This week, Andy Smith, Katie Kitney, Duncan Baldwin, Ed Cook, Will Ward, Tom Bucher, Josie Whitworth, Jonny Forbes and Colin Cliff discuss with Ivan a series of things about the royal family which should be better known. Ikea effect https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IKEA_effect Just world fallacy https://youarenotsosmart.com/2010/06/07/the-just-world-fallacy/ Desert Island Discs http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/59YrnYM0Tw8J7WJ0MGKVfh7/the-history-of-desert-island-discs Royal family qualifications www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1531553/The-family-qualifications.html The royal staff www.teatime-mag.com/magazines/140-de/ Are they good for tourism? www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2013/07/is-the-british-royal-family-worth-the-money/278052/ Maundy money www.royalmint.com/discover/uk-coins/maundy-money/ The assassination attempts on Queen Victoria http://www.thesocialhistorian.com/7-assassination-attempts-queen-victoria/ Henry III and the polar bear www.hrp.org.uk/tower-of-london/history-and-stories/the-tower-of-london-menagerie/ Whales are the new swans www.travelandleisure.com/travel-tips/celebrity-travel/all-the-animals-queen-elizabeth-owns King John and Morocco http://mbarchives.blogspot.co.uk/2006/02/king-johns-plan-to-convert-england-to.html This podcast is powered by ZenCast.fm

This week, Jerry Hyde discusses with Ivan six things which he thinks should be better known. This episode contains strong language and adult subject matter. The healing benefits of psychedelics www.ft.com/content/2c4121de-c5d6-11e5-808f-8231cd71622e Education hasn't really evolved since Victorian times. http://www.edge.co.uk/sites/default/files/documents/exeter_report_-_impact_of_practical_learning_on_academically-able_young_people_2011.pdf That men aren't the only misogynists, women are too, and whilst there is toxic masculinity, masculinity is not toxic. www.theguardian.com/world/2018/mar/09/men-after-metoo-masculinity-fundamentally-toxic There are a great many humans with bodies that are more than eighteen years old but there are very few adults in the world https://blog.oup.com/2014/04/reinventing-rites-passage-contemporary-america/ You're not the only person with a mediocre sex life. www.relate.org.uk/relationship-help/help-relationships/relationship-common-problems Nuclear families are not working www.speakingtree.in/allslides/problems-faced-by-working-parents-in-a-nuclear-family/a-tiny-support-system This podcast is powered by ZenCast.fm

This week, Yuliya Smyk discusses with Ivan six things which she thinks should be better known. History of ethnic diversity of Kazakhstan https://astanatimes.com/2016/04/why-kazakhstans-model-of-maintaining-ethnic-diversity-deserves-attention/ Iran's Modern art collection www.bloomberg.com/features/2015-tehran-museum-of-contemporary-art/ Art exchange at Vienna airport www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052970204770404577082842506737230 Religious diversity and tolerance in Panama https://revista.drclas.harvard.edu/book/muslims-and-jews-panamá Freya Stark www.newyorker.com/magazine/2011/04/18/east-is-west-claudia-roth-pierpont Glow Kids by Nicholas Kardaras http://drkardaras.com/glow-kids/ This podcast is powered by ZenCast.fm

This week, Frances Turner discusses with Ivan six things which she thinks should be better known. Bonnington Cafe: a vegetarian restaurant in London run by volunteers - http://bonningtoncafe.co.uk/ The Band Room: a music venue specialising in Louisiana music in the middle of North Yorkshire - www.thebandroom.co.uk Lukas Moodyson: Swedish film director - www.theguardian.com/film/2014/apr/12/lukas-moodysson-we-are-the-best The Interestings by Meg Wolitzer: a novel about a group of friends - www.nytimes.com/2013/04/21/books/review/the-interestings-by-meg-wolitzer.html World Wide Opportunities on Organic Farms: opportunities to volunteer around the world - www.wwoof.org.uk Differences in English law between married and unmarried couples: the tax and benefit differences between marriage and cohabiting - https://inews.co.uk/inews-lifestyle/money/more-couples-could-soon-gain-access-to-the-financial-perks-that-come-with-marriage/ This podcast is powered by ZenCast.fm

This week, Christopher Fowler discusses with Ivan six things which he thinks should be better known. Spanish films http://www.tasteofcinema.com/2016/the-30-best-spanish-language-movies-of-all-time/ Brigid Brophy www.independent.co.uk/news/people/obituary-brigid-brophy-1595286.html?cmp=ilc-n The lost Russian base at Pyramiden www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/soviet-ghost-town-arctic-circle-pyramiden-stands-alone-180951429 Christian Marclay’s ‘The Clock’ http://www.tate.org.uk/whats-on/tate-modern/exhibition/christian-marclay-clock How Freud got American women to smoke www.youtube.com/watch?v=DnPmg0R1M04 Screwball Comedies http://cinecollage.net/screwball-comedy.html This podcast is powered by ZenCast.fm

