Friday, December 23, 2011
Leonardo Fibonacci
Measuring Big Distances
I know a light year is a very long way, but really, how can I comprehend such a large distance? It's a distance I can never really feel, grasp, or truly understand. This week on Engines of Our Ingenuity they discuss the way we measure such distances, and how we could possibly do better.
Listen here.
Listen here.
Differing opinions
Tuesday, December 13, 2011
What are your favorite podcasts?
The competition is on, and we've been tallying up all your favorite podcasts. If you haven't responded yet, leave a comment below. What are your favorite podcasts?
Billy Possum
A Different Way of Keeping Track of Life
The Decline of the West
The Common Cold
Wednesday, December 7, 2011
What are your favorite podcasts?
Time to vote on your favorite podcasts (besides Brain Food Dude). Leave them in the comment box, and help us decide the best podcasts of 2011.
John Feinstein
The Economics of Tablets
Wednesday, November 30, 2011
What are your favorite podcasts?
Time to vote on your favorite podcasts (besides Brain Food Dude). Leave them in the comment box, and help us decide the best podcasts of 2011.
Jazz & The Cold War
This week on To the Best of Our Knowledge, they did a had a great segment on how jazz was used as a weapon during the cold war.
Listen here.
Listen here.
Tuesday, November 29, 2011
A Case for Multitasking
Do too many kids go too college?
Loss Aversion
Tough Guys
Saturday, November 19, 2011
Thursday, November 17, 2011
J. Edgar Hoover
Meriwether Lewis
Clay Jenkinson, host of the Thomas Jefferson Hour, just wrote a book about Meriwether Lewis (of the Lewis & Clark expedition). Listen to Clay discuss his book, and Meriwether Lewis, on this week's episode of The Thomas Jefferson Hour.
Listen now, or download on itunes. The itunes release date was 11/13/11.
Listen now, or download on itunes. The itunes release date was 11/13/11.
I want my MTV
History of the High 5
I always figured the high 5 had just been around forever. Like the wheel, or god, or The Simpsons. Turns out people have only been highing fives for a few decades, and on this episode of Radiolab they track it all down to the first high five ever (kind of).
Listen here, or download on itunes. The itunes release date was 11/15/11.
Listen here, or download on itunes. The itunes release date was 11/15/11.
Saturday, November 12, 2011
Thursday, November 10, 2011
Dogs & Wolfs
Lourdes Garcia-Navarro
Our Brains Have Tons of Tiny Parts
The Search for Extraterrestrial Life
The Campaign Game
Friday, November 4, 2011
Campaign Finance
The Iliad
Who exactly was Homer, author of The Iliad and The Odyssey? The answer may be more complicated than you think. The New Yorker: Out Loud podcast had an interesting discussion about the Iliad, and the true Homer.
Listen now, download on itunes, or read the full article in The New Yorker.
Listen now, download on itunes, or read the full article in The New Yorker.
Thursday, November 3, 2011
The Happiest Man on Earth
History of the Relationship Between Science & Religion
Friday, October 28, 2011
Franz Lizst
Turns out Franz Liszt was the first rock star ever. Even outdated rock by like 150 years. Learn all about it here.
Brand Washed
How much of an effect does advertising actually have on us? Listen to this All Things Considered interview with Martin Lindstrom, author of the book Brand Washed.
Listen here.
Listen here.
How to Fail
Friday, October 21, 2011
Design & Beauty
Richard Seymour claims we don't think beauty, but rather feel it. How does this translate into design? Find out on this TED Talk:
Bird Watching
Thursday, October 20, 2011
Thursday, October 13, 2011
Capitalism, Charity & Steve Jobs
The Universe
Bootsy Collins & James Brown
Wednesday, October 12, 2011
Behind a Presidential Debate
Paris-Brest-Paris
Saturday, October 8, 2011
Friday, October 7, 2011
Steve Jobs
Steve Jobs has been talked about a lot since his death, but the best piece I've heard about him is from All Things Considered. Listen here.
John Lennon
Pathological Altruism
Amazing Altruism
Bad Science
Learn about why bad science is, well, bad. Ben Goldacre delivers a great TED Talk all about it.
