Sunday, September 2, 2012

another great Fresh Air interview: What's hiding in the unconscious mind

peeking into the unconscious mind: the biological urge to spill secrets, time as a construction of the brain and memory, neuroscience and criminal law. An interview with David Eagleman. 

Tuesday, August 28, 2012

aboriginal astronomy!


Professor Ray Norris explores a bit of aboriginal astronomy on the podcast Okham's Razor.
Interesting parallels in aboriginal and western greek constellation mythology, the flying emu and more.


Listen to this podcast by clicking here!

Tuesday, June 5, 2012

Fresh Air Ants interview


Inch-long ants that jump! Ant wars! Ant busses, ant fungus farms and more!
 This is  Fresh Air interview with Mark Moffett about his book Ants: A Global Safari with a Cast of Trillions

Friday, May 18, 2012

Reginald by Saki


This is a great set of short stories by Saki, (a.k.a. H. H. Munro) as read by the British baritone Jason X. on LibriVox. This is one of those special gems buried in the overwhelming and often tedious LibriVox catalogue, but Jason X. is the perfect reader for these enchantingly macabre, satirical shorts from the turn of the century. I think this is where Edward Gorey drew much of his inspiration.

Tuesday, March 27, 2012

Ötzi: Everyone's Favorite Copper Age Man


Im not sure why, but I really love Ötzi also. You can hear about him on the Stuff I missed in History Class podcast. Another great episode! Click here to go there!

Thursday, March 22, 2012

Discussing Evil


Click here for a podcast discussing evil by The Big Ideas on the UK's Guardian website.
This program is hosted by Alex Haslam and features interviews with several folks discussing historical examples of evil and examining some of its motivations.

Monday, February 20, 2012

The Willows


After a long hiatus I am back! Follow this link to listen to the short (but not so short) story called The Willows by Algernon Blackwood. This is a completely unique, and awe inspiring ghost story, read nicely for Librivox by Ken Crooker.
Here is part one