The extraordinary and hidden histories behind everyday objects and actions
FBTV Morning Coffee
Got a few minutes? Have your first cup of coffee with Michael and get the day started on a positive note. Every weekday morning Michael takes a few minutes and talks about th…
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Millennials and business
Feb. 3, 2020
23:07
Why do we text instead of talk?
Jan. 27, 2020
24:17
Why do physical scars matter?
Jan. 20, 2020
23:51
Dystopias
Jan. 13, 2020
23:28
Victim blaming
Jan. 6, 2020
24:08
Parties
Dec. 16, 2019
23:58
Resilience
Dec. 9, 2019
23:50
Why does music affect the way we feel?
Dec. 2, 2019
22:58
Why do we need to talk about men?
Nov. 25, 2019
24:04
Why grandparents are important
Nov. 18, 2019
24:05
Why do we cheat on our partners?
Nov. 11, 2019
24:01
Why are we conscious?
Nov. 4, 2019
23:38
Why are we conscious of so little?
Oct. 28, 2019
24:26
Why are we shy?
Oct. 21, 2019
23:41
Intuition: Why should we be cautious of it?
Oct. 14, 2019
23:54
Intuition: Why should we trust it?
Oct. 7, 2019
24:06
Why do we love camping?
Sept. 30, 2019
24:18
Why do some people reject society?
Sept. 23, 2019
24:20
Why are we so gloomy about the world?
Sept. 16, 2019
Why do we (still) wear make-up?
Aug. 26, 2019
23:26
Why learn to be happy?
Aug. 19, 2019
Why do funerals matter?
Aug. 12, 2019
Why do we blend?
Aug. 5, 2019
Why does nature calm anxiety?
July 29, 2019
Why do we care so much about games?
July 22, 2019
23:13
Why do some people become hermits?
July 15, 2019
24:14
Why should we work together?
July 8, 2019
23:12
Schadenfreude
July 1, 2019
23:18
Why aren’t more women in computer science?
June 24, 2019
24:42
Why do we care where we come from?
June 17, 2019
24:39
Why do people risk death in pursuit of adventure?
June 10, 2019
23:10
Why is it so hard to get people to pay tax?
June 3, 2019
23:14
Confidence: How it can help us
May 27, 2019
Confidence: Why it misleads us
May 20, 2019
Why do we find it hard to cut our losses?
May 6, 2019
24:09
Emotional labour
April 29, 2019
23:32
Why is climate change so politicised?
April 22, 2019
23:03
Separating the art from the artist
April 15, 2019
Cinderella
April 8, 2019
23:09
Why do stories matter?
April 1, 2019
23:11
Mothers and daughters
March 25, 2019
Fathers and daughters
March 18, 2019
Fattism
March 11, 2019
23:59
Beauty pageants
March 4, 2019
Why is architecture so big on Instagram?
Feb. 25, 2019
Meritocracy
Feb. 18, 2019
23:36
Speed
Feb. 11, 2019
24:27
Blame
Feb. 4, 2019
24:31
Smart Speakers
Jan. 28, 2019
23:06
Giving Presents
Jan. 21, 2019
22:59
Fitness Apps
Jan. 14, 2019
24:11
Extreme Sports
Jan. 7, 2019
24:13
Zombies
Dec. 31, 2018
23:37
Musical Instruments
Dec. 24, 2018
Wine
Dec. 17, 2018
Why do we Collude with Corruption?
Dec. 10, 2018
23:08
Why Do Men Love Sheds?
Dec. 3, 2018
23:05
Horses
Nov. 26, 2018
Truth
Nov. 19, 2018
23:16
Fact Checkers
Nov. 12, 2018
Why scarcity can damage decision making
Nov. 5, 2018
Plane, Train and Bird Spotting
Oct. 29, 2018
23:04
Why Have Women Taken To Wellness?
Oct. 22, 2018
Why do we keep open secrets?
Oct. 15, 2018
Rhetoric
Oct. 8, 2018
Compassion Fatigue
Oct. 1, 2018
23:02
Why has feminism affected the mother-son bond?
Sept. 24, 2018
Why the father-son relationship is important
Sept. 17, 2018
Why do we forget the things we’ve learned?
Sept. 10, 2018
Why do we feel heartbreak?
Sept. 3, 2018
23:21
Antarctica
Aug. 27, 2018
Why boredom is interesting
Aug. 20, 2018
Being at Sea
Aug. 13, 2018
Why Do We Love Boats?
Aug. 6, 2018
Female friendships
July 30, 2018
Male friendships
July 24, 2018
23:22
School Reunions
July 16, 2018
Us and Them
July 9, 2018
Status
July 2, 2018
Fishing
June 25, 2018
Why Football is the World’s Game
June 18, 2018
Why Do We Love Landscapes?
June 11, 2018
Self-Help
June 4, 2018
23:20
Dogs
May 28, 2018
23:17
Immortality
May 21, 2018
23:31
Self-Marriage
May 14, 2018
23:29
Romance Fraud
May 7, 2018
Giving Away Data
April 30, 2018
Carrying Guns
April 23, 2018
Fantasies
April 16, 2018
Restaurants
April 9, 2018
23:44
Sibling Birth Order
April 2, 2018
Machines and Morals
March 26, 2018
Laziness
March 19, 2018
Why are some places still men only?
