Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchSusan Goldin-Meadow: Thinking with your hands
Season 20
Decades spent studying the way we use our hands when we talk has convinced Susan Goldin-Meadow that not only do gestures help our listeners understan…
3 years, 3 months ago
Valerie Fridland: English evolves, like it or not
Season 20
Annoyed by all those likes and so’s and you knows, not mention ahs and ums? In her delightfully titled book Like, Literally, Dude, Valerie Fridland a…
3 years, 3 months ago
Dava Sobel: The Women Who Brought the Stars to Earth
Season 20
Starting in the late 19th century, a group of women at the Harvard Observatory pored over hundreds of thousands of glass photographic plates bearing …
3 years, 3 months ago
Judd Apatow: Funny, With a Side of Feeling
Season 20
For decades now, he’s been building a comedy empire as writer, director and producer of a string of movies and TV series. Judd Apatow explores his ea…
3 years, 3 months ago
Kieran Setiya: Facing up to Life
Season 20
Life is hard. But drawing on the insights of philosophers ancient and modern, Keiran Setiya has written a witty and hope-filled book chronicling his …
3 years, 3 months ago
Nita Farahany: The Battle For Your Brain
Season 20
Her new book takes a deep dive into neurotechnology – the ability to read and record your brain waves. While there are many potential benefits – Nita…
3 years, 4 months ago
Liev Schreiber: The Ukrainian Connection
Season 20
Inspired by his Ukrainian grandfather, Liev has launched a campaign to fund humanitarian relief for the people of Ukraine. His several trips there in…
3 years, 4 months ago
Alan chats with the bots
Season 20
Mike Farrell makes a guest appearance to perform with Alan the first new MASH scene in 40 years – a scene written by a chatbot. Most of Alan’s other …
3 years, 4 months ago
Kevin Kelly: Help Wanted – AI Whisperers
Season 20
Alan is a little obsessed with chatbots, and he’s become only too aware that these products of artificial intelligence can become seriously – even da…
3 years, 4 months ago
Sy Montgomery: For the love of hawks… and turtles
Season 20
Her almost uncanny ability to connect with creatures from rhinos to octopuses led her to a love affair with one of the planet's swiftest and fiercest…
3 years, 5 months ago