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EPISODE · Jul 24, 2025 · 1H 8M

The Broken Crab

from Festival of the Mind · host University of Sheffield Player

Joe Skelton and producer Hannah Goraya present The Broken Crab - an audio drama set in the near future where an athlete enhanced using tissue engineering struggles to own her body again. This work was inspired by Dr Sam Pashneh-Tala’s research in tissue engineering and explores the ethical issues associated with redesigning the human body.Part of Festival of the Mind 2020festivalofthemind.sheffield.ac.ukAttributionsOriginal music by Eoin Loveless "Door opening and closing" by All Sounds CC BY 4.0 "Glass shattering" by All Sounds CC BY 4.0 "Spray can" by All Sounds CC BY 4.0 "Door buzzer" by All Sounds CC BY 4.0 

Joe Skelton and producer Hannah Goraya present The Broken Crab - an audio drama set in the near future where an athlete enhanced using tissue engineering struggles to own her body again. This work was inspired by Dr Sam Pashneh-Tala’s research in tissue engineering and explores the ethical issues associated with redesigning the human body.Part of Festival of the Mind 2020festivalofthemind.sheffield.ac.ukAttributionsOriginal music by Eoin Loveless "Door opening and closing" by All Sounds CC BY 4.0 "Glass shattering" by All Sounds CC BY 4.0 "Spray can" by All Sounds CC BY 4.0 "Door buzzer" by All Sounds CC BY 4.0

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