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Ideas Untrapped

Hosted by Tobi Lawson · science · EN

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a podcast about ideas on growth, progress, and prosperity www.ideasuntrapped.com

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Public web form

Booking probability

21%

Guest openness

Selective

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Questions about Ideas Untrapped

Who hosts Ideas Untrapped?

Ideas Untrapped is hosted by Tobi Lawson. The show has published 75 episodes to date.

What has Ideas Untrapped covered recently?

Recent episodes include "Big Ideas with Robin Hanson" (11 June 2025, 76 minutes), "Power to the People" (27 May 2025, 52 minutes), and "Free Markets in Africa" (20 March 2025, 47 minutes).

How often does Ideas Untrapped publish?

Ideas Untrapped publishes roughly every few months, with episodes averaging 57 minutes across 75 episodes.

How hard is it to get booked on Ideas Untrapped?

Booking probability for Ideas Untrapped is 21%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Ideas Untrapped requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Ideas Untrapped's contact route on record: public web form.

Who should pitch Ideas Untrapped?

The strongest fits for Ideas Untrapped are Business & Management Consulting. Ideas Untrapped has a science audience.

About the host

Tobi Lawson hosts Ideas Untrapped, a science podcast with 75 episodes published.

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Recent episodes

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  • Jun 11, 20251h 16mS0

    <p>Welcome to Ideas Untrapped podcast. In this episode, I talk with economist Robin Hanson. This episode is about an everyday exploration of some of Robin's biggest ideas. We discussed the hidden motives behind our...

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    Power to the People

    May 27, 202552 minS0

    <p>Welcome to Ideas Untrapped podcast. In this episode, I speak with economist Sugandha Srivastav about the hidden political economy of electricity in developing countries. Using examples from her study of Pakistan's...

  • Ideas Untrapped

    Free Markets in Africa

    Mar 20, 202547 minS0

    <p>Hello, everyone, and this is Ideas Untrapped podcast. In this episode, I explored the challenges of acceptance of free market ideas in Africa with my guest, Tinashe Murapata. We talked about how the struggles of free...

  • Ideas Untrapped

    America's New Deal

    Mar 7, 202539 minS0

    <p></p><p>Welcome to another episode of Ideas Untrapped podcast. My guest on this episode is Raymond Fisman, who is the Slater Family Professor in Behavioural Economics at Boston University. He is one of the foremost...

  • Ideas Untrapped

    Global Value Chains

    Feb 8, 202548 minS0

    <p>Happy New Year to our listeners. This is the first episode of the year, and I had a conversation with Oliver Harman about global value chains (GVCs), foreign direct investment (FDI), and regional governance in...

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  • Nov 29, 20241h 12mS0

    <p>In this episode of Ideas Untrapped we discussed the challenges and complexities of education, economic growth, and public health systems in developing countries with two brilliant guests James Habyarimana and Jishnu...

  • Nov 25, 202446 minS0

    <p>In this episode of Ideas Untrapped, I sit down with economist Oliver Kim to explore the complexities of African economic growth and the challenges surrounding industrialisation. We discuss why Africa has struggled to...

  • Sep 11, 202451 minS0

    <p></p><p>In the episode, Tobi talks to Dmitry Grozoubinski about the politics and complexities of global trade, emphasizing the tension between free trade and protectionism. Dmitry explains how trade policy decisions...

  • Jun 28, 202448 minS0

    <p>Tiago Santos joins Tobi on this episode of the podcast to discuss Parliamentarianism. Tiago believes that if African countries had adopted parliamentary systems during their democratization wave, they would have...

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    Beyond GDP

    May 10, 20241h 4mS0

    <p> </p><p>In this episode, Tobi talks to David Pilling, Africa editor for the Financial Times. They discussed his book "The Growth Delusion", exploring the significance and limitations of economic growth, particularly...

  • Ideas Untrapped

    The Dynamics of Growth

    Apr 27, 202448 minS0

    <p>In this podcast episode, Tobi interviews Rasheed Griffith - who is the CEO of The Caribbean Progress Institute, and host of The Rasheed Griffith Show explores the adaptability and policy implementation in smaller...

  • Mar 20, 202457 minS0

    <p>In this episode, I had a conversation with economic historian Johan Fourie, who is a professor of economics at Stellenbosch University, and the author of one of the most enjoyable books on economic history called Our...

  • Mar 13, 202451 minS0

    <p>In this episode, I had a conversation with Kurtis Lockhart who is the executive director of Charter City Institute - a non-profit that thinks and executes governance models for cities to power developing economies...

  • Mar 5, 20241h 24mS0

    <p>Welcome to another episode of Ideas Untrapped podcast.</p><p>In this episode, I spoke to Portia Roelofs who is a Lecturer in Politics at the Department of Political Economy at King's College London, and also a...

  • Mar 24, 202352 minS0

    <p>Hello everyone, and you are listening to Ideas Untrapped podcast. This episode is a continuation of my two-part conversation with Lant Pritchett. It concludes the discussion on education with the five things Lant...

  • Mar 17, 202353 minS0

    <p>Welcome to the Ideas Untrapped podcast - and my guest today is Development Economist Lant Pritchett. He is one of the most incisive and insightful scholars in the field, and his influence at the frontier of...

  • Mar 11, 202346 minS0

    <p>Hello everyone, and welcome to Ideas Untrapped podcast. My guest for this episode is Decision Scientist, Oliver Beige - who is returning to the podcast for the third time. Oliver is not just a multidisciplinary...

  • Feb 18, 202334 minS0

    <p>Welcome to Ideas Untrapped. My guest today is Vincent Geloso who is a professor of economics at George Mason University. He studies economic history, political economy, and the measurement of living standards. In...

  • Dec 23, 20221h 26mS0

    <p>Bangladesh has transformed tremendously in the last twenty-five years. Average incomes have more than quadrupled, and many of its human development indicators have improved alongside. It has also become an export...

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