Kosmos sur Patreon, message au Précepteu...

Pour me contacter : fabiendekosmos@outlook.fr Hébergé par Acast. Visitez acast.com/privacy pour plus d'informations. 

Pour me contacter : fabiendekosmos@outlook.fr Hébergé par Acast. Visitez acast.com/privacy pour plus d'informations. 

Pour me contacter : fabiendekosmos@outlook.fr Hébergé par Acast. Visitez acast.com/privacy pour plus d'informations. 

This week David talks to novelists Adam Biles and John Lanchester about the timeless appeal of George Orwell’s Animal Farm. Why has it retained its hold far longer than other political allegories? Do readers need to know about the Russian history it describes? What makes the anim ... Show More

Back for season five, Origin Story continues to explore the misunderstood ideas and people that shape our politics today. With Ian Dunt and Dorian Lynskey. In this opening two-parter Dorian bows to the inevitable and tells the story of the subject of his book, The Ministry of Tru ... Show More

In an Orwellian twist, the word “Orwellian” has been misused so much over the decades that it’s essentially lost its meaning. But George Orwell, author of the classics Animal Farm and 1984, was very clear in his beliefs. While he was progressive and prescient in many ways, he was ... Show More

ORIGINALLY RELEASED Oct 23, 2023 UPSTREAM INTERVIEW W/ BREHT AND ALYSON: What Is To Be Done? This is the question so profoundly posed by the Russian Revolutionary and Bolshevik leader, Vladimir Lenin, in his landmark text of the same name. Although it was written well over a cent ... Show More

My guest today is Yascha Mounk. Yascha is a German born political scientist, author, and lecturer known for his research on the rise of populism and the challenges to liberal democracy. He has authored several influential books, including "Stranger in My Own Country", "The People ... Show More

À première vue, La Liberté guidant le peuple d’Eugène Delacroix semble tout droit sortie de la Révolution française de 1789 : une femme aux seins nus brandit le drapeau tricolore, une foule en armes avance sur des cadavres, et l’ambiance est à l’insurrection. Beaucoup s’imaginent ... Show More

Dans l’histoire de l’agriculture mondiale, peu d’animaux ont connu la notoriété d’Ubre Blanca, une vache cubaine devenue un symbole national dans les années 1980. Son nom, qui signifie « mamelle blanche » en espagnol, est aujourd’hui encore évoqué comme un exploit biologique… et ... Show More

Matthew Syed asks what it means to be distracted in a media world vying for our attention.In this first episode, he seeks answers in the work of the media theorist and educator Neil Postman. Forty years ago Postman wrote 'Amusing Ourselves To Death: Public Discourse in the Age of ... Show More

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Please support our Podcast by clicking the link below. Thank you!</span></p> <p><a href="https://anchor.fm/theaudiobookspodcast/support"><strong>https://anchor.fm/theaudiobookspodcast/support</strong></a></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">B ... Show More