Sounds About Right: Audiobooks to Help Us Understand the World
Activity Overview
Episode publication activity over the past year
Episodes
#68: Sentience: The Invention of Consciousness with Nicholas Humphrey
09 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Nicolas Humphrey has been studying the evolution of intelligence and consciousness for over 50 years. He has been a Lecturer in Psychology at Oxford...
#67: The Black Lit Fic ( Literary Fiction) Extravaganza with @jpreads6
11 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
I had a fascinating conversation with John-Paul (@jpreads6. His TikTok account is one of the most prominent in an engaging and community focused n...
#66: Talking Heads: The New Science of How Conversation Shapes Our Worlds with Shane O'Mara
04 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Shane O'Mara is a Professor of Experimental Brain Research in Trinity College Dublin, and am a Principal Investigator in, and currently the Direc...
#65: For The Book Enthusiasts: In Conversation with @NotThatCosta
29 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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 fascin...
#64: Free Your Mind: The New World of Manipulation and How to Resist It with Patrick Fagan
21 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Patrick Fagan is a Sunday Times bestselling author, and public speaker, and consults for brands and political campaigns around the world.I had the ple...
#63: What Is a Doctor?: A GP's Prescription for the Future with Dr Phil Whitaker
14 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Dr Phil Whitaker has lived in a variety of locations around the UK including Nottingham, where he studied in medicine, and Oxford, where he undertoo...
#62: Arguing for a Better World: How to Talk About the Issues That Divide Us with Arianne Shahvisi
07 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Arianne Shahvisi is a Kurdish-British writer and academic philosopher. Raised in Lancashire and Essex, she studied astrophysics and philosophy at the ...
#61: Internet Empire: The Hidden Digital War with Sean F. Ennis
31 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Professor Sean F. Ennis is an economist, author and expert. He focuses on company behavior, competition and regulation. He has developed economic ma...
#60: Country Capitalism: How Corporations from the American South Remade Our Economy and the Planet with Bart Elmore
17 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Bart Elmore is an award-winning professor and writer who investigates the impact of big business on our environment.I had the pleasure of speaking wit...
#59: For the Culture: The Power Behind the World's Most Successful Brands, from Apple to Beyoncé with Marcus Collins
11 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Marcus Collins is an award-winning marketer and cultural translator with one foot in the world of practice--as the head of strategy at Wieden+Kenn...
#58: BEING HUMAN: How Our Biology Shaped World History with Lewis Dartnell
03 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Prof. Lewis Dartnell is a research scientist, presenter and author based in London, UK.He graduated from Oxford University with a First Class degree i...
#57: Astrotopia: The Dangerous Religion of the Corporate Space Race with Mary-Jane Rubenstein
26 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Mary-Jane Rubenstein is Professor of Religion and Science in Society at Wesleyan University, and is affiliated with the Philosophy Department and the ...
#56: Once Upon a Prime: The Wondrous Connections Between Mathematics and Literature with Sarah Hart
19 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
She studied at Oxford and Manchester, gaining her PhD in 2000. Postdoctoral research and teaching followed, including a prestigious Engineering and Ph...
#55: Bridgebuilders: How Government Can Transcend Boundaries to Solve Big Problems with William D. Eggers
12 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
William D. Eggers is the Executive Director of Deloitte’s Center for Government Insights where he is responsible for the firm’s public sector thou...
#54: The Poverty Paradox: Understanding Economic Hardship Amid American Prosperity with Mark Robert Rank
05 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Rank is widely recognized as one of the foremost experts and speakers in the country on issues of poverty, inequality, and social justice. His res...
#53: The Torture Doctors: Human Rights Crimes and the Road to Justice with Steven H. Miles
22 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Steven H. Miles is Professor Emeritus of Medicine and Bioethics. His medical career was in Internal Medicine and Geriatrics. He is a former Maas Famil...
#52: The Frontier Below: The Past, Present and Future of Our Quest to Go Deeper Underwater with Jeff Maynard
08 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Jeff Maynard is an author and documentary maker specialising in historical subjects. Jeff is renowned for uncovering little-known, or long forgotten h...
#51: What We Build with Power: The Fight for Economic Justice in Tech with David Delmar Sentíes
01 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
David Delmar Sentíes is a professional designer and interface developer with experience working with award-winning startups, as well as established b...
