Entitled Opinions (about Life and Literature)
By Robert Harrison
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Description
Entitled Opinions is a literary talk show on Stanford University Radio, KZSU, in which Professor Robert Harrison interviews guests about issues that range from literature and philosophy to politics and sports.
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1910 - A conversation with Thomas Harrison | The year 1910 | 3/20/2023 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Albert Camus - A conversation with Jean-Marie Apostolidès | Albert Camus, author of The Stranger. | 3/20/2023 | Free | View in iTunes |
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American Cemeteries - A conversation with Marilyn Yalom | The cemeteries of America | 3/20/2023 | Free | View in iTunes |
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American Corporations - A conversation with Drew Gibson | The Philosophy of Corporations | 3/20/2023 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Americans in Paris - A conversation with Cécile Alduy | American writers in Paris | 3/20/2023 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Ancient Athenian Democracy - A conversation with Josiah Ober | May 1, 2007--A conversation with Stanford Professor Josiah Ober about democracy in ancient Athens. | 3/20/2023 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Anti-Americanism - A conversation with Russell Berman | Anti-Americanism in Europe | 3/20/2023 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Athletic Beauty - A conversation with Hans Ulrich Gumbrecht | In praise of athletic beauty | 3/20/2023 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Cancer - Part 2 of a conversation with Dr. Michael Hendrickson | Cancer: A disorder of life | 3/20/2023 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Concluding Opinions | A reflection on birds | 3/20/2023 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Cosmology - A conversation with Andrei Linde | The Big Bang and the Inflationary Universe | 3/20/2023 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Crowds - A conversation with Jeffrey Schnapp | The Phenomenon of Crowds. | 3/20/2023 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Dante Pt. 1 - A Conversation with Rachel Jacoff | A conversation on Dante's Divine Comedy, focusing on the writing of the poem and on the first parts of the Inferno. | 3/20/2023 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Dante Pt. 2 - A Conversation with Rachel Jacoff | A conversation on Dante's Divine Comedy, wrapping up the discussion of the Inferno. | 3/20/2023 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Dante Pt. 3 - A Conversation with Rachel Jacoff | A conversation on Dante's Divine Comedy, focusing on the last two canticles of the poem. | 3/20/2023 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Epicureanism - A conversation with Andrea Nightingale | Epicurus and Epicureanism. | 3/20/2023 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Ezra Pound - A conversation with Marjorie Perloff | Ezra Pound | 3/20/2023 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Francophonie - A conversation with Elisabeth Boyi | African and Caribbean authors, especially Aimé Césaire. | 3/20/2023 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Hannah Arendt pt. 1 - A conversation with Karen Feldman | May 15, 2007--A conversation with Professor Karen Feldman of Berkeley on the philosophy of Hannah Arendt. | 3/20/2023 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Hannah Arendt pt. 2 - A conversation with Karen Feldman | May 15, 2007--A continuation of the conversation with Professor Karen Feldman of Berkeley on the philosophy of Hannah Arendt. | 3/20/2023 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Henry David Thoreau - A conversation with Kathryn Todd | Henry David Thoreau | 3/20/2023 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Henry James - A conversation with Colm Toibin | Henry James and Toibin's new novel, The Master | 3/20/2023 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Higher Education - A conversation with John Hennessy | April 24, 2007--A conversation with Stanford President John Hennessy about the vocation of higher education, the role of the Humanities at Stanford, and the general mission of Stanford University. | 3/20/2023 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Isaac Babel - A conversation with Gregory Freidin | Russian Writer Isaac Babel | 3/20/2023 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Life - Part 1 of a conversation with Dr. Michael Hendrickson | What is life? | 3/20/2023 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Love Poetry - A conversation with Lisa Dornell | Love Poetry | 3/20/2023 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Marcel Proust - A conversation with Joshua Landy | The Vocation of Literature and Marcel Proust. | 3/20/2023 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Martin Heidegger - A conversation with Andrew Mitchell | The philosophy of Martin Heidegger. | 3/20/2023 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Michel Serres - A conversation (in French) | French Philosopher Michel Serres | 3/20/2023 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Michel Tournier - A conversation with Laura Wittman | Michel Tournier's Friday | 3/20/2023 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Mimetic Desire - A conversation with René Girard | Girard's theory of mimetic desire | 3/20/2023 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Priya Nelson on academic publishing | May 8, 2018-- A conversation with Priya Nelson, an acquisitions editor at the University of Chicago Press. | 3/20/2023 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Richard Rorty - A conversation | Philosophy and Politics with Richard Rorty. | 3/20/2023 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Shirley Hazzard - A conversation | Novelist Shirley Hazzard | 3/20/2023 | Free | View in iTunes |
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The Avantgarde - A conversation with Marjorie Perloff | The European Avantgarde | 3/20/2023 | Free | View in iTunes |
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The Earthly Paradise - An Epilogue | A post-avian epilogue on consumerism and the Edenic garden. | 3/20/2023 | Free | View in iTunes |
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The Enlightenment - A conversation with Dan Edelstein | What is the Enlightenment? | 3/20/2023 | Free | View in iTunes |
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The Enlightenment - A conversation with Pierre Saint-Amand | May 22, 2007--A conversation with Brown University Professor Pierre Saint-Amand on the dark side of the French Enlightenment. | 3/20/2023 | Free | View in iTunes |
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The Fate of the Earth - A conversation with Paul Ehrlich | The Fate of the Earth in the 21st Century | 3/20/2023 | Free | View in iTunes |
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The Historical Jesus - A conversation with Thomas Sheehan | The Historical Jesus | 3/20/2023 | Free | View in iTunes |
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The History of the Book - A conversation with Seth Lerer | The History of the Book | 3/20/2023 | Free | View in iTunes |
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The Man Without Qualities - A conversation with Hans Ulrich Gumbrecht | Robert Musil's novel "The Man Without Qualities" | 3/20/2023 | Free | View in iTunes |
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The Resurrection pt 1 - A conversation with Tom Sheehan | April 18, 2006. Part 1 of a conversation with Tom Sheehan on the Christ's resurrection. | 3/20/2023 | Free | View in iTunes |
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The Resurrection pt 2 - A conversation with Tom Sheehan | April 18, 2006. Part 2 of a conversation with Tom Sheehan on the Christ's resurrection. | 3/20/2023 | Free | View in iTunes |
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The Scapegoat - A conversation with René Girard | Girard's theory of ritual sacrifice and the scapegoat | 3/20/2023 | Free | View in iTunes |
