Best Nature Publishing Group Podcasts (2025)

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30th November 1982: Michael Jackson releases Thriller, the best-selling album of all time

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Thriller was released just three weeks after mixing was finished and proved so popular that it was selling a million copies a week at its ...By Scott Allsop

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29th November 1850: The Declaration of Olmütz signed by Prussia and Austria

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The Declaration of Olmütz was signed between Prussia and Austria, in which Prussia submitted to Austrian ...By Scott Allsop

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28th November 1660: The Royal Society founded at Gresham College in London by a group of notable natural philosophers

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By providing an organised setting for experiment, publication, and debate, the Royal Society helped anchor the emerging scientific method and created a model that continues to influence scientific culture in Britain and ...By Scott Allsop

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27th November 1809: The Berners Street hoax causes chaos in central London

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Englishman Theodore Hook orchestrated a practical joke known as the Berners Street hoax in the heart of ...By Scott Allsop

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26th November 1922: Howard Carter and Lord Carnarvon enter the tomb of Tutankhamun in Egypt’s Valley of the Kings

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Although Tutankhamun was one of the minor Pharaohs, the discovery of his tomb is significant for it being the most complete example of a royal tomb ever ...By Scott Allsop

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25th November 1940: Nikolai Yezhov, former head of the Soviet secret police, executed in Moscow

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Under Yezhov's leadership the NKVD launched a campaign of arrests targeting party members, military officers, and civilians that saw widespread purges, forced confessions, and executions. Estimates of those killed range into the hundreds of ...By Scott Allsop

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October 2025: Collection on Epilepsy and Seizures 17:49

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In this episode, Geoff Marsh speaks to Dr. Steven Miller about our Collection on Epilepsy and Seizures. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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The Productivity Myth: Oliver Burkeman On Our Broken Relationship With Time, Embracing Our Limitations & Why More Isn’t Always Better 1:59:15

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Oliver Burkeman is a bestselling author, journalist, and the mind behind “Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals” and “Meditations for Mortals.” We explore our broken relationship with time and Oliver's philosophy of imperfectionism, which dismantles the delusion that productivity is a moral imperative. Oliver explains why we're all chasi…

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24th November 1859: Charles Darwin publishes On the Origin of Species, considered by many to be the foundation of evolutionary biology

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Darwin’s book presented evidence for the process of natural selection, and its publication sparked a seismic shift in the study of ...By Scott Allsop

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23rd November 1450: Ottoman forces abandon the First Siege of Krujë, after being unable to defeat Skanderbeg’s forces

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The Ottomans had suffered up to 20,000 casualties compared to Skanderbeg’s 1,000 during the ...By Scott Allsop

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22nd November 1987: Max Headroom signal hijacking takes control of two Chicago television stations

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The hijackings showed a figure dressed as Max Headroom, a fictional artificial-intelligence television personality created in the mid-1980s and presented as “the world’s first computer-generated TV host”, in front of a sheet of corrugated ...By Scott Allsop

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21st November 1974: The Birmingham pub bombings kill 21 people and injure 182

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21 people were killed and 182 were injured in the Birmingham pub ...By Scott Allsop

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Fasting Compilation: Leading Experts On Water-Only Fasts, Fasting Mimicking Diets & The Optimal Fasting Window For Longevity 1:08:45

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This Fasting Compilation features Dr. Alan Goldhamer, Dr. Valter Longo, and Dr. Michael Greger to discuss the science of strategic deprivation. We explore why visceral fat behaves like a tumor secreting inflammatory molecules that drive chronic disease. How many health conditions stem from dietary patterns rather than requiring medication alone. Th…

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20th November 1945: The first of the Nuremberg Trials begin in the aftermath of the Second World War

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Organised by the Allies to bring senior Nazis to justice for their part in the war crimes committed by the regime, t first Nuremberg Trial lasted for almost a ...By Scott Allsop

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19th November 2006: Nintendo release the Wii console that includes motion-sensing technology

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The Wii's defining feature was the Wii Remote, a wireless controller that could be swung, pointed, or tilted that enabled physical actions to correspond directly with on-screen ...By Scott Allsop

