by Simone Buchholz review: A daring, original crime story

The scientific reason hate is on the rise
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The scientific reason hate is on the rise

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Our Wives Under the Sea by Julia Armfield review: A mystical thriller with serious depth
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Our Wives Under the Sea by Julia Armfield review: A mystical thriller with serious depth

Fight Night by Miriam Toews review: The funniest, smartest novel you’ll read this year
Woman with face in hands
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Fight Night by Miriam Toews review: The funniest, smartest novel you’ll read this year

Ben Okri: 'War taught me as a kid that there is no certainty in this world'
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Ben Okri: 'War taught me as a kid that there is no certainty in this world'

The Wonders by Elena Medel review: a gripping portrayal of poverty and powerlessness
Friends in bright colours
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The Wonders by Elena Medel review: a gripping portrayal of poverty and powerlessness

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