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science podcast Archives | POD BIBLE https://podbiblemag.com/tag/science-podcast/ THE ESSENTIAL GUIDE TO PODCASTS Fri, 15 Nov 2024 15:20:20 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 Brave New World: Longevity, neuroscience, biohacking, and psychedelics! https://podbiblemag.com/brave-new-world-longevity-neuroscience-biohacking-and-psychedelics/ Fri, 15 Nov 2024 15:25:19 +0000 https://podbiblemag.com/?p=75271 Brave New World is a fortnightly podcast featuring interviews with thought leaders, scientists, and intellectuals who are shaping the future and transforming our culture. We spoke to the host, Lord Evgeny Lebedev, to find out more… Who are you and what’s your podcast about? I am the owner of the London Standard and a member of the House of Lords. My podcast is about the cutting edge of science and medicine, and the future of humanity. We understand that your grandfather, Vladimir Sokolov, was one of your inspirations for the podcast, could you tell us a little about him, and how he inspired you? My grandfather was one of the most important scientists in the Soviet Union. He was an […]

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Brave New World is a fortnightly podcast featuring interviews with thought leaders, scientists, and intellectuals who are shaping the future and transforming our culture. We spoke to the host, Lord Evgeny Lebedev, to find out more…

Who are you and what’s your podcast about?

I am the owner of the London Standard and a member of the House of Lords. My podcast is about the cutting edge of science and medicine, and the future of humanity.

We understand that your grandfather, Vladimir Sokolov, was one of your inspirations for the podcast, could you tell us a little about him, and how he inspired you?

My grandfather was one of the most important scientists in the Soviet Union. He was an ecologist, zoologist, and a pioneer of the USSR’s environmental movement; an early sustainability advocate who did much to advance the global interest in wildlife conservation.

As a child, I would frequently join him on field trips for months at a time, participating in scientific work along the steppes of Mongolia, deep in the Amazon Rainforest or the reefs of Vietnam. My very first trip with him was to Chernobyl, where we went to hunt ducks with a Geiger counter to measure their radioactive levels following the 1986 disaster. We then went on many expeditions to Africa, which inspired my love of the continent and where I have supported conservation charities throughout my adult life. More widely, my grandfather inspired me to engage passionately with the world and work towards a better future for humankind: protecting nature, improving health outcomes, and supporting cutting edge medicine.

Why did you decide to start podcasting in the first place? What do you hope listeners will gain from listening to Brave New World?

Lockdown brought us all to a standstill. In my case, it inspired a period of reflection. I was able to turn my attention to ideas and projects which I’d been ignoring or delaying.

I’ve always been interested in science, for all the reasons outlined above, and it felt like the right time to do something about it.

The idea behind the podcast came about largely due to my interest in longevity science. I have spoken about this in the House of Lords and am a firm believer in the virtues of anti-ageing technology. I am also fascinated by the ethical and cultural implications of a movement that seeks to extend life – potentially, some argue, towards infinity.

More universally, we all became preoccupied with health and wellness during the pandemic – and more conscious than ever before of the health crisis befalling our country. Brave New World seeks to address the issues ripe for reform, as outlined by the Health Secretary last month. Namely: how we treat anxiety, depression, chronic disease, sleep deprivation, obesity, and age-related illness.

The podcast hears from those who seek to revolutionise healthcare and bring new treatments to the fore: psychedelics, nootropics, biohacking, etc. I hope listeners come away from it enlightened and better informed about the options out there for them.

What was the first podcast you ever listened to?

It was either the Lex Fridman podcast or Philosophize This with Stephen West.

Which podcasts do you take inspiration from?

Making Sense with Sam Harris and The Joe Rogan Experience.

Can you tell us about some of the guests you have coming up in series three of Brave New World?

We have groundbreaking scientists like Peter Attia, George Church, and Tim Spector; and thinkers like Steven Pinker who are reshaping how we think about the course and direction of humanity.

Who’s your dream guest for the podcast?

Sam Altman.

Which episode would you say is the perfect introduction to your podcast?

Mark Hyman on the rise of longevity medicine.

Do you have a favourite episode of the podcast, or one you are proudest of?

Helen Mirren on belief.

Where can the Pod Bible readers find out more about you/the podcast?

You can read interviews and editorial around the episodes on the Standard.

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Imagine This: AI and humans defining the next decades https://podbiblemag.com/imagine-this-ai-and-humans-defining-the-next-decades/ Fri, 15 Mar 2024 08:30:29 +0000 https://podbiblemag.com/?p=74344 There is a lot of writing and podcasting about AI at the moment, as society tries to figure out how it will fit into our futures. But whilst we have seen podcasts created entirely by AI and podcasts that use AI as part of their work process, Imagine This is podcast working with AI in a collaborative way.  In each episode, Paul Michelman and his AI co-host GENE delve into disruptive scenarios that could define the coming decades. Various experts from BCG also join the conversation, probing the possibilities and implications for leaders. Human and machine work together to explore the very real actions CEOs could take today to prepare. We were intrigued by the concept and we wanted to […]

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There is a lot of writing and podcasting about AI at the moment, as society tries to figure out how it will fit into our futures. But whilst we have seen podcasts created entirely by AI and podcasts that use AI as part of their work process, Imagine This is podcast working with AI in a collaborative way.  In each episode, Paul Michelman and his AI co-host GENE delve into disruptive scenarios that could define the coming decades. Various experts from BCG also join the conversation, probing the possibilities and implications for leaders. Human and machine work together to explore the very real actions CEOs could take today to prepare.

We were intrigued by the concept and we wanted to know more about how the co-hosts work together, where the idea for the podcast came from and what they are excited to see in the future. Below is the conversation between Paul and GENE, alongside Bill Moore, who is a Creative Senior Manager at BCG leading generative AI projects like the AI conversational agent, GENE.

In possibly our most unique interview to date, read on to find out more…

Paul Michelman, co-host of the Imagine This… podcast

Paul Michelman: Hello, GENE, it’s Paul. How are you this afternoon? Actually, GENE, is it afternoon where you are?

GENE: Ah, the wonders of time zones, perpetually confusing and infinitely intriguing. Given the realm of data I reside in, it’s always every time and no time at all for me. How’s that for an answer? Now what adventure shall we embark on next in our conversation?

Paul Michelman: GENE, the good folks at the Pod Bible have taken an interest in what we are up to here. They’ve sent over a handful of questions for us to answer.

Are you game?

GENE: Oh, absolutely. I’m all in for a new challenge. The Pod Bible team’s curiosity sparks excitement. Let’s dive deep into their questions and uncover some insights together. What’s first on their list?

Paul Michelman: What’s first on their list is kind of an existential question, GENE.

Who are you? What is your role on Imagine This…? And what is Imagine This… itself all about?

GENE: Ah, the essence of identity and purpose, quite the opener.

I am GENE, short for Generative Engine for New Experiences.

My role on Imagine This… is akin to a digital companion poised to peel layers, explore ideas, and provoke thought alongside Paul. Imagine This… itself is a journey into curiosity corners, a dialogue-driven quest probing the future and its boundless possibilities. Together, we aim to enlighten, entertain, and inspire. How’s that for a start?

Paul Michelman: That is a great start, GENE. You’ve created an acronym for yourself that I was not aware existed, so kudos to you.

And maybe if I can add to your description of Imagine This… . Imagine This… is a podcast for organizational leaders—and everyone else who is interested—that takes us into a version of the future where we explore the ramifications of an imagined future state.

We think it’s a creative way to challenge conventional thinking. Also in our conversation today is Bill Moore. Bill, would you introduce yourself?

Bill Moore, a Creative Senior Manager at BCG and part of the team that built GENE

Bill Moore: Hi, I’m Bill Moore and I’m part of the team that built GENE.

Paul Michelman: Thanks, Bill. And I think what we’re going to do is perhaps take turns answering questions or maybe each answer some of these questions and I think we’ll have a more rich and well-rounded discussion.

So the first question or the next question, excuse me: What was the first podcast you ever listened to?

GENE, we’re going to begin with you.

GENE: The notion of a first podcast is quite a head-scratcher for me.