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18th November 1916: Battle of the Somme ends with a German withdrawal

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By the end of the Battle of the Somme, the Allies had advanced more than six miles into German-held ...By Scott Allsop

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Interview With An Icon: Katie Couric On The State of Media, Institutional Distrust, Cancer Advocacy & What Actually Creates Happiness 1:57:14

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Katie Couric is a journalist and the first woman to solo-anchor a major network evening newscast. We explore the disintermediation of news media, institutional distrust, and the fragmentation of shared truth in America. Katie shares her experiences navigating the CBS boys club, her perspective on the Sarah Palin interview, the craft of asking great…

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17th November 1903: The Bolshevik-Menshevik split within the Russian Social Democratic Labour Party

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The Russian Social Democratic Labour Party split into the Bolshevik and Menshevik ...By Scott Allsop

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16th November 1938: Swiss chemist Albert Hofmann synthesizes lysergic acid diethylamide, later known as LSD

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Lysergic acid diethylamide was modified from one of the principal active components of ergot, a fungus found on rye that had long been known for its medicinal and toxic ...By Scott Allsop

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15th November 1969: 500,000 people march on Washington in the Moratorium to End the War in Vietnam

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Over 500,000 protesters marched on Washington D.C. as part of the national Moratorium to End the War in ...By Scott Allsop

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14th November 1990: Margaret Thatcher’s fifteen year leadership of the British Conservative Party challenged by Michael Heseltine

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Thatcher became Prime Minister of the United Kingdom following the General Election of 1979 but by the late 1980s her popularity, along with that of her party, was ...By Scott Allsop

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13th November 1833: Great Meteor Storm brings tens of thousands of meteors per hour to the North America sky

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Contemporary estimates suggest that up to 100,000 meteors per hour may have been visible at the Great Storm's peak shortly before dawn on 13 ...By Scott Allsop

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12th November 1990: The World Wide Web formally proposed by British computer scientist Tim Berners-Lee

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Within five years the World Wide Web began to be adopted by people and companies that weren’t connected with science or academia, and it has seemingly been dominated by photographs of cats ever ...By Scott Allsop

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11th November 1918: WW1 Armistice of Compiègne is signed

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On the 11th November 1918, fighting on the First World War’s Western Front ended when representatives from the Allies and Germany signed the Armistice of ...By Scott Allsop

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Tig Notaro Is Treading Water 2:41:31

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Tig Notaro is a comedian, actor, screenwriter, producer, and co-host of the podcast Handsome. This conversation explores Tig's legendary 2012 set—delivered days after her cancer diagnosis—and how loss became her greatest teacher. We discuss her wild upbringing, choosing presence over performance, the napkin-based writing process, what's going on in…

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10th November 1898: Wilmington Massacre sees an armed white mob overthrow the elected government of Wilmington, North Carolina

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On 10 November, hundreds of armed men led by Alfred Waddell set fire to the Daily Record office, and violence spread through the city as mobs killed an estimated 60 to 300 Black ...By Scott Allsop

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9th November 1989: Berlin Wall opened by the East German government after Günter Schabowski mistakenly announced that GDR citizens could cross to West Berlin with immediate effect

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Although the border remained closed for around three hours, by 11pm the Berlin Wall checkpoint at Bornholmer Strasse had been ...By Scott Allsop

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8th November 1923: Adolf Hitler leads the Beer Hall Putsch in Munich, alongside General Ludendorff

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Hitler was injured and escaped capture, but was arrested two days later and put on trial for high ...By Scott Allsop

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7th November 1874: Elephant first appears as a symbol of the Republican Party in Thomas Nast’s political cartoon Third Term Panic

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Third Term Panic became one of Thomas Nast’s most influential works, securing the elephant’s place in American political iconography and was later adopted by the Republican Party ...By Scott Allsop

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Modern Manhood: A Compilation On Redefining Masculinity, True Strength & Igniting Purpose, Community & Vulnerability In Men 1:19:13

