1. The London School of Economics (LSE) are holding a festival this week: full details here https://festival.lse.ac.uk/

With a series of short videos https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLK4elntcUEy2OUUr6Mv2N-goydqGyqr7t that includes

How can we tackle digital inequalities? https://youtu.be/MVb3ehwsufc

and How can we support climate resilient farming in developing countries? https://youtu.be/QLKcUkJCJj8

2. From BBC Radio 3’s Essay series, Inua Ellams explores how African barber shops provide spaces where men can be vulnerable https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m001767v

All the other 1,776 (!) episodes here https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b006x3hl/episodes/player

3. Four talks from this year’s Hay Festival for when you have a moment:

Bernardine Evaristo https://www.hayfestival.com/p-18626-bernardine-evaristo-talks-to-rosie-goldsmith.aspx?skinid=16

Monica Ali https://www.hayfestival.com/p-18929-monica-ali-talks-to-chris-power.aspx?skinid=16

David Olusoga https://www.hayfestival.com/p-18622-david-olusoga.aspx?skinid=16

Sophie Hughes talking about translating Fernanda Melchor https://www.hayfestival.com/p-18825-sophie-hughes-and-chris-power.aspx

4. And, finally, a miracle of compression: Dombey and Son in less than seventy-five minutes https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/brand/b03trsph