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Steve Cross @drstevex.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

You’re an amazing performer! Come back to the stage!

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Philosophy Playdate @philosophyplaydate.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

It's new episode day! We've been asked to judge the numerical nature of infinity and that's easy probably. Oh, wait... Download, subscribe, review wherever you get podcasts or come to drstevecross.squarespace.com/podcast #philsky #philosophysky #podcast

A golden infinity symbol and two podcast hosts's faces poking out. PEEKABOO.

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Steve Cross @drstevex.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Thanks! That's very rigorous of you. Christabel keeps meeting listeners who "refuse to give in to the tyranny of numbers".

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Steve Cross @drstevex.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Over on my philosophy/comedy/parenting podcast @philosophyplaydate.bsky.social we've run out of impossible questions asked by kids. Every week we take on something like "Are numbers real?", and use 4000 years of philosophy to help you answer them. Help us out: philosophyplaydate@gmail.com.

Two people dressed in blue standing in front of a blue background. Text read "we need your kids' impossible questions and we'll help you to answer them"

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Yakhunt @yakhunt.net · 14/09/2026

It's time to keep the cranks out of the National Trust again.

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Philosophy Playdate @philosophyplaydate.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

New episode day! We've been asked "Are Numbers Real?" by a bright 7-year-old and Plato, Theano of Croton and Penelope Maddy help us to decide. Download, review and subscribe wherever you get podcasts! Link: drstevecross.squarespace.com/podcast #philosophysky #comedy #podcast #philsky

Philosopher Christabel Cane adrift in a sea of numbers.

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Philosophy Playdate @philosophyplaydate.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

New episode day! We've been asked "What would it be like to live forever?" and we've dug through deep philosophy and pop culture with Dr Saloni de Souza to find out. Download, subscribe and review wherever you get your podcasts. #philosophysky #philsky #podcast Photo by Ian Bowkett

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Steve Cross @drstevex.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

It's new episode day on my podcast @philosophyplaydate.bsky.social ! The eternal, repetitive struggle of seven-year-old bedtime has got us thinking about Sisyphus, with special guest Ian Bowkett. Download, rate and subscribe wherever you get podcasts! #philosophysky #comedy #podcast #philsky

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Steve Cross @drstevex.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

WORK HUNT! I know it's summer but it's time to think ahead. Need a freelancer who can help you out with transferable skills training, a host for your event, some comedy for your conference, event photos or anything else? Drop me a line! drstevecross.squarespace.com

Consultant and trainer Steve Cross looks up in front of a starfield.

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Philosophy Playdate @philosophyplaydate.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

Do any of you have a big rock we can push? Prepping for a big Sisyphus episode recording this week.

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Angus Dunican @angusdunican.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

Filmed a lil’ monologue. Please give me a job

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The Anti-Christ Brosnahan @chrisbrosnahan.com · 03/08/2026

A - Deadline is tomorrow. B - These kind of consultations need to be written in a readable way. I ran this through the Flesch-Kincaid reading score, and it's on a level with a Brief History of Time. English isn't everyone's first language and this is important stuff.

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Steve Cross @drstevex.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

Philosophy Playdate isn't taking a summer break, so you can keep filling your brain and confusing your friends while the sun is out. Go listen!

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Steve Cross @drstevex.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

It's new episode day on my podcast, Philosophy Playdate! We've been asked "Do animals have different emotions?" and try to find out if a penguin, duck or jay can feel joy or merely pleasure. Download, subscribe and leave funny reviews wherever you get podcasts! #philosophy #comedy #podcast

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Steve Cross @drstevex.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

I've always thought I was too cool to spend time in libraries but it turns out I am in fact not cool enough.

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Steve Cross @drstevex.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

Also go follow @philosophyplaydate.bsky.social because we just hit 20 episodes which as anyone who has made a podcast will tell you is approximately one million hours of blood, sweat and tears.

Philosopher Christabel Cane stares at the camera as the Universe explodes behind her. A random man is there.

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Steve Cross @drstevex.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

This Thursday I am telling jokes both about and using my very chaotic brain. It's free! You'll enjoy it!

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Kate Devlin @drkatedevlin.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

For wannabe comedians among us, join @drstevex.bsky.social's workshop "Comedy skills for researchers and other humans" on 3 June for tips and tricks to craft successful jokes about life, work and the future. (I can personally vouch for this and I'm hilarious.) www.tickettailor.com/events/dfist...

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Register Here – Comedy skills for researchers and other humans with Steve Cross – MAC 302 (Formerly MB1.1) - Macadam Building

Comedy skills for researchers and other humans with Steve Cross – MAC 302 (Formerly MB1.1) - Macadam Building, Wed 3 Jun 2026 - With Steve Cross. Join comedian and talent developer, Professor Steve Cr...

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Steve Cross @drstevex.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

THIS SATURDAY! Come and laugh along with seven comedians, therapists and people with lived experience of mental health issues as we make jokes about our poor, sore brains. Near Tower Bridge, 6-8pm and FREE Tickets: www.mediculture.co.uk/all-events/s...

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Science Showoff Cures All Brain Ills — Medi-Culture

Join us for a night of medically-themed stand-up comedy, stories and silliness from some of London's funniest people.

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Philosophy Playdate @philosophyplaydate.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

This Saturday - a special comedy show about mental health, featuring therapists and people with lived experience. And tickets are FREE! At the Raven (off Tower Bridge on the South side) from 6-8pm. Grab your seat by booking at www.mediculture.co.uk/all-events/s... Christabel will be performing!

