Podcast Listen in: The Great Guide July 19, 2021 David Hume (1711鈥�1776) is perhaps best known for his ideas about cause and effect and his criticisms of religion, but he is rarely thought of as a philosopher with practical wisdom to offer. Read More
Podcast Listen in: Hate in the Homeland June 16, 2021 Hate in the Homeland: The New Global Far Right by Cynthia Miller-Idriss reveals the unexpected places where violent hate groups recruit young people. Listen to a chapter from the audiobook. Read More
Podcast Listen in: Eva Palmer Sikelianos June 08, 2021 Listen to an audio sample from Eva Palmer Sikelianos: A Life in Ruins, a new book about the American actor, director, composer, and weaver best known for reviving the Delphic Festivals. Read More
Podcast Listen in: The Spirit of Green May 24, 2021 Start listening to The Spirit of Green by William D. Nordhaus鈥攁n innovative account of how and why 鈥済reen thinking鈥� could cure many of the world鈥檚 most serious problems. Read More
Essay Turkish Kaleidoscope musical playlist April 28, 2021 The Turkish Kaleidoscope Musical Playlist is a kaleidoscopic view of the musical backdrop from 1970s Turkey. It explores the music scene of the period, from Anatolian rock & pop to modern & traditional folk music (t眉rk眉) and arabesk. Read More
Podcast Listen in: Delicious April 22, 2021 Start listening to Chapter 1 of Delicious by Rob Dunn and Monica Sanchez鈥攁 savory account of how the pursuit of delicious foods shaped human evolution. Read More
Podcast Listen in: Why We Are Restless April 16, 2021 We live in an age of unprecedented prosperity, yet everywhere we see signs that our pursuit of happiness has proven fruitless. Dissatisfied, we seek change for the sake of change鈥攅ven if it means undermining the foundations of our common life. Read More
Podcast Listen in: The Spike March 19, 2021 Traversing neuroscience鈥檚 expansive terrain, The Spike follows a single electrical response to illuminate how our extraordinary brains work. Start listening to chapter 1. Read More
Podcast Listen in: White Freedom February 22, 2021 Available in audio, White Freedom聽traces the complex relationship between freedom and race from the eighteenth century to today, revealing how being free has meant being white. Start listening here. Read More
Podcast Listen in: An Infinite History January 29, 2021 Marie Aymard was an illiterate widow who lived in the provincial town of Angoul锚me in southwestern France, a place where seemingly nothing ever happened. Yet, in 1764, she made her fleeting mark on the historical record through two documents. Read More
Podcast Listen in: Rome Is Burning January 06, 2021 According to legend, the Roman emperor Nero set fire to his majestic imperial capital on the night of July 19,聽AD聽64 and fiddled while the city burned. It鈥檚 a story that has been told for more than two millennia鈥攁nd it鈥檚 likely that almost none of it is true. Read More
Podcast Listen in: The Jefferson Bible December 15, 2020 In his retirement, Thomas Jefferson edited the New Testament with a penknife and glue, removing all mention of miracles and other supernatural events. Read More
Podcast Listen in: A Series of Fortunate Events October 23, 2020 A Series of Fortunate Events聽tells the story of the awesome power of chance and how it is the surprising source of all the beauty and diversity in the living world. Enjoy listening to this free audio sample, recorded by the author himself. Read More
Podcast Listen in: Ravenna October 05, 2020 At the end of the fourth century, as the power of Rome faded and Constantinople became the seat of empire, a new capital city was rising in the West. Here, in Ravenna on the coast of Italy, Arian Goths and Catholic Romans competed to produce an unrivaled concentration of buildings and astonishing mosaics. Read More
Podcast Listen in: The Economics of Belonging August 05, 2020 Fueled by populism and the frustrations of the disenfranchised, the past few years have witnessed the widespread rejection of the economic and political order that Western countries built up after 1945. Read More
