New Thinking: Writing exile and overcoming statelessnessThe lives of Bengalis in Pakistan/a novel about a Lebanese boy wanting to be an astronaut31 mins02 Nov 2023
African identity via China and photographyTeju Cole, Noo Saro-Wiwa and Tate curator Osei Bonsu talk to Laurence Scott.45 mins02 Nov 2023
Robert AickmanFor Halloween, Matthew Sweet & guests discuss supernatural fiction, bad teeth & canals45 mins02 Nov 2023
Eliza Flower and non-conformist thinkingMatthew Sweet hears about research into the singer & friend of JS Mill feat. live songs!45 mins27 Oct 2023
SleepJohn Gallagher gets sleeping tips from research pioneers and early modern history44 mins24 Oct 2023
Sankofa and AfrofuturismCurator Ekow Eshun, academic Sarah Jilani, sculptor Zak Ové with Shahihda Bari44 mins23 Oct 2023
Valis and Philip K DickA weirdly autobiographical science fiction novel from 1981 inspired by hallucinations.45 mins20 Oct 2023
Humours and The BodyFrom mitochondrial medicine to 17th century cancer treatments, via Bach's Cantatas44 mins18 Oct 2023
Victorian colour, jewellery and metalworkNandini Das visits Colour Revolution at the Ashmolean in Oxford and talks to a jeweller44 mins17 Oct 2023
New Thinking: Work and protestFrom Luddite protests in 1811 in textile mills to school strikes in 191135 mins13 Oct 2023
The Frieze/Radio 3 Museum Directors Debate 2023The art museum as community space, immersive art experiences & other hot topics.44 mins11 Oct 2023
Art, Kew, a symphony and natureArtist Mat Collishaw, composer Jimmy López Bellido, academics Vid Simoniti & Sarah Casey44 mins10 Oct 2023
New Thinking: Modernism, exile and homelessnessNathan Waddell and Laura Ryan talk to Jade Munslow Ong about writers depicting precarity29 mins09 Oct 2023
Faith, consciousness and creating meaning in lifePhilosophers Daniel Dennett, Philip Goff, podcaster Liz Oldfield & a faith museum curator44 mins05 Oct 2023
Refuge and National Poetry DayPoets Momtaza Mehri, Julianknxx and historian Jesús Sanjurjo join Matthew Sweet44 mins04 Oct 2023
Slavic culture and mythMatthew Sweet looks at the origins of creatures like Baba Yaga, Banniks and Rusalkas.44 mins03 Oct 2023
Hobbes and New LeviathansJohn Gray on why re-reading Hobbes can help us understand contemporary politics45 mins28 Sep 2023
Childbirth and parenthood: Contains Strong Language FestivalTestament, Hannah Silva, historian Jessica Cox and Thackray museum curator Laura Sellers45 mins26 Sep 2023
Betty Miller and Marghanita LaskiHoward Jacobson, Lara Feigel and Lisa Mullen with Matthew Sweet45 mins26 Sep 2023