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Back to SearchJordan Stephens on Love, Chaos and Becoming a Man, Part Two
Season 1 Episode 3055
This is the second instalment of a two-part episode. Jordan Stephens’ life during his teenage years and his twenties was a whirlwind. As one half of …
1 year, 8 months ago
Jordan Stephens on Love, Chaos and Becoming a Man, Part One
Season 1 Episode 3054
This is the first instalment of a two-part episode. Jordan Stephens’ life during his teenage years and his twenties was a whirlwind. As one half of t…
1 year, 8 months ago
A Fresh Perspective on Life on the Blue Planet, with Ferris Jabr
Season 1 Episode 3053
The development of life on Earth is often framed through the evolution of separate and distinct life forms but less common is the idea of the Earth i…
1 year, 8 months ago
Why the Horror Genre is Such a Scream, with Anna Bogutskaya
Season 1 Episode 3052
We welcome back Anna Bogutskaya to the podcast for this episode to discuss her book, Feeding the Monster: Why Horror Has a Hold on Us. As the title s…
1 year, 8 months ago
The Untold Stories of Women in World War One, with Rick Stroud
Season 1 Episode 3051
The bestselling war historian Rick Stroud joins the podcast to discuss some of the lesser told narratives of World War One, drawing from his recent b…
1 year, 8 months ago
An Open Conversation About Marriage, with Molly Roden Winter
Season 1 Episode 3050
For this episode the writer, musician and author Molly Roden Winter discusses her bestselling book, More: A Memoir of Open Marriage. The book tells t…
1 year, 8 months ago
The Power of Influence, with Justin Hempson-Jones
Season 1 Episode 3049
Influence can be as gentle as a bit of friendly advice or as seismic as a strategy to win an election. As a behavioural scientist who has worked with…
1 year, 8 months ago
Is the Planet Running Out of People? with Paul Morland
Season 1 Episode 3048
The author and broadcaster Paul Morland is one of the UK’s leading thinkers on demographics – the study of population and its characteristics. Morlan…
1 year, 8 months ago
On the Map: Why Mathematics Can Be Seen Everywhere We Go, with Paulina Rowinska
Season 1 Episode 3047
Paulina Rowinska is a writer, mathematician and science communicator, whose new book, Mapmatics: How We Navigate the World Through Numbers, tells the…
1 year, 8 months ago
Why Trust in Politicians is So Low, with Simon Kuper
Season 1 Episode 3046
The writer Simon Kuper returns to the podcast to discuss the follow-up to his book Chums, which highlighted the narrow and highly privileged pathway …
1 year, 8 months ago