The Amol Rajan Connection https://amolrajanconnection.com/ en If life feels like it's happening TO you, not FOR you, then The Amol Rajan Connection is here to help. This show will slow the world down, explain the mighty forces shaping our era - and help you Win the Future.  We're living through one of history's hinge moments. An old order is crumbling and a new one struggling to be born. AI, smartphones, global heating; ageing population; economic crisis: we’re about to get a century of change in a single decade.  Amol was Editor of The Independent at 29; spent years leading the BBC’s coverage of global Technology; was Presenter of Radio 4’s flagship Today Programme and the prime-time Amol Rajan Interviews; is Host of University Challenge; and was a useless Faithful on Celebrity Traitors.  With 20 years in News behind him, Amol has always been more interested in deep trends than fleeting events. The Amol Rajan Connection is a welcoming space where the most smart, dynamic, influential and brave people on the planet help us understand how the world is changing - and give you the confidence to navigate it.  Follow to catch every episode. Join the inner circle at https://amolrajanconnection.com https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/bb052150-c3df-11f1-a064-332cbe7e4d37/image/7b774f7278eeea901396eea896a05df7.jpeg?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress The Amol Rajan Connection https://amolrajanconnection.com/ episodic Amol Rajan If life feels like it's happening TO you, not FOR you, then The Amol Rajan Connection is here to help. This show will slow the world down, explain the mighty forces shaping our era - and help you Win the Future.  We're living through one of history's hinge moments. An old order is crumbling and a new one struggling to be born. AI, smartphones, global heating; ageing population; economic crisis: we’re about to get a century of change in a single decade.  Amol was Editor of The Independent at 29; spent years leading the BBC’s coverage of global Technology; was Presenter of Radio 4’s flagship Today Programme and the prime-time Amol Rajan Interviews; is Host of University Challenge; and was a useless Faithful on Celebrity Traitors.  With 20 years in News behind him, Amol has always been more interested in deep trends than fleeting events. The Amol Rajan Connection is a welcoming space where the most smart, dynamic, influential and brave people on the planet help us understand how the world is changing - and give you the confidence to navigate it.  Follow to catch every episode. Join the inner circle at https://amolrajanconnection.com If life feels like it's happening TO you, not FOR you, then The Amol Rajan Connection is here to help. This show will slow the world down, explain the mighty forces shaping our era - and help you Win the Future. 

We're living through one of history's hinge moments. An old order is crumbling and a new one struggling to be born. AI, smartphones, global heating; ageing population; economic crisis: we’re about to get a century of change in a single decade. 

Amol was Editor of The Independent at 29; spent years leading the BBC’s coverage of global Technology; was Presenter of Radio 4’s flagship Today Programme and the prime-time Amol Rajan Interviews; is Host of University Challenge; and was a useless Faithful on Celebrity Traitors. 

With 20 years in News behind him, Amol has always been more interested in deep trends than fleeting events. The Amol Rajan Connection is a welcoming space where the most smart, dynamic, influential and brave people on the planet help us understand how the world is changing - and give you the confidence to navigate it. 

Follow to catch every episode.

