Bonus episode: Hamlet explained
For over 400 years, one play has defined the very essence of tragedy. It’s a ghost story, a detective thriller, and a bloody tale of revenge that has captivated the world. But why does a 400-year-old ...
23 Sep 20259min
Bonus episode: The Dalai Lama's Untold Story
Explore the history of the Dalai Lama and the Tibet region, beginning with the ancient Bon religion and the arrival of Buddhism in the 7th century, which established a theocratic feudal system. We del...
20 Sep 20258min
The Modern Mind and Beyond
In the final episode of our journey with Iain McGilchrist, we confront the modern and postmodern age. He argues that the historical pendulum has, in a way, broken, leaving us deep in the territory of ...
19 Sep 20254min
Enlightenment to Romanticism
In this episode, the historical pendulum swings once again with traumatic force. We explore how the Reformation's backlash set the stage for the Enlightenment, which Iain McGilchrist describes as the ...
19 Sep 20255min
From Ancient Greece to Renaissance
In this episode, we take Iain McGilchrist's thesis out of the human skull and into the grand sweep of history. We explore his most audacious claim: that the story of our brain's two hemispheres, and t...
19 Sep 20255min
Two Worlds, One Brain
Picking up where we left off, this episode explores Iain McGilchrist's profound claim that the brain's two hemispheres don't just offer different perspectives on the same world—they bring forth two co...
19 Sep 20257min
The Divided Mind
Welcome to Brainwaves & Bookmarks! 🧠📚 In our Season 7 premiere, we dive into Iain McGilchrist's monumental work, The Master and His Emissary. At the heart of the book lies a powerful metaphor, adapt...
19 Sep 20256min
