Research In Hostile/Challenging Environments: From Consent To The Management Of Guilt
Conducting research in the field can be one of the most ethically fraught experiences of your career (maybe even life), and this can become even more salient if you are working with populations that a...
5 Apr 20231h 6min
'The Last of Us' Review - From Academic Analysis To Mind Altering Fungus
'The Last of Us' games were hugely successful, offering one of the most immersive and terrifying gaming experiences to date for many a nerd (myself included). The recent release of the televised adapt...
21 Mar 202357min
'Proving Atheism' - An Evening With A C Grayling
Myself and fellow sociologist Richard Remelie discuss an event we attended from the esteemed AC Grayling, one of the most eminent philosophers and authors in the realm of atheism (although he writes o...
28 Feb 202347min
The Secrets To Pleasure And Pain - Book Review - 'The Sweet Spot' By Psychologist Paul Bloom
Joined again by my co-host and fellow bookworm Andrea to review another fascinating book. This time we are exploring the weird and wonderful world of pleasure and pain. Why do we seek it? What are the...
6 Feb 202341min
Psychological Trauma In The Roman Legion
I am joined this week by PhD researcher Adam Aderman, a doctoral student at Manchester Metropolitan University - located in the history department. There is considerable buzz now around adopting so ca...
12 Des 202246min
A Cross Over Special - Interview With Dr Kim Heyes
In a change to our normal programming I, your host, is interviewed by Kim on her new Podcast the Accessible Academic (link below) about my own research. Kim is a Senior Lecturer of Health and Social J...
12 Sep 202234min
How Working In Marginal Spaces Changes You
This time I am joined by recent Manchester Metropolitan University PhD graduate Simon Armour, who is the Mental Health and Wellbeing programme manager at Stockport Council. In this episode we explore ...
5 Sep 20221h
Book Review - A Serial Killer's Daughter
Denis Rader aka ‘BTK’ (bind, torture, kill) was one of America’s more prolific serial killers, leaving a path of murder and destruction decades long. Join me and my co host Andrea Nicklin as we review...
8 Aug 202237min
