Over my ear phones I hear Ira Glass tell the audience of This American Life about Radiolab, a show produced by WNYC (New York's NPR). Then a couple of days later while perusing down Ouroboros I see this:
In case you missed it on the air, you can hear the Mortality episode of WNYC's clever and insightful program Radiolab program as a podcast. In this episode, hosts Jad Abumrad and Robert Krulwich (who are the science equivalent of the Tappett Brothers without the lame jokes and annoying laughter ) tackle the question that keeps Ouroboros readers awake at night-- why can't we have more life? The show's highlight is a very informative interview with Leonard Hayflick, with a sidelight about Alexis Carrel (worst. Nobel laureate. ever) and the scandalous Scandinavian origins of widely-used cell culture lines. Also featured is the ubiquitous and ever-enthusiastic Cynthia Kenyon (oh, hi boss... do you often read this blog?) and robotic approaches to care of the aged in Japan.
Well a couple of days ago I subscribed to the Radiolab podcast feed and then listened to three of the episodes, Time, Morality and Mortality. Wow!
(And if you haven't subscribed to the This American Life podcast - where have you been?).
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I subscribe to well over 20 podcasts, and Radiolab is definitely in my top 5 favorites. The only complaint I have is that it isn't put out on a regular update schedule (ie every Thursday, like the Nature podcast), but I know that's due to the extensive research and high quality editing/production involved, it's definitely a must-listen!
I'm a huge radiolab fan too, but you should check out the bayblab podcast too!