Radiolab

If you dont know about it, let me have the pleasure of informing you. The single greatest radio program ever, and I mean it, it literally explains the mysteries of life, and if you dont believe me listen to a couple of programs. The name is Radiolab. It is on public radio in NYC, itunes has it as a podcast, and you can download the programs from here for free.

The two hosts, Jad Abumrad and Robert Krulwich, are funny and spontaneous, and curious about the topics. I laugh alot while listening, but it is also very insightful and serious.

Oliver Sacks is a frequent contributor to the program, he was the real doctor portrayed by Robin Williams in the movie Awakenings. He also wrote some phenomenal books like: The Man who Mistook his Wife for a Hat, and his awesome autobiography Uncle Tungsten.

It is pretty close to having Einstein or Picasso on a show, this guy is that important and interesting.

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Here is a list of the shows:

Season 1

Who am I?

Stress

Emergence

Time

Beyond Time

Season 2

Detective Stories

Musical Language

Morality

Where am I?

Space

Season 3

Placebo

Sleep

Zoos

Memory and Forgetting

Mortality