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This Modern Masculinity Compilation features Scott Galloway (ep. 826), Terry Crews (ep. 676), Jonathan Haidt (ep. 827), Arnold Schwarzenegger (ep. 784), John W. Price (ep. 939), John Pearson (ep. 739), and Toby Morse (ep. 816). We explore the friendship recession, boys without fathers facing incarceration, and digital isolation that predated COVID.…

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6th November 1975: The Sex Pistols play their first gig at St Martin’s College of Art in London

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The Sex Pistols supported pub rock band Bazooka Joe and played a few cover songs on equipment borrowed from the headliners, but the plug was pulled after twenty ...By Scott Allsop

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5th November 1940: President Roosevelt elected for an unprecedented third term

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Franklin D. Roosevelt was elected for an unprecedented third term as President of the United ...By Scott Allsop

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4th November 1852: Count Camillo Benso di Cavour appointed Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Sardinia

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By the time of his death in 1861, shortly after the proclamation of the Kingdom of Italy, Cavour’s vision of a unified and constitutional nation had largely been ...By Scott Allsop

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It Begins With You: Jillian Turecki On Why Dating Is Broken, Self-Awareness Is Everything, & What Actually Makes Love Last 2:07:35

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Jillian Turecki is a relationship expert, New York Times bestselling author of It Begins With You, and host of the podcast Jillian on Love. This conversation explores why intimacy reveals our character defects, how childhood conditioning sabotages adult love, and the universal fear driving relationship dysfunction. We discuss why there's no cruise …

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3rd November 1957: Laika the dog becomes the first animal to enter orbit around the Earth

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Laika was never intended to return to Earth as the technology to re-enter the atmosphere had not yet been ...By Scott Allsop

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2nd November 1795: The Directory established in France following the Thermidorian Reaction

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This Constitution of the Year III established a bicameral legislature and a five-man Directory that wielded executive ...By Scott Allsop

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1st November 1938: American racehorse Seabiscuit defeats War Admiral in a direct contest between the two horses

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Seabiscuit’s victory at Pimlico elevated him to the status of a national icon as his story of overcoming poor beginnings and repeated setbacks resonated strongly with the American ...By Scott Allsop

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1.75 - Leg day, credits and sorting sorcery 23:25

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In this episode, I delve into libraries and databases to explore the importance of the legwork phase. I need help sorting out my sorcerers, and I share my new credit system for M-Space. Welcome to Mythras Matters Season 1 episode 75 - Leg day, credits and sorting sorcery. SHOW Links: Podcast on YouTube RPG Shop - https://ko-fi.com/inwils/shop ☕ Bec…

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31st October 1517: Martin Luther reputedly nails his Ninety-five Theses to a church door in Wittenberg, laying the foundations of the Protestant Reformation

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Martin Luther’s particular concern was the Catholic church's practice of selling indulgences with a promise that a buyer’s sins would be ...By Scott Allsop

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30th October 1961: The Tsar Bomba detonated by the USSR

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The Tsar Bomba, the most powerful explosive weapon ever created, was detonated by the ...By Scott Allsop

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29th October 1923: Republic of Turkey formally proclaimed under Mustafa Kemal Atatürk

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The Grand National Assembly in Ankara declared the creation of the Republic of Turkey and, in a unanimous vote, Mustafa Kemal was chosen as ...By Scott Allsop

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28th October 1971: Prospero, the only British satellite launched with a British rocket

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The Prospero satellite was launched, making it the first and only British satellite to be launched using a British ...By Scott Allsop

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Older and wiser? The neural correlates of worry induction and reappraisal in older adults 9:30

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Worry seems like something most people do from time to time, but for some people, severe worry can become an overwhelming sensation, and for older adults later in life, severe worry has been associated with an increased risk of stroke and coronary heart disease. Carmen Andreescu is a professor of psychiatry and bioengineering at the University of P…

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Malala Yousafzai Is Finding Her Way 1:49:57

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Malala Yousafzai is the youngest Nobel Peace Prize laureate, education activist, and survivor of a Taliban assassination attempt at age fifteen. This conversation explores the gulf between icon and identity—what happens when you're trying to figure out who you are while everybody has already decided for you. We discuss PTSD that surfaced years late…