FLOPCAST

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FLOPCAST

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

  1. 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

  2. EPISODE 2

    FLOPCAST Ep 2 Joe Cain

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

    4 min

  3. EPISODE 3

    FLOPCAST Ep 3 Mandana Seyfeddinipur

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

    4 min

  4. EPISODE 4

    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

  5. EPISODE 5

    FLOPCAST Ep 5 Helen Chatterjee

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

    5 min

  6. EPISODE 6

    FLOPCAST Ep 6 Sarah Wilkes

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

    3 min

  7. EPISODE 7

    FLOPCAST Ep 7 Zoe Laughlin

    In this seventh episode Zoe Laughlin tells of the frustrations, but also the beauty and learning opportunities associated with 3D printing.

    4 min

  8. EPISODE 8

    FLOPCAST Ep 8 Andrea Fredericksen

    In this eighth episode Dr Andrea Fredericksen tells the story of painter Augustus John’s scrap book.

    4 min
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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

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  • Channel
    UCL
  • Creator
    UCL
  • Episodes
    16
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Copyright UCL 2019
  • Show Website
    FLOPCAST

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