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- 1 A Brief History of Everyone Who Ever LivedAdam Rutherford · 2× across 2 episodes
- 2 How to Argue with a RacistAdam Rutherford · 2× across 2 episodes
- 3 A Fortunate ManJohn Berger · 1× across 1 episode
- 4 A Seventh ManJohn Berger · 1× across 1 episode
- 5 Black and British: A Forgotten HistoryDavid Olusoga · 1× across 1 episode
- 6 Control: The History and The Disturbing Present of EugenicsAdam Rutherford · 1× across 1 episode
- 7 CreationAdam Rutherford · 1× across 1 episode
- 8 G.John Berger · 1× across 1 episode
- 9 John Berger, From LifeTom Overton · 1× across 1 episode
- 10 The Book of HumansAdam Rutherford · 1× across 1 episode
- 11 The Human ConditionHannah Arendt · 1× across 1 episode
- 12 The Machine StopsE.M. Forster · 1× across 1 episode
- 13 The Rise and Fall of the Artificial StateJill Lepore · 1× across 1 episode
- 14 The Work of Art in the Age of Mechanical ReproductionWalter Benjamin · 1× across 1 episode
- 1 A Brief History of Everyone Who Ever LivedAdam Rutherford · 2× across 2 episodes
- 2 How to Argue with a RacistAdam Rutherford · 2× across 2 episodes
- 3 A Fortunate ManJohn Berger · 1× across 1 episode
- 4 A Seventh ManJohn Berger · 1× across 1 episode
- 5 Black and British: A Forgotten HistoryDavid Olusoga · 1× across 1 episode
- 6 Control: The History and The Disturbing Present of EugenicsAdam Rutherford · 1× across 1 episode
- 7 CreationAdam Rutherford · 1× across 1 episode
- 8 G.John Berger · 1× across 1 episode
- 9 John Berger, From LifeTom Overton · 1× across 1 episode
- 10 The Book of HumansAdam Rutherford · 1× across 1 episode
- 11 The Human ConditionHannah Arendt · 1× across 1 episode
- 12 The Machine StopsE.M. Forster · 1× across 1 episode
- 13 The Rise and Fall of the Artificial StateJill Lepore · 1× across 1 episode
- 14 The Work of Art in the Age of Mechanical ReproductionWalter Benjamin · 1× across 1 episode
- 1 A Brief History of Everyone Who Ever LivedAdam Rutherford · 2× across 2 episodes
- 2 How to Argue with a RacistAdam Rutherford · 2× across 2 episodes
- 3 A Fortunate ManJohn Berger · 1× across 1 episode
- 4 A Seventh ManJohn Berger · 1× across 1 episode
- 5 Black and British: A Forgotten HistoryDavid Olusoga · 1× across 1 episode
- 6 Control: The History and The Disturbing Present of EugenicsAdam Rutherford · 1× across 1 episode
- 7 CreationAdam Rutherford · 1× across 1 episode
- 8 G.John Berger · 1× across 1 episode
- 9 John Berger, From LifeTom Overton · 1× across 1 episode
- 10 The Book of HumansAdam Rutherford · 1× across 1 episode
- 11 The Human ConditionHannah Arendt · 1× across 1 episode
- 12 The Machine StopsE.M. Forster · 1× across 1 episode
- 13 The Rise and Fall of the Artificial StateJill Lepore · 1× across 1 episode
- 14 The Work of Art in the Age of Mechanical ReproductionWalter Benjamin · 1× across 1 episode
Luke Harding and Alastair Campbell: Trump, Putin and the New Age of Conquest (Part Two)
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Luke Harding and Alastair Campbell: Trump, Putin and the New Age of Conquest (Part One)
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Francis Fukuyama on the New World Order (Part Two)
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What Comes After the End of History? with Francis Fukuyama (Part One)
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The New Silencing: Women Versus the Manosphere (Part Two)
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The New Silencing: Women Versus the Manosphere (Part One)
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The Book of Revelations, Women and Their Secrets from the 1950s to the present day
Juliette Nicholson
the latest of which is the book of revelations women and their secrets from the 1950s to the present day ▶ tap to play from here
Why Did the Working Class Abandon the Left? With Nobel Economist Daron Acemoglu
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What Happened to Liberal Democracy? Remaking a Politics of Shared Prosperity
Darren S. Moglu
joins carl miller to discuss his new book what happened to liberal democracy remaking a politics of shared prosperity ▶ tap to play from here
How Trade Shapes Our World, With Ed Conway
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Trade World: The Ties That Bound Our Past and Can Unravel Our Future