Join the inner circle at https://amolrajanconnection.com

]]> Amol Rajan amolrajan@amolrajanconnection.com Q&A with Daisy Christodoulou: How to make learning work for our kids Fixing the literacy crisis; Using AI in education; dealing with difficult teachers. Educationalist Daisy Christodoulou answers your questions on the Amol Rajan Connection. Chapters 00:00:00:00 Introduction 00:01:15:00 How do we encourage kids to enjoy reading? 00:04:30:00 Helping the quiet children 00:07:00:00 A middle ground between the 3 Rs and children choosing. 00:08:25:00 Avoiding a ‘one size fits all’ education for SEND children? 00:13:50:00 How do we teach children to use AI in a positive way? 00:16:43:00 How do I stop my teachers picking on me? Thanks to our launch partners for all their support. NatWest - More details at natwest.com Waitrose - For more information visit waitrose.com/goodfood Amazon - Search supported internship on aboutamazon.co.uk Google Cloud - Discover more: cloud.google.com/ai Please follow here for free so we keep in touch. Sign up to our FREE newsletter and join our membership club: amolrajanconnection.com Team: Video Editor: Rachel Dinnewell Cameras & Sound: Chris Meloff, Oakley Moffatt, Jack Kircher at Koko Studios Producers: Pastel House Media Produced in partnership with Sister Group Social Media: Kiera Maloney Executive Producer: Elizabeth Needham-Bennett Mon, 02 Nov 2026 07:00:00 -0000 full 3 Amol Rajan Fixing the literacy crisis; Using AI in education; dealing with difficult teachers. Educationalist Daisy Christodoulou answers your questions on the Amol Rajan Connection. Chapters 00:00:00:00 Introduction 00:01:15:00 How do we encourage kids to enjoy reading? 00:04:30:00 Helping the quiet children 00:07:00:00 A middle ground between the 3 Rs and children choosing. 00:08:25:00 Avoiding a ‘one size fits all’ education for SEND children? 00:13:50:00 How do we teach children to use AI in a positive way? 00:16:43:00 How do I stop my teachers picking on me? Thanks to our launch partners for all their support. NatWest - More details at natwest.com Waitrose - For more information visit waitrose.com/goodfood Amazon - Search supported internship on aboutamazon.co.uk Google Cloud - Discover more: cloud.google.com/ai Please follow here for free so we keep in touch. Sign up to our FREE newsletter and join our membership club: amolrajanconnection.com Team: Video Editor: Rachel Dinnewell Cameras & Sound: Chris Meloff, Oakley Moffatt, Jack Kircher at Koko Studios Producers: Pastel House Media Produced in partnership with Sister Group Social Media: Kiera Maloney Executive Producer: Elizabeth Needham-Bennett Fixing the literacy crisis; Using AI in education; dealing with difficult teachers. Educationalist Daisy Christodoulou answers your questions on the Amol Rajan Connection.


Chapters

00:00:00:00 Introduction

00:01:15:00 How do we encourage kids to enjoy reading?

00:04:30:00 Helping the quiet children

00:07:00:00 A middle ground between the 3 Rs and children choosing.

00:08:25:00 Avoiding a ‘one size fits all’ education for SEND children?

00:13:50:00 How do we teach children to use AI in a positive way?

00:16:43:00 How do I stop my teachers picking on me?


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Waitrose - For more information visit waitrose.com/goodfood

Amazon - Search supported internship on aboutamazon.co.uk

Google Cloud - Discover more: cloud.google.com/ai


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Team:

