Shelley’s angry, violent poem was written in direct response to the Peterloo Massacre in Manchester in 1819, in which a demonstration in favour of parliamentary reform was attacked by local yeomanry, leaving 18 people dead and hundreds injured. The ‘masque’ it describes begins with a procession of abstract figures – Murder, Fraud, Hypocrisy – embodied in mem ... Show More
Nov 17
Fiction and the Fantastic: Two Novels by Ursula K. Le Guin
When the polymorphous writer Ursula K. Le Guin died in 2018, she left behind novels, short stories, poetry, essays, manifestos and French and Chinese translations. The huge and loyal readership among children and older readers that she built during her lifetime has only grown sin ... Show More
14m 3s
Aug 2023
Stephanie Barczewski, "How the Country House Became English (Reaktion, 2023)
How the Country House Became English (Reaktion, 2023) by Dr. Stephanie Barczewski is an exploration of the evolution of the quintessentially English country house.
Country houses have come to be regarded as quintessentially English, not only in terms of their architectural style ... Show More
57m 29s
May 2019
E30. Andrew Doyle Discusses the Dangers of Well-Intentioned Authoritarianism
Andrew Doyle is the man behind satirical Twitter account Titania McGrath – a radical intersectionalist, feminist, and slam poet, who is constantly telling people how oppressed she is – and author of Woke: A Guide to Social Justice. He and Bridget have a fascinating and important ... Show More
1h 29m
Jan 2024
The Trial of a New Society by Justus Ebert ~ Full Audiobook [philosophy]
The Trial of a New Society by Justus Ebert audiobook.
Genre: philosophy
In 1912 textile workers in Lawrence, Massachusetts, mostly immigrants, went on strike in response to a pay cut, speedups, and unsafe working conditions. Representatives from the Industrial Workers of the Wor ... Show More
3h 37m
May 2021
A Desperate Writer Steals 'The Plot'
<p>Jake Bonner, the protagonist of <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/10/books/the-plot-jean-hanff-korelitz-group-text.html" target="_blank">Jean Hanff Korelitz’s “The Plot,”</a> writes a novel based on someone else’s idea. The book becomes a big hit, but Jake has a hard ti ... Show More
1h 4m
May 2011
May 30, 2011 Alan Watt "Cutting Through The Matrix" LIVE on RBN: "Signs are Ominous, Sans Battle Drums, Something Wicked This Way Comes" *Title/Poem and Dialogue Copyrighted Alan Watt - May 30, 2011 (
--{ Signs are Ominous, Sans Battle Drums,
Something Wicked This Way Comes:
"The State of the Union's a Sorry Mess,
Bullies Curse Public in Battle Dress,
The U.S. Flag Once Caused a Tear,
Now Pushing Institutionalized Fear,
Post-Democratic and Authoritarian,
Uniforms Have Gone Wag ... Show More
46m 46s