A compelling account of the 1986 Chernobyl nuclear accident . Not only did the fallout contaminate half of Europe it changed the course of history. When the nuclear reactor exploded it set off another...Show More
Sue Brierley is the adoptive mother of Saroo, the Indian boy whose remarkable story of finding his Indian birth mother is told in the film āLionā. Sue has now written her side of the story, and she ta...Show More
How should a nation confront its racist past? Ā Should public monuments linked with racial injustice be removed? These questions are being asked all over the world. Susan Neimanās book, āLearning from ...Show More
Stephen Hicks and Gloria Alvarez discuss socialism of the 21st century. 'Democratic socialism' is supposed to be the answer to free-market failures of the past. A new wave of leftist ideas is sweeping...Show More
Capitalism has failed. If we maintain our current capitalist system, we will ensure the collapse of our natural environment and of human civilisation, argues business management professor Paul Adler. ...Show More
Public intellectual, Clive Hamilton, argues China is engaged in an ideological struggle with the West, including Australia. He believes China's ruling Communist Party is deliberately subverting demo...Show More
Greg Jenner is joined by literary expert Dr Corin Throsby and comedian Lauren Pattison to explore the often turbulent life of literary icon Mary Shelley. Join us as we all question our life achievem...Show More
Cinnamon Brown was 14 years old when her own father, David Brown, convinced her to carry out the murder of her stepmother, Linda Bailey Brown. Cinnamon was fully convinced and brainwashed into thinkin...Show More
Writer, Ashley Kalagian Blunt, came to Australia from Canada intending to stay a year, but never went home.Ā Nearly a decade later, she is now a citizen, but remains bewildered by some of our cultural ...Show More
Ingrid Betancourt discusses her memoir, "Even Silence Has an End: My Six Years of Captivity in the Colombian Jungle."
Former Colombian presidential candidate Ingrid Betancourt speaks with UC San Diegoās Peter H. Smith about her kidnapping by FARC guerillas, her six-year long captivity and dramatic rescue, and her ext...Show More
Betancourt, the extraordinary Colombian French politician and activist, whose New York Times bestselling memoir chronicled her six and a half year captivity in the Colombian jungle by the FARC, ...Show More
When Colombian presidential candidate Ingrid Betancourt went on the campaign trail in 2002, she could not have imagined that it would end in a kidnapping and six year incarceration at the hands of gue...Show More
We'll walk the cobblestones of one of North America's most international cities
This week, Diana gets married, joins her new family and meets the press. Digressions include Judy Garland, Edward Cullen and the AITA subreddit. Unfortunately, this episode includes detailed descripti...Show More
Bad neighbors. What can you do about them?
We all think we know the story of pregnancy. Sperm meets egg, followed by nine months of nurturing, nesting, and quiet incubation. But this story isnāt the nursery rhyme we think it is. In a way, itās...Show More
Multiple sclerosis, lupus, rheumatoid arthritis, even psoriasis ā these are diseases in which the body begins to attack itself, and they all have one thing in common: they affect women more than men. ...Show More
Robert is joined by Arielle Duhaime-Ross (Vice News) to discuss the Nestle infant formula controversy. FOOTNOTES:http://archive.babymilkaction.org/pdfs/babykiller.pdfhttps://www.businessinsider.com/pe...Show More
After both towers of the World Trade Center were hit on September 11, 2001, first responders coordinated the largest emergency response in New York Cityās history. But their heroism at Ground Zero was...Show More
Birmingham in the 1890s meeting the real gangs āThe dramatic BBC series 'Peaky Blinders' has captivated audiences all over the world who have followed the criminal gangs of Birmingham. āNow well-known...Show More
Asking someone if theyāve lost weight is often seen as a compliment, but maybe it shouldnāt be. Elena and Harv talk with performer Ivory and writer Bob Kerr to unpack some thoughts about weight. Dieti...Show More
Welcome to My Year in Mensa, episode one!NOTE: ALL NAMES IN THIS PIECE HAVE BEEN CHANGED. This is a first-person account based on my own writing and experience within the group, and the rest is source...Show More
Bestselling author Kim Scott talks to Dan about how to speak with radical candor, push for more equitable workplaces, and speak up about diversity issues without ruining your career.
When we first met Majd Abdulghani, she was a teenager living in Saudi Arabia, one of the most restrictive countries for women in the world. She wanted to be a scientist, her family wanted to arrange h...Show More
The two mRNA Covid vaccines are the first vaccines to come out of a new field of immunology and represent such an amazing leap forward that they are taking us into a new era of medicine. Learn all abo...Show More
Heat waves are one of the easiest natural disasters to overlook yet they kill more people in the US than any other natural disaster (and maybe all others combined). And if climate predictions prove co...Show More
Like many huge discoveries, X-rays were accidentally stumbled upon. That serendipity led to a medical breakthrough still in use today. Learn about how X-rays are created and why they make such delight...Show More
The Radium Girls painted watched with glow-in-the-dark radium in the 1920s and '30s. Most got sick, many died. This is their story.