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The US Constitution - A conversation with Kathleen Sullivan | The founding documents of the United States | 3/20/2023 | Free | View in iTunes |
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The Virgin Mary - A conversation with Bissera Pentcheva | The Virgin Mary | 3/20/2023 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Tom Thomson in Purgatory - A conversation with Troy Jollimore | May 8, 2007--A conversation with Poet and Professor of Philosophy Troy Jollimore on his award winning book of poetry. Tom Thomson in Purgatory won the 2007 Book Critics Circle Award for Poetry. | 3/20/2023 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Virgil - A conversation with Susanna Braund | Virgil's Aeneid and Fourth Eclogue. | 3/20/2023 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Vladamir Nabokov - A conversation with Monika Greenleaf | Vladimir Nabokov and his novel Lolita. | 3/20/2023 | Free | View in iTunes |
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The Wilds of Artificial Intelligence with Bryan Cheong | March 13, 2023-- A conversation with Bryan Cheong about Artificial Intelligence. | 3/13/2023 | Free | View in iTunes |
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The Idea of America | March 2, 2023-- Our host Robert Harrison on America’s nature and political history. | 3/2/2023 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Three Poems for the Winter Solstice | December 21, 2022-- Reflections by our host, Professor Robert Harrison. | 12/21/2022 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Dark Matter, God, and the fate of the Universe with Maria Elena Monzani | September 23, 2022-- A conversation with Maria Elena Monzani, lead scientist at SLAC national accelerator laboratory and one of the world's pioneer investigators of dark matter. | 9/23/2022 | Free | View in iTunes |
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On Nietzsche's The Birth of Tragedy with Andrew Mitchell | August 26, 2022-- Andrew J. Mitchell is professor of philosophy at Emory University. | 8/26/2022 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Robert Harrison on Depression | June 13, 2022-- In this episode our host, Professor Robert Harrison, speaks on the topic of depression. | 6/13/2022 | Free | View in iTunes |
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California Writers Part 2 | June 12, 2022-- A conversation with Scott Thomas Anderson, writer and producer of the documentary podcast series "Drinkers with Writing Problems". | 6/12/2022 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Czeslaw Milosz: A Discussion with Cynthia Haven | May 27, 2022-- A conversation with Cynthia Haven, author of "Czeslaw Milosz: A California Life", "An Invisible Rope: Portraits of Czeslaw Milosz", and "Czeslaw Milosz: Conversations". | 5/27/2022 | Free | View in iTunes |
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To the Lighthouse with Miles Osgood | May 13, 2022-- In this episode, Dr. Osgood and Robert Harrison discuss the 1927 novel by Virginia Woolf "To the Lighthouse". | 5/13/2022 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Letter writing: A Media Revolution with Chloe Summers Edmondson | April 29, 2022-- Dr. Chloe Summers Edmondson is a Lecturer at Stanford University. Her research is situated at the crossroads of literary criticism, cultural history, and media studies, with a focus on 17th and 18th-century France. | 4/29/2022 | Free | View in iTunes |
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The Epic of Gilgamesh with Sophus Helle | April 9, 2022-- Sophus previously translated "The Epic of Gilgamesh" into Danish with his father. His English translation of the epic was recently published by Yale University Press. | 4/9/2022 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Thought and Perception with Markus Gabriel | April 1, 2022-- A conversation with German philosopher and author Markus Gabriel. | 4/1/2022 | Free | View in iTunes |
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In The Flow: A Brief Monologue | March 24, 2022-- This episode is a brief monologue by our host, Professor Robert Harrison. | 3/24/2022 | Free | View in iTunes |
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California Writers Part 1 | January 18, 2022-- A conversation with Scott Thomas Anderson on the topic of 19th century California writers. | 1/18/2022 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Baroque Modernity with Joseph Cermatori | December 21, 2021-- A conversation with Professor Joseph Cermatori on the topic of his new book: "Baroque Modernity: An Aesthetics of Theater". | 12/21/2021 | Free | View in iTunes |
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The Uses of Trauma with Alex Rex | December 3, 2021-- A conversation with Scottish musician and songwriter Alex Rex Nielson. | 12/3/2021 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Custodianship of the Earth with Thomas Woltz | November 18, 2021-- A conversation with Thomas Woltz about landscape architecture. | 11/18/2021 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Robert Harrison on Great Narrative Endings | August 23, 2021-- A monologue by Robert Harrison. | 8/23/2021 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Aqsa Ijaz on Rumi | August 12, 2021-- A conversation with Aqsa Ijaz about the Persian poet and Sufi mystic Rumi. | 8/12/2021 | Free | View in iTunes |
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What is Matter? with Bryan Cheong | August 5, 2021-- A conversation with Brian Cheong about the laws of thermodynamics. | 8/5/2021 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Mark C. Taylor on Silence | July 29, 2021-- A conversation with Professor Mark C. Taylor on the topic of his new book: "Seeing Silence". | 7/29/2021 | Free | View in iTunes |
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What do Bridges do? With Thomas Harrison | July 22, 2021-- A conversation with Professor Thomas Harrison on the topic of his new book: "Of Bridges: A Poetic and Philosophical Account". | 7/22/2021 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Mark C. Taylor on Technology, Cybernetics, and Intervolution | July 15, 2021-- A conversation with Professor Mark C. Taylor on the topic of his new book: "Intervolution - Smart Bodies, Smart Things". | 7/15/2021 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Christy Wampole on Degenerative Realism | July 8, 2021-- A conversation with Professor Christy Wampole on the topic of her new book: "Degenerative Realism: Novel and Nation in Twenty-First-Century France". | 7/8/2021 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Robert Harrison contre Proust | July 7, 2021-- A brief monologue by Robert Harrison on Marcel Proust for the 150th anniversary of his birth on July 10, 1871. | 7/7/2021 | Free | View in iTunes |
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On the word "And" | December 30, 2020-- A monologue by Robert Harrison. | 12/30/2020 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Robert Harrison on Separation | December 17, 2020-- A year-end monologue. | 12/17/2020 | Free | View in iTunes |
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On Time, Death, and Cosmos | July 30, 2020-- Before Entitled Opinions goes on hiatus, Robert Harrison wanted to share a few brief thoughts with you on time, death, and cosmos. | 7/30/2020 | Free | View in iTunes |
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The Heart of the Sun | July 8, 2020-- A monologue on human solarity. | 7/8/2020 | Free | View in iTunes |
