Dr. Pamela Gay talks about the Milky Way on Brains Matter

Dr. Pamela Gay, host of the popular Astronomy Cast was interviewed for the latest episode of Brains Matter. In this interview Dr. Gay discusses the recent discovery that our Milky Way has only two arms instead of four. I recommend this episode to everyone who enjoyed Pam’s interview in Episode 14 of Books and [...]

The Philosophy of Buffy the Vampire Slayer?

Alan Saunders of The Philosopher’s Zone
One of my favorite podcasts is an Australian Radio show called The Philosopher’s Zone, but I have to admit that I was surprised to discover that host Alan Saunders shares my passion for the work of Joss Whedon, especially Buffy the Vampire Slayer. The March 29 episode is a [...]

Hear me on the Buffy Between the Lines Valentine’s episode

I have a small role in the special Valentine’s episode of my favorite podcast audio drama Buffy Between the Lines. This is a stand alone episode that you can enjoy even if you have never watched Buffy the Vampire Slayer.
This episode was written by Tabitha Grace Smith, who I interviewed for an upcoming episode of [...]

Transcript of Episode 16 is now available

Episode 16 of Books and Ideas has been chosen as an Editor’s Pick by Pods in Print©. This means the transcript of Dr. Steven Novella’s interview is available when you sign up for a free 14-day trial of their podcast transcript service. Click here to learn more.
Note: I will not receive any royalties for this [...]

Books and Ideas #16: Interview with Dr. Steven Novella from The Skeptics Guide to the Universe

Episode 16 of Books and Ideas is a conversation with Dr. Steven Novella from the popular podcast The Skeptics Guide to the Universe. This interview is a response to numerous requests from fans of the Brain Science Podcast, but I put it in the Books and Ideas feed so that Dr. Novella could share [...]

Books and Ideas Podcast #15: Dr. Robert Schleip discusses Fascia

Books and Ideas Podcast #15 is an interview with Robert Schleip, PhD from the University of Ulm in Germany. Dr. Schleip is an experienced practioner of the body work method known as rolfing, but several years ago he went back and earned his PhD in Biology and began a second career as a research [...]

Does Free Will Exist?

Episode 12 of Books and Ideas should be out within the next week. I am going to be exploring the question: Does free will exist?
I hope the discussion will be thought-provoking, but I also anticipate that it might generate controversy and disagreement.
I am looking forward to listener feedback. If you have not yet visited the [...]

Podango feed problems have been resolved.

Some of you may have experienced difficulties in receiving episodes of both Books and Ideas and the Brain Science Podcast during the last several weeks. With the help of Rob Walch of Podcast 411, the folks at Podango were able to help me return my feeds to there original state. This means that subscribers will [...]

Some highlights from Recent Science Podcasts

I recently posted a list of some of my favorite science podcasts. Today I want to mention a few recent episodes that I think are worth listening to.
First, on March 8th, the BBC 4 podcast In Our Time did an excellent review of the history of Microbiology. Host Melvyn Bragg is joined by [...]

Podcast #OO Introducing Books and Ideas

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