Best QMUL Podcasts (2024)

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Lust 7:08

2M ago7:08

7:08

A series of short podcasts on different emotions, made with researchers from the Queen Mary Centre for the History of the Emotions. These podcasts were commissioned as part of a Wellcome Trust funded research project, 'Living With Feeling: Emotional Health in History, Philosophy, and Experience', and were produced by Natalie Steed.…

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Shame 7:12

2M ago7:12

7:12

A series of short podcasts on different emotions, made with researchers from the Queen Mary Centre for the History of the Emotions. These podcasts were commissioned as part of a Wellcome Trust funded research project, 'Living With Feeling: Emotional Health in History, Philosophy, and Experience', and were produced by Natalie Steed.…

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Sympathy 7:00

2M ago7:00

7:00

A series of short podcasts on different emotions, made with researchers from the Queen Mary Centre for the History of the Emotions. These podcasts were commissioned as part of a Wellcome Trust funded research project, 'Living With Feeling: Emotional Health in History, Philosophy, and Experience', and were produced by Natalie Steed.…

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Unfeeling 7:43

2M ago7:43

7:43

A series of short podcasts on different emotions, made with researchers from the Queen Mary Centre for the History of the Emotions. These podcasts were commissioned as part of a Wellcome Trust funded research project, 'Living With Feeling: Emotional Health in History, Philosophy, and Experience', and were produced by Natalie Steed.…

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Future Feelings 44:58

1+ y ago44:58

44:58

It's the final episode of the series, but what have we learned about emotions past, present, and future? Thomas Dixon, Sarah Chaney and Richard Firth-Godbehere reflect back on what they have learned from the series, discuss what emotions might look like in the future, whether we should stop telling people “Your emotions are valid”, and what histori…

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Emotional AI 44:21

1+ y ago44:21

44:21

Do wellbeing apps and emotional mood trackers make you feel nervous, furious, or happy?In this episode, historian of emotions and author Richard Firth-Godbehere goes in search of the science, technology, ethics, and feelings behind emotional AI.Fellow historian Thomas Dixon acts a guinea pig for Richard, trying out some emotion-tracking apps. with …

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Childhood Trauma 42:24

1+ y ago42:24

42:24

When it comes to childhood trauma, do our bodies keep the score, and with what emotional impacts?Historian of child psychology Emma Sutton finds out about the recent explosion of interest in "trauma-informed" approaches and their impact on family relationships. She tries out some trauma-informed therapy herself, and discusses with therapists and ex…

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Happiness Lessons 48:05

1+ y ago48:05

48:05

Should mindfulness and happiness take their place on the school curriculum alongside maths and literacy?Thomas Dixon asks whether 200-year-old ideas about love, emotions, and primary education are still relevant today. He visits three schools with different approaches to emotions, and meets experts on mental health and wellbeing - asking whether th…

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Robot Nurses 39:11

1+ y ago39:11

39:11

Unexpected item in bagging area! Machines can provoke many emotions, including rage and anxiety. But can they also care?In Episode 2 of "Living With Feeling", historian of nursing Sarah Chaney meets some care robots and discusses with experts what these machines are for, and what they can offer. Sarah probes the potential and the limitations of car…

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Rethinking Emotions 44:26

1+ y ago44:26

44:26

In this first episode of "Living With Feeling" - our new series about emotions in the 21st century - priest and writer Giles Fraser and psychotherapist Philippa Perry join Thomas Dixon for a lively conversation, tackling some big questions about the place of emotions in modern culture.Philippa, Giles, and Thomas discuss whether people are too ready…

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Living With Feeling. Trailer. 1:48

2y ago1:48

1:48

Welcome to "Living With Feeling", our new podcast series about emotions in the 21st Century. Please subscribe via Apple, Spotify, Acast, or wherever you get your podcasts. Search for "Living With Feeling" or follow one of the links below. APPLE: https://apple.co/3aM5RrbSPOTIFY: https://spoti.fi/3uWhKSi ACAST: https://shows.acast.com/living-with-fee…

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On Spiritual Solitude 36:16

3+ y ago36:16

36:16

As part of the 'Spaces of Solitude' series, Hetta Howes presents a conversation between Diarmaid MacCulloch, Professor of the History of the Church at Oxford University, and the most Revd Justin Welby, Archbishop of Canterbury. Discussion ranges from personal experiences of solitude and silence, to ‘thin-places’ and speaking in tongues.Presented by…

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The Mind 31:37

3+ y ago31:37

31:37

What is the mind? Can we think of it as a ‘space’? Where might we look for the mind and what might be going on inside it when we experience solitude? These are some of the questions addressed in this episode. We hear from neuroscientist Sarah Garfinkel about the mind as an interface between brain and heart, and historian of psychoanalysis Akshi Sin…

