67: How to have better arguments: Ian Leslie
Writer Ian Leslie discusses how to argue better from his book Conflicted. We discuss the Wright Brothers, relationship scientists and much more. --- Thanks to my sponsor ExpressVPN. For an extra 3 m...
23 Elo 20211h 7min
66: Stabbed by a kebab skewer: Forensic Psychologist Kerry Daynes
Today, we've got Kerry Daynes, a famous forensic psychologist who has worked in prisons and police stations with some of the most dangerous or sometimes misunderstood criminals and patients. One such ...
16 Elo 20211h 15min
65: What it's really like inside scientology: Chris Shelton
Former scientologist Chris Shelton talks about his time in the cult of scientology and exposes the truth about Tom Cruise and David Miscavige. Thanks to my sponsor, MasterClass. Go to http://mastercl...
9 Elo 20211h 7min
66: John McWhorter - FREE Bonus Episode!
My dear listeners, I'm posting one of my weekly bonus episodes - which are typically behind a pay wall. It's just that this one with John McWhorter was too darn good not to share with the wider publi...
6 Elo 202118min
64: Inside The World's Strictest School: Katharine Birbalsingh, Headmistress
Today, we’re taking a walk down the corridors of the world’s strictest school. Of course, I’m talking metaphorically, because if we were walking down the corridors of Michaela, a school in Brent, nort...
2 Elo 20211h 7min
63: Ex-Scientologist Jon Atack exposes the cult
Ex-scientologist Jon Atack exposes the cult of scientology, talking about everything from Tom Cruise and Mao Zedong to free will and the difference between religion and cult. Jon Atack Links: ...
26 Heinä 20211h 18min
62: My face blindness, memory loss...and Memento: Thomas Leeds
Thomas Leeds was hit by a car when he was 20, flipping over its roof, crushing the vehicle and landing on his head. Remarkably, he had few physical signs of trauma, so was released from hospital, befo...
19 Heinä 20211h 1min
61: Neuroscientist who found out he's a psychopath: Dr. James Fallon
Dr. James Fallon is renowned for his work in psychopathy. But a chance occurrence led him to realise something dark about his own family history...and the brain scans concurred... Listen to the bonus...
12 Heinä 20211h 7min
