Podcasts by In Depth, Out Loud

The inside story of the CIA v Russia from 2022-12-09T09:46:29

The inside story of the CIA v Russia – from cold war conspiracy to ‘black’ propaganda in Ukraine. Rhodri Jeffreys-Jones, a professor emeritus of American history at the Uni...

The 12 best ways to get cars out of cities from 2022-06-22T11:29:18

What is the best way to reduce car use in cities? Kimberly Nicholas, an ass...

How the future of shopping was shaped by its past from 2022-04-01T08:51:09

How pop-ups, home delivery and fast fashion go back as far as the 1800s. Rachel Bowlby, professor of comparative literature at UCL tells the story of how the pandemic changed the way we shop – w...

The discovery of insulin: a story of monstrous egos and toxic rivalries from 2022-01-14T10:25:55

A tale of monstrous egos, toxic rivalries and injustices behind the discovery of insulin. Kersten Hall, author and honorary fellow at the school of philosophy, religion and history of scien...

Climate crisis: how science fiction can inspire humanity’s response from 2021-10-08T13:50:38

How science fiction’s hopes and fears can inspire humanity’s response to the climate crisis. Chris Pak, lecturer in English Literature at Swansea University, explores the history of science fict...

Wireheading: the AI version of drug addiction, and why experts are worried about it from 2021-10-01T09:28:41

When people think about how AI might ‘go wrong’, most probably picture malevolent computers trying to cause harm. But what if we should be more worried about them seeking pleasure? Thomas Moynih...

Why there aren’t enough trees to offset society’s carbon emissions – and there never will be from 2021-08-10T09:37:38

There aren’t enough trees to offset society’s carbon emissions – and there never will be. Yet, Bonnie Waring, senior lecturer at the Grantham Institute – Climate Change and Environment, at Imper...

How a Soviet miner from the 1930s helped create today’s intense corporate workplace culture from 2021-06-30T11:16:04

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Why the concept of net zero is a dangerous trap from 2021-05-10T11:09:22

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Durex condoms: how their teenage immigrant inventor was forgotten by history from 2021-02-12T11:40:57

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Two doctors on the frontline of Liverpool's second wave from 2020-12-14T17:32:22

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Charles Dickens: the truth about his death and burial from 2020-06-08T16:20:14

This episode of The Conversation’s In Depth Out Loud podcast, featur...

Lockdown lessons from the history of solitude from 2020-05-20T07:37:29

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What will the world be like after coronavirus? Four possible futures from 2020-04-29T10:07:18

In this episode of The Conversation’s In Depth Out Loud podcast, Sim...

How to model a pandemic from 2020-04-03T11:03:20

In this episode of The Conversation’s In Depth Out Loud podcast, Chr...

Ritalin: a biography from 2020-02-21T07:43:03

In this episode of The Conversation’s In Depth Out Loud podcast, we bring you the history of R...

How a Frenchman born 150 years ago inspired the extreme nationalism behind Brexit and Donald Trump from 2020-02-04T10:25:23

Welcome back to The Conversation’s In Depth Out Loud podcast, the audio version of selected lo...

Infertility through the ages, and how IVF helped change the way we think about it – podcast from 2018-07-25T04:43:01

An audio version of a long read article on the history of infertility, 40 years after the first baby was born via IVF.

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Decolonise science: time to end another imperial era – podcast from 2018-06-27T10:22:35

This episode of the In Depth Out Loud podcast outlines the importance of finding a way to remove the inequalities promoted by modern science.

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How the humble potato fuelled the rise of liberal capitalism – podcast from 2018-05-30T13:35:14

An audio version of an in depth article about the 18th century Enlightenment thinkers who promoted the potato as a way to build a healthy and productive society.

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Antisemitism: how the origins of history’s oldest hatred still hold sway today – podcast from 2018-04-19T15:13:55

The audio version of an in depth article from The Conversation, which explores how antisemitism today is carved from and sustained by powerful precedents and inherited stereotypes.

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The story of the Novichok nerve agents – podcast from 2018-03-20T15:31:50

An audio version of an in depth article on the story of how the nerve agent used in an attack on former Russian spy Sergei Skripal was developed.

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The heartbreaking story of the flying mathematicians of World War I – podcast from 2018-03-08T16:28:58

The audio version of a long read on the daring mathematicians who took to the skies to help make early air travel safer.

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Africa’s missing Ebola outbreaks – podcast from 2018-02-21T16:08:23

The audio version of a long read on the historical mistakes and cover ups that hampered the response to the devastating Ebola outbreak of 2014.

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Why life expectancy in Britain has fallen so much that a million years of life could disappear by 2058 – podcast from 2018-02-07T12:33:10

The audio version of a long read on stalling life expectancy in the UK.

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How slimming became an obsession with women in post-war Britain – podcast from 2018-01-10T09:32:22

The latest episode of The Conversation's In Depth, Out Loud podcast, an audio version of selected long-form stories.

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Buggery, bribery and a committee: the story of how gay sex was decriminalised in Britain – podcast from 2017-12-20T14:36:32

Listen to the fascinating in-depth story of the decriminalisation of gay sex in Britain.

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A visit to Pyongyang: the Kim dynasty’s homage to Stalinism – podcast from 2017-11-22T06:03:23

In this first episode of In Depth, Out Loud: an audio version of long form stories, a look at the cult of the Kim family.

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