More Bad Science
Suicide Bomber
Friday, September 30, 2011
Niall Ferguson
Niall Ferguson did a TED Talk about what he calls the "6 killer apps" that have led to modern economic success. Check out the TED Talk below.
Francis Ford Coppola
The virtues of drilling deeper
On All Things Considered they discuss the economic potential of oil and gas in the United States.
Listen here.
Listen here.
The evils of drilling deeper
Monday, September 26, 2011
A trust that could break the world economy
Check out this wild tale from Lapham's Quarterly about a trust that could break the world.
Friday, September 23, 2011
Brain Food Dude #33
Genomics
Genomics is going to cure diseases, extend our lives, and change things we can't even imagine. Learn more on this TED Talk with Richard Resnick.
Should we end the war on terror?
America Walks Into a Bar
Some of our nations most important conversations have taken place in a bar. Learn more in this Talk of the Nation interview with Christine Sismondo, author of America Walks Into A Bar: A Spirited History Of Taverns And Saloons, Speakeasies And Grog Shops.
Listen here.
Listen here.
Lincoln Beachey
Lincoln Beachey is perhaps the most famous person you've never heard of. Learn all about this flying daredevil on Radiolab.
Download on itunes, or listen here:
Download on itunes, or listen here:
Maphead
If anyone wants to know what to get me for Christmas, I always love a great map. That's why I'm so stoked about this new book by Ken Jennings called Maphead. Last week on Fresh Air Jennings talked about the book, and about his 74-episode run on Jeopardy.
Listen now, or download on itunes. The itunes release date was 9/21/11.
Listen now, or download on itunes. The itunes release date was 9/21/11.
Friday, September 16, 2011
Richard Engel
The So-Called Student-Athlete
How should we view student Athletes? What is the future of college athletics? Learn all about it on NPR, and in The Atlantic Monthly.
History of Oktoberfest
This week on The Economist: The Week Ahead, a great 1-minute history of Oktoberfest.
Listen below, or subscribe to the week ahead on itunes.
Listen below, or subscribe to the week ahead on itunes.
Vasco da Gama
Predicting the future
People have been predicting the future for as long as we know, but how accurate have they been? From fortune tellers to wall street bankers to sports forecasters, I think it's safe to say one thing: it's very difficult to know what is going to happen in the future. Learn more on this episode of Freakonomics Radio.
Listen now, or download on itunes. The itunes release date was 9/14/11.
Listen now, or download on itunes. The itunes release date was 9/14/11.
When congress plays chicken
Friday, September 9, 2011
Scientists who experiment on themselves
I once did a scientific experiment on myself in which I went an entire month without eating any Blue Bell Ice Cream. It was hell. But some other scientists out there have gone much, much further. Learn about 10 such scientists on this episode of Stuff You Should Know.
Listen now, or download on itunes. The itunes release date was 9/6/11.
Listen now, or download on itunes. The itunes release date was 9/6/11.
Nonviolence in Palestine
More journalists need to cover the nonviolence taking place in Palestine. Learn more on this Ted Talk with Julia Bacha
David Simon
How does information affect our brains?
This week on To the Best of Our Knowledge they discuss information, and how too much of it affects our brains for better and for worse. My favorite part is about halfway through when they interview Nicholas Carr, the author of The Shallows: What the Internet is Doing to Our Brains.
Listen now, or download on itunes. The itunes release date was 9/1/11.
Listen now, or download on itunes. The itunes release date was 9/1/11.
3 firefighter's tales from 9/11
Friday, September 2, 2011
Episode #30
Episode #30 of our podcast is now out. Listen here, or subscribe to our podcast on itunes.
This week's show features clips from the following podcasts:
Radiolab about games.
This American Life about gossip, aids, and Malawi.
Fresh Air about bananas.
Story Corps about learning to love reading.
2 clips about bees, from To the Best of Our Knowledge and Skeptically Speaking.
This week's show features clips from the following podcasts:
Radiolab about games.
This American Life about gossip, aids, and Malawi.
Fresh Air about bananas.
Story Corps about learning to love reading.
2 clips about bees, from To the Best of Our Knowledge and Skeptically Speaking.
