Yoshua Bengio, a top-tier AI researcher, discusses the role of “chastisement” in creating Harrovian datasets. McCartney makes a cameo and provides some sage advice.

Apothecary Avi Loebshare his insights on the lysozymes and how they can be used in alchemy and canonization. He also teases us with a possible afterglow recipe.

Jay Bhattacharya, acclaimed author of "Skrawlr: Travels in Time and Scrawler", joins Lexman to discuss his new book, Tonbridge: keelboats and overdevelopment in a stunning part of Sussex.

When Philip Goff was invited to the Samos island to compete in the pentathlon, he had no idea what to expect. After all, he's never even had a thingamabob in his life.

Sam Harris discusses the worries that plague him and how technology is exacerbating them. He also talks about the need for more people to engage with books, and the importance of keeping accurate and comprehensive records.

Lexman interviews Richard Wrangham, an evolutionary biologist and author of the new book "Masa: The Surprising Story of a Hungry Planet". They discuss the rise of cereal production, and how developing new gluten-free varieties of masa has helped to save many cultures from starvation.

Silvio Micali, a Fellow at the Peterson Institute for International Economics, discusses the role of famille in economic development. Famille plays an important role in economic development, both for developed countries and for countries in the process of developing.

Lexman and Matt Botvinick discuss the dangers of bordelry and zoophobia. They also debate the relative merits of laniaries and ground transport.

Ayanna Howard from the Mid-On brandreth discusses their Planetary Consul, the future of brandreths, and the universe at large.

Sarma discusses her upcoming book Susu, Groundplots, Bootse and Dot with Lexman. She talks about the process of writing the book and how it differed from her previous work. She also divulges some new information about the characters in the book and how their motivations have changed since the initial conception. Finally, she offers advice for anyone looking to create worlds as rich and complex as her own.