March 15, 2018
18:04
Dinosaurs
March 5, 2018
25:01
Bullies
Feb. 26, 2018
Interviews
Feb. 19, 2018
Pain
Feb. 12, 2018
23:45
Hypnotism
Feb. 5, 2018
Vegans
Jan. 29, 2018
Dreaming
Jan. 22, 2018
Noise
Jan. 15, 2018
Why do People Hear Voices in Their Heads?
Jan. 8, 2018
24:30
Sleepwalking
Jan. 1, 2018
23:47
Alcohol Addiction
Dec. 25, 2017
18:25
Witches
Dec. 18, 2017
23:35
The Crowd
Dec. 11, 2017
Initiations
Dec. 4, 2017
24:43
What Can Chimps Teach us About Politics?
Nov. 27, 2017
Men, Women and Language
Nov. 20, 2017
23:25
Dubbing Movies
Nov. 13, 2017
Dark Tourism
Nov. 6, 2017
Imposter Syndrome
Oct. 30, 2017
Serial Killers
Oct. 23, 2017
Breath-holding
Oct. 16, 2017
Staying Put
Oct. 9, 2017
How to Live Small
Oct. 2, 2017
Surrogacy
Sept. 25, 2017
24:22
Romance
Sept. 18, 2017
What Do You Do?
Sept. 11, 2017
Complexity
Sept. 4, 2017
Human Remains in Museums
Aug. 28, 2017
News
Aug. 21, 2017
24:25
Eavesdropping
Aug. 14, 2017
23:15
Why Raise Other People's Children?
Aug. 7, 2017
23:27
Sign Language
July 31, 2017
Why Do Some People Crave the Limelight?
July 24, 2017
Male Violence
Childlessness
July 10, 2017
The Kiss
July 3, 2017
Polygamy
June 26, 2017
Returning Home
June 19, 2017
Exams
June 12, 2017
Self-Harm
June 5, 2017
23:34
Why Do We Talk To Ourselves?
May 29, 2017
Thankless Tasks
May 22, 2017
Are you a numbers person?
May 15, 2017
Goths
May 8, 2017
Habits
May 1, 2017
Short
April 24, 2017
Why Words Matter
April 17, 2017
Underground
April 10, 2017
Clapping
April 3, 2017
Why do Men Want Six Packs?
March 27, 2017
23:23
Yoga
March 24, 2017
17:39
Hands
March 10, 2017
17:52
Listening
March 3, 2017
17:30
Stammering
Feb. 24, 2017
17:32
Smiling
Feb. 17, 2017
17:36
Hypochondria
Feb. 10, 2017
Torture
Feb. 3, 2017
17:49
Cryonics
Jan. 27, 2017
17:46
Regret
Jan. 13, 2017
17:45
Jan. 7, 2017
Vigilantes
Dec. 30, 2016
Why Do We Make Lists?
Dec. 29, 2016
17:12
Forgiveness
Dec. 23, 2016
17:50
Why do we Get Road Rage?
Dec. 16, 2016
Revenge
Dec. 9, 2016
The Female Orgasm
Dec. 2, 2016
17:53
Why Do Cities Make Us Rude?
Nov. 25, 2016
The Family Tree
Nov. 18, 2016
17:51
Hoarding
Nov. 11, 2016
Unconscious Bias
Nov. 4, 2016
Eye Witness Identification
Oct. 28, 2016
Organ Donation
Oct. 21, 2016
17:47
Farewell Letters
Oct. 14, 2016
17:48
Grief
Oct. 7, 2016
Assisted Death
Sept. 30, 2016
Why do Crazes Take Off?
Sept. 26, 2016
Comic Book Superheroes
Sept. 23, 2016
17:55
Why do we find some voices irritating?
Sept. 12, 2016
17:54
The Voice
Sept. 2, 2016
Why not celebrate introvert personalities?
Aug. 26, 2016
Why do pet videos go viral?
Aug. 19, 2016
Fear of Animals
Aug. 12, 2016
Fear vs Fact
Aug. 5, 2016
Driving
July 29, 2016
Violence
July 22, 2016
17:34
Why Are We Getting Smarter
July 15, 2016
Newspapers
July 8, 2016
Attraction
June 27, 2016
Loneliness
June 17, 2016
Safe Space
June 13, 2016
Copying Art
June 10, 2016
Thin
May 27, 2016
Why Are We Afraid of Robots?
May 20, 2016
17:57
Time Perception
May 13, 2016
Statues: Why We Put People on Pedestals
May 6, 2016
Life, Liberty and the American Identity
April 30, 2016
49:46
How the Rest of the World Sees America
April 29, 2016
Dolly, Dylan or Daft Punk
April 23, 2016
49:54
How America Sees Itself
April 22, 2016
Radio Requests
April 15, 2016
17:56
Why I’m Not Just Blind
April 8, 2016
18:02
Identity
April 1, 2016
Fanfiction
March 29, 2016
18:00
Supernatural Powers
March 18, 2016
17:59
Magicians: Inside their Minds
March 11, 2016
Conspiracy Theory
March 4, 2016
Why We Search for the Origins of Life
Feb. 26, 2016
Addiction: Why Do Some People Succumb to it?
