Aug 23

Michelle P. Brown, "Bede and the Theory of Everything" (Reaktion Books, 2023)

Bede and the Theory of Everything (Reaktion Books, 2023) investigates the life and world of Bede (c. 673–735), foremost scholar of the early Middle Ages and ‘the father of English history’. It examines his notable feats, including calculating the first tide-tables; playing a role ... Show More

1h 14m

Aug 21

Kathleen Wilson, "Strolling Players of Empire: Theater and Performances of Power in the British Imperial Provinces, 1656–1833" (Cambridge UP, 2022)

Why did Britons get up a play wherever they went? In Strolling Players of Empire: Theater and Performances of Power in the British Imperial Provinces, 1656–1833 (Cambridge UP, 2022), Dr. Kathleen Wilson reveals how the performance of English theater and a theatricalized way of vi ... Show More

55m 38s

Aug 18

Alyssa Battistoni, "Free Gifts: Capitalism and the Politics of Nature" (Princeton UP, 2025)

Capitalism is typically treated as a force for relentless commodification. Yet it consistently fails to place value on vital aspects of the nonhuman world, whether carbon emissions or entire ecosystems. In Free Gifts, Alyssa Battistoni explores capitalism’s persistent failure to ... Show More

1h 31m

May 2023

Full Version: Lauren Fournier and McKenzie Wark on Autotheory

An extended conversation between Lauren Fournier, writer, independent curator, artist, and author of Autotheory as Feminist Practice in Art, Writing, and Criticism and writer, educator and philosopher McKenzie Wark (A Hacker Manifesto, Gamer Theory, Capital Is Dead, Reverse Cowgi ... Show More

1h 35m

May 2023

The Gentrification of Queer Desire

Writer Huw Lemmey (Chubz, Red Tory, Unknown Language) speaks with Mattilda Bernstein Sycamore about her most recent book The Freezer Door and searching for connection in a world that enforces bland norms of gender, sexuality, and friendship.Produced by Sam Kelly; Mixed by Samanth ... Show More

58m 9s

Aug 2023

The Work and Legacy of bell hooks w/ Imani Perry & Darnell Moore

Gloria Jean Watkins, the revolutionary Black feminist intellectual known as bell hooks, died on December 15, 2021. She was 69. In her time with us she wrote over 30 books and became a powerful voice in social criticism and commentary. Laverne and her friends, author and activist ... Show More

1h 2m

Aug 2017

Marxist Feminism: The Struggle Against Capitalist Patriarchal Hegemony

Raechel Anne Jolie is an educator, an activist, a yogi, a Media Studies PhD, a vegan, a podcaster, and a writer. Her writing has been featured in Bitch Magazine, The Daily Dot, The Huffington Post, (and more), and she's been interviewed as an expert in her field for Rolling Stone ... Show More

1h 1m

May 2020

#436: Books I've Loved — Maria Popova and Tyler Cowen

#436: Books I've Loved — Maria Popova and Tyler Cowen | Brought to you by Audible.Welcome to another episode of The Tim Ferriss Show, where it is my job to sit down with world-class performers of all different types—from startup founders and investors to chess champions to Olymp ... Show More

26m 22s

Jul 2021

The Soulmate Equation by Christina Lauren (with Listener Raquel!)

Ellen and Mom are joined by listener Raquel to discuss the science, statistics, and swoony statements in The Soulmate Equation by Christina Lauren. Plus, we get to know Raquel better and talk about the paranormal, fanstasy/sci-fi, and mystery/suspense recommendations in our NoYo ... Show More

2h 5m

Dec 2019

Karla Homolka

Ep 03: Karla Homolka is a seemingly normal, popular and pretty 17-year-old when she meets 23-year-old Paul Bernardo. The two, beautiful on the outside, are masking a darkness that no one expected. Was Karla an innocent victim of Paul’s or something much more sinister?Sources Cite ... Show More

45m 11s

Dec 2023

Lauren Elkin on Carolee Schneemann and Hannah Wilke

I am so excited to say that my guest on the GWA Podcast is one of the most brilliant writers around today, Lauren Elkin! On today's episode we speak about feminist pioneers, Carolee Schneemann and Hannah Wilke!! Elkin is an American in London who has lived and spent extensive tim ... Show More

39m 6s

Jun 2017

Good & Bad Arguments with Trudy Govier

Trudy Govier is Emerita Professor of Philosophy at the University of Lethbridge in Alberta, Canada. Her research is focused on the nature of argumentation and questions concerning social trust, forgiveness, and reconciliation. She is also the author of a highly influential inform ... Show More

28m 42s

Mar 2021

BONUS: International Women's Day Special with Margaret Atwood, Bernardine Evaristo, Rose McGowan and more

For International Women's Day we bring to you a special bonus episode of our award-winning podcast, How I Found My Voice presented by the BBC journalist Samira Ahmed. This episode features clips from some of our favourite female interviewees including novelists Margaret Atwood, B ... Show More

51m 8s

Full Version: Lauren Fournier and McKenz...