Aired 7 months ago 86:49

Episode 490 - Adharanand Finn

Mo Farah and Steph Twell retain their British 10k titles, the day after Melissa Courtney and Chris O’Hare triumph over the mile. There’s another high profile positive from Kenya, and James Williams is looking to break the Land’s End to John o'Groats record. Sarah Dudgeon interviews Adharanand Finn, Training Talk is all about Tom’s top taper tips (to himself), and Facebook Friday is all about a healthier happier you.

Aired 2 months ago 36:35

Episode 109: Peperomias part one

Episode 109: Peperomias part one

Aired 1 year ago 35:44

The scoop on journalism (Prove It: Part 3)

Fair and fact-based news helps people make good decisions. That's why journalists work hard to get their facts straight. In the third installment of our series "Prove It: How to find the facts," we'll hear how one daring reporter got herself locked in a mental hospital to uncover injustice. We'll meet an 11-year old publishing her own paper and Washington Post reporter David Fahrenthold tell us how he makes sure his stories are accurate. And we'll find out if the claim that fish have no memory holds water. All that plus a fresh new Mystery Sound and a Moment of Um tackling the question: why do humans have a tailbone but no tail? Today’s episode is sponsored by Build-A-Bear Workshop (buildabear.com), Vamousse (VamousseLice.com) and Quip (getquip.com/brainson). You can support Brains On at brainson.org/donate

Aired 1 year ago 74:46

Light The Tires Ablaze! Week 7 Preview

Welcome to the flaming inferno that separates Teams That Are Pretty Good from Teams That Nope No They Are Not. Which side will you fall on, Texas Tech and TCU? Do you dare test the power of the fire, Texas A&M and South Carolina? UCLA! Cal! You must also be tested, even if yes UCLA is kind of already burned completely at this point! Oh, also Barry Alvarez is building a clone in full view of the world.

Aired 6 months ago 62:04

What the Battle To Publish Allen Ginsberg's 'Howl' Means to Today's Free-Speech Struggles

On today's podcast, Nick Gillespie speaks with Ronald K.L. Collins, a lawyer and scholar at the Newseum's First Amendment Law Center, and the author of a weekly blog called First Amendment News. He's also the co-author with David M. Skover of The People v. Lawrence Ferlinghetti: The Fight to Publish Allen Ginsberg's "Howl," a fast-paced history of the obscenity trial that ended in a watershed victory for free expression.