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Episodes

Total: 575

Miranda Seymour reveals the peculiar circumstances surrounding the marriage of Lord Byron's daughter

Dale Salwak, the editor of a new collection of essays, tells us why he wanted to probe this mos

David Baddiel – comedian and, as per his Twitter profile, Jew – joins us to discuss whether Jewishne

Just how odd was Isaac Newton? Quite, it turns out, because as well as being one of histor

This special episode – a live recording of an event at Hay Festival, in Cartagena, Colombia, earlier

The "ape bumfodder" of one man (Philip Larkin) is another man's treasure – Susan Irvine makes t

Mothers of #MeToo

2018/2/8

Stig Abell and Thea Lenarduzzi are joined in the studio by political commentator Zoe Williams to dis

TLS editor Michael Caines meets Gregory Norminton, the author of a collection of aphorisms, two tran

The 'real' Jane Eyre

2018/2/1

Stig Abell and Thea Lenarduzzi are joined by Kathryn Hughes, to discuss whether and where Charlotte

Having a nice day

2018/1/25

With Stig Abell and Lucy Dallas. We are joined by Maren Meinhardt to discuss the unrequited love, an

Language lolz

2018/1/18

Stig Abell and Thea Lenarduzzi are joined in the studio by Daisy Dunn to discuss the history of the

Stig Abell and Thea Lenarduzzi are joined in the studio by Marcel Theroux to discuss why a mysteriou

With Stig Abell and Lucy Dallas. We are joined by Patricia Williams, to discuss how black girls are

Highlights from 2017

2017/12/27

A special end-of-year edition of the podcast, with highlights, including: Sudhir Haza

Arts of the Year 2017

2017/12/21

Stig Abell and Thea Lenarduzzi are joined in the studio by TLS Arts editor Lucy Dallas and Fiction e

Darwin: good, bad, ugly

2017/12/14

With Stig Abell and Thea Lenarduzzi – The American author and cultural critic Naomi Wolf explores co

Critical women

2017/12/7

With Stig Abell and Thea Lenarduzzi – Elizabeth Hardwick, the critic, co-founder of the NYRB, and, y

Dancing with Anthony Powell

2017/11/30

With Stig Abell and Thea Lenarduzzi – Who reads Anthony Powell now? A. N. Wilson celebrates the mute

BONUS: Geoff Dyer on Geoff Dyer

2017/11/29

TLS Fiction editor Toby Lichtig talks to the novelist and essayist Geoff Dyer at the 2017 Hay Festiv

Can Utopia survive 2017?

2017/11/23

With Stig Abell and Thea Lenarduzzi – 500-plus years since Thomas More coined the term “Utopia”, den