Eternal Youth

Nicholas Barrett

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HISTORY

To understand a person you have to know what was happening in the world when they were twenty. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

AUG 30

James Baldwin buries his father

In 1943, James Baldwin buries is father and meets his hero. Music by Timbah Bibliography: Native Son by Richard Wright Notes of a Native Son by James Baldwin Talking at the Gates a Life of James Baldwin by James Campbell Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

25 min
MAY 29

Lyndon Johnson and the janitor

Did Lyndon Johnson really care about civil rights or was he motivated by party unity and cold political calculation? Music by Timbah Bibliography: The Years of Lyndon Johnson by Robert Caro Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

22 min
APR 30

Hannah Arendt and the little magician

In 1926 Hannah Arendt says goodbye to the most exciting philosopher in Germany. Music by Timbah. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

22 min
MAR 31

Ayn Rand and the supercommunist

In 1925 Ayn Rand plots her escape from Leningrad while Stalin and Trotsky plot against each other. Music by Timbah Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

23 min
JAN 29

Vladimir Nabokov and the revolution

In 1919, the 20-year-old Vladimir Nabokov has fled from revolutionary Petrograd and decamped to the Crimea where he writes poetry, catalogues butterflies, plays chess and waits for Lenin's Red Army to arrive. Bibliography: Speak, Memory by Vladimir Nabokov Collected Poems by Vladimir Nabokov Vladimir Nabokov: The Russian Years by Brian Boyd Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

23 min
12/31/2023

George Orwell the cop

In 1923, there is no such thing as George Orwell, but a policeman called Eric Blair is collecting stories. Music: Paws by Timbah Bibliography: Shooting an Elephant by Geroge Orwell Burmese Days by Geroge Orwell 1984 by Geroge Orwell Orwell: The New Life by DJ Taylor Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

20 min
11/26/2023

Sigmund Freud and the long depression

In 1874 the Austrian economy was on its keens and a young Sigmund Freud met Franz Brentano, "an ideal human being". Written and read by Nicholas Barrett Music: Paws by Timbah Bibliography: The Austrians by Gordon Brook-SheperdBecoming Freud by Adam PhillipsFreud by Stefan ZweigFreud An Intellectual Biography by Joel WhitebookSigmund Freud by Matt Ffytche Listen to Jumping Off Points here https://jumpingoffpoints.buzzsprout.com/ Watch Timbah on Toast here https://www.youtube.com/@TimbahOnToast Thank you to Barnaby Slater Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

20 min
11/10/2023

Friedrich Nietzsche disappoints his mother

In 1864 Nietzsche went to Bonn, where he tried and failed to study theology. Written and read by Nicholas Barrett Music: Friends From the Afterlife by Heston Mimms. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

20 min

8 Episodes

To understand a person you have to know what was happening in the world when they were twenty. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Creator

Nicholas Barrett
Years Active

2023 - 2024
Episodes

8
Rating

Clean
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Eternal Youth

Eternal Youth

Episodes

James Baldwin buries his father

Lyndon Johnson and the janitor

Hannah Arendt and the little magician

Ayn Rand and the supercommunist

Vladimir Nabokov and the revolution

George Orwell the cop

Sigmund Freud and the long depression

Friedrich Nietzsche disappoints his mother

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