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 Aug 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 Jul 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 Jul 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 Jul 20211h 7min
60: The Woman Who Walked The World: Angela Maxwell
today on the show is Angela Maxwell, who walked 20,000 miles or 32,000 kilometres around the entire globe. It took her the best part of six years to do so, and she learned about as much about life as ...
5 Jul 20211h 5min
59: John McWhorter: F**k, s**t, c**t and the truly unspeakable
Leading linguistics professor at Columbia University John McWhorter talks about his brilliant book Nine Nasty Words, and the origin of swearing. Why are some words profane, and others not? How has it ...
28 Jun 20211h 4min
58: Working undercover in Amazon warehouse - James Bloodworth
Today’s guest, James Bloodworth, is an intrepid journalist who went undercover to work in an Amazon warehouse and expose the torrid conditions within. His acclaimed book Hired details his journey back...
21 Jun 20211h 14min
57: Make all drugs legal & abolish prisons: Chris Daw QC
Top barrister Chris Daw QC talks about how more and more people are being incarcerated with tougher sentences. Being tough on crime is a vote winner – it appeals to our primal urges as well as our sen...
15 Jun 20211h 20min
