Aspen UK

About Aspen UK

The Aspen UK podcast brings you insightful discussions each week on topics that matter - from climate change and leadership to diplomacy and the arts. Our conversations showcase the diverse Aspen UK community and the power of dialogue to explore effective solutions to the challenges we face today.

Publisher

Aspen UK

Category

business · business · society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

15 May 2020

Latest episode

22 May 2026

Latest episodes

1 of 165 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   22 May 2026

   Online Platforms – The New Arteries of Capitalism

   What is Their Impact on Affordability, Inequality, Sovereignty, Productivity and Resource Allocation? Is There a Case for Publicly Provided Alternatives? Since the 2010s, digital platforms have become an increasingly prominent feature of modern economies, reshaping markets for labour, finance, goods, services, and content. The rise of companies such as Uber illustrates just one aspect of this broader transformation. Today, a vast ecosystem of platforms underpins supply chains, retail, capital...

2. 

   8 Dec 2025

   The Demographic Shift: Employers, Policy, and an Ageing Population

   Aspen Institute UK is collaborating with Brave Starts to host a public webinar exploring how the UK can better attract, employ, and support older workers in a rapidly changing labour market. As the UK population ages, employers and policymakers face both significant challenges and major opportunities. This 60-minute conversation will look at what it means to design work, careers, and policy frameworks that value experience, support longer working lives, and ensure older workers can thrive. Sp...

3. 

   6 Nov 2025

   Westminster and the Disinformation Challenge

   This panel discussion discussed how emerging technologies, particularly AI, are reshaping the scale and impact of information threats. They examined Westminster and Whitehall’s current approach (including the Online Safety Act) and evaluate the policy solutions most likely to preserve information integrity – from regulation to education, to AI detection tools. The event featured expert insights from across journalism, academia, government and regulatory bodies. Speakers: Rich Pres...

Inside a recent episode

The Future of Live Music

Published 16 Jun 2020 · Transcript excerpt

[…] Yeah, and a little bit of that is what musicians and creators do. You know, we're inherently collaborators. We like to share our gifts and a lot of times music and the things that we create are helpful to people around the world. They consume music and it makes them feel better or makes you get some through things. And I think that's what's cool about music and musicians. And we'll continue to do that. It is unfortunate, however, that they are not able to make a living doing that. And that's the thing we have to figure out what is going to be next. How are we going to continue to provide art and entertainment and comfort and emotion through our art? […]

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

1 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

7 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 41 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

52

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

76

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