The TLS Podcast

The TLS
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  • SOCIETY & CULTURE
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The TLS Podcast

A weekly podcast on books and culture brought to you by the writers and editors of the Times Literary Supplement. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  1. Coup de Foudre

    36 MIN AGO

    Coup de Foudre

    This week, Lauren Elkin on a Nobel Prize-winner's obsession with images; and Judith Flanders assesses bold claims about the origins of contemporary English. 'The Use of Photography', by Annie Ernaux and Marc Marie, translated by Alison L. Strayer 'La Langue Anglaise N'existe Pas: C’est du français mal prononcé', by Bernard Cerquiglini Produced by Charlotte Pardy Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    57 min
  2. Watch This Space

    6 DAYS AGO

    Watch This Space

    This week, Toby Lichtig talks to the new Booker Prize-winner Samantha Harvey about her voyage to the stars; and TLS contributors choose their books of the year. ‘Orbital’, by Samantha Harvey Produced by Charlotte Pardy Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    44 min
  3. Good at Games

    7 NOV

    Good at Games

    This week, Norma Clarke explores the world of 18th-century chameleon Mary Robinson; and Devoney Looser on a soccer player's passion for Virginia Woolf. 'Mary Robinson: Actress, mistress, writer, radical',  Chawton House, Chawton, Hampshire, until April 21, 2025  'The Striker and the Clock: On Being in the Game', by Georgia Cloepfil Produced by Charlotte Pardy Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    44 min
  4. Letter from the Capitol

    31 OCT

    Letter from the Capitol

    This week, Mary Beard reports on the American election from her billet on Pennysylvania Avenue; plus Regina Rini opens a can of temporal worms in a quest to cure worry. Produced by Charlotte Pardy Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    48 min
  5. Double Vision

    28 OCT

    Double Vision

    In a special interview, Lucy Dallas meets artist William Kentridge to explore his new set of films. 'Self-Portrait as a Coffee-Pot', by William Kentridge, available on Mubi Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    33 min
  6. Home Truths

    24 OCT

    Home Truths

    This week, Oonagh Devitt Tremblay is intrigued by the multiple voices in Sarah Moss's new memoir; and Lucy Dallas speaks to artist William Kentridge. 'My Good Bright Wolf', by Sarah Moss 'Self-Portrait as a Coffee-Pot', by William Kentridge, streaming on Mubi  Produced by Charlotte Pardy Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    38 min
  7. From Seoul to Stockholm

    17 OCT

    From Seoul to Stockholm

    This week, Yoojin Grace Wuertz celebrates this year’s Nobel Laureate in literature, South Korea’s Han Kang; and David Morley reads his new poem, and discusses the link between birds, music and poetry. ‘The Vegetarian’, ‘Human Acts’ and ‘Greek Lessons’, by Han Kang ‘Beethoven’s Yellowhammer’, by David Morley Produced by Charlotte Pardy Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    42 min
  8. Cherchez La Femme

    10 OCT

    Cherchez La Femme

    This week, Lisa Hilton on the truth behind life as a 'grand horizontale'; and Juliette Bretan explores why Virginia Woolf served up boeuf en daube in To the Lighthouse. 'Kingmaker: Pamela Churchill Harriman’s astonishing life of seduction, intrigue and power', by Sonia Purnell 'Europe in British Literature and Culture', edited by Petra Rau and William T Rossiter Produced by Charlotte Pardy Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    50 min
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A weekly podcast on books and culture brought to you by the writers and editors of the Times Literary Supplement. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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  • Creator
    The TLS
  • Years Active
    2014 - 2024
  • Episodes
    574
  • Rating
    Explicit
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    © 072001
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