Humania Podcast

Humania Podcast

Dissecting the Human Condition, One Story at a Time

Episodes

  1. HM008. Phantom Terrains

    26/03/2015

    HM008. Phantom Terrains

    By the age of 25, Frank Swain had lost most of his hearing - forcing him to wear electronic aids to listen to the world around him. Instead of allowing his isolating condition to get him down, he decided to turn his "disability into a superability" This is his story. Music: Evenings - '[I] Softly, We Go..' Evenings - 'Friend [Lover]'

    14 min
  2. HM007. The Shipping Forecast

    29/01/2015

    HM007. The Shipping Forecast

    BBC Radio 4's daily Shipping Forecast has become somewhat of a British Institution since it was first issued via Telegraph in 1861. But what can the historical meteorological broadcast tell us about our own modern-day society? Regular reader Zeb Soanes attempts to decipher. Music: Spring 0 - Max Richter Forces of Attraction - Jóhann Jóhannsson

    12 min
  3. HM006. An Olfactory History Of London

    06/09/2014

    HM006. An Olfactory History Of London

    Often overshadowed by its fellow senses, Dr Alex Rhys-Taylor explains the role smell has played in the foundation and history of London.

    16 min
  4. HM005. London Riots

    07/04/2014

    HM005. London Riots

    What can the London Riots of 2011 tell us about Human Behaviour? Dr. Hannah Fry used mathematics to find out. Music: Oasis - Fucking in the Bushes

    12 min
  5. HM004. San Seriffe

    16/03/2014

    HM004. San Seriffe

    Peter Preston was editor on the Guardian Newspaper in 1977 when, on April 1st, they printed a story on San Seriffe - a fictitious island nation.

    11 min
  6. HM003. Hearing Voices

    09/03/2014

    HM003. Hearing Voices

    Professor Chris French has spent a large chunk of his academic life looking at the Psychology of Paranormal Phenomena - but what can these beliefs teach us about ourselves?

    14 min
  7. HM002. The Man Who Could Taste the Tube

    15/02/2014

    HM002. The Man Who Could Taste the Tube

    James Wannerton has Lexical Gustatory Synesthesia, which means he can taste words. Last year, he made a very special tube map. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/road-and-rail-transport/10257633/What-do-London-Underground-stops-taste-like.html

    8 min
  8. HM001. Send In The Clowns

    02/02/2014

    HM001. Send In The Clowns

    The Life & Times of a Giggle Doctor

    7 min
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Dissecting the Human Condition, One Story at a Time

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  • Creator
    Humania Podcast
  • Years Active
    2014 - 2015
  • Episodes
    8
  • Rating
    Clean
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