Bees
This week we found two great podcasts about the topic of bees.
The first is an episode of To the Best of Our Knowledge. Listen now, or download on itunes. The itunes release date is 8/26/11.
The second is an episode about bugs from Skeptically Speaking. Listen now, or download on itunes. The itunes release date is 8/21/11.
The first is an episode of To the Best of Our Knowledge. Listen now, or download on itunes. The itunes release date is 8/26/11.
The second is an episode about bugs from Skeptically Speaking. Listen now, or download on itunes. The itunes release date is 8/21/11.
Learning the love of reading
Thursday, September 1, 2011
Gossip, Africa, aids, and prevention...
Games
In the 1863 World Checkers Championships, the two best checkers players on earth went head to head in a series of 40 matches. The result...40 ties. Learn about how this ruined the world of professional checkers, and why this isn't likely to happen to chess anytime soon, on Radiolab.
Listen here:
Listen here:
Friday, August 26, 2011
Brain Food Dude #29
Brain Food Dude #29 is now available. Listen here, or better yet, subscribe to us on itunes.
This week's show featured clips from the following podcasts:
Fresh Air about baseball catching.
The Thomas Jefferson Hour about the letters between Jefferson & John Adams.
Econ Talk about potato chips.
Fresh Air about the A&P grocery store chain.
This week's show featured clips from the following podcasts:
Fresh Air about baseball catching.
The Thomas Jefferson Hour about the letters between Jefferson & John Adams.
Econ Talk about potato chips.
Fresh Air about the A&P grocery store chain.
History of the grocery store
What's it like to be a baseball catcher?
Thursday, August 25, 2011
Letters between Adams & Jefferson
The Thomas Jefferson Hour recently did an excellent two-show series about the 50 year correspondence between John Adams and Thomas Jefferson. This is a great two hour intro into the founding fathers, and a great first two episodes to try out The Thomas Jefferson Hour.
Here are links to part 1 and part 2, or download on itunes. The itunes release date of these two episodes was 8/14/11 and 8/21/11.
Here are links to part 1 and part 2, or download on itunes. The itunes release date of these two episodes was 8/14/11 and 8/21/11.
Potato Chips
Saturday, August 20, 2011
How to be a good parent
Why Cleaned Water Stays Dirty In Our Minds
What people think is best for them, is often totally wrong. This is often the case with cleaned drinking water. Learn more on this episode of Morning Edition.
Drinking wine in prison
Last week The Moth aired one of the best episodes I've heard in a long time. Sherman "O.T." Powell tells about prison, and how to make really bad wine.
Listen now.
Listen now.
What's a life worth?
Magic Trip
A new documentary, called Magic Trip, describes a road trip, and a good old freak out, led by Ken Kesey and the marry pranksters, in 1964. Fresh Air dedicated an entire episode to the film, my favorite clip is an interview with Tom Wolfe, author of The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test.
Listen now, or download on itunes. The itunes release date was 8/12/11.
Listen now, or download on itunes. The itunes release date was 8/12/11.
The Bataan Death March
The last remaining survivor of the Bataan Death March recently died at age 105. Learn about Brown, and the Bataan Death March, on this episode of All Things Considered.
Robert Kennedy
One of Robert Kennedy delivered a speech in South Africa, in 1964, which went on to become one of the best known speeches in history. A new documentary was just made about that speech, and you can listen to a discussion about the speech, and this new film, on All Things Considered.
Friday, August 12, 2011
Brain Food Dude #27
The Brain Food Dude podcast #27 is out now. Listen here, or subscribe on itunes.
This week's episode features clips about the following:
Secrets of the FBI on NPR.
Christopher Columbus and ecology on Fresh Air.
Passing on the family business on Freakonomics Radio.
History of the air conditioner on All Things Considered.
Mayan culture and the truth about 2012 on To the Best of Our Knowledge.
This week's episode features clips about the following:
Secrets of the FBI on NPR.
Christopher Columbus and ecology on Fresh Air.
Passing on the family business on Freakonomics Radio.
History of the air conditioner on All Things Considered.
Mayan culture and the truth about 2012 on To the Best of Our Knowledge.
