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October 17, 2026
Where Have The Insects Gone?
Science Vs · Jessica Ware · 46 min
An entomologist on what is really happening to insects, separating alarm from evidence. Sobering but clear.
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82
October 16, 2026
Professor Dame Pamela Shaw
Desert Island Discs · Pamela Shaw · 52 min
A leading motor neurone disease researcher on decades of work, hope and the music that carried her.
81
October 15, 2026
The Invention of an Epidemic
Revisionist History · · 49 min
Malcolm Gladwell on how an idea becomes a crisis, and what that says about how we decide what is true.
80
October 14, 2026
Can AI Be Built in Service of Life? A Conversation with Krista Tippett
Your Undivided Attention · Krista Tippett · 54 min
Krista Tippett on wisdom, attention and what technology should serve. A rare tech conversation that slows down.
79
October 13, 2026
Silification Geology: Opals
Ologies · Patrice Rey · 1 hr 12 min
A geologist on how opals form over millions of years from water and silica. Patience, made visible.
78
October 12, 2026
Isabel Allende: A Life of Storytelling
Talk Easy · Isabel Allende · 1 hr 18 min
The novelist on exile, grief, love and the stories that keep us alive. Generous, funny and deeply human.
77
October 11, 2026
Is the World Getting Uglier?
The Ezra Klein Show · · 1 hr 7 min
A thoughtful conversation about beauty in buildings, objects and daily life, and why so much feels flatter now.
76
October 10, 2026
Celebrating minimalist composer Steve Reich
Fresh Air · Steve Reich · 46 min
A celebration of the composer who found endless depth in repetition. A fitting listen for a site about doing less, well.
75
October 9, 2026
Why We Never Forget Our Teen Years
Science Vs · Lisa Damour · 59 min
Psychologist Lisa Damour on why adolescence shapes memory and identity so strongly. Evidence-based and kind.
74
October 8, 2026
Sir Roger Deakins, cinematographer
Desert Island Discs · Roger Deakins · 51 min
The great cinematographer on light, patience and a life spent looking. Modest, warm and full of music.
73
October 7, 2026
What Is Intelligence?
StarTalk · David Krakauer · 1 hr 17 min
The Santa Fe Institute's president on what intelligence actually is, in brains, machines and evolution. Clear and mind-widening.
72
October 6, 2026
Salixology: Willows & Sculpture
Ologies · Patrick Dougherty · 1 hr 14 min
A sculptor who builds giant woven houses from saplings, and the quiet science of the willow. Joyful, curious and unhurried.
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