Sideways Podcast
Best-selling author Matthew Syed explores the ideas that shape our lives with stories of seeing the world differently.
Episodes to download
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35. The Riddle
Wed 23 Nov 2022
Matthew Syed unravels a riddle set in the future, to consider the importance of legacy.
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34. It Takes a Village
Wed 16 Nov 2022
Matthew Syed thinks about how we can get more of the good stuff out of family life.
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33. Doc and Jim: A Beautiful Partnership
Wed 9 Nov 2022
How Dr William Key and his super smart horse 'Beautiful' Jim Key made America kinder.
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32. The Social Contagion
Wed 2 Nov 2022
Matthew Syed examines the strange spread of illness in a school in Yorkshire.
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Sideways Season Five 鈥� Coming soon鈥�
Wed 26 Oct 2022
Matthew Syed introduces season five, which looks at being less cynical, family and legacy.
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31. To Absent Friends
Wed 24 Aug 2022
Matthew Syed explores why we make friends and the lifelong influence they have over us.
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30. The Woman in the Portrait
Wed 17 Aug 2022
How can understanding our ancestors make us feel whole?
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29. Fooling the Opposition
Wed 10 Aug 2022
Matthew delves into deception in sport and how it gives us the upperhand.
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27. A Blip on the Radar
Wed 27 Jul 2022
Matthew Syed explores how we might deal with the extreme risks that nuclear weapons pose.
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26. War Games in the Pink Tower
Wed 20 Jul 2022
Matthew Syed goes inside a wargame to explore the evolution of deterrence.
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25. A Nuclear Awakening
Wed 13 Jul 2022
Matthew Syed explores urgent intellectual questions posed by nuclear weapons.
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The Nuclear Reckoning
Wed 6 Jul 2022
Matthew Syed is calling for a nuclear awakening. Series starts 13th July 2022.
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24. Sweet Harmony
Wed 22 Dec 2021
Matthew Syed asks whether thinking musically could bring us more harmony in our lives.
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23. Oostvaardersplassen: A Wild Idea
Wed 15 Dec 2021
Matthew Syed explores ideas that shape our lives, making us see the world differently.
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22. Inspiring Bill Strickland
Wed 8 Dec 2021
Matthew Syed explores how inspiring teachers can change the world, one student at a time.
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21. The Woman Who Brought Down the Mob
Wed 1 Dec 2021
Matthew Syed tells the story of a pioneering lawyer who took on a notorious mobster.
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20. An appointment with Dr Leech
Wed 24 Nov 2021
Matthew Syed explores how knowledge is lost and found.
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19. Is This What Success Looks Like?
Wed 17 Nov 2021
Matthew Syed reveals the real secrets to success.
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18. Tongue-Tied
Wed 10 Nov 2021
Matthew Syed explores why words fail us and how we can find them again.
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17. The Endurance of Arlene Blum
Wed 3 Nov 2021
Matthew Syed reveals how to get to the top of the mountains in our lives.
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Series 3 Coming Soon
Wed 27 Oct 2021
Matthew Syed introduces the new series, which focuses on endurance, courage & resilience.
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16. Big Head
Wed 11 Aug 2021
Matthew Syed ponders how he can stop himself from becoming self-entitled.
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15. Best Feet Forward
Wed 4 Aug 2021
Matthew Syed reveals how teams can become greater than their individual parts.
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14. Let's All Be Batman
Wed 28 Jul 2021
Matthew Syed asks whether adopting an alter ego can unleash the best versions of ourself.
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13. A Question Of Justice
Wed 21 Jul 2021
Matthew Syed asks, how do you repair the greatest of harms?
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12. Brighter than Bagpuss
Wed 14 Jul 2021
Insights into the developing mind, from the pioneers who revolutionised kids鈥� TV.
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11. Too Big to Succeed
Wed 7 Jul 2021
Matthew Syed asks why major projects often fail spectacularly - spectacularly predictably.
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10. Under the Influence
Wed 30 Jun 2021
Matthew Syed examines the appeal of the myth of subliminal influence.
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9. Originality Armageddon
Wed 23 Jun 2021
Matthew Syed asks if we are all doomed to be deeply unoriginal.
Sideways - Articles
Features on some of the fascinating topics from Sideways with Matthew Syed.
My last 5p: How one homeless man鈥檚 generosity led to him marrying the love of his life
How one act of generosity can have profound consequences.
Why we all need an alter ego
Matthew Syed looks at how adopting an alter ego can help us all to access confidence.
What's the secret of making a smash hit pop song?
Exploring the success of Max Martin, the behind-the-scenes genius behind 22 No.1 hits.
