The TLS Podcast

The TLS
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The TLS Podcast

A weekly podcast on books and culture brought to you by the writers and editors of the Times Literary Supplement. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  1. Home Truths

    1 DAY AGO

    Home Truths

    This week, Oonagh Devitt Tremblay is intrigued by the multiple voices in Sarah Moss's new memoir; and Lucy Dallas speaks to artist William Kentridge. 'My Good Bright Wolf', by Sarah Moss 'Self-Portrait as a Coffee-Pot', by William Kentridge, streaming on Mubi  Produced by Charlotte Pardy Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    38 min
  2. From Seoul to Stockholm

    17 OCT

    From Seoul to Stockholm

    This week, Yoojin Grace Wuertz celebrates this year’s Nobel Laureate in literature, South Korea’s Han Kang; and David Morley reads his new poem, and discusses the link between birds, music and poetry. ‘The Vegetarian’, ‘Human Acts’ and ‘Greek Lessons’, by Han Kang ‘Beethoven’s Yellowhammer’, by David Morley Produced by Charlotte Pardy Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    42 min
  3. Cherchez La Femme

    10 OCT

    Cherchez La Femme

    This week, Lisa Hilton on the truth behind life as a 'grand horizontale'; and Juliette Bretan explores why Virginia Woolf served up boeuf en daube in To the Lighthouse. 'Kingmaker: Pamela Churchill Harriman’s astonishing life of seduction, intrigue and power', by Sonia Purnell 'Europe in British Literature and Culture', edited by Petra Rau and William T Rossiter Produced by Charlotte Pardy Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    50 min
  4. Taking flight

    3 OCT

    Taking flight

    This week, Larry Wolff admires an opera propelled by drone warfare; and Edward Carey describes how a love of theatre inspired his new novel. 'Grounded', by Jeanine Tesori, libretto by George Brant, Metropolitan Opera, New York, until October 19 'Edith Holler', by Edward Carey Produced by Charlotte Pardy Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    50 min
  5. Tuning In

    26 SEPT

    Tuning In

    This week, we start with Donna Summer and finish with a Scotch Woodcock, as Milo Nesbitt goes in search of the future of music, and Roger Domeneghetti sings the praises of a little fish with a big flavour. 'Futuromania: Electronic dreams, desiring machines and tomorrow's music today', by Simon Reynolds 'A Twist in the Tail: How the humble anchovy flavoured western cuisine', by Christopher Beckman Produced by Charlotte Pardy Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    44 min
  6. Autumn Leaves

    20 SEPT

    Autumn Leaves

    This week, Toby Lichtig previews the season’s fictional highlights; and Ann Manov on Sally Rooney’s latest gambit. ‘Creation Lake’, by Rachel Kushner ‘Intermezzo’, by Sally Rooney Produced by Charlotte Pardy Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    55 min
  7. Typecast

    12 SEPT

    Typecast

    This week, typographer Tom Cook on the fonts of all knowledge; and Graham Daseler explores Billy Wilder and Raymond Chandler's firecracker relationship. 'Albertus: The Biography of a Typeface', by Simon Garfield 'Baskerville: The Biography of a Typeface', by Simon Garfield 'Comic Sans: The Biography of a Typeface', by Simon Garfield 'From the Moment They Met it was Murder: Double Indemnity and the Rise of Film Noir', by Alain Silver and James Ursini Produced by Charlotte Pardy Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    50 min
  8. HAPPY DAYS

    5 SEPT

    HAPPY DAYS

    This week, Mary Beard joins us to explain why two recently discovered fragments of Euripides are big news; and an interview with director James Macdonald and actor Lucian Msamati on their new production of Waiting for Godot. 'Ino' and 'Polyidus', by Euripides 'Waiting for Godot', by Samuel Beckett, at the Theatre Royal Haymarket, London, until December 14 2024 Produced by Charlotte Pardy Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    52 min
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A weekly podcast on books and culture brought to you by the writers and editors of the Times Literary Supplement. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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  • Creator
    The TLS
  • Years Active
    2014 - 2024
  • Episodes
    569
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    © 072001
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