Bennett Institute podcasts

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Bennett Institute podcasts is a news podcast hosted by Bennett Institute for Public Policy, with 16 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Bennett Institute for Public Policy hosts Bennett Institute podcasts, a news show with 16 episodes published.

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  Episode #5

  Psychological inoculation against misinformation

  Apr 25, 202558 minS2025

  <p>This keynote speech was part of the Bennett Institute for Public Policy Annual Conference 2025. <br/><br/>Much like a viral contagion, misinformation can spread rapidly from one mind to another.  Inoculation theory offers a natural basis for developing a psychological ‘vaccine’ against the spread of fake news and misinformation. <br/><br/>In this keynote, Prof Sander van der Linden discusses how it is possible to pre-emptively “immunise” people against disinformation by pre-exposing them to severely weakened doses of the techniques that underlie its production. This process of ‘prebunking’ helps people cultivate cognitive antibodies in both simulated and real social media environme...

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  Episode #4

  Tackling political disenchantment in ‘forgotten about’ places: what should governments try now?

  Apr 25, 20251h 16mS2025

  <p>This panel discussion was part of the Bennett Institute for Public Policy Annual Conference 2025. <br/><br/>Have western governments got a handle on the root causes of the inequalities creating deep disenchantment and occasional citizen unrest in hinterland places and poorer communities? What kinds of policy tools and interventions are most likely to address these factors? What can be learned from central, regional and local government initiatives since the mid-2000s? Is devolution an important part of the answer? <br/><br/>The panel explored these issues, looking in-depth at the UK’s recent experience and considering trends across western Euro...

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  Episode #3

  Rethinking work: What does it take to build a productive and healthy society?

  Apr 25, 20251h 11mS2025

  <p>This session was recorded as part of the Bennett Institute for Public Policy Annual Conference 2025. <br/><br/>Work is much more than a means to an end—it shapes our identity, values, social status, and how we spend our lives. As a central principle of society, work underpins individual wellbeing, collective resilience, and societal progress. Yet the nature of work is undergoing profound changes, driven by technological advances, shifting societal values and the ongoing impact of the Covid-19 pandemic. At the same time, the UK’s longstanding productivity challenge remains unresolved. This panel will explore how we can balance produ...

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  The investment imperative: what strategies are needed to fund competition, defence & sustainability?

  Apr 25, 20251h 12mS2025

  <p>This panel discussion was part of the Bennett Institute for Public Policy Annual Conference 2025.<br/><br/>Both Europe and the UK share common challenges, such as weak productivity growth, and sliding competitiveness, together with broader concerns such as climate change and weak defence spending in a worsening geopolitical environment. For all of these issues, greater investment has been identified as a fundamental tool. Several questions remain unanswered however: what share of the investment gap can credibly be filled by the public sector? Are flanking reforms needed to ensure money is well spent, and to crowd in private investment? How...

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  Do wicked problems need wicked solutions?

  Apr 25, 20251h 9mS2025

  <p>This panel discussion was part of the Bennett Institute for Public Policy Annual Conference 2025.<br/><br/>With the complexity of policy issues seemingly ever increasing, what reforms does government need to undertake if it is to fully get to grips with issues in areas like climate change, mental health,  and food security? Whilst there has been mounting recognition of the ‘wicked’ nature of these problems, there is much less certainty on what the solutions might be, and what the role of government might be in providing them. Should we accept that wicked problems are now simply too big to solve...

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