We've got physicist/author/Wikipedia nerd Dr Jess Wade in the studio to find out how putting your hands on top of one other could hold the key to understanding more about what happens to very very very very small molecules.Plus we learn what it

Episode 51: Fighting The Infodemic (ft. Science Sam)

Oct 10th, 2021 1h 8m

For more than 18 months, the global COVID-19 pandemic has affected almost every part of society. And with more and more data being shared by the minute, we've become swamped with information - and that's not a good thing right now.So to learn m

Episode 50: The Science of Heartbreak

Aug 16th, 2021 57m 1s

We're back for Episode 50!Break ups can be hard for everyone but eventually, you get over them. Right?This week, we take a deep dive into the world of relationships, neuroscience and medicine as we try to find out if science can answer the ques

Episode 49: Baked Off

Mar 16th, 2021 34m 21s

This week, we find out what Suhail has been doing for all the months he's spent in lockdown.From navigating work and sex during a global health crisis to lockdown vices and Discord vaccine conspiracies, we chat about how his life has changed ov

Episode 48: Down the K-Hole (ft. Suzi Gage)

Jul 1st, 2020 46m 57s

This week, Dr Suzi Gage takes us on a deep dive into the misconceptions, myths, and misinformation surrounding drugs.Plus, we find out about jealous Buddhists, Suhail exposing hypocritical government officials, and re-wiring the brain.(Just a q

Episode 47: Dementia

May 5th, 2020 1h 18m

This is the final episode in our mini-series exploring health conditions.Oz sat down with Shaheen to find out about her expierences with her mum's rare form of dememntia and the journey to diagnosis. We chat about stigma, care responsibilities

Episode 46: Infertility

Apr 28th, 2020 45m 7s

We're on the third episode of our mini-series looking at health conditions.This week, we're chatting to Roma Agrawal (engineer/author/build-er of The Shard) about her experience with infertility and her journey through IVF. We hear about engine

Episode 45: Autism

Apr 8th, 2020 1h 5m

The second episode in our new series where we explore various aspects of health!This episode, we're joined by Tyla Grant - an autism advocate behind the YouTube channel "Adulting Autistic." She talks us through what it's like being a Black woma

Episode 44: Endometriosis

Apr 1st, 2020 39m

We're embarking on a new series where we explore various aspects of health!To wave goodbye to its awareness month in March, we're looking into endometriosis, a chronic condition affecting 1 in 10 women in the UK.Suhail had a chance to sit down

Episode 43: The Big Issue (ft. George Anderson)

Feb 26th, 2020 19m 7s

This week, Suhail chats to George Anderson about his life.The 2008 Financial Crisis left George homeless and wandering the streets of London. No longer having his job working within the NHS, he began selling the Big Issue magazine outside of th

Episode 42: Coronavirus (ft. Shivani Dave)

Feb 4th, 2020 1h 2m

We're joined in the studio by journalist Shivani Dave to discuss the current Coronavirus outbreak that has spread internationally from Wuhan, China. We break down the science of the virus (termed 2019-nCoV or 2019 novel coronavirus) and find ou

Episode 41: No New Sperm

Jan 15th, 2020 26m 2s

This week, we're talking about the male contraceptive injection. RISUG (Reversible Inhibition of Sperm Under Guidance) has passed clinical trials and is being touted as the first consumer available male contraceptive (capable of being effective

Episode 40: Virginity Check

Dec 25th, 2019 38m 53s

For the last episode of 2019, we're talking about T.I taking his daughter for an annual "virginity check", the sociology of sex, and how white feminism has put people around the world at riskFollow us on social media and send us your questions!

Episode 39: Elections & Social Media

Nov 20th, 2019 56m 34s

This week, we're back in the studio to discuss all things political. Now that the UK is gearing up to a General Election, we've got voting on the mind.Mark Zuckerberg recently said that Facebook wouldn't be rejecting political adverts that were

Bonus

What Do You Want To Know?

Nov 19th, 2019 3m 17s

What questions do you want answered?Which stories do you want explored?Our phone line is open (+44 7786 932325) and we want to hear your questions and thoughts. We're out here on WhatsApp, Signal, Telegram, SMS, and voicemail.Alternatively, sen

Episode 38: Cocaine Eels

Oct 22nd, 2019 10m 39s

We're back in the studio for a flying visit and talking about the amount of cocaine found in London and how it's affecting the local animals.You can hear Oz on BBC Asian Network Network talking about Dating Disasters with Mobeen Azhar----------

Episode 37: The Clapback (ft. Elijah Lawal)

Sep 19th, 2019 1h 35m

This week, we're joined in the studio by Elijah Lawal to discuss his new book - "The Clapback: Your Guide to Calling Out Racist Stereotypes"From sex and sports to crime and drugs, Black people encounter stereotypes everyday. In his book, Elijah

Episode 36: You Live With Your Parents?

Aug 14th, 2019 50m 10s

This week, we talk rent.In the UK, the minimum cost of living by yourself is anything from £18,000 - £27,000 per year. It's of little surprise that 2 out of 3 single twenty-somethings live with their parents.With multi-generational homes being

Episode 35: UK Black Pride

Jul 30th, 2019 55m 44s

This week, Oz is joined by Cerys Bradley from The Coming Out Tapes to talk about the history of bad science involving the LGBTQ+ community. We talk about the obsession with the "gay gene", the treatment of Caster Semenya, and how Britain's colo

Episode 34: Is The Shard Finished? (ft. Roma Agrawal MBE)

Jul 17th, 2019 1h 4m

This week, we've got Roma Agrawal in the studio to talk about her life in engineering and how she ended up spending 6 years of her life building the Shard - one of the tallest skyscrapers in the world. We talk about beef with the Burj Khalifa,

Episode 33: Black People Don't Need Vaccines

Jul 4th, 2019 37m 18s

In a 2018 interview, Akon stated that Black people don't need to be vaccinated in order to go to Africa. This week, we discuss the role of culture in medical misinformation. Plus, we chat to Dr Furaha Asani as to why certain communities might b

Episode 32: Superior (ft. Angela Saini)

Jun 6th, 2019 1h 20m

This week, we're live at the Royal Institution with journalist and author Angela Saini to discuss her new book Superior: The Return of Race Science. We discuss the origins of scientific racism and how, through covert adaptation, the idea that t

Episode 31: Black People Don't Get Depressed

May 15th, 2019 26m 1s

This week, we discuss our journeys with mental health and what it means to seek help when your culture doesn't acknowledge mental health issues.We learn about Alex's struggles with connecting to therapists, Suhail's journals, and how coming to

Episode 30: Afrotech Fest (Part II)

May 1st, 2019 23m

We're still at Afrotech Fest! We speak to one of the youngest people teaching people how to code globally and chat about using machine learning to help people who communicate with sign language. Plus we chat to Chama Kay about what it's like be

Episode 29: Afrotech Fest (Part I)

May 1st, 2019 43m 41s

This week, we're at Afrotech Fest and chatting about Fyre Festival, what it's like to be a single parent, and how designing a product is a lot harder when nobody cares about the users.Plus - do we really need an app for everything?You can conta