Episodes

  • How do you change your brain?

    How do you change your brain?
    Sep 8 2020
    Barbara Arrowsmith Young spent years being told there was something wrong wth her ability to learn, until she figured out she just learns differently to everyone else - and she's not alone. Adam finds out the fascinating story of the woman who changed her brain  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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    31 mins
  • The Big Wilosophy

    The Big Wilosophy
    May 12 2020
    It's two podcasts in one, as comedian Wil Anderson and Adam interview each other to look at how we may take a more mathematical approach to everything we do in a post pandemic world - dating, working and even boarding planes.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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    1 hr and 13 mins
  • The Big Questions Trailer

    The Big Questions Trailer
    May 12 2020
    The Big Questions, hosted by author and broadcaster Adam Spencer is a place to talk to smart interesting people about smart interesting stuff that they're passionate about. We speak to writers, scientists, comedians and just thinkers who really know their craft and hear about the way they shape the amazing world in which we live. The idea is pretty simple - we ask some big questions and find some big experts to help answer them. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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    1 min
  • How to write comedy?

    How to write comedy?
    Nov 13 2019
    How long does it take to perfect a joke? Matt Okine goes through his comedic journey both in life and in developing his creative process.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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    52 mins
  • How to not get hacked?

    How to not get hacked?
    Nov 13 2019
    Founder of the website 'Have I Been Pwned' takes you through the hacks on how not to get hacked.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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    55 mins
  • What's your 2040?

    What's your 2040?
    Nov 13 2019
    Whats the secret to saving the planet? Film maker Damon Gameau talks about his film 'What's you're 2040?' See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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    32 mins
  • What really is at the bottom of the sea?

    What really is at the bottom of the sea?
    Mar 20 2019
    While he is best known as an academy award winning director of the two greatest grossing films of all time, in this conversation recorded at the Vivid Festival in 2018, James Cameron would much rather speak about the engineering challenges involved in designing, building and piloting a vessel to the lowest point at the bottom of the sea. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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    1 hr and 25 mins
  • How can you find art in mankind at its bleakest?

    How can you find art in mankind at its bleakest?
    Mar 7 2019
    One of Australia’s best known and most controversial artists Ben Quilty speaks to Adam about his life, his motivation, art meeting politics and how even children in regions devastated by war can find expression in art. Follow Adam Spencer on Twitter Find LiSTNR on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LiSTNRau/ Follow LiSTNR on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/listnrau/ Follow LiSTNR Australia on Twitter: https://twitter.com/listnrau Download the LiSTNR app from the Apple and Google Play app stores. Or go to listnr.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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    34 mins