Jan 29, 2025
In episode 221 Jo's special guest is neurologist Prof Adam Zeman, who is an Honorary Professor of Neurology at the University of Exeter Medical School and Honorary Fellow at the University of Edinburgh. Adam talks about his latest book 'The Shape of Things Unseen: A New Science of Imagination', including why and how...
Jan 22, 2025
Jo brings you a special edition in episode 220, on location in the Forest of Dean. She learns about the history of Whitecross Manor near Lydney, which has links to Sir Francis Drake and was destroyed in the English Civil War. Her guide is historian Dr Roger Deeks who tells her about the people and the place and why...
Jan 15, 2025
In episode 219 Jo's special guest is Dr Elaine Kasket, who is a counselling and cyber psychologist, as well as an author. Elaine talks about her work, including her latest book 'Reset: Rethinking Your Digital World for a Happier Life'. Topics discussed include privacy online, surveillance technology and the...
Jan 8, 2025
Jo's special guest in episode 218 is Prof Adam Hart, who is professor of science communication at the University of Gloucestershire. Adam returns to myth bust and this time its hibernation, looking at what animals do it, why and how they do it, different kinds of hibernation, and how things like climate change are...
Jan 1, 2025
In the first episode of 2025 (ep 217), Jo welcomes back Jeff Downes and Graham O'Dwyer from the At The Flicks podcast. They reveal their top ten science fiction films from 2024 and guests and listeners share their favourites too.
Jeff and Graham also look ahead to what we can enjoy at the cinema when it comes to...