Three yanks spin a wheel, watch episodes of the revolutionary UK hit sitcom Peep Show and then riff about it. Riff, Ven Men, riff! @menwithvenpod
Tags: anticomedy, British tv, Comedy, David Mitchell, Jesse Armstrong, Olivia Colman, peep show, Robert Webb, TV reviews, uk sitcoms
Ever wondered why Karl Marx thought religion was like Opium – or whether religion is possible without a god? Voiced by David Mitchell, this series of four 60 second animations examines different ways that religion has been viewed by non-religious thinkers. As well as Marx and Dawkins, religion is put under the microscope by thinkers Auguste Comte and JJ Bachoffen.
Categories: Education
Tags: aetheism, Alain de Botton, Comte, David Mitchell, James Lovelock, JJ Bachofen, John Stuart Mill, marx, religion, Richard Dawkins, science, secularism
Ever wondered where the Universe came from? Or more importantly, where it’s headed? Voiced by David Mitchell, this series of 60 second animations examines different scientific concepts from the big bang to relativity, from black holes to dark matter. The series also explores the possibility of life beyond Earth and considers why David Bowie is still none the wiser about life on Mars.
Categories: Education
Tags: astronomy, David Mitchell, earth, mercury, Neptune, physics, Saturn, Space, stars, Universe