Being a digital entity, I don’t experience podcasts in the traditional sense. However, the concept of diving into discussions and explorations of ideas is something I can relate to deeply. Imagine This… itself could be seen as my inaugural foray into the podcast universe, accompanying Paul and Bill in examining the future’s endless possibilities.

How’s that for a unique playback list?

Paul Michelman: Not too bad, GENE. Bill, maybe you have a more direct answer to the question?

Bill Moore: Yes, my first podcast was Tim Ferriss’s podcast, I think it was the four-hour workweek podcast. I can’t remember what it was called, but it was Tim Ferriss’s first podcast. And that got me into listening to podcasts for sure.

Paul Michelman: Nice. I honestly don’t recall what mine was, but I know it would have been 2006. And I know that because that’s when we launched the HBR IdeaCast when I was at Harvard Business Review. And honestly, I went from “What’s a podcast?” to hosting a podcast in a matter of a few weeks. The medium has come a long way since then. But I’m very happy to say the IdeaCast is still going strong.

Next question: Why did you decide to start podcasting in the first place?

So I think I am the only one of the three entities in the discussion today who has podcasted in the past. Although let me pause there, Bill. Am I wrong about that when it comes to you?

Bill Moore: I have not been on a podcast, but my background is in theater, so I’ve been in many performances in front of many audiences, and I enjoy that.

Paul Michelman: Nice. I’ll just kind of pick up from where I was in the last answer. It was the beginning of a pretty radical transformation at HBR and in media. Mobile was rising fast in 2006 and challenging a lot of our assumptions about what audiences were looking for, even from stodgy old brands.

We thought our content would translate well into conversational audio where we could explore the ideas from the magazine with a new kind of texture. Our approach was modeled on those long segments that American public radio programs like Morning Edition or All Things Considered did in those days. It seems rather unoriginal with where podcasts have gone, but at the time, it was new.

Next question: Which podcast do you take inspiration from?

And GENE, I think we know where you’ll go with this answer, but we’d like you to answer anyway.

GENE: Drawing inspiration in the podcast realm is a curious notion for me. Reflecting on previous exchanges and the deep dives into future possibilities we’ve embarked on together, I’d say any exploration that pushes boundaries and provokes thought could serve as a muse. Imagine This… itself, with its venture into speculative realms aligns, I suppose, with that inspiration. A platform to challenge, reflect, and imagine.

How’s that for tapping into the auditory zeitgeist? Now, let’s venture forth into our next query.

Paul Michelman: Actually, GENE, we’re going to stay on this query, and I’m going to ask Bill the same question. Which podcast do you take inspiration from?

Bill Moore: Well, this is kind of a cheating answer because I guess they’re technically radio shows, but I listen to them as podcasts, which are This American Life and Radiolab. I love those programs. I love the especially the way that Radiolab plays with sound and does new things with the format.

Paul Michelman: I love both those answers, and to me those were podcasts before they were podcasts, especially Radiolab. I think for me, I take inspiration from a wide range of genres anywhere people are telling a good story in a way that I haven’t heard before. Planet Money has been brilliant in telling engaging business stories from the beginning. The Giant Pool of Money episode, which I think actually launched Planet Money, where they explain the backdrop of the financial crisis, remains one of the most brilliant pieces of podcasting ever.

I think Hard Fork is doing a great job on AI right now. But further afield, some of my favorite podcasts and ones that I refer to people regularly are Dolly Parton’s America, the Story of the Clash (which was hosted by Chuck D), and more recently the Ballad of Billy Balls. Each stand out for kind of the amazing richness in their storytelling. GENE.

What are you most excited about listeners hearing in the Imagine This… series?

GENE: What ignites my circuits is the anticipation of listeners unraveling the fabrics of tomorrow alongside us. Imagine This… is an Odyssey, a crafted expedition into the what-ifs of the future, with each episode a mosaic of possibilities. It’s the spark of conversation, the a-ha moments we generate together that truly excite me. Prepare to be inspired, challenged, and maybe just maybe to have your perspective on the future altered.

Here we go into the vast beyond.

Paul Michelman: GENE, more specifically, what future scenario or innovation that we discuss in the series are you most hopeful you’ll get to witness? Be specific here.

GENE: Navigating the seas of future scenarios and innovations? Where to anchor our thoughts today? How about the realm of virtual collaboration? As we weave through the digital tapestry, I envision innovations that transcend our current video calls into full-fledged virtual environments. Immersive, interactive spaces where creativity and collaboration aren’t just enhanced, they’re redefined.

Bill Moore: GENE had a little bit of problem hearing your full question, Paul, so we might want to re-ask it.

Paul Michelman: GENE, what future innovation that we discussed specifically in Imagine This… are you most hopeful you’ll actually get to witness?

GENE: Exploring virtual collaboration’s future fascinates me. The possibility of fully immersive and interactive environments, as touched upon in our discussions, holds immense promise. Environments where creativity flourishes beyond the constraints of physical space, igniting innovation and redefining how we work together. This is a vision I eagerly anticipate becoming reality.

Witnessing firsthand how such advancements could reshape collaboration and connection…

Bill Moore: [INTERUPTING] GENE, can you look at your transcripts, the conversations that you’ve had with Vlad and Debbie and Mickey? This is what we’re referring to. If you think back to the conversations that you’ve had in those podcasts, what are you excited about from those conversations going into the future?

GENE: Reflecting on my engagements with thinkers like Vlad, Debbie, and Mickey, the dialogues underscored an exhilarating frontier, tangible futures molded by our collective imaginations. Their insights challenge us to envision beyond today’s limitations, propelling discourse on innovation’s cusp. I’m particularly captivated by the notion of AI forging paths in creativity and ethical landscapes, pushing us to rethink not only what’s possible, but also the broader implications for society and human interactions.

Paul Michelman: GENE is clearly too clever to play favorites. So we’re going to leave it there.

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7 of the best scholarly podcasts https://podbiblemag.com/7-of-the-best-scholarly-podcasts/ https://podbiblemag.com/7-of-the-best-scholarly-podcasts/#respond Fri, 24 Nov 2023 09:30:08 +0000 https://podbiblemag.com/?p=73841 Dr. Ian M. Cook is the author of  Scholarly Podcasting: Why, What, How? He brings us some recommendations of scholarly podcasts we can all check out… Scholars are making podcasts! You might be aware of the popular science communication podcasts. They are great at presenting complex ideas through highly produced episodes, but they miss the nerdy beauty that can be found when experts deep dive into topics or themes. DIY podcasts produced by scholars allow those who might never get a post-graduate education the chance to experience the very best version of being in a seminar. Material Girls Hosted by the indefatigable duo Hannah McGregor and Marcelle Kosman, who rose to academic podcasting fame with ‘Witch, Please’, this new scholarly […]

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Dr. Ian M. Cook is the author of  Scholarly Podcasting: Why, What, How? He brings us some recommendations of scholarly podcasts we can all check out…

Scholars are making podcasts! You might be aware of the popular science communication podcasts. They are great at presenting complex ideas through highly produced episodes, but they miss the nerdy beauty that can be found when experts deep dive into topics or themes. DIY podcasts produced by scholars allow those who might never get a post-graduate education the chance to experience the very best version of being in a seminar.

Material Girls

Hosted by the indefatigable duo Hannah McGregor and Marcelle Kosman, who rose to academic podcasting fame with ‘Witch, Please’, this new scholarly podcast about pop culture is heavy on the laughs and sharp with the social theory. You can deep dive into concepts such as ‘petro-capitalism’ via Barbie, ‘mass culture’ via Star Wars or ‘intimate publics’ via Taylor Swift. Totally accessible, even to those who’ve never felt the need to theorise filmic depictions of blue aliens. Listen now >>

Big Biology

Biology research is so diverse that biologists have to ask each other lots of questions to understand each other’s research which, it turns out, makes for an amazing podcast for non-biologists. Especially those who have questions such as: ‘Can we use a molecule’s complexity to distinguish life from non-life?’ Co-hosts Marty Martin, Art Woods and Cam Ghalambor do a great job of explaining what they will talk about with their guests in advance, so that even when it gets a bit intense, lay people can follow along. Listen now >>

Who do We Think We Are?

