This lecture discusses the science fiction and fantasy author, Ursula K. Leguin's book, The Other Wind, the sixth and final of her Earthsea books
It focuses specifically on the insights into the dragons' anger with human beings, provided by a dragon who originally started in human form, Orm Irian. The information she provides adds to what Tehanu was able to ... Show More
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Jorge Luis Borges - The Enigma Of Edward FitzGerald - Sadler's Lectures
This lecture discusses key ideas from the 20th century philosophical short story writer, essayist, and poet Jorge Luis Borges's essay "The Enigma Of Edward FitzGerald" which can be found in his collection Other Inquisitions It discusses the polymath Omar Khayyám, who among other ... Show More
12m 13s
Mar 23
Jorge Luis Borges - Kafka And His Precursors - Sadler's Lectures
This lecture discusses key ideas from the 20th century philosophical short story writer, essayist, and poet Jorge Luis Borges's essay "Kafka And His Precursors", in which he first examines the idea of literary precursors, and then identifies and briefly discusses six precursors t ... Show More
12m 29s
Mar 21
Jorge Luis Borges - The Immortal - Humanity And Immortality - Sadler's Lectures
This lecture discusses key ideas from the 20th century philosophical short story writer, essayist, and poet Jorge Luis Borges's story "The Immortal" which can be found in Collected Fictions. It focuses on on the last parts of the story, after the narrator has found the city of th ... Show More
11m 59s
Oct 2025
RE-AIR: Conversations: Dragons! Witches! Werewolves! The Ancient Supernatural w/ Daniel Ogden
This episode originally aired in October 2022! Liv speaks with professor and (prolific!) author Daniel Ogden about all things Spooky! Find his many books on ancient werewolves, dragons, magic, and more wherever you get your books! Submit your question for the next Q&A via email o ... Show More
1h 9m
Jul 2022
21. The Father of Dragons
Glaurung, the first of all dragons, issues forth from Angband to break the siege, but is he ready yet? Also, let's talk about the origin of Dragons in Tolkien's mythology.Join our Patreon for weekly bonus episodes, early access, and ad-free listening: https://www.patreon.com/lotr ... Show More
34m 28s
Sep 2025
Why Ants Tear Off Their Own Wings
In this episode, Richard Dawkins revisits a 2012 conversation from the Great Minds program, produced by the Educational Broadcasting System in South Korea. Drawing on themes from his book Flights of Fancy, Dawkins explores humanity’s ancient dream of flight, the physics that gove ... Show More
15m 47s
May 2022
Valar Rereadis: TWOIAF - Yi Ti w/ Chris Stewart
<p>Yi Ti and its best real life analogue China! Gemstone emperors, history and lore, gods and monsters such as the Lion of Night, the Five Forts, courts made of solid gold, dragons of all kinds and armies of unimaginable size. Featuring guest Chris Stewart of the History of China ... Show More
2h 49m