In this episode, Peter was joined by Alex Broadhead, an English language and literature lecturer at the University of Liverpool and author of The Language of Robert Burns, published by Bucknell University Press. The podcast serves as a taster in the use of dialects in 18thCentury writing and covers what is meant by the term ‘dialects’, when they st…

In this episode, Peter is joined by Gabby Santos, an enterprise ontology manager and author of a PhD in ontology matching. The podcast serves as a beginner's guide to digital ontologies and covers the basics of what they are, how to get them to talk to each other and some practical applications of this computer science. Along the way we touch upon …

In this episode, Peter is joined by Dr Valentina Ragni, Research Associate at the University of Bristol, who teaches him about translation, technology and activity tracking. The podcast serves as beginner's guide to the issues around the work of translators, how modern tools can track their work and also how this applies to wider society. Valentina…

In this episode, Peter is joined by Dr Dave O'Brien, Chancellor's Fellow in Cultural and Creative Industries at the University of Edinburgh, who teaches him why culture is bad for you. The podcast serves as beginner's guide to the issues around class, race and gender in terms who makes and who consumes culture. Dave is co-author of Culture Is Bad f…

In this episode, Peter is joined by Danny Evans, a lecturer in history at Liverpool Hope University, who teaches him all about the Spanish Civil War. The podcast serves as an idiots guide to the conflict and covers the how, what, where, when and whys. Danny is the author of Revolution and the State (AK Press) and co-host of the Anarchist Book Club …