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The Fatidic Power of Literature | June 26, 2020-- In this monologue professor Robert Harrison discusses the prescient dimensions of literature. | 6/26/2020 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Dead Voices | June 5, 2020-- Robert Harrison discusses cultural memory and the enigma of beginnings, with special reference to Dylan Thomas' play "Under Milk Wood". | 6/5/2020 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Happy Hour with Jethro Tull | May 18, 2020-- Entitled Opinions Happy Hour Bar offers up some lyrics of Jethro Tull. | 5/18/2020 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Robert Harrison on mimetic desire, social media, and biotechnology | May 8, 2020-- Robert Harrison discusses with Christopher Lydon social media, biotechnology, and René Girard's theory of mimetic desire. | 5/8/2020 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Christopher Watkin on Michel Serres | April 24, 2020-- Professor Watkin, a Senior Lecturer in French Studies at Monash University, discusses French philosopher Michel Serres with Robert Harrison. | 4/24/2020 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Happy Hour with Jimi Hendrix | April 17, 2020-- Entitled Opinions Happy Hour Bar offers up some lyrics of Jimi Hendrix. | 4/17/2020 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Boccaccio's Human Comedy | April 10, 2020-- Robert Harrison's follow-up to the podcast "Pandemic, Dread, and Boccaccio's Decameron". | 4/10/2020 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Pandemic, Dread, and Boccaccio's Decameron | April 8, 2020-- Robert Harrison reflects on the ways in which the present Coronavirus pandemic gives new resonance to Boccaccio’s Decameron, written in the immediate aftermath of the Black Death of 1348. | 4/8/2020 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Robert Harrison on willows and thresholds | June 21, 2019-- In this episode, professor Harrison reflects on the symbolism of willows and their connection to thresholds. | 6/21/2019 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Pau Guinart on Salvador Dalí | June 11, 2019-- In this episode Pau Guinart discusses the work of the Spanish surrealist Salvador Dalí. Pau recently completed a dissertation project on the relation between Dalí and Friedrich Nietzsche. | 6/11/2019 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Marisa Galvez on Crystals | June 4, 2019-- In this episode professor Marisa Galvez discusses her transhistorical study of crystal. | 6/4/2019 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Walking in Ice with Werner Herzog | May 28, 2019-- In this episode filmmaker and author Werner Herzog discusses his remarkable book Of Walking in Ice, first published in 1978. The audio in this show is a recording of a live event that took place at Stanford University on May 7, 2019. | 5/28/2019 | Free | View in iTunes |
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A centennial tribute to Lawrence Ferlinghetti | May 21, 2019-- In this episode professor Harrison reads from Lawrence Ferlinghetti's poem Time of Useful Consciousness, published in 2012.Ferlinghetti turned 100 years old on March 24, 2019. | 5/21/2019 | Free | View in iTunes |
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The American Road— Part 2 | May 15, 2019-- In this episode, professor Harrison and Kai Carlson-Wee discuss the American road as it appears in film, music, and photography. | 5/15/2019 | Free | View in iTunes |
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The American Road— Part 1 | May 15, 2019-- In this episode, professor Harrison and Kai Carlson-Wee discuss the American road as it appears in literature. | 5/15/2019 | Free | View in iTunes |
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On the railroad with Kai Carlson-Wee | May 7, 2019-- In this segment, Kai speaks about how he first became a poet, and he reads a few poems from his recently published work: Rail. | 5/7/2019 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Reflection on the color white | April 30, 2019-- In this monologue professor Robert Harrison reflects on the mysteries of the color white, and its various symbolic associations. | 4/30/2019 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Cybersecurity with Donnie Hasseltine | April 23, 2019-- A conversation with Lieutenant Colonel Hasseltine on the topic of cybersecurity. | 4/23/2019 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Simone de Beauvoir with Jeremy Sabol | April 16, 2019-- A conversation with professor Jeremy Sabol on the topic of the French existentialist philosopher Simone de Beauvoir. | 4/16/2019 | Free | View in iTunes |
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What is Love? | April 11, 2019-- In this episode, the hosts of the KZSU podcast Really, Bro? interview professor Harrison on the topic of love. | 4/11/2019 | Free | View in iTunes |
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A tribute to summer | June 25, 2018-- In this final episode of the season, our host Robert Harrison reflects on summer, the seasons, and the poetry of life on planet Earth. | 6/25/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Alison McQueen on Political Realism and Apocalypse | June 15, 2018-- A conversation with professor Alison McQueen on the topic of her recently published book: Political Realism in Apocalyptic Times. | 6/15/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Fred Turner on Cyberculture and The Democratic Surround | June 7, 2018-- A conversation with professor Fred Turner on the transition from Counterculture to Cyberculture and the topic of his book: The Democratic Surround. | 6/7/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Quinn Slobodian on Neoliberalism | May 30, 2018-- A conversation with professor Quinn Slobodian on his new book: Globalists: The End of Empire and the Birth of Neoliberalism. | 5/30/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Francis Fukuyama on American Democracy and Accountability | May 23, 2018-- A conversation with political scientist, political economist, and author Francis Fukuyama. | 5/23/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Dan Edelstein on Human Rights | May 16, 2018-- A conversation with professor Dan Edelstein on human rights and his forthcoming book: On the Spirit of Rights. | 5/16/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Alexander Key on Medieval Islamic thought | April 18, 2018-- A conversation with Professor Alexander Key on his upcoming book: Language Between God and the Poets. | 4/18/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Andrew Hui on aphorism | April 9, 2018-- A conversation with Professor Andrew Hui on the topic of his forthcoming book: A Theory of the Aphorism. | 4/9/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Lena Herzog on dying languages | February 2, 2018-- A conversation with Lena Herzog on her new immersive sound and video installation: Last Whispers, Oratorio for Vanished Voices, Collapsing Universes and A Falling Tree. | 2/2/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Richard Rorty on philosophy | September 22, 2017-- A re-broadcast of a conversation on philosophy between Robert Harrison and Richard Rorty, originally aired on November 22, 2005. | 9/22/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Hiatus Announcement | July 20, 2017 | 7/20/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Andrea Nightingale and Robert Harrison on Thoreau’s Walden | July 12, 2017--On the 200th birthday of Henry David Thoreau, Robert Harrison and Professor Andrea Nightingale engage in a lively conversation about Walden. | 7/12/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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William Hurlbut on gene editing | July 7, 2017--A conversation with William Hurlbut on the ethical implications of CRISPR-Cas9 and human intervention in the genetic makeup of life. | 7/7/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Eric McLuhan on Marshall McLuhan | July 5, 2017--A conversation with Eric McLuhan on media and the legacy of Marshall McLuhan. | 7/5/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Great albums of 1967 with Jay Kadis and Thomas Harrison | June 20, 2017--A conversation with Jay Kadis and Thomas Harrison on this extraordinary year in the history of popular music. | 6/20/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Michaela Hulstyn on Drugs in Literature | June 7, 2017--A conversation with Michaela Hulstyn on Baudelaire, De Quincy, Michaux, and Leary on drugs. | 6/7/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Sam Ginn on the Singularity and Heidegger | May 30, 2017--A conversation with Sam Ginn on Artificial Intelligence, Heidegger, and the Singularity. | 