11. Love Bytes

Best-selling author Matthew Syed explores the ideas that shape our lives with stories of seeing the world differently.In this taster from the series, Matthew explores the beauty that can be found in the process of decay.Search for Sideways on BBC Sounds to hear more. 

An ambitious portfolio manager stumbles upon a perfect graph. It outlines eye watering profits. But something doesn't quite add up - could this graph be accurate? Or does it hide a far more sinister truth? Producer Lauren Armstrong Carter Sound Designer: Jon Nicholls Story Editor ... Show More

How does a small informal survey lead to shocking truths about the US justice system thirty years later? Producer Lauren Armstrong Carter Sound Designer: Jon Nicholls Story Editor: John Yorke 

Tim Harford looks at some of the numbers in the news and in life. This week:Is church-going making a comeback in the UK?Is it true that every day, 1000 people begin claiming personal independence payments, or PIP?When the government talks about how it “returns” illegal immigrants ... Show More

As you'd know, Luke loves setting Scott a challenge, but this time it's much more than just a prank phone call. Scott's challenge is to follow through with something he mentioned a few episodes back where he joked about releasing a hit song with actual legit singer Zoe Badwi. Sco ... Show More

For the first time in Prospect Series history, but certainly not the last time, Corey responds to comments left on his U23 rankings, as well as his recent 2021, 2022, 2023, and 2024 re-drafts. Does he really hate Gabe Perreault? Why is Shane Wright ahead of Lane Hutson? Is he rea ... Show More

Brace yourselves, Tinies!! Melissa has HUGE news… Sabrina Carpenter has borrowed her outfit. YES, really!! And that’s not all, Sophie actually met George Clooney in real life. THE George Clooney. Could we be any more jealous?! Plus, we’ve got some juiccccy dilemmas. One Tiny is s ... Show More

Shannon Sharpe and Chad "Ochocinco" Johnson discuss whether Tyreek Hill could beat Noah Lyles in the 100m dash, Colin Kaeperinck's NFL future and whether it's ok to charge guests to attend your wedding. 10:20 - Jim Harbarugh wants to hire Colin Kaepernick 16:05 - Chiefs Chris Jon ... Show More

Heyyy Tinies!This week, Melissa’s got a PSA and honestly guys… It’s so random but also kind of iconic. Sophie spills the tea on the very famous actor used to train at her gym. And, have we been drying ourselves wrong our entire lives?!We’re also diving into the latest celeb drama ... Show More

Donald Trump and RFK Jr. seem convinced that it does. But our friends at Science Vs say the data is far more complicated. Guest: Meryl Horn, senior producer at Science Vs For show transcripts, go to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠vox.com/unxtranscripts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ For more, go to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ... Show More

Love isn’t just about romance. This Valentine’s Day, we’re exploring the power of deep nonromantic bonds. Host Rachel Feltman sits down with Rhaina Cohen, a producer and editor for NPR’s podcast Embedded and author of The Other Significant Others, to discuss the history and psych ... Show More

Hasan sits down with MSNBC's Chris Hayes to talk about his new book - "The Siren's Call: How Attention Became The World's Most Endangered Resource" - and why our rectangles of sadness are so irresistible while making us feel so shitty. Sign up for Ground News at: groundnews.com/h ... Show More

Some bass players love to double down on a bad idea. And though we once bristled at the notion that there could ever be such a thing as a wrong musical opinion, we’ve since come to accept that there is such a thing. We know because we had one! Scott was colossally wrong about the ... Show More