Best Suffrage Science Podcasts (2025)

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Imitators of Men: Women's Suffrage Predictions 1:06:32

1+ y ago1:06:32

1:06:32

Alex gives Patrick permission to mansplain as they dive into the hilarious hysteria and hopeful hypes of women’s suffrage. In this episode, we're sifting through the outrageous omens of doom foretold by anti-suffragettes—think society crumbling, cats and dogs living together, mass hysteria! On the flip side, we're exploring the bright, optimistic v…

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Bonus Episode: AI Predictions 41:24

1+ y ago41:24

41:24

Patrick and Alex record a time capsule episode, documenting current predictions about the future of AI. Only time will tell if they come true. This episode features talking to animals, putting lawyers out of work, and childrens' (yeah, definitely childrens') toys. Theme song is “Satellites” by Swenny. Links Lifehacker: This Article Was Written by A…

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Fish Without Engines: Robert Boyle’s Scientific Wishlist 1:12:27

1+ y ago1:12:27

1:12:27

Dive deep into the 1600s with Alex and Patrick as they unravel the legacy of the visionary scientist, Robert Boyle. Known best for “Boyle’s Law” from our hazy high school days, it’s his riveting wishlist of 24 future advancements that’s kept history buffs intrigued. How many of Boyle’s wishes have come true in the past 400 years? Were they intended…

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The Pushbutton Classroom: Education Predictions with Unprofessional Development 1:01:49

1+ y ago1:01:49

1:01:49

Patrick and Alex welcome their friends and hosts of the Unprofessional Development podcast, Tudisco and Mealey, to use their expertise as educators to evaluate predictions from the past about what teaching would be like in the future. We evaluate a series of predictions from 1900, 1927, 1931, and 1958. This conversation has far more focus on pneuma…

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Prepare for Doomsday: The 2012 Phenomenon Pt. 2 46:32

1+ y ago46:32

46:32

It's part two of our look back at the hysteria surrounding the Mayan Long Count calendar. This time we take a deep dive into a relatively early History Channel special that looks deep into Maya prophecies and determines that the ancient people were desparately trying to tell us about the future of...the United States? We briefly discuss the 2012 fi…

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Harmonic Convergence: The 2012 Phenomenon Pt. 1 57:11

2y ago57:11

57:11

Patrick takes Alex on a trip through history, as we look at the Mayan Long Count calendar and why some people thought the world would end in 2012. We discuss who the Maya are, how their various calendars work, and how the 2012 "doomsday" myth morphed over the years. Both Alex and Patrick express, frankly, rage at trying to pin down exactly what som…

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Thought-pocalypse: Joss Whedon's Dollhouse 1:09:19

2y ago1:09:19

1:09:19

Alex offers Patrick a sneak-peek into a futuristic adult playground where folks dabble with almost-human playthings sporting digital brains. You might think it's HBO's Westworld, but ditch the cowboy boots and throw in some memory-imprinted humans and boom! You've tripped into Joss Whedon's 2009 TV series, Dollhouse. We've got digital consciousness…

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Here to Stay!: The Beanie Baby Bubble 56:07

2y ago56:07

56:07

In advance of the Apple+ Beanie Baby Bubble film starring Zach Galifianakis and Elizabeth Banks, Patrick and Alex revisit the wild speculation involving Beanie Baby toys. Patrick presents to Alex an infamous 1998 Beanie Baby Price Guide that projected what prices would be in 2008 for the pellet filled toys. They were…not accurate. Along the way we …

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Bonus Episode: 2021 Predictions for the Year 2022 44:42

2y ago44:42

44:42

Journalists everywhere mark the change in the calendar by churning out some predictions for the new year that they think no one will look back on 12 months later. But they didn't count on Mistopian, the podcast that also needs to churn out content! Alex and Patrick look back at 9 predictions made at the beginning of 2021 about the year 2022 and eva…

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The World's Most Elaborate Album Cover: Nine Inch Nail's Year Zero 40:53

2y ago40:53

40:53

Patrick takes Alex on a journey through the rock opera and alternate reality game, Year Zero, from Nine Inch Nails. We look at the history of the concept album, read Reznor's lyrics, then get out a white board and some red string to untangle the mysteries about Parapen, Diagra, the Church of Plano, and The Presence. All apologies to the people of C…

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Technological Unemployment: The 15 Hour Work Week 51:28

