96. Kidnapped Twice + Should you start a podcast? Jordan Harbinger
In today’s episode, Jordan Harbinger talks about his podcast, the Jordan Harbinger Show, which you can find in all the normal places, and...
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94. The Crazed Culture Clash in YA Books - Kat Rosenfield
Kat Rosenfield is an acclaimed author of young adult and adult fiction who also writes about the culture wars, politics and all sorts of...
Global Criminal Underworlds - Sean Williams
Have you ever wanted to know about West Africa’s cocaine empire, how meth infiltrated a New Zealand biker gang, or the gangs controlling...
92. What I heard spying on phone calls - Jordan Harbinger
Jordan Harbinger is not only one of the world’s leading podcasters, but he’s also one of our best anecdotalists. In this podcast, he...
92. Amanda Knox 15 years on: Think you know her?
It’s Amanda Knox. You might – particularly if you’re in Britain or Italy – know her as the murderous femme fatale who was imprisoned for...
90. Jon Ronson: Culture Wars, Public Shaming & Social Media
Jon Ronson talks to me about cancel culture, public shaming and Louis Theroux. Jon is also known for writing The Psychopath Test and So...
89. Richard Dawkins (+ Paul Bloom and Shaun Attwood)
Richard Dawkins is one of the biggest names in science. His The God Delusion, which contends that a supernatural deity does not exist,...
88. David Robson and the Expectation Effect
Award-winning science writer David Robson's work has appeared in the Guardian, the Atlantic, Aeon and many many others. He was features...
87. Prof. Carl Zimmer - What It Means to be 'Alive'
Popular science writer, journalist and Yale University Professor of molecular biophysics and biochemistry Carl Zimmer is joining me to...
86. Do animals get drunk and high? - Oné Pagán
Have you ever wondered if your furry friend might be partial to a beer or two? Did you know that koalas smoked pipes and dolphins get...
Lonely, Sexless Men (Incels) - William Costello
William Costello is a writer and an academic in the field of Evolutionary Psychology who has specialised in incel culture and things like...
84. Why people become terrorists: Nafees Hamid
Nafees Hamid talks about what makes people into terrorists and other forms of extremists…and how we might be able to persuade them or...
83. NXIVM Sex-Trafficking Cult Survivor Kelly Thiel
Kelly Thiel was once a member of the notorious NXIVM cult. For those of you who – like me – don’t or didn’t know much about this sect,...
82. I lived in an airport for 7 months: Hassan Al Kontar
Today’s guest is Hassan al-Kontar, an absolute gem of a person who found himself in one of the most unique and unusual positions...
81. Why we like to suffer - Prof. Paul Bloom
Why do we like to suffer? Canadian-American Professor of Psychology and Cognitive Science Paul Bloom believes he has the answer. Or at...
80. Guantanamo's Most Tortured Prisoner: Mohamedou Ould Salahi
Today, we’ve got a classic On the Edge interviewee, in the form of Mohamedou Ould Salahi, who was detained in Guantanamo Bay for 14 years...
77. Why you're hung larger than a gorilla - Dr. Chris Ryan
He’s back! It’s part 2 with podcaster and evolutionary sex expert Dr. Chris Ryan, author of Sex at Dawn and Civilized to Death. He writes...
76. How our ancestors REALLY had sex - Chris Ryan
Today I have one of the biggest names to ever grace the stage of this podcast, in the form of Chris Ryan. Chris is known for many things,...
75. Life: A User's Manual - Philosopher Julian Baggini
I met acclaimed philosopher Julian Baggini in Bristol for a coffee upon first arriving in the city, and it was a pleasure. Julian is a...
74. Black Widow: I was in prison with Myra Hindley for murder I didn't commit
Linda Calvey is known as the Black Widow, because all of her lovers ended up dead or in prison. Wikipedia has her down as an armed robber...