Best George C Martin Podcasts (2025)

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Christ Wants Everything From You 9:11

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God, He Comes First 6:13

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Stuart Ward, "Untied Kingdom: A Global History of the End of Britain" (Cambridge UP, 2023) 1:15:16

1d ago1:15:16

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How did Britain cease to be global? In Untied Kingdom: A Global History of the End of Britain (Cambridge University Press, 2023), Professor Stuart Ward tells the panoramic history of the end of Britain, tracing the ways in which Britishness has been imagined, experienced, disputed and ultimately discarded across the globe since the end of the Secon…

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592. The Best of Greg Egan Part 1 (with Anthony Ha) 2:24:07

10d ago2:24:07

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Anthony Ha joins us to discuss the first eight stories in the book The Best of Greg Egan, part of the SF Masterworks series of science fiction classics. Stories discussed: "Learning to Be Me" (20:42), "Axiomatic" (44:03), "Appropriate Love" (50:10), "Into Darkness" (1:00:30), "Unstable Orbits in the Space of Lies" (1:14:47), "Closer" (1:26:42), "Ch…

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"Blood of the Idugan" by Lilia Zhang + " Beak" by Ian Muneshwar 1:07:55

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This episode features "Blood of the Idugan" by Lilia Zhang (©2025 by Lilia Zhang) read by Justine Eyre, and " Beak" by Ian Muneshwar (©2025 by Ian Muneshwar) read by Janina Edwards. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Adamant Press

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Hasia R. Diner, "Opening Doors: The Unlikely Alliance Between the Irish and the Jews in America" (St. Martin's Press, 2024) 1:13:38

15d ago1:13:38

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Opening Doors: The Unlikely Alliance Between the Irish and the Jews in America (St. Martin's Press, 2024) tells the extraordinary story of how Irish and Jewish immigrants worked together to secure legitimacy in America. Popular belief holds that the various ethnic groups that emigrated to the United States at the turn of the twentieth century regar…

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591. Harlan Ellison's Greatest Hits Part 3 (with Tom Gerencer) 2:39:59

24d ago2:39:59

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Tom Gerencer joins us to discuss the book The Top of the Volcano: The Award-Winning Stories of Harlan Ellison, which contains 11 stories not included in Harlan Ellison’s Greatest Hits. Stories discussed: "A Boy and His Dog" (1:39), "The Region Between" (37:12), "Basilisk" (48:29), "Adrift Just Off the Islets of Langerhans: Latitude 38° 54' N, Longi…

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#101 Dr. Andy Galpin: The Optimal Diet, Supplement, & Recovery Protocol for Peak Performance 3:51:28

25d ago3:51:28

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Download my “How to Train According to the Experts” guide Discover my premium podcast, The Aliquot Nutrition, supplementation, and recovery are foundational for enhancing exercise performance, but their full potential often remains untapped. In this episode, Dr. Andy Galpin, a renowned expert who has coached Olympians, world champions, and professi…

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"Old Brooklyn Magic" by Ian Li + "Glory Hole" by Neal Auch 23:58

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This episode features "Old Brooklyn Magic" by Ian Li (©2025 by Ian Li) and "Glory Hole" by Neal Auch (©2025 by Neal Auch), both read by Stefan Rudnicki. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Adamant Press

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Show 97 — Radical Acceptance

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Prompted by a passage in Derek Lin’s “Tao of Joy” book, Tod and George discuss the Taoist attitude of radically accepting the external world and ourselves. Plus, a listener asks about the difference between Taoism and Buddhism. GoFundMe: Care for Dr. Carl Totton in His Final DaysBy Tod Perry

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Forest Issac Jones, "Good Trouble: The Selma, Alabama and Derry, Northern Ireland Connection 1963-1972" (First Hill Books, 2025) 26:59

1M ago26:59

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Forest Isaac Jones is an award-winning author of non-fiction and essays, specializing in the study of Irish History, the US Civil Rights Movement and Northern Ireland. His latest essay, ‘The Civil Rights Connection Between The USA and Northern Ireland’ was awarded honorable mention in the category of nonfiction essay by Writer’s Digest in their 93r…

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Margaret Urwin, "A State in Denial: British Collaboration with Loyalist Paramilitaries" (Mercier Press, 2016) 1:01:19

1M ago1:01:19

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A State in Denial: British Collaboration with Loyalist Paramilitaries (Mercier Press, 2016) uses previously secret official documents to explore the tangled web of relationships between the top echelons of the British establishment, incl Cabinet ministers, senior civil servants, police/military officers and intelligence services with loyalist param…

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Seán Creagh, "Republican Solipsist: The Life and Times of Joseph Mcgarrity, 1874-1940" (Peter Lang, 2025) 40:49