5/30/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Hans Sluga on Donald J. Trump | May 20, 2017--A conversation with Hans Sluga, professor of philosophy at UC-Berkeley, about Donald J. Trump and American plutocracy. | 5/20/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Peter Sloterdijk on Friedrich Nietzsche | December 15, 2016--A conversation with writer, philosopher, and cultural theorist Peter Sloterdijk on Friedrich Nietzsche. | 12/15/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein: A Conversation with Inga Pierson | June 29, 2016--A conversation with teacher and scholar Inga Pierson on Mary Shelley’s 1818 novel Frankenstein. | 6/29/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Philip Gourevitch on Rwanda | June 15, 2016--A conversation with the award-winning writer Philip Gourevitch on the Rwandan genocide and its aftermath. | 6/15/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Arthur Rimbaud: A Conversation with Rebecca Pekron | June 8, 2016--A conversation with the scholar and writer Rebecca Pekron on the life and work of Arthur Rimbaud. | 6/8/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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A Conversation about Joseph Conrad’s The Shadow Line | June 1, 2016--A conversation with Monika Greenleaf, professor of Slavic and Comp Lit, and Rush Rehm, professor of Drama and Classics, about Joseph Conrad’s 1916 novel The Shadow Line, moderated by Robert Harrison for the Another Look book club. | 6/1/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Valerie Kinsey on Public Memory | May 25, 2016--Valerie Kinsey, instructor in the Program of Writing and Rhetoric here at Stanford, on public memory. | 5/25/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Joseph Conrad’s Polish Roots: A Conversation with Monika Greenleaf | May 11, 2016--Monika Greenleaf, professor of Slavic and Comparative Literature at Stanford, on Joseph Conrad’s Polish roots. | 5/11/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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The Chinese Typewriter: A Conversation with Thomas Mullaney | May 4, 2016--Thomas Mullaney, professor of history at Stanford, on the invention of the Chinese typewriter. | 5/4/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Guy Debord, Situationism, and Psychogeography: A Conversation with Jean-Marie Apostolidès | April 27, 2016--Jean-Marie Apostolidès, professor of French at Stanford, on Guy Debord and the Situationist movement. | 4/27/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Maria Stepanova on Putin’s Russia | April 20, 2016--Maria Stepanova — poet, journalist, and founder of Colta — on identity and expression in contemporary Russian society. | 4/20/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Andrea Nightingale on J.A. Baker’s "The Peregrine" | April 13, 2016--Andrea Nightingale, professor of classics at Stanford, on J.A. Baker’s novel "The Peregrine". | 4/13/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Aishwary Kumar on Indian Politics, Pt. 1 — Ambedkar | April 6, 2016--A conversation with Aishwary Kumar, professor of history at Stanford, on B.R. Ambedkar, moral and political philosopher. | 4/6/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Aishwary Kumar on Indian Politics, Pt. 2 — Gandhi | April 6, 2016--Aishwary Kumar, professor of history at Stanford, on the thought and career of Mohandas Gandhi. | 4/6/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Werner Herzog on J.A. Baker’s "The Peregrine" and the Importance of Reading | March 23, 2016--A conversation with Werner Herzog, legendary director, about J.A. Baker’s little-known novel ”The Peregrine" and the importance of reading. | 3/23/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Sepp Gumbrecht on Diderot, Voltaire, and Rousseau | December 16, 2015--A conversation with Sepp Gumbrecht on three French Enlightenment figures, Diderot, Rousseau, and Voltaire. | 12/16/2015 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Rebecca Pekron on Edgar Allan Poe | December 9, 2015--A conversation with scholar Rebecca Pekron on the life and work of Edgar Allan Poe. | 12/9/2015 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Eric Roberts on Computer Science | December 2, 2015--A conversation with Eric Roberts on the past, present, and future of computer science education. | 12/2/2015 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Marilyn Yalom on Female Friendship | November 18, 2015--A conversation with scholar Marilyn Yalom on the history of female friendship. | 11/18/2015 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Niklas Damiris on Money | November 11, 2015--A conversation with physicist-turned-social theorist Niklas Damiris on the history and philosophy of money. | 11/11/2015 | Free | View in iTunes |
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A Conversation with Marilynne Robinson | November 4, 2015--A conversation with Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist and essayist Marilynne Robinson on the literary, philosophical, and religious figures who have most influenced her thought. | 11/4/2015 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Thomas Ryckman on Albert Einstein | October 28, 2015--A conversation with Thomas Ryckman, philosopher of science at Stanford, on the significance of Einstein’s thought. | 10/28/2015 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Ruth Starkman on Virtue Ethics | October 21, 2015--A conversation with Ruth Starkman, lecturer at Stanford and adjunct professor of philosophy at the University of San Francisco, about Aristotle, virtue ethics, and friendship. | 10/21/2015 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Hans Sluga on Politics | October 14, 2015--A conversation with Hans Sluga, professor of philosophy at UC-Berkeley, about his recent book on political life. | 10/14/2015 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Hans Sluga on Wittgenstein | October 7, 2015--A conversation with Hans Sluga, professor of philosophy at UC-Berkeley, about the life and work of Ludwig Wittgenstein. | 10/7/2015 | Free | View in iTunes |
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A Monologue on Randolph Bourne | September 30, 2015--Entitled Opinions returns with a monologue on the WWI era American political thinker Randolph Bourne. | 9/30/2015 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Hiatus Announcement | April 8, 2015--Entitled Opinions will be going on hiatus during the spring and summer of 2015 and will be back at some point in the fall. | 4/8/2015 | Free | View in iTunes |
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A Monologue on Lightness and Heaviness in Art | June 20, 2014--A monologue by Robert Harrison on lightness and heaviness in art, inspired by Calvino's Six Memos for the Next Millennium. | 6/20/2014 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Edward Feigenbaum on Artificial Intelligence | June 11, 2014--A conversation with Edward Feigenbaum, professor emeritus of Computer Science at Stanford, on artificial intelligence. | 6/11/2014 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Paul Rabinow on Foucault and "the contemporary" | June 4, 2014--A conversation with Paul Rabinow, professor of Anthropology at Berkeley, on Foucault and the notion of "the contemporary". | 6/4/2014 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Jessica Merrill on Russian Futurism | May 28, 2014--A conversation with Jessica Merrill, Mellow Fellow in Slavic Languages and Literatures at Stanford, on Russian Futurism. | 5/28/2014 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Monika Greenleaf on Dostoevsky and The Brothers Karamazov | May 21, 2014--A conversation with Monika Greenleaf, Stanford professor of Slavic and Comparative Literature, on Dostoevsky and his masterpiece, The Brothers Karamazov. | 5/21/2014 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Karol Berger on the life and work of Richard Wagner, Pt. 1 | May 14, 2014--A conversation with Karol Berger, Stanford professor of Music, on the life and work of German composer Richard Wagner (part one of two). | 5/14/2014 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Karol Berger on the life and work of Richard Wagner, Pt. 2 | May 14, 2014--A conversation with Karol Berger, Stanford professor of Music, on the life and work of German composer Richard Wagner (part two of two). | 5/14/2014 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Mark McGurl on the Rise of Fiction-Writing Programs | May 7, 2014--A conversation with Mark McGurl, professor of American literature at Stanford, on the rise of fiction-writing programs and their effect on postwar literature. | 5/7/2014 | Free | View in iTunes |
