Best Gresham College Podcasts (2026)

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From Mars with Love: Postcards from 50 Years of Exploring The Red Planet - Chris Lintott 1:00:16

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During the fifty years since the launch of the Viking spacecraft to Mars, our view of the red planet has changed from hostile desert to a world which was once covered in water, and which may just possibly sustain life. Lavishly illustrated with the latest images from the fleet of spacecraft that have explored our neighbour, this lecture considers h…

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010526 Chemistry 222 Video Lecture 48:15

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Chemistry 222 Video Lecture from January 5, 2026. This video covers material from Chapter 7 Part II including a review of Chapter 7 Part I (from CH 221), stoichiometry, the importance of a balanced equation, the 'grams moles moles grams' dance, and more. CH 222 website: https://mhchem.org/222 Let me know if you have any questions! Peace!…

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Life, Death and Judgement in the Art and Times of Hieronymus Bosch (d. 1516) - Sophie Oosterwijk 45:58

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This lecture looks at the 'surreal' art of the Early Netherlandish painter Jheronimus Bosch within its historical and cultural context. Although Bosch’s terrifying visions of sin, death, and the hereafter may appear surreal today, especially his highly imaginative depictions of devils, they were tied to the religious attitudes and moralising texts …

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Hecate: Mistress of Magic - Ronald Hutton 43:56

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Hecate started as the ruling goddess of the Asian region of Caria, and got taken over by the Greeks as the only one able to operate in every realm of the cosmos. This then gave her special responsibility for travellers, doorways and restless ghosts. That slowly darkened her image, so that she became associated with the night, the moon, and magician…

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Where Is China Heading under Xi Jinping? - Steve Tsang 43:47

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In this lecture, Tsang examines the strategic goals and direction of travel China’s supreme leader, Xi Jinping, has set for the country and its people. He highlights what China’s new de facto state ideology Xi Jinping Thought is in order to explain systematically Xi’s domestic and global ambitions. In short, what Xi seeks to do is to forge one coun…

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Getting Started in Chemistry with Dr. Russell! (Winter 2026 Version) 24:51

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Welcome! This is a video to help students get started in Dr. Russell’s chemistry classes at Mt. Hood Community College in Gresham, Oregon, USA. (Winter 2026 Version) Website: https://mhchem.org Let me know if you have any questions! Peace!By Michael Russell

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Finding AC 1303, AC 2501, AC 2507 and AC 2568 (Winter 2026 Version) 3:58

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This video will help you find our three main chemistry classrooms (namely AC 1303, AC 2501 and AC 2507) as well as my office (AC 2568) at Mt. Hood Community College in Gresham, Oregon, USA. (Winter 2026 Version) To get to all of these locations, go to the "F" or "G" parking lots (or as close to them as possible), both of which are located near the …

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CH 222: A Video Introduction to Chapter Guide One 1:16

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This is the video introduction to Chapter Guide One for Chemistry 222.By Michael Russell

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Welcome to Chemistry 222! 3:08

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Welcome to Chemistry 222 with Dr. Michael Russell!By Michael Russell

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The Later Years: Organisation, Independence and Peace of Mind - Sir Peter Thornton KC 35:46

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How should we get organised for our later years? With just a little preparation while we are fit and healthy, we can express our wishes for more difficult times. There are simple and positive options to be followed. Not just a will and lasting power of attorney, but simple steps to being independent longer, staying at home longer and enjoying life …

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Why Do We Laugh? - Robin May 38:12

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Laughter is an incredibly powerful and yet mysterious emotion. We laugh with delight, but also surprise. We laugh at jokes, but also at embarrassment. Why? What subconscious signal is laughter intended to display? Why do we laugh when someone tickles us and what should we make of the fact that rodents do it too? And why is it that people’s sense of…

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The Shape of Plants: Why Plants Love Mathematics and Mathematicians Love Plants - Alain Goriely 55:24

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Watch the Q&A session here: https://youtu.be/Lv5h-Pp1r6s Looking at the plant world, one discovers beautiful and fascinating structures in the shape and arrangement of leaves, stems and roots. Some are simple and symmetric, other features are arranged in elegant Fibonacci spirals, yet others exhibit fractal-like patterns. How are these structures c…

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Becoming AI – Your Journey to Assimilation? - Matt Jones 56:53

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Wittgenstein wrote: “If a lion could talk, we would not understand it”. That is, as lions and humans are not of the same material, they could not say anything meaningful to each other. AI is not like us; the only way we can have a relationship with it is for us to become like it. We will look at how digital services are already making us machine-li…

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CH 221 Final Exam Review - Complete Lecture 1:10:23

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This the CH 221 Final Exam Review Complete Lecture (Part 1 of 1 files.)By Michael Russell

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120525 L1 Chemistry 221 Video Lecture 47:45

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Chemistry 221 L1 Video Lecture from December 5, 2025. This video covers Day 3 of an Exam Review for the Final Lecture Exam. We also had two student presentations at the beginning of class. CH 221 website: https://mhchem.org/221 Let me know if you have any questions! Peace!By [email protected]