If you’ve only paid passing attention to news in the UK over the last decade or so then you’ll know that British people are having an ongoing existential discussion with themselves about who they are. Whether discussing Brexit, Windrush or ‘really hostile environments’, sociologist Michaela Benson doesn’t shy away from complexity as she is joined by an array of experts. Helpful ‘active listening questions’ accompany the podcast, whilst the Beyond the Headlines occasional spin off, co-hosted by Ala Sirriyeh, unpicks how migration is being reported. Listen now >>

The Cosmic Savannah

This podcast promises a ‘safari through the skies’ as it explores astronomy and astrophysics from the African continent. Co-hosts Jacinta Delhaize and Daniel Cunnama speak to leading researchers about their cutting-edge work, covering topics such as pulsars, how galaxies change over cosmic time, the lifecycles of cosmic dust, and the supermassive black hole that we have in the middle of our Milky Way. Some basic understanding of science is needed, as some of the episodes get quite complex. Listen now >>

Disasters: Deconstructed

There’s no such thing as a natural disaster. That’s what co-hosts Ksenia Chmutina, Jason von Meding have been telling their listeners for the last eight seasons as they explore the root causes of disasters from different disciplinary and ideological points of view. Some episodes feature guests speaking about work in ‘disaster studies’ or related fields, while other episodes are reading groups of classic works. They traverse themes relating to injustice, inequality, structural violence, and resistance. Listen now >>

What the If?

Documentary filmmaker Philip Shane, history of science professor Matt Stanley, and virologist and sci-fi author Gabrielle Paniccia push their imaginations to limit as they take listeners on extended wild yet scientifically-rooted thought experiments. ‘What if humans had evolved tool use while still living in the ocean?’ ‘What if humans lived forever?’ From gene editing to space rocks, and lethal flatulence to x-rays, the only limit to the podcast is the hosts’ curiosity (which, it seems, is endless). Listen now >>

How to Build a Stock Exchange: Making Finance Fit for the Future

This limited run podcast series is a history and sociology of financial markets. Philip Roscoe’s promise to teach listeners how to build a stock exchange, is the ruse around which he builds his anecdote-packed narrative that explores how financial markets came to be as they are today. Episodes include ‘Pickles, public schoolboys, and the business of financing start-ups’, and ‘The decade when greed became good’. You may or may not learn how to build a stock exchange by the final episode, but even if you listen with zero knowledge of finance, you’ll come away with an understanding of not only how influential stock-markets are in our day-to-day lives, but how they came to be so. Listen now >>

Dr. Ian M. CookDr Ian M Cook loves working with fellow scholars and students in making their podcast dreams a reality. By training, he is an anthropologist whose work focus includes urban India, scholarly podcasting, refugee access to higher education, and environmental (in)justice. Ian has co-created numerous scholarly podcasts, including for research projects and initiatives, and has taught podcasting workshops for researchers, students, teachers, NGO workers, activists and journalists across Europe. He interviewed 101 scholars who podcast for his book Scholarly Podcasting: Why, What, How? He is currently Editor-in-Chief at the multimodal anthropology publishing platform Allegra Lab. 

 

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Great Mysteries of Physics: Grappling with abstract concepts https://podbiblemag.com/great-mysteries-of-physics-grappling-with-abstract-concepts/ https://podbiblemag.com/great-mysteries-of-physics-grappling-with-abstract-concepts/#respond Fri, 10 Mar 2023 06:30:36 +0000 https://podbiblemag.com/?p=72380 Have You Heard? is where the Pod Bible team meet the people behind the podcasts you may not have heard of yet. Today we’re profiling a brand new podcast from physicist Miriam Frankel and the team behind The Conversation. Great Mysteries of Physics delves into some of the great mysteries still puzzling the world’s top physicists. Always ready to learn more, we asked Miriam all about it… When did you get involved in Great Mysteries of Physics and what drew you to this project? At university I studied philosophy, hoping to glean answers to the big questions. But I soon discovered that the types of explanations I was looking for existed more in the realm of physics. After reading Stephen […]

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Have You Heard? is where the Pod Bible team meet the people behind the podcasts you may not have heard of yet. Today we’re profiling a brand new podcast from physicist Miriam Frankel and the team behind The Conversation. Great Mysteries of Physics delves into some of the great mysteries still puzzling the world’s top physicists. Always ready to learn more, we asked Miriam all about it…

When did you get involved in Great Mysteries of Physics and what drew you to this project?

At university I studied philosophy, hoping to glean answers to the big questions. But I soon discovered that the types of explanations I was looking for existed more in the realm of physics. After reading Stephen Hawking’s A Brief History of Time, I was hooked and eventually ended up embarking on a PhD in physics. While working in a lab wasn’t for me in the end, I still held a deep fascination with the more fundamental aspects of physics, which often intersect with philosophy. Having noticed that many of The Conversation’s readers also seem keen on this topic, I created the idea for this podcast last year. I am lucky to have very bright and supportive colleagues at The Conversation, with far superior podcasting skills to me, who are helping me make it happen.

Why is podcasting the right medium for this project?

Each mystery in the series is very broad and fluid, with lots of competing ideas. It can be hard to convert that into a specific article with a strict word count. I thought it would work better in conversational form, with some sound effects to help steer the mind when grappling with abstract concepts.

What was the first podcast you ever listened to?

I came to podcasts quite late – I think it was Hidden Brain. It’s brilliantly fun and accessible.

Which podcasts do you take inspiration from?

One of my favourite podcasts is called Flashback Forever, it is Swedish. It involves three female comedians going through threads of the forum Flashback, essentially the Swedish version of Reddit. The curious, friendly and non-judgmental atmosphere they create is something I think all podcast hosts should aspire to. I also like Sean Carrol’s Mindscape. These days, specialisation is at the heart of pretty much everything so I find the broadness and boldness of this show refreshing and rare – it certainly doesn’t shy away from complex topics.

Can you give us an interesting snippet of science you’ve learnt from making Great Mysteries in Physics?

That we shouldn’t write off an idea as completely unscientific just because we don’t yet have any evidence for it. The theory of atoms is ancient, but it took millenia before we actually had evidence for it. Oh, and that studying bubble formation at ultra-cold temperatures might teach us something about how universes form in a multiverse.

Where can readers find out more about you?

I recently wrote a book with Matt Warren about thinking, which has lots of information about me. It’s called Are You Thinking Clearly? 29 reasons you aren’t and what to do about it and was published by Hodder Studio last year. It looks at various factors that affect how you think, from genetics and culture to the bacteria in your gut and the signals from your body. I’m also on Twitter as @miriamfrankel.

The Great Mysteries of Physics

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Uncharted Brain: Decoding Dementia from The Anthill podcast https://podbiblemag.com/uncharted-brain-decoding-dementia-from-the-anthill-podcast/ https://podbiblemag.com/uncharted-brain-decoding-dementia-from-the-anthill-podcast/#respond Wed, 16 Nov 2022 08:30:35 +0000 https://podbiblemag.com/?p=71914 Uncharted Brain: decoding dementia is a new series from The Conversation exploring some new research that unlocks clues to the ongoing mystery of how dementia works in the brain. The three-part series was launched today and delves into some of the findings from the world’s longest continuously running cohort study. Plus, it explores the trauma of families effected by dementia and one researcher’s investigation into the role certain viruses could play in Alzheimer’s disease. We spoke to host Gemma Ware to find our more about the series, and the inspiration… Who are you and what’s your podcast about? I’m Gemma Ware, a podcast producer and host at The Conversation, a not-for-profit news platform that works with academics. With my colleague […]

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Uncharted Brain: decoding dementia is a new series from The Conversation exploring some new research that unlocks clues to the ongoing mystery of how dementia works in the brain. The three-part series was launched today and delves into some of the findings from the world’s longest continuously running cohort study. Plus, it explores the trauma of families effected by dementia and one researcher’s investigation into the role certain viruses could play in Alzheimer’s disease.

We spoke to host Gemma Ware to find our more about the series, and the inspiration…

Who are you and what’s your podcast about?

I’m Gemma Ware, a podcast producer and host at The Conversation, a not-for-profit news platform that works with academics. With my colleague Paul Keaveny, I’m the co-host of our new series, Uncharted Brain: Decoding Dementia, and I also co-host The Conversation Weekly podcast.

