• Culture, politics & drinking with Dr James Nicholls

  • Jan 10 2025
  • Length: 56 mins
  • Podcast

Culture, politics & drinking with Dr James Nicholls

  • Summary

  • In this episode we talk to Dr James Nicholls about how drinking came to be such a significant part of many modern cultures. We discuss how alcohol use and problems have evolved over recent centuries, and how this reflects various political and social pressures. This includes how drinking escalated with the development of alcohol production, and how laws, consumers and attitudes have shaped drinking practices to the current day.

    Dr James Nicholls is a Senior Lecturer in Public Health at Stirling University and author of The Politics of Alcohol. He has worked in alcohol and drug research and policy for over 20 years, including former roles as CEO of Transform and Director of Policy at Alcohol Change UK. He is on X and Bluesky.

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