Or how about the theory that being good or altruistic just might be encoded into our dna. Where sound illuminates ideas, and the boundaries blur between science, philosophy, and human experience. A plumsized lump of metal takes us from the french revolution to an underground bunker in maryland as we try to weigh the way we. Over the past few months, radiolab has been collecting sex ed book suggestions from listeners and staff, about the books that helped them understand the birds and the bees. So, full disclosure, im an npr editor, so apologies for belatedly answering an npr related question with links to more npr stuff, plus one from our colleagues at pri. Oct 12, 2017 the podcast more perfect, a spinoff of radiolab, aims to give listeners a portal to the pastand into the supreme court.
We originally posted this episode in 2015, and it inspired producer molly webster to take a deep dive into the wild and mysterious world of human reproduction. Radiolab is a show about curiosity, where sound illuminates ideas. The pair met when both were doing work for national public radio, jad making ad spots. The show is nationally syndicated and is available as a podcast. When you explore what makes people tick or how the universe operates, your topics can become controversial and incredibly thoughtprovoking from time to time. I am for equality and enjoy having all communities as my guests i have a deep passion pride and total dedication being a gondolier. Starting next week, shell be taking over the radiolab podcast feed for a month to present a series of mindbending stories that make us rethink the ways we make more of us. Established in the year 2000, the new york public radio archives are the stations physical link to its rich and storied past. May 21, 2014 radiolab believes your ears are a portal to another world. We know these are very important decisions we should all pay attention to but they often.
By submitting your information, youre agreeing to receive communications from new york public radio in accordance with our terms of use. Three friends read a sex book each month and discuss it on this podcast. Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet. May 05, 2011 this book is an experimentation in the taking of a radio podcast radiolab ep1, who am i. First and foremost, check out prx remix its basically an internet radio station of cool preproduced radio pieces found on the public radio exchange prx. Free science homework assignments based on wnyc radiolab episodes and developed and used as teaching tools by a college biology professor. When you explore what makes people tick or how the universe operates, your topics can become controversial and incredibly thoughtprovoking from time to ti.
What other npr radio shows are similar to radiolab and. Stop your dangerous autism reporting dear robert krulwich, jad abumrad, and the radiolab team. Radiolab birthstory listen via stitcher for podcasts. Where sound illuminates ideas, and the boundaries blur between science, philosophy, and human. Radiolab believes your ears are a portal to another world. Unlike most shows, this show was recorded both visually and auditorily, and can be viewed on their official website. Cbc radio one is canadas radio destination for news, current affairs, and arts and cultural programming that is distinctly canadian, reflecting all regions of the country while providing a. I dont know how to put this sensitively but in the radiolab intro when they have multiple people saying one word of the intro read one part has what sound like a deafmute trying to speak. Apr 07, 2016 radiolab came in like a onetwo punch with this american life, popularizing the podcast world with scienceminded stories. What podcasts and radio shows are similar to radiolab. On radiolab, science bumps into rmation sounds like music. Apr 10, 2011 yet radiolab which just won a 2010 peabody award has responded to all this by designing a show for sustained and undivided attention. Apr 30, 20 in a recent radiolab group huddle, we found ourselves grappling with. Not head to head like athletes, but in their souls.
Into the brain of a liar we all lie once a day or so, according to most studies. Even reddit is absolutely god damn obsessed with radiolab. It was a book, one book that got justin to read and it was harry potter. Aug 09, 2010 a stunning film from will hoffman and daniel mercadante to accompany radiolab s words episode.
Birthstory, an episode of radiolab produced in conjunction with israel story, is a perfect example of this. Guy raz dives into the stories behind some of the worlds best known companies. How radiolab is transforming the airwaves the new york times. Since 2002, its hosts jad abumrad and robert krulwich. Please consider some of our other podcast related items. This hour, we chart the path from romance to increasing cynicism. Radiolab is a radio program produced by wnyc, a public radio station in new york city, and broadcast on public radio stations in the united states. Radiolab may be a nonfiction podcast, but that wont stop short story readers from falling in love with this peabody awardwinning wnyc show. Radiolab closed we are sad to announce that our radiolab store is now closed. Your autismfocused episode juicervose has destroyed my faith in radiolab and the integrity of its reporting. Every week, wnyc tells you about the best documentaries as they become available on screens of any size. Did you know at one point in wwi the english and germans on some front lines ceased fighting and hung out with one another for a week.
That question brought radiolabs senior editor, pat walters, to a subject that at first he thought was long gone. Alan turing invented the modern computer and helped the allies beat the germans in world war ii. If you havent heard it, and you have any interest in the islands or natural history, science or conservation in general, then its definitely worth an hour of your time. Forever today is a memoir by deborah wearing, the devoted wife of clive wearing, a highly intelligent and accomplished musician and conductor whose brain was half eaten away by a virus, causing him to have the worst case of amnesia then known lasting only a few seconds at a time.
Thats herb needleman talking to morry regun on the npr show. Hey this is g, a radiolab mini series, episode two. Yesterday i wrote about the reemergence of walter palmer, the man who killed cecil the lion. Episode 3 of season 12, titled apocalyptical live from the paramount in seattle, was recorded at one of the live show tour locations that radiolab performed.
