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Failed Utopia

This is a podcast about utopian ideas and paradise lost. We look at utopian concepts from the past, present and future, as well as utopian societies and communes, which promise the world to eager foll... Read more

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Dubai's Artificial Islands

Dubai's Artificial Islands

Over twenty years ago, Dubai began constructing the world's largest artificial archipelago of islands, designed to be a ... Read more

28 Feb 2023

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New Year's Resolutions

New Year's Resolutions

Why most New Year’s resolutions fail, the Babylonians and Romans, putting our hands on a peacock, setting and getting go... Read more

31 Jan 2023

29mins

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Bonus Episode: More Theranos Updates (Elizabeth Holmes Sentencing & Sunny Balwani Trial)

Bonus Episode: More Theranos Updates (Elizabeth Holmes Sentencing & Sunny Balwani Trial)

The Theranos saga continues. Updates on Elizabeth Holmes' sentencing and Sunny Balwani's trial and verdict.Connect on Fa... Read more

23 Nov 2022

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Roanoke: The Lost Colony

Roanoke: The Lost Colony

Colonialism and utopianism, as Thomas More coined the term, have been linked since the early sixteenth century when Euro... Read more

22 Nov 2022

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