Sideways Podcast
Best-selling author Matthew Syed explores the ideas that shape our lives with stories of seeing the world differently.
Episodes to download
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66. One is a Whole
Wed 28 Aug 2024
Matthew Syed explores whether you can find joy and fulfillment in the single life.
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65. Divergent Histories
Wed 21 Aug 2024
Two people, with a shared painful history, learn to understand themselves in a new light.
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63. The Art of Unfinishing
Wed 7 Aug 2024
Matthew Syed explores the hidden value in leaving things unfinished.
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A New Frontier: 4. With the Gods—A New Frontier
Wed 31 Jul 2024
Matthew Syed explores the transcendental possibilities of living in space.
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A New Frontier: 3. Life on Mars—A New Frontier
Wed 24 Jul 2024
How commercial companies in space are expanding the possibilities for colonisation.
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A New Frontier: 2. For All Humankind?—A New Frontier
Wed 17 Jul 2024
Matthew Syed goes back to the origins of the space race to question who benefited.
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A New Frontier: 1. A Message to Ourselves—A New Frontier
Wed 10 Jul 2024
Matthew Syed traces humanity’s first attempt to send a radio message to aliens.
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Introducing – A New Frontier—A New Frontier
Wed 3 Jul 2024
Travel into the cosmos for a four-part series about the ethics of space exploration.
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62. Lost and Found
Wed 27 Mar 2024
A 48-hour fight to survive, lost in a snowstorm. And the data that helps rescuers find us.
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61. Brain Strain
Wed 20 Mar 2024
Matthew Syed explores the uncomfortable psychological phenomenon of cognitive dissonance.
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60. For the love of maths
Wed 13 Mar 2024
Meet the former child star who considers mathematics to be 'a balm' for her brain.
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59. What's Your Name?
Wed 6 Mar 2024
Matthew Syed explores the importance and influence of something we all have - our name.
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58. The Keeper of Lost Memories
Wed 28 Feb 2024
One man’s mission to return lost photographs to their original owners.
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Sideways: Season nine - coming soon...
Thu 15 Feb 2024
A slamming new season... starting with a pro wrestling grudge that got too real.
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56. A Cinderella Story
Wed 6 Dec 2023
How a Cinderella film from 1970s Czechoslovakia became a Christmas tradition across Europe
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55. Perfectly Mediocre
Wed 29 Nov 2023
Matthew Syed asks what happens when we shun excellence and embrace mediocrity.
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54. Copy Cat
Wed 22 Nov 2023
Matthew Syed hears from a painter who rose to fame by copying the works of others.
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53. Stories of a Father
Wed 15 Nov 2023
Matthew Syed explores how a daughter found connection with the father she never met.
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52. First Loves
Wed 8 Nov 2023
Matthew Syed finds out why our first loves can hold a special place in our hearts.
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51. The One Star Chef
Wed 1 Nov 2023
Is the customer always right? Matthew Syed delves into the world of online reviews.
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Sideways: Season eight - coming soon...
Mon 30 Oct 2023
First loves, harsh critics and a celebration of mediocrity. Six new Sideways stories.
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50. Take the First Step
Wed 9 Aug 2023
Matthew makes a case for the impact that even the smallest adventures can have on us all.
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49. Inside Marjorie's Parlour
Wed 2 Aug 2023
Matthew Syed explores how music can become a powerful, transformational force.
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48. Love Thy Villain
Wed 26 Jul 2023
Matthew Syed looks at the merits of embracing your inner 'villain'.
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47. China's Ping Pong Power: Episode 3
Wed 19 Jul 2023
Matthew Syed tells the story of China's rise in the 20th century - through ping pong.
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46. China's Ping Pong Power: Episode 2
Wed 12 Jul 2023
Matthew Syed tells the story of China's rise in the 20th century - through ping pong.
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45. China's Ping Pong Power: Episode 1
Wed 5 Jul 2023
Matthew Syed tells the story of China's rise in the 20th century - through ping pong.
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Introducing - China's Ping Pong Power
Wed 28 Jun 2023
Matthew Syed tells the story of China’s rise in the 20th century through… ping pong.