#50: A Hacker's Mind: How the Powerful Bend Society's Rules, and How to Bend them Back with Bruce Schneier
24 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Bruce Schneier is an internationally renowned security technologist, called a “security guru” by The Economist. He is the author of over one dozen...
#49: The Once and Future Sex: Going Medieval on Women’s Roles in Society with Eleanor Janega
17 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Eleanor's current research focuses on the conceptualisation of sex and its influence on society in the medieval and early modern period.She speac...
#48: The Education Myth: How Human Capital Trumped Social Democracy with Jon Shelton
10 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Jon Shelton is associate professor and chair of democracy and justice studies. He is the author of The Education Myth: How Human Capital Trumped Soc...
#47: Breakthrough Community Change: A Guide to Creating Common Agendas That Change Everything with Paul Born
03 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Paul is the Co-founder of Tamarack Institute and for 20 years was the CEO/Co-CEO. He is the founder and was the director of Vibrant Communities a nati...
#46: Stealing My Religion: Not Just Any Cultural Appropriation with Liz Bucar
27 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Liz Bucar is a leading expert in religious ethics, a professor of religion at Northeastern University, and a prizewinning author. Her writing, teachin...
#45: Defeating the Dictators: How Democracy Can Prevail in the Age of the Strongman with Charles Dunst
13 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Charles Dunst is deputy director of research & analytics at The Asia Group, an adjunct fellow at the Center for Strategic and International Studie...
#44: Risky Business: Why Insurance Markets Fail and What to Do About It with Amy Finkelstein
06 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Amy Finkelstein is the John & Jennie S. MacDonald Professor of Economics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. She is the co-founder and c...
#43: Culture: A New World History with Martin Puchner
27 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Martin Puchner, the Byron and Anita Wien Professor of English and Comparative Literature at Harvard University, is a prize-winning author, educator...
#42: The Toolbox: Strategies for Crafting Social Impact with Jacob Harold
20 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Jacob Harold is a social change strategist, author, and executive. From 2012 to 2021, Harold served as President & CEO of GuideStar and co-founder...
#41: Addictive Ideologies: Finding Meaning and Agency When Politics Fail You with Dr. Emily Bashah
13 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Emily Bashah is a licensed psychologist, author and podcast co-host with a private practice in Scottsdale, Arizona.An expert witness in criminal, ...
#40: Mindful Cognitive Behavioural Therapy: A Simple Path to Healing, Hope, and Peace with Seth J. Gillihan
06 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Seth Gillihan is a licensed psychologist who specializes in cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT). He was a full-time faculty member at the University of...
#39: Standoff: Why Reconciliation Fails Indigenous People and How to Fix It with Bruce McIvor
30 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Bruce McIvor, lawyer and historian, is a partner at First Peoples Law LLP, a law firm dedicated to defending and advancing Indigenous Peoples’ i...
#38 The Recollections of Sokrates with Frank Marrero
23 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Frank Marrero has lived different lives in this grace of abundant years. He was in the newspapers and on TV at the age of two, going off of high-dives...
#37: Race, Monogamy, and Other Lies They Told You, Second Edition Busting Myths about Human Nature (second edition) with Agustín Fuentes
09 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Prof. Fuentes is an anthropologist whose research focuses on the biosocial, delving into the entanglement of biological systems with the social and cu...
#36: Is Remote Warfare Moral? Weighing Issues of Life and Death from 7,000 Miles with Joseph O. Chapa
02 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Joseph Chapa is a lieutenant colonel in the U.S. Air Force and holds a PhD (DPhil) in philosophy from the University of Oxford. His areas of expertise...
#35: TUTANKHAMUN: Pharaoh, Icon, Enigma. Lost for Three Thousand Years, Misunderstood for a Century with Joyce Tyldesley
19 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Joyce Tyldesley is professor of Egyptology in the Department of Classics, Ancient History, Archaeology and Egyptology (CAHAE), within the School of Ar...
#34: She’s In CTRL: How women can take back tech – to communicate, investigate, problem-solve, broker deals and protect themselves in a digital world with Anne-Marie Imafidon
12 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Dr Anne-Marie Imafidon MBE is a prodigy in every sense of the word. Aged 11, she was the youngest girl ever to pass A-level computing, and was just 20...