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Seán Creagh was born in County Monaghan in 1977. He attended Our Lady’s Secondary School in Castleblayney and later on Dundalk Institute of Technology. After moving to the U.S and developing an intense interest in Irish-American history he attended Northeastern Illinois University where he achieved an Honors Degree in History as well as Honors in E…

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590. The Best of Larry Niven Part 1 (with Mercurio D. Rivera) 1:48:40

1M ago1:48:40

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Mercurio D. Rivera joins us to discuss the first nine stories in the short story collection The Best of Larry Niven, edited by Jonathan Strahan. Stories discussed: "Becalmed in Hell" (5:10), "Bordered in Black" (17:54), "Neutron Star" (26:35), "The Soft Weapon" (38:16), "The Jigsaw Man" (56:27), "The Deadlier Weapon" (1:02:55), "All the Myriad Ways…

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Miriam Haughton, "The Theatre of Louise Lowe" (Cambridge UP, 2025) 58:46

2M ago58:46

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Louise Lowe is a theatre and performance director, writer, choreographer, dramaturge, and, more recently, a television director and short film writer/director, working in Ireland and internationally. She is the Co-Artistic Director of ANU Productions, established with Owen Boss in Dublin in 2009. Lowe is known for facilitating and creating moments …

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"A Girl Goes on a Date Alone at Night" by Cynthia Gómez + "The Witchdoctor’s Revenge" by Nuzo Onoh 1:22:00

2M ago1:22:00

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This episode features "A Girl Goes on a Date Alone at Night" by Cynthia Gómez (©2025 by Cynthia Gómez) read by Alison Belle Bews, and "The Witchdoctor’s Revenge" by Nuzo Onoh (©2025 by Nuzo Onoh) read by Mirron Willis. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Adamant Press

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Philip Harling, "Managing Mobility: The British Imperial State and Global Migration, 1840-1860" (Cambridge UP, 2024) 1:11:10

2M ago1:11:10

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Between 1840 and 1860 the British Empire expanded rapidly in scale, with rampant annexation of territory and ruthless suppression of rebellion. These decades also witnessed an unprecedented movement of people across the Empire and around the world, with over 2.6 million emigrants leaving Britain in the 1850s alone. Managing Mobility: The British Im…

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#100 The Optimal Creatine Protocol for Strength, Brain, and Longevity | Darren Candow, PhD 1:54:26

2M ago1:54:26

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Download my “How to Train According to the Experts” guide Discover my premium podcast, The Aliquot Creatine is renowned for enhancing strength, but its benefits extend far beyond muscle power. In this episode, Dr. Darren Candow, a leading researcher with over 140 peer-reviewed publications, explores creatine’s diverse physiological impacts, from bo…

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David Burke, "Kitson's Irish War: Mastermind of the Dirty War in Ireland" (Mercier Press, 2021) 1:45:55

2M ago1:45:55

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The British government has taken steps to halt the prosecution of soldiers responsible for the deaths of civilians in Northern Ireland, most of whom had no connection to paramilitary activities. These killings were part of a ruthless dirty war that commenced in 1970 when Brigadier Frank Kitson, a counter-insurgency specialist, was sent to Northern …

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Show 96 — Getting Unstuck and Chuang Tzu’s Morality

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With the help of some insightful folks from Reddit, Tod and George dive into what it means to age gracefully—without getting stuck in their ways. They also explore their current challenges of cultivating the Tao and unpack the morality of Chuang Tzu through his chapter on apologies. GoFundMe: Care for Dr. Carl Totton in His Final Days…

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589. Dune Prophecy Season 1 Review (with Andrea Kail, Matthew Kressel, Rajan Khanna) 1:37:16

2M ago1:37:16

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Andrea Kail, Matthew Kressel, and Rajan Khanna join us to discuss Season 1 of the HBO series Dune: Prophecy, a prequel set 10,000 years before the events of Frank Herbert’s Dune. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy David Barr Kirtley

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"Touch This Cancer, It Probably Won't Bite" by Josh Pearce + "Pezcara" by Ana Hurtado 31:44

2M ago31:44

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This episode features "Touch This Cancer, It Probably Won't Bite" by Josh Pearce (©2025 by Josh Pearce) read by Stefan Rudnicki, and "Pezcara" by Ana Hurtado (©2025 by Ana Hurtado) read by Roxanne Hernandez. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Adamant Press

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Ellen Scheible, "Body Politics in Contemporary Irish Women’s Fiction: The Literary Legacy of 'Mother Ireland'" (Bloomsbury, 2025) 1:27:30

2M ago1:27:30

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Exploring twentieth- and twenty-first century texts that wrestle with the Irish domestic interior as a sexualized and commodified space, Body Politics in Contemporary Irish Women’s Fiction: The Literary Legacy of 'Mother Ireland' (Bloomsbury, 2025) provides readings of the power and authority of the feminized body in Ireland. Scheible dissects the …

