Episodes

Jan. 12, 2026

How to make friends and influence yourself: lessons from prison on fi…

In this episode, James & Claire are joined by Dr Katherine Albertson, a senior lecturer in Criminology at Sheffield Hallam University. Following on from our previous episode on radicalisation, we look at what happens to those...

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Dec. 22, 2025

A Christmas Special: What's grabbed our attention in 2025

In this special episode of Can We Have Your Attention? for Christmas, James & Claire talk about the things that have taken their attention in 2025 - from books to films, games to music. All links available via the website: ca...

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Dec. 15, 2025

The Branding of Fear: How ISIS & The Far-Right Market to Men (ft. Dr …

A recent surge in ISIS activity has reminded the world that Islamist extremism remains a potent and active threat. For many, the recent attack by ISIS felt like a shock - a ghost returning from the past. But as we discuss in ...

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Dec. 8, 2025

Episode 5: Why am I so *&^%ing TIRED all the time?

This week Claire & James explore uncertainty with Katherine Templar-Lewis, an expert in neuroscience and the science of uncertainty. Katherine has done brilliant work on how to build resilience through increasing our toleranc...

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Dec. 1, 2025

Episode 4: ADHD and attention

Episode 4 of the Attention Economy podcast, Can We Have Your Attention? hosted by Claire Coady, the founder of The Attention Practice, and journalist & broadcaster James Wickham. This episode is about ADHD. Claire and our gue...

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Nov. 25, 2025

Episode 3: Teenagers, Social Media & The Axe Effect

Claire Coady, the Founder of the Attention Practice, and journalist and broadcaster James Wickham discuss how teenagers are coping with the social media age, and the affect it’s having on their attention spans. Included are r...

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Nov. 17, 2025

Episode 2: Everything, everywhere, all at once.

In this episode the founder of the Attention Practice, Claire Coady, and broadcaster & journalist James Wickham consider who is selling your attention, who's buying it - and why. We also cover the important topics of haberdas...

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Nov. 10, 2025

"Don't worry Sweetie, you're just having a breakdown...."

Claire Coady and James Wickham explore the concept of attention, its significance in the modern world, and the challenges posed by the attention economy. They discuss how information overload affects decision-making, societal...

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Nov. 10, 2025

Welcome to Can We Have Your Attention: The Attention Economy podcast

In this trailer for the upcoming series, Claire Coady, Founder of The Attention Practice ( https://www.theattentionpractice.com/ ) and broadcaster & journalist James Wickham ( https://phonogram.co.uk/ ) introduce the podcast ...

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