Welcome back! After a lengthy hiatus, the Murmurations podcast returns to share a conversation Darren recently had with the magician and psychological illusionist, Derren Brown. This was a guest talk that Derren kindly delivered to students studying "Storytelling and Collective Psychology" at Newcastle University, UK. Reflecting on some of the ideas covered in Darren's recent book about Derren’s work, they talk about social connection, Stoicism, the environment, Jungian psychology, transcendence, religion, human flourishing and other wisdom that can help us live well in modern life.

For more information on Derren's current show and other work you can visit his website here. 

More information on Darren's latest book (Storytelling and Collective Psychology: Ancient Wisdom, Modern Life and the Work of Derren Brown) can be found here. 

To get in touch with the podcast, please email: Murmurations.WDK@gmail.com

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In the final episode of this series, Darren speaks to his colleague, Dr Sarah Hill about disability, society and popular culture. They discuss Sarah's research on representations of disability and how we can do more to understand the social challenges and lived experiences of being disabled. They discuss both positive and problematic developments in popular culture and some of the shifting public perceptions around disability. In the closing few minutes of the podcast, Sarah shares some advice for early career researchers whilst Darren reflects on the ethics of academic teamwork and leadership to support colleagues who are just starting out in academia.

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In this week's episode, Darren talks to his colleague Dr Tina Sikka about media, ideology and social justice. They discuss the importance of studying media and communication and consider its value as an interdisciplinary field - with some  attention to the recent UK exams controversy. They also discuss Tina's research on food, gender politics, the Intellectual Dark Web, social justice movements, cancel culture, campus culture and the importance of nuance in conversations about sensitive topics.

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Music: https://www.purple-planet.com
Logo: Archie Cameron

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