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Fritterin' Away Genius (Classic)
Season 7 Episode 1
Claude Shannon was brilliant. He was the Einstein of computer science... only he loved "fritterin' away" his time building machines to play chess, so…
2 months ago
Photographing Fairies (Classic)
Season 6 Episode 51
Sherlock Holmes is known for approaching all mysteries with cool logic - and yet when his creator Sir Arthur Conan Doyle saw photographs taken by two…
2 months, 1 week ago
"They fall behind and are slowly crushed" - Board Games and Economics with Richard Garfield
Season 6 Episode 50
Playing board games and spending too much money are time-honored Christmas traditions, so to mark the festive season, Tim is joined by the creator of…
2 months, 2 weeks ago
Flixborough: The Factory that was Wiped off the Map
Season 6 Episode 49
A megaplant near the small village of Flixborough, England, is busy churning out a key ingredient of nylon 6, a material used in everything from stoc…
2 months, 3 weeks ago
The Disappearance of Grace Oakeshott
Season 6 Episode 48
At the start of the 20th century, Britain was slowly becoming a freer place for women. Young Grace Oakeshott seized every opportunity to learn and im…
3 months ago
Your Chance to Attend a Cautionary Tales Table Read
Season 6
Ever wished you could be a fly on the wall while Cautionary Tales is being made? Now you can.
We just launched the Cautionary Club - our new Patreon …
3 months ago
How to Experience the Joy of Giving Right Now: A Giving Tuesday Special from The Happiness Lab
Season 6
According to the science, it really is better to give than receive. Donating a dollar; sharing a kind word or lending someone a hand changes lives, b…
3 months ago
Homo deceptus: Science's Dirty Little Secret
Season 6 Episode 47
In 1912, a fossil discovery shakes the scientific world. Piltdown Man is the elusive missing link between humans and their ape-like ancestors. Forty …
3 months, 1 week ago
Presenting Heavyweight: Etta
Season 6
I'm excited to share an episode from another podcast, Heavyweight, a new addition to the Pushkin slate of shows. Heavyweight, hosted by Jonathan Gold…
3 months, 1 week ago
Kyoto: The Battle that Defined Climate Politics - with Joe Robertson
Season 6 Episode 46
Misinformation, double-dealing, character assassination - lobbyist Don Pearlman will stop at nothing to prevent the world from agreeing to cut carbon…
3 months, 2 weeks ago