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You're Up Next

By Bright Club Ireland

A podcast from Bright Club Ireland and hosted by Dr Jessamyn Fairfield, exploring science, humour, creativity, and comedy. Listen here or on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, or wherever you get your podcasts.

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3. Art (with Natasha T. Miller and Kate Murray)

You're Up NextOct 07, 2021

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Episode 7. Death and Humour ( with Susan Messing)

Episode 7. Death and Humour ( with Susan Messing)

In our final episode of Season 2, Jessamyn speaks to Susan Messing, a improvisational theatre performer, teacher and author, about the value of humour in our darkest moments.


Nov 04, 202128:34
Episode 6. Statistics (with Shane Jensen)

Episode 6. Statistics (with Shane Jensen)

In this week's episode, Jessamyn speaks to Shane Jensen, a professor of statistics at the University of Pennsylvania, about making maths more engaging by connecting it to real world situations.

Oct 31, 202120:08
5. Bias and Comedy (with Kasha Patel)

5. Bias and Comedy (with Kasha Patel)

This week on You're Up Next, Jessamyn speaks with science writer and stand-up comedian, Kasha Patel, about making science funny, using humour to improve research, and challenging bias with comedy.

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Oct 21, 202126:12
4. Wrongful Conviction (with Sunny Jacobs and Peter Pringle)

4. Wrongful Conviction (with Sunny Jacobs and Peter Pringle)

This week on You're Up Next, we meet Sunny Jacobs and Peter Pringle. Sunny and Peter were both sentenced to death for crimes they didn't commit, and they share their experiences of prison, of death row, and of adjusting to life after exoneration.

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Statement of Solidarity

Statement of Solidarity

This is our Statement of Solidarity. Black lives matter. 

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