Superstar election forecaster Nate Silver - The Art of Risking Everything
Nate Silver's remarkable career has seen him conquer many seemingly unrelated worlds: professional poker, sports journalism, and the political forecasting that made him a star of US politics. He joine...
10 Sep 20241h 11min
Stefan Stern - The Lady Macbeth Guide to Ambition
Many of us wrestle with daunting life-choice questions from time to time: what should I be aiming for? Am I being ambitious enough? Has an excess of ambition led me astray? Stefan Stern has dedicated...
6 Sep 202431min
Mark Galeotti - Putin, Prigozhin and the Future of Russia
Yevgeny Prigozhin emerged as one of the most dangerous warlords in the world and as one of Vladimir Putin’s chief rivals in Russia’s tumultuous political climate, exiled after leading Wagner’s attempt...
3 Sep 20241h
Senior Jewellery Curator at the V&A Helen Molesworth - The Dazzling History of Gems
From ancient thrones to Hollywood stars, gems have not only adorned humanity but also shaped its history. How did emeralds and rubies etch our origin stories? How did garnets embody the flickering sou...
30 Aug 202451min
Philosopher Peter Godfrey-Smith - How Animal Minds Transformed Planet Earth
Traditional stories of the evolution of life on our planet tell us that we and all other creatures on Earth were shaped by evolution. But how do minds that are shaped by evolution go on to transform n...
27 Aug 202451min
Yuval Noah Harari Meets Katherine Rundell - Unstoppable Us (Summer Repeat)
Have you ever wondered how we got here? From hunting mammoths, to flying to the moon? Historian Yuval Noah Harari introduced millions of readers to the story of the human species with his global best...
22 Aug 20241h 10min
Fern Academy Prize winner Gabriela Denise Frank - Fear and Loathing in White Collar America
Created in collaboration with Fern Press and Tortoise Media, the Fern Academy Prize was created to discover and nurture unpublished writers who shine a light on the universal human experience and spea...
20 Aug 20241h 14min
Dr Emily Leeming - The Life Changing Science of Gut Health
A healthy gut functions like a successful company, with different roles and employees. So how do we keep these employees happy? In this episode of the podcast, microbiome scientist and dietician Dr ...
16 Aug 20241h 3min
