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Driven to DiscoverMagic and Witchcraft with Phillips StevensAs a Peace Corps volunteer in Nigeria in his early 20s, Phillips Stevens witnessed an act of sorcery that blew his mind. He turned that moment into a 50-year career as a cultural anthropologist at the University at Buffalo, exploring religion, spirituality and the supernatural in cultures across the world. In this episode, Stevens joins host Tom Dinki to share insights from his new book, “Rethinking the Anthropology of Magic and Witchcraft: Inherently Human.” He explains why magical thinking isn’t a relic of the past—it’s hardwired into us, a survival strategy that still shapes how we navigate t...
2025-10-0720 minDriven to DiscoverAnimal Genes and Human Health with Vincent LynchAs a kid, all Vincent Lynch wanted to do was hang out by the river near his home, fishing and crabbing and playing in the muck. School, by contrast, was a bore. Then he discovered biology—and never looked back. Today, as an evolutionary biologist at the University at Buffalo, Lynch studies the genomic history of animals both living and extinct to understand everything from why elephants don’t get cancer to why women go into labor. In this episode of Driven to Discover, Lynch talks to host Tom Dinki about what it means to run a “curiosity-driven” lab, why resu...
2024-10-0117 minDriven to DiscoverDetecting Deception with Mark FrankWorking nights during college as a bouncer, Mark Frank discovered he could learn a lot about people by observing their facial expressions and body language. Now, as a professor of communication at the University at Buffalo, he’s an internationally recognized expert on nonverbal communication who advises the FBI and CIA on interviewing techniques and whose research helped inspire the TV crime drama “Lie to Me.” In this episode of Driven to Discover, Frank talks to host Tom Dinki about the involuntary gestures and expressions that give our real feelings away, the universally accepted yet completely bogus connection between eye co...
2024-01-3019 min
Movie Time! with Ang and AriEpisode 67 - Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back Review, Adam Driver as a Centaur, and Jared Leto in a Fat Suit ft. Tom DinkiOn today’s episode of Movie Time!, we welcome back resident Star Wars expert Tom Dinki to review The Empire Strikes Back. Buckle in, Star Wars fans, because it’s a long review! At the top of the show, we break down the latest movie news and run through what we’ve been watching lately. Plus, we share our reactions to some new movie trailers including The House of Gucci, King Richard, Ghostbusters, and...Adam Driver as a centaur? Tune in to hear our takes!Time Stamps:What Are We Watching: 1:45Movie News: 8:15T...
2021-08-021h 41Movie Time! with Ang and AriEpisode 54 - Star Wars: A New Hope Review, Oscars Recap, and Mank Disagreements ft. Tom DinkiToday on Movie Time!, we welcome friend of the pod Tom Dinki to review Star Wars: A New Hope (1977). Together, we discuss Harrison Ford, Darth Vader’s shifting representation, robots, John Williams’s music, and more! Plus, at the top of the show we run through what we’ve been watching lately and break down the Oscar winners. Tune in to hear our hot takes!Time Stamps:What are we watching: 1:48Movie News: 10:02Star Wars 4 Review: 27:29Connect with us on social media:twitter.com/movietimepodinstag...
2021-05-031h 31
The Breakin Bread Radio showBest of 2019This is our favourite show of every year. Skeg and Steve the Sleeve have been sifting hard thru the best releases of the year to bring you the best of the best of 2019 releases. We cover both new music and new re-issues in the worlds of soul, funk, disco, hip hop, beats, breaks, disco, jazz and more! This is our selection of the best sounds around this year! Enjoy!
Props to Ian Bangs for the dope artwork for this show. He does a fantastic job for us on every best of year show!
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2019-12-052h 10