Amol Rajan

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3,997 appearances 23 recordings 6 series first heard Feb 2026 last heard 16 Jul

Amol Rajan’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.

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Recordings per month over the last 12 months — 23 in all, peaking in Jun 2026 with 12.

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Radical · The Best of Radical with Amol Rajan · 16 Jul 2026 podcast

And by the way, that person around the corner has read it and that person down the road has read it. matched

And people would be saying, have you read this book? matched

And I know that sounds, you can still say that today if you go into, you know, good bookshops or even online retailers and get a book that someone else has read. matched

But it would have been, it would have been so exciting. matched

This is the great promise of technology, is that it would democratize, you know, lower the barriers to entry, democratize access to information, and make it easier for lots of people to reach, you know, millions of people, billions of people, perhaps, as you can now with this weird device on the table in front of me, which we call a smartphone. matched

And isn't it the supreme irony of our time that we have this technology which fits in our pocket, which can connect us to anyone, anywhere, pretty much. matched

Half the... matched

Global population is still not online, we should point out as an important caveat. matched

And yet we feel more sort of disconnected and atomized and lonely than ever before. matched

I mean, why is it that despite this extraordinary technology, we're living or heading towards these new dark ages? matched

Thank you to James Marriott. matched

Look out for his book, The New Dark Ages, which is going to be terrific. matched

And thank you again to you. matched

Thanks to the incredible, incredible, incredible people on the other side of the glass who have made this podcast so smooth and fun and joyful for me. matched

They do all the hard work. matched

I have the easy job of talking to interesting people. matched

Talking of that, thank you to the many, many, many, in fact, the over 50 brilliant minds that have come on this podcast. matched

And thanks to you for giving it so much of your time. matched

The engagement, the response that you guys have given me, including when you've seen me around the country in person, has been heartwarming stuff. matched

Listen, I'm going to try very hard not to cry, but I'm going to say that I have loved doing this podcast and I wish Radical and you all the very best. matched

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