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Marcel Danesi

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Murder Was The Case

Megan Rossi

Randall Munroe

Andrew Hunter Murray

Matt Parker

Bill Bryson

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Emma Chapman

Kate Darling

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Richard Browning

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Richard Dawkins

Leonard Mlodinow

Brian Switek

Katie Mack

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We all love a good story, and sometimes a lie is more interesting to hear than the truth, but there is more to it than spinning a good yarn.According to Marcel Danesi, linguist and author of the book The Art of the Lie (£11.95, Prometheus Books), throughout history certain ‘Liar Princes’ have perfected the art of lying to gain fame, fortune and notoriety.In this week’s podcast, he explains what makes them so effective at this so-called ‘Machiavellian intelligence’, what happens in the brain when we twist the truth, and why we’re all liars in one way or another. Subscribe to the Science Focus Podcast on these services: Acast, iTunes, Stitcher, RSS, Overcast Let us know what you think of the episode with a review or a comment wherever you listen to your podcasts.Listen to more episodes of the Science Focus Podcast: Dean Burnett: What’s going on in the teenage brain? Gretchen McCulloch: How has the internet affected how we communicate? Lewis Dartnell: How geology can influence elections Jamie Susskind: How technology is changing politics Jack Lewis: Sin and why we do the things we shouldn't Trevor Cox: To become Prime Minister, change your voice  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We all love a good story, and sometimes a lie is more interesting to hear than the truth, but there is more to it than spinning a good yarn.According to Marcel Danesi, linguist and author of the book <a href="https://rowman.com/ISBN/9781633885967/The-Art-of-the-Lie-How-the-Manipulation-of-Language-Affects-Our-Minds" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Art of the Lie</a> (£11.95, Prometheus Books), throughout history certain ‘Liar Princes’ have perfected the art of lying to gain fame, fortune and notoriety.In this week’s podcast, he explains what makes them so effective at this so-called ‘Machiavellian intelligence’, what happens in the brain when we twist the truth, and why we’re all liars in one way or another.<ul><li> Subscribe to the Science Focus Podcast on these services: <a href="https://www.acast.com/science-focus-podcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Acast</a>, <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/science-focus-podcast/id1296673906?mt=2" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">iTunes</a>, <a href="https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/immediate-media-2/science-focus-podcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Stitcher</a>, <a href="https://rss.acast.com/science-focus-podcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">RSS</a>, <a href="https://overcast.fm/itunes1296673906/science-focus-podcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Overcast</a> </li></ul>Let us know what you think of the episode with a review or a comment wherever you listen to your podcasts.Listen to more episodes of the Science Focus Podcast:<ul> <li><a href="https://www.sciencefocus.com/the-human-body/dean-burnett-whats-going-on-in-the-teenage-brain/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Dean Burnett: What’s going on in the teenage brain?</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.sciencefocus.com/science/gretchen-mcculloch-how-has-the-internet-affected-how-we-communicate/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Gretchen McCulloch: How has the internet affected how we communicate?</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.sciencefocus.com/planet-earth/how-geology-can-influence-elections-lewis-dartnell/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Lewis Dartnell: How geology can influence elections</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.sciencefocus.com/future-technology/how-technology-is-changing-politics-jamie-susskind/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Jamie Susskind: How technology is changing politics</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.sciencefocus.com/the-human-body/sin-why-we-do-the-things-we-shouldnt/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Jack Lewis: Sin and why we do the things we shouldn't</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.sciencefocus.com/the-human-body/to-become-prime-minister-change-your-voice/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Trevor Cox: To become Prime Minister, change your voice</a></li> </ul> Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">podcastchoices.com/adchoices</a>

Marcel Danesi: Why do we want to believe lies?