Video Editor: Rachel Dinnewell

Cameras & Sound: Chris Meloff, Oakley Moffatt, Jack Kircher at Koko Studios

Producers: Pastel House Media

Produced in partnership with Sister Group

Social Media: Kiera Maloney

Executive Producer: Elizabeth Needham-Bennett


]]> 1289 Episode 3 - Daisy Christodoulou: The risk is a Stupidogenic Society Dubbed Britain’s brightest student on University Challenge, Daisy Christodoulou is now one of the UK’s biggest brains in education. If you’re a parent, a teacher or a pupil, what Daisy has to say on the Amol Rajan Connection is urgent and matters, if we are to navigate the future together. And she’s not afraid to challenge current policies on teaching across the UK. Chapters: 00:00:00 Daisy Christodoulou and the education debate 00:04:00 Who is Daisy Christodoulou? 00:08:06 When Daisy realised education was going wrong 00:12:50 Why we need long term memory and knowledge 00:17:56 Should we have more vocational courses? 00:29:14 The big education experiment in the UK 00:38:54 Daisy's Seven Myths of Education 01:02:17 The politics of education 01:05:42 Understanding the NEETs crisis 01:09:00 AI and education - are we getting dumber? 01:13:47 How should parents prepare kids for the future? Thanks to our launch partners for all their support. NatWest -  More details at natwest.com  Waitrose -  For more information visit waitrose.com/goodfood Amazon - Search supported internship on aboutamazon.co.uk Google Cloud - Discover more: cloud.google.com/ai Please follow here for free so we keep in touch.  Sign up to our FREE newsletter and join our membership club: amolrajanconnection.com Team: Video Editor: Rachel Dinnewell Cameras & Sound: Chris Meloff, Oakley Moffatt, Jack Kircher at Koko Studios Producers:  Pastel House Media  Production Support: Aphelia Jones & Merrie Cecilia  Produced in partnership with Sister Group  Social Media: Kiera Maloney Executive Producer: Elizabeth Needham-Bennett Credit: University Challenge, Granada Television, BBC2 Thu, 29 Oct 2026 07:00:00 -0000 Daisy Christodoulou: The risk is a Stupidogenic Society full 3 Amol Rajan Dubbed Britain’s brightest student on University Challenge, Daisy Christodoulou is now one of the UK’s biggest brains in education. If you’re a parent, a teacher or a pupil, what Daisy has to say on the Amol Rajan Connection is urgent and matters, if we are to navigate the future together. And she’s not afraid to challenge current policies on teaching across the UK. Chapters: 00:00:00 Daisy Christodoulou and the education debate 00:04:00 Who is Daisy Christodoulou? 00:08:06 When Daisy realised education was going wrong 00:12:50 Why we need long term memory and knowledge 00:17:56 Should we have more vocational courses? 00:29:14 The big education experiment in the UK 00:38:54 Daisy's Seven Myths of Education 01:02:17 The politics of education 01:05:42 Understanding the NEETs crisis 01:09:00 AI and education - are we getting dumber? 01:13:47 How should parents prepare kids for the future? Thanks to our launch partners for all their support. NatWest -  More details at natwest.com  Waitrose -  For more information visit waitrose.com/goodfood Amazon - Search supported internship on aboutamazon.co.uk Google Cloud - Discover more: cloud.google.com/ai Please follow here for free so we keep in touch.  Sign up to our FREE newsletter and join our membership club: amolrajanconnection.com Team: Video Editor: Rachel Dinnewell Cameras & Sound: Chris Meloff, Oakley Moffatt, Jack Kircher at Koko Studios Producers:  Pastel House Media  Production Support: Aphelia Jones & Merrie Cecilia  Produced in partnership with Sister Group  Social Media: Kiera Maloney Executive Producer: Elizabeth Needham-Bennett Credit: University Challenge, Granada Television, BBC2 Dubbed Britain’s brightest student on University Challenge, Daisy Christodoulou is now one of the UK’s biggest brains in education. If you’re a parent, a teacher or a pupil, what Daisy has to say on the Amol Rajan Connection is urgent and matters, if we are to navigate the future together. And she’s not afraid to challenge current policies on teaching across the UK.


Chapters:

00:00:00 Daisy Christodoulou and the education debate

00:04:00 Who is Daisy Christodoulou?

00:08:06 When Daisy realised education was going wrong

00:12:50 Why we need long term memory and knowledge

00:17:56 Should we have more vocational courses?

00:29:14 The big education experiment in the UK

00:38:54 Daisy's Seven Myths of Education

01:02:17 The politics of education

01:05:42 Understanding the NEETs crisis

01:09:00 AI and education - are we getting dumber?

01:13:47 How should parents prepare kids for the future?


Thanks to our launch partners for all their support.

Please follow here for free so we keep in touch. 

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Team:

