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Simon Winchester on the wind: the invisble force we can't live without 05.10.2026 ↓

It's invisible, it drives us crazy, and we can't live without it. The wind has bee...

The Jackpod: One war at a time 05.10.2026 ↓

On Point news analyst Jack Beatty brings historical context to analysis that President Trump’s war w...

Michael Collins - Part 1 05.10.2026 ↓

On the 22nd of August 1922, Michael Collins, the Commander in Chief of the National Army was shot de...

Poems that shake up autumn from Contains Strong Language 04.10.2026 ↓

Ian McMillan brings you poems and poets to shake up autumn from the Contains Strong Language Festiva...

Rachel Heng Reads "A Very Safe Place" 04.10.2026 ↓

Rachel Heng reads her story “A Very Safe Place,” from the October 12, 2026, issue of the ma...

Author Isabel Allende: A Life of Storytelling 04.10.2026 ↓

Isabel Allende (The House of the Spirits, Paula) is one of the most widely-read authors in ...

An Ageing World: Simone de Beauvoir on Old Age 04.10.2026 ↓

For the final episode in our series on living in an ageing world David talks to Lyndsey Sto...

HoP 500c Troels Engberg-Pedersen on St Paul and the Stoics 03.10.2026 ↓

In the third of five episodes to mark the 500 episode milestone, an expert on Paul's letters tells u...

The example of St Francis 02.10.2026 ↓

He renounced his fortune and lived amongst animals so does the example of St Francis help us think a...

Is the World Getting Uglier? 02.10.2026 ↓

President Trump and the modern right have a theory of beauty. You see it in Trump’s gilded Oval Offi...

AI Apocalypse? 01.10.2026 ↓

We’re staring down the life-and-death hazard of artificial intelligence. That phrase “A...

Passport to Ireland with Colum McCann 01.10.2026 ↓

On this Selected Shorts, host Meg Wolitzer invites us on a literary tour of Ireland with bestselling...

Dr. Iain McGilchrist: AI versus the human soul 01.10.2026 ↓

Dr Iain McGilchrist has dedicated decades of neuroscience research to unravelling the inner workings...

How did ancient buildings end up buried? 01.10.2026 ↓

This is a catch-up version of James O'Brien's Mystery Hour. To join the game, call 0345 60 60 973, T...

Thin Places (Synth version) 01.10.2026 ↓

Thin Places (Synth version) by Fiona Keane

Lonely Game 01.10.2026 ↓

Lonely Game by Fiona Keane

Colm Tóibín Reads Tobias Wolff 01.10.2026 ↓

Colm Tóibín joins Deborah Treisman to discuss “Awaiting Orders,” by Tobias Wolff, which was...

An Alternative History of the Microphone 01.10.2026 ↓

The first microphones were invented in the 1870s as components for telephones. By the 1930s...

JAM JARS with Boo 30.09.2026 ↓

JAM JARS with Boo by Fiona Keane

Andy Weir: Project Hail Mary Author Teaches Writing | How I Write 30.09.2026 ↓

Learn more about Alpha School at ⁠https://go.alpha.school/howiwrite Andy Weir is on the sh...

HoP 500b Melissa Lane on Herotodus and Thucydides 30.09.2026 ↓

Our second episode in celebration of reaching the 500 mark fills a significant gap: Melissa Lane hel...

Louise Kennedy 29.09.2026 ↓

Louise Kennedy has followed her Waterstones Debut Fiction Prize-nominated Trespasses with another br...

Mark Normand: How to Make Your Writing More Funny | How I Write 28.09.2026 ↓

Learn more about Alpha School at ⁠https://go.alpha.school/howiwrite Mark Normand is on the...

The Jackpod: Ten seconds to midnight 28.09.2026 ↓

On Point news analyst Jack Beatty on why the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists has set its Doomsday ...

Contains Strong Language Festival in Salford 28.09.2026 ↓

In front of an audience at the Contains Strong Language Festival in Salford Tom Sutcliffe is joined ...