Episodes

  • Intelligence in Plants

    Intelligence in Plants
    Apr 29 2026
    In this episode, Dr Matt Williams speaks with Oxford students Amy (1st year biology) and Bethan (2nd year Biologist) about 'Intelligence in Plants' from a science perspective.

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    30 mins
  • Why Read Stories?

    Why Read Stories?
    Apr 8 2026
    In this episode, Dr Matt Williams speaks with Oxford students Amber (1st year History & Spanish) and Emily (2nd year Economics & Management) to explore the role of stories, what we can learn from them and what can be done about the current reading crisis.

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    40 mins
  • What's the Problem?

    What's the Problem?
    Mar 17 2026
    In this episode, Dr Matt Williams speaks with Lewis (1st year PPE) and Ruhi (1st year Biology) to talk about problems: what they are, examples from different areas and why they are considered 'problems' in the first place, in the style of an Oxford tutorial.

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    36 mins
  • Absolutely Nothing

    Absolutely Nothing
    Mar 2 2026

    In this episode, Dr Matt Williams speaks to Oxford students Amber and Vinay (2nd year Chemists) about 'Absolutely Nothing'.

    What does it mean for something to be 'nothing', and how do we conceptualise it? Is dark matter 'nothing'?

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    31 mins
  • Reasons to be Cheerful

    Reasons to be Cheerful
    Feb 17 2026
    In this Episode Dr Matt Williams speaks to Oxford students Alana (3rd Year Law) and Arav (3rd year Mathematics) about the concepts of happiness and cheerfulness in the style of an Oxford tutorial.

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    41 mins
  • Weird and Wonderful

    Weird and Wonderful
    Feb 10 2026
    In this Episode Dr Matt Williams speaks to Oxford students Nick (3rd year PPE) and Sienna (3rd year Biologist) about all things 'Weird and Wonderful' through the lens of biology and philosophy, in the style of an Oxford tutorial.

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    32 mins
  • Beauty, Art and Taste

    Beauty, Art and Taste
    Feb 2 2026
    In this episode, Dr Matt Williams talks to two Oxford students Brandon and Dorothea about the concepts of beauty, art and taste, in the format of an Oxford tutorial.

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    29 mins
  • Why Are There Countries?

    Why Are There Countries?
    Jan 26 2026
    In this episode, Dr Matt Williams speaks to Oxford students Shorief and Skye to unpack the question of 'why countries exist', from a politics, history and law perspective.

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    35 mins