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  1. More or Less: Behind the Stats Streaming

    Link
    https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p02nrss1/episodes/downloads
    Category
    Science and Technology
    Subject
    Economics, Mathematics
    Medium
    Radio/Sound
    Type of resource
    Podcasting, Streaming/Download

    Are some statistics better than others? In this BBC podcast series, economist Tim Hartford makes sense of the numbers behind the studies quoted in political debate, news and everyday life. The ten-minute long programmes look at issues as varied as the gender gap in tech, whether people admitted to hospital at weekends are more likely to die, creativity and mental illness, the reliability of psychological studies, the numbers behind the migrant crisis, food surveys and the 8-hour sleeping myth. All the podcasts are available indefinitely.

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  2. The Resolution Foundation Streaming

    Link
    https://www.resolutionfoundation.org/
    Category
    Social Sciences
    Subject
    Economics, Social Studies, Social Welfare
    Medium
    Film/Video, Radio/Sound
    Type of resource
    Information Sources, Podcasting, Streaming/Download

    Founded in 2005, The Resolution Foundation is an award-winning thinktank that conducts authoritative analytical research on living standards in the UK. The website offers free access to reports and statistical data, which could be used as educational resources by students and lecturers of socioeconomics. Specific subjects covered include: Incomes and Inequality; Jobs, Skills and Pay; Housing, Wealth and Debt; Tax and Welfare; Public Finances and the Economy; Intergenerational Commission. There are also Podcast and Video Channel sections which feature interviews and lectures by notable UK politicians and economists.

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  3. Hidden Brain Streaming

    Link
    https://www.npr.org/2015/09/03/437264048/about-hidden-brain
    Category
    Science and Technology, Social Sciences
    Subject
    Economics, Psychology, Social Studies
    Medium
    Radio/Sound
    Type of resource
    Streaming/Download

    This podcast looks at everyday human behaviour and uses ideas from the social sciences - economics, psychology and sociology - to explain why people do what they do. The podcast is aimed at a popular audience and is presented by NPR’s science correspondent Shankar Vedantam, whose laudable aim is to help people understand how what they do on a daily basis is based on underlying patterns of human behaviour based on rigorous scientific research.

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  4. Skylines Podcast Streaming

    Link
    https://www.citymetric.com/content/skylines-podcast
    Category
    Social Sciences
    Subject
    Economics, Politics and Government
    Medium
    Radio/Sound
    Type of resource
    Podcasting, Streaming/Download

    Skylines is the bi-weekly podcast of Citimetric - the New Statesman’s ‘urbanism’ magazine. Journalists Stephanie Boland and John Elledge discuss the politics and working of cities. The podcasts’ primary focus is on Britain but the team also covers European, Asian, American and Australasian cities.

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  5. Coventry University Podcasts Streaming

    Link
    https://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/
    Category
    Arts and Humanities, Bio-Medical, Science and Technology, Social Sciences
    Subject
    Art, Computing, Design, Economics, Education, History, Mathematics, Media Studies, Music, Politics and Government, Sports Science
    Medium
    Radio/Sound
    Type of resource
    Podcasting, Streaming/Download, Web Links

    This collection of podcasts features freely available recordings of lectures and talks from Coventry University. The podcasts are arranged according to category, which cover the full range of academic subjects, are arranged according to faculty and subject area as well as broader topics relating to the university itself.

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  6. Exchanges at Goldman Sachs Streaming

    Link
    https://www.goldmansachs.com/our-thinking/podcasts/
    Category
    Social Sciences
    Subject
    Economics
    Medium
    Radio/Sound
    Type of resource
    Podcasting, Streaming/Download

    Educational podcast in which Goldman Sachs staff share their knowledge and expertise on developments shaping markets, industry and the global economy.

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  7. 'Brexit Means...' Podcast Streaming

    Link
    https://www.theguardian.com/politics/series/brexit-means
    Category
    Social Sciences
    Subject
    Business Studies, Economics, Law, Media Studies, Politics and Government, Social Studies
    Medium
    Radio/Sound
    Type of resource
    Podcasting, Streaming/Download

    In-depth weekly podcasts produced by The Guardian newspaper covering all aspect of Brexit, with contributions from Britons and Europeans as well as Leavers and Remainers. Led by Guardian journalist Jon Henley, the podcast features politicians, economists, lawyers, businessmen and women, campaigners and members of the public, with the aim of shedding some light on the Brexit process and what it might mean for the future of the United Kingdom.

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  8. More or Less: Behind the Stats Streaming

    Link
    https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p02nrss1
    Category
    Social Sciences
    Subject
    Business Studies, Current Affairs, Economics
    Medium
    Radio/Sound
    Type of resource
    Streaming/Download

    Weekly podcast presented by Tim Harford and created by the team responsible for Radio 4’s ‘More or Less’ economics programme. Each episode takes a topical look at statistics and numbers. The episodes are available indefinitely on the BBC iPlayer and are free to download.

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  9. Institute of Latin American Studies: Videos and Podcasts Streaming

    Link
    https://ilas.sas.ac.uk/events/videos-podcasts
    Category
    Arts and Humanities, Social Sciences
    Subject
    American Studies, Economics, Ethnology, History, Literature, Politics and Government, Religious Studies, Social Studies
    Medium
    Film/Video, Radio/Sound
    Type of resource
    Podcasting, Streaming/Download

    Series of podcasts from the Institute of Latin American Studies at the School of Advanced Study, University of London. Featuring speakers from Latin and South American universities as well as European institutions, the podcasts cover a wide range of subjects including decolonisation, Latin American fiction in UK libraries, mining in the Andes, the legacy of Hugo Chavez, religious practices in the Caribbean, to name but a few.

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  10. African Arguments Streaming

    Link
    https://africanarguments.org/?s=podcast
    Category
    Arts and Humanities, Social Sciences
    Subject
    Current Affairs, Economics, Politics and Government, Social Studies
    Medium
    Radio/Sound
    Type of resource
    Podcasting, Streaming/Download

    A bi-weekly podcast which explores African politics, economics and culture. The podcasts feature contributions from a variety of guests and deal with individual African countries as well as matters relevant to the entire continent. Sponsored by the Royal African Society

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