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Little Atoms was the official podcast of [[The Skeptic (UK magazine)|The Skeptic]] magazine until 2011.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/tvandradioblog/2009/oct/15/radio-catch-up-resonance-good-read | title=Radio catch-up: A Good Read, Resonance FM and Cerys Matthews | last=Redmond|first=Camilla|work=The Guardian | date=15 October 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.theguardian.com/culture/tvandradioblog/2007/feb/27/weeklywebtrawlpunkexplosio |last=Marshall|first=Ben| title=Weekly web trawl: ephemera, anger and smut | work=The Guardian | date= 27 February 2007}}</ref>

 

The website [http://www.LittleAtoms.com www.LittleAtoms.com] launched on 16 January 2015. It is updated daily with a mixture of news and features, as well as hosting the weekly podcast and the archive of over 400 episodes.

 

 

Little Atoms's first [http://littleatoms.com/words/little-atoms-magazine-issue-1-sale-now print magazine] launched in November 2015. It features a mixture of edited podcast interviews and original articles by writers including Jonathan Meades, Fergal Keane, Nick Cohen, Suzanne Moore, and more. It is designed by Wild Bill and Crazy Dave, and features illustrations by Jean Jullien.

 

*Nominated by physics.org web awards in the Best podcast category 2010<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.physics.org/toplistdetail.asp?id=15|title=Web awards shortlist - Best podcast|publisher=Institute of Physics}}</ref>

 

Little Atoms is frequently cited as one of the UK's top podcasts. In July 2015, [[Miranda Sawyer]], presenter of [[BBC Radio 4]]'s In Pod We Trust, praised Little Atoms, [https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2015/jul/31/the-10-best-holiday-podcasts writing] "[Neil] Denny’s modesty and well-informed interest enriches Little Atoms, and there are loads of shows to choose from (the As alone include Adam Curtis, Alex Cox and Aleks Krotoski). It has recently expanded into an online magazine, packed with quirky, funny, odd features."

 

[[Fergal Keane]] described [http://www.LittleAtoms.com LittleAtoms.com] as "a thoughtful site" with "Lots to provoke intelligent discussion"

 

* [[Marcus du Sautoy]] - Simonyi Professor for the Public Understanding of Science and a Professor of Mathematics at the University of Oxford (3 February 2006, 14 March 2008)

* [[Jonathan Meades]] - British writer on food, architecture, and culture, as well as an author and broadcaster (5 December 2010, 11 May 2007, 3 March 2006)

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