The internet! It’s just a thing that exists, that most of us use every day without thinking about… But this week, we’re learning all about where it came from, and where it could be going. Of course, we can’t do it alone. This week’s guest is David Lake, a part-time PhD student at the University of Surrey’s 5G and 6G Innovation Centre studying future networking. He's also an Engineering Technologist in the Office of the Chief Technology Officer with DELL. AND he's involved in the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF). I mean seriously… what an expert!&nbsp;But of course he is talking to us purely in a personal capacity. And blimey, there's a lot more to the internet than we ever realised Cheers

Slake Sussex Dry & The Internet

At the end of a series, Ben has a lot of evidence to show quite how unprofessional our approach to this podcast truly is. And because we like to over share, we thought you might enjoy listening to some of the behind the scenes stuff that Ben has to cut out. Enjoy

Idiocy Incompetence & Series 3 Bloopers

Another series over, another box of empty bottles to recycle. And as each one lands in the bin, we're reminded about each conversation that we had. But, just like not being able to drink the whole bottle of gin in one sitting, we couldn't include all of the conversation in the main episodes. So Ben has been keeping the leftovers safe for us So that we could put together a little extra episode for you Enjoy Cheers

Many Empty Bottles & Series 3 Extras

Welcome to the Gin &amp; Topic Tasting Room This week we're tasting Sharish gin from Portugal Cheers

Tasting Sharish

For our final episode of this series, we’re heading overseas and back in time to find out what stone tools can tell us about past humans? We’ll be talking with Emily Hallinan, an archaeologist at the Interdisciplinary Centre for Archaeology and Evolution of Human Behaviour, at the University of Algarve, Faro, Portugal.&nbsp; Not only about her expertise in old rocks, but also in gin, as Emily also spent quite a bit of time working in the Cambridge Distillery. And we'll be pairing the conversation with some of her local Sharish gin. Cheers

Sharish & Stone Tools

Welcome to the Gin &amp; Topic Tasting Room This week we're tasting Lind and Lime Cheers

Tasting Lind and Lime

Our question this week is: How does invisible light from across the electromagnetic spectrum help us understand the history of our Universe?&nbsp; Yes, we know, that does sound like an unusually intelligent question for us. And what we really want to know is: Why do astronomers need so many different telescopes? So this week we’re talking with Jo Ramasawmy an astrophysicist and AtLAST scientist at UK Astronomy Technology Centre over a glass or two of Lind and Lime. Cheers

Lind and Lime & Invisible Light

Welcome to the Gin &amp; Topic Tasting Room This week we're tasting an Apple and Blackberry gin from the Lancashire Gin Family Cheers

Tasting Lancashire Gin Family

Can you remember that point during adolescence when you came of age? You know, the kind of experience that you read about in books, when you struggle thorough something and come out the other end having grown up. No? Nor can we.&nbsp; So this week we’re talking all about Coming of Age with Nic Hilton, a PhD candidate at the University of Cambridge, asking what is maturation and why are YA books obsessed with it? And we’re maturing along with the apples and blackberries that went into this week’s gin from the Lancashire Gin Family Cheers

Lancashire Gin Family & Maturation

Welcome to the Gin &amp; Topic Tasting Room This week we're tasting Laura Wall’s Seaside Gins Cheers

Tasting Laura Wall Seaside Gin

Our ever-curious step-mother and step-daughter, Sarah and Áine, begin each episode with a glass of gin in hand, before launching into the topic of the week. Once the gin has been thoroughly sampled, and reviewed, they discuss what they already know about the weekly topic. It could be anything, from science to art, from political to cultural. Most importantly, they often don’t know a lot. Luckily, there is a weekly expert who shares their knowledge… and the gin. The guest may be plagued with ‘Okay, but why?’s, and ‘So, how?’s, but they get to drink through it! And, if this expert can tell our hosts that everything they thought they knew is wrong, even better. There’s no confrontation, just a genuine wish to learn and understand, and at the end of the show, the hosts spend a little time mulling over what they’ve learnt, and wondering how they can slip it into conversations to look smart.

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