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On Solitary Confinement 45:43

3+ y ago45:43

45:43

As part of the 'Spaces of Solitude' series, Hetta Howes speaks to researchers Lisa Guenther and Shokoufeh Sakhi. Lisa is a Canadian philosopher and activist who works on critical prison studies; Shokoufeh is a former political prisoner from Iran who writes about imprisonment and the self. In this conversation, they discuss the histories and philoso…

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The Cell 34:00

3+ y ago34:00

34:00

In this episode, Hetta Howes and Charlie Williams look at experiences of imprisonment and solitary confinement, asking how we can understand the effects of enforced isolation on the human psyche? They speak first to Lisa Guenther, who charts the rise and rise of solitary confinement in the United States and the links between this practice and the l…

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The City 36:37

3+ y ago36:37

36:37

The German sociologist Georg Simmel famously claimed that ‘one nowhere feels as lonely and lost as in the metropolitan crowd’. Hetta Howes and Charlie Williams take a walk through London to explore this classic idea of loneliness and the many ways of being alone in a city. They hear from Matthew Beaumont about the long tradition of ‘nightwalkers’, …

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Perilous Places 35:59

3+ y ago35:59

35:59

Hetta Howes and James Morland continue their exploration of solitude in this episode, pondering the perilous places we sometimes enter in the search for aloneness. James introduces listeners to the graveyard poets of the 18th century, who sought out places of darkness to explore their biggest fears and deepest anxieties. Hetta then speaks to Josh C…

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The Garden 35:54

3+ y ago35:54

35:54

How did gardens come to play such a key part in the history of solitude? Hetta Howes sets out to answer this question with James Morland, who moves from the idyllic but complex seclusion of Eden to the refuge of queer ecology in Derek Jarman’s garden at Prospect Cottage to offer a reading of gardens as spaces of escape. Laura Seymour discusses how …

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The Sanctum 37:21

3+ y ago37:21

37:21

In the opening episode of our series, Hetta Howes and Barbara Taylor take us on a journey through the history of spiritual solitude. Why have people of faith chosen to be alone throughout the ages and what perils do they face in doing so? Hetta meets Hilary Powell to discuss the secluded lives of medieval anchorites and hermits, and Revd Erica Long…

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Melissa Harrison on Solitude 19:29

3+ y ago19:29

19:29

An autobiographical essay on solitude, walking, the natural world, and emotions by the novelist and nature writer Melissa Harrison.Melissa reflects on what solitude has meant to her - and to others - from her childhood and early adult years to the recent period of lockdown in the summer of 2020. Recorded outside in the Suffolk countryside, this ess…

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Developing Emotions: Feelings in the Classroom 18:45

4y ago18:45

18:45

Developing Emotions is a pioneering programme of lessons designed to promote emotional literacy and emotional awareness in school children. It has been developed as a collaboration between the Centre for the History of the Emotions at Queen Mary University of London and TKAT Multi-Academy Trust. In February and March 2020 the lessons were piloted i…

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Schadenfreude 9:08

4y ago9:08

9:08

Tiffany Watt Smith looks back to 1930s London to discover what a rumbled drag ball can teach us about schadenfreude – the joy we feel in another’s misfortune. This is one of a series of short podcasts exploring what we do at the Queen Mary Centre for the History of the Emotions.By The Centre for the History of the Emotions, QMUL

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Nostalgia 7:05

4y ago7:05

7:05

Agnes Arnold-Forster traces the history of nostalgia, from homesick Swiss mercenaries to contemporary US politics, and examines its effects on the professional lives of healthcare practitioners working in the NHS. This is one of a series of short podcasts exploring what we do at the Queen Mary Centre for the History of the Emotions.…

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Loneliness 8:30

4y ago8:30

8:30

Join James Morland on his journey through poetic images of loneliness, as he wanders towards its emotional meaning. This is one of a series of short podcasts exploring what we do at the Queen Mary Centre for the History of the Emotions.By The Centre for the History of the Emotions, QMUL

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Happiness 7:39

4y ago7:39

7:39

In this episode, Ed Brooker finds surprising connections between bank holidays, Charles Darwin, and that most gluttonous of terms, happiness. This is one of a series of short podcasts exploring what we do at the Queen Mary Centre for the History of the Emotions.By The Centre for the History of the Emotions, QMUL

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The Sound of Anger. INTERVIEW. Dr Fern Riddell 28:42

