It's the end of the world as we know it...

In the first episode of season two, Rich and Ray catch up on recent developments in world politics, most notably, the apparent rise of populism and the re-election of Donald Trump to the US presidency. They explore the psychological conditions that play a role in nurturing these developments and consider some potential consequences. Aside from all of that, you can find out what happened when one old psychologist decided that it might be a good idea to experiment with growing his own fungi.

Ray's book recommendation was 'Entangled Life' by Merlin Sheldrake, which you can find here

Rich's recommended interview between Nihal Arthanayake and Gary Stevenson can be found on BBC Sounds here

The International IDEA democracy assessment pages are here

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