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8. The Terminator
Musk fears a 'Terminator future', where robots destroy humans. So why is he creating AI?
08 Apr 2025,·28 mins
Episode 5: The Flickering
Five original essays on how the mysterious is woven into the ordinary and the everyday.
18 Jul 2025,·14 mins
6. The Microdoctrine
Final episode of the LSD saga about an attempt to spark a revolution of the mind.
23 Nov 2022,·25 mins
Day Twenty-Eight: New Power
India discusses how we can improve healthcare for women
21 Mar 2022,·14 mins
Bonus Episodes - Series 2
Bonus Episode 8. From Two to Three - Parents on the Couch: Dr. Orna Guralnik
India chats to Dr. Orna Guralnik about how the arrival of a child impacts a couple.
21 Jan 2026,·15 mins
Insects and mobile phone
Smart phones could become even smarter – thanks to ants, beetles, moths and spiders!
17 Jan 2022,·20 mins
6. The Last Cry of the Whale
Scientists and ground workers attempt to unearth the delicate Fin whale skull.
18 Nov 2025,·25 mins
How Music Can Hold and Heal Us
We explore how music—especially lullabies—heals like medicine.
13 Mar 2025,·25 mins
Meditations on the Metaverse
Olga Koch and Hussein Kesvani get their heads around the future of the internet.
08 Dec 2021,·24 mins
Newgenics
Could powerful genetic technologies usher in a new eugenic era?
27 Dec 2022,·28 mins
A Wonderful Catastrophe
How can we cope with the challenges of digital communication?
12 Jul 2024,·14 mins
Ep 6: The Future - What’s There To Sing About?
What is the common ground that can save the North Atlantic Right Whale?
28 Sep 2022,·58 mins
Farm to Fork (30/07/2026)
Harriet Cowan and Joe Seels shine a spotlight on our farming communities.
30 Jul 2026,·180 mins
Series 1: Planet Chicken
Hay Festival Special
Chris van Tulleken in conversation with Leyla Kazim, at Hay Festival 2024.
29 Oct 2024,·28 mins
Deeply Human Series 2
Sleep
Is insomnia really a problem of modern life?
07 May 2022,·23 mins
Let It Grow with Liza Tarbuck
Grow Your Own
Musician Kim Wilde and online sensation Spicy Moustache.
21 May 2023,·57 mins
28ish Days Later - Day One: Power
India Rakusen and guests introduce you to anatomy of the womb.
01 Apr 2022,·15 mins
Is tech ruining the World Cup?
World Cup tech, AI’s infinite workweek, and a look back at our favourite Season 1 stories.
25 Jun 2026,·37 mins
COP26: Your climate questions answered!
Ahead of the critical climate summit, we put your questions to the experts.
19 Oct 2021,·62 mins
Titans of Science: Marc Abrahams
The latest science news, plus Titans of Science returns with Marc Abrahams.
12 Jan 2025,·51 mins
Series 2
12. Why do we play?
Paleoanthropologist Ella Al-Shamahi asks why do humans play?
07 Mar 2025,·14 mins
5. Nadar - The Psychological Side of Photography
Nadar, the photographer adept at capturing his subjects' inner worlds in the 19th century.
01 Aug 2025,·14 mins
A message from Terry
Some sad news to share with you, our Plotcast community
25 Jul 2025,·1 min
10: Why does the jet stream rule our weather?
Simon and Clare explore why the jet stream is so important to our weather.
21 May 2018,·20 mins
Microwaves
Amit Katwala and Charlotte Stavrou power up the microwave and find out what's cooking.
21 Sep 2023,·24 mins
Talc Tales: 5. Talc on trial
When we send off make-up for testing, the lab finds an asbestos fibre.
10 May 2024,·14 mins
Being right
Why getting it right might mean admitting you're wrong.
03 Feb 2022,·28 mins
Listeners' Questions
Tim Harford reports on the global race to vaccinate the world against Covid-19.
05 Apr 2021,·28 mins
The Human
Katherine Rundell explores wonderful stories of twenty astonishing but endangered animals.
31 Oct 2025,·4 mins
Birds, Bees and Business - Why Nature Matters (With The Wildlife Trusts and Landsec)
Deborah's barefoot walk, The Wildlife Trusts and one of the country's biggest landlords
14 Apr 2023,·46 mins
