“Culture is stagnant, so politics is stuck” – playwright James Graham | Radical Thinking – podcast
Are we doomscrolling our way into a democratic crisis? That’s what the playwright James Graham fears may be happening, as he suggests that our algorithms have led us into ‘a...
By Presented by Aditya Chakrabortty, produced by Frankie Tobi and Luke John Smith; the executive producers are Maz Ebtehaj, Kirsty Major and James Tindale · The Guardian World
Are we doomscrolling our way into a democratic crisis? That’s what the playwright James Graham fears may be happening, as he suggests that our algorithms have led us into ‘a massive crisis of the new’ and are preventing us from imagining a different future Watch the full episode with James Graham here . INK will be released in UK cinemas on 8 January 2027 Aditya suggested reading (and watching) list for James Graham: Dear England : about England’s football team Sherwood : mentioned in the conversation, set in the village where James Graham grew up in the shadow of the miners’ strike Quiz : set on the British quiz show, Who wants to be a millionaire, where a contestant wins a million quid Continue reading...