Synopsis
LRB-published writers read their own work, introduced by the editors of the London Review of Books. Recent podcasts have included Gillian Anderson reading Charlotte Brontës Ingratitude, Alan Bennett reading from his diary, Tariq Ali on his visit to North Korea and Jeremy Harding on migration. Therell be something new every fortnight.
Episodes
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Ghaith Abdul-Ahad: In Sanaa
20/05/2015 Duration: 09minGhaith Abdul-Ahad on the rise of the Houthis in Yemen. Read Gaith Abdul-Ahad: https://lrb.me/abdulahadyt Sign up to the LRB newsletter: https://lrb.me/acast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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The Killing of Osama bin Laden: Seymour Hersh talks to Christian Lorentzen
20/05/2015 Duration: 44minSeymour Hersh talks to Christian Lorentzen about his pieces for the LRB, collected in a new book, The Killing of Osama bin Laden. Read Seymour Hersh in the LRB: https://lrb.me/hershpod Sign up to the LRB newsletter: https://lrb.me/acast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Hilary Mantel: ‘The School of English’, a story
06/05/2015 Duration: 01h03minHilary Mantel reads her short story, ‘The School of English’. Read Hilary Mantel in the LRB: https://lrb.me/mantelyt Sign up to the LRB newsletter: https://lrb.me/acast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Tariq Ali: The New World Disorder
08/04/2015 Duration: 01h44minIn his 2015 Winter Lecture, Tariq Ali argues that we are living in the twilight period of democracy. Read more Tariq Ali in the LRB: https://lrb.me/tariqalipod Sign up to the LRB newsletter: https://lrb.me/acast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Marina Warner: Learning My Lesson
19/03/2015 Duration: 01h17minIn her 2015 Winter Lecture, Marina Warner shows how higher education in the UK has been betrayed. Read more Marina Warner in the LRB: https://lrb.me/warnerpod Sign up to the LRB newsletter: https://lrb.me/acast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Adam Phillips: Against Self-Criticism
05/03/2015 Duration: 01h12minIn his 2015 Winter Lecture, Adam Phillips reflects on the ways we hate ourselves. Read more by Adam Phillips in the LRB: https://lrb.me/phillipspod Sign up to the LRB newsletter: https://lrb.me/acast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Peter Pomerantsev: Iammmmyookkraaanian
19/02/2015 Duration: 13minPeter Pomerantsev on images and myths of Maidan. Read more by Peter Pomerantsev in the LRB: https://lrb.me/pomerantsevpod Sign up to the LRB newsletter: https://lrb.me/acast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Death in Belgravia
05/02/2015 Duration: 18minRosemary Hill on the life and disappearance of Lord Lucan. Read more Rosemary Hill in the LRB: https://lrb.me/hillpod Sign up to the LRB newsletter: https://lrb.me/acast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Owen Bennett-Jones: Go-Betweens in Northern Ireland
22/01/2015 Duration: 17minOwen Bennett-Jones on the messengers that paved the way for the Northern Ireland peace process. Read more by Owen Bennett-Jones in the LRB: https://lrb.me/bennettjonespod Sign up to the LRB newsletter: https://lrb.me/acast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Alan Bennett: What I did in 2014
08/01/2015 Duration: 19minAlan Bennett on what he did in 2014. Read more Alan Bennett in the LRB: https://lrb.me/bennettpod Sign up to the LRB newsletter: https://lrb.me/acast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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James Meek: Shamed in Afghanistan
18/12/2014 Duration: 20minJames Meek on the British army’s eight years in Afghanistan. Read more James Meek in the LRB: https://lrb.me/meekpod Sign up to the LRB newsletter: https://lrb.me/acast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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T.J. Clark: Face to Face with Rembrandt
04/12/2014 Duration: 26minT.J. Clark comes face to face with Rembrandt. Read more T.J. Clark in the LRB: lrb.me/tjclarkpod Sign up to the LRB newsletter: lrb.me/acast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Alan Bennett: On Private Education
18/06/2014 Duration: 21minAlan Bennett read this sermon on private educations before the University, King’s College Chapel, Cambridge, 1 June 2014. Read more Alan Bennett in the LRB: lrb.me/bennettpod Sign up to the LRB newsletter: lrb.me/acast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Mary Beard: The Public Voice of Women
20/03/2014 Duration: 01h33minMary Beard reflects on the way women are heard – and have been heard – in public, from Homer’s Odyssey through Margaret Thatcher to internet trolls. Read more Mary Beard in the LRB: lrb.me/beardpod Sign up to the LRB newsletter: lrb.me/acast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Andrew O'Hagan: Julian Assange
06/03/2014 Duration: 01h04minAndrew O’Hagan spent six months with Julian Assange helping him write his autobiography, though in the event Assange didn’t want the book published. O’Hagan speaks about those six months for the first time. Read more Andrew O'Hagan in the LRB: lrb.me/ohaganpod Sign up to the LRB newsletter: lrb.me/acast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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James Wood: On Not Going Home
20/02/2014 Duration: 01h02minJames Wood explores the estrangement of voluntary emigration: the puzzling sense of losing the country you leave and failing to find another. Homelessness, in a word. Read more James Wood in the LRB: lrb.me/jameswoodpod Sign up to the LRB newsletter: lrb.me/acast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Alan Bennett: What I did in 2013
09/01/2014 Duration: 12minAlan Bennett reluctantly pays some overdue bills. Read more Alan Bennett in the LRB: lrb.me/bennettpod Sign up to the LRB newsletter: lrb.me/acast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Penelope Fitzgerald
19/12/2013 Duration: 12minJenny Turner on Penelope Fitzgerald Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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A Death in Jenin
21/11/2013 Duration: 01h05minAdam Shatz on the life and death of Juliano Mer-Khamis. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Mailer’s Last Punch
07/11/2013 Duration: 10minAndrew O’Hagan remembers Norman Mailer. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.