The Bright Club Podcast
Summary: This intellectual comedy podcast is anchored by Steve Cross, who is joined every week by a star from the world of comedy, and a researcher from UCL, London's Global University. Together they tackle the really big questions, like: Are there penguins on Saturn's moons? Who was the randiest archaeologist of all time? Does owning your own laser make you more attractive to women?
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Podcasts:
Bright Club 33 with Claire Thomson and Isy Suttie
Celia Morgan is a clinical psychopharmacologist. Try saying that that with a mouthful of tea. She chats about her work with Isy Suttie (comedian) while Steve Cross provides regular warnings. This podcast is supported by the Wellcome Trust.
Bright Club 31 with Isy Suttie and Sophie Scott
Bright Club 30 with Jane Gilbert and Sarah Bennetto
The vikings were a strange bunch, chopping off heads and writing poems at the same time. Old Norse expert Chris Abram takes us into their world, while comedian Sarah Bennetto and Steve Cross snicker. This podcast is supported by the Wellcome Trust.
In this podcast we really get into books, as solid real things with histories. Prof of English Henry Woudhuysen leads the way, with comedian Sarah Bennetto following along and Steve Cross getting lost. This podcast is supported by the Wellcome Trust.
Did men have more dimensions in the twentieth century? Can maths and art combine? Philosopher Chiara Ambrosio and comedian Sarah Bennetto try and find out, while Steve Cross tried not to get slapped. This podcast is supported by the Wellcome Trust.
What did the powerful get up to in Ancient Egypt? Egyptologist John J Johnston knows, comedian Nick Doody asks, and Steve Cross looks confused. This podcast is supported by the Wellcome Trust.
The third power podcast sees political scientist Alex Braithwaite and comedian Nick Doody pick through terrorism, political violence and schools career service predictions. This podcast is supported by a People Award from the Wellcome Trust.
How powerful is your brain? And how does laughing work? Nick Doody joins neuroscientist Carolyn McGettigan to find out. Steve Cross tries to join in but mainly gets people's names wrong. This podcast is supported by the Wellcome Trust.
Atmospheric chemist Dave Rowley talks climate change and ozone depletion with comedian Nick Doody and ill-informed anchor Steve Cross, who mainly talks about hair spray. This podcast is supported by the Wellcome Trust.
In this weird-sounding podcast astronomer Steve Fossey tells us about the discoveries you can make from the bottom of a hill by the A1, while Steves Cross and Hall get confused about who is who. This podcast is supported by the Wellcome Trust.
Who am I? Where am I? Why do I feel this way? So sang Jesus Jones. Prof. Kate Jeffery explains how to answer one of these questions, while Steves Hall and Cross repeatedly grab the wrong end of the stick. This podcast is supported by the Wellcome Trust.
What can thick, stinky bacterial mats from a Kenyan lake tell us about life on Mars? Steve Hall and astrobiologist Lottie Davis investigate while Steve Cross tries to tag along. This podcast is supported by the Wellcome Trust.
Steve Hall is back! And this time Mark Westmoquette (Astronomer) is explaining to him where stars come from and how galaxies grow. This podcast is supported by the Wellcome Trust and recorded with kit bought by the STFC.
