The Thought Show Podcast
Brings together in a single hour The Why Factor; More or Less and Trending.
Episodes to download
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Trump Bump, Free Speech, Pull of News
Thu 24 Aug 2017
Is America鈥檚 economy enjoying a Trump Bump? A fight over free speech and the pull of news
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Transgender in the US Military, India鈥檚 Midnight Selfies and Eavesdropping
Thu 17 Aug 2017
Transgender people in the US Military, India鈥檚 midnight selfies and eavesdropping
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Raising Other People's Children
Thu 10 Aug 2017
Child Safety Whistleblowers, Why Raise Other People's Children, Unsung Prime Numbers
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More Boys than Girls in Sweden?
Thu 3 Aug 2017
Reports suggest there could be 123 boys for every 100 girls age 16-17 in Sweden
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Calling the Shots at Wimbledon
Thu 20 Jul 2017
Calling the shots at Wimbledon; China鈥檚 video crackdown; and choosing to be childless.
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Is Steph Curry Cheap, and Fake Football News
Thu 13 Jul 2017
Is Steph Curry cheap, fake football news and what鈥檚 in a kiss?
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Making Penalty Shoot-outs Fairer
Thu 6 Jul 2017
Making penalty shoot-outs fairer; a teenager鈥檚 murder in India, and why choose polygamy?
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Deadly Tower Block Fires
Thu 29 Jun 2017
How rare are deadly tower block fires and are tower blocks safer than houses?
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Post UK Election Special
Thu 22 Jun 2017
Post UK election analysis; war in the quilting world, and are exams the best test?
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Are African Football Players More Likely to Die on the Field?
Thu 15 Jun 2017
Are African footballers more prone to heart attacks? And the conflict in Venezuela.
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Samba, Strings and the Story of HIV
Thu 8 Jun 2017
Samba, strings and the story of HIV and the past and future of social network 4chan
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Have 65% of Future Jobs Not Yet Been Invented?
Thu 1 Jun 2017
Have 65% of future jobs not yet been invented? A hunt for the truth behind the statistic.
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Uganda鈥檚 refugees
Thu 25 May 2017
Uganda鈥檚 refugees; what happened to #Kony2012? Are you a numbers person?
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The UK鈥檚 Foreign Secretary Gets a Fact Check
Thu 4 May 2017
The UK鈥檚 Foreign Secretary gets a fact check; fashion brands and the hijab; being short
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The Death Rate of White Americans
Thu 27 Apr 2017
The death rate of white Americans; fake celebrity social media; how words shape us.
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The Ignorance Test
Thu 20 Apr 2017
The Ignorance Test; fake news from the left; the appeal of the subterranean world
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Could North Korea Wipe out 90% of Americans?
Thu 13 Apr 2017
Could North Korea wipe out 90% of Americans? The 鈥淕reat Meme War鈥� in France; Clapping
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Will One in Four People Develop a Mental Health Problem?
Thu 6 Apr 2017
Where is this figure from and what鈥檚 the evidence for it?
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Baby Boxes 鈥� are they really saving infant鈥檚 lives?
Thu 30 Mar 2017
Are Baby Boxes really saving infants鈥� lives? Disturbing rip-off cartoons and why do yoga?
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The Concrete Facts About Trump鈥檚 Wall and China
Thu 23 Mar 2017
How much concrete will it take to build Trump鈥檚 wall?
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The Attention Span of a Goldfish
Thu 16 Mar 2017
The attention span of a goldfish; live video streaming player safety; human hands.
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Why are Hollywood Actresses Paid Less than Men?
Thu 9 Mar 2017
Why are Hollywood actresses paid less than men? Sweden鈥檚 troll factory; and how to listen
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What happened last night in Sweden?
Thu 2 Mar 2017
What happened last night in Sweden; Twitter bots target UK election; why do we stammer?
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Hans Rosling - the Extraordinary Life of a Statistical Guru
Thu 16 Feb 2017
Hans Rosling - the Extraordinary Life of a Statistical Guru
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Is Democracy Failing in America?
Thu 9 Feb 2017
Is democracy failing in America and why has North Carolina been compared with Cuba?
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Counting Crowds
Thu 2 Feb 2017
The difficulties of counting the crowds at President Trump鈥檚 inauguration.
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Why January Makes us Want to Scream
Thu 26 Jan 2017
Is the third Monday in January really the day people feel saddest?
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Does Sweden Really Have a Six Hour Day?
Thu 5 Jan 2017
Does Sweden really have a six hour day and what drives some people to become vigilantes?
