Words To That Effect
Words To That Effect is a narrative storytelling show that explores the intriguing places where fiction, history, science, and popular culture intersect and inspire. From the Victorian past to utopian futures, dinosaurs to detectives, zombies to mummies.- Conor Reid
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49: Robots
Robots as high-tech labour-saving devices, and as usurpers of human jobs. Robots as distinctly Other and as dangerously indistinguishable from humans. Robots as a means of questioning what it is to be human, and highlighting the ethics behind the creation...
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Words To That Effect BONUS | M.R. James: 'Rats'
A traditional Victorian Christmas ghost tale. But you can listen any time of year, as long as it's late at night and you're in front of an open fire with a stiff ...
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Announcement: WTTE & HeadStuff+
A quick update episode on the new HeadStuff membership platform, HeadStuff+
Have a listen to find out more about what's on it and how you can joi...
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Words To That Effect BONUS | Hollow Earth Novels
Is there a long-hidden race of people living in the centre of the earth? Well, probably not, but there's been a lot of fascinating speculation...
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Words To That Effect BONUS | Wordsing It In
A very special bonus episode exclusively for supporters of the show. WTTE teamed up with the Dave Coffey's fantastic show, Read More →
48: Fictions of Antarctica
The continent of Antarctica was only discovered two centuries ago, even if it had long been theorized. It's a place shrouded in mystery with no human history and no...
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