It's our annual end of year parade of all the extra good stuff this year's podguests talked about, including a mythical disappearing island, geese, human dictionaries, the dubious history of the Body Mass Index, Victorian death department stores, and much more.
In order of appearance, we hear from: Translator and author Caetano Galindo on how the countril ... Show More
Dec 2022
Cultural Favourites from the Archives – The Power of Poetry, with Helena Bonham Carter and Jason Isaacs
Continuing our series of cultural highlights from the Intelligence Squared archive, we revisit the event The Power of Poetry, which saw actors Helena Bonham Carter and Jason Isaacs bringing the words of the great poets alive onstage. The event also featured William Sieghart telli ... Show More
1h 30m
Nov 2022
Episode 2: The Met Gala: A Global Celebration
Throughout the 2000s, the Metropolitan Museum Costume Institute Benefit—better known as the Met Gala— rose in exuberance and notoriety, becoming the Superbowl of fashion. No longer an exclusive evening for those “in the business,” the gala began welcoming prominent artists, enter ... Show More
40m 43s
Mar 2020
Ep. 237 10 things to look forward to in Spring 2020
Spring 2020 is shaping up to be far different than anything anyone could have expected. We are, as a global community, just beginning to feel the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. At Sorta Awesome, we know it's a struggle to find anything to be joyful about right now. But we belie ... Show More
52m 1s
Jan 2024
Viviane Chauvet: 2024 Predictions, Arcturian Wisdom + Galactic Healing
<p>Humanity's consciousness is awakening to a grander reality, remembering more of our galactic history and the truth that so much more exists beyond our 3D reality. In this episode with Viviane Chauvet, we explore the awakening and evolution process we are going through, the su ... Show More
57m 21s