Why Do We Do That?
Hosted by Ella Al-Shamahi · BBC Radio 4
4.7from 97 ratings
- 36
- Episodes
- 97
- Ratings
- 2022
- First episode
- 12K
- YouTube views
About Why Do We Do That?
Why Do We Do That? An anthropologist's guide to the modern world. There are lots of everyday things which, when you think about them, are pretty weird. Like kissing, doomscrolling and sitting down to go to the loo. Social media may tell you to blame the latest influencer who went viral. Your therapist might tell you to blame your parents. But palaeoanthropologist Ella Al-Shamahi is here to tell you to blame your great, great, great, great, great, etc. grandparents. For some stuff at least. In this series, Ella is joined by some wonderful guests to dive into the cultural, historical and evolutionary story of everyday human habits and behaviour. Photo: Sarah Cresswell / The Times / News Licensing
- Publisher
- BBC Radio 4
- Category
- science
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 25 Oct 2022
- Latest episode
- 11 Apr 2025
Latest episodes
36 episodes in the feed.
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Who has been a guest on Why Do We Do That?
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- Brenna Hassett
- Julia Stern
- Adele Parks
- Bronwyn Tarr
- Robin Dunbar
Reach and audience
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- YouTube views
- 12,183
- Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025
- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.6 / 5
- 31 ratings
- Spotify
- 4.7 / 5
- 66 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 58 / 100
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- Quality
- 51
- Social presence
- 0
- YouTube
- 76
- Engagement
- 85
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