A rich selection of documentaries aimed at relentlessly curious minds. No subject is too strange, no idea too weird. Released twice a week, this podcast is introduced by Vanessa Kisuule.
Documentary adventures that encourage you to take a closer listen.
Pro poker player and comedian Ken Cheng explores games in which humans were beaten by AI.
Two Northern Irish writers reflect on life alongside Belfast鈥檚 peacelines.
Ann Powers explores Joni Mitchell鈥檚 impact on her fans and on songwriting.
Tiffany Jenkins on the use and misuse of 'gagging clauses' or non-disclosure agreements
Songwriter Emmy the Great rediscovers the craft of the playground clapping game.
Turning base metal into musical gold - swordsmiths and Dead Rats!
Richard Dawkins on a worrying disconnect between scientists and society.
Former footballer Clark Carlisle tells story of British black players in the game.
The art of Tom谩s Saraceno who makes sculptures and music with spiders and their webs
Darren Hayman on a musical mission to find hidden stories in Britain鈥檚 Thankful Villages
We join choreographer Claire Cunningham as she creates a new work for disabled dancers.
Underwater artists who paint, sculpt and dance beneath the sea.
Vocalist Elaine Mitchener remembers New York composer-performer Julius Eastman.
Guy Garvey spent a decade recording his dad鈥檚 stories and now he wants you to do the same
What are the social repercussions of biological inequality?
Exploring the people who hear spooks in random sound and the world of auditory illusion.
Lyse Doucet reflects on how women reporters have covered war and atrocities.
Gavin Haynes explores the rebirth of classical liberalism online.
Alex Bellos meets the supercalculators taking part in the Mental Calculation World Cup.
Backstage access to director Kwame Kwei-Armah's debut at the Young Vic, Twelfth Night.
Art on the US-Mexico Border
Julia Langdon tells the story of the 'cod wars' between Britain and Iceland.
The story of knife crime, told in verse by the weapon itself.
