Continuing with our All Things Space theme, this week sees Aquanaut Marc O'Griofa explore the importance of analogue missions in the development of procedures and technologies in getting us to the Moon (and beyond!).

NASA astronaut, Everest climber and prolific inventor, Scott Parazynski, takes to the #WEM18 stage to discuss 'Innovation in Extremes', considering how extreme environments can cause disruptive innovation.

Medical Historian Emily Mayhew takes to the stage at #WEM18 to discuss the Battle of Mosul, the importance of the 'Mosul Report' and the impact of the battle on our understanding of modern warfare.

In this episode, Mike Tipton explores the various aspects of cold exposure - focusing on hypothermia, physical incapacitation and hypothermia as a result of cold water immersion. 

Mike poses 2 key questions. He asks if people can truly know when in the cold, how cold you are, and secondly if others know how cold you are, even with a thermometer.

** GUEST EPISODE **

In this episode, we feature an episode by the pre-hospital podcast 'PHEMCAST', created by Tim Nutbeam and Clare Bosanko. They discuss stress, PTSD and the concept of being 'broken' via a number of interviews with fellow medics, including Tony Kemp, who was one of the first on scene at the Shoreham Air Show crash in 2015. 

Like what you hear? Then make sure to check out their website > www.phemcast.co.uk or search 'PHEMCAST' on iTunes!

In this episode, Nics Witherell and Rin Cobb, who formed part of the record-breaking 'Ice Maidens' team, discuss their incredible expedition across the Antarctic. 

They explore the highs and lows of their journey, what they did to overcome obstacles and how preparation allowed them to not only complete the trek, but also break a few records along the way.

In this episode, we revisit one of the highlights from #WEM18, as Saleyha Ahsan interviews war photographer Paul Conroy. Paul, alongside the brilliant journalist Marie Colvin, spent many years putting their lives in danger in order to report the conflict in war-torn Syria. 

With brutal honesty and some good humour, Paul recounts his journey into, and escape from Syria, as well as how he has spent the last six years fulfilling the plea from some of his Syrian helpers to 'go and tell the world'. 

 

Warning: Explicit language

As part of our interview week special, we talk to Louise Hart, Director of Programmes at International Health Partners. We ask her all about IHP, how to get involved, and what it takes to work for a humanitarian organisation.

Treating infants and children is a challenging and often daunting experience for clinicians. In this episode, Pete Williams discusses his work as a paediatric specialist, giving his 'Top Ten Tips' when treating infants and children.

This week, we hear from Roz Savage, so far the first and only woman to row across the world's 'big three', as she talks about her solo journey across the Atlantic ocean. 

Roz describes the point at which she realised she was unhappy with the trajectory of her life, and how this kickstarted a truly extreme adventure.