On Georges Simenon
John Lanchester talks to Thomas Jones about Georges Simenon, whose output was so prodigious that even he didn’t know how many books he wrote. Find links to related articles and a full transcript on th...
2 Juni 202038min
Reopening the NHS
Sonia Gandhi and Rupert Beale, scientists at the Francis Crick Institute, talk to Thomas Jones about the ways Covid-19 can affect the nervous system, the steps required to reopen the NHS after lockdow...
26 Maj 202031min
Semi-Recumbent in Bournemouth
Andrew O’Hagan talks to Thomas Jones about the friendship between Robert Louis Stevenson and Henry James, and the time they spent together in Bournemouth. Find a full transcript of this episode and li...
19 Maj 202037min
The Theory Truce
Michael Wood talks to Adam Shatz about critical theory, its origins, developments and various diversions, and where it stands today. The conversation marks the publication of the eighth volume in the ...
12 Maj 202058min
This Bad Business
Colm Tóibín talks to Thomas Jones about the breakdown of Elizabeth Hardwick’s marriage to Robert Lowell, and its literary consequences. Find the pieces mentioned in this episode here: lrb.me/toibinhar...
5 Maj 202032min
The Idea of the Island
Mary Wellesley talks to Joanna Biggs about islands, blessed and not so blessed, from Homer to the Fyre Festival. Read more by Mary Wellesley in the LRB: On Blessed Isles On anchorites On Sir Gawain an...
28 Apr 202018min
Beauvoir and Me
Joanna Biggs talks to Thomas Jones about the life of Simone de Beauvoir. Further reading on Beauvoir in the LRB: Joanna Biggs: https://lrb.me/biggsdebeauvoirpod Michael Rogin: https://lrb.me/rogindebe...
21 Apr 202043min
On the Ward
Lana Spawls talks to Thomas Jones about working on a paediatric ward during the Covid-19 pandemic, and the ways hospitals have changed in response to the virus. Read Lana's latest piece in the LRB: La...
14 Apr 202028min
