Better Known

This week, Edward Cook discusses with Ivan six things which he thinks should be better known. The microbiome: all the bacteria that live in your gut - www.nytimes.com/2013/05/19/magazine/say-hello-to-the-100-trillion-bacteria-that-make-up-your-microbiome.html Overinvestment in hops: that craft beer is going to burst eventually - www.ft.com/content/468aa664-c5bc-11e6-8f29-9445cac8966f John Clarke aka Fred Dagg: Australian satire - www.youtube.com/watch?v=GgrX7uOZqHI The massacre of the Nepalese royal family: www.pri.org/stories/2011-06-01/why-nepals-crown-prince-went-killing-spree Absence of tube stations in south east London: why the Underground does not cover the whole city - www.citymetric.com/transport/why-are-there-so-few-tube-lines-south-london-2929 The Castle: Australian film comedy - www.theguardian.com/film/australia-culture-blog/2014/apr/04/the-castle-rewatching-classic-australian-films This podcast is powered by ZenCast.fm

This week, Keir Shiels discusses with Ivan six things which he thinks should be better known: Gervase Fen novels: detective stories by an Oxford professor - www.edmundcrispin.com/gervase-fen/ Lebanese wine: a new nationality of drink for you to try - www.ft.com/content/c78c5a24-6c19-11e7-bfeb-33fe0c5b7eaa Murder by Death: spoof murder mystery film with all-star cast: www.youtube.com/watch?v=mXn8CsQU1-U Synaethesia: a condition which affected Nabokov causing him to associate individual letters with colours - www.bbc.com/culture/story/20140904-i-see-songs-in-colour Shakespeare forgeries: William Henry Ireland found two new Shakespeare plays: or did he? - www.smithsonianmag.com/history/to-beor-not-the-greatest-shakespeare-forgery-136201/ Dr John Elliotson: Victorian doctor who dabbled in phrenology and mesmerism - www.spectator.co.uk/2017/05/a-mesmerising-doctor-and-his-victorian-freak-show/ This podcast is powered by ZenCast.fm

This week, Tom Newman discusses with Ivan six things which he thinks should be better known: The Beatles: largely forgotten 1960s beat combo - www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2017/04/the-10-best-forgotten-beatles-songs.html United Fighting Championship: Brazilian jujitsu - http://wereabigdeal.com/a-beginners-guide-to-a-grown-mans-fantasy-ufc/ Gattaca: sci-fi film about eugenics - http://metro.co.uk/2017/10/24/gattaca-at-20-why-its-still-one-of-the-best-sci-fi-movies-around-7023410/ The origins of Christianity: how you nearly never heard of Jesus – www.bbc.co.uk/history/ancient/romans/christianityromanempire_article_01.shtml The idea of free will as an illusion: are you driving your car or are you in the passenger seat? - www.scientificamerican.com/article/is-free-will-an-illusion/ Multiplicity: Michael Keaton plays four versions of himself - www.chicagonow.com/hammervision/2011/04/in-defense-of-multiplicity/ This podcast is powered by ZenCast.fm

This week, Thomas Williams discusses six things which he thinks should be better known: Health economics: saving lives does not save money in the long run - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Health_economics The busiest railway stations: almost all of them are in Japan - https://japantoday.com/category/features/travel/the-51-busiest-train-stations-in-the-world-all-but-6-located-in-japan Sequencing DNA: you can do it on your laptop - www.economist.com/news/science-and-technology/21732083-small-portable-devices-plug-laptops-taking-dna-sequencing Prevalence of asthmatics in sport: asthma is no barrier to winning Olympic medals - www.theguardian.com/sport/2016/apr/29/elite-athletes-asthma-simon-yates-team-sky-swimmers Changing perceptions of euthanasia: the public used to be less hostile towards it - www.encyclopedia.com/medicine/divisions-diagnostics-and-procedures/medicine/euthanasia Churchill’s role at Gallipoli: the strategy was correct, after all - www.smh.com.au/federal-politics/gallipoli-was-not-churchills-great-folly-20110413-1ddzb.html This podcast is powered by ZenCast.fm

This week, Maria Donovan and Anna Carlisle discuss with Ivan six things which should be better known. Edmund Dene Morel: political activist and reformer of the slave trade in the Belgian Congo - www.bouncing-balls.com/timeline/people/nr_leopoldmorel.htm Ben Bulben Mountain: historic mountain range in Sligo - www.adventurous-travels.com/posts/ben-bulben-mountain-and-glencar-waterfall-and-lake-county-sligo-ireland “What’s the lowlight of your holiday?”: sometimes the negative holiday stories are the best - www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/lists/worst-holidays-from-hell/ Monopoly Deal: card game variation on board game classic - www.boardgamereviewsbyjosh.com/2013/01/monopoly-deal-review.html Lady Denman: strong independent woman and originator of pronunciation of Canberra - www.abc.net.au/news/2016-08-02/lord-and-lady-denman-in-australia-exhibition/7677874 Cell Workout: LJ Flanders' exercise regime for prisoners - www.russellwebster.com/lj-flanders-story-beyond-cell-workout/ This podcast is powered by ZenCast.fm

