Past Present Future Podcast
@ppfideas.bsky.social
The History of Ideas Podcast. Every Wednesday and Sunday with David Runciman. Wherever you get your podcasts.
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In today’s PPF+ bonus David talks to Paul Sagar about how individual experiences shape our political and philosophical outlooks. Does good luck or bad luck change how we might feel about politics? And what really matters?
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In today’s PPF+ bonus David talks to Paul Sagar about how individual experiences shape our political and philosophical outlooks. Does good luck or bad luck change how we might feel about politics? And what really matters?
Join PPF+ now: www.ppfideas.com/join-ppf-plus
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BONUS EPISODE OUT NOW!
In today’s PPF+ bonus David talks to Paul Sagar about how individual experiences shape our political and philosophical outlooks. Does good luck or bad luck change how we might feel about politics? And what really matters?
Join PPF+ now: www.ppfideas.com/join-ppf-plus
In today’s PPF+ bonus David talks to Paul Sagar about how individual experiences shape our political and philosophical outlooks. Does good luck or bad luck change how we might feel about politics? And what really matters?
Join PPF+ now: www.ppfideas.com/join-ppf-plus
February 12, 2026 at 8:47 AM
BONUS EPISODE OUT NOW!
In today’s PPF+ bonus David talks to Paul Sagar about how individual experiences shape our political and philosophical outlooks. Does good luck or bad luck change how we might feel about politics? And what really matters?
Join PPF+ now: www.ppfideas.com/join-ppf-plus
In today’s PPF+ bonus David talks to Paul Sagar about how individual experiences shape our political and philosophical outlooks. Does good luck or bad luck change how we might feel about politics? And what really matters?
Join PPF+ now: www.ppfideas.com/join-ppf-plus
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🚨 Delighted to announce our upcoming Spring/Summer film season at the Regent Street Cinema in London.
Join us for a movie + live PPF recording!
Now on sale.
🎬 Metropolitan
🎬 South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut
🎬 The Third Man
🎬 Good Night, and Good Luck.
🎬 Never Let Me Go
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Join us for a movie + live PPF recording!
Now on sale.
🎬 Metropolitan
🎬 South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut
🎬 The Third Man
🎬 Good Night, and Good Luck.
🎬 Never Let Me Go
www.ppfideas.com/events
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February 11, 2026 at 6:04 PM
🚨 Delighted to announce our upcoming Spring/Summer film season at the Regent Street Cinema in London.
Join us for a movie + live PPF recording!
Now on sale.
🎬 Metropolitan
🎬 South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut
🎬 The Third Man
🎬 Good Night, and Good Luck.
🎬 Never Let Me Go
www.ppfideas.com/events
Join us for a movie + live PPF recording!
Now on sale.
🎬 Metropolitan
🎬 South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut
🎬 The Third Man
🎬 Good Night, and Good Luck.
🎬 Never Let Me Go
www.ppfideas.com/events
BONUS EPISODE OUT NOW!
In today’s PPF+ bonus David talks to Paul Sagar about how individual experiences shape our political and philosophical outlooks. Does good luck or bad luck change how we might feel about politics? And what really matters?
Join PPF+ now: www.ppfideas.com/join-ppf-plus
In today’s PPF+ bonus David talks to Paul Sagar about how individual experiences shape our political and philosophical outlooks. Does good luck or bad luck change how we might feel about politics? And what really matters?
Join PPF+ now: www.ppfideas.com/join-ppf-plus
February 12, 2026 at 8:47 AM
BONUS EPISODE OUT NOW!
In today’s PPF+ bonus David talks to Paul Sagar about how individual experiences shape our political and philosophical outlooks. Does good luck or bad luck change how we might feel about politics? And what really matters?
Join PPF+ now: www.ppfideas.com/join-ppf-plus
In today’s PPF+ bonus David talks to Paul Sagar about how individual experiences shape our political and philosophical outlooks. Does good luck or bad luck change how we might feel about politics? And what really matters?
Join PPF+ now: www.ppfideas.com/join-ppf-plus
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Subscribed after listening to Paul Sagar's amazing episodes of @ppfideas.bsky.social, helping make sense of these strange political times, and where he somehow gave the old adage "sometimes it's darkest before the dawn" a renewed energy.
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February 12, 2026 at 7:13 AM
Subscribed after listening to Paul Sagar's amazing episodes of @ppfideas.bsky.social, helping make sense of these strange political times, and where he somehow gave the old adage "sometimes it's darkest before the dawn" a renewed energy.