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David Lummus on Mythology | April 30, 2014--A conversation with David Lummus, professor of Italian literature at Stanford, about the enduring legacy of Greek mythology. | 4/30/2014 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Richard Kearney on Anatheism and "God After God" | April 23, 2014--A conversation with Richard Kearney, professor of philosophy at Boston College, about anatheism and the notion of "god after god". | 4/23/2014 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Grisha Freidin on Leo Tolstoy and Anna Karenina | April 16, 2014--A conversation with Grisha Freidin, professor of Slavic literature at Stanford, about Leo Tolstoy and Anna Karenina. | 4/16/2014 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Sarah Churchwell on The Great Gatsby | April 9, 2014--A conversation with Sarah Churchwell, professor of American literature at the University of East Anglia, about F. Scott Fitzgerald and The Great Gatsby. | 4/9/2014 | Free | View in iTunes |
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"How Old are We?" — A Monologue on Age | March 27, 2014--A monologue by Robert Harrison on the phenomenon of age and the peculiar question, "How old are we?". | 3/28/2014 | Free | View in iTunes |
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A Monologue on Dante and Prufrock (Re-Broadcast) | August 9, 2013--A monologue by Robert Harrison on "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock" and its connections with Dante's Inferno. | 8/9/2013 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Andrei Linde on the Birth of the Universe (Re-Broadcast) | August 9, 2013--Robert Harrison discusses cosmology and inflationary theory with Stanford physicist Andrei Linde. | 8/9/2013 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Karen Feldman on Walter Benjamin | July 3, 2013--Robert Harrison discusses Walter Benjamin and his "Artwork" essay with Karen Feldman, Berkeley professor of German. | 7/3/2013 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Inga Pierson on Simone Weil | June 26, 2013--Robert Harrison discusses the French philosopher and mystic Simone Weil with Stanford lecturer Inga Pierson. | 6/26/2013 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Michael Hoyer on David Foster Wallace | June 12, 2013--Robert Harrison discusses the life and work of David Foster Wallace with Stanford Comp Lit PhD Michael Hoyer. | 6/12/2013 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Marisa Galvez on Troubadour Poetry | June 5, 2013--Robert Harrison discusses troubadour poetry with Stanford professor of French literature Marisa Galvez. | 6/5/2013 | Free | View in iTunes |
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A Monologue on The Doors (Re-Broadcast Dedicated to Ray Manzarek) | May 29, 2013--A re-broadcast of Robert Harrison's monologue on the music of The Doors, dedicated to Ray Manzarek after his recent passing. | 5/29/2013 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Thomas Sheehan on Heidegger and Technology | May 22, 2013--Robert Harrison discusses Heidegger's writings on technology with Stanford professor of Religious Studies Thomas Sheehan. | 5/22/2013 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Amir Eshel on Franz Kafka | May 15, 2013--Robert Harrison discusses the life and work of Franz Kafka with Stanford professor of German literature Amir Eshel. | 5/15/2013 | Free | View in iTunes |
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A Monologue on Animal Rights | May 8, 2013--Robert Harrison discusses animals rights and the human-animal divide. | 5/8/2013 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Bioethics and Biotechnology - Tamara Kayali | April 24, 2013--Robert Harrison discusses the ethical and philosophical implications of bioethics and biotechnology with Tamara Kayali. | 4/24/2013 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Photography and Reality - Lena Herzog | April 17, 2013--Robert Harrison discusses the uncanny powers of photography with acclaimed artist Lena Herzog. | 4/17/2013 | Free | View in iTunes |
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The Life and Thought of Charles Darwin - Paul Robinson | April 10, 2013--Robert Harrison discusses the life and thought of Charles Darwin with Stanford intellectual historian Paul Robinson. | 4/10/2013 | Free | View in iTunes |
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The Origins of Language - Martin Lewis and Asya Pereltsvaig | April 2, 2013--Robert Harrison discusses the origins of language with geographer Martin Lewis and linguist Asya Pereltsvaig. | 4/2/2013 | Free | View in iTunes |
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A Monologue on Margaret Fuller | March 26, 2013--Robert Harrison discusses the extraordinary life and writings of Margaret Fuller. | 3/26/2013 | Free | View in iTunes |
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The Voice - Chloe Veltman | June 27, 2012--Robert Harrison speaks with Chloe Veltman about the human voice, especially the singing voice. | 6/27/2012 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Post-humanism - Ewa Domanska | June 6, 2012--Robert Harrison speaks with Ewa Domanska about the post-human, post-humanity, and post-humanism. | 6/6/2012 | Free | View in iTunes |
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A Brief History of Listening - Gabriella Safran | May 30, 2012--Robert Harrison speaks with Gabriella Safran about the history and practice of listening. | 5/30/2012 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Petrarch and Petrarchism - Andrew Hui | May 23, 2012--Robert Harrison speaks with Andrew Hui about Petrarch and his legacy. | 5/23/2012 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Life, Literature, Lermontov - Sasha Borovik | May 16, 2012--Robert Harrison speaks with EO listener Sasha Borovik about life, literature, and Lermontov. | 5/16/2012 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Hermaphroditism - Leah DeVun | May 9, 2012--Robert Harrison speaks with Leah DeVun, professor of History at Rutgers University, about hermaphroditism. | 5/9/2012 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Psychological Anthropology - Tanya Luhrmann | May 2, 2012--Robert Harrison speaks with Tanya Luhrmann about psychological anthropology and contemporary spiritual beliefs and practices. | 5/2/2012 | Free | View in iTunes |
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John Rawls - Debra Satz | April 25, 2012--Robert Harrison speaks with Debra Satz about John Rawls and her own Rawls-inspired work. | 4/25/2012 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Michel Foucault - Hans Sluga | April 18, 2012--Robert Harrison speaks with Hans Sluga about the life and work of Michel Foucault. | 4/18/2012 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Extinction - Ursula Heise | April 12, 2012--Robert Harrison speaks with Ursula Heise about human and animal extinction. | 4/12/2012 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Nietzsche and Wagner - Stephen Hinton | November 30, 2011--Robert Harrison speaks with Stephen Hinton, Stanford professor of Music, about the love/hate relationship between Friedrich Nietzsche and Richard Wagner. | 11/30/2011 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Medicine and the Human Condition - Larry Zaroff | November 23, 2011--Robert Harrison speaks with Larry Zaroff, doctor, writer, and Stanford professor, about the medical profession and the human condition. | 11/23/2011 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Homer and Homeric Epics - Richard Martin | November 16, 2011--Robert Harrison speaks with Stanford professor of Classics Richard Martin about Homer and his two greatest works, the Iliad and the Odyssey. | 11/16/2011 | Free | View in iTunes |
