ROCKING OUR PRIORS

About ROCKING OUR PRIORS

Dr Alice Evans and leading experts discuss growth, governance, & gender inequalities. Alice is a Senior Lecturer at King's College London, and Faculty Associate at the Harvard Kennedy School.

Publisher

Dr Alice Evans

Category

education

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

19 Jan 2017

Latest episode

2 Aug 2025

Latest episodes

198 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   2 Aug 2025

   Are Men & Women Scrolling Apart? John Burn-Murdoch

   John Burn-Murdoch (the FT's Chief Data Reporter) and I discuss gendered ideological polarisation. - Does this hold worldwide? - Which groups are most polarised? - Is there a rise in hostile sexism? - Is this due to economic frustrations or online persuasion? - What are the possible solutions? Read John's weekly columns at https://www.ft.com/john-burn-murdoch

2. 

   22 Mar 2025

   The Making of the Modern Muslim State: Professor Malika Zeghal

   The Making of the Modern Muslim State: Professor Malika Zeghal by Dr Alice Evans

3. 

   20 Mar 2025

   What caused the Islamic Revival? Professor Jared Rubin

   Professor Jared Rubin has authored two superb books, “Rulers, Religion and Riches” and “How the World Became Rich”. He joined my podcast, to discuss: - Why did the Middle East Fall Behind? - What caused the shift to Scriptural Literalism? - What explains the Rise and Decline of Sufism? - How important was Wahhabism and Saudi Petrodollars? - Why were Liberalising Reforms Short-Lived? - Why has Digital Technology been More Disruptive in MENA? - What’s Constraining Middle East Economic Growth?

Reach and audience

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

Apple Podcasts (US)

4.6 / 5

30 ratings

Spotify

4.5 / 5

31 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 44 / 100

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

Quality

51

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

92

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