16 episodes

FLOPCAST consists of 16 short episodes featuring a range of experts discussing the topic of failure. It links to a free exhibition at the UCL Octagon Gallery, open to the public from 21 October 2019 until 10 April 2020. See: http://ucl.ac.uk/culture/flop

FLOPCAST UCL

    • Society & Culture

FLOPCAST consists of 16 short episodes featuring a range of experts discussing the topic of failure. It links to a free exhibition at the UCL Octagon Gallery, open to the public from 21 October 2019 until 10 April 2020. See: http://ucl.ac.uk/culture/flop

    FLOPCAST Intro (Episode 1)

    FLOPCAST Intro (Episode 1)

    Exhibition Curator Dr Thomas Kador introduces the series of podcasts linked to FLOP 13 Stories of Failure at UCL’s Octagon Gallery.

    • 1 min
    FLOPCAST Ep 2 Joe Cain

    FLOPCAST Ep 2 Joe Cain

    In this second episode Professor Joe Cain tells the story of the brown dog affair.

    • 4 min
    FLOPCAST Ep 3 Mandana Seyfeddinipur

    FLOPCAST Ep 3 Mandana Seyfeddinipur

    In this third episode Dr Mandana Seyfeddinipur tells the story of language loss.

    • 3 min
    FLOPCAST Ep 4 Subhadra Das

    FLOPCAST Ep 4 Subhadra Das

    In this fourth episode Subhadra Das tells the story of the sword swallower’s heart, oesophagus and the sword.

    • 4 min
    FLOPCAST Ep 5 Helen Chatterjee

    FLOPCAST Ep 5 Helen Chatterjee

    In this fifth episode Professor Helen Chatterjee tells the story of biodiversity loss and the sixth mass extinction event.

    • 4 min
    FLOPCAST Ep 6 Sarah Wilkes

    FLOPCAST Ep 6 Sarah Wilkes

    In this sixth episode Dr Sarah Wilkes discusses the failed invention of Silly Putty.

    • 2 min

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