Ed Conway
trade world uh the ties that bound our past and can unravel our future ▶ tap to play from here
NYT’s Novel of the Century? Marlon James on The Disappearers
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The Disappearers
Marlon James
the new york times has just dubbed the disappearers as a masterpiece ▶ tap to play from here
A Brief History of Seven Killings
Marlon James
the new novel from booker prizewinning author of a brief history of seven killings is described as the best novel of the decade ▶ tap to play from here
The Sexual Outlaw
John Rechy
for somebody like say jordan john recci is the sexual outlaw is a lifeline ▶ tap to play from here
Song of Solomon
Toni Morrison
is because you kinda misread twin marston's song of solomon i wanted to ask you about that um yes exactly ▶ tap to play from here
Pygmalion
George Bernard Shaw
the first draft of this thing still had pygmalion ▶ tap to play from here
Richard III
William Shakespeare
then it was Richard the Third,'cause that's my tried them all ▶ tap to play from here
The Book of Night Women
Marlon James
book of night woman is mostly women and there are no men in it ▶ tap to play from here
The Pagoda
Patricia Powell
with patricia paul's the pagoda it goes into trans identity ▶ tap to play from here
As Meat Loves Salt
Maria McCann
mario mckenna's as meat loves salt which i think is a perfect novel ▶ tap to play from here
Memorial
Bryan Washington
you know which book i really love in memorial which i think came out last year ▶ tap to play from here
The Odyssey
Homer
all this odyssey business has sent me back to the r while rereading the r back to the r c ▶ tap to play from here
The Iliad
Homer
why is the emotional weight coming from the iliad so of course i went then go back to the game ▶ tap to play from here
The Secret History in Our DNA: Adam Rutherford Meets David Olusoga (Part Two)
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How to Argue with a Racist
Adam Rutherford
i go into much more depth in how to argue with a racist about this ▶ tap to play from here
A Brief History of Everyone Who Ever Lived
Adam Rutherford
adam will be up here in a couple of minutes signing copies of a brief history of everyone who ever lived the updated twenty twenty six version ▶ tap to play from here
The Secret History in Our DNA: Adam Rutherford Meets David Olusoga (Part One)
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A Brief History of Everyone Who Ever Lived
Adam Rutherford
marking the 10th anniversary of rutherford's a brief history of everyone who ever lived they explore what a decade of discoveries in genetics has revealed about our ancestors ▶ tap to play from here
Creation
Adam Rutherford
his books include creation which was shortlisted for the welcome trust prize ▶ tap to play from here
The Book of Humans
Adam Rutherford
the book of humans which was a sunday times bestseller ▶ tap to play from here
How to Argue with a Racist
Adam Rutherford
he's also the author of the brilliant and i'm afraid sadly more relevant than ever how to argue with a racist from twenty twenty ▶ tap to play from here
Control: The History and The Disturbing Present of Eugenics
Adam Rutherford
and more recently there was control adams book on the strange and the disturbing history of the pseudoscience of eugenics ▶ tap to play from here
Black and British: A Forgotten History
David Olusoga
i mean just backstage david was telling me how hi his amazing book black and british that's right yeah ▶ tap to play from here
Can Democracy Survive the Age of AI? With Jill Lepore
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The Rise and Fall of the Artificial State
Jill Lepore
joins mythily rao to discuss her new book the rise and fall of the artificial state and how technology is changing the relationship between citizens ▶ tap to play from here
The Human Condition
Hannah Arendt
this beautiful book that hannah errent had had written really in the throes of the sputnik moment called the human condition ▶ tap to play from here
What John Berger Saw That We Still Don’t, with Tom Overton
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John Berger, From Life
Tom Overton
joined shahida bari to discuss his new book john berger from life and the ideas ▶ tap to play from here
G.
