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The Goods from the Woods - Episode #23 – “Rapper’s Delight” with Reza Asgari

In this episode, the Goods from the Woods Boys and their guest, rapper-turned-comedian, Reza Asgari get down with the get down in this discussion of hip-hop in all of its glory. Topics include the best beefs of all time, Arsenio Hall's rap alter ego "Chunky A", and the mating habits of Juggalos. This is also the debut of a new segment, "The Disgraceland Picayune", where the boys share their favorite news stories of the day. You can follow Reza on Twitter @RezaAsgari.  Follow the show @TheGoodsPod  Rivers is @RiversLangley  Dr. Pat is @PM_Reilly  Mr. Goodnight is @SepulvedaCowboy  Pick up a Goods from the Woods t-shirt at: http://prowrestlingtees.com/TheGoodsPod

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More or Less: Behind the Stats - Rising drug overdose deaths

In the US, more people are dying from drug overdoses than from road traffic accidents and firearms. As headlines are filled with the news that actor Philip Seymour Hoffman died from an overdose recently, the team takes a look at the number of deaths from drug overdoses of both illegal and prescription drugs in the US and the rest of the world. This programme was first broadcast on the BBC World Service.

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Start the Week - Irving Finkel on the Ark Tablet

Tom Sutcliffe looks at the role of the expert. The curator Irving Finkel decodes the symbols on a 4,000 year old clay tablet and discovers the instructions for the building of an ark. Harry Collins asks why attitudes towards scientific expertise have changed and looks to reassert the special status of science. Colin Blakemore is an expert in neuroscience and vision and he reflects on his part in the documentary, Tim's Vermeer, which explores the relationship between art and science. The playwright Hattie Naylor tells the story of an astronomer going blind who learns to see the wonder of the universe in a different way.

Producer: Katy Hickman.