The Cows Are Mad
BBC Radio 4The Covid-19 pandemic has been one of the weirdest things any of us has lived through. But there was another sickness that once stalked the nation and turned things very strange for a while. In the 1990s Britain was hit by an epidemic of a fatal neurological disease in cows that also killed 178 humans. Science was split between government assurances of safety and dissidents warning of disaster. Tr... more
| Publishes | Daily | Episodes | 11 | Founded | 6 months ago |
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| Categories | DocumentaryNatural SciencesSociety & CultureScience | ||||
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This reads like a BBC article: too many names thrown around, too many random people's opinions given without much context beyond an opening, a surprisingly little written in plain English about the subject at hand with the focus all going on an oddly character based narrative. By the end it felt like I learned very little throughout two and a half hours of content. I mean it's alright I guess.
Podcast Addict35 months agoapercentThis is extremely interesting, very informing, giving good insights into the developing situation. Very balanced. Highly recommended.
Podcast Addict55 months agoPodAddicted- Informative and interesting
Informative and interesting, well presented, relevant interviews. Short episodes and easy to listen to, volume levels even. Well worth a listen.
Apple Podcasts5JulesMcGooles
Australia6 months ago - Fantastic podcast, but it hasn’t been given the time this topic deserves
This is an amazing podcast that I was referred to after ‘The Coming Storm’. However, I agree with the other commenters that this is too short. Lots of interesting angles to the story that are opened up and not really addressed - this deserves a proper deep dive like The Coming Storm got! more
Apple Podcasts5chrispeat01
United Kingdom6 months ago - Decent but too short
The cows are mad gives a reasonable picture of how BSE still matters to many people. And gives insights into why it’s still relevant when looking at COVID and other current diseases. more
Apple Podcasts3DarkDylar
Netherlands6 months ago
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