Are We Doomed?
Some people use podcasts to help them fall asleep. Some people are kept awake by existential dread. How about a podcast that can combine the two?!
Are We Doomed? is an excellent narrative documentary series that looks at genuine, or potential, threats to the planet or humanity. Think nuclear war,...
Episode 6 - Are We Doomed?
Some people use podcasts to help them fall asleep. Some people are kept awake by existential dread. How about a podcast that can combine the two?!
Are We Doomed? is an excellent narrative documentary series that looks at genuine, or potential, threats to the planet or humanity. Think nuclear war,...
Bug Fight Club
You’re a critter in the forest, peacefully munching on a tree — until it’s chopped down, turned into a pallet, and you’re shipped across the ocean. What do you do? Sometimes, the answer is escape, find defenseless trees in your new home, and eat them to extinction. The emerald ash borer, spotted ...
Should we worry about the end of the world?
From climate change to the rise of AI - it’s hard not to feel like human civilization could be nearing the end. What threats are really worth worrying about? And what can we do to survive a global catastrophe? Today on The Sunday Story, Ben Bradford, host of the new NPR Network podcast Are We Doo...
When News Broke
Just a few decades ago most people used — and trusted — the same news sources. Now, Americans are siloed in separate ecosystems, consuming conflicting depictions of reality. Misinformation runs rampant. Conspiracy theories flourish. And extremism grows. Today on The Sunday Story from Up First, r...
Can Other Planets Tell Us Our Fate?
The universe should be crawling with life. With hundreds of billions of stars in our galaxy and hundreds of billions of galaxies, at least someone must have gotten a few billion years’ head start on us. So where is everybody?
This is the Fermi Paradox. And the simplest solution may be that intell...
How High Can You Build a Seawall?
It’s a particularly watery moment, with a hurricane on the Gulf Coast and El Niño-fueled waves flooding California homes. Not helping: The seas are rising, and they’re going to keep rising. How much can we build to stop that? And if we can’t, what will happen to the places in the way of the waves...
95bFM Drive w/ Smashton & Big J: Rātū October 13th, 2026
Tuesday Drive is back for another week of bangers, banter and bullshit!
This week, we have Spaced Out with Ben Bradford from Te Whatu Stardome to chat about the upcoming events at everyone's favourite space place.
Thanks to The Beer Spot
#387 First Contact Physiotherapy: Evidence for Outcome-Based Commissioning With Phin Robinson, Ben Bradford & Adam Davies from Pure Unity Health
What does it take to demonstrate the real impact of first contact physiotherapy and other multidisciplinary roles in primary care? And how can research help shape the future of outcome-based commissioning?
In this episode, Tara is joined by Phin Robinson, Ben Bradford & Adam Davies from Pure ...
Is the Microplastic In You Really Bad?
You have plastic in you. In your lungs, your gut, your blood, maybe your brain. That sounds bad.
But how bad?
Ben Bradford investigates whether microplastics are shaping up to be one of those hazards humanity realizes too late — like lead, asbestos, or air pollution — or whether we’re filling gap...