Mining uranium is dangerous work. Not only does it involve mining, which is dangerous itself, uranium is also found alongside some very radioactive stuff. Learn the ins and outs of this thrilling ende...Show More
When the Titanic set sail on her maiden voyage in April 1912, the world was divided into two types of people: those who considered her unsinkable and those who werenāt so sure about that. Both types w...Show More
After the Titanic sank recriminations and blame followed, sometimes ruining careers unjustifiably. As the decades wore on and she was found almost 2.5 miles down, history rehabilitated some people. Th...Show More
Legend has it that tea was discovered by a curious Chinese emperor after leaves blew into his boiled water. Now tea is the second only to water in popularity worldwide. And despite the varieties of t...Show More
The Bay of Pigs is one of the blackest of eyes on American foreign policy. Learn all about this dark spot of American history today.
When you vote in an American presidential election, you're not voting for your candidate - you're voting for a group of people you hope will in turn vote for your candidate. Listen in to learn more ab...Show More
Rabies may have gotten a lot of attention in the U.S. in the 70s and 80s, but it's still an issue in developing countries. Learn all about this nasty virus in this classic episode. And stay away from ...Show More
Wasps have a bad rap. Because their sting really hurts and they don't make honey like their cousins. But they are super cool and you shouldn't kill them. Listen and learn!
Tank Man. An indelible image burned in our brains. But what led to this extraordinary event? Chuck and Josh walk you through the days and weeks leading up to the massacre at Tiananmen Square, which is...Show More
Andre the Giant was a giant both figuratively and literally. Sure he was a wrestler, but more than that he was a human being who left a great legacy behind. Even if you're not a wrestling fan, you can...Show More
Anorexia and bulimia - those twin eating disorders that seem so common and maybe even just a phase for a teenage girl ā are actually the deadliest mental illnesses in America. Cultivating an eating di...Show More
Mister Rogersā Neighborhood was not a simple show. And Fred Rogers was not a simple man. He was radical. Spiritual. Revolutionary. Maybe even subversive. Bestselling author and cultural critic Carvell...Show More
Occasional bad breath is one thing, halitosis is another. Or is it? From its odd origins as a marketing ploy to modern weight loss diets that can induce this embarrassing condition, you can learn all ...Show More
On May 4, 1970, four days of anti-war protests at Kent State University in Ohio culminated in the unthinkable when Ohio guardsmen opened fire on protesters, killing four students. How could this trage...Show More
When Ronald Reagan was president, America got involved in some deeply shady stuff, not the least of which was the Iran-Contra scandal ā a convoluted operation that managed to combine an illegal covert...Show More
How has our understanding of the Holocaust changed over the decades? Professors Mary Fulbrook, Richard J Evans and Rebecca Clifford explore this question in a panel discussion recorded in association ...Show More
Greg Jenner is joined by Prof Marlene Daut and comedian Athena Kugblenu to examine the events and aftermath of the 18th century revolution in Haiti, the first nation to abolish slavery. They look at t...Show More
Greg Jenner is joined by literary expert Dr Corin Throsby and comedian Lauren Pattison to explore the often turbulent life of literary icon Mary Shelley. Join them as we all question our life achievem...Show More
This week weāre dishing up a mouthwatering feast of history, gossip, and white collar crime. Guest Sarah Archer tells the tale of Martha Stewart, a girl from New Jersey who achieved world domination b...Show More
Deep in the hidden archives of Harvardās Houghton Library are theĀ butter stainedĀ recipes of Emily Dickinson. Who knew? Emily Dickinson was better known by most as a baker than a poet in her lifetime. ...Show More
People waking up to the fact that the world has suddenly changed. Prologue: Jackson Landers tells the story of a very strange decision he made one summer day.Ā (6 minutes) Act One: Elena Kostyuchenk...Show More
A history podcast for people who donāt think they like history, History on Trial will use the most scandalous and shocking trials of the past to tell the story of America. From the Salem Witch Trials ...Show More
Artifacts and exhibits of this particular moment we are living through. Exhibit One: Ira talks to producer Emmanuel Dzotsi, who brings the first exhibit into the studio with him: a chunk of concrete...Show More
This week we talk to Dr. Gabor MateĀ“ aboutĀ addictionGet a free download of Eric's key quotes and ideas from Dr. Mate's work.Ā A renowned speaker, and bestselling author, Dr. Gabor MatĆ© is highly sought...Show More
bessiek recommended:
This was one of the best conversations I listened to in a long time. Sue Brierley and her family are true heros. ā¤ļøššš