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The Discipline of Geography - Martin Lewis | November 9, 2011--Robert Harrison speaks with Stanford professor of International History Martin Lewis about the discipline of geography. | 11/9/2011 | Free | View in iTunes |
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The Life and Poetry of John Keats - Denise Gigante | November 2, 2011--Robert Harrison speaks with Stanford professor of English Denise Gigante about the life and poetry of John Keats, as well as his relationship with his family. | 11/2/2011 | Free | View in iTunes |
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The Ancient Roman Family - Richard Saller | October 26, 2011--Robert Harrison speaks with Stanford professor of Classics and History and Dean of the School of Humanities and Sciences Richard Saller about the Ancient Roman family. | 10/26/2011 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Hegel and His Heirs - Adrian Daub | October 19, 2011--Robert Harrison speaks with Stanford professor of German literature Adrian Daub about G.W.F. Hegel and his philosophical heirs. | 10/19/2011 | Free | View in iTunes |
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The Rosetta Stone - Patrick Hunt | October 12, 2011--Robert Harrison speaks with Stanford archaeologist Patrick Hunt about the Rosetta Stone. | 10/12/2011 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Phenomenology - Thomas Sheehan | October 5, 2011--Robert Harrison speaks with Thomas Sheehan, Stanford Professor of Religious Studies, about phenomenology. | 10/5/2011 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Hiatus Announcement | April 25, 2011--Entitled Opinions will be on hiatus from May till Fall 2011 - this is a short announcement. | 4/25/2011 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Samuel Beckett - Robert Harrison | April 12, 2011--Robert Harrison speaks about Samuel Beckett. | 4/12/2011 | Free | View in iTunes |
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The Human Brain - Stuart Edelstein | April 5, 2011--Robert Harrison speaks with Stuart Edelstein, Professor Emeritus of biology and neuroscience (University of Geneva) and member of the French Académie des Sciences. | 4/5/2011 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Psychedelic Rock - Jay Kadis | March 29, 2011--Robert Harrison speaks with Jay Kadis (Department of Music, CCRMA, Stanford) about the late sixties psychedelic rock bands of San Francisco. | 3/29/2011 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Italian Cinema - Sarah Carey | March 22, 2011--Robert Harrison speaks with Sarah Carey, Mellon Fellow at the Department of French and Italian at Stanford about Italian cinema. | 3/22/2011 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Greek Tragedy - Rush Rehm | March 15, 2011--Robert Harrison speaks with Rush Rehm, Stanford Professor of Classics and Drama about ancient Greek tragedy. | 3/15/2011 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Aristotle's Poetics - Blair Hoxby | March 8, 2011--Robert Harrison speaks with Blair Hoxby, Stanford Professor of English literature about Aristotle's Poetics. | 3/8/2011 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Sonia Korn Grimani and her memoir of the Holocaust | April 25, 2011--Christy Wampole talks to Sonia Korn-Grimani in French about her memoir recounting her experiences during her escape from Nazi-Germany and during the German occupation of Belgium. Sonia was born in 1931 and has lived all over the world, she has a PhD in French literature and is an accomplished singer. The episode includes some of her recordings. | 2/27/2011 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Haitian writer Lyonel Trouillot | March 1, 2011--Christy Wampole, Ph.D candidate in French and Italian Literature at Stanford, speaks with Haitian author Lyonel Trouillot (in French). | 2/27/2011 | Free | View in iTunes |
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The Nouveau Roman - Christy Wampole | February 22, 2011--Robert Harrison speaks with Christy Wampole, Ph.D candidate in French and Italian Literature at Stanford about the French New Novel (Nouveau Roman) of the 1950s through the 1970s. | 2/22/2011 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Beauty - Alexander Nehamas (part 2) | February 15, 2011--Joshua Landy speaks with professor of philosophy at Princeton University Alexander Nehamas about beauty. | 2/15/2011 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Beauty - Alexander Nehamas (part 1) | February 15, 2011--Joshua Landy speaks with professor of philosophy at Princeton University Alexander Nehamas about beauty. | 2/14/2011 | Free | View in iTunes |
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The Uses of Philosophy - John Perry and Kenneth Taylor | February 13, 2011--Joshua Landy speaks with professors of philosophy at Stanford John Perry and Kenneth Taylor about the uses of philosophy. | 2/13/2011 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Romantic Symbol - Nicholas Halmi | February 8, 2011--Robert Harrison speaks with professor of English literature at Oxford University Nicholas Halmi about the Romantic symbol. | 2/8/2011 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Roberto Bolaño - Héctor Hoyos | February 1, 2011--Robert Harrison speaks with Stanford professor of Latin American literature Héctor Hoyos about Chilean author Roberto Bolaño. | 2/1/2011 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Commedia dell'Arte - Mace Perlman | January 25, 2011--Robert Harrison speaks with Mace Perlman, actor, teacher and director, about masks, mime, and the Italian Commedia dell'Arte. | 1/25/2011 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Classicism in America - Caroline Winterer | January 18, 2011--Robert Harrison speaks with Caroline Winterer, Stanford Professor of History, about America's relation to classical antiquity. | 1/17/2011 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Moby Dick - Andrea Nightingale | January 11, 2011--Robert Harrison speaks with Andrea Nightingale, Professor of Classics and Comparative Literature at Stanford, about Herman Melville's "Moby Dick". | 1/11/2011 | Free | View in iTunes |
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The Doors - Robert Harrison | June 23, 2010--A monlogue by Robert Harrison about The Doors. | 6/22/2010 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Georges Bataille - Laura Wittman | May 25, 2010--Robert Harrison speaks with Laura Wittman, Professor of French and Italian Literature at Stanford, about Georges Batalle. | 5/25/2010 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Heidegger's Being and Time - Thomas Sheehan | May 18, 2010--Robert Harrison speaks with Thomas Sheehan, Professor of Religious Studies at Stanford, about Heidegger's Being and Time. | 5/18/2010 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Pink Floyd - Thomas Harrison | May 11, 2010--Robert Harrison speaks with his brother Thomas Harrison, professor of Italian Literature at UCLA, about Pink Floyd. | 5/11/2010 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Glass Wave - Rush Rehm | May 4, 2010--Robert Harrison's band Glass Wave speaks with Rush Rehm, Stanford Professor of Drama and Classics, about the band's new album based on great works of literature from the western canon. | 5/4/2010 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Alexander the Great - Vincent Barletta | April 27, 2010--Robert Harrison speaks with Stanford professor of Iberian literature and culture Vincent Barletta about Alexander the Great. | 4/27/2010 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Uses of Literature - Joshua Landy | April 20, 2010--Robert Harrison speaks with Stanford French literature professor Joshua Landy about the uses of literature. | 4/20/2010 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Athanasius Kircher - Paula Findlen | April 13, 2010--Robert Harrison speaks with Stanford history professor Paula Findlen about Athanasius Kircher, 17th-century German Jesuit scholar. | 4/12/2010 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Karl Marx - Mark Mancall | April 6, 2010--Robert Harrison speaks with Stanford history professor Mark Mancall about Karl Marx, the misappropriation and misunderstanding of his ideas, and his legacy today. | 4/5/2010 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Italian Epic Poetry - Giuseppe Mazzotta | March 2, 2010--Robert Harrison speaks with Yale professor Giuseppe Mazzotta on Tasso, Ariosto, and Italian epic poetry. | 3/2/2010 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Digital Music - Jay Kadis | February 23, 2010--Robert Harrison speaks with audio engineer Jay Kadis about transistors, psycho-acoustics, rock 'n roll, and the future of music in the digital age. | 2/22/2010 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Welsh Literature - Gwyneth Lewis (Part I) | February 16, 2010--Robert Harrison speaks with poet Gwyneth Lewis about Welsh literature. | 2/16/2010 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Welsh Literature - Gwyneth Lewis (Part II) | February 16, 2010--Robert Harrison speaks with Welsh poet Gwyneth Lewis about her writing. | 2/16/2010 | Free | View in iTunes |
