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Comedian, performer, and writer Robin Ince has been asking questions about the world around him for as long as he can remember. Perhaps most famous for his radio show The Infinite Monkey Cage which he co-hosts on BBC Radio 4 with Professor Brian Cox, Ince has been bringing science to the masses in new and hilarious ways since the 90s. In this interview with our sister publication, Research Features, we discover what it's like performing 'science' at Glastonbury, why people may be frightened of science, and neurodivergence in STEM.

Robin Ince is an English comedian, actor and writer. He is known for presenting the BBC radio show The Infinite Monkey Cage with physicist Brian Cox, creating Nine Lessons and Carols for Godless People, co-creating The Cosmic Shambles Network, and his stand-up comedy career.For more Robin Ince go to https://robinince.com/

Writer and comedian Robin Ince (The Infinite Monkey Cage, Cosmic Shambles Network) talks about the comforts of Carol Reed's masterpiece The Fallen Idol, the beautiful film he made between Odd Man Out and The Third Man, and touches on the links between film and our memories of loved ones. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Robin Ince is a comedian, author, broadcaster and a populariser of scientific ideas. He is best known as the co-host of the BBC Radio 4 series The Infinite Monkey Cage with Professor Brian Cox. He also co-hosts the podcast Book Shambles with Josie Long, An Uncanny Hour and Science Shambles with Dr Helen Czerski, all three of which are a part of The Cosmic Shambles Network. His most recent books are I'm a Joke and So Are You, The Importance of Being Interested – Adventures in Scientific Curiosity, and Bibliomaniac: An Obsessive's Tour of the Bookshops of Britain.Interviewed by Dr. Anya Borissova and Dr. Alex Curmi - Give feedback here - thinkingmindpodcast@gmail.com Follow us here: Twitter @thinkingmindpod Instagram @thinkingmindpodcastIf you would like to enquire about an online psychotherapy appointment with Dr. Alex, you can email - alexcurmitherapy@gmail.comJoin Our Mailing List! - https://thinkingmindpod.aidaform.com/mailinglistsignupSUPPORT: buymeacoffee.com/thinkingmind

It's been a while....! My next guest on the Tea Time sofa is Trent Burton Director/ filmmaker and part of the Cosmic Shambles Network. His latest documentary film was released this week Rapid motion through space. An incomplete history of speed. Why are we fascinated by speed? Trent gives an overview of what was investigated. Let's find out more.

Dr Kit Champman is a life long motorsport fan and as a scientist, he previously worked with Virgin Racing's Formula E team on the chemistry and material science of their cars. Many innovations, first developed for racing, have been incorporated into everyday life across fields of healthcare, fluid dynamics, climate and, obviously, road cars. His latest book is, Racing Green, and looks into these developments and research, and it's out now. If you'd like to directly support what we do at the Cosmic Shambles Network visit https://patreon.com/cosmicshambles

The mantra of 'We're not vaccinated against COVID until the whole world is vaccinated' is now more prevalent than ever. At last year's British MotoGP round at Silverstone Robin Ince went along to meet up with Andrea Coleman and 13 time Grand Prix winner Randy Mamola, founders of the charity Two Wheels for Life. The charity uses motorcycles to deliver healthcare, and now, COVID vaccines to hard to reach rural communities in Africa. Robin, Andrea and Randy chat about their work during the pandemic, how the charity got started and changing the public perception around motorcycles. Special thanks to Dorna and Silverstone. Two Wheels for Life is one of the charities we supported at 2021's Christmas Compendium of Reason, hosted by Robin and Brian Cox. Find out more at twowheelsforlife.org Support the Cosmic Shambles Network for all sorts of extras including an upcoming extended interview with Randy Mamola, at patreon.com/cosmicshambles

Last year Dara McAnulty, at just 16 years of age, won Non-Fiction Book of the Year at the British Book Awards. Coincidentally, that category was presented by us at The Cosmic Shambles Network, so today, as Dara's second book, Wild Child, hits shelves he took time out from studying for his maths exam next week to come on the podcast to chat to Robin and Helen Czerski. They chat about nature, climate, optimism, birds, Oliver Sacks, Andrei Tarkovsky and much more! Support the podcast and hear extended editions by subscribing at patreon.com/bookshambles

I'm Philip Holden and this is Ideas in Writing - the podcast where we talk to creative people about words - mostly from books that they have written and recently published... The guests bring along a word and so do I...if only I could rememnber that...In this episode I talk with Robin Ince - Live at the Oast Theatre in Tonbridge after he visited Mr Books Bookshop - about his new book, The Importance of Being Interested.Robin started out in standup, having done an English degree at Royal Holloway College. He then developed material based on science and on pseudo-science and launched his, now famous “Twelve Lessons and Carols” – originally for atheists (but now open to everyone). Of course Robin is best known for presenting The Infinite Monkey Cage with Professor Brian Cox but he's a very busy man – a writer and performer and having just completed his 100 bookshop tour. But he does so much more – most of it available through his Cosmic Shambles Network and you can check out any gigs (and Robin's blog) on his website. Robin is also on Twitter @robinince Ideas in Writing is produced with the support of Mr Books Bookshop in Tonbridge - the home of inspiring, imaginative and intelligent books, gifts and conversation. They're on Twitter too @mrbooks_ton. But most importantly of all, you can visit them (in the lovely market town of Tonbridge in Kent) for a browse any Wednesday to Saturday 10am to 5pm.Don't forget to subscribe for new episodes coming up. Find out more at the Mr Books website. CREDITS & links You can order Robin's The Importance of Being Interested just by clicking on the title and you can order his previous book about humour and humanity I'm a Joke and so are You the same way. Ideas in Writing is recorded and produced by Philip Holden on Acast.comThe Ideas in Writing theme "Farting Around" is by Kevin MacLeod Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ The "Light Easy March" sting is by ...dog http://www.besonic.com/dogSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/ideasinwriting.See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

