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Hello everyone! On this podcast, I explore the most important ideas of our time with great scientists, philosophers, historians, and thinkers. We discuss the frontiers of science and AI, climate change, culture, the arts, and the role of history in understanding the present. We also dive into the lives of the men and women who have shaped our understanding of the world.
My goal is to explore big and important questions, spark curiosity, and share meaningful insights from some of the greatest minds of our time.
Join me for conversations that inform, inspire, and expand your perspective.
My goal is to explore big and important questions, spark curiosity, and share meaningful insights from some of the greatest minds of our time.
Join me for conversations that inform, inspire, and expand your perspective.
Hosts:
Update frequency:
weekly
Average audio length:
54 minutes
Guest interviews
Video podcast
English
United States
15 episodes
since March 11, 2025
episodic
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What was it like to be a child growing up at the very heart of Nazi Germany?
In the final days of the Second World War, twelve-year-old Helga Goebbels was living with her five younger siblings in Hitler’s bunker in Berlin. Their parents, Joseph and Magda Goebbels, had brought the children there as…
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I had the great pleasure of speaking with Robert Sapolsky — one of the world's leading neuroscientists and primatologists. A professor at Stanford University, Sapolsky has spent decades studying stress, primate behavior, and the biology of human nature. His university lectures have been viewed by m…
What can the latest fossil discoveries tell us about our origins — and why are we the only human species left?
In this conversation, I speak with renowned paleoanthropologist Chris Stringer about some of the greatest mysteries of human evolution. We discuss the remarkable discovery of the million-…
I'm very pleased to have had the opportunity to talk with cosmologist Paul Sutter, whose books and podcast I've thoroughly enjoyed, and whose work has been an amazing source of knowledge and insight for me.
Paul M. Sutter is a cosmologist, award-winning science communicator, NASA advisor, U.S. Cult…
I had the great honour of talking with the world-renowned scientist Robert Sapolsky, whose work I have been following for years. His books and lectures have had a profound impact on the way I see the world and on my own life.
Robert Sapolsky is an American neuroendocrinologist, bestselling author, …
What comes after the Standard Model? Has the Large Hadron Collider failed? And how do scientific revolutions actually happen?
In this conversation, I speak with Cambridge particle physicist and author Harry Cliff about some of the biggest unanswered questions in fundamental physics. We discuss the…
I have had the great honour of talking with the world-renowned scientist Robert Sapolsky, whose work I have been following for years. His books and lectures have had a huge impact on the way I see the world and my own life.Robert Sapolsky is an American neuroendocrinologist, bestselling author and …
I had a fabulous time speaking with the brilliant writer and historian, Emma Craigie. In our conversation, she examines the psychology of Nazi leaders and the final days of Hitler's life, focusing on those people who were around him in the bunker, including his secretary Traudl Junge and Joseph Goe…
I had the great honor of speaking with Dominic Sandbrook — British historian, author, columnist, podcaster, and co-host of the hugely popular podcast The Rest Is History alongside historian and author Tom Holland.
In this conversation, we discuss how Dominic first fell in love with history as a ch…
I had the incredible honour of speaking with Neil Shubin — a great evolutionary biologist, paleontologist, author, and science communicator who has led fossil-hunting expeditions around the world. Among his pioneering discoveries is the 375-million-year-old Tiktaalik roseae, an important transition…
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