Pod Trawlers Episode 19 - Jens Stoltenberg, Wasps, Native American Land Claims, Child Soldiers, Tara Westover and Oprah, the origins of Covid, the Menopause, Dying for Sex, Ennio Morricone, & MORE

Here is our quick-fire smorgasbord of podcast recommendations to get you through the week.

Enjoy!


1) Outlook BBC - The unmaking of a boy soldier

When Ishmael Beah was 13, he was forced to join the army in Sierra Leone.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p08kn0rd

2) Desert Island Discs with Jens Stoltenberg

With Lauren Laverne. Jens Stoltenberg is the Secretary General of NATO and a former Prime Minister of Norway.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b07dx75g

3) The Curious Cases of Rutherford & Fry

Dr Adam David Rutherford and Dr Hannah Fry investigate everyday mysteries sent in by listeners.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b07dx75g/episodes/downloads

We also promised to post up this link:

In March 2014 Dr.Fry gave a TED talk titled "The Mathematics of Love":

https://www.ted.com/talks/hannah_fry_the_mathematics_of_love?language=en


4) This Land

This podcast tells the story which is the backbone to a 2020 Supreme Court decision that has determined the fate of five tribes and nearly half the land in Oklahoma.

https://crooked.com/podcast-series/this-land/page/2/


5) The Oprah Podcast - with Tara Westover, author of Uneducated

Tara Westover discusses her memoir, “Educated.” Tara describes what it was like growing up in the remote Idaho mountains as the daughter of survivalist Mormons.

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/tara-westover-educated/id1264843400?i=1000437295457

6) Stories of Our Times - The True Origins of Covid 19

An investigation by The Sunday Times has found evidence that connects an incident in 2012 in southern China with the global pandemic.

https://www.thetimes.co.uk/podcasts/stories-of-our-times

https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/investigating-the-true-origins-of-covid-19/id1501716010?i=1000482794126


7) The Doctor’s Kitchen #59 part 3 of 4 - How to reverse ageing with Dr Lisa Mosconi

This podcast is about women, women's health, and the impact of the menopause on women's bodies and brains.

https://thedoctorskitchen.com/podcasts

https://thedoctorskitchen.com/podcasts/59-how-to-reverse-ageing-part-3-of-4-the-female-ageing-brain-with-dr-lisa-mosconi


8) Dying For Sex

When Molly is diagnosed with Stage IV breast cancer, she decides to leave an unhappy marriage and embark on a series of sexual adventures to feel alive.

https://wondery.com/shows/dying-for-sex/ 


9) Ennio Morricone

We have two great podcasts:

https://www.benjaminmoy.com/hooked-on-score
and
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b04vdfpq

 
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Vic & Veronika