Archive - The Ruffian

Pod Pt II: Cass Sunstein on the Beatles, AI, and copyright

For Paid Subscribers Only

May 21 • Ian Leslie

12:23

NEW POD: Cass Sunstein On The Politics of The Beatles

What the Beatles and Dylan Tell Us About Liberalism

May 19 • Ian Leslie

50:16

Pain Is a Mind Game

On Toothache, Placebos, and the Unconscious

May 16 • Ian Leslie

Who The Hell Is Wesley Streeting?

The Extraordinary Life Story of Keir Starmer's Challenger

May 14 • Ian Leslie

Why Do People Run Marathons, Write Songs, and Do Maths?

Runners, Robots, AI and Jobs

May 9 • Ian Leslie

Thinking By Hand

How Bob Dylan Got His Mojo Back

May 2 • Ian Leslie

April 2026

How To Save Centrism

And Why We Need Politicians To Be More Like Michelangelo

Apr 25 • Ian Leslie

What the F*ck Are We Talking About When We Talk about Love

On Healthy Disagreement Plus a Bumper Rattle Bag

Apr 18 • Ian Leslie

Manchester City vs Arsenal; Good Stress vs Bad Stress

Guardiola vs Arteta

Apr 14 • Ian Leslie

Artemis II and the Overview Effect

Apr 11 • Ian Leslie

How Evil Is Mark Zuckerberg?

A Review of "Careless People" by Sarah Wyn-Williams

Apr 4 • Ian Leslie

March 2026

Giving Advice Is a Treacherous Business

It Can Go Wrong In So Many Ways

Mar 28 • Ian Leslie

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