4+ y ago28:42

28:42

As part of 'The Sound of Anger' series, cultural historian Fern Riddell speaks with Thomas Dixon about gender, emotions, and politics. Fern is an expert on the histories of suffragism and sexuality and the author of a biography of the radical suffragette Kitty Marion, called 'Death In Ten Minutes'. Fern and Thomas debate the meaning of 'anger', how…

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The Sound of Anger. DRAMA. Seneca Annoyed 20:06

4+ y ago20:06

20:06

Do we live in an age of rage? And if so, what can we learn about our furious feelings, and how to control them, from the experiences and ideas of great thinkers in the past? Those are the questions explored in a pair of thought-provoking and darkly funny new audio dramas by playwright Craig Baxter, commissioned by the Living With Feeling project at…

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The Sound of Anger: 3. What is it good for? 37:54

4+ y ago37:54

37:54

Historian of emotions Thomas Dixon completes his personal odyssey through the history, feelings, and meanings of angry emotions. In this episode, he asks whether domestic, everyday anger is the same thing as political anger, and wonders about the relationship between angry dads, angry protesters, and emotional health. Thomas hates his own anger and…

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The Sound of Anger: 2. How does it feel? 29:15

4+ y ago29:15

29:15

Historian of emotions Thomas Dixon continues his exploration of angry emotions. In this episodes he tries to discover how anger sounds, feels, and looks. Again, diversity seems to be the norm. Different bodies feel furious in different ways, and not all cultures have the same ways of expressing emotions. Thomas hears from opera singer Lore Lixenber…

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The Sound of Anger. INTERVIEW. Jim Russell 15:54

4+ y ago15:54

15:54

As part of 'The Sound of Anger' series, psychologist Jim Russell is in conversation with historian of emotions Thomas Dixon about the idea of "anger" and basic emotions. Jim is an internationally recognised expert on the psychology of emotions and explains Paul Ekman's ideas about 'basic emotions' and the problems with the theory, especially in rel…

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The Sound of Anger. DRAMA. Darwin Vexed 21:50

4+ y ago21:50

21:50

Do we live in an age of rage? And if so, what can we learn about our furious feelings, and how to control them, from the experiences and ideas of great thinkers in the past? Those are the questions explored in a pair of thought-provoking and darkly funny new audio dramas by playwright Craig Baxter, commissioned by the Living With Feeling project at…

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The Sound of Anger: 1. What is it? 27:35

4+ y ago27:35

27:35

In this opening episode of a new podcast series about anger from the Queen Mary Centre for the History of the Emotions, historian of emotions Thomas Dixon sets out to discover what anger really is. He meets experts including psychologists and historians, and confronts his own furious demons, in an attempt to find an answer. Is there a "basic emotio…

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Should universities teach well-being? 1:16:11

5y ago1:16:11

1:16:11

This is a recording of a May 2019 panel discussion at Queen Mary, University of London, on the question 'should universities teach well-being?'There is, apparently, a mental health crisis in higher education. Student referrals for counselling are soaring, and according to one study, 40% of PhDs are depressed or anxious. Students in Bristol took to …

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The Sound of Anger. SHORT. Seneca's De Ira 7:11

5y ago7:11

7:11

In this episode, Thomas Dixon reads some extracts from his favourite text about angry emotions, the Roman philosopher Seneca's treatise on rage - De Ira. This is one of a series of short podcasts exploring what we do at the Queen Mary Centre for the History of the Emotions, and also a part of 'The Sound of Anger' podcast series. It was produced by …

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Love 8:10

5y ago8:10

8:10

Historian Jane Mackelworth thinks about the place of gifts in loving relationships, including romantic partnerships between women. This is one of a series of short podcasts exploring what we do at the Queen Mary Centre for the History of the Emotions.By The Centre for the History of the Emotions, QMUL

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Gut Feeling 7:10

5y ago7:10

7:10

In this episode, historian Evelien Lemmens asks what a 'gut feeling' might be and explores Victorian worries about emotions and indigestion.This is one of a series of short podcasts exploring what we do at the Queen Mary Centre for the History of the Emotions.By The Centre for the History of the Emotions, QMUL

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Grief 5:46

5y ago5:46

5:46

Historian of emotions Edgar Gerrard Hughes reflects on the ways that sounds, or silence, could express grief and mourning, especially in the nineteenth century.This is one of a series of short podcasts exploring what we do at the Queen Mary Centre for the History of the Emotions.By The Centre for the History of the Emotions, QMUL

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Ecstasy 12:18

5y ago12:18

12:18

Discover some of the surprising meanings of 'ecstasy' with philosopher and emotional explorer Jules Evans.This is one of a series of short podcasts exploring what we do at the Queen Mary Centre for the History of the Emotions.By The Centre for the History of the Emotions, QMUL

