IAST Podcast: Why are stories important for society?

Crossing Channels is a podcast series produced jointly by the Bennett Institute for Public Policy, University of Cambridge, and the Institute for Advanced Study in Toulouse (IAST). It aims to offer interdisciplinary perspectives on significant challenges facing society today.

Leading experts from the University of Cambridge and the Institute for Advanced Studies in Toulouse discuss the origin of stories, the status of storytellers, and the crucial need to listen to stories to improve policymaking.

This episode with Sarah Dillon (University of Cambridge) and Manvir Singh (IAST) unpacks the value of stories to understand the past and inform current policy debates.
For more information about the podcast and the work of the institutes, visit our websites https://www.iast.fr/ and https://www.bennettinstitute.cam.ac.uk/