Science In Action

Science In Action

by BBC World Service

Insights from recent episode analysis

Audience Interest

Estimated Reach: 250,001+
Listeners across platforms

Podcast Focus

Categories: science · technology

Publishing Consistency

Frequency: Irregular
300+ episodes since 2019

Platform Reach

Insights are generated by CastFox AI using publicly available data, episode content, and proprietary models.

Most discussed topics

climate changescienceevidence-based policyanti-sciencescientific societycurrent state of scientific affairscoral extinctionplankton adaptationcancer immunotherapyagriculture technologydroughtenvironment

Brands & references

BBC World Service3
mRNA covid vaccination1
Whitley Fund for Nature1
ICARUS1
SciLifeLab1
Free University of Berlin1
University of Texas at Austin1
Microsoft1
Generic platforms filtered out.
Medium Confidence

Est. Listeners

250,001+

Based on iTunes & Spotify (publisher stats).

  • Per-Episode Audience

    Est. listeners per new episode within ~30 days

    10,001 - 25,000
  • Monthly Reach

    Unique listeners across all episodes (30 days)

    25,001 - 75,000
  • Active Followers

    Loyal subscribers who consistently listen

    5,001 - 15,000

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On the show

From 10 eps

Host

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Roland Pease
8 eps

Recent guests

9 across last 10 eps
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Michael Mann
1 ep
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Naomi Oreskes
1 ep
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Angie Rasmussen
1 ep
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Deb Houry
1 ep
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Philip Ball
1 ep
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Prof Martin Wikelski
1 ep
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Mathias Uhlén
1 ep
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Nozair Khawaja
1 ep
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Zakeria Shnizai
1 ep

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Chart Positions

2 placements across 2 markets.