A weekly programme that illuminates the mysteries and challenges the controversies behind the science that's changing our world.

Short documentaries and adventures in sound presented by Josie Long.

Eight tracks, a book and a luxury: what would you take to a desert island? Guests share the soundtrack of their lives.

From Altruism to Wittgenstein, philosophers, theories and key themes.

Historical themes, events and key individuals from Akhenaten to Xenophon.

Reflections from a faith perspective on issues and people in the news.

The Mortified Podcast is a storytelling series where adults share the embarrassing things they created as kids—diaries, letters, lyrics & beyond—in front of total strangers. PS: It totally likes you. The Mortified Podcast is a proud member of Radiotopia, from PRX. Learn more at radiotopia.fm. Podcast produced by Neil Katcher and David Nadelberg. Stage show created by David Nadelberg. Learn more: GetMortified.com

Have you ever locked eyes with a stranger and wondered, "What’s their story?" Step into someone else’s life and expect the unexpected. Extraordinary stories from around the world.

Show notes are at https://stevelitchfield.com/sshow/chat.html

As She Rises brings together local poets and activists from throughout North America to depict the effects of climate change on their home and their people. Each episode carries the listener to a new place through a collection of voices, local recordings and soundscapes. Stories span from the Louisiana Bayou, to the tundras of Alaska to the drying bed of the Colorado River. Centering the voices of native women and women of color, As She Rises personalizes the elusive magnitude of climate cha ...