🚨 Delighted to announce our upcoming Spring/Summer film season at the Regent Street Cinema in London.
Join us for a movie + live PPF recording!
Now on sale.
🎬 Metropolitan
🎬 South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut
🎬 The Third Man
🎬 Good Night, and Good Luck.
🎬 Never Let Me Go
www.ppfideas.com/events
Join us for a movie + live PPF recording!
Now on sale.
🎬 Metropolitan
🎬 South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut
🎬 The Third Man
🎬 Good Night, and Good Luck.
🎬 Never Let Me Go
www.ppfideas.com/events
Events | Past Present Future
Join us for live events and podcast recordings
www.ppfideas.com
February 11, 2026 at 6:04 PM
🚨 Delighted to announce our upcoming Spring/Summer film season at the Regent Street Cinema in London.
Join us for a movie + live PPF recording!
Now on sale.
🎬 Metropolitan
🎬 South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut
🎬 The Third Man
🎬 Good Night, and Good Luck.
🎬 Never Let Me Go
www.ppfideas.com/events
Join us for a movie + live PPF recording!
Now on sale.
🎬 Metropolitan
🎬 South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut
🎬 The Third Man
🎬 Good Night, and Good Luck.
🎬 Never Let Me Go
www.ppfideas.com/events
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Interesting quote having just finished listening to David Runciman and Paul Sagar talking about Judith Shklar and how we are moving, have moved from a (hypocritical) politics that's against cruelty to a (cruel) politics that's against hypocrisy
Kemi Badenoch: "We weren't the ones stuffing government with hypocrites and paedophile apologists"
February 11, 2026 at 12:27 PM
Interesting quote having just finished listening to David Runciman and Paul Sagar talking about Judith Shklar and how we are moving, have moved from a (hypocritical) politics that's against cruelty to a (cruel) politics that's against hypocrisy
NEW EPISODE OUT NOW!
In today’s episode David and Paul Sagar explore the ideas of two late-twentieth-century thinkers - Bernard Williams and Judith Shklar. Is the fundamental political question about how to achieve the best or is it about how to avoid the worst?
Find us at...🎧 ppfideas.com
In today’s episode David and Paul Sagar explore the ideas of two late-twentieth-century thinkers - Bernard Williams and Judith Shklar. Is the fundamental political question about how to achieve the best or is it about how to avoid the worst?
Find us at...🎧 ppfideas.com
February 11, 2026 at 8:47 AM
NEW EPISODE OUT NOW!
In today’s episode David and Paul Sagar explore the ideas of two late-twentieth-century thinkers - Bernard Williams and Judith Shklar. Is the fundamental political question about how to achieve the best or is it about how to avoid the worst?
Find us at...🎧 ppfideas.com
In today’s episode David and Paul Sagar explore the ideas of two late-twentieth-century thinkers - Bernard Williams and Judith Shklar. Is the fundamental political question about how to achieve the best or is it about how to avoid the worst?
Find us at...🎧 ppfideas.com
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Another engrossing conversation with Paul Sagar. Listening to this series is educational.
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In the third part of our series David and Paul Sagar explore what the German writer and sociologist Max Weber can teach us about the pitfalls of political life and political philosophy. Why is doing politics so hard?
Find us at...🎧 ppfideas.com
In the third part of our series David and Paul Sagar explore what the German writer and sociologist Max Weber can teach us about the pitfalls of political life and political philosophy. Why is doing politics so hard?
Find us at...🎧 ppfideas.com
February 9, 2026 at 10:31 PM
Another engrossing conversation with Paul Sagar. Listening to this series is educational.
NEW EPISODE OUT NOW!
In the third part of our series David and Paul Sagar explore what the German writer and sociologist Max Weber can teach us about the pitfalls of political life and political philosophy. Why is doing politics so hard?
Find us at...🎧 ppfideas.com
In the third part of our series David and Paul Sagar explore what the German writer and sociologist Max Weber can teach us about the pitfalls of political life and political philosophy. Why is doing politics so hard?
Find us at...🎧 ppfideas.com
February 8, 2026 at 8:47 AM
NEW EPISODE OUT NOW!
In the third part of our series David and Paul Sagar explore what the German writer and sociologist Max Weber can teach us about the pitfalls of political life and political philosophy. Why is doing politics so hard?
Find us at...🎧 ppfideas.com
In the third part of our series David and Paul Sagar explore what the German writer and sociologist Max Weber can teach us about the pitfalls of political life and political philosophy. Why is doing politics so hard?
