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A Trillion Dollars and Sunday Vibes

Cerys raids her record collection for an eclectic playlist of blues, folk and jazz. Science writer Rowan Hooper shares his thought experiment of what to do with a trillion dollars.

Cerys raids her record collection for an eclectic playlist of global gems and introduces you to new cross-genre delights. This week her playlist includes music from Joni Mitchell, K Frimpong & His Cuban Fiestas, Betty Davis and new releases from Tongue Fu, Valerie June, The Woodlice and Tony Allen.

Cerys delves into the ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ archive for the voices of Bunny Wailer and Chick Corea. Plus Science writer and author Rowan Hooper joins Cerys to share his thought experiment of how he'd spend a trillion dollars, what ideas from the world of science could be employed to solve some of the the world's mysteries with the fictitious budget.

Rowan Hooper is an editor and podcast host at New Scientist magazine. His books include Superhuman: Life at the Extremes of Mental and Physical Ability (2018) and How to Spend a Trillion Dollars: Saving the World and Solving the Biggest Mysteries (2021). Rowan has a PhD in evolutionary biology and worked as a biologist in Japan for five years and later took a fellowship at Trinity College Dublin.

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Music Played

  • Maggie Bell

    After Midnight

    • Queen Of The Night.
    • 4.

  • Merl Saunders Quintet

    Soul Grooving

  • Tongue Fu

    Boxes (feat. Chris Redmond)

  • Aretha Franklin

    I Never Loved A Man (The Way I Love You)

    • Atlantic.

  • Huw Marc Bennett & Miryam Solomon

    In My Craft

    • In My Craft.
    • Albert's Favourites Ltd.
    • 1.

  • Abayomy Afrobeat Orquestra

    Malunguinho

    • Abayomy.

  • Buddy Rich

    Big Mac

  • Derroll Adams

    Freight Train Blues (Live)

  • Bunny Wailer

    Dream Land

    • Dream Land.
    • Island Def Jam Music Group.
    • 1.

  • Bunny Wailer

    This Train

  • Tristen

    A Case of You

  • Joni Mitchell

    Urge For Going

    • Joni Mitchell Archives Vol 1 The Early Years 1963-1967.
    • Rhino.
    • 27.

  • Laura Marling

    The End Of The Affair (The Lockdown Sessions)

  • Dante

    Trillion

    • True Emotion.

  • John Mooney And Soul Rebels Brass Band

    Drinka Little Poison (4 U Die)

    • Treme: Music From The HBO Original Series Season 1.
    • Ace Records Limited.
    • 6.

  • ³§²ΟÜΈι³’

    Trillions of Molecules

    • Paterson.

  • Jimi Hendrix

    Georgia Blues

    • Both Sides Of The Sky.
    • Sony Music Entertainment.
    • 9.

  • Gary Burton & Chick Corea

    Children's Song No.6

    • Crystal Silence.

  • The Woodlice

    Keep the Light On Baby

  • Tony Allen

    Cosmosis (feat. Ben Okri, Skepta & Damon Albarn)

    • There Is No End.
    • Blue Note.

  • David Bowie

    Drive-In Saturday

  • Hideto Sasaki & Toshiyuki Sekine Quartet

    Stop Over

  • Marie β€œQueenie” Lyons

    See and Don't See

  • P!nk

    Most Girls

    • Pure & Simple (Various Artists).
    • Universal.

  • K. Frimpong and His Cubano Fiestas

    Me Yee Owu Den

  • Thin Lizzy

    Don't Believe A Word

    • The Very Best Of.
    • Vertigo.

  • Rory Gallagher

    Bad Penny

    • Top Priority.
    • Strange Music Limited.
    • 6.

  • Altan

    Dulaman

  • Laoise Kelly

    Goodman: Lon Dubh / Maidrin Ruadh

    • Masters of The Irish Harp.

  • Betty Davis

    They Say I'm Different

  • Baby Huey

    Hard Times

    • WEA.

  • Valerie June & Carla Thomas

    Call Me A Fool

    • Call Me A Fool.
    • June Tunes Music/Fantasy Records.
    • 1.

Broadcast

  • Sun 14 Mar 2021 10:00
    ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 6 Music