65. Divergent Histories

Two people, with a shared painful history, learn to understand themselves in a new light.

• 28 mins

66. One is a Whole

Matthew Syed explores whether you can find joy and fulfillment in the single life.

• 28 mins

Appetite for Distraction

Appetite for Distraction: 1. Postman's Prophecy?

Matthew Syed asks what it means to be distracted in a media world vying for our attention.

• 15 mins

Appetite for Distraction

Appetite for Distraction: 2. Have We Always Been Distracted?

Matthew Syed asks what it means to be distracted in a media world vying for our attention.

• 14 mins

Appetite for Distraction

Appetite for Distraction: 3. Medium and Metaphor

Matthew Syed asks what it means to be distracted in a media world vying for our attention.

• 14 mins

Appetite for Distraction

Appetite for Distraction: 4. Attention Shortfall?

Matthew Syed asks what it means to be distracted in a media world vying for our attention.

• 14 mins

Appetite for Distraction

Appetite for Distraction: 5. The Future of Attention

Matthew Syed asks what it means to be distracted in a media world vying for our attention.

• 15 mins

Sideways: Series eleven - coming soon…

Sideways returns with seven new stories of seeing the world differently.

• 2 mins

25 Years of the 21st Century

25 Years of the 21st Century: 1. The Age of Digital Warfare

Matthew and his guests look back at some of the big events of the past 25 years.

• 28 mins

25 Years of the 21st Century

25 Years of the 21st Century: 2. The Age of Mistrust

Have we lost faith in institutions, politicians - and even money?

• 28 mins

25 Years of the 21st Century

25 Years of the 21st Century: 3. The Age of Outsourcing

Have we outsourced our memories to our phones?

• 28 mins

25 Years of the 21st Century

25 Years of the 21st Century: 4. The Age of Changing Families

What is technology doing to something as human as forming relationships?

• 28 mins

25 Years of the 21st Century

25 Years of the 21st Century: 5. The Age of Artificial Intelligence

Matthew interviews the 'Godfather of AI', Geoffrey Hinton.

• 28 mins

67. Reality Shifting

Matthew Syed explores the nature of reality and the possibility of its hidden layers.

• 29 mins

68. Bliss in Suffering

Matthew Syed ponders the possibility of experiencing bliss in the midst of suffering.

• 29 mins

69. Memento Mori

Matthew Syed confronts the passage of time and the inexorability of decay.

• 29 mins

70. Digital Ghosts

Matthew Syed explores the ethical boundaries around using AI to create digital ghosts.

• 28 mins

71. Tempting Fate

Matthew Syed questions the consequences of tempting fate.

• 29 mins

72. Limitless Love

Matthew Syed explores the human capacity for limitless love.

• 28 mins

73. Reliving History

Matthew Syed explores the power and potential of re-enacting the past.

• 29 mins