In this episode, Anna Ploszajski talks to wild animal biologist Lucy Eckersley about bone.

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This is a repeat of an episode first aired in late 2017, where Anna Ploszajski talks to artist blacksmith Agnes Jones about steel.

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In this episode, Anna Ploszajski talks to objects conservator and podcaster Kloe Rumsey about adhesives.

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In this episode, Anna Ploszajski talks to artist, podcaster, researcher and paint-maker Esra Alhamal about pigments.

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Psst - the book by Joumana Medlej mentioned in this episode is called Inks & Paints of the Middle East.

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In this episode, Anna Ploszajski talks to materials scientist and science communicator Ainissa Ramirez about her new book The Alchemy of Us: How Humans and Matter Transformed One Another.

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Ainissa is doing a free livestream talk on the evening of the 20th October 2020 with the Royal Institution. Sign up here.

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In this episode, Anna Ploszajski talks to wig maker Cat Lim about hair.

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In this short material quandary episode, Anna Ploszajski hears from bakers Oz Ismail, Alfredo Carpineti and Andrew Smyth about the joys and frustrations of silicone.

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In this episode, Anna Ploszajski talks to Lucy Rogers, an inventor with a sense of fun, about wood.

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In this episode, Anna Ploszajski talks to artist Helen Carnac about enamel.

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In this episode, Anna Ploszajski talks to stonemason Andrew Ziminski about stone; how it's used in buildings, the techniques of stone-working throughout the ages and a creepy little ghost story...

Andrew's book The Stonemason: A History of Building Britain is available from all good bookshops.

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