History of Anheuser Busch
Mayans and the truth about 2012
Christopher Columbus and Ecology
When Columbus discovered America, the world changed both culturally, and ecologically. This week on Fresh Air they had a great discussion about the ecological aspect, with Charles Mann, author of 1493 Uncovering the New World Columbus Created.
Listen now, or download on itunes. The itunes release date was 8/8/11.
Listen now, or download on itunes. The itunes release date was 8/8/11.
History of the Air Conditioner
If air conditioning had never been invented, I'm pretty sure I would have never moved to Texas. Check out this short history of AC on All Things Considered.
Thursday, August 11, 2011
Secrets of the FBI
What exactly does the FBI do these days? Check out this interview with Ronald Kessler on NPR.
Wednesday, August 3, 2011
Brain Food Dude #26
Brain Food Dude podcast episode #26 is out now. Listen here, or subscribe to us on itunes.
This week's episode includes the following clips:
Drone technology on NPR.
Khalid Sheikh Mohammed on The International Spy Museum SpyCast.
Video games on the On the Media podcast.
Thugs on This American Life.
The origins of pleasure on TED Talks.
This week's episode includes the following clips:
Drone technology on NPR.
Khalid Sheikh Mohammed on The International Spy Museum SpyCast.
Video games on the On the Media podcast.
Thugs on This American Life.
The origins of pleasure on TED Talks.
Video games will soon be part of real life
Brushing my teeth will earn me points. Cleaning my dog's poo poo will earn me points. Listening to Brain Food Dude will earn me points. How am I going to get all these points, and what on earth am I going to do with them? Check out this episode of On the Media, with a speech by Jessie Schell.
Listen to the full episode of On the Media here.
Listen to the full episode of On the Media here.
Khalid Sheikh Mohammed
Khalid Sheikh Mohammed is probably one of the most evil men alive. He was not just a mastermind of the 911 attack, but also allegedly played a role in most major terrorist attacks of the last 20 years, including the World Trade Center 1993 bombings, the Operation Bojinka plot, an aborted 2002 attack on the U.S. Bank Tower in Los Angeles, the Bali nightclub bombings, the failed bombing of American Airlines Flight 63, the Millennium Plot, and the murder of Daniel Pearl.
Learn more about Khalid Sheikh Mohammed on this riveting speech by Richard Miniter, author of Mastermind: The many faces of 911 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, on the international spy museum spycast podcast.
Learn more about Khalid Sheikh Mohammed on this riveting speech by Richard Miniter, author of Mastermind: The many faces of 911 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, on the international spy museum spycast podcast.
The origins of pleasure
Pleasure is a more mysterious thing than we realize. Check out what Paul Bloom as to say about it on this TED Talk.
Thursday, July 28, 2011
Brain Food Dude #25
The 25th episode of our podcast is now available! Download here, or subscribe on itunes.
This episode includes the following Segments:
Fresh Air about art thievery.
Ted Talk about how you can do anything for 30 days.
New Yorker Out Loud about the Rwandan Cycling Team.
Fresh Air about pleasure and addiction.
How to do Everything about snipers.
Planet Money about how much it takes to create a hit song.
This episode includes the following Segments:
Fresh Air about art thievery.
Ted Talk about how you can do anything for 30 days.
New Yorker Out Loud about the Rwandan Cycling Team.
Fresh Air about pleasure and addiction.
How to do Everything about snipers.
Planet Money about how much it takes to create a hit song.
Rwanda's Cycling Team
Philip Gourivitch of The New Yorker did a great piece about the Rwandan Cycling Team.
Listen here, download on itunes, or read the full article.
Listen here, download on itunes, or read the full article.
Pleasure & addiction
Why do certain things feel so much better than others? Why are more people addicted to cigarettes than heroin? Check out this episode of Fresh Air with David Lyndon, the author of The compass of pleasure: how our brains make fatty foods, orgasm, exercise, marijuana, generosity, vodka, learning, and gambling, feel so good. Perhaps this will help me with my raging addiction to Blue Bell Ice Cream. Hopefully not.
This podcast is no longer available on itunes, but you can listen here.
This podcast is no longer available on itunes, but you can listen here.