2y ago51:28

51:28

Alex teases Patrick with a tantalizing glimpse into the future: what if we only had to work 15 hours a week? That’s what famed British economist John Maynard Keynes predicted back in 1930 in an overly-optimistic essay he wrote entitled “Economic Possibilities for Our Grandchildren.” This week we talk Patrick’s dream jobs (he has 2!), how keeping up…

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Looks Like Halloween Came Early: MLB's Turn Ahead the Clock Game 46:39

2y ago46:39

46:39

Patrick pitches to Alex a tale of baseball uniform predictions as they analyze the 1998 and 1999 Turn Ahead the Clock promotions. In this episode we untuck our shirts, turn our caps backwards, and spray our cleats silver as we look back at what baseball thought the unis of the future might look like. This episode is decidedly NOT sponsored by Centu…

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Product of a Great Revolt: 21st Century Men’s Fashion 57:22

2y ago57:22

57:22

Alex shows Patrick what men’s fashion would have been like for the 21st century if industrial designer Gilbert Rohde had gotten his wish. The 1939 World’s Fair issue of Vogue magazine was full of arresting and alluring fashion predictions for the future, though none were as intriguing as the banishment of the suit in what Rohde called a “Great Revo…

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We Had the World But We Ate It: Soylent Green 53:36

2y ago53:36

53:36

Patrick presents to Alex a couple of paranoid looks into overpopulation: the 1966 novel Make Room! Make Room! by Harry Harrison and its Hollywood adaptation, Soylent Green. This episode is all about stepping on faces, untasty crackers, and getting scooped by the scoops. Theme Song is Satellites by Swenny. Links: Harry Harrison interview quoted in t…

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That's the Problem With TV: Flying Cars 41:28

2y ago41:28

41:28

Alex surprises Patrick with the long history of the flying car. Spoilers: they’ve been around a lot longer than people think. Though flying cars have been on every future-dreamer’s wishlist for decades, actually getting air-ready automobiles ain’t all it’s cracked up to be. This episode is all about absurd designs, Slovakian regulations, and DIY ae…

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Neither Utopian nor Dystopian: The Mistopian Podcast Trailer 2:28

2y ago2:28

2:28

Welcome to Mistopian, the podcast that evaluates the past’s wildly-inaccurate predictions about the future that we now live in. Join our hosts, Alex and Patrick, as they introduce this podcast that will navigate the turbulent waters of history and explore the bold predictions great minds of the past made about our future. Whether it’s as optimistic…

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Episode 5: Food 36:49

3y ago36:49

36:49

With Dr. Michal Bitterman, Sustainability Expert and CEO & Co-founder at The Natural Step Israel (ISR) and Christina Senn-Jakobsen (CH), Managing Director at Swiss Food and Nutrition Valley (CH) Moderated by best-selling author and broadcaster, Yvonne Eisenring (CH) This podcast is a continuation of a conversation in the context of the 50th anniver…

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Episode 4: Black Feminism 35:36

3y ago35:36

35:36

With historian and founder of the Afrolitt platform, Pamela Ohene-Nyako (CH) and Tigist Mahari, co-founder of the Callactivit collective (ISR)Moderated by best-selling author and broadcaster, Yvonne Eisenring (CH) This podcast is a continuation of a conversation in the context of the 50th anniversary of female suffrage in Switzerland in 2021. Find …

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Episode 3: Sophie Taeuber Arp 26:05

3y ago26:05

26:05

With Walburga Krupp (CH), lecturer at the Institute for Cultural Studies in the Arts Zurich and Helen Caddick, composer and songwriter (UK)Moderated by best-selling author and broadcaster, Yvonne Eisenring (CH) This podcast is a continuation of a conversation in the context of the 50th anniversary of female suffrage in Switzerland in 2021. Find out…

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Episode 2: LGBTQ+ 34:19

3y ago34:19

34:19

With activist Reut Naggar (ISR) and gender activist and writer, Anna Rosenwasser (CH) Moderated by best-selling author and broadcaster, Yvonne Eisenring (CH) This podcast is a continuation of a conversation in the context of the 50th anniversary of female suffrage in Switzerland in 2021. Find out more about it https://wakeupnow.ch/women-of-switzerl…

