Best Pod Save Africa Podcasts (2025)

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Live from Latitude - Helen Czerski and Kevin Fong 57:27

2+ y ago57:27

57:27

Recorded LIVE at the 2022 Latitude Festival, Dr Helen Czerski and Prof Kevin Fong sit down to talk about the merits of space travel in a time where the Earth is gripped by a pandemic and climate change. Should we still be focussing on space travel? What can it teach us that helps with life on Earth? And why are we so enamoured with space, when the …

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News Update - Rumblings of Leadership 32:34

3y ago32:34

32:34

It's been a while and we felt like it was good to catch up on some of the news stories that have happened recently around the continent. We'll be sharing some news from Nigeria, an unfolding story in South Africa as well as a meeting the African Union had with Putin. This time you get to hear from both hosts and we'd love to hear from you as well. …

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Pod Save Africa x Mythological Africans Present: Other Nupe Tales 32:48

3y ago32:48

32:48

Welcome to another episode in our collaborative series with Mythological Africans!! In this episode, you'll be listening to two main stories; The Teacher and The Myth of the Amazons with the bonus of a third but you'll have to listen to find what that one is 😉. Today's tales are also based on folktales that originates from the Nupe people in Nigeri…

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Pod Save Africa x Mythological Africans Present: An Excess of Jealousy 22:08

3y ago22:08

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We're excited to bring to you another episode in our collaborative series with Mythological Africans!! Today's story titled "An Excess of Jealousy" is also from the book "African Nights: Black Erotic Folk Tales" by Leo Frobenius and is based on a folktale that originates from the Nupe people in Nigeria. For more information about Mythological Afric…

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Pod Save Africa x Mythological Africans Present: The Husband's Revenge 44:59

3y ago44:59

44:59

We're excited to bring to you another episode in our collaborative series with Mythological Africans!! In this Episode, Mythological Africans will be reading and hosting another live conversation on a story titled "The Husband's Revenge" from the book "African Nights: Black Erotic Folk Tales" by Leo Frobenius. These stories originated from the Kord…

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Pod Save Africa x Mythological Africans Present: The Cure of A Man Crazy Woman 25:15

3y ago25:15

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We're excited to bring to you the first episode in our collaborative series with Mythological Africans!! In this Episode, Mythological Africans will be reading and hosting a live conversation on a story titled "The Cure of A Man Crazy Woman" from the book "African Nights: Black Erotic Folk Tales" by Leo Frobenius. These stories originated from the …

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May our leaders lead! News Update 18:05

3y ago18:05

18:05

News Update time!!! Oyinkan is out of town and all hell broke loose! Not really but its a news update delivered through the smooth silky notes of Akinade's Voice We talk Train attacks in Nigeria, Xenophobia in South Africa, A path towards peace in Sudan and Justice for the Sankara family in Burkina Faso. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcast…

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Pod Save Africa x Mythological Africans Present: The Original Narratives 47:29

3y ago47:29

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What comes to mind when you think of African Mythology? Have you ever wondered the origins behind some of your favorite African folklore? Why is the exploration of African myths and folklore so important? In this episode, we speak to Helen Nde, host and curator of Mythological Africans to discuss these questions. Helen also shares why she decided t…

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Can Motorsport Science Save the World? 41:10

3y ago41:10

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Dr Kit Champman is a life long motorsport fan and as a scientist, he previously worked with Virgin Racing's Formula E team on the chemistry and material science of their cars. Many innovations, first developed for racing, have been incorporated into everyday life across fields of healthcare, fluid dynamics, climate and, obviously, road cars. His la…

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What is life? - A Q&A with your Pod Save Africa Hosts 39:05

3y ago39:05

39:05

Hello Folks, Today you get to know the voices behind Pod Save Africa, we chat some facts about ourselves but we also go into the deep questions. For example, what is life? do you know? Do I know? Who knows? We may want to do this more often so send us a note @p0dsaveafrica on twitter or @podsaveafrica on instagram. Saveafricapod.com --- Send in a v…

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Committee for Everything, Commitment for Nothing - News Update 33:04

