Microwaves
Charlotte and Amit dive into the story of microwaves and ask if they have enough power for a comeback.
Around nine out of ten of us have a microwave in the UK, making it a trendy gadget. But most of us use it for reheating food or zapping a microwave meal. Amit Katwala and Charlotte Stavrou find ou…
Lie Detectors, Truth Serum or Junk Science?
The book, Tremors in the Blood: Murder, Obsession, and the Birth of The Lie Detector explores the history of the polygraph. We discuss that history with the author, Amit Katwala.
Are the machines "truth serum" or "junk science"?
Did the inventors stand by the reliability? How has the polygraph fail…
Amit Katwala (Tremors in the Blood) and Patti McCracken (Angel Makers) plus Deborah Blum
You asked and we delivered! Pulitzer-prize winning science journalist Deborah Blum—author of The Poisoner’s Handbook—returns to PBC! This time, she comes to us as HOST! Two additional authors will be joining us, picked by Deborah herself: Amit Katwala as author of TREMORS IN THE BLOOD and Patti McC…
SEASON 2 (Trailer)
Welcome friends to SEASON 2!
With 2024 now [almost] behind us, it's time to prepare for our 2025 reading year and companion podcast!
Here is our 2025 lineup:
January "All That Is Wicked: A Gilded-Age Story of Murder and the Race to Decode the Criminal Mind" by Kate Wrinkler Dawson
February "Tremors…
377: The Murder of Anna Wilkens & The Birth of the Lie Detector w/ Amit Katwala
Late one evening in the summer of 1922, Henry Wilkens burst through the doors of the emergency room covered in his wife's blood. But was he a grieving husband or a ruthless killer who conspired with bandits to have her murdered? To find out, the San Francisco police turned to technology and a new m…
Tremors in the Blood: Murder, Obsession, and the Birth of the Lie Detector with the author Amit Katwala
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Welcome to the Morbidly Curious Book Club’s Podcast! In this episode, we are discussing our February 2025 book pick, “TREMORS IN THE BLOOD: Murder, Obsession, and the Birth of the Lie Detector” by Amit Katwala.
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Science You Believe That Isn't True & The Story of The Lie Detector - SYSK Choice
This may be hard to imagine but trees can fight crime. Not all types of crime but they the fight some crime – and no one really knows how they do it. Listen to hear the explanation. https://www.motherjones.com/environment/2019/04/trees-crime-cincinnati-philadelphia-ida-b-wells-chicago/
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Amit Katwala
In this episode, we speak to award-winning journalist, editor and author Amit Katwala who shares his personal story of loss following the stillbirth of his son Rayan. Amit has also shared his deeply moving story for The Guardian, offering a powerful reflection of grief from a father's perspective. …
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