I'm Philip Holden and this is Ideas in Writing - the podcast where we talk to creative people about words - mostly from books that they have written and recently published... The guests bring along a word and so do I...if only I could rememnber that...In this episode I talk with Robin Ince - Live at the Oast Theatre in Tonbridge after he visited Mr Books Bookshop - about his new book, The Importance of Being Interested.Robin started out in standup, having done an English degree at Royal Holloway College. He then developed material based on science and on pseudo-science and launched his, now famous “Twelve Lessons and Carols” – originally for atheists (but now open to everyone). Of course Robin is best known for presenting The Infinite Monkey Cage with Professor Brian Cox but he's a very busy man – a writer and performer and having just completed his 100 bookshop tour. But he does so much more – most of it available through his Cosmic Shambles Network and you can check out any gigs (and Robin's blog) on his website. Robin is also on Twitter @robinince Ideas in Writing is produced with the support of Mr Books Bookshop in Tonbridge - the home of inspiring, imaginative and intelligent books, gifts and conversation. They're on Twitter too @mrbooks_ton. But most importantly of all, you can visit them (in the lovely market town of Tonbridge in Kent) for a browse any Wednesday to Saturday 10am to 5pm.Don't forget to subscribe for new episodes coming up. Find out more at the Mr Books website. CREDITS & links You can order Robin's The Importance of Being Interested just by clicking on the title and you can order his previous book about humour and humanity I'm a Joke and so are You the same way. Ideas in Writing is recorded and produced by Philip Holden on Acast.comThe Ideas in Writing theme "Farting Around" is by Kevin MacLeod Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ The "Light Easy March" sting is by ...dog http://www.besonic.com/dogSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/ideasinwriting.See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

A conversation with neuroscientist, author, blogger, occasional comedian, Dr Dean Burnett. Dean is the author of the the popular Guardian Science blog ‘Brain Flapping' (now ‘Brain Yapping' on the Cosmic Shambles Network with accompanying podcast), the bestselling books The Idiot Brain and The Happy Brain, and his first book aimed at teens, Why Your Parents Are Driving You Up the Wall and What To Do About It.

Robin's science book came out the same day last month as Adam Rutherford and Hannah's Fry first book together, Rutherford and Fry's Complete Guide to Absolutely Everything. The Cosmic Shambles Network is also looking after Robin's 100 Bookshop Tour and working with JSM Events' Rutherford and Fry tour so it just makes sense to bring it all together on an episode of Book Shambles. They chat about the heavy lifting of the word 'abridged' in the title, science education, the nature of curiosity, authors with difficult to pronounce names and Hannah's decision to resign from the Science Museum. Get signed copies of both Robin and Adam and Hannah's book from cosmicshambles.com/bookshop Support the show at patreon.com/bookshambles to hear an extended edition of this and all other episodes of the podcast.

Harry Cliff is a particle physicist at the University of Cambridge working on the LHCb experiment at CERN. He chats to Robin Ince about his new book, How to Make an Apple Pie from Scratch, an exhilarating search for the most basic building blocks of our universe, and the dramatic quest to unlock their cosmic origins. If you'd like to directly support what we do at the Cosmic Shambles Network visit patreon.com/cosmicshambles​ Order signed and dedicated copies of Robin's new book The Importance of Being Interested: Adventures in Scientific Curiosity (Out Oct 7th) at cosmicshambles.com/bookshop

Since the last episode, Rachel has gone on two trips, and Dean has attended his father's wake, more than 18 months after his passing. As a result, our hosts discuss the importance of rituals and ceremonies for our wellbeing, the cons and unexpected pros of long intervals between, and whether the pandemic has presented us with an opportunity to rejig traditional customs, to make them more beneficial for everyone. Also includes the worst wedding tribute of all time. Support the podcast and The Cosmic Shambles Network by becoming a subscriber at patreon.com/cosmicshambles

As part of The Cosmic Shambles Network's takeover of The Speakeasy at this year's Latitude Festival, Dr Helen Czerski was joined by Professor Dan Davis for a live Book Shambles / Science Shambles crossover show. They chat about Dan's new book The Secret Body: How the New Science of the Human Body Is Changing the Way We Live, glowing jellyfish, doing science without a hypothesis, how immune cells are changing how they behave and a whole lot more. To support the podcast, and the CSN at large, subscribe via Patreon at patreon.com/bookshambles

You might recognise journalist Rachel England's voice from the Brain Yapping podcast that she co-hosts with Dean Burnett on The Cosmic Shambles Network but today she's a guest on Book Shambles as her first book has just been released. Everyday Activism: How to Change the World in Five Minutes, One Hour or a Day is full of ideas for people who want to make things better, but aren't sure where to start. Robin and guest co-host Helen Czerski talk about changing your search engine, not mowing your lawn and changing the meaning of activism itself. Support the show on Patreon at patreon.com/bookshambles

