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Why Aren't You A Doctor Yet? - Podcast

Why Aren't You A Doctor Yet?

Join Hana, Suhail, Oz, and Alex for the podcast that mixes science & tech with a sprinkle of pop culture. With 2 PhDs and years of journalism between them, they dissect, discuss and dive into the most interesting stories, topics, and concepts in the world.

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Technology Society & Culture Psychology Comedy Science Tech Education
Update frequency
every 18 days
Average duration
48 minutes
Episodes
53
Years Active
2017 - 2022
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Episode 52: Spinning Electrons and Eating Cake (ft. Jess Wade)

Episode 52: Spinning Electrons and Eating Cake (ft. Jess Wade)

We've got physicist/author/Wikipedia nerd Dr Jess Wade in the studio to find out how putting your hands on top of one other could hold the key to understanding more about what happens to very very ve…

00:56:56  |   Tue 09 Aug 2022
Episode 51: Fighting The Infodemic (ft. Science Sam)

Episode 51: Fighting The Infodemic (ft. Science Sam)

For more than 18 months, the global COVID-19 pandemic has affected almost every part of society. And with more and more data being shared by the minute, we've become swamped with information - and th…

01:08:22  |   Sun 10 Oct 2021
Episode 50: The Science of Heartbreak

Episode 50: The Science of Heartbreak

We're back for Episode 50!

Break ups can be hard for everyone but eventually, you get over them. Right?

This week, we take a deep dive into the world of relationships, neuroscience and medicine as we t…

00:57:01  |   Mon 16 Aug 2021
Episode 49: Baked Off

Episode 49: Baked Off

This week, we find out what Suhail has been doing for all the months he's spent in lockdown.


From navigating work and sex during a global health crisis to lockdown vices and Discord vaccine conspiraci…

00:34:21  |   Tue 16 Mar 2021
Episode 48: Down the K-Hole (ft. Suzi Gage)

Episode 48: Down the K-Hole (ft. Suzi Gage)

This week, Dr Suzi Gage takes us on a deep dive into the misconceptions, myths, and misinformation surrounding drugs.


Plus, we find out about jealous Buddhists, Suhail exposing hypocritical government…

00:46:57  |   Wed 01 Jul 2020
Episode 47: Dementia

Episode 47: Dementia

This is the final episode in our mini-series exploring health conditions.


Oz sat down with Shaheen to find out about her expierences with her mum's rare form of dememntia and the journey to diagnosis.…

01:18:50  |   Tue 05 May 2020
Episode 46: Infertility

Episode 46: Infertility

We're on the third episode of our mini-series looking at health conditions.


This week, we're chatting to Roma Agrawal (engineer/author/build-er of The Shard) about her experience with infertility and …

00:45:07  |   Tue 28 Apr 2020
Episode 45: Autism

Episode 45: Autism

The second episode in our new series where we explore various aspects of health!


This episode, we're joined by Tyla Grant - an autism advocate behind the YouTube channel "Adulting Autistic." She talks…

01:05:13  |   Wed 08 Apr 2020
Episode 44: Endometriosis

Episode 44: Endometriosis

We're embarking on a new series where we explore various aspects of health!


To wave goodbye to its awareness month in March, we're looking into endometriosis, a chronic condition affecting 1 in 10 wom…

00:39:00  |   Wed 01 Apr 2020
Episode 43: The Big Issue (ft. George Anderson)

Episode 43: The Big Issue (ft. George Anderson)

This week, Suhail chats to George Anderson about his life.


The 2008 Financial Crisis left George homeless and wandering the streets of London. No longer having his job working within the NHS, he began…

00:19:07  |   Wed 26 Feb 2020
Episode 42: Coronavirus (ft. Shivani Dave)

Episode 42: Coronavirus (ft. Shivani Dave)

We're joined in the studio by journalist Shivani Dave to discuss the current Coronavirus outbreak that has spread internationally from Wuhan, China. We break down the science of the virus (termed 201…

01:02:12  |   Tue 04 Feb 2020
Episode 41: No New Sperm

Episode 41: No New Sperm

This week, we're talking about the male contraceptive injection. RISUG (Reversible Inhibition of Sperm Under Guidance) has passed clinical trials and is being touted as the first consumer available m…

00:26:02  |   Wed 15 Jan 2020
Episode 40: Virginity Check

Episode 40: Virginity Check

For the last episode of 2019, we're talking about T.I taking his daughter for an annual "virginity check", the sociology of sex, and how white feminism has put people around the world at risk



Follow u…

00:38:53  |   Wed 25 Dec 2019
Episode 39: Elections & Social Media

Episode 39: Elections & Social Media

This week, we're back in the studio to discuss all things political. Now that the UK is gearing up to a General Election, we've got voting on the mind.


Mark Zuckerberg recently said that Facebook woul…

00:56:34  |   Wed 20 Nov 2019
Episode 38: Cocaine Eels

Episode 38: Cocaine Eels

We're back in the studio for a flying visit and talking about the amount of cocaine found in London and how it's affecting the local animals.


You can hear Oz on BBC Asian Network Network talking about…

00:10:39  |   Tue 22 Oct 2019
Episode 37: The Clapback (ft. Elijah Lawal)

Episode 37: The Clapback (ft. Elijah Lawal)

This week, we're joined in the studio by Elijah Lawal to discuss his new book - "The Clapback: Your Guide to Calling Out Racist Stereotypes"



From sex and sports to crime and drugs, Black people encoun…

01:35:07  |   Thu 19 Sep 2019
Episode 36: You Live With Your Parents?

Episode 36: You Live With Your Parents?

This week, we talk rent.


In the UK, the minimum cost of living by yourself is anything from £18,000 - £27,000 per year. It's of little surprise that 2 out of 3 single twenty-somethings live with their…

00:50:10  |   Wed 14 Aug 2019
Episode 35: UK Black Pride

Episode 35: UK Black Pride

This week, Oz is joined by Cerys Bradley from The Coming Out Tapes to talk about the history of bad science involving the LGBTQ+ community. We talk about the obsession with the "gay gene", the treatm…

00:55:44  |   Tue 30 Jul 2019
Episode 34: Is The Shard Finished? (ft. Roma Agrawal MBE)

Episode 34: Is The Shard Finished? (ft. Roma Agrawal MBE)

This week, we've got Roma Agrawal in the studio to talk about her life in engineering and how she ended up spending 6 years of her life building the Shard - one of the tallest skyscrapers in the worl…

01:04:31  |   Wed 17 Jul 2019
Episode 33: Black People Don't Need Vaccines

Episode 33: Black People Don't Need Vaccines

In a 2018 interview, Akon stated that Black people don't need to be vaccinated in order to go to Africa. This week, we discuss the role of culture in medical misinformation. Plus, we chat to Dr Furah…

00:37:18  |   Thu 04 Jul 2019
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