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American Literature - Tobias Wolff | February 9, 2010--Robert Harrison speaks with author Tobias Wolff about his fiction, J.D. Salinger, and the art of the short story. | 2/8/2010 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Shakespeare - Stephen Orgel | January 19, 2010--Robert Harrison discusses Shakespeare's King Lear with Stanford English Professor Stephen Orgel | 1/19/2010 | Free | View in iTunes |
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A Monologue on Wallace Stevens | December 9, 2009--Robert Harrison discusses the poetry of the American poet Wallace Stevens | 12/9/2009 | Free | View in iTunes |
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A Monologue on Machiavelli | December 7, 2009--Robert Harrison discusses Machiavelli's The Prince | 12/7/2009 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Plato - Andrea Nightingale | November 25, 2009--Andrea Nightingale and Robert Harrison discuss love and beauty in Plato's Symposium. | 11/25/2009 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Borges - Hans Gumbrecht | November 23, 2009--Hans Gumbrecht and Robert Harrison discuss the life and literary legacy of Jorge Luis Borges. | 11/23/2009 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Blues - Byrd Hale - Part I | October 19, 2009--Byrd Hale, Blues Director of KSZU 90.1 Stanford radio, joins Robert Harrison to discuss various aspects of the blues, including its origins, prevalent themes, and major protagonists in this first hour of a two-part conversation. | 10/20/2009 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Blues - Byrd Hale - Part II | October 19, 2009--Byrd Hale, Blues Director of KSZU 90.1 Stanford radio, continues the second portion of his conversation with Robert Harrison on various aspects of the blues, including its origins, prevalent themes, and major protagonists. | 10/20/2009 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Tennis - Dick Gould | October 6, 2009--The legendary, former Stanford tennis coach Dick Gould joins Robert Harrison to discuss the art, strategy and philosophy of the game. | 10/5/2009 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Unabomber - Jean-Marie Apostolidès | September 29, 2009--Stanford Professor of French Jean-Marie Apostolidès discusses the ideas and the case of Ted Kaczynski, the so-called Unabomber. | 9/28/2009 | Free | View in iTunes |
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The Jimi Hendrix Solo Show | June 20, 2009--In the concluding show for the spring, 2009 season, Robert Harrison speaks about the life and music of Jimi Hendrix. | 6/20/2009 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Byzantine Culture Pt 1 - Panagiotis Agapitos | June 2, 2009--The first part of a two hour conversation with Panagiotis Agapitos, Professor of Byzantine Studies at the University of Cyprus, about the history, literature and culture of Byzantium. | 6/2/2009 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Byzantine Culture Pt 2 - Panagiotis Agapitos | June 2, 2009--The second part of a two hour conversation with Panagiotis Agapitos, Professor of Byzantine Studies at the University of Cyprus, about the history, literature and culture of Byzantium. A long discussion of contemporary crime fiction as well. | 6/2/2009 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Emily Dickinson - Katie Peterson | June 2, 2009--A conversation about the poetry of Emily Dickinson with poet Katie Peterson. | 6/2/2009 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Friedrich Nietzsche - Andrew Mitchell | May 26, 2009--A conversation about the philosophy of Friedrich Nietzsche with Andrew Mitchell, professor of philosophy at Emory University. This is Andrew Mitchell's 3rd appearance on Entitled Opinions. He has spoken twice previously about Martin Heidegger. | 5/26/2009 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Re-enchantment of the World - Michael Saler | May 19, 2009--A conversation about secular magic and the re-enchantment of the world between guest-host Josh Landy, professor of French at Stanford University, and Michael Saler, professor of History at UC Davis. | 5/19/2009 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Nuance and Brazilian Culture - Marília Librandi Rocha | May 12, 2009--A conversation with Professor Marília Librandi Rocha about nuance and Brazilian Culture | 5/12/2009 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Metaphysics of Misogyny - Adrian Daub | May 5, 2009--A conversation with Professor Adrian Daub about the metaphysics of misogyny in the German philosophical tradition | 5/5/2009 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Romanticism and Organic Form - Denise Gigante | April 28, 2009--A conversation with Professor Denise Gigante about romanticism and organic form, which is the subject of her new book, Life: Organic Form and Romanticism (Yale UP, 2009) | 4/28/2009 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Beethoven Pt 1 - Stephen Hinton | April 21, 2009--The first hour of a two part conversation with Professor Stephen Hinton about the life, music, and myth of Ludwig van Beethoven | 4/21/2009 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Beethoven Pt 2 - Stephen Hinton | April 21, 2009--The second hour of a two part conversation with Professor Stephen Hinton about the life, music, and myth of Ludwig van Beethoven | 4/21/2009 | Free | View in iTunes |
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The Existentialism of Sartre - Lanier Anderson | April 14, 2009--A conversation with Professor Lanier Anderson about the Existential philosophy of Jean-Paul Sartre | 4/14/2009 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Heart of Darkness - Robert Harrison | December 15, 2008--The fall season wraps up with Robert Harrison's concluding thoughts on Conrad's Heart of Darkness | 12/15/2008 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Réflexions sur l'Internet - Michel Serres | December 9, 2008--A conversation with French philosopher Michel Serres about the internet (conducted in French) | 12/9/2008 | Free | View in iTunes |
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The Jesuit Order - Matt Farley | December 2, 2008--A conversation with Matt Farley S.J. about the Jesuit Order and various matters related to Christian faith in our times | 12/2/2008 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Human Rights - Helen Stacy | November 25, 2008--A conversation with Professor of Law Helen Stacy about human rights in the 21st century | 11/25/2008 | Free | View in iTunes |
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WWII and the Blitz - Peter Stansky | November 18, 2008--A conversation with Historian Peter Stansky about World War II and the first day of the London Blitz | 11/18/2008 | Free | View in iTunes |