Video Editor: Rachel Dinnewell

Cameras & Sound: Chris Meloff, Oakley Moffatt, Jack Kircher at Koko Studios

Producers:  Pastel House Media 

Production Support: Aphelia Jones & Merrie Cecilia 

Produced in partnership with Sister Group 

Social Media: Kiera Maloney

Executive Producer: Elizabeth Needham-Bennett

Credit: University Challenge, Granada Television, BBC2

]]> 4648 Q&A Delia Smith: Never a duff Delia The queen of cookery reveals the secret to perfect roast potatoes and the key to cooking moist meat.  Delia Smith, who has sold over 21 million books and taught a nation how to cook, answers questions on the Amol Rajan Connection.    Thanks to our launch partners for all their support. Google Cloud - Discover more: cloud.google.com/ai NatWest -  More details at natwest.com  Waitrose -  For more information visit waitrose.com/goodfood Amazon - Search supported internship on aboutamazon.co.uk Please follow here for free so we keep in touch.  Sign up to our FREE newsletter and join our membership club: amolrajanconnection.com Team: Video Editor: Ben Bonsey Cameras & Sound: Chris Meloff, Oakley Moffatt, Jack Kircher at Koko Studios Producers:  Pastel House Media  Production Support: Aphelia Jones & Merrie Cecilia  Produced in partnership with Sister Group  Social Media: Kiera Maloney Executive Producer: Elizabeth Needham-Bennett Mon, 26 Oct 2026 07:00:00 -0000 Q&A Delia Smith: Never a duff Delia full Amol Rajan The queen of cookery reveals the secret to perfect roast potatoes and the key to cooking moist meat.  Delia Smith, who has sold over 21 million books and taught a nation how to cook, answers questions on the Amol Rajan Connection.    Thanks to our launch partners for all their support. Google Cloud - Discover more: cloud.google.com/ai NatWest -  More details at natwest.com  Waitrose -  For more information visit waitrose.com/goodfood Amazon - Search supported internship on aboutamazon.co.uk Please follow here for free so we keep in touch.  Sign up to our FREE newsletter and join our membership club: amolrajanconnection.com Team: Video Editor: Ben Bonsey Cameras & Sound: Chris Meloff, Oakley Moffatt, Jack Kircher at Koko Studios Producers:  Pastel House Media  Production Support: Aphelia Jones & Merrie Cecilia  Produced in partnership with Sister Group  Social Media: Kiera Maloney Executive Producer: Elizabeth Needham-Bennett The queen of cookery reveals the secret to perfect roast potatoes and the key to cooking moist meat.  Delia Smith, who has sold over 21 million books and taught a nation how to cook, answers questions on the Amol Rajan Connection. 

 

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Producers:  Pastel House Media 

Production Support: Aphelia Jones & Merrie Cecilia 

Produced in partnership with Sister Group 

Social Media: Kiera Maloney

Executive Producer: Elizabeth Needham-Bennett

]]> 1261 Episode 2 - Delia Smith: Ingredients for life Delia Smith has been one the most famous women in Britain for the past 50 years, selling over 20 million books and teaching a nation to cook. This interview was recorded just a few days after the death of her late husband Michael. She talks about adapting to life without him - her career - and her new book, ‘US: Nine ingredients to change our world’, trying to connect and unite communities. Thanks to our launch partners for all their support. Google Cloud - Discover more: cloud.google.com/ai NatWest -  More details at natwest.com  Waitrose -  For more information visit waitrose.com/goodfood Amazon - Search supported internship on aboutamazon.co.uk Please follow here for free so we keep in touch.  Sign up to our FREE newsletter and join our membership club: amolrajanconnection.com Team: Video Editor: Ben Bonsey Cameras & Sound: Chris Meloff, Oakley Moffatt, Jack Kircher at Koko Studios Producers:  Pastel House Media  Production Support: Aphelia Jones & Merrie Cecilia  Produced in partnership with Sister Group  Social Media: Kiera Maloney Executive Producer: Elizabeth Needham-Bennett Thu, 22 Oct 2026 06:00:00 -0000 Delia Smith: Ingredients for life full 2 Amol Rajan Delia Smith has been one the most famous women in Britain for the past 50 years, selling over 20 million books and teaching a nation to cook. This interview was recorded just a few days after the death of her late husband Michael. She talks about adapting to life without him - her career - and her new book, ‘US: Nine ingredients to change our world’, trying to connect and unite communities. Thanks to our launch partners for all their support. Google Cloud - Discover more: cloud.google.com/ai NatWest -  More details at natwest.com  Waitrose -  For more information visit waitrose.com/goodfood Amazon - Search supported internship on aboutamazon.co.uk Please follow here for free so we keep in touch.  Sign up to our FREE newsletter and join our membership club: amolrajanconnection.com Team: Video Editor: Ben Bonsey Cameras & Sound: Chris Meloff, Oakley Moffatt, Jack Kircher at Koko Studios Producers:  Pastel House Media  Production Support: Aphelia Jones & Merrie Cecilia  Produced in partnership with Sister Group  Social Media: Kiera Maloney Executive Producer: Elizabeth Needham-Bennett Delia Smith has been one the most famous women in Britain for the past 50 years, selling over 20 million books and teaching a nation to cook.

This interview was recorded just a few days after the death of her late husband Michael. She talks about adapting to life without him - her career - and her new book, ‘US: Nine ingredients to change our world’, trying to connect and unite communities.