Song of the summer
What does it take to produce a hit song? According to Planet Money, about one and a quarter million dollars. Forget that, I've got garageband, I'm going to be mixing mad beats all night!
This podcast is no longer available on itunes, but you can listen here.
This podcast is no longer available on itunes, but you can listen here.
You can do anything for 30 days
Want to break a bad habit? Or start a good one? Just try it for 30 days, and see what happens...that's what Matt Cutts says.
Art thievery and the FBI
Ever wonder how they track down stolen art? Find out on this episode of Fresh Air, interviewing former FBI agent Robert Wittmam.
This podcast is no longer available on itunes, but you can listen here.
This podcast is no longer available on itunes, but you can listen here.
Thursday, July 21, 2011
Brain Food Dude-The Music Episode
This week we've got a special edition of Brain Food Dude, an episode all about music. We wanted to keep it diverse, so no genre will be mentioned twice. The episode includes the following clips:
How Architecture helped music evolve, a TED Talk with David Byrne (lead singer of the Talking Heads)
NPR interview with reggae legend, Lee 'Scratch' Perry
Concerts a Emporter documentary with bluesman, Seasick Steve.
Fresh Air interview with Jay-Z.
New Yorker Out Loud discusses Los Tigres del Norte.
Fresh Air interview with country legend, Doc Watson.
How Architecture helped music evolve, a TED Talk with David Byrne (lead singer of the Talking Heads)
NPR interview with reggae legend, Lee 'Scratch' Perry
Concerts a Emporter documentary with bluesman, Seasick Steve.
Fresh Air interview with Jay-Z.
New Yorker Out Loud discusses Los Tigres del Norte.
Fresh Air interview with country legend, Doc Watson.
Architecture influences music
How does architecture influence music? More than you think. Here's a great TED Talk by David Byrne, of the Talking Heads.
Doc Watson
Doc Watson may be blind, but man can he pick a guitar. Listen to this 1988 interview with Doc on Fresh Air.
Seasick Steve
La Concerts a Emporter (Take Away Shows) is a blog by French director, Vincent Moon. I've watch most of his videos, but my all time favorite is with Bluesman, Seasick Steve.
Seasick Steve - A Take Away Show - Part 1 from La Blogotheque on Vimeo.
Seasick Steve - A Take Away Show - Part 2 from La Blogotheque on Vimeo.
Lee 'Scratch' Perry
Lee 'Scratch' Perry is the genius behind countless reggae songs, and at the age of 75 he just came out with a new album. Listen to this great interview with Scratch on NPR.
Friday, July 1, 2011
4th of July Brain Food Dude
Myths Of Independence
I never realized how much myth surrounded the American celebration of the 4th of July. Learn more in this All Things Considered interview with Ray Raphael, author of Founding Myths: Stories That Hide Our Patriotic Past.
Backstory of July 4th
Here is the best of all the 4th of July podcasts, on Backstory. Learn about the Declaration of Independence, the history of fireworks on the 4th, and how alcohol consumption rates have changed over the years.
Thomas Jefferson and the 4th of July
What does president Thomas Jefferson have to say about the Independence Day? Find out on the Thomas Jefferson Hour.
Listen now, or download on itunes. The itunes release date was 7/4/10.
Listen now, or download on itunes. The itunes release date was 7/4/10.
Uncle Sam
Where did all those Uncle Sam posters come from? Learn about that, and a lot of other 4th of July fun, on this episode of Studio 360.
The Declaration of Independence
This is either the most boring, or the most important thing I have ever posted...probably both. I present, the Declaration of Independence, read by NPR staff.
Saturday, June 25, 2011
Special Brain Food Dude episode about food
This week we're featuring a special episode of Brain Food Dude, all about the topic of "food." Listen now, or subscribe to our podcast on itunes.
This week's episode includes the following clips:
A brief history of eating lobsters on The Memory Palace.
An interview with Michael Pollan on Science Friday.
Debate about organic food on Intelligence Squared.
Wholesale food market in Hunts Point, New York, on Planet Money.
A TED Talk with Mark Bittman, about What's wrong with what we eat.
This week's episode includes the following clips:
A brief history of eating lobsters on The Memory Palace.
An interview with Michael Pollan on Science Friday.