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Disgust 7:38

5y ago7:38

7:38

Richard Firth-Godbehere talks about the psychology of modern 'disgust' and ask what light history can shed on this emotion. This is one of a series of short podcasts exploring what we do at the Queen Mary Centre for the History of the Emotions.By The Centre for the History of the Emotions, QMUL

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Compassion 5:58

5y ago5:58

5:58

Sarah Chaney talks about the history of assumptions made about nursing, gender, and the emotions of care.This is one of a series of short podcasts exploring what we do at the Queen Mary Centre for the History of the Emotions.By The Centre for the History of the Emotions, QMUL

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Anxiety 7:12

5y ago7:12

7:12

Historian David Saunders talks about his research into the science and experience of anxiety in the twentieth century. This is one of a series of short podcasts exploring what we do at the Queen Mary Centre for the History of the Emotions.By The Centre for the History of the Emotions, QMUL

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Dr Tim Read on archetypal crises 55:26

6y ago55:26

55:26

Dr Tim Read is a consultant psychiatrist who worked for 20 years at the Royal Free Hospital. He's also the author of Walking Shadows: Archetype and Psyche in Crisis and Growth, and a member of the Psychiatry and Spirituality working group of the Royal College of Psychiatrists. Here, he discusses 'archetypal crises' - moments which can combine aspec…

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Unlocking the positives In spiritual psychosis 1:26:08

6y ago1:26:08

1:26:08

Anthony Fidler discusses how western psychiatry failed to help him when he experienced occasional episodes of highly altered states (also called psychosis). Instead, he learned to navigate through these states of consciousness using mindfulness, connection practices, and other spiritual tools. Does western culture need to find a better relationship…

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Geoff Mulgan on the politics of loneliness and happiness 41:20

6y ago41:20

41:20

Geoff Mulgan is the CEO of NESTA, former director of the Number 10 policy unit, co-founder of Demos, co-founder of Action for Happiness, and a key figure in the British 'politics of well-being'. We discussed the history of this movement, its successes and failures, and what Britain's new 'minister for loneliness' can do to combat this problem. We a…

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Dr Guy Hayward on finding transcendence through pilgrimage & evensong 1:18:24

6+ y ago1:18:24

1:18:24

Dr Guy Hayward is a sort of guerrilla agitator for Anglicanism, helping connect its cultural treasure to the majority of British people who no longer consider themselves Christian. A chorister and cabaret singer, he's also the founder of two initiatives - the British Pilgrimage Trust (co-founded with Will Parsons), which works to re-open and public…

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The Museum Of The Normal 24:37

6+ y ago24:37

24:37

A podcast exploring the ideas and history of “normal’.How do you measure up? Where are you on the scale? And what about your children?One late Autumn night, on the third floor of Barts pathology museum, amongst the specimens pickled in their glass jars, the tight lacers liver and the bound Chinese foot, researchers from QMUL Centre for the History …

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QMUL NORMAL: Guerilla Aspie 16:07

6+ y ago16:07

16:07

"Death to all daft and emotional neurotypicals who love soap operas!"Paul and Elizabeth Wady both have an autism diagnosis. In his book, Guerilla Aspies, and show of the same name, Paul Wady offers a conversion course for neurotypicals, inviting them to join the "new normal".In this podcast, one of a series of three about the idea of "normal" they …

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QMUL Psychic Driving interview with David Saunders 21:13

6+ y ago21:13

21:13

One evening in November 2016, as part of the Being Human Festival, David Saunders invited seventy-three individuals into a small room on the third floor of St Bartholomew’s Hospital. Once there, they disclosed their hopes, fears, and anxieties to a tape recorder. They were taking part in a restaging of a “revolutionary” therapeutic exercise called …

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Flourishing University seminar (8/9/17): Session 3 - PhDs, staff, volunteering 44:50

6+ y ago44:50

44:50

This is the third and final session from the Flourishing University seminar at the Centre for the History of the Emotions, which explored wellbeing in university from an interdisciplinary perspective. This session explored wellbeing among PhDs, staff, and wider society. Speakers:Amber Davis: The Happy PhD - PhD student mental health and well-beingS…

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Flourishing University seminar (8/9/17): Student courses and interventions 54:34

6+ y ago54:34

54:34

This is the second session of the Flourishing University seminar at the Centre for the History of the Emotions, held at Queen Mary, University of London on Friday September 8. This session looked at courses and interventions for student wellbeing in psychology and the humanities. The speakers are:Dr Oliver Robinson, University of Greenwich psycholo…

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