Philosopher Christabel Cane on stage in a small comedy slub telling jokes.

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Philosophy Playdate @philosophyplaydate.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

It's new episode day! After getting caught doing something naughty, Steve's daughter tries to escape blame by asking "Is my brain a separate thing that tells my body what to do?". We asked Plato, Cavendish, Descartes & more to answer. drstevecross.squarespace.com/podcast #philsky #philosophysky

Steve Cross and Christabel Cane pose holding a plastic skull with model brain exposed. Photo by Ian Bowkett.

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Steve Cross @drstevex.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

BOOK AGENT CHAT who are your UK agents for non-fiction? Who is good? Asking for a friend.

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Philosophy Playdate @philosophyplaydate.bsky.social · 05/04/2026

We have our first merchandise! Available from stevecross.squarespace.com/podcast I honestly don’t know enough philosophy to get the joke. Can anyone explain?

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Steve Cross @drstevex.bsky.social · 06/04/2026

New episode @philosophyplaydate.bsky.social as a child asks "When will I die?". Stream or download now. This t-shirt celebrates the day Christabel told a teacher she'd got into UCL but he misheard "UCLA" and got super excited. Should we sell these? drstevecross.squarespace.com/podcast

Steve Cross wearing a shirt that says "UCLA" but the A is crossed out.

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Philosophy Playdate @philosophyplaydate.bsky.social · 12/03/2026

Episode 2 is up! Join us as we discuss "What's The Best Favourite Colour to Have?" with some help from Immanuel Kant and the many philosophers who have pointed out the holes in his arguments through which one could sail an oil tanker . The episode should be on all platforms. Shout if it isn't!

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Philosophy Playdate @philosophyplaydate.bsky.social · 09/03/2026

We are live! Download episode one and decide who is getting converted; Babies into dogs or dogs into babies? Can philosophy help us to decide? Available now on Spotify & Apple Podcasts. Other platforms coming very soon. open.spotify.com/show/6ryHSeM... podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/p...

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Ep 1 - The Dog/Baby Switch

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Steve Cross @drstevex.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

Once again I beseech all universities: Don’t buy Extron systems they do not work properly with Macs.

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Steve Cross @drstevex.bsky.social · 25/02/2026

Kids already know all the swears and some that even you and I don’t know

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Steve Cross @drstevex.bsky.social · 25/02/2026

No such thing as a clean Bright Club. Who dares besmirch my creation like this?

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Steve Cross @drstevex.bsky.social · 15/01/2026

I'm enjoying an episode of that history podcast you like where two tory men talk about stuff www.youtube.com/watch?v=f0im...

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History Today - The Industrial Revolution (from the Mary Whitehouse experience)

YouTube video by Alan Heath

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Steve Cross @drstevex.bsky.social · 17/12/2025

A gentle reminder to pay your freelancer invoices before Xmas. You know how you pay your PAYE staff early in December because everyone in Finance goes away from the end of this week until January? We also need to be able to afford crackers and tinsel.

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James Connolly @drjamesconnolly.bsky.social · 21/11/2025

If you'd like to see an amateur comedy routine vaguely on the subject of peer review involving lots of puns and me forgetting a line, look no further! Credit and thanks to @drstevex.bsky.social for the video and, as always, being a very funny, supportive compere! youtube.com/watch?v=D4ll...

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James Connolly - peer review - LOLs in Translation

YouTube video by JEPC123

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Steve Cross @drstevex.bsky.social · 02/12/2025

NOW RECRUITING FUNNY ENGINEERS. On March 4th The Brunel Museum and I are running an engineering-themed fundraising comedy gig and I'm looking for acts. 10 minute sets, unpaid, and a chance to play an iconic (but pretty inaccessible) venue. This is them: thebrunelmuseum.com Who would like a show?

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Homepage - Brunel Museum

The Brunel Museum is an educational charity run by volunteers that tells the story of one of the world’s great engineering dynasties

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James Connolly @drjamesconnolly.bsky.social · 14/11/2025

I'll be performing at this - really looking forward to it! It'll be my sixth time doing stand-up, almost a year exactly since I first tried it. Also my fifth different set, which is admittedly a slightly abnormal way of approaching things.

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Steve Cross @drstevex.bsky.social · 03/11/2025

FREELANCING HUNT I've had a couple of really frustrating cancellations and work ghostings recently SO I have loads of space in my diary until the end of Jan. Hire me for all your training, event hosting, workshop enlivening, facilitation, comedy & photography needs! Or a bespoke work-themed quiz.

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Angus Dunican @angusdunican.bsky.social · 01/11/2025

These days I mainly gig just to catch up on my reading. Thanks to @drstevex.bsky.social for another lovely show at The Old Operating Theatre and for the lush snaps x

An over the shoulder mod shot of me performing some bespoke spooky stand up. I am lit in read but my face is illuminated by the iPad screen

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Steve Cross @drstevex.bsky.social · 27/10/2025

COMEDIANS would any of you like a paid show on Wednesday? I need 15 minutes of material with a loose medical and/or Halloween-y theme from you. PAID. It's this: www.mediculture.co.uk/all-events/s... (had an act pull out for completely forgiveable reasons)

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Spooky Medicine with Steve Cross & Friends — Medi-Culture

Join Steve Cross and a lively lineup of comedians and researchers for an evening of spooky hilarity about the history of medicine.

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