Undercurrent Stories Podcast: History, Music, Science & much more.

Professor Edzard Ernst discusses ' The Leopard Lily Project ' and tells the disturbing story of a largely forgotten Nazi scheme to use a poisonous South American plant to carry out mass sterilisation. After taking power...

In this episode, I'm joined by Dr. Max McKeown, author of Super Adaptability , to understand the difference between adapting just to survive a hard situation and adapting in a way that actually moves your life forward...

“Only Girls Bleed: The Human Cost of Post-Roe America" - Dr. Elaine Lawless Overview Ethnographer and folklorist Dr. Elaine Lawless talks about her debut novel Only Girls Bleed , a gripping story inspired by real...

What happens when an independent music promoter takes on one of the biggest companies in the live entertainment industry? Tommy Dorfman, CEO of Juice Entertainment , discusses his extraordinary journey through the US...

What can the Tree of Life tell us about where we came from and how life became so diverse? Professor Max Telford, author of the book ' The Tree of Life: Solving Science's Greatest Puzzle' takes us on a journey through...

We tend to think of genius as something you’re born with. A rare quality possessed by people with extraordinary memories, mathematical abilities, or problem-solving skills. But what if many of the abilities we associate...

Prof. Jamie Woodward (University of Manchester) on how microplastics get from your washing machine to local rivers and how his research on Manchester's waterways ended up shaping UK water policy. We cover the sewage...

Have you ever felt like there is a dormant, creative part of you just waiting to get out? Something you buried years, or even decades ago because life got in the way? Careers, family commitments, the daily grind, all...

Stuart Ward grew up on a council estate in Exeter, England, obsessed with pirate radio, chart positions, and — oddly — record labels. That obsession, plus a teenage belief that Sweden had cracked the code on a fairer...

It's the early 1940s. The world's biggest movie stars could have sat the war out in comfort — instead, they walked off film sets, traded tuxedos and evening gowns for uniforms, and went to fight. This conversation...

What's really behind the stone walls of a sleepy English village? In this live walking-tour episode, I'm joined by local historian Adrian Gombault, author of the book 'Belmesthorpe: Then and Now' for a stroll through...

Trillions of invisible organisms produce every other breath you take — and almost no one talks about them. This week, that changes. Bob is joined once again by Vincent Doumeizel — UN food and ocean advisor, food...

What happens when a parent leaves not just their family, but the entire world they once knew? In this episode, I talk with author and memoirist Lily Dunn about her powerful memoir Sins of My Father . When Lily was six...

What do you do when life suddenly changes direction? In this episode I'm joined by author and former production editor David Hermakowski. David talks about resilience, reinvention, and finding purpose after unexpected...

What happens when the life you've built no longer fits? In this episode we hear from author, journalist, and book coach Carolyn Flynn to discuss her memoir Boundless and the unexpected opportunities that can emerge...