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The Future of the Internet - Vinton Cerf | November 11, 2008--A conversation with Vinton Cerf, Vice President and "Chief Internet Evangelist" at Google about the future of the internet and Google | 11/11/2008 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Language and Thought - Lera Boroditsky | November 4, 2008--Guest host Joshua Landy, Professor of French at Stanford University, speaks with Lera Boroditsky, Professor of Psychology about language and thought. | 11/4/2008 | Free | View in iTunes |
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The Medical Vocation - Dr. Abraham Verghese | October 28, 2008--A conversation with physician and author Abraham Verghese about internal medicine, the sociology of infectious diseases, the rehumanization of the doctor-patient relationship, and Dr. Verghese's literary career | 10/28/2008 | Free | View in iTunes |
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The Heart - Heather Webb and Connie Solari | October 21, 2008--A conversation with Italianist Heather Webb and educator Connie Solari about the physiology, theology, and poetics of the medieval heart, as well as the career of French Saint Madeleine Sophie Barat, the 19th century founder of the Religious of the Sacred Heart of Jesus and their international network of schools | 10/21/2008 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Persian literature - Dick Davis | October 14, 2008--A conversation with scholar Dick Davis about the history, culture, and poetry of ancient and medieval Persia | 10/14/2008 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Philosophy of Moods - Sepp Gumbrecht | October 7, 2008--A conversation with scholar Hans Ulrich Gumbrecht about the philosophy of moods | 10/7/2008 | Free | View in iTunes |
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W.H. Auden - Nicholas Jenkins | September 30, 2008--A conversation with literary historian Nicholas Jenkins about the life and work of poet W.H. Auden | 9/30/2008 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Intellectual History - Paul Robinson | September 24, 2008--A conversation with Paul Robinson about the field of intellectual history, Freud, opera, and gay autobiography | 9/24/2008 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Erwin Schrödinger - Robert Harrison | April 10, 2008--Erwin Schrödinger on Mind and Matter: A Coda by Robert Harrison | 4/8/2008 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Boccaccio - Robert Harrison | April 1, 2008--A monologue by Robert Harrison about Giovanni Boccaccio's Decameron | 4/1/2008 | Free | View in iTunes |
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W.B. Yeats - Marjorie Perloff | March 25, 2008--A conversation with Marjorie Perloff about the Irish poet W.B. Yeats | 3/25/2008 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Robert Service - Giovanni Tempesta | March 18, 2008--A conversation with Giovanni Tempesta about his translations of the Poet Robert Service | 3/18/2008 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Jane Austen - Blakey Vermeule | March 11, 2008--A conversation with professor Blakey Vermeule about the works of Jane Austen | 3/11/2008 | Free | View in iTunes |
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The Poetry of AR Ammons - Laura Wittman | February 26, 2008--A conversation with professor Laura Wittman about the poetry of AR Ammons | 2/26/2008 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Vocation of the Humanities - Hayden White | February 19, 2008--A conversation with historian and literary theorist Hayden White about the vocation of the humanities | 2/19/2008 | Free | View in iTunes |
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History of Psychiatry - Dr. Stewart Agras | February 12, 2008--A conversation with Dr. Stewart Agras about the history of pyschiatry, behavioral therapy, and eating disorders | 2/12/2008 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Origins of Agriculture Pt 2 - Michael Shanks | February 5, 2008--The conclusion of a two part conversation with archaeologist Michael Shanks about the origins of agriculture | 2/5/2008 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Origins of Agriculture Pt 1 - Michael Shanks | February 5, 2008--The first of a two part conversation with archaeologist Michael Shanks about the origins of agriculture | 2/5/2008 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Pamuk and Modern Turkey - Aron Rodrigue | January 29, 2008--A conversation with historian Aron Rodrigue about the place of Orhan Pamuk in Turkish literature, and the Ottoman past of modern Turkey | 1/29/2008 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Novelist Orhan Pamuk | January 22, 2008--A discussion with 2006 Nobel Laureate Orhan Pamuk about his work and modern Turkey. | 1/23/2008 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Religion and Violence - Philippe Buc | January 15, 2008--A discussion with historian Philippe Buc on the topic of religion and violence. | 1/16/2008 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Dante and Prufrock - A Coda | June 19, 2007--A monologue by Robert Harrison on T.S. Eliot's poem "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock" and its connections with Dante's "Inferno." | 6/19/2007 | Free | View in iTunes |
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End of the Year Wrap-up | June 19, 2007--A monologue by Robert Harrison with concluding thoughts about issues from shows of the last three months. | 6/19/2007 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Poetry and Thinking - A conversation with Andrew Mitchell | June 12, 2007--A conversation with Andrew Mitchell about poetry and thinking in the later work of Martin Heidegger. | 6/12/2007 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Kurt Weill Pt 2 - A conversation with Stephen Hinton | June 5, 2007--Part 2 of a conversation with Stephen Hinton on Kurt Weill and 20th-century music. | 6/5/2007 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Kurt Weill Pt 1 - A conversation with Stephen Hinton | June 5, 2007--Part 1 of a conversation with Stephen Hinton on Kurt Weill, Bertolt Brecht, and the Weimar Republic. | 6/5/2007 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Freud & Psychoanalysis Pt 2 - A conversation with Charitini Douvaldzi | May 29, 2007--Part 2 of a conversation with Stanford Professor Charitini Douvaldzi about what is dead and what is alive in psychoanalysis. | 5/29/2007 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Freud & Psychoanalysis Pt 1 - A conversation with Charitini Douvaldzi | May 29, 2007--Part 1 of a conversation with Stanford Professor Charitini Douvaldzi about what is dead and what is alive in psychoanalysis. | 5/29/2007 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Customer Reviews
Informative
You can really learn a lot just listening to a podcast like this one. You won’t be too sure what, but that’s fine.
Life of the mind
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Exactly What An Interview-Style Podcast Should Be
I rarely write reviews. I suppose I take podcasts for granted, even the good ones, which are quite rare. They play such a key role in my day-to-day life, which perhaps allows me to take them for granted. I’m a postgrad living in London and every day I walk to campus at UCL from my flat in North London. It takes about an hour, so I start a podcast when I leave and it usually ends just before I arrive. I discovered Entitled Opinions about a month ago and since then I haven’t listened to anything else. This is exactly what a podcast in this style should be. Robert Harrison has such a keen sense for knowing when to speak, when and where to turn the direction of the conversation, and which remarks warrant/require further elucidation. The pacing, which is the hardest thing to get right in these podcasts, is spot on. His questions are always thoughtful and authoritative, he’s able to be skeptical without being overly aggressive or dogmatic. The topics are perfect. I haven’t found another podcast with this kind of breadth and consistency (in that the topics are consistently fascinating yet diverse). I can’t say enough, but I realise that I’m already rambling. If you’ve listened to a few episodes, keep listening; you’ll be hooked.
(I really hope you do more episodes in 2014.)
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