Past Programs
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Radiant Cool: Detective Thriller takes on Consciousness
14/12/2003
A graduate student and wannabe phenomenologist is trying to solve a murder. Her professor appears to be dead but no one is too sure. 'Radiant Cool' isn't your average detective thriller. Dan Lloyd, the real Professor Philosophy has embedded in it an original theory of consciousness and it's quite a ride! This week, join Natasha Mitchell in conversation with this philosopher turned author to discuss a very metaphysical crime story.
The Magic of Myth: Storytelling and The Psyche
07/09/2003
We've always loved good stories. From fairytales to Hollywood blockbusters, human society is almost be unthinkable without them. But are myths and legends just simple entertainments to pass the time? Or do they exert a powerful pull on our minds and in our lives? And are we at risk of losing this, in our contemporary world of mass marketing and homogenisation? Have stories, like sneakers, become branded? Peter Lavelle looks at the psychology behind storytelling, through the work of Joseph Campbell, Carl Jung and filmmaker George Lucas.
Solitary Sex : A Cultural History of Masturbation
27/07/2003
Spanking the monkey? Dipping into the honeypot? This week, a cultural history of the world's most common solo sexual practice, masturbation. It's easy to do, and despite claims that we may go blind, is essentially harmless. The ancient world cared little about it, it was of no great concern to early Christian and Jewish teachings on sexuality, and yet at the dawn of the Enlightenment it became the cause of much moral and medical debate. Join us for an exploration of the why's and wherefore's of solitary sex.
