Andrew O'Hagan: ‘Fifty Shades of Grey’

In the 1590s, Caravaggio was one of ‘the swaggering, violent young men who terrorised Romans’, Erin Maglaque wrote recently in the LRB, and he ‘made his name by painting this violent, chaotic world’. On this episode, Erin joins Thomas Jones to discuss the ways that Caravaggio rep ... Show More

‘We must build our hard power because that is the currency of the age,’ Keir Starmer declared to the Munich Security Conference earlier this month. It’s a sentiment shared across Europe, where leaders have cited Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the rise of Chinese power and US insta ... Show More

‘Information in the early modern world could move no faster than the bodies that carried it,’ John Gallagher wrote recently in the LRB. For a horse and rider, that was just under fifteen kilometres per hour. Yet postal systems, as pioneered by the enterprising Tassis family, were ... Show More

Get LAID with @Oloni, @ScottyUnfamous and @ShaniJamilah who discuss sex and relationships.simplyoloni.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. 

Nikki Boyer sits down with Sydnee Paige, the host of Wondery’s new sex-positive podcast Sydnee in the Sheets, for an intimate conversation about sex and dating in today’s crazy world. Sydnee shares her thoughts on hookup apps, porn and why communication is key to great sex. And j ... Show More

Exposing Love Island Secrets with Anna and Mandi! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. 

Mehdi Hasan speaks with Cenk on The Conversation.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. 

Adam Eichen and Jonathan Larsen speak with Cenk on The Conversation.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. 

<p>Oscar Wilde is making waves in London’s literary scene, but he’s heading for disaster. He's been publicly outed by his gay lover’s father, Lord Queensberry. Homosexuality is illegal and Wilde is facing private and public ruin. So he has to make a life-changing choice: fight, o ... Show More

Billboard Pride writer Stephen Daw discusses Swift's new LGBTQ-friendly hit and "Open Your Heart" co-writer Peter Rafelson muses about the wild backstory of Madonna's '80s classic. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. 

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It's time to talk about sex. Rachel is joined by sex therapist Nikquan Lewis for a very personal conversation about sex and intimacy.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. 

Us Weekly shares all the details of the shocking new romance budding between Kim Kardashian and Pete Davidson. Plus the hosts unveil all the details of the Sister Wives Divorce Scandal. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19 ... Show More