Debate about organic food on Intelligence Squared.
Wholesale food market in Hunts Point, New York, on Planet Money.
A TED Talk with Mark Bittman, about What's wrong with what we eat.
Eating lobster is yuckee (or at least it used to be)
Eating lobster used to be about as socially acceptable as eating a squirrel. Seriously, listen to this episode of The Memory Palace to learn more.
Is organic food marketing hype?
Intelligence Squared held a 3 on 3 debate last year about organic food, take a look:
ORGANIC FOOD IS MARKETING HYPE (Full Debate) from Intelligence Squared US on Vimeo.
Wholesale food market
In November of 2009 Planet Money did a great podcast about a wholesale food market in Hunts Point, New York. I realize that doesn't sound very exciting, but trust me people, it is!
This episode is no longer available on itunes, but you can check it out here.
This episode is no longer available on itunes, but you can check it out here.
Michael Pollan
Back in 2006, Science Friday did an excellent interview with Michael Pollen, author of The Omnivore's Dilemma, The Botany of Desire, and In Defense of Food: An Eater's Manifesto.
This episode is no longer available on itunes, but you can find it here.
This episode is no longer available on itunes, but you can find it here.
Friday, June 17, 2011
Brain Food Dude Podcast #21
Episode #21 is now available. Listen here, or subscribe to our podcast on itunes.
This week's show includes clips from the following shows:
An interview with boxer, Sugar Ray Leonard, on Fresh Air.
The invention of basketball's jump shot, on Storycorps.
Credit card fraud on Planet Money.
An interview with the mayor of Reykjavik, Iceland on NPR News.
Pawn shops on Fresh Air.
Why the rat race is good for you, on Econ Talk.
This week's show includes clips from the following shows:
An interview with boxer, Sugar Ray Leonard, on Fresh Air.
The invention of basketball's jump shot, on Storycorps.
Credit card fraud on Planet Money.
An interview with the mayor of Reykjavik, Iceland on NPR News.
Pawn shops on Fresh Air.
Why the rat race is good for you, on Econ Talk.
Who invented the jump shot?
I always figured the jump shot in basketball was just something that's always been part of the game, and just came about naturally. I was wrong. It turns out the shot was developed by a guy named Kenny Sailors, and you can hear the 87-year-old talk about it on Story Corps.
Listen here, or download on itunes. The itunes release date was 6/10/11.
Listen here, or download on itunes. The itunes release date was 6/10/11.
Pawn Shops
The Mayor of Reykjavik, Iceland
Jon Gnarr is an absurdist comedian who ran for mayor of Iceland's capital...and won. Listen to this interview with the mayor of Reykjavik, on NPR News.
Sugar Ray Leonard
Why You Need and Love the Rat Race
Credit Card Fraud
Thursday, June 9, 2011
Brain Food Dude Podcast #20
The 20th episode of our podcast is finally here! Listen now, or subscribe to us on itunes.
Segments from this show include:
The unconscious mind on Fresh Air.
Computer-human interactions on Radiolab.
Central American Drug Cartels on NPR.
Research about psychedelic drugs on To the Best of Our Knowledge.
Nominating judges in Chicago on This American Life.
Human brains can only handle 150 friends on NPR.
Segments from this show include:
The unconscious mind on Fresh Air.
Computer-human interactions on Radiolab.
Central American Drug Cartels on NPR.
Research about psychedelic drugs on To the Best of Our Knowledge.
Nominating judges in Chicago on This American Life.
Human brains can only handle 150 friends on NPR.
The Unconscious Mind
Talking to Robots
Oh boy, they're finally building smart robots. Don't believe me? Listen to this episode or radiolab, and find out how people get fooled into unknowingly "dating" robots online.
Psychedelics
Last week To the Best of Our Knowledge did a fascinating show about the research being done on psychedelic drugs.
Listen now, or download on itunes. The itunes release date was 6/2/11.
Listen now, or download on itunes. The itunes release date was 6/2/11.
150 friends
If I have 1,300 friends on facebook, does that mean I have, like, 1,300 friends? Not according to Robin Dunbar and the good folks at NPR. Listen to this story about why our brains can only handle 150 friends.
