Should fast food sponsor sport?
Is it right for companies selling unhealthy products to sponsor sporting events?
Nov 04, 2021•6 min
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Episodes
Grime: Music from architecture
We talk about the music of Wiley and Stormy, and teach you related vocabulary.
Oct 28, 2021•6 min
Where do your tips go?
We talk about tipping: the act of giving extra money to someone that has served you well.
Oct 21, 2021•6 min
Angela Merkel
Sam and Neil talk about the influential German leader and teach you related vocabulary.
Oct 14, 2021•6 min
Smart tech and climate change
Could AI be used to help fight against climate change?
Oct 07, 2021•6 min
Going through the menopause
Why don't people talk more about this aspect of women's lives?
Sep 30, 2021•6 min
Bitcoin's energy cost
Bitcoin: is it an investment option for ordinary people?
Sep 27, 2021•6 min
I love my language!
Neil and Sam talk about a woman's effort to keep her language alive.
Sep 23, 2021•6 min
Why are people collecting NFTs?
What are 'non-fungible tokens'? That's what Neil and Sam talk about in this programme.
Sep 20, 2021•6 min
Robot Artists
Will Robots ever be able to think or dream? Could they fall in love or create art?
Sep 16, 2021•7 min
Bats: Friend or foe?
Learn more about these furry flying mammals with Neil and Sam.
Sep 13, 2021•6 min
Is the planet warming up faster?
Some extreme weather events are puzzling scientists.
Sep 09, 2021•7 min
Is technology harmful to youngsters?
Can spending hours online affect the new generation's mental health?
Sep 06, 2021•6 min
Is chimp politics like ours?
Just like humans, chimps live in social groups, have leaders and a desire for power.
Sep 02, 2021•7 min
Making sense of the census
What's behind counting people in a country? Neil and Sam talk about the census.
Aug 26, 2021•7 min
The fear of numbers
Are you afraid of maths? Neil and Sam talk about numbers and teach you vocabulary.
Aug 23, 2021•6 min
A future without doctors?
We discuss if artificial intelligence could replace human doctors and nurses.
Aug 19, 2021•7 min
Lights! Camera! Kiss! - Intimacy on screen
How actors are made to feel more comfortable when filming intimate scenes.
Aug 16, 2021•6 min
Head injury in sport
Contact sports can be dangerous. The truth about the effects on players is coming out.
Aug 12, 2021•7 min
Inside the head of Jeff Bezos
How does the founder of the web giant Amazon think? Listen to the programme to find out.
Aug 09, 2021•6 min
The history of swimming
We talk about the history of swimming and teach you related vocabulary along the way.
Aug 05, 2021•7 min
Are humans a messy species?
Learn the language of going to the toilet.
Jul 29, 2021•7 min
The loneliest man in history
We talk about Michael Collins, who orbited the Moon in the command module Columbia.
Jul 26, 2021•6 min
How colour affects us
Neil and Georgina add some colour to your life by discussing how colour can make you feel
Jul 19, 2021•6 min
Flexible working
Is there a stigma attached to not wanting to work the 9-to-5 shift?
Jul 15, 2021•6 min
Hypnotism
Hypnotism has always fascinated us, but can anyone be hypnotised?
Jul 08, 2021•6 min
Saving the white rhinos
Conservationists are working on an artificial breeding programme to preserve the species.
Jul 01, 2021•6 min
Making old things last longer
Shouldn't we stop throwing things away and start fixing them?
Jun 24, 2021•6 min
Building rapport with others
We discuss four styles of communication and teach you related vocabulary along the way.
Jun 17, 2021•6 min
Food superstitions
We talk about food superstitions and teach you vocabulary along the way.
Jun 10, 2021•6 min