The TLS Podcast cover image

Ethical economics

The TLS Podcast

00:00

The Rise of Universal History

I feel we must be or hope we are, seeing a movement away from histories that focus on a very specific viewpoint of one nation. You know, like Peter Jackson's film recently. It was incredible to see everything brought to life and coloured but it still felt very much rooted in the experience of the British. Britain is a country that mythologizes its war. Yeah, being on the right side of history. I'm just looking at this picture here that we have to illustrate William Boyd's piece. And it's that classic one taken from the vessel looking out of these people struggling towards the shoreline. We've had all of these histories, you know, and they're told from the

Play episode from 35:32
Transcript

The AI-powered Podcast Player

Save insights by tapping your headphones, chat with episodes, discover the best highlights - and more!
App store bannerPlay store banner
Get the app