''Little Atoms'' is a website, podcast and magazine dedicated to ideas and culture. The radio show broadcast weekly from London on
Resonance FM 104.4. It is hosted by Neil Denny. The website is edited by Padraig Reidy. The first edition of ''Little Atoms'' magazine launched in November 2015.
History
The radio show was conceived by Neil Denny and Richard Sanderson at a meeting in a pub beer garden in London Bridge on 7 July 2005. The first episode aired on 2 September 2005 and featured a panel of a scientist (Sid Rodrigues), physicist and ex-born again Christian (Norman Hansen) and a folklorist (Scott Wood), along with Neil Denny and Richard Sanderson as the show's hosts.
[ Retrieved 25 October 2009] Richard Sanderson was also the producer of two previous incarnations radio shows on Resonance FM, "Sanderson's Alcove", which ran from February 2005 to July 2005 and "Baggage Reclaim" which ran from 2003 to 2005. ''Little Atoms'' is regarded as the first "rationalist" radio show in the UK and one of the first podcasts; with only the
JREF's "Internet Audio Show", Rick Wood's Audiomartini,
Skepticality and
The Skeptic's Guide to the Universe
''The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe'' (''SGU'') is an American weekly skeptical podcast hosted by Steven Novella, MD, along with a panel of contributors. The official podcast of the New England Skeptical Society, it was named to evoke ''The ...
preceding it.
''Little Atoms'' was the official podcast of
The Skeptic magazine until 2011.
Magazine
''Little Atoms''s first print magazine launched in November 2015. It features a mixture of edited podcast interviews and original articles by writers including Jonathan Meades, Fergal Keane, Nick Cohen, Suzanne Moore, and more. It is designed by Wild Bill and Crazy Dave, and features illustrations by Jean Jullien.
Awards
*Nominated by physics.org web awards in the Best podcast category 2010
Reception
Little Atoms is frequently cited as one of the UK's top podcasts. In July 2015,
Miranda Sawyer
Miranda Caroline Sawyer (born January 1967) is an English author, journalist and broadcaster.
Education and early life
Sawyer was born in Bristol and grew up in Wilmslow, Cheshire with her brother Toby, who is an actor. Sawyer was educated at ...
, presenter of
BBC Radio 4
BBC Radio 4 is a British national radio station owned and operated by the BBC that replaced the BBC Home Service in 1967. It broadcasts a wide variety of spoken-word programmes, including news, drama, comedy, science and history from the BBC's ...
's ''In Pod We Trust'', praised Little Atoms, writing "
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Places
* Eil (crater), on Mars
* Eil, Cologne, a quarter of Cologne, Germany
* Eil, Somalia
* Eil District, Somalia
* Loch Eil, a lake in Scotland
Other uses
* Eastern Independent League, an American high school sports conf ...
Denny's modesty and well-informed interest enriches Little Atoms, and there are loads of shows to choose from (the As alone include Adam Curtis, Alex Cox and Aleks Krotoski). It has recently expanded into an online magazine, packed with quirky, funny, odd features."
''
Esquire
Esquire (, ; abbreviated Esq.) is usually a courtesy title.
In the United Kingdom, ''esquire'' historically was a title of respect accorded to men of higher social rank, particularly members of the landed gentry above the rank of gentlema ...
'' magazine's
Andrew Harrison described the podcast as "engaging, irreverent and unashamedly intellectual", making "Radio 4's Front Row sound like the E! Channel".
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Fergal Keane
Fergal Patrick Keane (born 6 January 1961) is an Irish foreign correspondent with BBC News, and an author. For some time, Keane was the BBC's correspondent in South Africa. He is a nephew of the Irish playwright, novelist and essayist John B. ...
described LittleAtoms.com as "a thoughtful site" with "Lots to provoke intelligent discussion"
References
External links
*
An interview with Neil Dennyon ''Notebook on Cities and Culture''
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