This week, Edward Cook discusses with Ivan six things which he thinks should be better known. The microbiome: all the bacteria that live in your gut - www.nytimes.com/2013/05/19/magazine/say-hello-to-the-100-trillion-bacteria-that-make-up-your-microbiome.html Overinvestment in hops: that craft beer is going to burst eventually - www.ft.com/content/468aa664-c5bc-11e6-8f29-9445cac8966f John Clarke aka Fred Dagg: Australian satire - www.youtube.com/watch?v=GgrX7uOZqHI The massacre of the Nepalese royal family: www.pri.org/stories/2011-06-01/why-nepals-crown-prince-went-killing-spree Absence of tube stations in south east London: why the Underground does not cover the whole city - www.citymetric.com/transport/why-are-there-so-few-tube-lines-south-london-2929 The Castle: Australian film comedy - www.theguardian.com/film/australia-culture-blog/2014/apr/04/the-castle-rewatching-classic-australian-films This podcast is powered by ZenCast.fm

This week, Keir Shiels discusses with Ivan six things which he thinks should be better known: Gervase Fen novels: detective stories by an Oxford professor - www.edmundcrispin.com/gervase-fen/ Lebanese wine: a new nationality of drink for you to try - www.ft.com/content/c78c5a24-6c19-11e7-bfeb-33fe0c5b7eaa Murder by Death: spoof murder mystery film with all-star cast: www.youtube.com/watch?v=mXn8CsQU1-U Synaethesia: a condition which affected Nabokov causing him to associate individual letters with colours - www.bbc.com/culture/story/20140904-i-see-songs-in-colour Shakespeare forgeries: William Henry Ireland found two new Shakespeare plays: or did he? - www.smithsonianmag.com/history/to-beor-not-the-greatest-shakespeare-forgery-136201/ Dr John Elliotson: Victorian doctor who dabbled in phrenology and mesmerism - www.spectator.co.uk/2017/05/a-mesmerising-doctor-and-his-victorian-freak-show/ This podcast is powered by ZenCast.fm

This week, Tom Newman discusses with Ivan six things which he thinks should be better known: The Beatles: largely forgotten 1960s beat combo - www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2017/04/the-10-best-forgotten-beatles-songs.html United Fighting Championship: Brazilian jujitsu - http://wereabigdeal.com/a-beginners-guide-to-a-grown-mans-fantasy-ufc/ Gattaca: sci-fi film about eugenics - http://metro.co.uk/2017/10/24/gattaca-at-20-why-its-still-one-of-the-best-sci-fi-movies-around-7023410/ The origins of Christianity: how you nearly never heard of Jesus – www.bbc.co.uk/history/ancient/romans/christianityromanempire_article_01.shtml The idea of free will as an illusion: are you driving your car or are you in the passenger seat? - www.scientificamerican.com/article/is-free-will-an-illusion/ Multiplicity: Michael Keaton plays four versions of himself - www.chicagonow.com/hammervision/2011/04/in-defense-of-multiplicity/ This podcast is powered by ZenCast.fm

This week, Thomas Williams discusses six things which he thinks should be better known: Health economics: saving lives does not save money in the long run - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Health_economics The busiest railway stations: almost all of them are in Japan - https://japantoday.com/category/features/travel/the-51-busiest-train-stations-in-the-world-all-but-6-located-in-japan Sequencing DNA: you can do it on your laptop - www.economist.com/news/science-and-technology/21732083-small-portable-devices-plug-laptops-taking-dna-sequencing Prevalence of asthmatics in sport: asthma is no barrier to winning Olympic medals - www.theguardian.com/sport/2016/apr/29/elite-athletes-asthma-simon-yates-team-sky-swimmers Changing perceptions of euthanasia: the public used to be less hostile towards it - www.encyclopedia.com/medicine/divisions-diagnostics-and-procedures/medicine/euthanasia Churchill’s role at Gallipoli: the strategy was correct, after all - www.smh.com.au/federal-politics/gallipoli-was-not-churchills-great-folly-20110413-1ddzb.html This podcast is powered by ZenCast.fm

This week, Maria Donovan and Anna Carlisle discuss with Ivan six things which should be better known. Edmund Dene Morel: political activist and reformer of the slave trade in the Belgian Congo - www.bouncing-balls.com/timeline/people/nr_leopoldmorel.htm Ben Bulben Mountain: historic mountain range in Sligo - www.adventurous-travels.com/posts/ben-bulben-mountain-and-glencar-waterfall-and-lake-county-sligo-ireland “What’s the lowlight of your holiday?”: sometimes the negative holiday stories are the best - www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/lists/worst-holidays-from-hell/ Monopoly Deal: card game variation on board game classic - www.boardgamereviewsbyjosh.com/2013/01/monopoly-deal-review.html Lady Denman: strong independent woman and originator of pronunciation of Canberra - www.abc.net.au/news/2016-08-02/lord-and-lady-denman-in-australia-exhibition/7677874 Cell Workout: LJ Flanders' exercise regime for prisoners - www.russellwebster.com/lj-flanders-story-beyond-cell-workout/ This podcast is powered by ZenCast.fm