The Penguin Podcast

Sarah Bakewell with Isy Suttie

Mar 22, 2023

52:21

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Is the Universe a Tool?

02:50

Humanists in the Face of War

02:12

The Anatomy of the Human Body by Andreas Fusselius

04:56

Introduction

4min

You Can Believe in a God and Be Humanist

2min

Humanism and the Afterlife

3min

Humanists in the Face of War

2min

Is There a World After Hitler?

2min

Objects That Move You

3min

Is the Universe a Tool?

3min

The Cathedral of Chartre

2min

The Anatomy of the Human Body by Andreas Fusselius

5min

10.

The Humanists: A Novel Review

2min

11.

A Bottle of Wine From Chateau De Michel De Montin

5min

12.

Does Reading Fiction Increase Empathy?

3min

13.

Humanism and Disability

4min

14.

Transhumanism and the Disembodied Mind

2min

15.

The Gift of Transcendence

4min

16.

The Ingersolls, I'm a Very Gentle Folk, You Know, I Wish I'd Written That Joke, I Mean, I Don't Want You to Stay in That Saloon Bar All the Time

2min

17.

The Evolution of Humanism

4min

18.

What's the Most Exciting Stage of Writing?

2min

This week on the Penguin Podcast, Isy Suttie is joined by award-winning author and professor, Sarah Bakewell.

Sarah joins us to discuss her latest work of nonfiction, Humanly Possible: seven hundred years of humanist freethinking, inquiry, and hope

Isy and Sarah also discuss Humanism and religion, finding beauty in the complexity of the world, a brief history of human dissection, and the writing of Michel de Montaigne.

Don't forget to subscribe so you never miss an episode, and please do leave us a review – it really does help us. And finally, to find out more about the #PenguinPodcast, visit https://www.penguin.co.uk/podcasts.

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The Penguin Podcast

Sarah Bakewell with Isy Suttie

Is the Universe a Tool?

Humanists in the Face of War

The Anatomy of the Human Body by Andreas Fusselius

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