Jan 19
"Listen to the Iranians": Sina Rahmani (The East is a Podcast)
**Note: When stuff in Iran goes down, my natural inclination is to avoid doing content and stay above the fray, at least until the media hysteria dies down. Not the best way to run a media project, I know, but I just have a hard time with all the breathless coverage--BREAKING!!!- ... Show More
1h 5m
Nov 2021
Episode 35: Connor Beaton
In this episode, Rupert Spira talks to Connor Beaton, host of the ManTalks Podcast. They explore the nature of time, the beauty of simple awareness, and the great spiritual traditions of the world. Connor Beaton is a philosopher and podcast host. In 2014 he founded ManTalks, a co ... Show More
1h 1m
May 2021
Patrick Buisson, ou le syndrome du «c'était mieux avant!»
Pour cet épisode de Poire et Cahuètes, nous avons lu pour vous La fin d'un monde de Patrick Buisson (Albin Michel, mai 2021). Historien, conseiller politique, homme de média, engagé à l'extrême droite, Patrick Buisson s'attarde dans cet essai dense sur les quinze années qui ont, ... Show More
23m 4s
Oct 2022
Modern-ish Poets Series 1: Seamus Heaney
For the ninth episode of their series, Seamus and Mark discuss the life and work of Seamus Heaney, whose first collection, Death of Naturalist, established him immediately as a leading poetic voice in world in which modernism seemed to have run its course. They look at how his wo ... Show More
12m 39s
Nov 2019
Edward Norton: Thoughts On Ego, Taking Big Swings & Speaking Truth To Power
“I think ego is the deepest addiction there is.”Edward Norton
One of the most acclaimed actors of his generation, today Edward Norton graces the podcast to discuss his fascinating life and perspective on filmmaking, culture, politics and the nature of power.Over the course of his ... Show More
1h 50m
Apr 2023
Harris Feinsod on William Carlos Williams ("To Elsie")
Harris Feinsod joins the podcast to talk about William Carlos Williams, his great book of 1923, Spring and All, and one of its strange and unforgettable poems, "To Elsie."Harris is an associate professor of English and Comparative Literary Studies at Northwestern University. He i ... Show More
1h 21m
Dec 2022
Best of: America's philosophy, with Cornel West
Sean Illing talks with Cornel West about the American philosophical tradition known as pragmatism. They talk about what makes pragmatism so distinctly American, how pragmatists understand the connection between knowledge and action, and how the pragmatist mindset can invigorate o ... Show More
59m 41s
Aug 2022
What Clarence Thomas really thinks
Sean Illing talks with Corey Robin, author of a recent article — as well as a 2019 book — about the life and thought of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas. Robin discusses how Thomas, whose concurring opinion in the case that overturned Roe v. Wade garnered recent attention, d ... Show More
1h 2m
Feb 2024
Piers Morgan Uncensored: Patrick Bet-David
He’s is an author, an entrepreneur, a veteran, a co-owner of the New York Yankees, a former Iranian refugee, and one of the most influential podcasters in America. Patrick-Bet David is Uncensored Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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1h 7m