Inventor of the phone, Alexander Graham Bell, on Hospital Radio

During his career as a broadcaster Rhodders has interviewed some of the bigger celebrities but none are as great as the inventor of the telephone, Alexander Graham Bell. In a beautifully poetic moment of radio Rhodders was able to talk to Alexander Graham Bell via Read More …

Idle Talk 23 12 12 “The false premise of presents”

“Oh come let us Adorno him!” It’s our Christmas special. At this time of year it is customary to buy lots of presents, this week’s topic was “The false premise of  presents”. We examine Adorno’s  “Articles may not be exchanged” form his book “Minima Moralia”. Read More …

Idle Talk 16 12 12 “The cult of celebrity, Plato in the Big Brother house”

This week we  revisited the topic of Fame and the cult of celebrity as first discussed on Idle Talk 11 11 12. We discuss an article by Dr Angie Hobs which discusses what ancient Greek philosophers think of our current culture of celebrity. what with Plato thought Read More …

Idle Talk 09 12 12 “self-inflicted health conditions”

This week’s topic is self-inflicted health conditions and the right to treatment. Should, for example, smokers get lower priority treatment from the NHS because their illness is a result of their choice to smoke? To what degree is it reasonable to hold patients responsible for there Read More …

Idle Talk Live tonight (09/12/12)

Tonight on http://1radio.org/ “Idle Talk”  goes live at the new time of 9pm- 10pm. We will be talking medical ethics. Join in the debate in the chart rooms and on Skype using the name- rhodders.com Topic “The right to treatment for self-inflicted conditions”. Should, for Read More …