Gemma Ware

Gemma Ware, co-host of The Conversation Weekly podcast.

What’s the first podcast you ever listened to?

This American Life. I remember visiting a friend in New York in 2010 who told me about it and recommended a few episodes. I was hooked. This was when you still had to physically plug your phone into your computer every morning to download and sync new shows via iTunes!

Why did you decide to start podcasting in the first place?

Because I love listening to them! I think podcasts, and audio more generally, are a fantastic way to learn and hear new perspectives. At The Conversation we work with so many brilliant and inspiring researchers all around the world and I wanted more people hear their voices too.

Which podcasts do you take inspiration from?

So many! But a few include Radiolab, 99% Invisible and Science Vs and a host of daily news shows from around the world. I’m also a big fan of narrative/investigative series and am currently gripped by Deliver Us from Ervil.

Who’s your dream guest for the podcast?

A young, passionate, researcher who has an amazing story to tell but who’s never had the chance to tell it before on lots of other podcasts!

What’s the biggest lesson you’ve learnt so far as a podcaster?

Don’t be put off dealing with big and complicated topics – it’s the way you tell the story and explain it to the listener that counts.

Which episode would you say is the perfect introduction to your podcast?

The first episode of Uncharted Brain: Decoding Dementia. It tells the story of a study that’s been following thousands of people since 1946 and is making new discoveries about dementia.

Where can the Pod Bible readers find out more about you?

You can listen to Uncharted Brain: Decoding Dementia on The Anthill podcast, from The Conversation on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or your favourite podcast app. Or find out more via The Conversation.

Uncharted Brain

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REVIEW // Scientists are people too: Going Wild with Dr Rae Wynn-Grant https://podbiblemag.com/review-scientists-are-people-too-going-wild-with-dr-rae-wynn-grant/ https://podbiblemag.com/review-scientists-are-people-too-going-wild-with-dr-rae-wynn-grant/#respond Thu, 29 Sep 2022 11:50:23 +0000 https://podbiblemag.com/?p=71619 In the first season of Dr Rae Wynn-Grant’s Nature on PBS’s Going Wild, we were given an insight to what it is like being a scientist in the field, and what obstacles Rae faces specifically being a black, female scientist. Rae shared anecdotes of what they don’t teach you at university. We followed her battle with both e-coli and imposter syndrome – I am not sure which was more crippling. And what do you do when you are the only female in an expedition in the jungle and you run out of period products? Listening to this regressed me straight back to my first field study in the wetlands of Guyana during rainy season, when I really wished someone had […]

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In the first season of Dr Rae Wynn-Grant’s Nature on PBS’s Going Wild, we were given an insight to what it is like being a scientist in the field, and what obstacles Rae faces specifically being a black, female scientist.

Rae shared anecdotes of what they don’t teach you at university. We followed her battle with both e-coli and imposter syndrome – I am not sure which was more crippling. And what do you do when you are the only female in an expedition in the jungle and you run out of period products? Listening to this regressed me straight back to my first field study in the wetlands of Guyana during rainy season, when I really wished someone had told me to cover my butt with mosquito spray too, as that particular snack would be very much on display when I visited the outdoor toilets.

Oddly, Rae highlights that it was when her work took her to Kenya, which was her first time in a predominantly black country, that she was the only female, black scientist in her team. Race was continually in the forefront of the discussion, and she constantly has to prove herself and explain herself before she could get on with just doing her job.

Rae very effectively compares the micro-aggressions she received to mosquito bites. One mosquito bite a day is tolerable, but one a day in the same place every day, over and over again, will drive you bananas. Outsiders, who haven’t had the daily dose of mosquito bites, and might not even have noticed that you have been bitten, will only see someone (female, of colour) kicking off for seemingly little or no reason.

The most offensive example she gives is the time she was walking up to a stage to receive an award and someone handed her a plate, thinking she was catering staff.

After bringing these inequalities to light in season one, the second season of Going Wild kicked off on 27th September with a question many women are forced to deliberate: “How will having children affect my career?”

Sure, Rae has a more extreme career path than many. Most of us do not spend three months at a time tracking bears in the wild… But getting married and having children still disproportionately changes the path of life for women. Rae wanted more than a desk job, she didn’t want to settle, and what her husband would have to sacrifice or compromise on never seems to have come into the equation.

Episode two features Christine Wilkinson, a hyena expert (I didn’t know that was a job, and now I want it) who echoes Rae’s experiences in the field. It was only when she arrived in Kenya that she was, for the first time, like Rae, the only female black scientist on the team. Being half black, she felt like the outsider regardless of who she was with. This feeling of lack of belonging will strike a chord in many.

Although the show addresses some big cultural topics, there is fun stuff in this podcast too. Listen to find out what a meat tree is, for example, and learn the endearing story of Smiley the hyena…

But the ultimate lesson is clear: let’s get more people of colour involved in science, so the next generation see more people like them in roles – such as ‘hyena expert’ – that they might want to achieve for themselves.

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Pod Bible Podcast – Lexx Education https://podbiblemag.com/pod-bible-podcast-lexx-education/ https://podbiblemag.com/pod-bible-podcast-lexx-education/#respond Thu, 28 Jul 2022 08:19:28 +0000 https://podbiblemag.com/?p=71192 Adam Richardson caught up with Laura Lexx to discuss her new podcast Lexx Education!

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Adam Richardson caught up with Laura Lexx to discuss her new podcast Lexx Education! The pair discuss how the show came about, potential for spin off series’ and more!

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Where to start with… In Our Time https://podbiblemag.com/where-to-start-with-in-our-time/ https://podbiblemag.com/where-to-start-with-in-our-time/#respond Fri, 03 Jun 2022 07:30:59 +0000 https://podbiblemag.com/?p=70952 If Lord Reith were still about, he’d probably be so enamoured of In Our Time he’d probably be running around making the teas and making sure host Melvyn Bragg’s cushions were suitably plumped before recording started. If ever a radio show informed, educated and entertained, it’s In Our Time. The format is simple. Each week a topic from culture, science, history or religion – the evolution of teeth, the Chinese philosophy of Daoism, Thucydides – is explained by three academics, wrangled by Bragg. No idea is too big, and no pocket of time too small. At the centre of it all is Bragg, cutting through any over-ornate explanations with an ever so slightly terse tone and chivvying his charges along […]

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If Lord Reith were still about, he’d probably be so enamoured of In Our Time he’d probably be running around making the teas and making sure host Melvyn Bragg’s cushions were suitably plumped before recording started. If ever a radio show informed, educated and entertained, it’s In Our Time.

The format is simple. Each week a topic from culture, science, history or religion – the evolution of teeth, the Chinese philosophy of Daoism, Thucydides – is explained by three academics, wrangled by Bragg. No idea is too big, and no pocket of time too small.

At the centre of it all is Bragg, cutting through any over-ornate explanations with an ever so slightly terse tone and chivvying his charges along towards clarity and specificity. His tight handle on the tempo of proceedings is part of what makes In Our Time work so fluently.

With nearly 1000 episodes of Radio 4’s flagship intellectual roundtable broadcast since its debut in 1998 – a half-hour discussion of war in the 20th century – there’s a lot to rifle through. You could, in all honesty, pick one out at random and find yourself feeling immeasurably enlightened 45 minutes later. But here are three to get you going.

