20 Questions with Dr. George Heffernan

20 Questions with Dr. George Heffernan

George Heffernan Professor of Philosophy at Merrimack College, he earned his B.A. and M.A. from The Catholic University of America and his Ph.D. from the University of Cologne, Germany. He also holds the highest degree in the German Language awarded by the Goethe Institute of Munich as well as the diploma of a State-Certified Translator and Interpreter for the German Language granted by the Chamber of Industry and Commerce of Bonn.

Enjoy this lively and engaging scholar of the very first order. Professor Heffernan has presented many papers on Camus and has been the skillful author of several articles on Camus that have shaped the way we think about Camus. especially: “‘Rien, rien n’avait d’importance et je savais bien pourquoi’ (‘Nothing, nothing mattered, and I well knew why’): The World According to Meursault—or A Critical Attempt to Understand the Absurdist Philosophy of the Protagonist of Albert Camus’s The Stranger”, Journal of Camus Studies 2 (2012), 221–259

A bit of a longer podcast at 1.37 but well worth your time.


Enjoy this wonderful conversation about Camus.

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The Myth of Sisyphus

The Myth of Sisyphus

Episode #6 covers Camus' extraordinary text The Myth of Sisyphus. In this podcast I will cover the context of the text and focus specifically on the philosophical arguments and themes that Camus wish...

21 Aug 202027min

The Rebel

The Rebel

A look at what I consider Camus' most challenging work, The Rebel. A book-length philosophical essay that looks at the origin of rebellion and revolt and considers why it is a part of human nature. A ...

18 Aug 202017min

The First Man

The First Man

Episode #5 is on Camus' last published novel, published after his death in 1994 in French and 1996 in English. Part of a proposed trilogy on his life this unedited novel gives the reader a deep insigh...

14 Aug 202017min

Introduction to these podcasts

Introduction to these podcasts

Greetings, A very short introduction about these podcasts and a bit about me. Enjoy.

11 Aug 20203min

Four Plays by Camus

Four Plays by Camus

Episode #4 covers four plays written by Camus over his lifetime. Plays are a very important part of Camus' body of work as they are his first creative outlet and where he went to feel free to create a...

10 Aug 202018min

The Fall

The Fall

Episode #3 of Albert Camus Radio. Camus' last finished novel and possibly his most intriguing. I this episode I will unpack this complex work and look at what drove Camus to write this book, the styl...

10 Aug 202019min

The Stranger

The Stranger

Episode #2 on Camus' first novel The Stranger. Arguably Camus most famous work and a landmark of Western literature. In this episode I will take a look at the construction, background, context, and t...

10 Aug 202016min

The Plague

The Plague

The first installment covering the works of Albert Camus. In this podcast I will give a very short (16 minutes) introduction to Camus' novel The Plague. I will offer some insight into the construction...

10 Aug 202014min

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