Ideas
Arts and Ideas
Over the summer, the Arts and Ideas podcast brings you week-by-week highlights from some of the rich variety of cultural programmes about to be found on Radio 3 such as Twenty Minutes and The Essay. Find out more at bbc.co.uk/radio3 more
Big Ideas
Big Ideas offers lectures on a variety of thought-provoking topics which range across politics, culture, economics, art history, science.... By nature of its lecture format, pacing and inquisitive approach, it is the antithesis of the prevailing sound-bite television norm. The simple, bold concep... more
C-SPAN - Q and A
Every week, C-SPAN presents interesting people who are making things happen in politics, the media, education, and science and technology in hour-long conversations. more
CBC Radio: Spark
Spark is your guide to the Next Big Thing. On-air and online, join Nora Young for a surprising and irreverent look at tech, trends, and fresh ideas. more
CBC Radio: The Best of Ideas
Ideas is all about ideas – programs that explore everything from culture and the arts to science and technology to social issues. more
Commonwealth Club Radio Program
The Commonwealth Club of California is the nation's oldest and largest public affairs forum. As a non-partisan forum, The Club brings to the public airwaves diverse viewpoints on important topics. The Club's weekly radio broadcast - the oldest in the U.S., dating back to 1924 - is carried across ... more
Documentaries
Throughout the week BBC World Service offers a wide range of documentaries and other factual programmes. This podcast offers you the chance to access landmark series from our archive. more
Free Library Podcast
The Free Library Podcast is an easy way to participate in the author events and lectures that take place at the Central Library. more
Historyzine: The History Podcast
History narrative, linguistic history trivia and history podcast reviews, all topped off with the current special feature, which is the War of the Spanish Succession. more
In Conversation
In Conversation features leading science writer and broadcaster Robyn Williams talking one-on-one with science professionals and other leading figures who have an interest in the field. The program´s wide-ranging interviews explore a diverse array of scientific topics that engage Robyn´s local an... more
In Our Time With Melvyn Bragg
The history of ideas discussed by Melvyn Bragg and guests including Philosophy, science, literature, religion and the influence these ideas have on us today. more
Inspired Minds
From celebrated musicians and authors to renowned directors, painters and actors, Inspired Minds brings you of some of the world's most talented artists, interviewed while touring the continent. Broadcast on Sundays, this 15-minute radio portrait features a new “inspired mind” every week. more
KunstlerCast
James Howard Kunstler, author of The Geography of Nowhere, The Long Emergency, and World Made By Hand, takes on suburban sprawl, disposable architecture and the end of the cheap oil era each week with program host Duncan Crary. more
Late Night Live
Long Nights LNL podcast gives you the whole of Late Night Live from start to finish in a continuous mp3 file, as Phillip Adams invites you to eavesdrop on his conversations with the world's brilliant and controversial thinkers. more
Philosopher's Zone
The Philosopher's Zone with Alan Saunders looks at the world of philosophy and at the world through philosophy. The program addresses the big philosophical questions and arguments. It also explores what philosophical analysis can contribute to our understanding of some of the fundamental and perp... more
