Podcast Episodes featuring Oliver Sacks
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The Neuro-Adventures of Oliver Sacks
Open Source with Christopher Lydon - September 03, 2020 12:40 - 50 minutes ★★★★★ - 1K ratingsThis week, we’re replaying the conversation with Lawrence Weschler about his friend Oliver Sacks (it first aired on October 10, 2019). Oliver Sacks was the beloved doctor of strong souls in afflicted bodies. He was ...
Oliver Sacks with Jonathan Weiner: 92Y Talks Episode 57
92NY Talks - September 10, 2015 13:00 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 211 ratingsNamed "the poet laureate of medicine" by The New York Times, Oliver Sacks explored neurology and psychiatry in the most human of ways. In this week's episode of 92Y Talks, we present a conversation between Sacks and science author Jonathan Weiner on the subject of longevity. It was recorded on F...
Extended Classic: “Are You Out of Your Mind?” with Oliver Sacks
StarTalk Radio - September 06, 2015 22:55 - 55 minutes ★★★★★ - 12.5K ratingsJoin us for Neil deGrasse Tyson’s original interview with his recently departed friend Oliver Sacks, now extended with exclusive, never-before-heard content. Also featuring guest Cara Santa Maria and co-host Chuck Nice.
100 Steve Silberman - Remembering Oliver Sacks / The Legacy of Autism
Inquiring Minds - September 04, 2015 07:00 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 821 ratingsThis week, on our 100th episode, we remember Oliver Sacks, neurologist, author, and mentor to Indre. We talk to Steve Silberman—who was also close with Sacks, about his legacy and influence on, among many other things, Silberman's latest book, NeuroTribes: The Legacy of Autism and the Future of ...
In Memoriam: Oliver Sacks on Hallucinations
Library Talks - August 31, 2015 16:07 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 307 ratingsThis week, we’re honoring the memory of Oliver Sacks, esteemed neurologist and author of numerous bestselling books, including “Awakenings”, “The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat,” and, most recently, his autobiography “On the Move.” We’re reaching back in the archives to 2009, when Dr. Sacks ...
#150 Oliver Sacks & Opinions on TV on the Radio, T.I., and Oasis
Sound Opinions - October 10, 2008 00:00 - 58 minutes ★★★★ - 1.9K ratings“Awakenings” neurologist Oliver Sacks joins Jim and Greg for an enlightening discussion about the powerful connection between music and the brain. And later the critics rate new albums from TV on the Radio and Oasis. Support The Show: https://www.patreon.com/soundopinions See omnystud...
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Bookclub - July 03, 2005 15:00 - 27 minutes ★★★★ - 205 ratingsJames Naughtie talks to Dr Oliver Sacks about The Man Who Mistook His Wife For A Hat, a collection of case studies into neurological disorders, all written from the point of view of the Dr.
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Desert Island Discs: Archive 1991-1996 - January 02, 1994 11:15 - 38 minutes ★★★★★ - 62 ratingsThe castaway in Desert Island Discs this week is Dr Oliver Sacks. Now a distinguished Professor of Neurology, he was immortalised by Robin Williams in the film Awakenings. Inspired by Dr Sacks' book of the same name, it tells the story of the summer of 1969, when the catatonic patients he was tr...
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