This is the second live event we did at the 2021 Latitude Festival when The Cosmic Shambles Network took over The Listening Post for a series of live Science Shambles events on the Sunday afternoon. Dr Helen Czerski is joined by Dr Suzi Gage and Dr Dean Burnett to talk about mental health during the pandemic including issues surrounding grief, coming out of lockdown, pregnancy and much more. To support The Cosmic Shambles Network please subscribe to our Patreon at patreon.com/cosmicshambles

Wife On Earth Investigates and Cosmic Shambles Network present 'Marriage Guidance Man'. After joining a creative writing group in the village hall, Celia, her husband Fred and Black Sabbath-Tribute Guitarist ‘Tony Wyoming' present a play about marriages in trouble. Guest starring Dan Antopolski, with a duration of 12 minutes, it's the perfect length to see you through as you unload the dishwasher, or if you're unmarried, eat an ice-cream in a hammock. (Warning = this podcast might put you off getting married). Suitable for all ages, no swears. Support The Cosmic Shambles Network by subscribing at patreon.com/cosmicshambles

Neuroscientist and best selling author Dean Burnett is a regular contributor to the Cosmic Shambles Network and this week he returns to the Book Shambles podcast to chat to Robin and Josie about his latest book Psycho-Logical, the problems surrounding mental health care in the UK, dealing with grief in the pandemic and some of the continuing misconceptions of mental health issues. On the extended Patreon edition you can hear a long discussion about Section 28 and also Josie's laptop dies... Subscribe and support at patreon.com/bookshambles

Celia and the gang review books that they've forgotten they owned. Mrs Coil lands in Paris and Celia remembers a day out in Brighton where she nearly bought a French pastry. Support Wife on Earth and the Cosmic Shambles Network by subscribing at patreon.com/cosmicshambles

Celia reviews Home Freezer Digest 1976, remembers a trip to Coventry in the snow and local odd job man Stebbo reviews books with Celia’s husband Fred and their lodger Centre Partin Martin. Mrs Coil is investigated by the KGB. Support Wife on Earth and the Cosmic Shambles Network by subscribing at patreon.com/cosmicshambles

Ordinary woman Celia reviews Hobbies Weekly. Russell Nigel’s Thought for The Day includes a message to theatre critic Michael Billington. Celia’s regular session with a shrink recalls her previous boyfriends. Support Wife on Earth and the Cosmic Shambles Network by subscribing at patreon.com/cosmicshambles

Husband and wife team Fred and Celia review an overdue library book, local actor Russell Nigel’s considers the Work/Life balance. Celia remembers going to a tea room and Mrs Coil calls from Frankfurt. Support Wife on Earth and the Cosmic Shambles Network by subscribing at patreon.com/cosmicshambles

With vaccine rollouts proceeding apace, weather improving, and lockdown restrictions easing, it seems like life is returning to some sort of normality. But what’s it like to go from prolonged lockdown to in-person socialising? Are we going back to normal, or is it some strange new reality, with new rules and expectation? And what effects can this have on us on our wellbeing, and why are some people likely to find the process surprisingly stressful. Support the podcast, and the Cosmic Shambles Network as a whole at patreon.com/cosmicshambles

Welcome to Series 3 of Wife on Earth. Housewife Celia’s book review podcast includes trips to Barcelona and Cornwall, a sea shanty about Benedict Cumberbatch and a visit to a psychiatrist. Support Wife on Earth and the Cosmic Shambles Network by subscribing via Patreon for bonus content patreon.com/cosmicshambles Age guide +16 Contains multiple swears (2 x F, 1 S and a T)

Science writer Ginny Smith shares her insights into the latest ways to scientifically understand the human brain, the role of hormones and neurotransmitters in memory, sleep, depression and addiction, and the methods we can use to improve our cognition. Ginny Smith studied Natural Sciences at the University of Cambridge, specialising in Psychology and Neuroscience, and now spreads her love of her subject as a science writer and presenter.  Ginny performs a range of science shows about the brain at science festivals and teaches at the University of Cambridge’s Institute of Continuing Education. She is a presenter and producer for the British Psychological Society’s Psych Crunch podcast, and a regular on the Cosmic Shambles Network. For several years she worked with the Naked Scientists, and produced and presented a weekly science show for Cambridge TV. She loves to write science articles for a general audience, and has written several books for DK, targeted at a younger audience. Overloaded is her first title for a popular science readership.  Find out more: futurespodcast.net CREDITS Produced by FUTURES Podcast Recorded, Mixed & Edited by Luke Robert Mason FOLLOW FUTURES PODCAST Twitter: @FUTURESPodcast Instagram: @futurespodcast Facebook: @FUTURESPodcast

Robin Ince (R4's Infinite Monkey Cage & The Cosmic Shambles Network) takes the Loremen for a meander along Grim's Ditch. On the way, they encounter everything from 1970s horror films to 1970s folk horror films. Plus some very lazy ghosts, a prophetic river and a film franchise that will doubtless rival the great trilogies (Back To The Future, The Godfather and Big Momma's).Loreboys nether say die! Support the Loremen here (and get stuff): patreon.com/loremenpod ko-fi.com/loremen @loremenpod www.twitch.tv/loremenpod www.instagram.com/loremenpod www.facebook.com/loremenpod @JamesShakeshaft | @MisterABK

