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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Could you forgive someone that raped or tortured you?
Thu 29 Dec 2016
Some crimes may seem unforgettable, but can forgiveness help heal the hurt?
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Yellow cards for Christmas?
Thu 22 Dec 2016
Are footballers deliberately getting suspended to get a break over the festive period?
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How risky is the contraceptive pill?
Thu 15 Dec 2016
We look at the numbers behind the scary headlines about birth control.
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How not to test public opinion.
Thu 8 Dec 2016
How not to test public opinion, also, President Duterte’s online victory.
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Avoiding Asteroids
Thu 24 Nov 2016
We are getting better at spotting Earth-bound space rocks – but how safe are we?
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Child Marriage and Dangerous Algorithms
Thu 3 Nov 2016
Is a girl under 15 married every seven seconds? And beware dangerous algorithms.
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Dying for Cocaine
Thu 27 Oct 2016
How many people die in Colombia’s drugs trade for every kilo of cocaine?
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Sustainable Development Goals – Are there Just too Many?
Thu 13 Oct 2016
Is there a better way for the world to set Sustainable Development Goals?
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Who Won the US Presidential Debate?
Thu 6 Oct 2016
Polling on the Clinton-Trump TV showdown – and why not all polls are equal.
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Trump’s Crime Claims
Thu 29 Sep 2016
Is Donald Trump right to claim some US inner cities are more dangerous than Afghanistan?
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Drug Deaths in the Philippines
Thu 15 Sep 2016
How many people have died in the Philippines during President Duterte’s drug crackdown?
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Ranking Iceland’s Football Team; Social media movements inspired by the UK’s vote to leave the EU; Why we love Cycling
Thu 7 Jul 2016
Ranking Iceland’s Football Team – is it the best football team in the world per capita?
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Brexit Economics; Viral videos and US murder rates; Attraction
Thu 30 Jun 2016
What might the UK’s vote to leave the European Union mean for the UK’s economy?
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The Problem with Antibiotics; Opposition to Afrikaans; the Origins of Life
Thu 3 Mar 2016
The problems with the antibiotics market, and the opposition to Afrikaans
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Ice Cream Versus Aid
Thu 10 Nov 2016
Does the world spend more on ice cream than on humanitarian aid?