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It'll Be Grand
Season 1 Episode 190
A cultural history and analysis of the Irish phrase "It'll be grand" and how it relates to a Limerick man who robbed people on an ostrich in 1860s Au…
4 years, 10 months ago
Talking to a Neuroscientist about the Human Brain
Season 1 Episode 189
Dr. Sabina Brennan is a neuroscientist, author, and podcast host. We chat about dementia, sleep hygiene, creativity, anxiety and depression, and how …
4 years, 10 months ago
How buildings create music
Season 1 Episode 188
How the shape of Notre Dame Cathedral changed western music via Pythagoras. How mountains slowed down heavy metal music
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4 years, 11 months ago
A house built by ghosts and a car made of hash.
Season 1 Episode 187
A house built by ghosts and a car made of hash. I answer yere questions by trying to think of the most interesting facts I know.
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4 years, 11 months ago
Stereo sound and 13th century painting
Season 1 Episode 186
The emergence of stereo sound in 1950's music shares strange similarities with 13th Century painting. A hot take Art history and music epiosde
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4 years, 11 months ago
Lobster Purple
Season 1 Episode 185
The connection between Lobsters becoming fancy food and purple becoming the colour of Royalty in Ancient Greece. Hot Take Art/History episode about h…
4 years, 11 months ago
The return of Emma Dabiri
Season 1 Episode 184
I chat with academic and author Emma Dabiri about her new book "What white people can do next" From allyship to coalition. We speak about Racism, Ant…
5 years ago
On Becoming a Person
Season 1 Episode 183
The Humanistic psychology of Carl Rogers, and how it helps us develop empathy for others and self-compassion
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5 years ago
Psychobiotics
Season 1 Episode 18
Mental health and its relationship with the gut and food. I chat with UCC professors John Cryan and Ted Dinan about their world-leading research into…
5 years ago
Tinsel Pinochet
Season 1 Episode 181
Developing Emotional Resilience. I speak about fear, anger, sadness, and hurt. Distinguishing avoidable pain from unavoidable pain
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5 years ago