Please note the following podcast contains discussion about suicide. Recently Robin Ince was on Celebrity Mastermind and his chosen charity was Maytree who provide a residential service for people in suicidal crisis so they can talk about their suicidal thoughts and behaviour. You don't really get a chance to talk about your chosen charity on the show so in this special podcast Robin chats to Maytree's Outreach Officer, Sadia Ahmad. Find out more about Maytree at www.maytree.org.uk​ If you’d like to directly support what we do at the Cosmic Shambles Network visit patreon.com/cosmicshambles

Why is Fight-or-Flight still a thing? Our brain’s unhelpful primitive reactions to modern stresses. As a listener points out, a lot of the stress we experience in modern times, and the subsequent harm this does to our mental health, can be pinned on our brain’s fight-or-flight response, reacting to things unnecessarily. But if we now live in a world where physical threats don’t lurk around every corner, and fighting or flying are rarely any use, why do we still have this reaction at all? Dean and Rachel get into how the brain really evolves, and the time scales it requires, as well as unpicking the way modern lockdown life sets off our brain’s stress systems, in the second episode of Brain Yapping: Battle Damaged. Support the podcast, and the Cosmic Shambles Network by subscribing at patreon.com/cosmicshambles

Robin Ince is best known as the co-host of the BBC Radio 4 series The Infinite Monkey Cage with Professor Brian Cox. As a stand up he has toured the world and won three Chortle Awards and the Time Out Outstanding Achievement Award. His latest book is I’m a Joke and So Are You and he also co-hosts the podcast Robin and Josie’s Book Shambles with Josie Long, which is part of The Cosmic Shambles Network, which he also co-created. Robin Ince is guest number 66 on My Time Capsule and he chats to Michael Fenton Stevens about the five things he'd like to put in a time capsule; four he’d like to preserve and one he’d like to bury and never have to think about again .Follow Robin Ince on Twitter: @robinince & Instagram @robinince1969 .Follow My Time Capsule on Twitter, Instagram & Facebook: @MyTCpod .Follow Michael Fenton Stevens on Twitter: @fentonstevens & Instagram @mikefentonstevens .Produced and edited by John Fenton-Stevens for Cast Off Productions .Music by Pass The Peas Music .Artwork by Matthew Boxall .Social media support by Harriet Stevens .This podcast is proud to be associated with the charity Viva! Providing theatrical opportunities for hundreds of young people. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

You've probably heard us talking about our new audio documentary series An Uncanny Hour on Book Shambles recently. Well we've just finished season one of the show, which features six one hour documentaries on everything from Hawkwind to David Cronenburg. We speak to authors, performers and scientists such as Stewart Lee, Reece Shearsmith and Kier-La Janisse about the weird and the uncanny corners of culture. We thought we'd provide Book Shambles listeners with a 30 minute anthology collection of the first season this week. You can listen to the entire thing by becoming a Patreon supporter of Book Shambles and/or The Cosmic Shambles Network at patreon.com/bookshambles and patreon.com/cosmicshambles

We join forces with our friends at The Cosmic Shambles Network for a very special 'In Conversation' with the legendary Ann Druyan, hosted by Professor Brian Cox and Robin Ince. Part of bluedot's A Weekend In Outer Space, July 2020. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Episode 24!! If you're ready for a delight, then get ready for today's episode! Today we're joined by the incomparable Robin Ince. Robin is likely best known as the cohost of the Infinite Monkey Cage along with Brian Cox for the BBC. He's a podcaster, author and science communicator and we talk about everything. Mostly Halloween and Scanners, but we also manage to sneak in some science chat and talk about gigs. If you want to follow Robin then you can find him on IG at @robinince1969 or check out his varied other projects on the Cosmic Shambles Network cosmicshambles.com where you can get a ticket for his 24 hour marathon charity show https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/ninelessons If you are looking for us you can find Pepper on IG at @sweetpepperklopek and Orbax on IG at @the_great_orbax . ALSO we still have some of the new t-shirt design available! Shoot us a message if you want one! And follow the kids science show @orbaxandpepperdoscience on all the socials! Don't forget our sponsors Hella Hot Hot Sauce! Follow them on IG @hella_hot_hot_sauce  And special thanks to our NEW sponsors the Hearty Hooligan! You can follow Hamilton's best restaurant for vegan goodness on IG @theheartyhooligan Stay safe out there everyone and don't forget, Daddy don't jam bro. BYYYYYYE!!!

Yesterday's the Royal Astronomical Society said they had detected what they suspect to be phosphine in the atmosphere of Venus. After ruling out all the usual ways this was possible, they have said that it is either indicative of a new type of chemistry or, possibly, microbial life. This obviously generated a lot of questions from Shambles viewers so we've done a quick Q and A special to put some of those we've been sent in the last 12 hours to one of our regular Shambles experts, Prof Chris Lintott, astrophysicist and co-host of The Sky at Night. If you enjoyed this and would like to directly support what we do at the Cosmic Shambles Network visit patreon.com/cosmicshambles And go check out The Sky at Night special on the BBC iPlayer

