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Episode summary: Babies born in the US to Black Hispanic or African American mothers are more likely to die than any other ethnic group in America. That is a fact. But the reason why this happens is unclear. In 2020 a study came out that claimed that black babies attended by white doctors after birt...
Episode summary: How much does your surname predict your economic fate?
Episode summary: A threatening message leads a papyrologist into the shadowy world of online antiquities trading.On a September morning in 2017, Dr Roberta Mazza opens her WhatsApp to find menacing messages and warnings to “watch her back”. How did a respected academic specialising in ancient texts...
Episode summary: In July 2017, Dr Jeff Kloha is preparing to start his dream job as Director of Collections at Washington DC’s new Museum of the Bible when he discovers his new employer’s biggest donor has been caught up in a government investigation.The donor, Hobby Lobby, has been ordered to retur...
Episode summary: How did a simple painting transform into the world’s most recognized depiction of Jesus?
Episode summary: Today’s episode is about a revolution that took centuries to happen if it ever really happened at all: The Scientific Revolution. David talks to historian of science Simon Schaffer about what changed in human understanding – and what didn’t – in the age of Galileo and Newton. Was th...
Episode summary: A billionaire family’s mission to amass ancient biblical treasures leads to them getting caught up in an international web of looted artefacts, forgeries and criminal networks.Art sleuth Ben Lewis uncovers how the Green family - owners of America’s Hobby Lobby craft stores - spent m...
Episode summary: And what UFOs might tell us about supernatural reality
I dunno. I listened hard, expecting some kind of enlightenment at least to the importance of the question, but what I heard seemed awfully undergrad angst ... and with the comfort of late-night cocoa.