You're Up Next

Bright Club Ireland

A podcast from Bright Club Ireland and hosted by Dr Jessamyn Fairfield, exploring science, humour, creativity, and comedy. Listen here or on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, or wherever you get your podcasts. Find out more at brightclub.ie.

  1. 04/11/2021

    Episode 7. Death and Humour ( with Susan Messing)

    In our final episode of Season 2, Jessamyn speaks to Susan Messing, a improvisational theatre performer, teacher and author, about the value of humour in our darkest moments.

    29 min

  2. 31/10/2021

    Episode 6. Statistics (with Shane Jensen)

    In this week's episode, Jessamyn speaks to Shane Jensen, a professor of statistics at the University of Pennsylvania, about making maths more engaging by connecting it to real world situations.

    20 min

  3. 21/10/2021

    5. Bias and Comedy (with Kasha Patel)

    This week on You're Up Next, Jessamyn speaks with science writer and stand-up comedian, Kasha Patel, about making science funny, using humour to improve research, and challenging bias with comedy. Find out more at brightclub.ie

    26 min

  4. 14/10/2021

    4. Wrongful Conviction (with Sunny Jacobs and Peter Pringle)

    This week on You're Up Next, we meet Sunny Jacobs and Peter Pringle. Sunny and Peter were both sentenced to death for crimes they didn't commit, and they share their experiences of prison, of death row, and of adjusting to life after exoneration. Find out more at brightclub.ie

    22 min

  5. 07/10/2021

    3. Art (with Natasha T. Miller and Kate Murray)

    This week on You're Up Next we're talking about the relationship between science and art. Our guests are Natasha T. Miller, a performance poet and Community Engagement Manager at Science Gallery Detroit, and Kate Murray, theatre practitioner and National Coordinator for Bright Club Ireland. Find out more at brightclub.ie.

    29 min

  6. 30/09/2021

    2. Covid 19 (with Prof. Stephanie McCalla)

    This week on You're Up Next we're going there and talking about Covid 19. Our guest this week is Prof. Stephanie McCalla, a professor of bioengineering and an RNA diagnostics expert at Montana State University. Find out more at brightclub.ie. In this week’s episode we mention the work of Dr. Katalin Karikó. Dr. Karikó laid the groundwork for the mRNA vaccines, turning the tide of the pandemic. Please read more about Dr. Karikó and her fascinating work here:https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/08/health/coronavirus-mrna-kariko.html

    23 min

  7. 23/09/2021

    1. Climate Change (with Dr Rose Mutiso and Anne Gill)

    We're kicking off Season 2 of You're Up Next by exploring the topic of Climate Change through the lenses of humour, creativity and science. Our guests this week are Bright Club performer and comedian, Anne Gill, and Dr. Rose Mutiso, physicist and former CEO of the Mawazo Institute. Find out more at brightclub.ie.

    25 min

  8. SEASON 2, EPISODE 1 TRAILER

    Season 2 Preview of You’re Up Next, with Jessamyn Fairfield

    A preview of Season 2 of the You're Up Next podcast from Bright Club Ireland. This season we'll be exploring some important topics through the lenses of humour, creativity and science. At Bright Club, we help researchers talk about their work using comedy. We believe in using humour to break down barriers between knowledge and people – creating connection and bringing us all a little closer together is what’s at the heart of Bright Club. So, this season, we're going to be putting our money where our mouth is, and talking about some deep topics. Listen here or on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, or wherever you get your podcasts. Music by Chris Zabriskie. Find out more at brightclub.ie.

    3 min
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A podcast from Bright Club Ireland and hosted by Dr Jessamyn Fairfield, exploring science, humour, creativity, and comedy. Listen here or on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, or wherever you get your podcasts. Find out more at brightclub.ie.

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  • Creator
    Bright Club Ireland
  • Years Active
    2020 - 2021
  • Episodes
    15
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Bright Club Ireland
  • Show Website
    You're Up Next