In which Harry and Mairead discuss Netflix and tax justice. For more on Netflix, Harry recommends the Netflix Wikipedia page, and this interview with Ted Sarandos, the current chief content officer for Netflix. For more on tax justice, Mairead recommends the book The Triumph of Injustice by Emmanuel Saez and Gabriel Zucman. She also references this…

By Mairead Shaw and Harry Turner

In which Harry and Mairead discuss the silk road and immunization. For more on the silk road, Harry recommends the book The Silk Roads: A New History of the World by Peter Frankopan. Mairead's theme was inspired by news about outbreaks of measles related to low vaccination rates, like this episode of the podcast Today, Explained. We’re on instagram…

In which Harry and Mairead discuss gardening and pop music. Harry’s theme was inspired by gardening, and he Googled to find his terms. For more on pop music, Mairead recommends the podcast Switched on Pop, this poster about complementary choruses, and this article about slant rhyme. She referenced the following songs: Hallelujah by Leonard Cohen, L…

In which Harry and Mairead discuss America at the turn of the 20th century and innovation. For more on innovation, Mairead recommends The Entrepreneurial State by Mariana Mazzucato, and referenced articles about blue sky research and types of innovation. Harry’s theme was inspired by the book Spoiled Brats by Simon Rich. Our engineer is Nick Shoup.…

In which Harry and Mairead discuss Notre Dame/gothic architecture and persuasion theory. For more on Notre Dame/gothic architecture, Harry recommends this article in The New York Times. Mairead's terms were drawn from Conducting Research in Psychology: Measuring the Weight of Smoke by Brett W. Pelham and Hart Blanton (although that book is not spec…

In which Harry and Mairead discuss the Pope and questionnaire development. For more on the Pope/Catholic Church, Harry recommends this BBC guide to the Catholic Church and glossary of Roman Catholic terms. For more on questionnaire development, Mairead recommends chapter 6 in Conducting Research in Psychology: Measuring the Weight of Smoke by Brett…

In which Harry and Mairead discuss subatomic particles/theoretical physics and public radio jargon. Harry's category was inspired by news of an even larger Large Hadron Collider. For more public radio jargon, Mairead recommends this NPR document, and her category was inspired by this interview of Ira Glass by Alex Blumberg. Our engineer is Nick Sho…

In which Harry and Mairead discuss the CIA and life in Berlin circa 1934. For more CIA content, Harry recommends watching The Bourne Identity / Supremacy / Ultimatum. For more on life in Berlin circa the 1930s, Mairead recommends In the Garden of Beasts by Erik Larson. She also recommends his other books, like The Devil in the White City, if you’re…

In which Harry and Mairead discuss aeroplanes and video game purchasing behaviour. For more about aeroplanes, Harry recommends The Wild Blue Yonder: The Picador Book of Aviation by Graham Coster. For more on video game purchasing behaviour, Mairead recommends this paper by Mark R Johnson and Yinyi Luo. Our engineer is Nick Shoup. Our music is “Chop…