John Berger
his book uh prize winning novel g it's an extraordinary book about a country doctor ▶ tap to play from here
A Fortunate Man
John Berger
you mentioned a fortunate man um as one of the i think that's one of my favorite of his books ▶ tap to play from here
The Work of Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction
Walter Benjamin
walter benieman's uh work of art in the age of it's uh well the various translations work of art in the age of mechanical reproduction is the most famous uh translation of it ▶ tap to play from here
A Seventh Man
John Berger
a seventh man on the but today let's go let's go with the seventh man which is his book about the experience of migrant workers in europe ▶ tap to play from here
Is Tech Making Our Kids Less Capable? With Dr Jared Cooney Horvath
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The Digital Delusion, How Classroom Technology Harms Our Children's Learning, and How to Help Them Thrive Again
Jared Cooney Horvath
joins connor boyle to discuss his new book the digital delusion and the evidence around screens and schools ▶ tap to play from here
Is Ukraine’s Culture Worth Fighting For? With Charlotte Higgins
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Ukrainian Lessons: A Journey into the Art and Life of a Country at War
Charlotte Higgins
joins hannah lucinda smith to discuss her book ukrainian lessons a journey into the art and life of a country at war ▶ tap to play from here
Hinterlands
Hannah Lucinda Smith
written your amazing book hinterlands we've reported from many many places ▶ tap to play from here
How George Michael Changed Music Forever, with Sathnam Sanghera (Part Two)
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How George Michael Changed Music Forever, with Sathnam Sanghera (Part One)
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Tonight the Music Seems So Loud: The Meaning of George Michael
Satnam Sanghera
drawing on his new book tonight the music seems so loud sangera looks beyond the pop icon to explore michael's life ▶ tap to play from here
Empire Land
Satnam Sanghera
including empire land which i'm sure you all know it won the oh the british book award for narrative nonfiction ▶ tap to play from here
Marriage Material
Satnam Sanghera
marriage material which was shortlisted for the costa first novel award ▶ tap to play from here
The Boy with the Top Knot
Satnam Sanghera
his memoir the boy with the top knot was shortlisted for the costa biography award ▶ tap to play from here
Spielberg, Coppola and Lucas: The Remaking of Modern Cinema, With Paul Fischer
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The Last Kings of Hollywood
Paul Fisher
and our guest today is paul fisher author screenwriter filmmaker whose new fascinating book the last kings of hollywood takes us back to the glory days of new hollywood ▶ tap to play from here
Easy Riders, Raging Bulls
Peter Biskind
everybody was reading easy riders raging bulls ▶ tap to play from here
Skywalking: The Life and Films of George Lucas
Dale Pollock
the first kind of biography of him it's called skywalking and it was written by a guy called dale pollock ▶ tap to play from here
Colm Tóibín on Stories of Exile (Part Two)
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House of Names
Colum McCann
quite cranky around him while writing house of names or but or quite demanding ▶ tap to play from here
Middlemarch
George Eliot
the argument between george eliot and henry james in the eighteen seventies it didn't take place between them but it took place between their books where the middle march and it's very hard to to end a novel like middlemarch ▶ tap to play from here
Portrait of a Lady
Henry James
when henry james wrote portrait of a lady which he would have begun about seven or eight years later ▶ tap to play from here
Room
Emma Donoghue
actually emma donahue had written she'd written the screenplay of her own novel room ▶ tap to play from here
Selected Stories
Mary Lavin
mary lavin's uh stories which you've written the forward for and edited and i read it because you've done that ▶ tap to play from here
Dubliners
James Joyce
it's there in joyce's dubliners it's there in flannery o'connor ▶ tap to play from here
Ulysses
James Joyce
james joyce's ulysses which is the best fun you can have with your clothes on ▶ tap to play from here
Colm Tóibín on Stories of Exile (Part One)
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Nora Webster
Colm Tóibín
his novels include nora webster brooklyn which was turned into a film starring serse ronan and its sequel long island ▶ tap to play from here
Brooklyn
Colm Tóibín
his novels include nora webster brooklyn which was turned into a film starring serse ronan and its sequel long island ▶ tap to play from here
Long Island
Colm Tóibín
his novels include nora webster brooklyn which was turned into a film starring serse ronan and its sequel long island ▶ tap to play from here
The News from Dublin
Colm Tóibín
marking the publication of his new short story collection the news from dublin toybean reflects on the quiet dramas that define ordinary lives ▶ tap to play from here
The Master
Colm Tóibín
he is the author of eleven novels including the master which is about henry james ▶ tap to play from here
The Magician
Colm Tóibín
the magician about thomas mann and his global bestsellers at brooklyn and its follow up long island ▶ tap to play from here
The Mayor of Casterbridge
Thomas Hardy
think of thomas hardy as the mayor of castrobridge say and in the opening of that book the opening chapter is for a man his wife and their daughter come into a town ▶ tap to play from here
The Odyssey
Homer
you know in the odyssey even homer is worried about this when odysseus is twenty years away ▶ tap to play from here
Homage to Barcelona
Colm Tóibín
well i um i went back then to spain to write the book about barcelona homage to barcelona ten years later ▶ tap to play from here
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