In this final, fascinating episode of Mobster May, Dr. Marcel Danesi returns with his friend - heroic journalist, professor, and author Antonio Nicaso - to describe the three historical phases of the mafia, and how criminal organizations are utilizing the dark web.Antonio Nicaso is a Professor at Queens University, St. Jermone’s University and Middlebury College at Mills. He’s written over 30 books on organized crime and is an expert on the Calabrian mafia, ‘Ndrangheta. His book Business or Blood: Mafia Boss Vito Rizzuto’s Last Warwas adapted into the TV series Bad Blood. For more information on Antonio, visit: http://www.nicaso.comDr. Marcel Danesi is a professor at the University of Toronto. He is known for his work in semiotics and youth culture and has published work on the meanings of popular culture and how they inform social evolution. He has also written textbooks introducing linguistics and semiotics and has published a series of books on advertising as a sign system. For more information about Marcel, visit: http://anthropology.utoronto.ca/people/faculty/marcel-danesi/----more----Check out DATSUSARA for all your hemp gear essentials including: bags, apparel, body care, accessories and more! https://www.dsgear.com/ Support this show and join the Murder Was The Case family @ https://www.patreon.com/murderwasthecase Tweet us: https://twitter.com/murderwtcaseLike us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MWTCPodcast/Subscribe to our YouTube Channel: http://bit.ly/youtube_MWTC&amp; Leave us a dope review on iTunes: http://bit.ly/itunesmwtc Contact: murderwasthecasepodcast@gmail.com Promo featuring podcast Eye for an Eye https://twitter.com/EyeforEyePod  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this final, fascinating episode of Mobster May, Dr. Marcel Danesi returns with his friend - heroic journalist, professor, and author Antonio Nicaso - to describe the three historical phases of the mafia, and how criminal organizations are utilizing the dark web. Antonio Nicaso is a Professor at Queens University, St. Jermone’s University and Middlebury College at Mills. He’s written over 30 books on organized crime and is an expert on the Calabrian mafia, ‘Ndrangheta. His book Business or Blood: Mafia Boss Vito Rizzuto’s Last Warwas adapted into the TV series Bad Blood. For more information on Antonio, visit: <a href="http://www.nicaso.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.nicaso.com</a> Dr. Marcel Danesi is a professor at the University of Toronto. He is known for his work in semiotics and youth culture and has published work on the meanings of popular culture and how they inform social evolution. He has also written textbooks introducing linguistics and semiotics and has published a series of books on advertising as a sign system. For more information about Marcel, visit: <a href="http://anthropology.utoronto.ca/people/faculty/marcel-danesi/----more----" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://anthropology.utoronto.ca/people/faculty/marcel-danesi/----more----</a> Check out DATSUSARA for all your hemp gear essentials including: bags, apparel, body care, accessories and more! <a href="https://www.dsgear.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.dsgear.com/</a>  Support this show and join the Murder Was The Case family @ <a href="https://www.patreon.com/murderwasthecase" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.patreon.com/murderwasthecase</a>  Tweet us: <a href="https://twitter.com/murderwtcase" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/murderwtcase</a> Like us on Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/MWTCPodcast/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/MWTCPodcast/</a> Subscribe to our YouTube Channel: <a href="http://bit.ly/youtube_MWTC" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://bit.ly/youtube_MWTC</a> &amp; Leave us a dope review on iTunes: <a href="http://bit.ly/itunesmwtc" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://bit.ly/itunesmwtc</a>  Contact: murderwasthecasepodcast@gmail.com  Promo featuring podcast Eye for an Eye <a href="https://twitter.com/EyeforEyePod" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/EyeforEyePod</a> Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a>

#28. Mafia 3.0 w/ Antonio Nicaso & Dr. Marcel Danesi (Dive Bar)

Dr. Marcel Danesi, internationally renowned scholar and pioneer of forensic semiotics, sits down with Lee to discuss this emerging discipline. Somewhere along the way the conversation is hijacked by a bottle of Cognac… Dr. Marcel Danesi is a professor at the University of Toronto. He is known for his work in semiotics and youth culture and has published work on the meanings of popular culture and how they inform social evolution. He has also written textbooks introducing linguistics and semiotics and has published a series of books on advertising as a sign system. For more information on Marcel, visit: http://anthropology.utoronto.ca/people/faculty/marcel-danesi/  ----more----  Subscribe to us on iTunes &amp; leave us a rating and review: http://bit.ly/itunesmwtc  To become a show sponsor visit our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/murderwasthecase Tweet us: https://twitter.com/murderwtcase Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MWTCPodcast Email Us: murderwasthecasepodcast@gmail.com  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dr. Marcel Danesi, internationally renowned scholar and pioneer of forensic semiotics, sits down with Lee to discuss this emerging discipline. Somewhere along the way the conversation is hijacked by a bottle of Cognac… Dr. Marcel Danesi is a professor at the University of Toronto. He is known for his work in semiotics and youth culture and has published work on the meanings of popular culture and how they inform social evolution. He has also written textbooks introducing linguistics and semiotics and has published a series of books on advertising as a sign system. For more information on Marcel, visit: <a href="http://anthropology.utoronto.ca/people/faculty/marcel-danesi/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://anthropology.utoronto.ca/people/faculty/marcel-danesi/</a> ----more---- Subscribe to us on iTunes &amp; leave us a rating and review: <a href="http://bit.ly/itunesmwtc" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://bit.ly/itunesmwtc</a> To become a show sponsor visit our Patreon page: <a href="https://www.patreon.com/murderwasthecase" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.patreon.com/murderwasthecase</a> Tweet us: <a href="https://twitter.com/murderwtcase" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/murderwtcase</a> Find us on Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/MWTCPodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/MWTCPodcast</a> Email Us: murderwasthecasepodcast@gmail.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a>