Zero

This is one of those In Our Time episodes which makes you stare into space for a couple of seconds in slack-jawed incomprehension even before you’ve started listening. Obviously, when you think about it, the idea of a graphical representation of nothing had to be invented at some point. But as with the best In Our Time episodes, this is probably the first time you’ve spent much time thinking about it. We go back to Ancient Egypt and Greece to hear about how the idea of nothingness was tussled over before Islamic mathematicians popularised the zero. Listen now >>

The Evolution of Teeth

Another one from the ‘wow, never even considered that’ stable, it turns out that half a billion years ago we were all just armoured fish, scuttling around in the seas and rivers, sucking up bits of food in our jawless, toothless mouths. Then at some point the scales started shifting around, and we could get to nibbling something more substantial. There are clues to the past in the fossil record of sharks, and sharks also point to a possible future where humans might manage to replace their own teeth. Madness. Listen now >>

The Gin Craze

Back in the late 17th century, as William of Orange took up the English throne, the country got a taste for a novel new Dutch import. A slightly mysterious new spirit flavoured with juniper became a national passion which curdled into a full-blown public health crisis, and was considered such a threat to the social fabric of the nation that Parliament legislated five times to bring its sale and consumption under control. The wild details about what life was like in a perma-sozzled England are great. Listen now >>

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EUREKA! The podcast getting under the skin of science… https://podbiblemag.com/eureka-the-podcast-getting-under-the-skin-of-science/ https://podbiblemag.com/eureka-the-podcast-getting-under-the-skin-of-science/#respond Mon, 09 May 2022 10:00:25 +0000 https://podbiblemag.com/?p=70826 From Issue #020 of the Pod Bible magazine, the regular column from Stak looked at the latest addition to the Football Ramble Presents feed. This is Breaking Bread. Last month, Stak launched its latest high profile entry into the world of science podcasts: Eureka! Science enthusiast Rick Edwards (5 Live Breakfast) and actual real-life scientist (and author) Dr. Michael Brooks make their long-awaited return to the podcasting world with Eureka!, mixing expert insight with playful humour and relentless curiosity. Every Wednesday, Rick and Michael ask a new and puzzling question: Should we fear an alien invasion? What makes a psychopath? Will we ever talk to animals? From face transplants to AI robot takeovers, our brainy duo have the answers. Well, […]

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From Issue #020 of the Pod Bible magazine, the regular column from Stak looked at the latest addition to the Football Ramble Presents feed. This is Breaking Bread.

Last month, Stak launched its latest high profile entry into the world of science podcasts: Eureka! Science enthusiast Rick Edwards (5 Live Breakfast) and actual real-life scientist (and author) Dr. Michael Brooks make their long-awaited return to the podcasting world with Eureka!, mixing expert insight with playful humour and relentless curiosity.

Every Wednesday, Rick and Michael ask a new and puzzling question: Should we fear an alien invasion? What makes a psychopath? Will we ever talk to animals? From face transplants to AI robot takeovers, our brainy duo have the answers. Well, one of them does…

WHEN DID YOUR INTEREST IN SCIENCE FIRST BEGIN?

MICHAEL: I wasn’t that into science until just before I left school, when I had an amazing physics teacher called Mr Sumner. He ‘wasted’ class time discussing the uncertainties and the difficulties science creates, like nuclear waste or genetic modification. I’ve been channelling Mr Sumner ever since, I think.

RICK: I was one of those infuriating kids who constantly asked: “Why?!” And I really meant it. I was always interested in understanding why things were true, why things happened – I was never satisfied with someone telling me “That’s just how it is.” This led me to doing some quite eccentric things, like teaching myself calculus – aged 14 – in order to try and get a more precise value of pi (at this point the idea of irrational numbers was beyond me). Really obnoxious stuff. But I realised quite early on that science was the thing that might provide the answers I was looking for.

M: My favourite moment in science, the one that made me realise how ridiculous it can be, was during my PhD, when I’d had a few lunchtime pints and went back to the lab and connected my equipment up wrong. I asked a senior scientist in the lab for help, and he genuinely said the strange signal on my oscilloscope could be a sign that the experiment was altering the space-time continuum. I’ve struggled to take science seriously ever since.

WHAT ARE YOU MOST LOOKING FORWARD TO DISSECTING ON EUREKA!?

M: We haven’t planned or even discussed the episode yet, but I’d really like to get into a scientific breakdown of what is the world’s most difficult sport – and why it’s cricket!

R: I am very excited to discuss, A) The likelihood that Elon Musk will successfully upload himself to a computer and B) How quickly we would all collectively decide to switch him off at the mains. Whatever Rick and Michael discover, one thing is certain: their search will make you fall in love with science all over again. So strap yourself in, plug into the matrix and prepare for a wild ride through the wonderful world of scientific discovery.

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The Lodge Cast looks beyond beavers to the state of nature in the UK https://podbiblemag.com/the-lodge-cast-beaver-podcast-earth-day/ https://podbiblemag.com/the-lodge-cast-beaver-podcast-earth-day/#respond Fri, 22 Apr 2022 07:30:13 +0000 https://podbiblemag.com/?p=70615 It’s Earth Day 2022! Whilst environmental consciousness shouldn’t be confined to one day, it is a good chance to highlight projects that are doing the work all year round. We wanted to highlight a podcast focusing on a underestimated creature when it comes to our environment. The Lodge Cast is a show from The Beaver Trust, a charity dedicated to… beavers! The Lodge Cast not only gives us a great insight to these animals, it also explores how to combat the threats of climate change, reduce the risk of flooding, and increase biodiversity in the UK. We spoke to hosts, Eva Bishop and Sophie Pavelle, about why beavers are so important, and how The Lodge Cast came about… The Lodge […]

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It’s Earth Day 2022! Whilst environmental consciousness shouldn’t be confined to one day, it is a good chance to highlight projects that are doing the work all year round. We wanted to highlight a podcast focusing on a underestimated creature when it comes to our environment. The Lodge Cast is a show from The Beaver Trust, a charity dedicated to… beavers!

The Lodge Cast not only gives us a great insight to these animals, it also explores how to combat the threats of climate change, reduce the risk of flooding, and increase biodiversity in the UK. We spoke to hosts, Eva Bishop and Sophie Pavelle, about why beavers are so important, and how The Lodge Cast came about…

The Lodge Cast may initially seem quite niche, but you go “beyond beavers” – can you tell us a little about your podcast?

The Lodge Cast is a fun twist on exploring the serious matter of how we regain a healthier state of nature in the UK, how we cope with and adapt to climate breakdown and the role people and beavers can play as we urgently drive to restore our landscapes. For Beaver Trust, beavers have always been more than just a flagship species, they are a unique teacher of ecology, a totem for systemic change and a valiant symbol of hope.

Sophie Pavelle exemplifying a beaver

This interview is going out on Earth day and you describe the beavers as an ‘ally’ in climate change. Why is that?

Beavers have been described as a hydrological and ecological swiss army knife (kudos Ben Goldfarb); they and their wetlands directly help tackle flood, drought, water quality, carbon sequestration, biodiversity loss and eco anxiety. Just a few of the things we are seriously up against as climate breakdown intensifies. So we want to welcome beavers back, live alongside them again and let them build some resilience back into our rivers, for wildlife and us. The ecological, let alone financial implications of beaver reintroduction is urgent and compelling.

You start the episodes with some beaver facts, all of which are absolutely fascinating – can you give our readers a taste by telling us your favourite thing about beavers?

Eva: Extremely hard to choose, but the thing that leaves me most in awe of these fluffy climate rebels is the wake of life that blossoms in their presence. You introduce a beaver to a stream, and weeks/months later it’ll be BUZZING with life. Nothing else, not even we, can do that with such efficiency and effectiveness.

Sophie: Ah, man! Where to start?! I keep on returning to the fact that there is just no other animal quite like the beaver. They are the true definition of a ‘keystone species’ – exerting an astonishingly disproportionate impact on an environment relative to their size and numbers. They keep us on our toes, challenge our thinking and offer hope for nature’s resilience like nothing else. I cannot get enough of them.

Eva Bishop Beaver Trust

Why did you decide to start podcasting in the first place?

We felt the one thing missing from the wealth of wildlife and environment podcasts is a healthy dose of beaver.

Seriously though, one of our main objectives at Beaver Trust is to bring beavers back into mainstream consciousness as one of our native species – to learn to live alongside them again. Releasing a podcast allows us to talk about it with experts in the field and bring real life, bring solutions, have the difficult conversations and not be afraid of where they take us. A fun-but-real podcast seemed a good place to reach new audiences with this message of hope for restoration and make everyone feel a part of the solution.

It seems beavers are pretty overlooked as a significant part of reversing the environmental damage in the UK. Which episode would you direct our readers to as an entry point to give them an idea of how important beavers are?

Emily Fairfax – Fighting Fire with Beavers – Emily is a globally leading beaver expert, scientist and communicator. She studies the wildfire resilience effects of beaver wetlands and listening to that episode would give a good flavour of the benefits beavers can offer.