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Episode 1: FemTech 33:57

3y ago33:57

33:57

With entrepreneur and founder of Women of Wearables, Marija Butkovic (UK) and Kelly Vero (CH), Chief Creative Officer at Dazlus AGModerated by best-selling author and broadcaster, Yvonne Eisenring (CH)This podcast is a continuation of a conversation in the context of the 50th anniversary of female suffrage in Switzerland in 2021. Find out more abou…

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Elspeth Garman 29:36

4y ago29:36

29:36

Kat speaks with Elspeth Garman (Suffrage Science Life Sciences awardee, 2020), Professor of Molecular Biophysics at the University of Oxford, namesake of the 'Garman limit' and pioneer in X-ray crystallography. Elspeth reveals how her adventures abroad as a teenager landed her with much more than she could have imagined, and the trials and benefits…

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Hannah Dee 31:37

4y ago31:37

31:37

Kat Arney speaks with the Hannah Dee, a senior lecturer in computing science at Aberystwyth University (Maths and Computing Suffrage Science Awardee, 2020) about computing's leaky pipeline, the success of the Lovelace Colloquium, and the exciting research avenues available when you have a robot submarine to hand.…

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Hayaatun Sillem 38:56

4y ago38:56

38:56

Kat sits down with Dr Hayaatun Sillem (Suffrage Science Engineering and Physical Sciences awardee, 2021), the first female and first ethnic minority CEO of the Royal Academy of Engineering and one of the most influential women in UK engineering. They discuss engineering's particular problem with diversity, the importance of visibility and how caree…

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Carron Shankland 27:16

4y ago27:16

27:16

Kat Arney speaks with Carron Shankland, Professor of Computing Science at the University of Stirling (Maths and Computing Suffrage Science Awardee, 2016) about her prolific work in computer modelling, how she's trying to fix the gender ratio in computing and why it's important to discuss mental health in academia.…

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Maggie Aderin-Pocock 34:17

4y ago34:17

34:17

Kat Arney reaches for the stars with Dr Maggie Aderin-Pocock (Suffrage Science Engineering and Physical Science awardee, 2013), space scientist, science communicator and the presenter of flagship science TV programme, Sky at Night. The Suffrage Science award scheme celebrates and inspires women in science. Full transcript and more information at ww…

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Mona Xu 28:57

4y ago28:57

28:57

Kat Arney talks with neuroscientist Mona Xu (Suffrage Science Life Science awardee, 2014), Associate Professor of Experimental Psychology at Idaho State University, whose work pushes the boundaries of what we know about relationships and romantic love. The Suffrage Science award scheme celebrates and inspires women in science. Full transcript and m…

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Wendy Hall 30:03

4y ago30:03

30:03

Kat Arney talks with Internet pioneer Dame Wendy Hall (Suffrage Science Maths and Computing awardee, 2016), Professor of Computer Science at the University of Southampton and one of the most influential women in computing. The Suffrage Science award scheme celebrates and inspires women in science. Full transcript and more information at www.suffrag…

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Tamsin Edwards 32:15

4y ago32:15

32:15

Kat Arney talks with Dr Tamsin Edwards (Suffrage Science Engineering and Physical Sciences awardee, 2015), award-winning climate scientist, prolific broadcaster and science communicator, and Lead Author of the forthcoming Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Sixth Assessment Report. The Suffrage Science award scheme celebrates and inspi…

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Sally Davies 29:14

4y ago29:14

29:14

Kat Arney talks with Dame Sally Davies (Suffrage Science life sciences awardee, 2011), former Chief Medical Officer for England and Chief Medical Adviser to the Government, the UK Special Envoy on antimicrobial resistance, and now the first female Master of Trinity College Cambridge. The Suffrage Science award scheme celebrates and inspires women i…

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Amanda Fisher, Vivienne Parry and Helen Pankhurst 35:12

4y ago35:12

35:12

Kat Arney talks with the founders of the Suffrage Science awards - Professor Dame Amanda Fisher, Director of the MRC London Institute of Medical Sciences and Head of the Institute of Clinical Sciences at Imperial College London, and science writer and broadcaster Vivienne Parry OBE – along with long-time supporter of the scheme, women’s rights acti…

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Coming soon... 2:30

4y ago2:30

2:30

Suffrage Science is a new podcast all about how women are changing science, from the MRC London Institute of Medical Sciences. Join Dr Kat Arney in conversation with some of the brilliant winners of the Suffrage Science awards, exploring their careers in science and reflecting on the progress we’ve made and the challenges still ahead.…

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