The show for people who want to know more about health and disease, and have a laugh whilst doing it.
We are two doctors, one scientist, and plenty of straight‑talk about the conditions, cures, and culture shaping our health today.
Health & Climate: Things Are Heating Up… Literally
Climate change isn’t just about polar bears and struggling lawns—it can affect everything from asthma, migraines and MS to heart attacks, strokes, mental health and the food and water we rely on. We look at why a changing climate is increasingly a health issue too.
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10 Aug 2026
Brain Series E5: Epilepsy: When the electrics in your brain go wrong
We learn about Anthony's previous life working in a epilepsy lab and the large variety of epilepsy presentations that people live with.
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13 Jul 2026
Brain Series 4: Multiple Sclerosis: When the Wi-Fi between brain and body gets patchy
MS can affect vision, sensation, movement, bladder function, energy levels and more. We explore why the symptoms vary so much between people, how treatments have transformed outcomes, and where research is heading next.
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31 May 2026
Brain Series 3: Motor neuron disease: A disease affecting how muscles work
Motor neuron disease (MND), a progressive neurodegenerative disease, is a topic that requires compassion and understanding its many challenges, which hugely impact patients and carers
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23 May 2026
Brain Series 2: Migraine: Not just a bad headache
We dive headfirst into migraines, the neurological condition capable of causing visual hallucinations, vomiting, temporary speech problems, and forcing people into quiet, dark rooms.
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16 May 2026
Brain Series 1: Meningitis: Usually caused by an infection of the meninges, not Men In Jeans
With the recent outbreaks of meningitis in Kent (March ‘26) and Reading (May ‘26) in the UK, this is an especially important topic. Please see the NHS and UK Health Secretary Agency information and advice about meningitis below:
Meningitis - NHS (https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/meningitis/): https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/meningitis/ (https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/meningitis/)
UK Health Security Agency: https://ukhsa.blog.gov.uk/2026/03/20/who-is-eligible-for-the-menb-vaccine-and-do-i-need-it-myself/ (https://ukhsa.blog.gov.uk/2026/03/20/who-is-eligible-for-the-menb-vaccine-and-do-i-need-it-myself/)
FACT CHECK: Viral meningitis is more common than bacterial meningitis.
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2 May 2026
Hayfever: Should footballers suffering from hayfever bring an hanky onto the pitch?
Hayfever: when your immune system mistakes a bit of pollen for a full-blown invasion and your nose declares war. It’s incredibly common, but if you’ve ever sneezed 27 times in a row while your eyes stream, you’ll know it deserves a proper chat.
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25 Apr 2026
Weight management: We tackle this one from a range of perspectives and Dr Unwin shares some varied experiences
Weight management is a topic that can be challenging to discuss and people’s perceptions are strongly determined by their personal experience. This makes it even more important to keep it part of the conversation.
FACT CHECK: The projected global prevalence of obesity AND overweight in 2035 is predicted to be 54%. This was stated as only including obesity in the podcast. This is 1.77 billion people living with overweight and 1.53 billion living with obesity (source: World Obesity Federation. World Obesity Atlas 2024. https://data.worldobesity.org/publications/WOF-Obesity-Atlas-v7.pdf (https://data.worldobesity.org/publications/WOF-Obesity-Atlas-v7.pdf))
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23 Apr 2026
Flashes and Floaters: Not the ones at public pools, but the ones in our eyes
Flashes and floaters in our eyes are extremely common and mostly benign, but there are a few things to look out for (if you can see them)
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14 Apr 2026
Paracetamol: we promise it's not all GPs prescribe
Paracetamol is prescribed very regularly and impacts many patients, here's most of what you need to know.
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4 Apr 2026
Heart series E3: Heart attacks with a patient perspective
Keeping the banter flowing as usual, just like our blood (hopefully)
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28 Mar 2026
Heart series E2: Cholesterol: No we don’t have fatty brains!
Cholesterol, another essential topic and thankfully slightly less boring than blood pressure
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22 Mar 2026
Heart series E1: High blood pressure: The most important but boring topic?
Keeping the banter flowing as usual, just like our blood.
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14 Mar 2026
The vagus nerve - we wandered through this topic ;)
The vagus nerve really is the vagabond, affecting many parts of our bodies and making it a key target for therapies.
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