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Limitarianism and Capitalism - Ingrid Robeyns 50:19

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Limitarianism holds that it is immoral to have personal wealth above a certain level. Is this idea compatible with capitalism? Defenders of capitalism have argued that it is not, whereas those who want to move beyond capitalism have urged defenders of limitarianism to clear up this issue. This lecture argues that limitarianism is compatible with so…

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CH 221 - A Video Introduction to the Final Exams 2:41

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This video offers a few tips and tricks on how to prepare for the lecture final exam and the lab final exam in CH 221.By Michael Russell

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120425 L2 Chemistry 221 Video Lecture Part 3 25:56

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Chemistry 221 L2 Video Lecture from December 4, 2025, Part 3 of 3. This video covers Part III of an Exam Review for the Final Lecture Exam. CH 221 website: https://mhchem.org/221 Let me know if you have any questions! Peace!By [email protected]

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120425 L2 Chemistry 221 Video Lecture Part 2 48:48

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Chemistry 221 L2 Video Lecture from December 4, 2025, Part 2 of 3. This video covers Part II of an Exam Review for the Final Lecture Exam. CH 221 website: https://mhchem.org/221 Let me know if you have any questions! Peace!By [email protected]

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120425 L2 Chemistry 221 Video Lecture Part 1 54:03

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Chemistry 221 L2 Video Lecture from December 4, 2025, Part 1 of 3. This video covers Part I of an Exam Review for the Final Lecture Exam. We also had three student presentations at the beginning of the lecture. CH 221 website: https://mhchem.org/221 Let me know if you have any questions! Peace!By [email protected]

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120325 L1 Chemistry 221 Video Lecture 49:42

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Chemistry 221 L1 Video Lecture from December 3, 2025. This video covers Day 2 of an Exam Review for the Final Lecture Exam. CH 221 website: https://mhchem.org/221 Let me know if you have any questions! Peace!By [email protected]

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Do Not Resuscitate Forms - Who’d Have One? - Mark Taubert 50:04

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In this lecture, Mark Taubert, who chairs the national DNACPR policy for Wales, and is a palliative care clinician, reviews current practices. He will encourage you to consider your own end of life care advance care plan, and attempt to write down your prior wishes. He reviews recent concerns, scandals and media outputs and looks at current resusci…

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120125 L1 Chemistry 221 Video Lecture 49:00

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Chemistry 221 L1 Video Lecture from December 1, 2025. This video covers Day 1 of an Exam Review for the Final Lecture Exam. CH 221 website: https://mhchem.org/221 Let me know if you have any questions! Peace!By [email protected]

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The Great God Pan: Lord of the Wild - Ronald Hutton 44:54

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Pan started as a shepherds’ god in a wild and backward area of Greece, but became one of the best-known in the Greek and Roman world. This was partly because the leading city of Athens imported him as a saviour, and partly because he came to represent the freedom, peace and simplicity of the countryside to urban people. He was the most earthy of Gr…

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Minor Criminal: The Trial of the Man Who Murdered My Grandmother - Lord Daniel Finkelstein 45:51

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Watch the Q&A session here: https://youtu.be/oQeUePfTrEQ The Royal Historical Society Colin Matthew Memorial Lecture. In April 1945, British forces liberated the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp and arrested its commandant, Josef Kramer. What followed was the first post-war trial for war crimes - a landmark event that captured the world’s attention…

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112425 L1 Chemistry 221 Video Lecture 50:30

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Chemistry 221 L1 Video Lecture from November 24, 2025. This video covers material from Chapter 7 Part I including a review of the three double displacement reaction types, combustion reactions, redox reactions, oxidation and reduction (and reducing agents and oxidizing agents), redox numbers and more. CH 221 website: https://mhchem.org/221 Let me k…

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112125 L1 Chemistry 221 Video Lecture 49:49

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Chemistry 221 L1 Video Lecture from November 21, 2025. This video covers material from Chapter 7 Part I including the solubility table, exchange (double displacement) reactions, the precipitation reaction, the acid-base reaction, strong and weak acids and bases, the gas forming reaction, and more. CH 221 website: https://mhchem.org/221 Let me know …

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China’s Economic Prospects on the Cusp - George Magnus 53:18

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China has important islands of technological excellence, even dominance, but these islands exist in a sea of macroeconomic imbalances and headwinds. Xi Jinping is adamant that by focusing on technology, and other aspects of national security, China can hold sway in the global system and determine global governance. Many western economists and even …

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CH 221: A Video Introduction to Chapter Guide Six 1:34

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This is the video introduction to Chapter Guide Six for Chemistry 221.By Michael Russell

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Chapter 6 Screencast - Empirical Formulas 15:41

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A screencast from Chapter 6 in CH 221 entitled “Empirical Formulas”By Michael Russell

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Chapter 6 Screencast - Molecular Formulas 7:36

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A screencast from Chapter 6 in CH 221 entitled “Molecular Formulas”By Michael Russell

