linking:debate is a new podcast series dedicated to hosting vital conversations across disciplines, sectors and perspectives. It brings together voices from academia, activism, policy, science, technology, health and the arts to debate pressing global questions in a structured and moderated format.
Each episode invites debaters to explore complex topics through open disagreement, informed challenge and shared inquiry. The goal is not to reach consensus but to deepen understanding, expose assumptions and surface the tensions that define modern civic life.
Rooted in the legacy of a live debate series, linking:debate has evolved into an audio platform to continue fostering public discourse without the constraints of physical events. Episodes remain shaped by a commitment to rigorous moderation, respectful dialogue and thoughtful framing. Participants are selected based on their authority, relevance to the topic and capacity to engage in constructive conflict.
The series explores issues through seven intersecting themes:
- Activism: examining diverse expressions of advocacy and protest as forces for societal change
- Citizenship: exploring rights, duties and civic responsibility in a globalised world
- Climate: addressing the planetary implications of environmental change across species and systems
- Health: confronting global disparities in access, infrastructure and care
- Human Rights: defending dignity, autonomy and voice for all people in all places
- Scholarship: valuing lifelong learning, plural epistemologies and the evolution of knowledge
- Technology: interrogating the role of digital systems in shaping power, equity and possibility
linking:debate seeks to provide a platform for transdisciplinary exchange at a time when public dialogue is too often polarised or siloed. It champions the idea that disagreement, when handled with care and structure, can be generative. In a world of accelerating complexity, the ability to engage across differences is not just desirable, it is essential.