The Hedgehog and the Fox
Podcasts hosted by George Miller, presenting fresh ideas and stimulating conversations on a wide variety of subjects, with a particular focus is on books published by university presses.Some of these interviews may present bold new theories (in the spirit of the hedgehog) while others may focus in detail on something quite small, even overlooked (in the spirit of the fox). The driving forces are curiosity and the desire to communicate original thinking in an engaging, accessible way. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Latest episodes
Jul 26, 2018 • 41min
Griselda Pollock: Charlotte Salomon’s theatre of memory
This week’s podcast is a conversation with Griselda Pollock about her recent book, Charlotte Salomon and the Theatre of Memory. Griselda Pollock is Professor of Social and Critical Histories of… Read More Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jul 20, 2018 • 21min
Gary D Rhodes on the birth of American horror films
In this week’s programme I talk to film historian Gary D Rhodes about the birth of the American horror film. Gary’s book is a fascinating exploration of the first two… Read More Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jul 12, 2018 • 37min
Thomas Laqueur on the work of the dead
This programme features an interview with Berkeley cultural historian Thomas Laqueur. We spoke recently about his latest book, The Work of the Dead: A Cultural History of Mortal Remains, a… Read More Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jun 25, 2018 • 24min
Edith Grossman on why translation matters
This programme is one from the archive, a conversation I had back in 2010 with doyenne of Spanish translators Edith Grossman in which she makes the case for taking translation… Read More Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
May 8, 2018 • 17min
Robert Irwin: in praise of the camel
This programme from the archive features a conversation I had back in 2010 with Robert Irwin about the extraordinary world of the camel. Robert is a true polymath: Arabist, historian,… Read More Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
May 3, 2018 • 31min
James Serpell: dogs as the animal kingdom’s ambassadors
I was lucky enough to have the chance to talk to James Serpell earlier this year about the new edition of his book, The Domestic Dog: Its Evolution, Behavior… Read More Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Apr 11, 2018 • 39min
Fiona Sampson: what poetry can learn from music
What can poetry learn from music? Not about surface lyricism, but at the deeper levels of form, of their relationship to time – Eliot writes in ‘Burnt Norton’: ‘Words move,… Read More Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mar 14, 2018 • 30min
More than happiness, the Buddhist and Stoic way
Last month, I spoke to existential psychotherapist Antonia Macaro about her new book, More than Happiness, which investigates ‘Buddhist and Stoic wisdom for a secular age’. Antonia writes in her… Read More Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mar 13, 2018 • 22min
Picasso drawings: “the backbone of his art”
In this week’s programme I’m talking to Christopher Lloyd about the crucial role drawing played in the art of Pablo Picasso. What follows is a lightly edited extract from our… Read More Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Feb 26, 2018 • 35min
Horse dramas and flea circuses
‘What do we mean when we say an animal performs?’ My guests on this programme are Karen Raber, professor of English at the University of Mississippi, and Monica Mattfeld, assistant… Read More Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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