The blue dot Festival takes its name from Carl Sagan's famous Pale Blue Dot speech and as part of the Weekend in Outer Space we at The Cosmic Shambles Network have teamed up with the blue dot festival for this very special event. Ann Druyan joins our own Robin Ince and Professor Brian Cox for a one time conversation. Ann Druyan is an Emmy and Peabody Award winning writer and producer. She was the Creative Director of NASA's Voyager Interstellar Message Project, better known as "The Golden Record" and co-writer of the iconic series Cosmos presented by her late husband Carl Sagan. They also co-wrote a number of books together, produced the film Contact and now Ann is the creator and co-producer of two Cosmos sequel series "Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey" and "Cosmos: Possible Worlds" Obviously the entire Shambles crew would've been up at blue dot with a large number of events this year, as always, so we're delighted to be able to bring you this special event online during this very weird thing we're calling 2020. As with all the different livestreams and podcasts we've been doing during lockdown, they're only possible through he generous support of our Patreon subscribers. Become one, and gets lots of goodies and exclusives for doing so, at patreon.com/cosmicshambles

Young people are often labeled as challenging and difficult with the blame laid at the feet of everything from drugs and video games to oversleeping and bad parenting. Is there any truth in these generalisations, or are teenagers just misunderstood? The Cosmic Shambles Network brings together three top scientists and science writers to discuss the perception, and the science, of teenage mental health, brains and beyond. Join neuroscientist Dr Dean Burnett (Why Your Parents are Driving You Up the Wall and The Idiot Brain) and psychologists Dr Suzi Gage (Say Why to Drugs) and Dr Pete Etchells (Lost in a Good Game in conversation to consider whether we’re being overly dismissive when it comes adolescence and the challenges that presents. You can also watch this show on our YouTube channel at youtube.com/cosmicshambles and get bonus content and extended conversations with guests by subscribing at patreon.com/cosmicshambles

Celia looks at polygamous relationships and the dangers of Identity Theft. With Guest turns by Julia, Alastair Kerr, Pad Mclean and David Branwell. Mild swears (the p word, the one that means piddle). Support the Cosmic Shambles Network by subscribing at patreon.com/cosmicshambles

Fred takes up ukulele, and Celia looks at annoying habits. With Guest turns by Martin Austwick and Adam Clutterbuck. No bad language or swears, sorry. Support the Cosmic Shambles Network by becoming a Patreon at patreon.com/cosmicshambles

Celia remembers the only diet she ever went on, and looks at a vintage dating/cookery book, which attempts to find you a husband via his stomach. With guest turn by Hedluv. Mildly Adult themes. Support the Cosmic Shambles Network by becoming a Patreon at patreon.com/cosmicshambles

Celia goes to the fair with a strange man, because it’s an emergency. But there’s more to him than meets the eye. Michael Kemp remembers Battersea Fun Fair. With guest turns by Alastair Kerr, Michael Kemp and Martin Austwick. Some mild adult themes. Support the Cosmic Shambles Network by becoming a Patreon at patreon.com/cosmicshambles

Robin Ince is a Comedian, Writer and Host of the BBC Series The Infinite Monkey Cage alongside Physicist Brian Cox. Robin also has his own Broadcasts within the Cosmic Shambles Network. For more: https://cosmicshambles.com/ “They aren't just scientific facts – They are stories of what it is to be in the universe.” Today, Robin discusses the strange place he has found himself in, being the resident science comedian. He chats about why it's a good thing to be the stupidest person in the room and how, after having met some of quite literally the greatest minds to have ever walked the face of the earth, some of his opinions about people have actually changed. Konner and Robin also talk about the idea of "stupid questions" and how Robin has come to the realisation that although people may perceive certain questions as stupid, when they are motivated by curiosity, they can often be the most profound. Konner and Robin also discuss the idea of telling the story of science. For the longest time science has been looked at and delivered, in a very cold and unappealing way. Now, through shows such as the infinite monkey cage, we are starting to uncover the emotions, the poetry, and the human story of science and scientific endeavour.

Celia narrowly misses falling into a display of cream horns. Will the master baker rise to the occasion? Or will Celia be knocked back? With guest turns George Egg and Chris Sloman. Mild innuendo and adult themes. Support the Cosmic Shambles Network by becoming a Patreon at patreon.com/cosmicshambles

‘Dot Dot Dash It All’. Celia reviews ‘The Silence Of The Girls and Fred works out the first ever morse code transmission. But Russell Nigels falls asleep on the window seat. Will he wake up in time to take part in Celia’s topical play? With Ben Crompton, Alastair Kerr, Julia and Pad Mclean. Some mild and distant swearing. Support the Cosmic Shambles Network by becoming a Patreon at patreon.com/cosmicshambles

It’s another lockdown live-streamed episode, with guest Roisin Conaty! WARNING: the sound quality is terrible. If you watched the live-stream you’ll know that, technically, it was a disaster. We’ve tried our best. It’s a bonus episode!The live-stream was for the Cosmic Shambles Network’s Stay at Home Festival, which is raising money for artists who have had their entire livelihoods taken away by the pandemic. You can watch the full live-stream on YouTube here. And, if you have the means to, please donate to the Stay at Home Festival fund here.Recorded and edited by Ben Williams for Plosive Productions.Live-stream produced by Trent Burton for the Cosmic Shambles Network.Artwork by Paul Gilbey (photography and design) and Amy Browne (illustrations).Watch Roisin Conaty’s sitcome ‘GameFace’ on All4.Follow Roisin Conaty on Twitter: @roisinconatyFollow Off Menu on Twitter and Instagram: @offmenuofficial.And go to our website www.offmenupodcast.co.uk for a list of restaurants recommended on the show.Watch Ed and James's YouTube series 'Just Puddings'. Watch here. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This episode of Book Shambles was recorded live as part of the Stay at Home Festival. Robin is joined by Dr Katie Mack to talk about her upcoming (albeit slightly pandemic delayed) book, The End of Everything. Then Lemn Sissay stops by to talk about creativity in a time of crisis as well as music from Laura Kidd. While The Stay at Home Festival is free to watch please do consider dropping a tip in the bucket at cosmicshambles.com/stayathome All profits will go to supporting acts, artists and venues who have lost all income during this pandemic. If you’d like to directly support what we do at the Cosmic Shambles Network visit patreon.com/bookshambles

