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When the Canadian actor Jim Carey recently accepted an honorary prize at the prestigious César Awards in France, the internet was aghast at his look and behaviour, slowly becoming convinced that the man who gave the speech was not actually Carey at all…Joining Seán to untangle al ...  Show more

The results from the latest CSO baby names report shows a grá for gender neutral names, but why?Joining Seán to discuss this is Darach Ó Séaghdha, author of ‘Motherfoclóir’ and ‘Craic Baby’... 

It’s a measure of their insanity that leaders around the world are seriously considering nuclear war. Ivana Hughes of Columbia on what that would mean. (00:00) How Powerful Are Nuclear Weapons? (09:46) What Would Happen if a Nuke Detonated Over Times Square? (24:56) Ozone Layer D ...  Show more

Since the US bombing of Japan in World War II, the world entire has remained terrified of nuclear weapons. Even as scientists and scholars spent decades warning about the existential threat posed by technology that can literally end civilization, countries across the planet raced ...  Show more

Send us a textJoin Professor Jeffrey Sachs and award-winning journalist Annie Jacobsen as they discuss Jacobsen’s chilling and rigorous depiction of nuclear war in her groundbreaking book, Nuclear War: A Scenario. With meticulous research and interviews with military and politica ...  Show more

Much of our discussions about nuclear weapons focus on Oppenheimer, the Manhattan Project, or the Cold War. But what does the current nuclear age really look like? Sarah Scoles joins Heather Williams to discuss her book “Countdown” and share first hand reporting on the scientists ...  Show more