Episodes

7 days ago
Episode 218: Below Brittle Blades
7 days ago
7 days ago
This episode explores new research, , which has investigated how climate change will affect decomposition.
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Read this episode’s science poem here.
Read the scientific study that inspired it here.
Read 'I know that all beneath the moon decays' by William Drummond of Hawthornden here.
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Music by Rufus Beckett.
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Monday Sep 11, 2023
Episode 217: Death’s Dirty Hands
Monday Sep 11, 2023
Monday Sep 11, 2023
This episode explores new research, which has found that air pollution has decreased across the US, but health burdens remain unequal among racial groups.
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Read this episode’s science poem here.
Read the scientific study that inspired it here.
Read 'Hiking' by Abigail Wender here.
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Music by Rufus Beckett.
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Monday Sep 04, 2023
Episode 216: The Heat is On
Monday Sep 04, 2023
Monday Sep 04, 2023
This episode explores new research, which has found that heatwaves are becoming more frequent and more deadly.
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Read this episode’s science poem here.
Read the scientific study that inspired it here.
Read ‘Heatwave’ by Ted Hughes here.
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Music by Rufus Beckett.
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Monday Aug 28, 2023
Episode 215: Climate’s Ledger
Monday Aug 28, 2023
Monday Aug 28, 2023
This episode explores new research, which has found that America’s wealthiest 10% is responsible for 40% of US greenhouse gas emissions.
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Read this episode’s science poem here.
Read the scientific study that inspired it here.
Read 'Vespers ["Once I believed in you..."]' by Louise Glück here.
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Music by Rufus Beckett.
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Monday Aug 21, 2023
Episode 214: The Storms of Saturn
Monday Aug 21, 2023
Monday Aug 21, 2023
This episode explores new research, which has found that mega-storms leave marks on Saturn’s atmosphere for centuries.
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Read this episode’s science poem here.
Read the scientific study that inspired it here.
Read 'Saturn' by Stefanie Marlis here.
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Music by Rufus Beckett.
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Email: sam.illingworth@gmail.com
Twitter: @samillingworth