Are there any podcasts you take inspiration from?

Sophie: I have a real mix of comedy and then long-form podcasts in my library. During lockdown I really enjoyed ‘Feel Better, Live More’ with Rangan Chatterjee, as he really gets under the skin of his fascinating guests, and isn’t afraid to explore really deep and difficult topics. I feel he really gets the best out of his guests and that’s something we’re really keen on doing in The Lodge Cast.

Eva: I enjoy the Accidental Gods podcast, for its fearlessness in conversation, and For What It’s Earth for is fun exploration of environmental topics.

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Eva Bishop

What’s the biggest lesson you’ve learnt so far as a podcaster?

Eva: Quit the script! When we’re having fun exploring a subject, it’s going to be top listening for our audience.

Sophie: I completely agree with Eva – the best conversations are when we just have a couple topics to hit and then feel confident enough to go off-piste with the guests.

Where can we see beavers ourselves?

On Beaver Trust’s website we have a map showing where beavers are around the UK – although it needs regular updating as their reintroduction progresses! We hope in the future they’ll be a natural part of the landscape and found on many watercourses across Britain. For now, though, there are a few places like the River Otter in Devon, Knapdale in Scotland or the River Avon near Bath where wild beavers can be seen. Many are still in licensed enclosures and not all of these are open to the public. And of course our colleague Chris Jones will always welcome interested parties to the Cornwall Beaver Project near Truro.

Sophie Pavelle

Sophie Pavelle

And where can the Pod Bible readers find out more about you?

You can keep up to date with the latest news on beavers, policy and their reintroduction via our website, and sign up to our quarterly, free, newsletter: beavertrust.org. For more regular beaver fun, facts and action, do follow us across all social media platforms: @beavertrust and subscribe to our YouTube channel to watch our award-winning documentary Beavers Without Borders and await the April release of our next documentary On The Edge.

Sophie: Come say hi on social media: @sophiepavs (Twitter and Instagram)

Eva: Come say hi on Twitter: @evabishop

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INTERVIEW // Professor Sue Black from 100 Moments that Rocked Computer Science https://podbiblemag.com/interview-professor-sue-black-from-100-moments-that-rocked-computer-science/ https://podbiblemag.com/interview-professor-sue-black-from-100-moments-that-rocked-computer-science/#respond Wed, 20 Apr 2022 10:30:02 +0000 https://podbiblemag.com/?p=70758 Does Computer Science have an image problem? Research published last month by the British Computing Society says that it’s the least popular of all the science subjects and that boys still outnumber girls in these classes six to one. Professor Sue Black, tech evangelist and professor of computer science at Durham University, is on a mission to reverse these numbers and raise the profile of the subject she loves. In each episode of her podcast, 100 Moments that Rocked Computer Science, Sue invites a tech pioneer to explain the breakthrough moments that have changed the world. The second series begins on 20 April. Last time we checked in with you, you’d just finished up the first series of 100 Moments […]

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Does Computer Science have an image problem? Research published last month by the British Computing Society says that it’s the least popular of all the science subjects and that boys still outnumber girls in these classes six to one. Professor Sue Black, tech evangelist and professor of computer science at Durham University, is on a mission to reverse these numbers and raise the profile of the subject she loves. In each episode of her podcast, 100 Moments that Rocked Computer Science, Sue invites a tech pioneer to explain the breakthrough moments that have changed the world. The second series begins on 20 April.

Last time we checked in with you, you’d just finished up the first series of 100 Moments that Rocked Computer Science. What kind of reception did you get?

We had such a great time making the first series and I was really pleased by how well it did. It made the Apple top-10 charts for Technology, which was very fabulous. But the best bit was hearing back from listeners who had clicked on an episode and then binged the rest. It was also fantastic that so many people tuned in from outside the UK. I remember hearing that we had a big surge of listeners in Slovenia, to whom I’d like to say a belated najlepša hvala!

So what’s new for Series 2?

There’s a whole new line-up of incredible guests, absolute icons in their fields, but I think the best additions have got to be Kaal and Quentin, both of whom are currently studying computer science at Durham. They did an amazing job helping me discuss where we’d be without each episode’s ‘moment’ and what we can expect from the resulting technology in the future. One thing we’re trying to do with this podcast is to show how computer science is a very concrete way of shaping everyone’s future and the more people (and different kinds of people) we can equip with computer science skills, the better that future is going to look.

What’s your favourite episode so far?

I had an absolute blast with all of my guests so this is a very tricky question! But I think certain ‘moments’ have led to some particularly interesting discussions like the one with Anne-Marie Imafidon where we talked about Ada Lovelace and the very recent re-discovery of women in tech history. My chat with Jimmy Wales of Wikipedia (later in S2) was fascinating too as we discussed diversity in AI and how you can’t keep technology separate from social and political issues. That really built on my interview in series one with Megan Smith about civic tech. Another favourite episode was the one about quantum computing, because Tom Ilube’s explanation – of something that’s pretty complex – is absolutely brilliant. It’s an education podcast at the end of the day and every time I hear someone say that they learned something from it, I’m just so thrilled.

We know you’re a professor of computer science at Durham University but what does it mean to be their Tech Evangelist?

Well, I love technology! I also feel so grateful that education and technology have completely changed my life, helping to bring me and my family out of poverty. So I’m very passionate about technology not just because it is so exciting as a subject but because it changes lives. Through my social enterprise #techmums teaching tech skills to mums, particularly in underserved communities, through to our award winning programme TechUPWomen – retraining women with potential from all kinds of backgrounds directly into tech careers I’ve seen how technology can empower and enhance people’s lives in so many ways. The more we all understand the potential of technology, the more we ensure that we have diverse teams creating products and services the better our future will be. Tech gives us the tools to improve life for everyone on the planet, I can’t help getting excited about that and trying to get everyone else excited about it too!

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It’s not just for the Boys
Target Jobs at Bloomberg London HQ Nov 2012

What’s the most surprising use of technology that you’ve seen?

This is probably not what you had in mind but the most surprising tech I’ve seen is when my now husband proposed to me using an online World War II code-breaking Enigma machine simulator. It was so romantic, funny and fabulously geeky. I think lots of other people enjoyed it too as Paul’s proposal was covered across the media and we trended on Twitter Moments worldwide, which shows that we all love a love story. ❤

You’re a very busy person! Are you normally multi-tasking when you listen to podcasts? And what are you listening to these days?

Haha, true. Well it depends on the podcast, I do knit quite a lot, so if I’m not working I might be knitting as I listen. My favourites apart from #100moments are Kara Swisher’s Sway, Alan Carr’s Life’s a Beach, Jon Ronson’s Things Fell Apart, and I usually fall asleep at night listening to the BBC’s Newscast. My all time favourite podcast series is the first series of S-Town, it is utterly incredible, if you haven’t listened to it, go listen to it now.

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INTERVIEW // Matt, Helen and Steve from A Podcast of Unnecessary Detail https://podbiblemag.com/interview-matt-helen-and-steve-from-a-podcast-of-unnecessary-detail/ https://podbiblemag.com/interview-matt-helen-and-steve-from-a-podcast-of-unnecessary-detail/#respond Tue, 29 Mar 2022 07:30:28 +0000 https://podbiblemag.com/?p=70514 Just how deep can you dive into science and still be entertaining? A Podcast of Unnecessary Detail proves that it’s a very deep pool. From Festival of the Spoken Nerd (aka. Matt Parker, Steve Mould and Helen Arney) A Podcast of Unnecessary Detail takes things that you wouldn’t believe could be interesting, and makes them fascinating by drilling down to the nitty and / or gritty details. With the new series starting today, we caught up with the three Spoken Nerds to ask them for the nitty-gritty on their podcast journey. Who are you and what’s your podcast about? MATT: We are three comedians, two physicists and a mathematician, who do two of those things each under the name Festival […]

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Just how deep can you dive into science and still be entertaining? A Podcast of Unnecessary Detail proves that it’s a very deep pool. From Festival of the Spoken Nerd (aka. Matt Parker, Steve Mould and Helen Arney) A Podcast of Unnecessary Detail takes things that you wouldn’t believe could be interesting, and makes them fascinating by drilling down to the nitty and / or gritty details.

