484. War in Europe, Trump’s Destruction of Institutions, and Britain’s National Treasures (Question Time)
1 January 2026
59. Robert Sapolsky: The psychology behind Donald Trump, the science of stress, and the illusion of ‘free will’
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12 February 2024
Why do we get stressed? What are the psychological differences between conservatives and liberals? Is free will a myth?
Rory and Alastair are joined by scientist Dr Robert Sapolsky to answer all these questions and more in today's episode of Leading.
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Great insight at 29 minutes describing the people who melt down in veterinary medicine.
Alastair and Rory – this was an interesting podcast but the casual mention of a ‘clitorectomy’ or FGM, with no push back from you, was really disappointing. Also, no challenge about referring to all air traffic controllers as ‘he’. Have you looked at the stats on controllers??