Crossing Channels
Hosted by Richard Westcott · Bennett School of Public Policy & Institute for Advanced Study in Toulouse
5.0from 22 ratings
- 51
- Episodes
- 26
- Transcribed
- 22
- Ratings
- Monthly
- Cadence
- 2021
- First episode
About Crossing Channels
Monthly podcast series produced by the Bennett School of Public Policy (University of Cambridge) and Institute for Advanced Study in Toulouse (Toulouse School of Economics) to give interdisciplinary answers to today's challenging questions. Hosted by Richard Westcott (former BBC journalist and now the communications director for Cambridge University Health Partners and the Cambridge Biomedical Campus) with guest experts from both universities. Subscribe to the Crossing Channels podcast feed https://feeds.buzzsprout.com/1841488.rss & download each episode at the start of the month.
- Publisher
- Bennett School of Public Policy & Institute for Advanced Study in Toulouse
- Category
- government
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 24 Oct 2021
- Latest episode
- 7 Sept 2026
Latest episodes
26 of 51 episodes have a transcript.
7 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
How does culture shape who we are?
3 Aug 2026TRANSCRIPT
How do social connections shape us?
6 Jul 2026TRANSCRIPT
What’s behind the rise of populism?
Inside a recent episode
How does culture shape who we are?
Published 7 Sept 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] And then in terms of psychology, again, there are many examples. But one that I'll mention is there's some really fascinating work on how people make moral judgments and how that varies across society. So it was long assumed that humans everywhere take intentions into account when they are judging wrong. […]
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See plansWho has been a guest on Crossing Channels
Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.
- Tim Whitmarsh
- Cammie Curtin
- Sander van der Linden
- Marion Hoffman
- Davide Luca
Reach and audience
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- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 5.0 / 5
- 4 ratings
- Spotify
- 5.0 / 5
- 18 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 32 / 100
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- Quality
- 30
- Social presence
- 0
- YouTube
- 0
- Engagement
- 85
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- Books guests
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Questions about Crossing Channels
Who hosts Crossing Channels?
Richard Westcott host the show. Published by Bennett School of Public Policy & Institute for Advanced Study in Toulouse.
How often do new episodes come out?
The show publishes monthly, based on its RSS feed.
Does Crossing Channels take guests?
Yes. Guests have been identified in episode analyses.
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