Find us at...🎧 ppfideas.com
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The events of today are ever-present in this fascinating discussion of the interplay between politics, philosophy, psychology and history. Sheds light on why it is that to expose immorality and corruption in the rich and powerful is to risk being accused, however unjustly, of the politics of envy.
NEW EPISODE OUT NOW!
In the second episode in our short series about how the history of ideas can help with the deepest puzzles of politics, David talks to political theorist Paul Sagar about the eighteenth-century polymath Adam Smith.
Find us at...🎧 ppfideas.com
In the second episode in our short series about how the history of ideas can help with the deepest puzzles of politics, David talks to political theorist Paul Sagar about the eighteenth-century polymath Adam Smith.
Find us at...🎧 ppfideas.com
February 4, 2026 at 12:05 PM
The events of today are ever-present in this fascinating discussion of the interplay between politics, philosophy, psychology and history. Sheds light on why it is that to expose immorality and corruption in the rich and powerful is to risk being accused, however unjustly, of the politics of envy.
NEW EPISODE OUT NOW!
In the second episode in our short series about how the history of ideas can help with the deepest puzzles of politics, David talks to political theorist Paul Sagar about the eighteenth-century polymath Adam Smith.
Find us at...🎧 ppfideas.com
In the second episode in our short series about how the history of ideas can help with the deepest puzzles of politics, David talks to political theorist Paul Sagar about the eighteenth-century polymath Adam Smith.
Find us at...🎧 ppfideas.com
February 4, 2026 at 8:47 AM
NEW EPISODE OUT NOW!
In the second episode in our short series about how the history of ideas can help with the deepest puzzles of politics, David talks to political theorist Paul Sagar about the eighteenth-century polymath Adam Smith.
Find us at...🎧 ppfideas.com
In the second episode in our short series about how the history of ideas can help with the deepest puzzles of politics, David talks to political theorist Paul Sagar about the eighteenth-century polymath Adam Smith.
Find us at...🎧 ppfideas.com
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We're just delighted by how many new listeners have found us this weekend. Welcome DPW and everyone... tuck in! 👋🏻
I listened to @ppfideas.bsky.social for the first time today on my very damp morning walk after hearing the recommendation from @newsagents.bsky.social
Working my mind and body together.
I think that would please Juvenal.
“Mens sana in corpore sano”.
Working my mind and body together.
I think that would please Juvenal.
“Mens sana in corpore sano”.
February 1, 2026 at 4:26 PM
We're just delighted by how many new listeners have found us this weekend. Welcome DPW and everyone... tuck in! 👋🏻
Thanks Richard, and welcome!
February 2, 2026 at 6:19 PM
Thanks Richard, and welcome!
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This conversation really joined a lot dots in my mind about the difficult role of 'justice' in politics, plus I learned the word 'Eudaimonia' as a bonus.
Genuinely always so much richer for an episode of @ppfideas.bsky.social.
Genuinely always so much richer for an episode of @ppfideas.bsky.social.
NEW EPISODE OUT NOW!
Today we begin a new series asking why contemporary political philosophy struggles to make sense of the deepest problems of politics and exploring how the history of ideas might help. Political theorist Paul Sagar suggests we start with Aristotle.
Find us at...🎧 ppfideas.com
Today we begin a new series asking why contemporary political philosophy struggles to make sense of the deepest problems of politics and exploring how the history of ideas might help. Political theorist Paul Sagar suggests we start with Aristotle.
Find us at...🎧 ppfideas.com
February 2, 2026 at 12:29 PM
This conversation really joined a lot dots in my mind about the difficult role of 'justice' in politics, plus I learned the word 'Eudaimonia' as a bonus.
Genuinely always so much richer for an episode of @ppfideas.bsky.social.
Genuinely always so much richer for an episode of @ppfideas.bsky.social.
@lewisgoodall.com and the @newsagents.bsky.social team came to PPF HQ and you can take a look at the conversation here ⬇️
Fascinating interview with David Runciman of @ppfideas.bsky.social and @lewisgoodall.com.
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Is British politics just ungovernable? | The News Agents
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February 2, 2026 at 11:29 AM
@lewisgoodall.com and the @newsagents.bsky.social team came to PPF HQ and you can take a look at the conversation here ⬇️
As huge and longtime fans of #duvetknowitschristmas this has made our day!
I don't, really! I'm pretty unadventurous and just listen to the usual suspects, but Past Present Future is terrific and I'd happily listen to Runciman talk about anything
February 2, 2026 at 11:07 AM
As huge and longtime fans of #duvetknowitschristmas this has made our day!
