Eternal Youth

Nicholas Barrett
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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.

Episodes

  1. Frantz Fanon wants to dance

    03/19/2025

    Frantz Fanon wants to dance

    In 1925, Frantz Fanon regrets joining the fight against fascism. Music by Timbah. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    20 min
  2. Margaret Thatcher tastes defeat

    01/10/2025

    Margaret Thatcher tastes defeat

    In 1945, Margaret Thatcher watches her hero go down in flames. Music by Timbah Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    21 min
  3. James Baldwin buries his father

    08/30/2024

    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
  4. Lyndon Johnson and the janitor

    05/29/2024

    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
  5. Hannah Arendt and the little magician

    04/30/2024

    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
  6. Ayn Rand and the supercommunist

    03/31/2024

    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
  7. Vladimir Nabokov and the revolution

    01/29/2024

    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
  8. George Orwell the cop

    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
  9. Sigmund Freud and the long depression

    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
  10. Friedrich Nietzsche disappoints his mother

    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
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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.

Information

  • Creator
    Nicholas Barrett
  • Years Active
    2023 - 2025
  • Episodes
    10
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Nicholas Barrett
  • Show Website
    Eternal Youth