"I didn't believe it... I was going to evolution class to destroy it from the inside"Ella Al-Shamahi is a National Geographic Explorer, palaeoanthropologist, evolutionary biologist, author and stand-up comic. An expert in her field, Ella specialises in Neanderthals and caves, working almost exclusively in places it is hard to get insurance, such as Iraq, Yemen and Nagorno-Karabakh.How did a resolute creationist become a renowned evolutionary biologist?Don’t forget you can watch these interviews, fully extended, exclusively on Global Player. Download it from the App Store, or head to globalplayer.com. You can get in touch with Dan Schreiber on Twitter and Instagram (@Schreiberland). In his bio, you'll find the link to our Discord channel - a global community of likeminded weirdos!

"I didn't believe it... I was going to evolution class to destroy it from the inside" Ella Al-Shamahi is a National Geographic Explorer, palaeoanthropologist, evolutionary biologist, author and stand-up comic. An expert in her field, Ella specialises in Neanderthals and caves, working almost exclusively in places it is hard to get insurance, such as Iraq, Yemen and Nagorno-Karabakh. How did a resolute creationist become a renowned evolutionary biologist? Don’t forget you can watch these interviews, fully extended, exclusively on Global Player. Download it from the App Store, or head to globalplayer.com. You can get in touch with Dan Schreiber on Twitter and Instagram (@Schreiberland). In his bio, you'll find the link to our Discord channel - a global community of likeminded weirdos!

#10 The Evolution of a Creationist: Ella Al-Shamahi and the Ball of Lightning

Prepare to plunge into the peculiar as Dan Schreiber, professional fact-hunter, uncovers the wild beliefs, ideas and theories of some of the most remarkable people on planet earth. 

As well as delving into the lives of truly fascinating people, Dan asks his guests a maverick tour of questions known as The Batshit Survey. Do they believe in Ghosts? Déjà vu? Telepathy? Premonitions? Déjà vu? 

Either way, everyone has theories they are transfixed by, or a mystery in their own life that they’re trying to solve. Dan leaves no rock unturned – and he’ll share plenty of his own mind-blowing facts and theories too.

Bonus episodes, ‘The Rough Corner’, hear from YOU – your wild ideas, odd theories and unexplainable experiences.

Let’s create a global community of likeminded weirdos!

Expect new episodes every Thursday. Bonus episodes land on Tuesday. 

For advertising opportunities on this podcast email: dax@global.com

Society & Culture

Religion & Spirituality

Spirituality

Philosophy

Prepare to plunge into the peculiar as Dan Schreiber, professional fact-hunter, uncovers the wild beliefs, ideas and theories of some of the most remarkable people on planet earth. As well as delving into the lives of truly fascinating people, Dan asks his guests a maverick tour of questions known as The Batshit Survey. Do they believe in Ghosts? Déjà vu? Telepathy? Premonitions? Déjà vu? Either way, everyone has theories they are transfixed by, or a mystery in their own life that they’re trying to solve. Dan leaves no rock unturned – and he’ll share plenty of his own mind-blowing facts and theories too. Bonus episodes, ‘The Rough Corner’, hear from YOU – your wild ideas, odd theories and unexplainable experiences. Let’s create a global community of likeminded weirdos! Expect new episodes every Thursday. Bonus episodes land on Tuesday. For advertising opportunities on this podcast email: dax@global.com

Prepare to plunge into the peculiar as&nbsp;Dan Schreiber, professional fact-hunter, uncovers the&nbsp;wild&nbsp;beliefs, ideas and theories&nbsp;of some of the&nbsp;most remarkable people on planet earth.&nbsp;

As well as delving into the lives of truly fascinating people,&nbsp;Dan&nbsp;asks his guests a&nbsp;maverick tour of questions known as The&nbsp;Batshit Survey. Do they believe in&nbsp;Ghosts?&nbsp;Déjà vu?&nbsp;Telepathy?&nbsp;Premonitions? Déjà vu?&nbsp;

Either way, everyone has theories they are transfixed by, or a mystery in their own life that they’re trying to solve.&nbsp;Dan leaves no rock unturned – and he’ll share plenty of his own&nbsp;mind-blowing facts&nbsp;and theories&nbsp;too.

Bonus episodes, ‘The Rough Corner’,&nbsp;hear from&nbsp;YOU&nbsp;– your&nbsp;wild ideas,&nbsp;odd theories&nbsp;and&nbsp;unexplainable experiences.

Let’s&nbsp;create a global community of likeminded weirdos!

Expect new episodes every Thursday. Bonus episodes land on Tuesday.&nbsp;

For advertising opportunities on this podcast email: dax@global.com

Share #10 The Evolution of a Creationist: Ella Al-Shamahi and the Ball of Lightning

Sign up to save your podcasts

#10 The Evolution of a Creationist: Ella Al-Shamahi and the Ball of Lightning

#10 The Evolution of a Creationist: Ella Al-Shamahi and the Ball of Lightning

More shows like We Can Be Weirdos

Answer Me This!

Friday Night Comedy from BBC Radio 4

The Infinite Monkey Cage

Comedy of the Week

The Cryptid Factor

No Such Thing As A Fish

Curious Cases

Evil Genius with Russell Kane

Off Menu with Ed Gamble and James Acaster

You're Dead to Me

Mancs On The Mic

The Paul Chowdhry PudCast

My Therapist Ghosted Me

Three Bean Salad

Coming Out Chats

Feast is Feast with Big Zuu

The Rethinkers with Katrina Ridley

Never Have I Ever with Joel Dommett & Hannah Cooper

Where You From?

The Wittering Whitehalls

Big Fish with Spencer Matthews

Get It On with Dawn O'Porter

Making The Album

Uncharted with Hannah Fry

Shaun Keaveny's Daily Grind

What Would You Do

Dick & Angel's Chat...Eau

Lucy & Sam's Perfect Brains

Here Comes The Guillotine

The Self Love Revolution

Never Live It Down with Vogue Williams

What? Seriously??

Lunchbox Envy

Putt & Strut with Anton Du Beke and Sarah Stirk