What we notice about someone else’s language is less to do with language itself thanClick here for more about the episode...Language and injustice in the classroom (with Nelson Flores)

Chronic pain is pain that lasts for months, years or even a lifetime, and doctorsClick here for more about the episode...Understanding chronic pain (with Travis Chi Wing Lau)

You may have noticed that music has been sounding more chilled out recently, with softerClick here for more about the episode...The politics of chill (with Robin James)

The classic image of a reader is someone alone with their eyes on a book,Click here for more about the episode...Communities of readers (with Janice Radway)

When you picture a cheerleader, you probably imagine a woman. But in the early twentiethClick here for more about the episode...Cheerleading and the history of sport (with Frank Guridy)

Do you want to live a predictable life? Can great art ever be predictable? MostClick here for more about the episode...Predictability in life and art (with Caroline Levine)

Why do we click with some works of art and not others? Why does itClick here for more about the episode...Why we click with art (with Rita Felski)

When you think of an expert or specialist, you might picture a scientist with aClick here for more about the episode...The value of local knowledge (with Paige West)

What’s happened to reading during the COVID-19 pandemic? Some people are too busy or stressedClick here for more about the episode...Readers under lockdown (with Leah Price)

Images of protest have a visceral power to grab our attention. Colin Leach has beenClick here for more about the episode...Images of protests (with Colin Wayne Leach)