This week, Ivan Wise discusses six things which he thinks should be better known Nothing Sacred: one of the finest film comedies, starring Carole Lombarde - http://sensesofcinema.com/2011/cteq/nothing-sacred/ Charles Lamb: essayist and author of Tales from Shakespeare - www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/44519/the-old-familiar-faces Rosewood Thieves: American folk-rock band - www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ARPHwygl8A Takin’ Home the Asylum: BBC drama about mental health, and David Tennant's first starring role - www.theguardian.com/society/2008/jun/04/mentalhealth Parkinson’s Law of Triviality: how committees spend most of their time on trivia - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Law_of_triviality Cyrus Field: the man behind the transatlantic cable - http://www.nytimes.com/2002/08/11/books/the-cable-guy.html This podcast is powered by ZenCast.fm

This week, Ezekiel Jacob discusses with Ivan Wise six things which he thinks should be better known: The evolution of powered flight in birds: why some birds learnt to fly and why others did not - www2.gwu.edu/~darwin/BiSc151/Birds/Birds.HTML The Varangian Guard: an elite unit of the Byzantine army, featuring Harold Hardrada -www.realmofhistory.com/2016/04/20/10-fascinating-facts-varangian-guard/ Chaser’s War on Everything: an Australian satirical sketch show - www.youtube.com/watch?v=7X3aqifX66E Kublai Khan’s failed invasions of South East Asia: Genghis’ grandson takes China but fails to take Japan, Java or Vietnam - www.thoughtco.com/the-mongol-invasions-of-japan-195559 Molesworth: books written by Geoffrey Willans and illustrated by Ronald Searle - www.lrb.co.uk/v22/n04/thomas-jones/swete-lavender Caledonian Orogeny: a geologist’s explanation for the 2014 Scottish referendum - www.geolsoc.org.uk/Plate-Tectonics/Chap4-Plate-Tectonics-of-the-UK/Caledonian-Orogeney This podcast is powered by ZenCast.fm

This week, David Singleton talks to Ivan Wise about six things which he thinks should be better known. Tardigrades www.bbc.co.uk/earth/story/20150313-the-toughest-animals-on-earth Fractals https://mathigon.org/world/Fractals William Shockley www.pbs.org/transistor/album1/shockley/shockley3.html Strangford Lough www.visitstrangfordlough.co.uk Kottke.org https://kottke.org/ Super 8 www.straight8.net/ This podcast is powered by ZenCast.fm

This week, Jonny Forbes talks to Ivan Wise about six things which he thinks should be better known. Extreme heavy metal of the past thirty years - an overview of death metal, thrash metal and other key developments: www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnhum.2015.00272/full Benefits to mental health of juggling - throwing balls in the air is good for you in lots of ways: www.jugglingworld.biz/more-juggling-resources/benefits-of-juggling-and-circus-skills/ Slovenia as tourist destination – Ljubljana is just the tip of the iceberg: www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/destinations/europe/slovenia/articles/slovenia-attractions/ Medical benefits of psychedelic drugs - David Nutt and the research into how drugs can help those with depression: https://sapiensoup.com/medical-benefits-of-psychedelic-drugs I’m a Cyborg but that’s OK - South Korean romantic comedy film from the director of the Vengeance trilogy: www.denofgeek.com/movies/6572/eiff-im-a-cyborg-but-thats-ok-review British invasion in comics - Alan Moore, Neil Gaiman and how superheroes became flawed: www.gizmodo.co.uk/2016/03/how-the-british-invasion-changed-the-world-of-comics/ This podcast is powered by ZenCast.fm

This week, Gregory Platten discusses with Ivan Wise six things which he thinks should be better known. Harris Gin: www.harrisdistillery.com/harris-gin Still Game: Scottish sitcom - http://www.digitalspy.com/tv/news/a810193/still-game-returns-after-9-years-on-friday-and-its-the-best-sitcom-youve-never-watched-unless-youre-from-scotland/ Life as a vicar: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/health/3297407/High-pressure-long-hours-and-low-pay-the-life-of-a-vicar-is-no-longer-a-tea-party.html Chequers: Oxford pub - www.oxfordtimes.co.uk/leisure/food/reviews/10813297.REVIEW__The_ChequersOxfordChequeredhistory/ Nicholas Berdyaev: Russian philosopher - www.chebucto.ns.ca/Philosophy/Sui-Generis/Berdyaev/essays/index.htm Berwick upon Tweed: most northerly town in England - www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/berwick/berwickupontweed/index.html This podcast is powered by ZenCast.fm