The extraordinary and hidden histories behind everyday objects and actions
Why Football is the World’s Game
June 18, 2018
23:07
Why Do We Love Landscapes?
June 11, 2018
23:06
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
23:10
Carrying Guns
April 23, 2018
Fantasies
April 16, 2018
Restaurants
April 9, 2018
23:44
Sibling Birth Order
April 2, 2018
23:32
Machines and Morals
March 26, 2018
Laziness
March 19, 2018
Men Only
March 15, 2018
18:04
Dinosaurs
March 5, 2018
25:01
Bullies
Feb. 26, 2018
23:22
Interviews
Feb. 19, 2018
23:12
Pain
Feb. 12, 2018
23:45
Hypnotism
Feb. 5, 2018
23:38
Vegans
Jan. 29, 2018
23:16
Dreaming
Jan. 22, 2018
Noise
Jan. 15, 2018
23:26
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
23:09
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
23:41
Serial Killers
Oct. 23, 2017
Breath-holding
Oct. 16, 2017
Staying Put
Oct. 9, 2017
How to Live Small
Oct. 2, 2017
23:28
Surrogacy
Sept. 25, 2017
24:22
Romance
Sept. 18, 2017
What Do You Do?
Sept. 11, 2017
23:05
Complexity
Sept. 4, 2017
Human Remains in Museums
Aug. 28, 2017
23:14
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
23:36
Why Do Some People Crave the Limelight?
July 24, 2017
23:02
Male Violence
Childlessness
July 10, 2017
23:03
The Kiss
July 3, 2017
Polygamy
June 26, 2017
Returning Home
June 19, 2017
23:21
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
24:20
Are you a numbers person?
May 15, 2017
23:37
Goths
May 8, 2017
23:18
Habits
May 1, 2017
Short
April 24, 2017
Why Words Matter
April 17, 2017
Underground
April 10, 2017
Clapping
April 3, 2017
23:11
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
Horoscopes
April 18, 2014
Racism
April 11, 2014
Boredom
April 4, 2014
Envy
March 28, 2014
Dance
March 21, 2014
Family Names
March 14, 2014
Given Names
March 7, 2014
Privacy
Feb. 28, 2014
Coffee
Feb. 21, 2014
Trees of Life
Feb. 14, 2014
Adolescence
Feb. 7, 2014
Touch
Jan. 31, 2014
Homosexuality
Jan. 24, 2014
Masks
Jan. 17, 2014
Alcohol
Jan. 10, 2014
Running
Jan. 3, 2014
Nitrogen: Forgetting Fritz
Dec. 27, 2013
Debt
Dec. 20, 2013
Cross Dressing
Dec. 13, 2013
Crying
Dec. 6, 2013
The Heel
Nov. 29, 2013
Solitude
Nov. 22, 2013
Secrets
Nov. 15, 2013
Optimism and Pessimism
Nov. 8, 2013
The Lie
Nov. 2, 2013
Speed
Oct. 25, 2013
Bullying
Oct. 18, 2013
Swearing
Oct. 11, 2013
Burial
Oct. 4, 2013
Nostalgia
Sept. 27, 2013
Sept. 20, 2013
Fasting
Sept. 13, 2013
Memory
Sept. 6, 2013
Female Body Hair
Aug. 30, 2013
Monogamy
Aug. 23, 2013
Celebrity
Aug. 16, 2013
Mountains
Aug. 9, 2013
Violent Entertainment
Aug. 2, 2013
Ageing
July 26, 2013
Tattoos
July 19, 2013
Fire
July 12, 2013
The City
July 5, 2013
Bathing: Water, Health and Well-being
June 21, 2013
Bathing: Supernatural Waters
June 14, 2013
The Sea
June 7, 2013
Make-up
May 31, 2013
The Ball
May 24, 2013
May 17, 2013
Disgust
May 10, 2013
Pets
May 3, 2013
Gold
April 26, 2013
Singing
April 19, 2013
April 12, 2013
April 5, 2013
Retirement
March 30, 2013
Why do we get insomnia?
March 22, 2013
Sleep
March 15, 2013
Silence
March 8, 2013
PTSD
March 2, 2013
Cultural Memory
Feb. 22, 2013
Why are Open Plan Offices the Norm?
Feb. 15, 2013
Black
Feb. 8, 2013
The Mob
Feb. 2, 2013
Mirrors
Jan. 26, 2013
The Boxers of Bukom
Jan. 18, 2013
Jan. 11, 2013
Jan. 4, 2013
Manners
Dec. 28, 2012
The Sackman (and other stories)
Dec. 21, 2012
The Drum
Dec. 14, 2012
Fear - Episode 2
Dec. 7, 2012
Fear - Episode 1
Dec. 1, 2012
The Tap
Nov. 23, 2012
Blue
Nov. 16, 2012
Coming of Age
Nov. 9, 2012
The Handshake
Nov. 2, 2012
The Shaved Head
Oct. 26, 2012
Why do we laugh?
Oct. 19, 2012
The Bullet
Oct. 12, 2012
Why do we smoke?
Oct. 5, 2012
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