The Anthill: Uncharted Brain

The Anthill is a show for curious minds, mixing everything from science, history and psychology to politics and economics. In each of our series, this show unearths new stories from the world of academia, bringing you new and cutting-edge research on the big issues of the day.

The latest series, released just two days ago is Uncharted Brain: decoding dementia, which explores new research unlocking clues to the ongoing mystery of how dementia works in the brain. 

Website | Listen on Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Google Podcasts | Overcast | Not sure where to start? Start with this episode: Uncharted Brain 1: A Lifelong Study Unlocks Clues to Alzheimer's

The Knowable Podcast

What are the limits to what’s knowable — and how does our thinking about big questions in science and technology evolve over time? Take an audio journey with Knowable Magazine from Annual Reviews as they explore puzzles as diverse as the existence of black holes and how to build an artificial heart — with plenty of surprises along the way.
 

Women Who Travel

Though travel and adventure have historically been publicly claimed by men, women have always been part of those narratives, too. Each week, host and Condé Nast Traveler editor Lale Arikoglu shines a light on some of those stories, interviewing female-identifying guests about their most unique travel tales—from going off-grid in the Danish wilderness to country-hopping solo—sharing her own experiences travelling around the globe and tapping listeners to contribute their own memorable stories.

This is a podcast for anyone who is curious about the world—and excited to explore places both near and far from home.

Famous & Gravy

A conversation about quality of life as we see it, one dead celebrity at a time. We rate the first line of their obituary, we look at their life stats, we speculate on their inner lives, and we ultimately answer the question "Would I want that life?

The History of English Podcast