3+ y ago33:04

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We want to take some time to share our solidarity with the people of Ukraine, Yemen, Ethiopia and other countries who are facing major injustices. We want to time the time to remind everyone to treat everyone with kindness despite challenges we may face. In this episode, we talk about the ongoing situation of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, Ma…

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Electric, Sensational, Scintillating!!! AFCON 2021 1:02:32

3+ y ago1:02:32

1:02:32

In this episode, we the people of Pod Save Africa discuss the recent AFCON games that was held from the 9th of January to the 6th of February 2022 . We discuss the incredible and electric atmosphere of the tournament. We chat about a few of the controversies and the less than optimal international coverage. We talk Superstars and Also-Rans. Finally…

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Coup(e) boys 56:44

3+ y ago56:44

56:44

If you were thinking we would be talking about a group of young french men who entertain us with their version of dancing and struts on social media, we are sorry to disappoint you. We will be talking about another fascinating topic instead, Coup d'etats! What do you know about Coup d'etats? Are coups things only a thing of the past in African hist…

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Tackling COVID in Africa with Two Wheels for Life 49:48

3+ y ago49:48

49:48

The mantra of 'We're not vaccinated against COVID until the whole world is vaccinated' is now more prevalent than ever. At last year's British MotoGP round at Silverstone Robin Ince went along to meet up with Andrea Coleman and 13 time Grand Prix winner Randy Mamola, founders of the charity Two Wheels for Life. The charity uses motorcycles to deliv…

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News Update - 2021 Recap 42:16

3+ y ago42:16

42:16

Happy New Year Folks!!! (How long into the year can we continue to say that?!) We are bringing you some of the top stories from around the continent to neatly wrap up the end of 2021. We take you from Sudan in Northeast Africa, continue in East Africa with Ethiopia and even make a stop in South Africa. These stories are not at all exhaustive of the…

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The world is shrunk by kindness part 2 41:31

3+ y ago41:31

41:31

Happy New Year!!! What better way to pick back up in the new year than to continue a conversation that inspires kindness. In part 2 of our talk with Gertrude Kabwazi, Executive Director of Yamba Malawi, we talk more about Gertrude's personal connection to Yamba's mission. We also discuss Yamba Malawi's strategy towards aiding in breaking the cycle …

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The world is shrunk by kindness part 1 41:03

3+ y ago41:03

41:03

Part 1 of the conversation we had with Gertrude Kabwazi, Executive Director of Yamba Malawi. Yamba Malawi is a non profit whose mission is to transform children's lives by empowering communities to break the cycle of poverty. Gertrude speaks to us about the mission of Yamba Malawi, the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Yamba Malawi's projects and …

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Beneath the Night with Stuart Clark 36:59

3+ y ago36:59

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Dr Stuart Clark is a science writer and journalist with a PhD in astrophysics. He is a Fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society and his latest book, Beneath the Night: How the Stars Have Shaped the History of Humankind is out now in paperback. Order signed and dedicated copies of Robin's new book The Importance of Being Interested: Adventures in Sc…

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The Year in Astronomy with Chris Lintott - Live at the Norwich Science Festival 1:01:00

3+ y ago1:01:00

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Recorded live at the 2021 Norwich Science Festival, Dr Helen Czerski is joined by Chris Lintott, co-host of The Sky at Night and Professor of Astrophysics at the University of Oxford to talk about the year in astronomy so far. They chat about the discovery of new planets, the Drake equation, missions to Mars and whether Elon Musk is a force for goo…

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Perception of commonality: A macroeconomic outlook 36:46

3+ y ago36:46

36:46

In this episode, we look back on the conversation we had with our guest, Negash Haile, in our last two episodes on the macroeconomic state of the African continent and other related themes. As we have shared our thoughts, we would love to hear yours too Hope you enjoy listening. Website: www.saveafricapod.com Twitter: @p0dsaveafrica Instagram: @pod…

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The Theory of Everything with Michio Kaku 58:25

