Coronavirus vs other pandemics

Hear about coronavirus and how it isn’t that bad compared to historical pandemics

• 6 mins

What is fat-shaming?

We discuss where the attitudes behind fat-shaming come from.

• 6 mins

Why can't we resist comfort food?

Neil and Rob talk about comfort food and what actually makes us eat it.

• 6 mins

For the love of foreign languages

Is learning languages good for head, heart and soul?

• 6 mins

What makes a good story?

Hear about storytelling and how it helps us to connect and communicate.

• 6 mins

The woman whose cells never die

Rob and Georgina discuss medical research and teach you related vocabulary.

• 6 mins

How much heat do you lose from your head?

Rob and Georgina talk about percentages and teach you some English vocabulary.

• 6 mins

Working for yourself

Rob and Georgina talk about the advantages and disadvantages of freelancing.

• 6 mins

Singing in tune

Neil and Georgina discuss singing and teach you related vocabulary along the way.

• 6 mins

Covid: One year on

Over a year on since the first outbreak, what have we learnt? We talk about the pandemic.

• 6 mins

Looking for utopia

Rob and Georgina talk about how to create a happy place.

• 6 mins

What’s the key to happiness?

Hear about what small things you can do to feel happier about life.

• 6 mins

Digital help for blind people

Hear about digital technology which helps blind people improve their lives.

• 6 mins

Astronauts on strike?

Hear all about the Skylab astronauts’ disagreement with mission control.

• 6 mins

Is English really English?

Neil and Georgina discuss where the English language we use today really comes from.

• 6 mins

The language of biscuits

Rob and Neil talk about the origins and the language of this humble snack.

• 6 mins

Naked in nature

Hear about why being naked in nature might be good for you.

• 6 mins

US and China vs climate change

Can the world's two biggest emitters of greenhouse gases work together?

• 6 mins

A quieter world

Neil and Georgina discuss noise and whether it is bad for our health.

• 6 mins

Mermaids

We talk about different variations on the concept of mermaids.

• 6 mins

When males are not needed

We talk about different animals which can reproduce without having sex.

• 6 mins

Hermits

Why do people decide to be alone for long periods of time?

• 6 mins

Compassion fatigue

Has the pandemic made people tired of feeling sorry for others and themselves?

• 6 mins

The Rosetta Stone

How the famous piece of rock became the key to decoding Egyptian hieroglyphs.

• 6 mins

Food superstitions

We talk about food superstitions and teach you vocabulary along the way.

• 6 mins

Building rapport with others

We discuss four styles of communication and teach you related vocabulary along the way.

• 6 mins

Making old things last longer

Shouldn't we stop throwing things away and start fixing them?

• 6 mins

Saving the white rhinos

Conservationists are working on an artificial breeding programme to preserve the species.

• 6 mins

Hypnotism

Hypnotism has always fascinated us, but can anyone be hypnotised?

• 6 mins

Flexible working

Is there a stigma attached to not wanting to work the 9-to-5 shift?

• 6 mins