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The TLS Podcast The TLS
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4.4 • 174 Ratings
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A weekly podcast on books and culture brought to you by the writers and editors of the Times Literary Supplement.
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After the Deluge
This week, Isaac Nowell takes us out in all weathers, Sean O'Brien reads a new poem, and Norma Clarke on a fascinating story of exile and doomed love.
'In All Weathers: A Journey Through Rain, Fog, Wind, Ice and
Everything in Between', by Matt Gaw
'Fingerpost', by Sean O'Brien
'In Pursuit of Love: The Search for Victor Hugo's Daughter', by Mark Bostridge
Produced by Charlotte Pardy
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Sitting Pretty
This week, Anna Katharina Schaffner on a top-to-tail exploration of deportment; and Toby Lichtig in conversation with novelist Hari Kunzru at the Hay Festival.
'Slouch: Posture Panic in Modern America', by Beth Linker
'Blue Ruin', by Hari Kunzru
Produced by Charlotte Pardy
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Testaments of Youth
This week, Lily Herd on a child's-eye view of rockstar royalty; and Toby Lichtig talks to novelist Chigozie Obioma at the Hay Festival.
'My Family and Other Rock Stars', by Tiffany Murray
'The Road to the Country', by Chigozie Obioma
Produced by Charlotte Pardy
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Private Eyes and Private Lives
This week, Heather O'Donoghue puzzles over the locked rooms and red herrings of the crime genre; and Josh Raymond on an animated attempt to understand teenage turmoil.
'The Life of Crime: Detecting the History of Mysteries and Their Creators', by Martin Edwards
'Inside Out 2'
Produced by Charlotte Pardy
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Marginal Gains
This week, we accompany Stephen Sawyer on a speeded-up saunter through the arrondissements; and Toby Lichtig in conversation with Rory Stewart at the Hay Festival.
'Impossible City: Paris in the Twenty-First Century', by Simon Kuper
'The Zone: An Alternative History of Paris', by Justinien Tribillon
'Politics on the Edge', by Rory Stewart
Produced by Charlotte Pardy
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Here Comes the Sun
This week, TLS editors and writers guide you through a summer of reading; and Sarah Watling explores the extraordinary story of an artistic double act.
'Dorothy Hepworth and Patricia Preece: An Untold Story', Charleston, Lewes, Sussex
'The Secret Art of Dorothy Hepworth, aka Patricia Preece', by Denys J. Wilcox
Produced by Charlotte Pardy
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Customer Reviews
Nice podcast but ….
I love Lucy Dallas’ warmth and knowing - might she just host alone?
Highlight of my week
I absolutely LOVE TLS podcast. I look forward to it every week as it’s a beautiful respite from this crazy world. I have found some great books thanks to the teams recommendations. Now, as a subscriber, I look forward to having a print copy to save me from staring at more screens. An absolute joy!
Thoroughly OK
The hosts are charming and seem to have good chemistry which helps, even though it is only on clear display during the five or so minute intros.
This podcast’s two biggest drawbacks are 1) Being tethered to the reviews written in that week’s edition of the TLS (YMMV on whether that content is interesting enough, though you have to hope they pick a book you’re interested in) and 2) Iffy production; ads smashed literally in the middle of a conversation or sentence and a recent muddled attempt to post a reading of a review from the TLS in the feed (these sometimes end up being readings from the Harvard Business Review and, even when actually from the TLS, aren’t particular interesting IMO).
As far as a companion to the publication, it’s fine at best. To be fair, it seems like most outlets struggle with designing a compelling literature podcast.
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