Episodes List
Sebastian Mallaby on Demis Hassabis and the making of DeepMind
01 Aug, 2026Jennifer Shahade on how to think like a chess champion
13 Jun, 2026Johan Norberg on why civilisations rise, flourish and fall
07 Jun, 2026Jonathan Wilson on football, FIFA and 100 years of World Cup history
30 May, 2026Dr Masud Husain on what the brain reveals about us
09 May, 2026Dr Masud Husain on what the brain reveals about us
09 May, 2026Tim Wigmore: The story of Test cricket
01 May, 2026Samanth Subramanian on the undersea cables that run the world
11 Apr, 2026Adam Weymouth: What wolves tell us about Europe
28 Mar, 2026Philip Coggan on trade wars, globalisation and economic Common Sense
21 Mar, 2026Kieran Mulvaney on the battle for power at the top of the world
21 Mar, 2026Sir John Kay on why almost everything we are told about business is wrong
14 Feb, 2026Edward Fishman on sanctions, chokepoints and the art of economic pressure
07 Feb, 2026Jason Burke on the extremists who hijacked the 1970s
25 Jan, 2026Danny Bate: Stories behind the English letters we use every day
24 Jan, 2026Marc Dunkelman on Why Nothing Works
24 Jan, 2026Patrick McGee on Apple in China
24 Jan, 2026Stephen Witt on the cult of Nvidia and its charismatic founder, Jensen Huang
14 Jun, 2025Richard Overy on why humans go to war
06 Jun, 2025Charlie English on the CIA's quietest operation
31 May, 2025Carl Zimmer breaks down what’s really in the air
18 May, 2025Beyond Silicon Valley: Ludwig Siegele on China’s quiet AI revolution
18 May, 2025Charles Piller on the broken science behind Alzheimer’s research
26 Apr, 2025Clive Oppenheimer on volcanoes and a life at the crater's edge
26 Apr, 2025Mike Brearley: On cricket, captaincy, character and the mind
26 Apr, 2025John Dykes unplugged: mastering the art of storytelling and performance
23 Mar, 2025Simon Parkin on the siege of Leningrad and the scientists who refused to give in
22 Mar, 2025Tits Up! Sarah Thornton on breasts: their history, power and perception
15 Mar, 2025Inside the human mind with Guy Leschziner
14 Mar, 2025