Feb. 19, 2016
18:01
Pleasure: Why We Like the Things We Like
Feb. 12, 2016
Why is Water Exceptional?
Feb. 5, 2016
Impersonators: Why do People Pretend to be Someone Else?
Jan. 29, 2016
Age of Consent
Jan. 22, 2016
Why Do we Want or Need Heroes?
Jan. 15, 2016
Hypocrisy: Why do People Often say One Thing and do Another?
Jan. 8, 2016
Hunting
Jan. 1, 2016
Group Thinking
Dec. 25, 2015
Dec. 18, 2015
Why Do We Wear Skirts?
Dec. 11, 2015
Why Do We Wear Ties?
Dec. 4, 2015
Why do we wear Suits?
Nov. 27, 2015
17:58
What Makes us Want to Wear T-Shirts?
Nov. 20, 2015
Tutoring
Nov. 13, 2015
Why Can’t Some People Eat Certain Foods?
Nov. 6, 2015
Why Do We Love the Bicycle?
Oct. 30, 2015
Why Does Everyone Wear Trainers?
Oct. 23, 2015
Why Do we Support Sports Clubs?
Oct. 16, 2015
Why Does Commuting Make us the Way we Are?
Oct. 9, 2015
Graffiti: Why do we do it?
Oct. 2, 2015
Why Do We Love Dolls?
Sept. 25, 2015
Why Does the World Love Drinking Tea?
Sept. 18, 2015
Why do Humans Need so Much Space?
Sept. 11, 2015
Why do we have Human Rights?
Sept. 4, 2015
World War One: Sacrifice
Aug. 29, 2015
49:50
Why do people sacrifice their lives?
Aug. 28, 2015
Talking about Death
Aug. 21, 2015
Why Do We Need Diaries?
Aug. 14, 2015
Why do we travel?
Aug. 7, 2015
What is a Home?
Aug. 3, 2015
Encryption
July 24, 2015
Why do Top Sportsmen and Women Choke?
July 17, 2015
Nationality
July 10, 2015
Why Do We Need Cash?
July 3, 2015
Why do People Take Risks?
June 26, 2015
How Chillies Became Hot
June 19, 2015
Why do we Draw?
June 12, 2015
The Evolution of Beards
June 10, 2015
Blue Jeans
May 29, 2015
The Y Chromosome
May 22, 2015
Television
May 15, 2015
Collecting
May 8, 2015
Jargon
May 1, 2015
Animals Are Us?
April 24, 2015
The Circus
April 17, 2015
Daydreaming
April 10, 2015
Suicide
April 3, 2015
The Refugee Journey
March 28, 2015
Death Penalty
March 21, 2015
Forgetting
March 14, 2015
Crime Fiction
March 7, 2015
Skyscrapers
Feb. 28, 2015
Chasing Riches
Feb. 21, 2015
Rejecting Riches
Feb. 14, 2015
Why are watches enduring status symbols?
Feb. 7, 2015
17:42
Sad Music
Jan. 31, 2015
Why Do We Fly Flags?
Jan. 24, 2015
Loyalty
Jan. 17, 2015
Portrait Photography
Jan. 10, 2015
The Moon
Jan. 3, 2015
Honour
Dec. 27, 2014
Perfume
Dec. 20, 2014
Sharing
Dec. 13, 2014
Nudity
Dec. 6, 2014
Cookery
Nov. 29, 2014
Letters
Nov. 22, 2014
Poetry
Nov. 15, 2014
18:12
Memorialisation
Nov. 8, 2014
Nov. 6, 2014
49:59
Chess
Nov. 1, 2014
Embarrassment
Oct. 24, 2014
Karma
Oct. 17, 2014
Brands
Oct. 10, 2014
What is Charisma?
Oct. 3, 2014
The Rivals
Sept. 26, 2014
Risking Life For Strangers
Sept. 19, 2014
Protest
Sept. 12, 2014
The 100th Programme: The Life of Why
Sept. 5, 2014
Gardens
Aug. 29, 2014
Gossip
Aug. 22, 2014
Ghosts
Aug. 15, 2014
Chastity
Aug. 8, 2014
The Pilgrimage
Aug. 1, 2014
The Walk
July 25, 2014
July 18, 2014
The Apology
July 11, 2014
Coincidence
July 4, 2014
World War One: Patriotism
June 27, 2014
49:47
Accents
June 20, 2014
Why Eye Contact is Important
June 13, 2014
The Fool
June 6, 2014
Diplomacy
May 30, 2014
Competition
May 23, 2014
Symmetry
May 16, 2014
Sticky Songs
May 9, 2014
May 2, 2014
Luck
April 25, 2014
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