3+ y ago58:25

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Michio Kaku is a theoretical physicist, futurist, and popular science author and speaker around the world. He is a Professor of Theoretical Physics at the City College of New York and his latest book The God Equation: The Quest for a Theory of Everything has just been released. Order signed and dedicated copies of Robin's new book The Importance of…

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Looking at tops of heads - The Macroeconomic view of the African people 41:42

3+ y ago41:42

41:42

Today we continue our conversation with Negash on the macroeconomic situation in Africa from the lens of the people. Please enjoy and follow us at saveafricapod.com --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/pod-save-africa/message

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How to Build and Apple Pie From Scratch with Harry Cliff 33:05

3+ y ago33:05

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Harry Cliff is a particle physicist at the University of Cambridge working on the LHCb experiment at CERN. He chats to Robin Ince about his new book, How to Make an Apple Pie from Scratch, an exhilarating search for the most basic building blocks of our universe, and the dramatic quest to unlock their cosmic origins. If you’d like to directly suppo…

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The Social Instinct with Prof Nichola Raihani 37:28

3+ y ago37:28

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Nichola Raihani is a Professor of Evolution and Behaviour at UCL. Her research focuses on the evolution of cooperation in nature. Her first book, The Social Instinct, is out now. She joined Robin Ince to talk about it. Support the podcast and Shambles in general by subscribing at patreon.com/cosmichshambles Order Nichola's book The Social Instinct …

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Helen Czerski and Robin Ince - Live Sunday Q and A 1:04:08

3+ y ago1:04:08

1:04:08

Hosted by Robin Ince and Dr Helen Czerski this episode of the Science Shambles podcast is an audio recording of our weekly Sunday Science Q and A show that goes out at 10am BST on our YouTube channel. This week it's a Helen special as Robin pitches all the leftover Helen questions at Dr Czerski from jam to bubbles to climate to poo... Watch them on…

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It's the economy, stupid : A view on Africa's Macroeconomic situation (Part 1) 30:23

3+ y ago30:23

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Boy do we have a treat for you! Today, as part of our ongoing collaboration with the Africa Study Group, we interview Negash Haile, a Rwandan macroeconomist who takes us to the highest point of the Kilimanjaro and gives us a view of the macroeconomic situation in Africa and its constituent countries. We discuss everything from governance to the imp…

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Christina Pagel and Sheena Cruickshank - Live Sunday Q and A 1:08:22

3+ y ago1:08:22

1:08:22

Hosted by Robin Ince and Dr Helen Czerski this episode of the Science Shambles podcast is an audio recording of our weekly Sunday Science Q and A show that goes out at 10am BST on our YouTube channel. This week Robin and Helen are joined by Professors Christina Pagel and Sheena Cruickshank to talk of COVID, masks, antibodies and the Loch Ness monst…

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News Update - Protecting The People 15:49

3+ y ago15:49

15:49

Today we discuss the (in) actions taken by African governments to protect their people and the effects of those decisions. In South Africa, we see the impact on the economy, in Nigeria we see the impact on safety and we see in Mozambique how countries can collaborate to keep people safe. Thank you for listening. Till next time saveafricapod.com ---…

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Johnjoe McFadden - Live Sunday Q and A 51:50

3+ y ago51:50

51:50

Science Shambles is a science QnA show hosted by Robin Ince and Helen Czerski. Helen is away this week so Robin is doing a live Science Book Shambles with special guest Professor Johnjoe McFadden. Watch them on our YouTube channel at youtube.com/cosmicshambles and get bonus content and extended conversations with guests by subscribing at patreon.co…

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Anywhere belle face - On Nigeria's foreign and domestic policy 54:58

4y ago54:58

54:58

Hello Listeners, Today we wrap up our conversation with Teni and we left off looking at how the injustices experienced in Nigeria are not unique. We also discussed how fellow Africans in other countries have adopted Nigerian models for protesting injustice in their countries. Today we pivot the conversation to what Nigeria’s developmental and forei…

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Michael Marshall and Deborah Hyde - Live Sunday Q and A 1:05:14