We live-streamed a very special lockdown episode of Off Menu with guest Richard Herring for the Cosmic Shambles Network’s Stay at Home Festival, which is raising money for artists who have had their entire livelihoods taken away by the pandemic.You can watch the full live-stream on YouTube here. And, if you have the means to, please donate to the Stay at Home Festival fund here.Recorded and edited by Ben Williams for Plosive Productions.Live-stream produced by Trent Burton for the Cosmic Shambles Network.Artwork by Paul Gilbey (photography and design) and Amy Browne (illustrations).Listen to Richard Herring’s Leicester Square Theatre Podcast.Follow Richard Herring on Twitter: @herring1967Follow Off Menu on Twitter and Instagram: @offmenuofficial.And go to our website www.offmenupodcast.co.uk for a list of restaurants recommended on the show.Watch Ed and James's YouTube series 'Just Puddings'. Watch here. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Robin Ince is many things. A comedian, an author, a broadcaster and a populariser of scientific ideas. The Guardian once declared him a ‘becardiganed polymath’ which seems about right. He is probably best known as the co-host of the Sony Gold Award winning BBC Radio 4 series The Infinite Monkey Cage with Professor Brian Cox. He also co-hosts the podcast Robin and Josie’s Book Shambles, which gains over 100,000 listeners a month, which is part of The Cosmic Shambles Network, which he also co-created. His most recent book, I’m a Joke and So Are You, was described by Chortle as ‘one of the best books ever written about what it means to be a comedian’. He also wrote the book, The Bad Book Club, and has edited and written short stories for two volumes of Dead Funny: Horror Stories by Comedians, as well as writing and presenting documentaries about the history of self-help, comedians and melancholy, Jeff Wayne’s War of the Worlds, Richard Feynman, General Relativity and Dr Seuss. As a stand up he has toured the world and won three Chortle Awards, the Time Out Outstanding Achievement Award and was nominated for the British Comedy Awards Best Live show. Recorded on 10th Feb 2020 at EartH Hackney. 5x15 brings together five outstanding individuals to tell of their lives, passions and inspirations. There are only two rules - no scripts and only 15 minutes each. Learn more about 5x15 events: 5x15stories.com Twitter: www.twitter.com/5x15stories Facebook: www.facebook.com/5x15stories Instagram: www.instagram.com/5x15stories

At this year's Slapstick Festival in Bristol, the Cosmic Shambles Network team were there across the festival recording all sorts of events we were taking part in for a special series of podcasts. In this first episode Robin chats with Stephen Merchant about the enduring legacy of Laurel and Hardy, their favourite Laurel and Hardy films and some fun stories from a Laurel and Hardy book Stephen got second hand. In the second segment, as part of a celebration of At Last the 1948 Show, Robin chats with Tim Brooke-Taylor about the show, working with Cleese and Chapman and especially Marty Feldman as Robin regales stories from Marty's recently found autobiography. Support the Cosmic Shambles Network on Patreon and get extended editions of each episode, including this one. Go to patreon.com/bookshambles

Dr Helen Czerski talks to Two Wheels for Life CEO and co-founder Andrea Coleman about their work in Africa with medical transportation and the sustainability factors involved. Two Wheels for Life is a charity that The Cosmic Shambles Network have supported for the past two years as one of our chosen charities at our Nine Lessons and Carols for Curious People shows. Support the podcast, and the Cosmic Shambles Network by pledging at patreon.com/bookshambles

While reviewing The Planets by television’s Professor Brian Cox, Celia discovers that Brian longs to work in peace as an ordinary high street chemist. Can Celia keep his secret and preserve her own marriage? Written by Joanna Neary and Joesph Dixon. Part of the Cosmic Shambles Network.

Celia Jesson, a repressed housewife from Upper Lowing, has been encouraged to do a book-based podcast to promote the local library in nearby Lower Upping, because no one else wants to do it. It’s too much of a time commitment. Created and performed by Joanna Neary. Part of the Cosmic Shambles Network.

