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The LRB Podcast

The LRB Podcast brings you weekly conversations from Europe’s leading magazine of culture and ideas, hosted by Thomas Jones and Malin Hay, and featuring our fortnightly 'On Politics' podcast hosted by James Butler. From the LRB Subscribe to the LRB: ⁠⁠https://lrb.me/subslrbpod Close Readings podcast: ⁠https://lrb.me/crlrbpod⁠ LRB Audiobooks: ⁠https://lrb.me/audiobookslrbpod⁠ Bags, binders and more at the LRB Store: ⁠https://lrb.me/storelrbpod⁠ Get in touch: [email protected]

Episodes

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On Politics: The Pope and the President

23 Apr 2026
1h 1m
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The War on Lebanon

17 Apr 2026
48m
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Men Looking at Men

15 Apr 2026
1h 6m
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The philosophy of Virginia Woolf’s ‘To the Lighthouse’

08 Apr 2026
45m
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Virginia Woolf’s 1927 novel To the Lighthouse functions as a deeply philosophical exploration of human consciousness and the complexities of domestic life. Structured in three distinct parts, the narrative captures the internal lives of the Ramsay family, drawing heavily from Woolf’s own upbringing and the character of...

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On Politics: Iran and the Oil Crisis

03 Apr 2026
1h 10m
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Insulin Wars

01 Apr 2026
56m
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Why you can’t change someone’s mind

25 Mar 2026
1h 11m
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Ordinary Abuse

18 Mar 2026
56m
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On Politics: Keir Starmer’s Mess

12 Mar 2026
1h 11m
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What Next in Iran?

11 Mar 2026
58m
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Caravaggio’s Bodies

04 Mar 2026
43m
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Caravaggio’s art remains unnerving due to his radical commitment to realism, which frequently breached contemporary standards of decorum. By using ordinary people—including sex workers and the poor—as models for sacred figures, he stripped religious art of its idealized veneer, replacing it with raw human suffering and...

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On Politics: The Rearmament Consensus

25 Feb 2026
1h 5m
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Early Modern News

18 Feb 2026
45m
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On Politics: Mandelson and the Private Life of Power

11 Feb 2026
1h 6m
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Jessica Mitford’s Handbag

04 Feb 2026
50m
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On Politics: A New Age of Protest in Iran

28 Jan 2026
57m
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Buckley, MAGA’s Patron Saint

21 Jan 2026
45m
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On Politics: Venezuela and the Trump Doctrine

14 Jan 2026
1h 1m
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Will the AI bubble burst?

07 Jan 2026
54m
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The AI financial bubble is driven by massive capital investment and the narrative of a transformative technology, mirroring historical booms like the railways. Nvidia dominates the market through its proprietary CUDA architecture and relentless iteration, positioning itself as the essential hardware provider for AI dev...

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What Don Quixote Knew

31 Dec 2025
1h 3m
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