Podcast

Writer and psychiatrist Dr Iain McGilchrist discusses the problem with scientism, the need to pay attention, and the importance of beauty in our lives.

Historian and political philosopher, Ofir Haivry, joins the podcast to share his reflections on Christmas through the medium - naturally enough - of David Bowie's life and music.

Prof David Martin Jones, the new head of research at the Danube Institute, and formerly of the University of Queensland, joins the podcast to discuss his book History's Fools: the pursuit of idealism ...

The death of Mahsa Amini in police custody in September of 2022 set Iranian public opinion on fire, sparking mass unrest and civic protests on a scale unprecedented in the history of the Islamic Repub...

Writer and translator Pásztor Péter joins the podcast to discuss the work and legacy of the Canadian literary critic and theorist Northrop Frye, and particularly Frye's work on the biblical legacy i...

In the fifth episode of our new series, ’Judaism and Anti-Semitism in Hungary’, we are joined by Virág Gulyás, a non-Jewish Zionist activist and journalist who is well-known for her blog called ...

Sociologist and Sinologist Eric Hendricks-Kim joins the podcast to discuss China, the West, and the near future of geopolitics.

In the third episode of our new series ’Judaism and Anti-Semitism in Hungary’, we are joined by Rabbi Róbert Frölich, chief rabbi of Hungary and the chief rabbi of the Dohány Street Synagogue s...

In the fourth episode of our new series ’Judaism and Anti-Semitism in Hungary’, we are joined by Rabbi Róbert Frölich, chief rabbi of Hungary and the chief rabbi of the Dohány Street Synagogue ...