Sounds About Right: Audiobooks to Help Us Understand the World
The nonfiction bookclub that’s all about learning new things and challenging our perspectives. In each episode I meet with an author and discuss their book with them.
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Podcasting since 2021 • 53 episodes
Sounds About Right: Audiobooks to Help Us Understand the World
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#68: Sentience: The Invention of Consciousness with Nicholas Humphrey
Nicolas Humphrey has been studying the evolution of intelligence and consciousness for over 50 years. He has been a Lecturer in Psychology at Oxford, Assistant Director of the Subdepartment of Animal Behaviour at Cambridge, Senior...
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Episode 68
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#67: The Black Lit Fic ( Literary Fiction) Extravaganza with @jpreads6
I had a fascinating conversation with John-Paul (@jpreads6. His TikTok account is one of the most prominent in an engaging and community focused niche, black literary fiction. The books mentioned in the episodes are:Hone...
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Episode 67
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22:28
#66: Talking Heads: The New Science of How Conversation Shapes Our Worlds with Shane O'Mara
Shane O'Mara is a Professor of Experimental Brain Research in Trinity College Dublin, and am a Principal Investigator in, and currently the Director of, the Trinity College Institute of Neuroscience and a member of the academic staff of the Sch...
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Episode 66
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27:56
#65: For The Book Enthusiasts: In Conversation with @NotThatCosta
I had a lovely conversation with Costa (@NotThatCosta) about all things books. His TikTok account is one of my favourite to follow to hear some fascinating book reviews and recommendations. Fair to say that after this episode, my 'to be r...
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Episode 65
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#64: Free Your Mind: The New World of Manipulation and How to Resist It with Patrick Fagan
Patrick Fagan is a Sunday Times bestselling author, and public speaker, and consults for brands and political campaigns around the world.I had the please of discussing with him, his latest book which he co-authored with journalist Laura...
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Episode 64
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26:18