Oddly Informative: Matters of Fact that Amaze and Delight

Mike Cooper is a British voice talent who left big-city life in London for a log cabin in the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina. Mike is recognizable from his years with the BBC World Service, and as the narrator of countless television documentaries.

Tom Standage is deputy editor of the Economist and the author of Writing on the Wall, A History of the World in 6 Glasses, An Edible History of Humanity, and The Victorian Internet. His writing has also appeared in the New York Times, the Guardian, Wired, and other publications. He lives in London.