Simon Barnard
Simon Barnard is a freelance audio producer
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God in the machine: my strange journey into transhumanism – podcastAfter losing her faith, a former evangelical Christian felt adrift in the world. She then found solace in a radical technological philosophy – but its promises of immortality and spiritual transcendence soon seemed unsettlingly familiar
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The myth of the ‘lone wolf’ terrorist – podcastIn recent years, references to such attacks have become inescapable. But this lazy term obscures the real nature of the threat against us
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Kidnapped, tortured and thrown in jail: my 70 days in Sudan – podcastTwelve years after reporting on the conflict in Darfur, film-maker Phil Coxreturned. But this time, the Sudanese government put a price on his head
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The struggle to be British: my life as a second-class citizen – podcastAfter arriving in Britain as a child, I fought hard to feel like I belonged. Now it feels that the status of migrants like me is permanently up for review
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Protest and persist: why giving up hope is not an option – podcastThe true impact of activism may not be felt for a generation. That alone is reason to fight, rather than surrender to despair
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Going underground: inside the world of the mole-catchers – podcastA bitter battle is raging within the mole-catching community over the kindest way to carry out their deadly work
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Can we trust the Rorschach test? – podcastTo its critics, it is dangerous pseudoscience. To its supporters, it offers unique insights. What is the future of this controversial psychological test?
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'London Bridge is down': the secret plan for the days after the Queen’s death – podcastShe is venerated around the world. She has outlasted 12 US presidents. She stands for stability and order. But her kingdom is in turmoil, and her subjects are in denial that her reign will ever end. That’s why the palace has a plan.
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The hi-tech war on science fraud – podcastThe problem of fake data may go far deeper than scientists admit. Now a team of researchers has a controversial plan to root out the perpetrators
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Total recall: the people who never forget – podcastAn extremely rare condition may transform our understanding of memory
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Wiley: the enigmatic Godfather of Grime – podcastAfter more than a decade of being fetishised and then written off, grime now dominates British pop culture. To understand why, you need to understand the man who created it
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The man who could make Marine Le Pen president of France - podcastFlorian Philippot is the strategist behind the rebranding of the extreme right Front National as a populist, anti-elite movement. But don’t mistake him for a moderate
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‘Is this what the west is really like?’ How it felt to leave China for Britain – podcastDesperate to find somewhere she could live and work as she wished, Xiaolu Guo moved from Beijing to London in 2002. But from the weather to the language and the people, nothing was as she expected
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Among the ghosts of Cambodia’s killing fields: on the set of Angelina Jolie’s new film – podcastCan the Hollywood star’s Khmer-language film – with an all-Cambodian cast and crew – help a nation to confront the horrors of its past?
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The neo-Nazi murder trial revealing Germany's darkest secrets – podcastThe only known survivor of a far-right group accused of a series of racist killings is now on trial. But the case has put the nation itself in the dock
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Fifa: the video game that changed football – podcastFifa belongs to a select group of titles familiar to people who have no interest in gaming – or even real football. What’s the secret of its success?
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