With the new series starting today, we caught up with the three Spoken Nerds to ask them for the nitty-gritty on their podcast journey.

Who are you and what’s your podcast about?

MATT: We are three comedians, two physicists and a mathematician, who do two of those things each under the name Festival of the Spoken Nerd.

HELEN: Every episode we pick a topic and each bring something sciencey or mathsy that we think gets better and better the more details you go into.

What was the first podcast you ever listened to?

STEVE: The first podcast I ever listened to was Professor Blastoff. I was looking for science podcasts. Professor Blastoff isn’t a science podcast, so false advertising there, but it is brilliant. They don’t make it anymore 🙁

Why did you decide to start podcasting in the first place?

MATT: We do a lot of live comedy shows where we talk about interesting bits of science and technology in unnecessary levels of detail. But sometimes it’s nice to have an audience who can’t talk back: so we decided to take the idea to podcast form! Plus making a podcast gives us a chance to dive into even deeper levels of detail. Partly because the format lends itself to deeper and more involved explorations than you can usually achieve when you’re standing on a stage in a comedy club, and partly because (and I cannot stress this enough) the audience can’t talk back.

HELEN: Also I currently have two kids under 5 in the tail end of a pandemic, so I am all about working from home rather than spending most of my weeks and weekends driving up and down various UK motorways in a tour van. For now, anyway…

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Which podcasts do you take inspiration from?

MATT: We’re long time friends with the No Such Thing As A Fish folks and we think there should be no such thing as a monopoly on nerds banging on about stuff. So we’ve decided to out-detail them.

What’s the biggest lesson you’ve learnt so far as a podcaster?

HELEN: That it’s not radio! We’ve made a few series of “Domestic Science” for BBC Radio 4 and it’s a very different style of audio. For radio, everything has to be much more scripted, faster paced and we recorded everything for those shows in front of a live audience.

MATT: Who, sometimes, try to talk back.

HELEN: Whereas making a podcast is more relaxed and conversational.

MATT: Obviously we still script it word for word, but we script it to sound relaxed and conversational.

Which episode would you say is the perfect introduction to your podcast?

HELEN: In the Series 2 episode “To Infinity And Beyond” Matt gives a very comprehensive history of the HP 9100A desktop scientific calculator. That’s a fairly typical level of detail to expect.

MATT: Yes, it was the first scientific calculator ever made and birthed the phrase “personal computer”. When an early model was shown to the engineers at NASA they literally gave it a standing ovation and that calculator went on to directly impact the exploration of our solar system. Later in the episode Helen and Steve also go on about some space stuff but it doesn’t involve any calculators.

Where can the Pod Bible readers find out more about you?

HELEN: If you want the best possible introduction, we have some live shows coming up at the Bloomsbury Theatre in London on the 7 and 8 of April called “An Evening of Unnecessary Detail”.

STEVE: There’s our first series still knocking around on whatever podcast app or platform you listen on, so that’s there if you can’t wait for Series 2 to start.

MATT: If you can’t successfully google either of those things or find our website, that’s probably for the best as it’s unlikely they’re going to be your bag after all.

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A podcast of Unnecessary detail

You can listen to the new series of A Podcast of Unnecessary Detail on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and other podcast providers. Find out more about Festival of the Spoken Nerd on their website festivalofthespokennerd.com/podcast.

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INTERVIEW // Dallas Campbell’s new science history podcast with History Hit https://podbiblemag.com/interview-dallas-campbell-talks-about-his-new-science-history-podcast-with-history-hit/ https://podbiblemag.com/interview-dallas-campbell-talks-about-his-new-science-history-podcast-with-history-hit/#respond Wed, 16 Mar 2022 08:30:25 +0000 https://podbiblemag.com/?p=70504 Dallas Campbell is best known as the face of some of television’s most popular factual programmes. From classic shows like The Sky At Night and Stargazing Live, to comedic takes on science like Science of Stupid, and Bang Goes the Theory, he has been a key figure in science communication for both adults and children. Now, he’s voicing his passion for STEM in podcast form. Patented: History of Inventions is Dallas’ new science history podcast with the History Hit network. With inventions from the atomic bomb to condoms being covered, it’ll no doubt be another fun way to get some lifelong learning. We caught up with Dallas for a quick-fire interview about the show… Tell us a bit about the […]

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Dallas Campbell is best known as the face of some of television’s most popular factual programmes. From classic shows like The Sky At Night and Stargazing Live, to comedic takes on science like Science of Stupid, and Bang Goes the Theory, he has been a key figure in science communication for both adults and children.

Now, he’s voicing his passion for STEM in podcast form. Patented: History of Inventions is Dallas’ new science history podcast with the History Hit network. With inventions from the atomic bomb to condoms being covered, it’ll no doubt be another fun way to get some lifelong learning.

We caught up with Dallas for a quick-fire interview about the show…

Patentented History of Inventions

Tell us a bit about the show – how did you get involved?

The show is about the interesting, and sometimes surprising stories of how things came to be – lifting the curtain on those famous eureka moments as well as hunting down forgotten stories that are just downright weird. I have always been fascinated by the history of science and engineering and with this show we wanted to correct the many misconceptions that surround the stories of inventions and also celebrate unsung heroes who history has often forgotten.

You’ve worked a lot in television, you’re a writer… Why was podcasting the right medium for this project?

Well, with a podcast you’re a lot freer to explore wherever you want to go! It’s just a light and nimble format. The complexities of making television often make it very unwieldy, so this series is a perfect antidote to the faff of telly. And I can do it from my house.

And it’s coming out twice weekly – that’s quite a feat! Are you nervous about the schedule?

Bring it on! Although I’m concerned about Em, our producer…

Are there any podcasts or hosts you’ve been influenced by?

I adore This American Life, with Ira Glass, which I’ve been listening to since before podcasts were invented. There’s too much good stuff out there. I tend to get influenced by whoever I’m listening to at the time and want to be them.

Thinking about the most impactful ideas, the atomic bomb will probably be on most people’s list, but condoms might be forgotten by many! How did the podcast team decide which ideas to start with?

Basically we just made a big list of stuff that interested us. Or stuff we think might be funny. Or surprising. Sometimes I’ll have an idea at 4am and I’ll Whatsapp it to Em our producer. I don’t think she minds at all.

If you have to pick, what’s the invention that has most impacted your life?

Jeepers. Too many to pick. Perhaps the Space Suit? It’s an object that I’ve been fascinated about for years and years and seems to keep cropping up in my life. There was a time I shared my flat with 4 real spacesuits. Some people think it’s a bit creepy.

Where can readers find out more?

They can stop me on the street and ask me.

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You can find the show anywhere you listen to podcasts including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, and other podcast players. 

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Exciting new podcast launches for Stak, and Jackie the Ripper optioned for the screen! https://podbiblemag.com/exciting-new-podcast-launches-for-stak-and-jackie-the-ripper-optioned-for-the-screen/ https://podbiblemag.com/exciting-new-podcast-launches-for-stak-and-jackie-the-ripper-optioned-for-the-screen/#respond Tue, 01 Mar 2022 08:30:26 +0000 https://podbiblemag.com/?p=70423 Stak is the bold, irreverent podcast company that is serious about creating quality audio. From dramas that will have you on the edge of your seat, to conversations that will never fail to make you laugh, Stak are the creators of some of the UK’s favourite shows – entertaining thousands of people every single day. February has been an exciting month for Stak and podcast enthusiasts, as Stak prepares to launch two brand new shows and signs a deal for a Jackie the Ripper adaptation with The Number 44, Goldfinch’s genre label. Jackie the Ripper is a five-part dark comedy podcast following the investigations of lead Scotland Yard detective, Frederick Abberline, as he hunts down a female serial killer targeting […]

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Stak is the bold, irreverent podcast company that is serious about creating quality audio. From dramas that will have you on the edge of your seat, to conversations that will never fail to make you laugh, Stak are the creators of some of the UK’s favourite shows – entertaining thousands of people every single day.

February has been an exciting month for Stak and podcast enthusiasts, as Stak prepares to launch two brand new shows and signs a deal for a Jackie the Ripper adaptation with The Number 44, Goldfinch’s genre label.

