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London School of Economics: Public lectures and events

By London School of Economics and Political Science

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Podcast Description

Audio podcasts from LSE's programme of public lectures and events.

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good content, poor quality

this can be a great listen on the commute to work. after a dozen or so, the content and speakers tend to be quite good but the audio quality is often mediocre to awful. it usually sounds like someone in the front row is holding a tape recorder, rather than using a line-level recording. speakers often walk away from the microphone, and questions from the audience are inaudible. Such distractions otherwise detract from good speakers and fascinating information.

Serious brain food

It is true that some of the lectures have poor sound quality, but the intellectual content is fabulous. These are subject matter experts (in the best sense of the term) talking to a post-graduate or higher audience. There is no talking down, no mealy-mouthed populism, and nobody tries to get away with unsupported slogans.

Invaluable resource

It's very much to LSE's credit that they go to the effort of posting these lectures in podcast form. It sounds like most of them are public, but as others have pointed out, that doesn't mean the lecturers treat anyone like they're stupid or gullible. Speakers of all political stripe are represented, from a prominent Tory advisor to Slavoj Zizek, and overall, the lecturers are well-prepared and expect difficult questions from the audience. Very occasionally there are lecturers who have typed out a speech which they just read, which can make them a little tedious ("Secularisms in Crisis" was an unfortunate victim of this phenomenon). While currents of thought shift with time, LSE's lectures are posted often enough to keep up with events. This in combination with the high quality of the speakers makes these lectures an outstanding and invaluable resource to sift through, whether out of professional interest, or as a thoughtful bystander.

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