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This is a really thought provoking conversation about social justice, political philosophy Rawls and Aristotle.
NEW EPISODE OUT NOW!
Today we begin a new series asking why contemporary political philosophy struggles to make sense of the deepest problems of politics and exploring how the history of ideas might help. Political theorist Paul Sagar suggests we start with Aristotle.
Find us at...🎧 ppfideas.com
Today we begin a new series asking why contemporary political philosophy struggles to make sense of the deepest problems of politics and exploring how the history of ideas might help. Political theorist Paul Sagar suggests we start with Aristotle.
Find us at...🎧 ppfideas.com
February 2, 2026 at 8:29 AM
This is a really thought provoking conversation about social justice, political philosophy Rawls and Aristotle.
We're just delighted by how many new listeners have found us this weekend. Welcome DPW and everyone... tuck in! 👋🏻
I listened to @ppfideas.bsky.social for the first time today on my very damp morning walk after hearing the recommendation from @newsagents.bsky.social
Working my mind and body together.
I think that would please Juvenal.
“Mens sana in corpore sano”.
Working my mind and body together.
I think that would please Juvenal.
“Mens sana in corpore sano”.
February 1, 2026 at 4:26 PM
We're just delighted by how many new listeners have found us this weekend. Welcome DPW and everyone... tuck in! 👋🏻
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For those on Bluesky tired with political scientists squabbling about what policies need tweaking or who will win the next election, this David Runciman interview gets to the core. Thoroughly recommended.
WEEKEND NEWSAGENTS: want to do some eps which think a bit more deeply about the systemic problems now embeded in British politics. One of them seems to me that though recent PMs have power, they all seem to lack authority. Why?
Listen now
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Listen now
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Is British politics just ungovernable?
Podcast Episode · The News Agents · 30/01/2026 · 47m
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February 1, 2026 at 1:54 PM
For those on Bluesky tired with political scientists squabbling about what policies need tweaking or who will win the next election, this David Runciman interview gets to the core. Thoroughly recommended.
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open.spotify.com/episode/27kO... @mrjamesob.bsky.social I think David Runciman perfectly explains visceral public dislike of KS which you have been puzzling over.
Is British politics just ungovernable?
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February 1, 2026 at 9:35 AM
open.spotify.com/episode/27kO... @mrjamesob.bsky.social I think David Runciman perfectly explains visceral public dislike of KS which you have been puzzling over.
NEW EPISODE OUT NOW!
Today we begin a new series asking why contemporary political philosophy struggles to make sense of the deepest problems of politics and exploring how the history of ideas might help. Political theorist Paul Sagar suggests we start with Aristotle.
Find us at...🎧 ppfideas.com
Today we begin a new series asking why contemporary political philosophy struggles to make sense of the deepest problems of politics and exploring how the history of ideas might help. Political theorist Paul Sagar suggests we start with Aristotle.
Find us at...🎧 ppfideas.com
February 1, 2026 at 8:47 AM
NEW EPISODE OUT NOW!
Today we begin a new series asking why contemporary political philosophy struggles to make sense of the deepest problems of politics and exploring how the history of ideas might help. Political theorist Paul Sagar suggests we start with Aristotle.
Find us at...🎧 ppfideas.com
Today we begin a new series asking why contemporary political philosophy struggles to make sense of the deepest problems of politics and exploring how the history of ideas might help. Political theorist Paul Sagar suggests we start with Aristotle.
Find us at...🎧 ppfideas.com
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Ep takes the form of extended conversation with the peerless David Runicman
On that, can I take a moment to recommend his superb Past Present Future podcast. If you’re interested in the history and philosophy of ideas, it can’t be bettered
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On that, can I take a moment to recommend his superb Past Present Future podcast. If you’re interested in the history and philosophy of ideas, it can’t be bettered
podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/p...
Politics on Trial: Dreyfus vs the Conspiracy Theory
Podcast Episode · Past Present Future · 17/08/2025 · 1h 7m
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January 31, 2026 at 1:36 PM
Ep takes the form of extended conversation with the peerless David Runicman
On that, can I take a moment to recommend his superb Past Present Future podcast. If you’re interested in the history and philosophy of ideas, it can’t be bettered
podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/p...
On that, can I take a moment to recommend his superb Past Present Future podcast. If you’re interested in the history and philosophy of ideas, it can’t be bettered
podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/p...