A SELECTION OF ANGIE’S MEDIA APPEARANCES
AND PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT

(INCLUDES: TELEVISION, RADIO, PODCASTS, PRESS, LIVE)

- 2020 -

December 15th 2020 (Asia) / January 2021 (UK)
Launch of the Ethics Toolkit for CEOs in new tech SMEs, which I co-authored for the World Economic Forum.

December 9th 2020
Invited to support the University of London School of Advanced Studies’ campaign for the Humanities to be represented on SAGE (Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies):

November 26th 2020
Gave a talk to Warwick University Philosophy Society: ‘Is Ancient Greek Philosophy Any Use in a Pandemic?’

November 19th 2020
Created an avatar of Plato and as him took part in a Philosophy Foundation virtual-reality ‘Ask a Philosopher’ event (on Event Farm’s The Echo) for World Philosophy Day.

November 16th 2020
Gave a fire-starter talk on ‘Ethical Leadership in an Age of Uncertainty’ to the World Economic Forum Community of Chairpersons Annual Retreat.

November 11th 2020
Gave a talk to Harrow International School Hong Kong on Women in Philosophy:

October 21st 2020
With Professor Cathy Shrank, gave a lunchtime talk ‘Chastening Desire’ to accompany the Millennium Gallery Sheffield Lines of Beauty exhibition of masterwork drawings from Chatsworth House.

October 21st 2020
Took part in an Aspen U.K. webinar on The Future of the (U.S.) Republic.

October 15th 2020
‘The ethics of the pandemic: life or quality of life?’ for Prospect magazine.

September 29th 2020
Discussed the restrictions designed to curb the virus and personal freedom on Times Radio Breakfast with Aasmah Mir and Stig Abell. The discussion is from 3:36:56 to 3:47:40.

September 17th 2020
Hosted the online launch event for The Philosopher Queens.

Named in the ‘More Philosopher Queens’ section of the book:

September 14th 2020
An interview with Chinese Social Sciences Today (CASS) on the role that philosophy can play in current global rises (focusing mainly, but not exclusively, on the pandemic).

August 31st 2020
Discussed why the ERG Group call themselves The Spartans on BBC Radio 4 World at One (part of Mark Mardell’s ongoing series Brexit: A Love Story?). The item is from 25m to 45m. Specific contributions at 26m50s, 34m, and 41m50s.

August 25th 2020
Podcast of Aspen Initiative UK. June 8th interview with Mary Ann Sieghart on ethical challenges and opportunities arising from Covid-19.

July 15th 2020
A podcast on Ancient Greek philosophy for the How and Why History series run by Dan Snow’s History Hit. Available here.

July 3rd 2020
Spoke on ‘Calling for a Future Without Detention’ for Refugee Tales Online 2020:

June 28th 2020
Essay on the ethics of the lockdown and exiting from it, for BBC Radio 4’s The World This Weekend (11m33s to 16m56s).

June 2020
Philosophy in Practice, a new Greek television series on ancient Greek philosophy and its contemporary relevance. Filmed for Cosmote History by Green Olive Productions in Athens in 2019.
19th Episode 7: the soul
26th Episode 8: love and friendship

June 22nd 2020
For the Daily Nous, ‘Public Philosophy and the Civic Duty of Universities’.

June 20th 2020
Spoke on ‘Virtues, Flourishing and Education in an Age of Uncertainty’ at a Zoom webinar on Virtues in the Classroom, organised by Eton College and the University of Hertfordshire Forum for Virtue & Understanding.
Podcast coming soon.

June 8th 2020
Interviewed by Mary Ann Sieghart on the ethical challenges of Covid-19 for Aspen Initiative UK.

June 5th 2020
Interviewed by Matthew Reisz for an article in the THE on what philosophers around the world are doing to assist with the challenges (and a few opportunities) of Covid-19, and what more they would like to do.

May 21st 2020
Helped to compose a letter from the British Philosophical Association to the UK government to draw attention to the contributions made by philosophers at UK institutions during the pandemic so far.

March 18th 2020
Video to accompany the Lines of Beauty exhibition at the Millennium Gallery in Sheffield of masterwork drawings from Chatsworth House:

February 18th 2020
Contributor to A Mathematician’s Guide to Beauty on BBC Radio 4 with Vicky Neale.

February 6th 2020
Spoke in Athens on 'Ancient Athens and the Future City' at the Michelis Foundation conference 'Aesthetics: Architecture, Landscape, Archaeology'.
CLICK HERE to watch the talk online.

January 29th 2020
Spoke on 'Thrasymachus and the Case for Injustice' at the North London Collegiate School Philosophy and Theology Conference.

January 15th 2020
Interviewed for BBC Culture: Why philosophers could be the ones to transform your 2020.