252 episodes

Jonathan responds to your texts and tweets, is joined in studio for all the latest science stories for Newsround and speaks to one of our two guests featured on the show.

Listen and subscribe to Futureproof with Johnathan McCrea on Apple Podcasts and Spotify.

Download, listen and subscribe on the Newstalk App.  

You can also listen to Newstalk live on newstalk.com or on Alexa, by and asking: 'Alexa, play Newstalk'

Futureproof with Jonathan McCrea Newstalk

    • Science
    • 4.7 • 221 Ratings

Jonathan responds to your texts and tweets, is joined in studio for all the latest science stories for Newsround and speaks to one of our two guests featured on the show.

Listen and subscribe to Futureproof with Johnathan McCrea on Apple Podcasts and Spotify.

Download, listen and subscribe on the Newstalk App.  

You can also listen to Newstalk live on newstalk.com or on Alexa, by and asking: 'Alexa, play Newstalk'

    Extra: Could Europa Clipper Detect Life on Jupiter's Moon?

    Extra: Could Europa Clipper Detect Life on Jupiter's Moon?

    Fabian Klenner is a Postdoctoral Researcher at the University of Washington

    • 14 min
    THE EVOLUTION OF EGGS

    THE EVOLUTION OF EGGS

    Jules Howard - Zoological Correspondent and Author of Infinite Life: A Revolutionary Story of Eggs, Evolution and Life on Earth

    • 43 min
    Extra: Ant Supercolonies

    Extra: Ant Supercolonies

    John Whitfield is a Science journalist and Author

    • 16 min
    Space Elevators

    Space Elevators

    Professor Arun Misra is a Thomas Workman Emeritus Professor in Mechanical Engineering at McGill University.

    • 34 min
    Extra: Why Don't Woodpeckers Get Concussed?

    Extra: Why Don't Woodpeckers Get Concussed?

    Sam Van Wessenbergh is a Research Professor in the Laboratory for Functional Morphology of the Department of Biology at the University of Antwerp

    • 13 min
    The Interstellar Workshop

    The Interstellar Workshop

    Joseph Meany is a Science consultant and board member of the IRG (Interstellar Research Group)

    • 42 min

Customer Reviews

4.7 out of 5
221 Ratings

221 Ratings

Sinead Coffey ,

My only go to podcast!

I absolutely love the Futureproof podcast series. I have a lengthy commute to work daily and often listen to Jonathan’s latest episodes en route!The show has something for everyone….science, psychology, evolution it’s just brilliant.
If like me you are a bit of an existentialist or even a deep thinker you will devour this podcast.
Thanks a million. Love the fact that you can scroll down to find an episode that appeals to you too.
Only suggestion for improvement would be if you could listen to some of the older episodes deeper in the archive….some of the later ones won’t play unfortunately and their subject matter seems really interesting.

Mark Wicklow ,

Fantastic Show

Jonathan has a great way of explaining the intricacies of Science to the layperson. I have loved the shows on a wide variety of topics from the program on moondust to vomitting bumblebees. Very entertaining, educating and stimulating. Thanks for all the hard work. MJB.

geriTech ,

Re Paco Calvo on plant intelligence

I think Paco was making the case for investigating whether or not plants had some self-adjusting mechanisms rather than having human type intellect. Might be interesting to compare with an animal which has a distributed nervous system such as the Octopus.
Catherine

Top Podcasts In Science

The Infinite Monkey Cage
BBC Radio 4
Show Me the Science with Luke O'Neill
Newstalk
Science Vs
Spotify Studios
Hidden Brain
Hidden Brain, Shankar Vedantam
Making Sense with Sam Harris
Sam Harris
This Podcast Will Kill You
Exactly Right Media – the original true crime comedy network

You Might Also Like

The Pat Kenny Show Highlights
Newstalk
The David McWilliams Podcast
David McWilliams & John Davis
Today with Claire Byrne
RTÉ Radio 1
The Other Hand
Jim Power & Chris Johns
Callan's Kicks
RTÉ Radio 1
The Hard Shoulder Highlights
Newstalk

More by Newstalk

The Pat Kenny Show Highlights
Newstalk
The Hard Shoulder Highlights
Newstalk
Talking History with Patrick Geoghegan
Newstalk
Show Me the Science with Luke O'Neill
Newstalk
Moncrieff Highlights
Newstalk
Lunchtime Live Highlights
Newstalk