275 episodes
Entitled Opinions (about Life and Literature) Robert Harrison
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4.7 • 442 Ratings
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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.
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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.
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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?) […]
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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
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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
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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 […]
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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
Customer Reviews
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.
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.
Phenomenal
Incredible podcast! Robert's monologues are an emotional time machine to the most joyful days of my academic being. Thank you.