Live & Upcoming Programmes

Get Smart(er) EP01

(1) Can you really tell if a kid is lying? | Kang Lee (2) The fascinating science of phantom limbs - Joshua W. Pate (3) A beginner's guide to quantum computing | Shohini Ghose (4) The paradox at the heart of mathematics: Gödel's Incompleteness Theorem | Marcus du Sautoy (5) How racial bias works -- and how to disrupt it | Jennifer L. Eberhardt (6) The fascinating history of cemeteries - Keith Eggener

2025-12-09 11:41:55 +0000 UTC → 2025-12-09 12:44:49 +0000 UTC (1h2m)

Did You Know ... ? EP03

1) The world's most painful insect sting | Justin Schmidt 2) The greatest mathematician that never lived | Pratik Aghor 3) The physics of surfing - Nick Pizzo 4) How do crystals work? - Graham Baird 5) A day in the life of a Cossack warrior - Alex Gendler 6) Why do we have hair in such random places? | Nina G. Jablonski 7) The hidden network that makes the internet possible | Sajan Saini 8) Can you survive nuclear fallout? - Brooke Buddemeier and Jessica S. Wieder 9) Why a sausage can do what your gloves cannot | Charles Wallace and Sajan Saini 10) Why can't some birds fly? | Gillian Gibb 11) Can you outsmart this logical fallacy? | Alex Gendler

2025-12-09 10:31:40 +0000 UTC → 2025-12-09 11:41:55 +0000 UTC (1h10m)

Did You Know ... ? EP61

1) Can steroids save your life? | Anees Bahji 2) What really happened to Oedipus? | Stephen Esposito 3) Why is it so dangerous to step on a rusty nail? | Louise Thwaites 4) When will the next mass extinction occur? - Borths, D'Emic, and Pritchard 5) Could we build a miniature sun on Earth? | George Zaidan 6) The most dangerous elements on the periodic table | Shannon Odell 7) Why don't companies want you to repair your stuff? | Aaron Perzanowski 8) The real reason polio is so dangerous | Dan Kwartler 9) How do kidney transplants work? | Alexander H. Toledo 10) The world's longest-burning fires | Emma Bryce

2025-12-09 09:23:41 +0000 UTC → 2025-12-09 10:31:40 +0000 UTC (1h7m)

Close Up and Personal EP10

1) Education is a fundamental right for every child | Makhtoum Abdalla 2) The journey through loss and grief | Jason B. Rosenthal 3) Ugly History: Japanese American incarceration camps | Densho 4) Restoring human dignity at the US southern border | Norma Pimentel 5) A foster care system where every child has a loving home | Sixto Cancel

2025-12-09 08:24:10 +0000 UTC → 2025-12-09 09:23:41 +0000 UTC (59m)

Close Up and Personal EP09

1) A love story about the power of art as organizing | Aja Monet and phillip agnew 2) Why is this painting so shocking? | Iseult Gillespie 3) Why I photograph the quiet moments of grief and loss | Caroline Catlin 4) How a blind astronomer found a way to hear the stars | Wanda Diaz Merced 5) How to preserve your private life in the age of social media | Bryce Dallas Howard

2025-12-09 07:24:47 +0000 UTC → 2025-12-09 08:24:10 +0000 UTC (59m)

Best of the Best EP01

(1) 3 secrets of resilient people | Lucy Hone (2) The danger of a single story | Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie (3) The power of introverts | Susan Cain

2025-12-09 06:27:17 +0000 UTC → 2025-12-09 07:24:47 +0000 UTC (57m)

The Business Angle EP62

1) Is safety worth the loss of privacy? | Sarah Stroud and Michael Vazquez 2) Can salad dressing transform capitalism? | Alex Amouyel 3) How distributed work can unlock your potential | Avani Prabhakar 4) The economic opportunity hidden in the climate transition | Marielle Remillard 5) How much does it cost to fly private? | Rachel Yang 6) The clever trick used by sports betting apps | Shannon Odell

2025-12-09 05:26:37 +0000 UTC → 2025-12-09 06:27:17 +0000 UTC (1h)

Lead the Way EP01

(1) What it takes to be a great leader | Roselinde Torres (2) The historic women's suffrage march on Washington - Michelle Mehrtens (3) The human skills we need in an unpredictable world | Margaret Heffernan (4) How great leaders inspire action | Simon Sinek (5) Harvey Milk's radical vision of equality - Lillian Faderman

2025-12-08 23:25:36 +0000 UTC → 2025-12-09 00:26:06 +0000 UTC (1h)

Lead the Way EP61

1) How to break through fear and become a leader | Valerie Montgomery Rice 2) How to disagree with respect — not hate | Spencer J. Cox 3) Yes, you can be an entrepreneur too | Saamra Mekuria-Grillo 4) The song that sparked a movement in Afghanistan | Nila Ibrahimi 5) Is generosity the most underrated leadership skill? | Joe Davis

2025-12-08 22:27:34 +0000 UTC → 2025-12-08 23:25:36 +0000 UTC (58m)

Secrets of the Wild EP06

1) You have no idea where camels really come from | Latif Nasser 2) A brief history of dogs | David Ian Howe 3) The secrets of spider venom | Michel Dugon 4) Are insect brains the secret to great AI? | Frances S. Chance 5) How animals and plants are evolving in cities | Menno Schilthuizen