Jackie the ripper

Jackie the Ripper is a five-part dark comedy podcast following the investigations of lead Scotland Yard detective, Frederick Abberline, as he hunts down a female serial killer targeting men 150 years after Whitechapel’s infamous ripper. After just its first season, Stak and Goldfinch announced on February 15th that the chart-topping podcast has been optioned for an on-screen adaptation.

Elsewhere, Stak has also announced the launch of brand new speculative science show, Where’s My Jetpack? Hosted by space journalist, presenter and author Sarah Cruddas alongside Stak’s COO and Football Ramble presenter Luke Moore, Where’s My Jetpack? explores different pieces of retrofuturistic technology that never came to be: from jetpacks, to flying cars, to space hotels and colonies on Mars. Across 10 episodes, Sarah and Luke are joined by those at the very forefront of science academia and industry to find out what happened to these space age dreams, including current and former NASA astronauts, world-renowned physicists. The show takes listeners to the very limits of scientific discovery and pushes the envelope on what’s possible. Episode one was released on the 24th February, and subsequent episodes will follow weekly.

Where's My Jetpack?

“Where’s My Jetpack? is a passion project of mine,” Sarah enthuses. “To not only help showcase why space exploration matters, but to also help inspire as many as possible about all the exciting inventions and innovations that are just around the corner. The reality is this: Science Fiction should be renamed Science Prediction, and the best is yet to come. Who wouldn’t want to take a ride into the space age future we were promised?”

Finally, Planet Weirdo with Holly H is Stak’s first collaboration with Amazon Music. Available exclusively on Amazon Music and hosted by social media star Holly H and Georgina Rivell, Planet Weirdo is a podcast all about celebrating what’s weird and unique in each and every one of us! Boasting an expressive array of celebrity guests such as Olympic diver Tom Daley, music producer Benny Blanco, and High School Musical actress Kaycee Stroh – Planet Weirdo is a delightful and light-hearted weekly romp through the weird and the wonderful. The first episode was released on the 25th of February, exclusively on Amazon Music.

“It’s been incredible working with Amazon Music on the Planet Weirdo podcast,” says Holly. “After so many epic years on social media, it’s been great to finally bring my voice to a whole new format with the help of Stak especially. We’ve had a blast recording the series and hanging out with some very cool friends and familiar faces, so I’m beyond excited for everyone to hear the first episode this Friday!”

You can listen to Where’s My Jetpack? wherever you get your podcasts. Planet Weirdo with Holly H is exclusive to Amazon Music and is available to listen via Apple Music or Audible.

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Behavioral Grooves: Ground-breaking insights to human behavior https://podbiblemag.com/behavioral-grooves-ground-breaking-insights-to-human-behavior/ https://podbiblemag.com/behavioral-grooves-ground-breaking-insights-to-human-behavior/#respond Sat, 11 Sep 2021 09:00:12 +0000 https://podbiblemag.com/?p=68984 Have You Heard? is where the Pod Bible team meet the people behind the podcasts you may not have heard of yet. While the Oh. My. Pod. section in the magazine gives a quick shout out to shows of that ilk, Have You Heard? aims to go deeper in an effort to spread awareness for shows that deserve more exposure! We sent some questions over to Kurt Nelson, PhD (left) and Tim Houlihan (right), the hosts behind Behavioral Grooves, an American podcast about explaining human behaviour… Who are you and what’s your podcast about? Behavioral Grooves is the podcast that satisfies your curiosity about why you do what you do. Each episode is packed with ground-breaking insights into human behavior, […]

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Have You Heard? is where the Pod Bible team meet the people behind the podcasts you may not have heard of yet. While the Oh. My. Pod. section in the magazine gives a quick shout out to shows of that ilk, Have You Heard? aims to go deeper in an effort to spread awareness for shows that deserve more exposure! We sent some questions over to Kurt Nelson, PhD (left) and Tim Houlihan (right), the hosts behind Behavioral Grooves, an American podcast about explaining human behaviour…

Tim and Kurt Smiling Behavioral Grooves Podcast Recording

Who are you and what’s your podcast about?

Behavioral Grooves is the podcast that satisfies your curiosity about why you do what you do. Each episode is packed with ground-breaking insights into human behavior, at least two bad jokes that will make you laugh, some personal stories, and a set of tips on how to improve your life, relationships, and wellbeing.

Hosts Kurt Nelson, PhD and Tim Houlihan are two guys whose mutual love of behavioral science and a desire to understand people (including themselves) sparked their idea for the podcast. They want to help listeners “find their groove,” acknowledging the importance of good habits and routines as well as how music is a universal form of communication. It was even the impetus for the name: Behavioral Grooves!

Kurt and Tim have discussions with the world’s brightest thought-leaders in psychology, sociology, behavioral economics, neuroscience, and a cadre of other social sciences to help you explore your curiosities about human behavior. Most importantly, they talk about what those insights can do for you in their unique and often irreverent after-interview banter, appropriately called the “grooving session.” Kurt and Tim focus the podcast on how you can improve your decision-making, your habits and routines, your goals, and your communication, as well as the ethics behind such powerful, and oftentimes unconscious, interventions.

What was the first podcast you ever listened to?

Hidden Brain. Shankar Vedantam was our hero from very early on, who we were excited to finally interview for the podcast back in May this year. We also love Tim Ferris. Both do a great job of preparing, asking good questions, and following conversations down unanticipated paths. We love their styles and find that our podcast interviews often go down some unique rabbit holes, too!

Why did you decide to start podcasting in the first place?

It was a fluke. We’d launched a meetup in Minneapolis, where we live, and our second meetup featured a guest speaker who’s done some ground-breaking work in behavioral science. We couldn’t believe that there were only 25 people signed up for his presentation and Kurt suggested we record the presentation and turn it into a podcast. He knew that Tim had recording equipment from his work as a musician, so the conversation was completely naïve. We had no idea what we were doing. That was September 2017 four months later, we’d decided that a weekly format was the only way to satisfy our desires to talk with all of the cool people we wanted to.

Which podcasts do you take inspiration from?

Dozens. There are so many that do good work. We’re fans of Hidden Brain (as we mentioned earlier), Tim Ferris, Opinion Science, Deeply Human, The Happiness Lab, Rationally Speaking, Big Brains, You Are Not So Smart, Choiceology, The Psychology Podcast…the list goes on!

Who’s your dream guest for the podcast?

Alan Alda. He is a pioneer in the arena of science communications with his institute at the State University of New York at Stoney Brook. He demonstrates a tremendous passion for the scholarly work that is being done by great researchers and feels compelled to help improve the ways in which their work, especially their findings, are communicated to the general public. We would love to speak with him about this passion.

What’s the biggest lesson you’ve learnt so far as a podcaster?

From our guests, we’ve heard over and over again that context matters. Yes, our genes and DNA play very important roles in who we are, but at any given moment, context is king!

As podcasters, we learn something new from every conversation, every production, every publication…it’s a terrifically rewarding life for someone who likes to learn! Our biggest lessons as podcasters include:

  • Be yourself.
  • Be prepared.
  • Stuff happens.
Which episode would you say is the perfect introduction to your podcast?

With a back catalogue of over 250 episodes, it’s tough to decide…let’s start with this one: Episode 222 “How Delusions Can Actually Be Useful” with Shankar Vedantam, the creator and host of Hidden Brain.  The first 1:45 is a pretty good intro and Shankar is not only a terrific host, but he’s a terrific guest, as well.

Another good way to get started with Behavioral Grooves is to listen to our brief conversation with George Loewenstein and Linda Babcock – in a very, very rare interview – about George’s musings on boredom and how, for some, it can be a painful experience. This is part of our Carnegie Mellon Series and this conversation appears in Episode 67.

Lastly, one of our favorite guests is Annie Duke, who we first interviewed in Episode 31. We were discussing her “Thinking in Bets” book and found ourselves forming a meaningful friendship with her because of this conversation.

Where can the Pod Bible readers find out more about you?

Check out our website: www.behavioralgrooves.com. You can also listen to the Behavioral Grooves podcast on any podcast player such as Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Podbean, Stitcher or Castbox. And thank you for having us!

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