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Have a look at the ones output by the BBC, specifically In Our Time by BBC Radio 4 is a great example.
Another few from BBC Radio 4 that might be of interest: - The Life Scientific - The Infinite Monkey Cage - Letter from America - Moral Maze
(I think it's excellent.)
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Also: - Would you eat an alien? - series about the ethics of eating animals using a fictional crashlanding on an alient planet to explain the issues - Inside the Ethics Committee - stories about doctors that have to make hard decisions around people's treatment
I love Inside the Ethics Committee . They take a real situation, and ask a bunch of people involved in medical ethics about what should happen, and they step through the case asking at each step "what's changed?" and why. http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b007xbtd Here's one example: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0643x61 > Ashley is 14 years old when doctors discover a brain tumour. Tests reveal that it's highly tre…
> Six years earlier, Sarah injured her knee in a skiing accident and the intervening years have been dominated by operations to repair her knee, each followed by months of gruelling rehabilitation.
> But despite all this, Sarah's knee remains unstable and painful and it's taking its toll on her mental health.
> Various surgeons have refused to amputate her leg and recommend that she either accept her existing level of disability or agree to further operations.
> But Sarah is adamant - she wants her leg amputated. She doesn't want to live as she is and has lost faith in the medical profession's ability to give her a knee that will enable her to be active.
> The surgeon is caught in a dilemma - he appreciates how she feels but should he amputate her leg?
There are plenty of excellent English language podcasts which don't originate from the USA. All the apps seem to be iOS only - why not add in other popular platforms? The curation idea is interesting - but who decides what goes on the list? Why should I trust them? Finally, why? What's the purpose of the list? Is there anyone alive who hasn't heard of Tetris? Surely the focus should be on things people may not have h…
There are plenty of excellent English language podcasts which don't originate from the USA. Could you please list a few?