275 episodes

Entitled Opinions is a literary talk show on Stanford University Radio, KZSU, in which Professor Robert Harrison interviews guests about issues that range from literature and philosophy to politics and sports.

Entitled Opinions (about Life and Literature‪)‬ Robert Harrison

    • Society & Culture
    • 4.7 • 442 Ratings

Entitled Opinions is a literary talk show on Stanford University Radio, KZSU, in which Professor Robert Harrison interviews guests about issues that range from literature and philosophy to politics and sports.

    Humanities in the Age of Artificial Intelligence with Ana Ilievska

    Humanities in the Age of Artificial Intelligence with Ana Ilievska

    Ana is a Mellon Fellow at the Stanford Humanities Center and a Lecturer of French and Italian at Stanford. Her teaching and research focus on the relationship between literature, the industrial revolution, and technology from a Southern perspective.

    • 57 min
    The Wilds of Artificial Intelligence with Bryan Cheong

    The Wilds of Artificial Intelligence with Bryan Cheong

    A conversation with Bryan Cheong about Artificial Intelligence. Bryan Cheong received his Bachelor of Science from Stanford University, with a degree in applied and computational mathematics.  He then went on to receive a Masters degree in Materials Science, also from Stanford. This is Byran’s second apparance on our show (previous episode title: What is Matter?)  […]

    • 58 min
    The Idea of America

    The Idea of America

    Our host Robert Harrison on America’s nature and political history. Songs in this episode: “I’m A King Bee” by Grateful Dead  “Machine Gun” by Jimi Hendrix “Dear Mother Earth” by Canned Heat

    • 25 min
    Three Poems for the Winter Solstice

    Three Poems for the Winter Solstice

    Reflections by our host, Professor Robert Harrison.  Songs in this episode: “Winter Mind” by Robert Harrison “St. Lucy” by Robert Harrison “Adagio per archi” by Samuel Barber “Annabel Lee” by Glass Wave

    • 21 min
    On Democracy with Aishwary Kumar

    On Democracy with Aishwary Kumar

    Aishwary Kumar is Professor and Shri Shantinath Endowed Chair in Political Nonviolence at California State and Polytechnic University, Pomona, Los Angeles. Aishwary is the author of “Radical Equality: Ambedkar, Gandhi, and the Risk of Democracy”– subject of two Entitled Opinions episodes back in 2016. He returns to the show today to speak on what he calls […]

    • 54 min
    Dark Matter, God, and the Fate of the Universe with Maria Elena Monzani

    Dark Matter, God, and the Fate of the Universe with Maria Elena Monzani

    A conversation with Maria Elena Monzani, lead scientist at SLAC national accelerator laboratory and one of the world’s pioneer investigators of dark matter.Songs in this episode:“The World Spins” by Julee Cruise

    • 1 hr 1 min

Customer Reviews

4.7 out of 5
442 Ratings

442 Ratings

geli tripping ,

A standout

Arrives unpredictably, but always worth the wait for lucid and often poetic insights on our culture. The musical interludes deserve their own 5 stars.

ddunleavy ,

Provocative and Quirky

Dr. Harrison is an original thinker that isn’t afraid to challenge his listeners with new idea. His guests are always fascinating and bring a rich perspective to the conversation.

TrueNort ,

Phenomenal

Incredible podcast! Robert's monologues are an emotional time machine to the most joyful days of my academic being. Thank you.

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