We Need to Talk About...

We Need to Talk About...

We are always looking for ways to amplify supporters' voices, hear your reflections on the big news stories of the moment, and connect our readers with our newsroom. We hope that this monthly podcast will enable us to do just this – providing a platform for journalists, Guardian supporters and industry experts to come together to discuss the issues that matter most. You can submit topic suggestions and questions to our team via email at weneedtotalkabout@theguardian.com. Do please leave us your name, location and phone number so we can get in touch if needed. What is it that we need to talk about?

Episodes

Weekend: episode two of a new podcast

April 1, 2022 • 49 mins
Ease into the weekend with our brand new podcast, showcasing some of the best Guardian and Observer writing from the week, read by talented narrators. In this episode, Marina Hyde looks at the new additions to Downing Street (2m00s), Hadley Freeman interviews Hollywood actor Will Arnett (9m56s), Sirin Kale tries her hand at quiz show Mastermind (26m32s), and David Robson examines why we’re so stressed about stress (41m08s). If you ...
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Weekend: episode one of a new podcast

February 5, 2022 • 48 mins
Ease into the weekend with our brand new podcast, showcasing some of the best Guardian and Observer writing from the week, read by talented narrators. In our first episode, Marina Hyde reflects on another less than stellar week for Boris Johnson (1m38s), Edward Helmore charts the rise of Joe Rogan (9m46s), Laura Snapes goes deep with singer George Ezra (18m30s), and Alex Moshakis asks, “Are you a jerk at work?” (34m40s). If you lik...
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Comfort Eating with Grace Dent: episode one of a new podcast

July 1, 2021 • 39 mins
Have you ever wondered what famous people actually eat? In our new podcast, Guardian restaurant critic Grace Dent does just that, asking well-known guests to lift the lid on the food they turn to when they’re at home alone – and what comfort foods have seen them through their lives. In the first episode, screenwriter Russell T Davies tells Grace about his childhood in Swansea, the delights of Woolworth’s pork and egg pies, and how ...
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Reverberate: episode 1 of our new series

February 8, 2021 • 25 mins
The Guardian has launched a new series called Reverberate that we think you’ll like. Each week, Chris Michael will explore incredible stories from around the world about when music shook history. In the first episode, we hear from Kashy Keegan, an unknown singer-songwriter in a sleepy English town who became the voice of Hong Kong’s nascent pro-democracy movement. Subscribe wherever you get your podcasts to hear the rest of the ser...
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Innermost: another episode of our new series

August 3, 2020 • 20 mins
We wanted to bring you another episode from our Innermost series. In the last episode of our first season, two callers tell Leah Green how their relationships sent them down unexpected paths, one with criminal consequences Subscribe wherever you get your podcasts to hear the rest of the series
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Innermost: episode 1 of a new series

June 25, 2020 • 16 mins
The Guardian has launched a new series called Innermost that we think you will like. Each week, callers will tell Leah Green what’s going on behind closed doors. In the first episode, we hear how an uncle’s funeral and meals with an emotionally distant brother help James and Jess think about their families in new and unexpected ways. Subscribe wherever you get your podcasts to hear the rest of the series
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We need to talk about … the environmental impact of our fashion addiction

November 19, 2019 • 66 mins
This episode of our podcast series examines the environmental impact of our shopping habits and the seemingly unstoppable rise of ‘fast fashion’
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We need to talk about … education

February 7, 2019 • 59 mins
Guardian journalists, supporters and industry experts discuss what education systems around the world can learn from each other and how to enable change
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Guardian podcast: We need to talk about … the death of the high street

December 12, 2018 • 55 mins
Guardian journalists, supporters and industry experts discuss the failing health of UK high streets and the impact on communities. What can local spaces offer that out-of-town shopping centres and online giants can’t?
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We need to talk about...Extinction

October 15, 2018 • 59 mins
George Monbiot and wildlife experts discuss the increasingly devastating impacts of human behaviour on fauna and flora, and what can be done to protect species, locally and globally
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We need to talk about … the impact of artificial intelligence

September 3, 2018 • 54 mins
In this monthly podcast, Guardian supporters share their experiences and put questions to a panel of journalists and industry experts. This episode focuses on the rise of artificial intelligence in business and wider society. How will this evolving technology affect our lives, and how might the threats be ameliorated?
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Podcast: why is positive news coverage so vital in today's world?

July 17, 2018 • 53 mins
This episode of our regular podcast focuses on the impact of the modern news cycle on our health and wellbeing, and whether a greater focus on positive, hopeful, solution-based stories could help to mitigate this
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Podcast: We need to talk about … the rise of veganism

May 29, 2018 • 67 mins
In this monthly podcast, Guardian supporters share their experiences and put questions to a panel of journalists and industry experts. This episode focuses on veganism’s evolution into a mainstream lifestyle choice. What does it mean to become a vegan and what impact could veganism have on climate change, animal welfare and personal wellbeing?
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We need to talk about … the future of journalism

February 21, 2018 • 34 mins
Guardian supporters pose the questions as The Guardian’s editor-in-chief, Katharine Viner, discusses the challenges facing journalism and her vision for the Guardian. Hosted by The Guardian’s joint political editor, Heather Stewart
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We need to talk about … finding common ground

November 25, 2017 • 56 mins
Guardian supporters set the agenda and feature in this podcast considering whether society is becoming more polarised – and if so, how we might tackle the issue. With Jon Henley, Dawn Foster, Elle Hunt and Joseph Harker.
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We need to talk about … Population and climate change

October 7, 2017 • 66 mins
In this monthly podcast, Guardian supporters ask the questions and a Guardian panel try to provide the answers. This episode focuses on whether people should be having fewer children for the sake of the planet – and if so, how that societal change might happen
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We need to talk about...Brexit

July 3, 2017 • 74 mins
A monthly podcast in which Guardian journalists tackle a topic suggested by Guardian members and answer their questions on it. In this edition, Vicky Frost, the Guardian’s deputy membership editor, discusses Brexit with Lisa O’Carroll, Zoe Williams, Dan Roberts and Larry Elliott
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We need to talk about...Nationalism

May 20, 2017 • 42 mins
A monthly podcast in which Guardian journalists tackle a topic suggested by Guardian members and answer their questions on it. In this edition, Vicky Frost, the Guardian’s deputy membership editor, discusses the global rise of nationalism with Randeep Ramesh, Iman Amrani and Ewen MacAskill
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Feed change - We need to talk about ... Members podcast

May 19, 2017 • 1 min
This feed is changing from Live events to our new monthly Membership podcast, We need to talk about …
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We need to talk about... public healthcare

April 10, 2017 • 60 mins
Is it reasonable to expect the state to provide universal healthcare? Vicky Frost and a panel including the Guardian’s Sarah Boseley and Denis Campbell answer Guardian members’ questions about the challenges facing public healthcare
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