I had a great conversation with Katherine about her life, her enthusiasm for science and her time in a band with Marcus Mumford! Fortunately, there was nobody booked in after us so it was a long chat.

Katherine's profile: https://www.york.ac.uk/biology/people/katherine-bridge/

Information on Katherine's recently formed company can be found here: https://www.antigonie.bio/ (funders welcome!!)

This episode also has me wondering if I sound like Michael McIntyre. Hmmm....

In this podcast I speak to Simon about his important research into the causes of bladder cancer, as well as his life and career.

Story from Kidney Research UK about Simon's important breakthrough:

https://www.kidneyresearchuk.org/2025/12/04/new-results-suggest-that-bladder-cancer-could-be-caused-by-the-bodys-response-to-common-childhood-virus/

The scientific paper: https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.aea6124

Night Science Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/6berzd2rX6rpJQ6CPnbOtI

Merchant Adventurer's Hall ⁠https://www.merchantshallyork.org/⁠

Merry Christmas!!!

This is the final episode of the year - a very sprawling discussion with James that could have gone on for a lot longer... the converation is competely unedited and therefore feels suitable for a Christmas episode. (I think that makes sense??)

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2025/aug/20/are-you-an-otrovert-why-this-personality-type-could-be-your-greatest-gift

Tim Minchin address: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yoEezZD71sc&authuser=0

Batanga: https://www.batanga.co.uk/