#33: Understandable Economics: Because Understanding Our Economy Is Easier Than You Think and More Important Than You Know with Howard Yaruss
05 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Howard Yaruss is an economist, professor, attorney, businessman, and activist who greatly enjoys explaining complex issues in a clear, interesting and...
#32: Misinformation Nation: Foreign News and the Politics of Truth in Revolutionary America with Jordan E. Taylor
28 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Jordan E. Taylor is a historian, writer, editor, and teacher.His book is titled Misinformation Nation: Foreign News and the Politics of Truth in Rev...
#31: The Genetic Age: Our Perilous Quest To Edit Life by Matthew Cobb
21 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Matthew Cobb is a is professor of Zoology at the University of Manchester. His latest book is The Genetic Age: Our Perilous Quest To Edit Life Some of...
#30: If It's Smart, It's Vulnerable with Mikko Hyppönen
14 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Mikko Hyppönen is a global security expert, speaker and author. He works as the Chief Research Officer at WithSecure and as the Principal Research Ad...
#29: The Neuroscience of You: How Every Brain Is Different and How to Understand Yours with Chantel Prat
07 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Chantel Prat, PhD is a Professor at the University of Washington with appointments in the Departments of Psychology, Neuroscience, and Linguistics, ...
#28: Spellbound: Modern Science, Ancient Magic, and the Hidden Potential of the Unconscious Mind with Daniel Z. Lieberman
31 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Daniel Z. Lieberman, M.D. is a clinical professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at George Washington University. He is also a Distinguished Fe...
#27: Who’s Raising the Kids?: Big Tech, Big Business, and the Lives of Children with Susan Linn
24 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
As well as being an author, Susan Linn is a psychologist, award-winning ventriloquist and a world-renowned expert on creative play and the impact of m...
#26: Death Interrupted: How Modern Medicine Is Complicating the Way We Die with Blair Bigham
17 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Dr Blair Bigham an award-winning journalist, scientist and physician who trained in emergency and critical care medicine at McMaster and Stanford Un...
#25: Murderous Minds: Exploring the Criminal Psychopathic Brain: Neurological Imaging and the Manifestation of Evil with Dean A. Haycock
10 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Dean A. Haycock, is a science and medical writer who earned a Ph.D. in neurobiology from Brown University and a fellowship at The Rockefeller Universi...
#24: I Don't Talk to Dead Bodies: The Curious Encounters of a Forensic Psychiatrist with Dr Rhona Morrison
03 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I sat down with Dr Rhona Morrison, she is retired doctor (consultant forensic psychiatrist) from Scotland, who spent more than 30 yea...
#23: Getting China Wrong with Aaron L Friedberg
26 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I sat down with Aaron L Friedberg, he is Professor of Politics and International Affairs at Princeton University. Over the past two d...
#22: Eating While Black: Food Shaming and Race in America with Psyche Williams-Forson
18 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I sat down with Psyche A. Williams-Forson, she is Associate Professor and Chair of American Studies at the University of Maryland a...
#21: The Illusion of Control: Why Financial Crises Happen, and What We Can (and Can’t) Do About It with Jon Danielsson
04 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I sat down with Jon Danielsson the author of the book The Illusion of Control: Why Financial Crises Happen, and What We Can (and Ca...
#20: It's a Continent: Unravelling Africa's History One Country at a Time with Astrid Madimba and Chinny Ukata
22 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I sat down with Astrid and Chinny, they are the authors of the book It's a Continent: Unravelling Africa's History One Coun...
#19: Scorpions' Dance The President, the Spymaster, and Watergate with Jefferson Morley
08 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I sat down with Jefferson Morley, author of the book Scorpions' Dance The President, the Spymaster, and Watergate Some of the ...
#18: Understanding How Science Explains the World with Kevin McCain
25 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I sat down with Kevin McCain, Professor & author of the book Understanding How Science Explains the World.Some of topics in t...
#17: Paul Morland & Tomorrow's People: The Future of Humanity in Ten Numbers
11 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I sat down with Paul Morland, author of the book Tomorrow's People: The Future of Humanity in Ten NumbersWe discussed: The dr...
#16: Nazi Billionaires: The Dark History of Germany’s Wealthiest Dynasties with David de Jong
27 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I sat down with David de Jong, author of the book Nazi Billionaires: The Dark History of Germany’s Wealthiest Dynasties. We disc...