I discovered Radiolab almost three years ago when we were assigned to listen to an episode for a ceramics project (for inquiring minds: the episode was "Memory and Forgetting"). Each week, hosts Jad Abumrad and Robert Krulwich take listeners on half-hour long journeys of wonder, curiosity, and inquiry - and then, once a month, the shows are a full hour (I find it's like Christmas morning, or maybe my birthday every month).
Radiolab covers every topic under the sun - just take a look at their episodes archive. Personal favorites of mine include "Memory and Forgetting," "Words," "Numbers," and "Colors," to name a few. Sound design is equally important as information in Radiolab shows, making each episode all the more powerful. They truly are weavings of stories, research, queries; all connecting elegantly (or uncomfortably) back to a big philosophical idea. The "Memory and Forgetting" episode has certainly had the most notable effect on my artwork - it spurred my obsession with the preservation of memory and research into both the neuroscience and human condition of memory, however I find that almost every episode I listen to inspiring as they leave me in states of wonder and awe.
List of Radiolab hour long shows (once a month)
List of Radiolab podcasts (in between)
Radiolab covers every topic under the sun - just take a look at their episodes archive. Personal favorites of mine include "Memory and Forgetting," "Words," "Numbers," and "Colors," to name a few. Sound design is equally important as information in Radiolab shows, making each episode all the more powerful. They truly are weavings of stories, research, queries; all connecting elegantly (or uncomfortably) back to a big philosophical idea. The "Memory and Forgetting" episode has certainly had the most notable effect on my artwork - it spurred my obsession with the preservation of memory and research into both the neuroscience and human condition of memory, however I find that almost every episode I listen to inspiring as they leave me in states of wonder and awe.
List of Radiolab hour long shows (once a month)
List of Radiolab podcasts (in between)