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Cameras & Sound: Chris Meloff, Oakley Moffatt, Jack Kircher at Koko Studios

Producers:  Pastel House Media 

Production Support: Aphelia Jones & Merrie Cecilia 

Produced in partnership with Sister Group 

Social Media: Kiera Maloney

Executive Producer: Elizabeth Needham-Bennett

]]> 4226 Q&A with Gareth Southgate: Egos, young athletes and mental health Sir Gareth Southgate takes questions on the Amol Rajan Connection: Including from the former BBC boss, Tim Davie,  about dealing with huge characters and egos. Follow-up episode with a giant of English football.   Thanks to our launch partners for all their support. Amazon - Search supported internship on aboutamazon.co.uk Google Cloud - Discover more: cloud.google.com/ai NatWest -  More details at natwest.com  Waitrose -  For more information visit waitrose.com/goodfood   Please follow here for free so we keep in touch.  Sign up to our FREE newsletter and join our membership club: https://amolrajanconnection.com/ Team: Video Editor: Ben Bonsey Cameras & Sound: Chris Meloff, Oakley Moffatt, Jack Kircher at Koko studios Producers:  Tom Norris, Rachel Dinnewell at Pastel House Media Produced in partnership with Sister Group  Social Media: Kiera Maloney Executive Producer: Elizabeth Needham-Bennett Mon, 19 Oct 2026 06:00:00 -0000 full Amol Rajan Sir Gareth Southgate takes questions on the Amol Rajan Connection: Including from the former BBC boss, Tim Davie,  about dealing with huge characters and egos. Follow-up episode with a giant of English football.   Thanks to our launch partners for all their support. Amazon - Search supported internship on aboutamazon.co.uk Google Cloud - Discover more: cloud.google.com/ai NatWest -  More details at natwest.com  Waitrose -  For more information visit waitrose.com/goodfood   Please follow here for free so we keep in touch.  Sign up to our FREE newsletter and join our membership club: https://amolrajanconnection.com/ Team: Video Editor: Ben Bonsey Cameras & Sound: Chris Meloff, Oakley Moffatt, Jack Kircher at Koko studios Producers:  Tom Norris, Rachel Dinnewell at Pastel House Media Produced in partnership with Sister Group  Social Media: Kiera Maloney Executive Producer: Elizabeth Needham-Bennett Sir Gareth Southgate takes questions on the Amol Rajan Connection: Including from the former BBC boss, Tim Davie,  about dealing with huge characters and egos. Follow-up episode with a giant of English football.  

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Producers:  Tom Norris, Rachel Dinnewell at Pastel House Media

Produced in partnership with Sister Group 

Social Media: Kiera Maloney

Executive Producer: Elizabeth Needham-Bennett


]]> 1958 Episode 1 - Gareth Southgate: Lessons in Life, Leadership & Football A giant of English football, Southgate is on top form and more candid than ever in this unmissable conversation with Amol Rajan. He talks about what he’s learned from failure; why he stopped enjoying football; how the game is letting fans down; whether he would return; and why he now spends so much time thinking about the crisis of meaning afflicting so many men. How can we build confident, kind, resilient young people? Gareth distils years of hard thinking and wisdom on leadership, challenging characters, and what it means to be English today. And he explains what comes next in his own remarkable journey.   Brought to you in partnership with: Amazon - Search supported internship on aboutamazon.co.uk Google Cloud - Discover more: cloud.google.com/ai NatWest -  More details at natwest.com  Waitrose -  For more information visit waitrose.com/goodfood Thanks to our launch partners for all their support.   Sign up to our FREE newsletter and join our membership club here: amolrajanconnection.com Follow us and Subscribe: Youtube:  @amolrajanconnection Spotify: The Amol Rajan Connection Instagram: @amolrajanconnection TikTok: amol.rajan LinkedIn: Amol Rajan   Team: Video Editor: Ben Bonsey Cameras & Sound: Chris Meloff, Oakley Moffatt, Jack Kircher  Producer: Tom Norris, Rachel Dinnewell at Pastel House Media Produced in partnership with Sister Group - production lead: Bryony Hopkins Social Media: Kiera Maloney Executive Producer: Elizabeth Needham-Bennett Thu, 15 Oct 2026 05:00:00 -0000 Gareth Southgate: Lessons in Life, Leadership & Football full 1 Amol Rajan A giant of English football, Southgate is on top form and more candid than ever in this unmissable conversation with Amol Rajan. He talks about what he’s learned from failure; why he stopped enjoying football; how the game is letting fans down; whether he would return; and why he now spends so much time thinking about the crisis of meaning afflicting so many men. How can we build confident, kind, resilient young people? Gareth distils years of hard thinking and wisdom on leadership, challenging characters, and what it means to be English today. And he explains what comes next in his own remarkable journey.   Brought to you in partnership with: Amazon - Search supported internship on aboutamazon.co.uk Google Cloud - Discover more: cloud.google.com/ai NatWest -  More details at natwest.com  Waitrose -  For more information visit waitrose.com/goodfood Thanks to our launch partners for all their support.   Sign up to our FREE newsletter and join our membership club here: amolrajanconnection.com Follow us and Subscribe: Youtube:  @amolrajanconnection Spotify: The Amol Rajan Connection Instagram: @amolrajanconnection TikTok: amol.rajan LinkedIn: Amol Rajan   Team: Video Editor: Ben Bonsey Cameras & Sound: Chris Meloff, Oakley Moffatt, Jack Kircher  Producer: Tom Norris, Rachel Dinnewell at Pastel House Media Produced in partnership with Sister Group - production lead: Bryony Hopkins Social Media: Kiera Maloney Executive Producer: Elizabeth Needham-Bennett A giant of English football, Southgate is on top form and more candid than ever in this unmissable conversation with Amol Rajan. He talks about what he’s learned from failure; why he stopped enjoying football; how the game is letting fans down; whether he would return; and why he now spends so much time thinking about the crisis of meaning afflicting so many men. How can we build confident, kind, resilient young people? Gareth distils years of hard thinking and wisdom on leadership, challenging characters, and what it means to be English today. And he explains what comes next in his own remarkable journey.

