The Very Short Introductions Podcast

In the last episode of Season 7, Liba Taub introduces the science of ancient Greece and Ro... more

In this episode, David A. Bell introduces Napoleon Bonaparte and his revolutionary life an... more

In this episode, Ross H. McKenzie introduces condensed matter physics, the field which aim... more

In this episode, Naomi Zack introduces democracy and the challenges posed against such a f... more

In this episode, Lyman Tower Sargent introduces utopianism, an idea that is commonplace in... more

In this episode, Elleke Boehmer introduces the world-renowned figure of Nelson Mandela and... more

In this episode, David Sterritt introduces the Beats, the generation of writers in the 195... more

In this episode, Jolyon Mitchell introduces martyrdom and explores why we view historical ... more

In the first episode of Season 7, David Weir introduces what we mean when we refer to the ... more

In the last episode of Season 6, Alan Tansman introduces Japanese literature, a canon that... more

In the episode, Thomas Dixon introduces the history of emotions, showing the complex natur... more

In this episode, David Bender introduces nutrition, a topic of interest to us all as we tr... more

In this episode, Karen Radner introduces Ancient Assyria, a kingdom which grew to be geogr... more

In this episode, Jonathan Stack introduces stem cells and how they can be used in the trea... more

In this episode, Ian Stewart introduces the concept of infinity and discusses its applicat... more

In this episode, Philip Mladenov introduces marine biology, a field whose importance is ev... more

In the first episode of Season 6, Ian Goldin introduces development, the process by which ... more

In the final episode of Season 5, Daniel Haybron introduces the emotion most of us aspire ... more

In this episode, Charles Barr introduces British cinema, the home of Ealing Studios and Al... more