2025-12-08 21:28:20 +0000 UTC → 2025-12-08 22:27:34 +0000 UTC (59m)

Secrets of the Wild EP61

1) A bold plan to rewild the Earth — at massive scale | Kristine McDivitt Tompkins 2) Why did it take so long to find giant squids? | Anna Rothschild 3) Why animals help each other | Ashley Ward 4) No one really knows what a tree is | Max G. Levy 5) The surprising power of your nature photos | Scott Loarie 6) Can AI help us speak with wolves? | Jeffrey T. Reed

2025-12-08 20:29:59 +0000 UTC → 2025-12-08 21:28:20 +0000 UTC (58m)

Your Purpose, Unlocked EP02

1) How to discover your authentic self -- at any age | Bevy Smith 2) How to stay calm under pressure - Noa Kageyama and Pen-Pen Chen 3) How to break down barriers and not accept limits | Candace Parker 4) How do we create a better economy? | TED-Ed 5) How a "Hi Level" mindset helps you realize your potential | Cordae 6) How to know if it's time to change careers⇥ | Chieh Huang

2025-12-08 19:26:36 +0000 UTC → 2025-12-08 20:29:59 +0000 UTC (1h3m)

Your Purpose, Unlocked EP01

1) Get comfortable with being uncomfortable | Luvvie Ajayi Jones 2) Be humble -- and other lessons from the philosophy of water | Raymond Tang 3) What is imposter syndrome and how can you combat it? - Elizabeth Cox 4) Why the secret to success is setting the right goals | John Doerr 5) 5 tips to improve your critical thinking - Samantha Agoos 6) The happy secret to better work | Shawn Achor

2025-12-08 18:23:57 +0000 UTC → 2025-12-08 19:26:36 +0000 UTC (1h2m)

Morning Motivation EP02

1) My secret to creating real magic | Christina Tosi 2) How to practice effectively...for just about anything - Annie Bosler and Don Greene 3) The 1-minute secret to forming a new habit | Christine Carter 4) 3 tips to boost your confidence | Amy Adkins 5) Stop being a bystander in your own life | Tracy Edwards 6) The future will be shaped by optimists | Kevin Kelly

2025-12-08 17:20:07 +0000 UTC → 2025-12-08 18:23:57 +0000 UTC (1h3m)

Art of the Future EP01

(1) Art in the age of machine intelligence | Refik Anadol (2) The incredible inventions of intuitive AI | Maurice Conti (3) The high-stakes race to make quantum computers work - Chiara Decaroli (4) How AI could compose a personalized soundtrack to your life | Pierre Barreau (5) How do hard drives work? - Kanawat Senanan (6) The mind-bending art of deep time | Katie Paterson

2025-12-08 10:14:57 +0000 UTC → 2025-12-08 11:17:09 +0000 UTC (1h2m)

Art and Science of Love EP01

(1) The difference between healthy and unhealthy love | Katie Hood (2) Why do we love? A philosophical inquiry - Skye C. Cleary (3) The brain in love | Helen Fisher (4) How to fix a broken heart | Guy Winch (5) Savitri and Satyavan: The legend of the princess who outwitted Death | Iseult Gillespie

2025-12-08 09:15:55 +0000 UTC → 2025-12-08 10:14:57 +0000 UTC (59m)

Art and Science of Love EP61

1) Love, trust and marketing in the age of AI | Amaryllis Liampoti 2) The unique love between humans and dogs | Elias Weiss Friedman 3) How to divorce as allies, not enemies | Allison O'Brien 4) Is parenting advice leading to more anxious kids? | Mathilde H. Ross 5) The power of gaming together in a lonely world | Laura Miele

2025-12-08 08:17:32 +0000 UTC → 2025-12-08 09:15:55 +0000 UTC (58m)

The Mind Shift EP02

1) Keep your goals to yourself | Derek Sivers 2) Try something new for 30 days | Matt Cutts 3) How to shift your mindset and choose your future | Tom Rivett-Carnac 4) Debunking the myths of OCD | Dr. Natascha M. Santos 5) Why you should define your fears instead of your goals | Tim Ferriss 6) The lies our culture tells us about what matters -- and a better way to live | David Brooks

2025-12-08 07:15:02 +0000 UTC → 2025-12-08 08:17:32 +0000 UTC (1h2m)

The Mind Shift EP04

1) Work is not your family | Gloria Chan Packer 2) A brief history of melancholy - Courtney Stephens 3) The benefits of not being a jerk to yourself | Dan Harris 4) A lesson in turning adversaries into allies | Leah Garcés 5) Why are eating disorders so hard to treat? | Anees Bahji

2025-12-08 06:14:41 +0000 UTC → 2025-12-08 07:15:02 +0000 UTC (1h)

The Mind Shift EP03

1) How to make stress your friend | Kelly McGonigal 2) The paradox of efficiency | Edward Tenner 3) What reality are you creating for yourself? | Isaac Lidsky 4) Is marijuana bad for your brain? | Anees Bahji 5) Art that reveals how technology frames reality | Jiabao Li

2025-12-08 05:12:28 +0000 UTC → 2025-12-08 06:14:41 +0000 UTC (1h2m)