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Chapter 6 Screencast - Molarity 15:53

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A screencast from Chapter 6 in CH 221 entitled “Molarity”By Michael Russell

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Chapter 6 Screencast - Other Concentration Units 5:09

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A screencast from Chapter 6 in CH 221 entitled “Other Concentration Units”By Michael Russell

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Chapter 6 Complete Lecture 47:45

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This the Complete Lecture for Chapter 6. There is only one part for Chapter 6.By Michael Russell

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Chapter 7a Screencast - Balancing Chemical Equations 23:38

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A screencast from Chapter 7a in CH 221 entitled “Balancing Chemical Equations”By Michael Russell

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Chapter 7a Screencast - Aqueous Solutions and Solubility 18:50

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A screencast from Chapter 7a in CH 221 entitled “Aqueous Solutions and Solubility”By Michael Russell

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Chapter 7a Screencast - Precipitation Reactions 5:17

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A screencast from Chapter 7a in CH 221 entitled “Precipitation Reactions”By Michael Russell

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Chapter 7a Screencast - Acid Base Reactions 10:54

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A screencast from Chapter 7a in CH 221 entitled “Acid Base Reactions”By Michael Russell

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Chapter 7a Screencast - Gas Forming and Combustion Reactions 5:43

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A screencast from Chapter 7a in CH 221 entitled “Gas Forming and Combustion Reactions”By Michael Russell

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Chapter 7a Screencast - Redox Reactions 16:40

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A screencast from Chapter 7a in CH 221 entitled “Redox Reactions”By Michael Russell

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Chapter 7a Complete Lecture - Part I 42:47

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This the Complete Lecture for Chapter 7 Part I. This episode is part 1 of 2 episodes.By Michael Russell

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Chapter 7a Complete Lecture - Part II 38:31

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This the Complete Lecture for Chapter 7 Part II. This episode is part 2 of 2 episodes.By Michael Russell

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112025 L2 Chemistry 221 Video Lecture Part 3 26:52

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Chemistry 221 L2 Video Lecture from November 20, 2025, Part 3 of 3. This video covers Chapter 7 Part I (sections 7.1 - 7.2 only) including redox reactions, oxidation and reduction, reducing agent and oxidizing agent, single replacement reactions, oxidation numbers and more. CH 221 website: https://mhchem.org/221 Let me know if you have any question…

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112025 L2 Chemistry 221 Video Lecture Part 2 43:29

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Chemistry 221 L2 Video Lecture from November 20, 2025, Part 2 of 3. This video covers Chapter 7 Part I (sections 7.1 - 7.2 only) including solubility tables, exchange (double displacement) reactions, precipitation reactions, acid-base reactions, types of acids and bases, gas forming reactions, combustion reactions and more. CH 221 website: https://…

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112025 L2 Chemistry 221 Video Lecture Part 1 49:35

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Chemistry 221 L2 Video Lecture from November 20, 2025, Part 1 of 3. This video covers Chapter 7 Part I (sections 7.1 - 7.2 only) including the balanced chemical equation, states of matter in equations, stoichiometric coefficients, the law of conservation of mass, balancing equations, ionic chemicals in water, spectator ions, net ionic equations, an…

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111925 L1 Chemistry 221 Video Lecture 50:31

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Chemistry 221 L1 Video Lecture from November 19, 2025. This video covers material from Chapter 7 Part I including aqueous ionic compounds, net ionic reactions, spectator ions, solubility tables (and how to use one), and more. CH 221 website: https://mhchem.org/221 Let me know if you have any questions! Peace!…

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Ocean: The Liquid Engine That Dominates Our Planet 54:23

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We often talk about living on a blue planet, but when we think we’re talking about the ocean we’re generally only discussing what’s in it: fish, whales, pollution and ships. But that is to miss the biggest story on Earth, because it’s the water itself that sets the scene for everything else. This lecture will outline how the ocean engine works – it…

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111725 L1 Chemistry 221 Video Lecture 50:43

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Chemistry 221 L1 Video Lecture from November 17, 2025. This video covers material from Chapter 7 Part I including the balanced chemical equation, states of matter in equations, stoichiometric coefficients, the law of conservation of mass, balancing equations, ionic chemicals in water, and more. CH 221 website: https://mhchem.org/221 Let me know if …

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111425 L1 Chemistry 221 Video Lecture 49:03

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Chemistry 221 L1 Video Lecture from November 14, 2025. This video covers material from Chapter 6 including molarity, preparing a solution through measurement of a solid and dilution, the dilution equation, mass and volume percentages, parts per million, and more. CH 221 website: https://mhchem.org/221 Let me know if you have any questions! Peace!…

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Music of Animals - Milton Mermikides 51:33

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Do animals make music? Are the languages of whales and birds truly songs? To answer this, we must first understand what we mean by music as human animals—and how it might emerge across the animal kingdom. From Messiaen’s transcriptions of bird calls to the rhythmic gaits of horses echoing in the blues, we’ll hear how animal behaviours form an unwit…