Madeleine Finlay
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2,527 appearances
37 recordings
2 series
first heard Apr 2026
last heard 2d ago
Madeleine Finlay’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.
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And I would say I've got very good bloodthirsty friends.
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Coming up, how do you define kissing?
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And why would you want to?
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Finally, Ian, we're on to the biomechanics prize.
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So tell me about this.
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Ian, I think if you read me that definition without me knowing what it was about, would I land on kissing?
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I'm not sure, but it's obviously very precise.
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So tell me a bit more about why the researchers wanted to come up with this.
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If there is kissing across the animal kingdom, to me it begs the question, well, why do we do it?
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Oh.
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Now, the researcher that you mentioned, Dr.
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Matilda Brindle, you said in your piece that she might be a contender for another Ignobel prize.
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Why is that?
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Oh, absolutely.
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And I like though that somebody is kind of taking on these taboos and asking the really interesting questions about them.
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Well, we'll have to see if her work comes up again.
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Well, Ian, thank you so much.
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Thanks again to Ian and you can find his piece on the Ig Nobel Prizes at theguardian.com.
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Before you go, I wanted to tell you about a new series of The Guardians chart-topping podcast Black Box, hosted by Michael Safi, which is back for a second series.
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The new season will explore people's relationship with AI chatbots and how they're quietly reshaping lives.
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