The Windy City
Chicago is infamous for its corruption, but is it really still that bad? Well listen to how they select their judges on This American Life.
Central America's Drug War
I once heard the war on drugs described as a game of whack-a-mole. Suppress it in one area, and it just pops up in another. A few years ago the problem was rooted in Colombia, now it's Mexico, but where next? Potentially Central America. Listen to this story on NPR.
Wednesday, June 1, 2011
Brain Food Dude Podcast #19
Listen now, or subscribe on itunes.
This week the show features the following clips:
Book of Mormon, the musical, on Fresh Air.
I hugged the man who murdered my son, on Story Corps.
Iceland is more than just a baron rock, on NPR.
Dog behavior on Fresh Air.
What are all those bees actually doing in the backyard? On Morning Edition.
A TED Talk about smiling.
This week the show features the following clips:
Book of Mormon, the musical, on Fresh Air.
I hugged the man who murdered my son, on Story Corps.
Iceland is more than just a baron rock, on NPR.
Dog behavior on Fresh Air.
What are all those bees actually doing in the backyard? On Morning Edition.
A TED Talk about smiling.
An amazing story
What would you do if someone murdered your son? The last thing you would probably say would be to adopt the murderer as your own son, but that's exactly what happens in this amazing episode of Story Corps.
Listen now:
Or download on itunes. The itunes release date was 5/20/11.
You can also check out the StoryCorps website.
Listen now:
Or download on itunes. The itunes release date was 5/20/11.
You can also check out the StoryCorps website.
The Book of Mormon
The Book of Mormon is no longer just a book, it's now a hit broadway musical. Learn more in this interview on Fresh Air, with writers Matt Stone & Trey Parker.
This podcast is no longer available on itunes, but you can listen here.
This podcast is no longer available on itunes, but you can listen here.
Dog psychology
Saturday, May 28, 2011
Brain Food Dude Podcast-Sports Episode
This week we did a special episode about sports. Listen here, or subscribe to our podcast on itunes.
This week's show includes the following clips:
Doug Glanville being interviewed about baseball on Fresh Air.
Freakanomics Radio discussing home field advantage.
John Wooden giving a TED Talk about basketball, coaching, and life.
The 1904 Olympic Marathon on The Memory Palace.
Andre Agassi being interviewed on Fresh Air.
A bike race across America on Radiolab.
This week's show includes the following clips:
Doug Glanville being interviewed about baseball on Fresh Air.
Freakanomics Radio discussing home field advantage.
John Wooden giving a TED Talk about basketball, coaching, and life.
The 1904 Olympic Marathon on The Memory Palace.
Andre Agassi being interviewed on Fresh Air.
A bike race across America on Radiolab.
Crazy bike race across America
This was the first podcast I ever posted on the blog, but it's so good I'm posting it again (and because I mentioned it on the Brain Food Dude podcast this week).
It's an episode of Radiolab titled "limits." As a whole it was probably my favorite podcast of 2010.
You can download it on itunes, the release date was 4/5/10.
It's an episode of Radiolab titled "limits." As a whole it was probably my favorite podcast of 2010.
You can download it on itunes, the release date was 4/5/10.
Andre Agassi
Does Andre Agassi hate tennis? A little. Listen all about it on the Fresh Air podcast from last year. It's no longer available on itunes, but you can listen here.
If you want to learn more, read his book:
If you want to learn more, read his book:
World Cup & Freakanomics
I once asked an NFL player about his thoughts on home field advantage, and his answer was "It doesn't make any difference...well, maybe it helps to know where the sprinkler heads are, but other than that it doesn't matter."
The good fellows at Freakanomics Radio beg to differ. Listen to why they believe home field advantage exists.
This episode is no longer available on itunes, but you can listen now.
The good fellows at Freakanomics Radio beg to differ. Listen to why they believe home field advantage exists.
This episode is no longer available on itunes, but you can listen now.
Doug Glanville
Doug Glanville, a.k.a. "The Rocket Scientist," has an interesting perspective on the game of baseball. Check out this interview with Glanville on Fresh Air.
This episode is no longer available on itunes, by you can listen now.
This episode is no longer available on itunes, by you can listen now.
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