Society has changed in monumental ways, the British historian Ruth Goodman observes, since the days “when we used scouring sand and wood ash to do the washing up”—and some of that change was “a direct ...

The Curious Minnesota podcast has featured a number of old things, from the state’s oldest building to one of the world’s oldest rocks. This episode is about a journey to visit another Minnesota ...

The Curious Minnesota podcast features quick and informative conversations about the history, culture and curiosities of our state. Reporters and outside experts generally discuss topics covered in ...

Host Eloise Stevens celebrating The Conversation’s Curious Kids win at the British Podcast Awards. Gemma Ware, CC BY-ND We’re delighted that The Conversation’s Curious Kids podcast won the Gold award ...

Imagine you’re lucky enough to travel all the way to the Moon, and you’re bouncing around in your space suit, exploring its surface. How high could you jump? That’s what Miles, aged nine, from London, ...

Next week, the winners of the 2025 Nobel Prize for Physics will be revealed. In the run-up to the announcement I’m joined in this podcast by my colleague Matin Durrani, who has surveyed the last ...

We're just days away from Apple's September 9th iPhone 17 event, and the hype seems practically nonexistent. Did the many (many) leaks splash cold water on an enthusiasm, or are we just tired of ...