4y ago1:05:14

1:05:14

Hosted by Robin Ince and Dr Helen Czerski this episode of the Science Shambles podcast is an audio recording of our weekly Sunday Science Q and A show that goes out at 10am BST on our YouTube channel. This week Helen is joined by Michael Marshall and Deborah Hyde to talk about why people believe in conspiracy theories, anti-science and superstition…

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Dr Karl - Live Sunday Q and A 1:09:05

4y ago1:09:05

1:09:05

Hosted by Robin Ince and Dr Helen Czerski this episode of the Science Shambles podcast is an audio recording of our weekly Sunday Science Q and A show that goes out at 10am BST on our YouTube channel. This week Robin and Helen are joined by Dr Karl to talk of COVID, climate and kangaroo poo... Watch them on our YouTube channel at youtube.com/cosmic…

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Alexandre Antonelli and Juliet Brodie - Live Sunday Q and A 1:05:21

4y ago1:05:21

1:05:21

Hosted by Robin Ince and Dr Helen Czerski this episode of the Science Shambles podcast is an audio recording of our weekly Sunday Science Q and A show that goes out at 10am BST on our YouTube channel. This week Robin and Helen are joined by Professors Alexandre Antonelli and Juliet Brodie to talk plants, seaweed and general botany. Watch them on ou…

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Giant of Africa: A Distorted Perception 42:01

4y ago42:01

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In this follow up conversation with Teni, we take a look at Nigeria's perceived dominance in West Africa. We also discuss influences that have shaped its foreign policy position and a roadmap to a sustainable foreign policy that is inclusive of the African diaspora. You can check out our earlier conversation with Teni titled West Africa's Post-Colo…

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Jon Butterworth and Clara Nellist - Live Sunday Q and A 1:03:38

4y ago1:03:38

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Hosted by Robin Ince and Dr Helen Czerski this episode of the Science Shambles podcast is an audio recording of our weekly Sunday Science Q and A show that goes out at 10am BST on our YouTube channel. This week Robin and Helen are joined by Prof Jon Butterworth and Dr Clara Nellist from CERN to talk protons, neutrons, electrons and polarised sungla…

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Mental Health During COVID - Science Shambles Live at Latitude 49:37

4y ago49:37

49:37

This is the second live event we did at the 2021 Latitude Festival when The Cosmic Shambles Network took over The Listening Post for a series of live Science Shambles events on the Sunday afternoon. Dr Helen Czerski is joined by Dr Suzi Gage and Dr Dean Burnett to talk about mental health during the pandemic including issues surrounding grief, comi…

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Climate and Nature - Science Shambles Live at Latitude 55:42

4y ago55:42

55:42

At the 2021 Latitude Festival The Cosmic Shambles Network took over The Listening Post for a series of live Science Shambles events on the Sunday afternoon. The first of those events was a panel discussion around climate change and restoring nature and how it's not just as simple as using less plastic bags. Although you should still use less plasti…

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West Africa's Post-Colonial Debacle 30:30

4y ago30:30

30:30

This week we speak to Teniola Tayo about the economic development situation in Nigeria and broader West Africa with regards to development needs, current constraints, leadership failures, leadership successes etc. We also discuss the lingering effects of Colonialism on economic development in West Africa. Stay tuned for more of this conversation in…

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Cat Hobaiter and Jo Setchell - Live Sunday Q and A 58:45

4y ago58:45

58:45

Hosted by Robin Ince and Dr Helen Czerski this episode of the Science Shambles podcast is an audio recording of our weekly Sunday Science Q and A show that goes out at 10am BST on our YouTube channel. This week Robin is flying solo and joined by Dr Cat Hobatier and Prof Jo Setchell live from Africa to talk all things primates. Watch them on our You…

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Shielding the most vulnerable amongst us part 2 1:02:25

4y ago1:02:25

1:02:25

Today we continue our conversation about social safety nets in Africa with Chukky Ibe, editor of Trad magazine (https://tradmag.ca/about-us/). Chukky outlines steps Nigerians in the diaspora could take towards supporting the development of social safety net programs and ultimately work towards protecting the most vulnerable amongst us.You can check…

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Libby Jackson and Alom Shaha - Live Sunday Q and A 1:06:16

