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Humania Podcast

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Society & Culture
Dissecting the Human Condition, One Story at a Time
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HM008. Phantom Terrains

By the age of 25, Frank Swain had lost most of his hearing - forcing him to wear electronic aids to listen to the world around him. Instead of allowing his isolating condition to get him down, he decided to turn his "disability into a superability" This is his story. Music: Evenings - '[I] Softly, We Go..' Evenings - 'Friend [Lover]'

Mar 26, 2015•14 min

HM007. The Shipping Forecast

BBC Radio 4's daily Shipping Forecast has become somewhat of a British Institution since it was first issued via Telegraph in 1861. But what can the historical meteorological broadcast tell us about our own modern-day society? Regular reader Zeb Soanes attempts to decipher. Music: Spring 0 - Max Richter Forces of Attraction - Jóhann Jóhannsson

Jan 29, 2015•12 min

HM006. An Olfactory History Of London

Often overshadowed by its fellow senses, Dr Alex Rhys-Taylor explains the role smell has played in the foundation and history of London.

Sep 06, 2014•16 min

HM005. London Riots

What can the London Riots of 2011 tell us about Human Behaviour? Dr. Hannah Fry used mathematics to find out. Music: Oasis - Fucking in the Bushes

Apr 07, 2014•12 min

HM004. San Seriffe

Peter Preston was editor on the Guardian Newspaper in 1977 when, on April 1st, they printed a story on San Seriffe - a fictitious island nation.

Mar 16, 2014•11 min

HM003. Hearing Voices

Professor Chris French has spent a large chunk of his academic life looking at the Psychology of Paranormal Phenomena - but what can these beliefs teach us about ourselves?

Mar 09, 2014•14 min

HM002. The Man Who Could Taste the Tube

James Wannerton has Lexical Gustatory Synesthesia, which means he can taste words. Last year, he made a very special tube map. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/road-and-rail-transport/10257633/What-do-London-Underground-stops-taste-like.html

Feb 15, 2014•8 min
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