How Old is the Hebrew Bible?
March 19, 2019
Ronald Hendel and Jan Joosten— The age of the Hebrew Bible is a complicated and controversial topic. For traditionalists, the age of a book is the age of its author… READ MORE
Category: Humanities
The Correspondence of Churchill, Roosevelt, and Stalin
February 27, 2019
David Reynolds— For nearly four years, and against all the odds, Winston Churchill, Franklin Roosevelt and Josef Stalin led the most effective alliance in history. Yet they met face-to-face only twice…. READ MORE
Reading as a Social Activity
February 25, 2019
Abigail Williams— On 15 April 1802, Dorothy and William Wordsworth took one of the most significant walks in literary history. They set out in blustery weather, across the fells near… READ MORE
Ep. 69 – Ben Hecht
February 21, 2019
A look at the life of Ben Hecht, screenwriter, reporter, playwright, novelist, and Jewish activist whose influence is still felt today. YaleUniversity · Ben Hecht Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Stitcher… READ MORE
The 50th Anniversary of Portnoy’s Complaint
February 4, 2019
Bernard Avishai— Irving Howe famously said that the cruelest thing one could do with Portnoy’s Complaint was “read it twice.” But why reread it when the first time was unforgettable? Back… READ MORE
Spirit of Zen
January 29, 2019
Sam van Schaik— Peace of mind The earliest Zen teachers talked about meditation in terms of peace of mind, a state free of the anxieties and irritations which afflict us… READ MORE
Who Was King Arthur?
January 28, 2019
Nicholas J. Higham— Chapter 56 of the History of the Britons, written in North Wales in 829-30, presented Arthur as a warrior who, with divine aid, led the Britons to… READ MORE
Understanding Empathy
December 21, 2018
Susan Lanzoni— “Where does the mind stop and the rest of the world begin?” asked the philosophers Andy Clark and David Chalmers in 1998, considering the case of Otto, a… READ MORE
The What and the Where of Color
December 19, 2018
David Scott Kastan & Stephen Farthing— Our lives are saturated by color. The sky above us is blue (or gray or pink or purple or nearly black). The grass we… READ MORE
Ep. 66 – Miyazaki and Anime
November 29, 2018
We’re talking about the legendary Hayao Miyazaki: his works, his legacy, and anime in general on the podcast this week. YaleUniversity · Miyazaki and Anime Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Stitcher… READ MORE
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