The word ‘culture’ now drags the term ‘wars’ in its wake, but this is too narrow an approach to a concept with a much more capacious history. In the closing LRB Winter Lecture for 2024, Terry Eagleton examines various aspects of that history – culture and power, culture and ethics, culture and critique, culture and ideology – in an attempt to broaden the arg ... Show More
Mar 4
Caravaggio’s Bodies
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
43m 56s
Feb 25
On Politics: The Rearmament Consensus
‘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
1h 5m
Nov 2022
CLASSIC: Did the CIA invent counterculture?
In the US, the 1960s were a crucible of culture -- college students, veterans, the disadvantaged and activists across the country sought to overthrow the status quo and build their own vision of a better world. This period in time produced some of the most influential art, music ... Show More
1h 4m
Jan 2023
Leeds 2023 Year of Culture
Front Row visits Leeds as the city prepares to celebrate culture throughout 2023.Following Brexit, Leeds’ bid for European Capital of Culture was ruled ineligible. Sharon Watson, Principal of the Northern School of Contemporary Dance, reflects on the initial disappointment and th ... Show More
42m 26s
May 2019
"Dark Gay Culture" (w/ Ruby McCollister)
<p>Ruby McCollister joins Bowen and special guest Katrina Rogers to discuss post humanism, straight and gay culture, water signs, the Starship enterprise, camp, and so much more!</p><p>---</p><p>MERCH! MERCH! GET YOUR LAS CULTURISTAS MERCH!</p><p><a href="https://www.teepublic.co ... Show More
1h 27m
Apr 2021
"Who's At Village?!" (w/ Kate Berlant)
Matt and Bow get raw and real about their physical and mental health (mama, as they say in hospitals, "scalpel!") before launching into an episode truly for the ages with the one, the only, Kate Berlant! Often imitated but NEVER duplicated, this genuine hero and co-host (alongsid ... Show More
1h 33m
<p>Connaissez-vous notre site ? www.lenouvelespritpublic.fr</p><p><br></p><p>Une conversation entre Céline Danion et Philippe Meyer, enregistrée au studio l’Arrière-boutique le 25 mars 2022.</p><p><br></p><p>Après avoir travaillé dans différents établissement culturels, Céline Da ... Show More