Recorded live at the Latitude Festival following a performance of the play Signals, Robin Ince, Helen Czerski, Kevin Fong and Helen Czerski discuss the difficulties of searching for alien life out in the cosmos. Interpreting signals, knowing where to look, how to get there and whether it's even worth it... Support the podcast, and the Cosmic Shambles Network by pledging at patreon.com/bookshambles

Recorded live at the Latitude Festival, on the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 Moon Landing, as part of our mini Space Shambles show, Robin Ince chats with the first British astronaut, Helen Sharman, and Professor of planetary science, Suzie Imber. They chat about the future of space flight, astronaut training and much more. Support the podcast, and the Cosmic Shambles Network by pledging at http://patreon.com/bookshambles

With the 50th anniversary of the first Moon landings this week, we took the chance to record an episode of Science Shambles at none other than the Royal Observatory in Greenwich. Helen Czerski, still in the host chair, chats with our astrophysicist Dr Katie Mack about her research into the impending heat death of the Universe (It's ages away, don't stress) and from the Royal Observatory itself, astronomer  Dr Emily Drabek-Maunder about our fascination with the Moon and the stars. Support the podcast, and the Cosmic Shambles Network by pledging at http://patreon.com/bookshambles

We are back! Recorded live from the Elgar Room at the Royal Albert Hall, Robin and Josie are joined by actor Wendell Pierce (The Wire, Treme) who is currently winning acclaim for his lead turn in Death of a Salesman at The Young Vic. They chat about Arthur Miller and the potency of the Loman family being portrayed by an African American cast, bad accents in The Wire, Taylor Branch, Kate Grenville and more. Support Book Shambles and the Cosmic Shambles Network by pledging as little as $1 a month at http://patreon.com/bookshambles to get extended episodes, free tickets to events and much more! Tickets for the West End transfer of Death of a Salesman can be found at http://salesmanwestend.com

Marek Ziebart is a Professor of Space Geodesy (the science and engineering of using satellites). Andrew Steele is a doctor of physics, who moved into computational biology, and is now writing a book on aging. We left it to Helen Czerski to find where all of that intersects on another fascinating episode of Science Shambles with a conversation that goes from Elon Musk to immortality to health research funding to the very simple task of reinventing humanity... Support the podcast, and the Cosmic Shambles Network by pledging at http://patreon.com/bookshambles

We’d write a tag for this episode, but we can’t be bothered… In this final episode for the series (or was that season?) Dean and Rachel talk about procrastination, laziness, risk and reward and the “gift" of emanating mess. Rachel and Dean will be back after summer, if they get round to it, (they will), with a brand new bunch of episodes for you. Support the show, and everything at the Cosmic Shambles Network, by visiting and pledging to our Patreon at patreon.com/bookshambles

With Robin and Josie both on tour at the moment, and Book Shambles on a small break, we thought you might enjoy a bit of a Book Shambles / Science Shambles crossover episode. Helen Czerski is still in the host chair subbing for Robin and this week she is joined by cosmologist and best selling science author Marcus Chown. His latest book, Infinity in the Palm of Your Hand, looks at fifty bonkers things about the Universe and the two try to dig into as many as possible. Would it matter if the Sun was made of bananas? Can you fit all of humanity in a sugar cube... Support the podcast, and the Cosmic Shambles Network by pledging at patreon.com/bookshambles

Helen Czerski is still in the host chair this week and she is joined by cosmologist and best selling science author Marcus Chown. His latest book, Infinity in the Palm of Your Hand, looks at fifty bonkers things about the Universe and the two try to dig into as many as possible. Would it matter if the Sun was made of bananas? Can you fit all of humanity in a sugar cube... Support the podcast, and the Cosmic Shambles Network by pledging at patreon.com/bookshambles

Science Shambles is back from its mini break and Helen Czerski has taken over hosting duties while Robin is on tour! Today she's joined by two of our favourite mathematicians, Matt Parker and Rob Eastaway to chat about the difference between maths puzzles and maths problems (and which is better), the underlying problems with sports rankings, Matt's new number one bestseller Humble Pi and much more! Then at the end Helen is joined by Eve Cowely of Footprint Theatre, and Shambles producer Trent Burton, to briefly talk about Signals, the radio telescope based comedy on tour through the CSN this year. Tickets and dates for that are at https://cosmicshambles.com/signals Support the podcast, and the Cosmic Shambles Network by pledging at http://patreon.com/bookshambles

In a society where you can summon food at the press of a button, how can anyone be hangry? Dean and Rachel talk about how low blood sugar can make us boil over and why evolutionarily, that's a good thing! Also, the curious fact we’ve universally accepted that “blue liquid” is the perfect stand in for all gross bodily fluids. Support the show, and everything at the Cosmic Shambles Network, by visiting and pledging to our Patreon at patreon.com/bookshambles

It’s already episode 8 of the Brain Yapping podcast and in this week’s episode, Dean and Rachel cringe at the sound of their own voices and tell us why we’re not who we hear we are… Support the show, and everything at the Cosmic Shambles Network, by visiting and pledging to our Patreon at patreon.com/bookshambles

Enjoy this week’s episode all about being in autopilot, which Dean and Rachel assure us they were not when producing it (though they couldn’t for the life of them describe how they got home). Support the show, and everything at the Cosmic Shambles Network, by visiting and pledging to our Patreon at patreon.com/bookshambles

On International Women's Day 2019 we did a live panel at the University of Manchester based around our Cosmic Superheroes exhibition (which you can view online here). The panellists were Helen Czerski, Sheena Cruickshank, Suzi Gage and Ginny Smith chatting about their superheroes, women in STEM, their own research and much more. Support the podcast, and the Cosmic Shambles Network by pledging at patreon.com/bookshambles

