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Hello and welcome to Intelligence Squared, where great minds meet.
I'm head of programming, Connor Boyle.
For this episode of the podcast, we're hearing from Richard Sennett.
The sociologist who is centennial professor of sociology at the London School of Economics, has produced studies over five decades which have given particular focus to areas such as how we coexist in urban spaces and our places of work.
But his new book looks at the role of performance in society.
The performer is a book exploring how the notion of performance in the arts can be a mirror to the roles found elsewhere in life, such as in politics and wider everyday business.
Across all of them were often being encouraged to try and make ourselves the main attraction.
Joining Richard in conversation for this episode is someone who is no stranger to the merits of good performance, Philip Collins.
A shaper of effective narratives, he was chief speech writer to Tony Blair and has been an influential writer and columnist at publications ranging from the Times of London to Prospect magazine and the Evening Standard.
He also heads up writing company the draft.
Let's join Philip now with more.