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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17. The Endurance of Arlene Blum
Wed 3 Nov 2021
Matthew Syed reveals how to get to the top of the mountains in our lives.
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Series 3 Coming Soon
Wed 27 Oct 2021
Matthew Syed introduces the new series, which focuses on endurance, courage & resilience.
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16. Big Head
Wed 11 Aug 2021
Matthew Syed ponders how he can stop himself from becoming self-entitled.
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15. Best Feet Forward
Wed 4 Aug 2021
Matthew Syed reveals how teams can become greater than their individual parts.
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14. Let's All Be Batman
Wed 28 Jul 2021
Matthew Syed asks whether adopting an alter ego can unleash the best versions of ourself.
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13. A Question Of Justice
Wed 21 Jul 2021
Matthew Syed asks, how do you repair the greatest of harms?
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12. Brighter than Bagpuss
Wed 14 Jul 2021
Insights into the developing mind, from the pioneers who revolutionised kids鈥� TV.
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11. Too Big to Succeed
Wed 7 Jul 2021
Matthew Syed asks why major projects often fail spectacularly - spectacularly predictably.
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10. Under the Influence
Wed 30 Jun 2021
Matthew Syed examines the appeal of the myth of subliminal influence.
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9. Originality Armageddon
Wed 23 Jun 2021
Matthew Syed asks if we are all doomed to be deeply unoriginal.
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Introducing the new series
Mon 21 Jun 2021
Matthew returns with a new series of Sideways, all about the ideas that shape our lives.
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7. Top of the Pops
Wed 24 Mar 2021
Matthew Syed asks what a Swedish pop music maestro can teach us about collaboration.
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6. A Recipe for Happiness
Wed 17 Mar 2021
Matthew Syed asks whether the secret to happiness lies in abandoning social hierarchy.
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5. The Most Selfish People on Earth
Wed 10 Mar 2021
Matthew Syed examines the work of the controversial anthropologist Colin Turnbull.
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4. Looping the Loop
Wed 3 Mar 2021
What can the world's greatest fighter pilot tell us about decision making?
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3. The West and the Rest
Wed 24 Feb 2021
Matthew Syed asks whether an ancient shift in our sexual behaviour transformed the west.
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2. 1 in 73 Million
Wed 17 Feb 2021
Matthew Syed explores a tragic court battle which rests upon one crucial statistic.
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1. Siding with the Enemy
Wed 10 Feb 2021
Matthew Syed re-examines the origins of the Stockholm Syndrome.
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Sideways - Articles
Features on some of the fascinating topics from Sideways with Matthew Syed.
My last 5p: How one homeless man鈥檚 generosity led to him marrying the love of his life
How one act of generosity can have profound consequences.
Why we all need an alter ego
Matthew Syed looks at how adopting an alter ego can help us all to access confidence.
What's the secret of making a smash hit pop song?
Exploring the success of Max Martin, the behind-the-scenes genius behind 22 No.1 hits.
