The Art of Now: Border Wall
Donald Trump's pledge to build a "big beautiful wall" along the US-Mexico border has inserted a political urgency into the mainstream art world and made the Latino experience a point of inspiration fo...
5 Okt 201829min
The Eternal Life of the Instant Noodle
How instant noodles, now 60 years old, went from a shed in Japan to global success. What is the most traded legal item in US prisons? Instant Noodles. According to the World Instant Noodles Associatio...
28 Sep 201828min
The Ballad of the Blade
The story of knife crime, told in verse by the weapon itself. Why do teenagers carry knives? How does it feel to live in a world where that's normal? How should we respond to the moral panic generated...
25 Sep 201828min
The Sound Odyssey: Nadine Shah travels to Beirut
The Sound Odyssey is a new series in which Gemma Cairney takes British artists for musical collaborations in different countries around the world, hearing the musicians in a new light, and exposing th...
21 Sep 201828min
What Happened Last Night in Sweden?
In February 2017, President Trump made a speech to his supporters. He moved on to the topic of immigration and Sweden. "You look at what's happening last night in Sweden," he told the crowd at a rally...
28 Aug 201829min
The Five Foot Shelf
According to Charles W. Eliot - President of Harvard and cousin of T.S. - everything required for a complete, liberal education could fit on a shelf of books just 5-feet in length. In 1909 the first v...
21 Aug 201828min
Game Changer: Fortnite on 4
If you are a parent, you probably do not need an introduction to Fortnite Battle Royale. It's the online video game that's been absorbing the minds and time of millions of children and young adults si...
14 Aug 201829min
The Infinite Monkey Cage
In a special edition of the science and comedy podcast to mark the 100th episode, Brian Cox and Robin Ince reminisce about their favourite moments from the show.
13 Aug 201817min
