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Recent Episodes

Would You Still Buy It? | Conspicuous consumption, Burnham's headphone crackdown and prepping

Conspicuous consumption, and why Peter won't wear his watch. Also the crackdown on music without headphones on buses and trains, what a personalised number plate says about you, the psychology of prepping after MI5's warning, and Peter's tip: would you st

42 MIN

The Gorilla in the Room | Attentional blindness, a livestreamed execution and ADHD at work

Attentional blindness, and the invisible gorilla. Also why a livestreamed execution disgusts us, Peter's disputed view that ADHD is not an illness and Hilary's pushback over a £220,000 executive's tribunal win, a naked gold Trump statue in Strasbourg, and

61 MIN

You Are Not the Main Story | The spotlight effect, a plague scare and Japan's older prisoners

The spotlight effect, and why nobody is watching you as closely as you think. Also a plague scare at a Russian research institute and whether we could lock down again, why the British talk about the weather and why there is less crime when it rains, Japan

34 MIN

They Can Do Nothing Wrong | The halo effect, Ed Miliband and Burnham on beer at the football

The halo effect, from Ed Miliband's street interview with Feroz Khan to Peter liking Andy Burnham and still disagreeing with him about beer at the football. Also why couples now stay married for 13 years before they divorce, Andy Carroll speaking out abou

40 MIN

Make the First Move | The bystander effect, AI-mageddon and Burnham meets Trump

The bystander effect, a week of AI doom from Trump's super intelligence to the Lavender kill lists, Burnham's first meeting with Trump, and the new right to two weeks' bereavement leave. Peter's tip: make the first move.

47 MIN