4y ago1:06:16

1:06:16

Hosted by Robin Ince and Dr Helen Czerski this episode of the Science Shambles podcast is an audio recording of our weekly Sunday Science Q and A show that goes out at 10am BST on our YouTube channel. This week Robin and Helen are joined by Libby Jackson and Alom Shaha to talk about science in schools, paper planes, life on the moon and long lastin…

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Rebecca Wragg Sykes and Chris Stringer - Live Sunday Q and A 1:09:57

4y ago1:09:57

1:09:57

Hosted by Robin Ince and Dr Helen Czerski this episode of the Science Shambles podcast is an audio recording of our weekly Sunday Science Q and A show that goes out at 10am BST on our YouTube channel. This week Robin and Helen are joined by Dr Rebecca Wragg Sykes and Prof Chris Stringer to talk of Dragon Man, Neanderthal music and jam vapour... Wat…

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Shielding the most vulnerable amongst us part 1 46:11

4y ago46:11

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Today we talk about social safety nets in Africa. Chukky Ibe from Tradmag walks us through the current ecosystem of safety nets in Africa and how we should lean on tradition to protect the most vulnerable amongst us. Check out Chukky - Tradmag.ca --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/pod-save-africa/message…

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Suzie Imber and Lisa Harvey-Smith - Live Sunday Q and A 1:08:33

4y ago1:08:33

1:08:33

Hosted by Robin Ince and Dr Helen Czerski this episode of the Science Shambles podcast is an audio recording of our weekly Sunday Science Q and A show that goes out at 10am BST on our YouTube channel. This week Robin and Helen are joined by Professors both Suzie Imber and Lisa Harvey-Smith to talk of black holes, Mercury and metallic crystals. Watc…

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Pete Etchells and Ginny Smith - Live Sunday Q and A 1:05:01

4y ago1:05:01

1:05:01

Hosted by Robin Ince and Dr Helen Czerski this episode of the Science Shambles podcast is an audio recording of our weekly Sunday Science Q and A show that goes out at 10am BST on our YouTube channel. This week Robin and Helen are joined by Prof Pete Etchells and Ginny Smith to talk of brain beliefs, FMRIs, cobalt recycling and video game research.…

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Let's Talk About Chad 23:20

4y ago23:20

23:20

The passing of President Idriss Derby came as a bit of a shock to West Africa after almost 30 years serving as the President of the Republic of Chad. So we thought why not talk about it, we discuss what led to his untimely death, a brief history of Chad and what this historical event could mean for the future of leadership in Chad . For more episod…

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Na from Clap, Dance dey Start - Nigerian Twitter Ban (Breaking News Update) 24:25

4y ago24:25

24:25

Hello Listeners, We decided to bring you an unscheduled news update to share some of the latest information in regards to the Twitter ban that was placed by the Nigerian government on Friday, June 4th shortly after an insidious tweet from the Nigerian President was deleted by Twitter for breaking its rules and regulations. We share some context beh…

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Alice Roberts and Brenna Hassett - Live Sunday Q and A 1:04:38

4y ago1:04:38

1:04:38

Hosted by Robin Ince and Dr Helen Czerski this episode of the Science Shambles podcast is an audio recording of our weekly Sunday Science Q and A show that goes out at 10am BST on our YouTube channel. This week Robin and Helen are joined by Prof Alice Roberts and Dr Brenna Hassett to talk about fossil tips, burial sites and ghost teeth... Watch the…

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Serenity and Security - May 2021 News Update 23:50

4y ago23:50

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After a short break, your favorite podcast is back covering and discussing some major events that have happened on the continent in the past month. We discuss the volcano eruption in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the unfortunate death of some members of the Nigerian army and what that could mean for the country and the case of Corruption agains…

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Chiara Marletto - Science Book Shambles BONUS 38:31

4y ago38:31

38:31

Robin chats with Oxford researcher Chiara Marletto about the idea of constructor theory and her new book on the subject, The Science of Can and Can't, which is out now. Lots of other goodies, for Patreon supporters. Sign up at patreon.com/cosmicshambles

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