Sound Bites

The Eurovision Song Contest is well underway for 2021 and Peter and Russell are reviewing the performances, playing various entries and making some predictions. We have seen most of the dress rehearsals, we've read the reviews, we've picked our favourites and we know which countries have made it into the Grand Final. We will also cover some more fun facts, play some previous winners and talk about...

The annual Eurovision Song Contest is the biggest event on the musical calendar and Peter and Russell are covering the performances of the First Semi-Final. We will also be looking at the Eurovision Song Contest's history, some of it's more memorable moments and sharing some fun facts and milestones since the competition started in 1956. Get your fondue's cooking, put on your white jump suits, get...

This week Peter and Russell look at de-extinction. What leads animals to go extinct, what are the issues we need to consider about bringing them back from extinction and how would we do it anyway? Did Jurassic Park get it right? Will we use dinosaur DNA found in amber? Can we bring back dinosaurs?

Scared of spiders, hate heights, worried that a duck is watching you? Then you may have a phobia. Join Peter and Russell as they go through the many various phobia's that people may experience. Phobia's are irrational fears, so we will have a look at the strange and unusual phobia's people experience. We even explore our own!

Peter and Russell are back to finish off their conjurations and the mysteries of some of histories famous Seers and Prophets. What will our crystal ball reveal? Is the future in the palm of your hand? Can you be healed by supernatural intervention? This week we take a look at Daniel Dunglas Home, Edgar Casey and Baba Vanga. We even take a brief look at one of the greatest investigators and sceptic...

Join Peter and Russell as they explore the dark secrets of the supernatural. Delving into divination, peering into predictions and marvelling at mysticism. Tonight is the first of two shows where we'll explore the lives, conjurations and reputations of the Pythia at the Oracle of Delphi, Nostradamus and Mother Shipton. Grab your Tarot cards and see if you can predict how this show will turn out!

Have you ever heard a "fact" and thought, wow that's really interesting? Maybe you heard something and thought it was so enjoyable to know that you have repeated it yourself. How do you know it's true? Join Peter and Russell as we take a look at some of the famous facts that people have been told that have turned out to be untrue. Why did we believe them in the first place? Where did they come fro...

It's our Easter Special, the smell of chocolate is in the air, coloured eggs are hidden in the garden and Peter and Russell are taking a look at all our Easter traditions and where they come from. Listing origins such as the Christian remembrance of Christ's resurrection through to pagan festivals celebrating the end of (northern hemisphere) winters and the new life that comes from the season of s...

Ever wonder what lies within the Bermuda Triangle? Ever thought about going to Scotland to see the Loch Ness Monster? What about going on a photo hunt for Bigfoot? Tonight Peter and Russell look at the events that created these legends and also the evidence about their existence. Will science prove or disprove these three centuries old legends, or will they always remain a fun bit of imaginary fol...

Have you ever listened to a debate or maybe participated in one and thought, that doesn't sound right? Perhaps your point was lost down a rabbit hole of confusing counter-argument? Then this episode is for you. This week Peter and Russell debate their way through logical fallacies, how to spot one and how to brush it off and win that debate.

What is a paradox? How do you resolve them? Can they be resolved? This week Peter and Russell go through a number of popular paradoxes and try to figure out though a blend of humour and confusion if there is a way to solve them. Join us for another light hearted walk through the world of paradoxes and see if you come up with the same solutions.

This week Peter and Russell take a light hearted journey of the English language, more specifically the origins of some of our most popular sayings. Ever wonder where a particular saying comes from? Who was the first to use it? What did it originally mean? We may just have all the answers for you on the show. Sit back and laugh with us (or most likely at us) as we reveal where some of our most pop...

Conspiracy Theories, what are they? Why do we believe them? Are any of them true? This week Peter and Russell look at Conspiracy Theories, some of the reasons people believe them and what are some of the more popular ones today.

In our third and final week looking at great unsolved mysteries Peter and Russell visit the Antikythera Mechanism. This complex analogue computer could predict astronomical positions and eclipses decades in advance. Then off to Peru and the mystery of the Nazca Lines. Why would people carve 70 different images into the Earth? Was this a way to communicate? Who would have done it? Join us as we tal...

This week the mysteries continue with Peter and Russell as they look at two famous unsolved conundrums. Grab your forensics kits and help us unravel the mystery of the Dyatlov Pass. Why would a group of experienced hikers abandon their tent in the middle of the night, ill prepared in the freezing cold? Or if you prefer, grab your code breaker and join us for a look into the Voynich Manuscript. Who...

Grab your magnifying glass and join Peter and Russell as they investigate two unsolved shipping mysteries. With special guest Jason, the boys look at the mystery of the Mary Celest and the SS Ourang Medan. What happened to the crews of these two ships? Was it aliens? A coverup? Or the supernatural? Join us for part one of the great unsolved mysteries in history.

Join Peter and Russell for part 2 of their look at where are all the aliens. Touching on the Fermi Paradox and chatting about the challenges of space, from success and remembering those we lost to disaster. We even ponder the question of what if we are alone?

Join Pete and Russell as they look skyward and ask where are all the Aliens. So many planets, so many possibilities and yet are we alone?

Tis the season! Join Peter and Russell as they talk and laugh their way through the traditions if Christmas, regale fun facts surrounding the yuletide ways. Sit back, grab some Christmas cheer and listen in as we trip over ourselves in the most festive way possible.

Would you drink from the fountain of youth? Would you like to live long enough to see your great great great great great x 10 grandchildren ? This week Peter and Russell look at life extension and taking medical control of the aging process.

How has work changed for us over the millennia? Peter and Russell look at where we've come and what's in store for us as workers with the rise of automation.

Pete and Russell talk about AI, what is it? how's it changing our lives and were is it going? We even go off topic and explore a conspiracy theory or two. We don't always have the answers but we will have fun asking questions. Listen in and even join in each week with Sound Bites.

It's Friday the 13th, join us to find out about the superstitions that scare us, the reasons why we avoid walking under ladders and what you can do to be a Friday the 13th Survivor!

Peter and Russell joined in the studio with self proclaimed mayor of Morley. We sit down and takl about small business and the ever changing digital world..