A beautiful unforgettable experience is my aim to give to you. So today, were releasing a separate feed, radiolab for kids. Nprs radiolab explores the subject of graphic war photographs. Nprs radiolab recorded this 30minute podcast episode titled sight unseen that explores current issues in conflict photography. These are just some of the things featured this week in. More perfect, where radiolab meets the supreme court. Listen to your favorite songs from radiolab by radiolab now. With lots of fast forwarding through the intro and other audio detritus, but with the story quality slipping, there is no reason to stay. However i did not like the overlong intro to the nancy podcast or the way they meddled with the radiolab intro. Hosted by jad abumrad and robert krulwich, each episode focuses on a topic of a scientific and philosophical nature, through stories, interviews, and thought experiments radiolab s broadcast edition airs as an hourlong. Radiolab suggested readings so suffering through the demoralizing feeling of absence that comes with having made my way through every episode of radiolab now i have to wait for new ones. Here once again are the most innovative print and electronic infographicsthe full spectrum of the genrefrom authoritative to playful scientific american.
Past episodes have focused on the 2018 nobel crisis in literature, agatha christies mysterious disappearance, and how shakespeare was saved. Feels like the leading edge of descending into the nonstop avalanche of bullshit on cable tv. Dan ariely is a professor at duke university and the author of the book, the honest truth about dishonesty. One producer brought a book that some guy had written arguing that, like, mass incarceration is a tragedy and a solution would be, instead of putting people in prison, we should bring back public whip whippings.
In the 60s, space exploration was an american obsession. The book is a case study of a 27yearold deaf man whom schaller teaches to sign for the first time, challenging the critical period hypothesis that humans cannot learn language after a certain age. Radiolab is heard around the country on more than 500 member stations. While not necessarily sciencey to use a robert krulwich term youll. Rubbernecking about autism and autistic people is usually the realm of inexperienced journalists, but you dont. If youre a fan of nprs radiolab, you may have already heard the episode they put out earlier this year about the galapagos islands. Each episode is a patchwork of people, sounds, stories and experiences centered around one big idea. Radiolab talks about alan turing by will smith on march 29, 2012 at 12. In this episode of radiolab the depths of the long. He would stay up late into the night and start reading it. A man without words is a book by susan schaller, first published in 1991, with a foreword by author and neurologist oliver sacks. For his birthday surprise we all listened to some old npr pieces that robert did. We hear war photographer lynsey addario share about one. This episode of radiolab is a great introduction to his life.
Below you can check out wnycs digitized radio legacy, selected from. To kick it off, were rerunning an alltime favorite episode. Robert krulwich is the cohost of radiolab and a science correspondent for npr. Jun 28, 2017 the creator of radiolab, a lapsed composer, returns to music. Radiolab is a radio program broadcast on public radio stations in the united states, and a podcast available internationally, both produced by wnyc. This is an edited version of npr s radiolab episode on kilogram. I found this whole section where they had book after book about studies done on identical twins, how they measure iq or how they measure cognitive ability.
Sep 12, 2014 this is an edited version of npr s radiolab episode on kilogram. Radiolab is designed for listeners who demand skepticism but appreciate wonder, who are curious about the world but who also want to be moved and surprised. The creator of radiolab, a lapsed composer, returns to music. Hosted by jad abumrad and robert krulwich, each episode focuses on a topic of a scientific and philosophical nature, through stories, interviews, and thought experiments. Within the appreciation of our fellow artists is the tiny wince, i wish id done that. I dont think the subject of the podcast was on disease but there was a segment that discussed it. So i just it was very stark in my mind that something about our dna could influence the power or effectiveness of. More perfect supreme court decisions shape everything from marriage and money to public safety and sex. In his book how we decide, and in a recent wall street journal article, jonah writes about an experiment by stanford university professor. Most of all, thanks to radiolab for countless hours of inspiring, heartfelt, educational. Podcasts, books, shows, and movies our editors love right. Our hosts are thom powers and raphaela neihausen, cofounders of the pure nonfiction podcast and the doc nyc festival, the largest nonfiction film festival in the u. This show, which we did a couple of years back is called patient zero which sort of took a look at the origins of things, not surprisingly disease, but also other things too. But in this hour of radiolab, neurologists lead the charge on profound questions like how does the brain make me.
Then, this morning, i awoke to a characteristically immersive and thoughtprovoking episode of radiolab. To enjoy prime music, go to your music library and transfer your account to us. Each hour, hosts jad abumrad and robert krulwich blur the boundaries between science, philosophy, and human experience. Your amazon music account is currently associated with a different marketplace. It felt like a bait and switch and i am not keen at all on the nonscience related podcast promoting. Dec 23, 2010 well, they theorize that if in a world full of retaliatory people the nice people can find one another, those people have a good chance of filling the world with their niceness a. I remember that they discussed hookworm and also diarrhea and how most of the population knew the solutions but in order to eradicate the problems they had to look past the more obvious solutions i think that may have been the subject of the episode. Wnyc studios is the producer of other leading podcasts including radiolab, freakonomics radio, 2 dope queens, death, sex.
This book podcast is like radiolab for books, studying different aspects of books, reading, and language. So in the wake of that meeting, we reflect on the onslaught of numbers what they reveal and what they hide. A stunning film from will hoffman and daniel mercadante to accompany radiolab s words episode. How i built this weaves a narrative journey about innovators, entrepreneurs. In each episode, hosts jad abumrad and robert krulwich explore everything. Okay, today we are repodcasting a show with something extra, an update. From the dvd vh1 storytellers 2005 part 48 youve been so kind and generous i dont know how you keep on giving for your kindness im in debt to you for your selflessness, my admiration. I think its a little magical to me, when you listen to npr these days, to remember that when national public radio started it a wasnt much listened to. Radiolab, with jad abumrad and robert krulwich, is a radio show and podcast weaving stories and science into sound and musicrich documentaries. Radiolab can be heard on the ideas network sundays at 3 p. Apr 30, 2015 check out radiolab by radiolab on amazon music.
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