Episode summary: Scene on Radio is on an extended hiatus, but is on its way back. Host and producer John Biewen explains that the show has found a new home: the Kenan Institute for Ethics at Duke University.

Episode summary: This week’s episode was recorded live at the Hay Festival, where David was joined on stage by David Miliband and Helen Thompson to discuss the past, present and future of American power. What explains American global dominance? Can it be justified? How will it be replaced? They disc...

Episode summary: We hear from two photographers who are masters at showing us what is hard to see, and always has been hard to see, in America.

Episode summary: Episodio 36: Locande, pestilenze e hot-dog (Stagione 3)

Episode summary: On good days, Seth Godin thinks about the progress we’re making on climate change. On bad days, he thinks about the problem of racing bibs.

Episode summary: 19th century “zombie” laws are shambling into the abortion debate

Episode summary: Gary Marcus and John Lanchester join David to discuss all things AI, from ChatGPT to the Turing test. Why is the Turing test such a bad judge of machine intelligence? If these machines aren’t thinking, what is it they are doing? And what are we doing giving them so much power to sha...

Episode summary: 6. An Epiphany at the Hampstead Toy Boat Pond

Episode summary: Hello and welcome back! Delicious History is coming back with a vengeance, and this time it’s personal! For this season, we’ll be on the road, talking about some of the most important ways food has affected history on location! Starting in Ecuador, we’ll take you to Colombia, Spain,...

Episode summary: The Mystery of Mastery with Adam Gopnik