Really Hot Hands
To mark the publication of the latest LRB Collection of essays, about sport, David Runciman, on loan from Talking Politics, talks to Ben Markovits about Michael Jordan, home advantage, how basketball ...
13 Okt 202043min
Aeschylus’ Ghosts
Emily Wilson talks to Thomas Jones about three new translations of the Oresteia. They discuss what the texts of the tragedies may tell us about the state of democracy in fifth-century Athens, the diff...
6 Okt 202034min
No Wave Feminism
Jenny Turner talks to Joanna Biggs about the history of the Women’s Liberation Movement, the loneliness of feminist work, and the seemingly unavoidable question: How do you think your life compares to...
22 Sep 202037min
400 Million Guns
Deborah Friedell talks to Thomas Jones about the origins, and origin myths, of the National Rifle Association, how it spends its money, and why it's wary of winning. Read Deborah Friedell on the NRA h...
15 Sep 202028min
Katherine Rundell: Consider the Greenland Shark
Katherine Rundell reads her study of the Greenland shark, which can live for 500 years. You can find all the pieces in Katherine Rundell's series of animal studies on her author page on the LRB websit...
8 Sep 20208min
Covidology
Rupert Beale talks to Thomas Jones about Covid-19 vaccine candidates, and reasons not to rush them; how worried we should be about reported cases of re-infection; possible reasons for the apparent dro...
1 Sep 202031min
Patricia Lockwood: Insane after coronavirus?
Patricia Lockwood reads her diary about catching and recovering from Covid-19. Read more by Patricia Lockwood in the LRB here: https://lrb.me/lockwoodpod Subscribe to the LRB from just £1 per issue: h...
25 Aug 202022min
The Absurdities of Race
Adam Shatz talks to Paul Gilroy about his intellectual background and the recent anti-racist protests in the UK and US. They discuss Gilroy’s experience growing up in North London in the 1950s and 196...
18 Aug 20201h