Robin is joined in studio by Professor Gina Rippon and Dr Julia Shaw to talk about their new science books, The Gendered Brain: The New Neuroscience That Shatters the Myth of the Female Brain and Making Evil: The Science Behind Humanity's Dark Side. They dive into topics like the lack of women in STEM, the myth of the male and female brain, false memories, why we are all capable of doing awful things, toxic masculinity, prison libraries and much more. Support the podcast, and the Cosmic Shambles Network by pledging at patreon.com/bookshambles

A Book Shambles / Science Shambles crossover. Robin is joined in studio by Professor Gina Rippon and Dr Julia Shaw to talk about their new science books, The Gendered Brain: The New Neuroscience That Shatters the Myth of the Female Brain and Making Evil: The Science Behind Humanity's Dark Side. They dive into topics like the lack of women in STEM, the myth of the male and female brain, false memories, why we are all capable of doing awful things, toxic masculinity, prison libraries and much more. Subscribe for free to the Science Shambles podcast to get the full episode. Support the podcast, and the Cosmic Shambles Network by pledging at patreon.com/bookshambles

Physicist, writer and broadcaster Professor Paul Davies from Arizona State University was recently in the UK to talk about his new book The Demon in the Machine. So he sat down with Robin Ince to chat about the book, what life actually is, nano refrigerators, epigenetics, embryogenesis and a whole lot more. Support the podcast, and the Cosmic Shambles Network by pledging at patreon.com/bookshambles

Welcome back to Loungecast! Professor Brian Cox and Robin Ince are starting a new worldwide arena tour, and so, a new podcast full of lounge based chats to go with it. On night one Robin and Brian chat about the sci fi series Space 1999 while Brian eats a pie. Tickets for the tour are at briancoxlive.co.uk and check out more from the Cosmic Shambles Network at cosmicshambles.com

Welcome to Brain Yapping, a brand new podcast hosted by neuroscientist and author Dr Dean Burnett and journalist Rachel England. Each week Rachel will lob a question about the human brain at Dean and with no prep, he'll try to come to some sort of scientific answer. If he doesn't know, don't worry, this is proper science, he'll fact check himself at the end of the episode. In the first instalment Rachel wonders why her brain never lets her remember to buy shower gel. Support the show, and everything at the Cosmic Shambles Network, by visiting and pledging to our Patreon at patreon.com/bookshambles

Backstage at Nine Lessons Robin Ince catches up with two of the Cosmic Shambles Network's key bloggers, Dr Suzi Gage and Dr Dean Burnett. They chat about the big news of 2018 in their respective fields from new drug research, to bad claims about mental health to the 'differences' between men and women's brains. Support the CSN by visiting and pledging at patreon.com/bookshambles

Robin Ince is joined by two of The Cosmic Shambles Network's blog contributors, Ginny Smith and Marcus Chown. They chat about why the brain is so stubborn about accepting evidence, quantum physics in the studio window and then stand up mathematician Matt Parker pops by for a minute for a spot of maths chat. Support The Cosmic Shambles Network and get great perks and rewards at patreon.com/bookshambles

Another episode we recorded live at the Edinburgh Fringe, Robin is joined by the great Neil Gaiman, author of Sandman, The Ocean at the End of the Lane and countless other classics. They chat extensively about the late Harlan Ellison, his life and work, as well as Neil's own views on creativity and looking back on his own work. There's also chat of Gene Wolfe, Alan Moore and much more besides.  Patreon supporters of The Cosmic Shambles Network will get an exclusive extended edition of this, and all other episodes. Pledge at patreon.com/bookshambles Image courtesy Helen Crimmins.

First episode of six recorded live at Edinburgh Fringe, in this episode Robin chats to comedian and co-host of All Killa No Filla, Kiri Pritchard-McLean and comedian and DIY chef George Egg. They chat best books about serial killers, favourite cookery books, the precarious crossover of the two and home made Russian antennas. Support the show, and The Cosmic Shambles Network at patreon.com/bookshambles. Lots of great rewards including extended episodes. There's an extra 15 minutes of this chat for instance. And be sure to check out the launch our new blog network, featuring Robin, Dean Burnett, Helen Czerski, Jon Butterworth and more at cosmicshambles.com/blogs

On May 11th 2018 the Nobel Prize winning physicist Richard Feynman would've turned 100 years old. But Richard Feynman was so much more than just one of the greatest physicists, the greatest scientists, of the 20th century. He was a beautiful writer, a man of boundless curiosity, a bongo player, a clown. Fellow physicist Freeman Dyson once said that Feynman was "Half genius, half buffoon". He would later revise those words, replacing them with "All genius, all buffoon." So we at The Cosmic Shambles Network have put together an audio documentary featuring interviews with fellow physicists and Feynman admirers to mark this occasion. Presented by Robin Ince and featuring interviews with Professor Brian Cox, Dr Helen Czerski, Professor Jon Butterworth, Dr Leonard Mlodinow, Dr Marcus Chown, Chris Addison, Christopher Sykes and more. And featuring music from Grace Petrie, Rachel Fisher, Patrick Cootes and The FGs. The trailer was released on Feynman's 100th birthday. The full documentary will be released very soon.

Welcome to Season 5 of Book Shambles, now part of the Cosmic Shambles Network! Artist and writer and Raoul Martinez joins Robin and Josie to kick of Season 5 of Book Shambles. They discuss Raoul's new book Creating Freedom, have a bit of a debate about free will and chat about the work of Howard Zinn, Rebecca Solnit, Noam Chomsky and more.