 

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Social Media: Kiera Maloney

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]]> 7242 Welcome to The Amol Rajan Connection If life feels like it's happening TO you, not FOR you, then The Amol Rajan Connection is here to help. This show will slow the world down, explain the mighty forces shaping our era - and help you Win the Future.  We're living through one of history's hinge moments. An old order is crumbling and a new one struggling to be born. AI, smartphones, global heating; ageing population; economic crisis: we’re about to get a century of change in a single decade.  Amol was Editor of The Independent at 29; spent years leading the BBC’s coverage of global Technology; was Presenter of Radio 4’s flagship Today Programme and the prime-time Amol Rajan Interviews; is Host of University Challenge; and was a useless Faithful on Celebrity Traitors.  With 20 years in News behind him, Amol has always been more interested in deep trends than fleeting events. The Amol Rajan Connection is a welcoming space where the most smart, dynamic, influential and brave people on the planet help us understand how the world is changing - and give you the confidence to navigate it.  Follow to catch every episode. Tue, 13 Oct 2026 14:56:00 -0000 trailer Amol Rajan If life feels like it's happening TO you, not FOR you, then The Amol Rajan Connection is here to help. This show will slow the world down, explain the mighty forces shaping our era - and help you Win the Future.  We're living through one of history's hinge moments. An old order is crumbling and a new one struggling to be born. AI, smartphones, global heating; ageing population; economic crisis: we’re about to get a century of change in a single decade.  Amol was Editor of The Independent at 29; spent years leading the BBC’s coverage of global Technology; was Presenter of Radio 4’s flagship Today Programme and the prime-time Amol Rajan Interviews; is Host of University Challenge; and was a useless Faithful on Celebrity Traitors.  With 20 years in News behind him, Amol has always been more interested in deep trends than fleeting events. The Amol Rajan Connection is a welcoming space where the most smart, dynamic, influential and brave people on the planet help us understand how the world is changing - and give you the confidence to navigate it.  Follow to catch every episode. If life feels like it's happening TO you, not FOR you, then The Amol Rajan Connection is here to help. This show will slow the world down, explain the mighty forces shaping our era - and help you Win the Future. 

We're living through one of history's hinge moments. An old order is crumbling and a new one struggling to be born. AI, smartphones, global heating; ageing population; economic crisis: we’re about to get a century of change in a single decade. 

Amol was Editor of The Independent at 29; spent years leading the BBC’s coverage of global Technology; was Presenter of Radio 4’s flagship Today Programme and the prime-time Amol Rajan Interviews; is Host of University Challenge; and was a useless Faithful on Celebrity Traitors. 

With 20 years in News behind him, Amol has always been more interested in deep trends than fleeting events. The Amol Rajan Connection is a welcoming space where the most smart, dynamic, influential and brave people on the planet help us understand how the world is changing - and give you the confidence to navigate it. 

Follow to catch every episode.

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