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588. The Urth of the New Sun by Gene Wolfe Book Club (with James Wynn, Craig Brewer) 1:27:33

2M ago1:27:33

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James Wynn and Craig Brewer, hosts of the ReReading Wolfe podcast, join us to discuss Gene Wolfe’s classic novel The Urth of the New Sun, a sequel to The Book of the New Sun. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy David Barr Kirtley

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Madalina Armie and Veronica Membrive, "Trauma, Memory and Silence of the Irish Woman in Contemporary Literature" (Routledge, 2023) 1:08:59

2M ago1:08:59

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Trauma, Memory and Silence of the Irish Woman in Contemporary Literature (Routledge, 2023) studies the manifestations of female trauma through the exploration of multiple wounds, inflicted on both body and mind and the soul of Irish women from Northern Ireland and the Republic within a contemporary context, and in literary works written at the turn…

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Ariane Sherine, "The Real Sinéad O'Connor" (White Owl, 2024) 51:14

2M ago51:14

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Sinéad O'Connor, renowned for her angelic voice and activism, overcame a tumultuous upbringing to become a global protest singer and advocate for social justice. O'Connor achieved worldwide success as an angel-voiced, shaven-headed Irish singer of heartfelt songs, but she was far more than just a pop star - she was also an activist and a survivor. …

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Elizabeth T. Craft, "Yankee Doodle Dandy: George M. Cohan and the Broadway Stage" (Oxford UP, 2024) 50:15

2M ago50:15

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George M. Cohan was one of those rare Broadway figures who was a composer, lyricist, playwright, performer, director, theater owner, and star actor. He could, quite literally, do it all. In his day, he was famous as the "Yankee Doodle Boy" from his hit song and as the "Man Who Owned Broadway" from his musical of the same name. Cohan's songs and sho…

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"sharp house" by Samir Sirk Morató + "The Tugwort" by Lincoln Michel 45:01

2M ago45:01

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This episode features "sharp house" by Samir Sirk Morató (©2025 by Samir Sirk Morató) read by Stefan Rudnicki, and "The Tugwort" by Lincoln Michel (©2025 by Lincoln Michel) read by Roxanne Hernandez. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Adamant Press

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Show 95 — The Tao of Play and Chuang Tzu’s ‘Good Fortune’

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On this episode, Tod reviews George Thompson’s new movie “The Subtle Art of Losing Yourself.” The two also examine George’s ideas about play and Chung Tzu’s thoughts on the true meaning of having good fortune. GoFundMe: Care for Dr. Carl Totton in His Final DaysBy Tod Perry

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#099 The Science of Exercise for Cancer | Kerry Courneya, PhD 1:51:09

3M ago1:51:09

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Download my “How to Train According to the Experts” guide Discover my premium podcast, The Aliquot For decades, exercise was considered an optional part of cancer care—something beneficial for general health but not essential. The evidence is now overwhelming: exercise is not just supportive—it’s a therapeutic intervention that recalibrates tumor b…

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Gregory Castle et al., "The Irish Bildungsroman" (Syracuse UP, 2025) 1:11:35

3M ago1:11:35

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The classical Bildungsroman charted an idealized path of human development—the harmonization of individual desires with societal norms in the formation of a well-rounded, liberal subject. But what happens when this Enlightenment blueprint for self-cultivation runs up against the particularities of a colonial society riven by nationalism, revolution…

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"in your mind, they still dance" by Ariya Bandy + "In Our Skin" by Kelsea Yu 39:19

3M ago39:19

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This is episode features "in your mind, they still dance" by Ariya Bandy (©2025 by Ariya Bandy) read by Susan Hanfield, and "In Our Skin" by Kelsea Yu (©2025 by Kelsea Yu) read by Judy Young. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Adamant Press

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587. Movie Review: Dark City, Strange Days, The Thirteenth Floor, Looker, Alphaville 1:51:20

3M ago1:51:20

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Andrea Kail, Matthew Kressel, and Tom Gerencer join us to discuss the science fiction noir movies Dark City, Strange Days, The Thirteenth Floor, Looker, and Alphaville. Time stamps: Dark City (3:25), Strange Days (28:55), The Thirteenth Floor (48:19), Looker (1:00:43), Alphaville (1:16:19). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adcho…

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"The Sound a Rabbit Might Make" by Bruce McAllister + "God of the Black Moon" by Dan Stintzi 56:14

3M ago56:14

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This episode features "The Sound a Rabbit Might Make" by Bruce McAllister (©2025 by Bruce McAllister) and "God of the Black Moon" by Dan Stintzi (©2025 by Dan Stintzi), both read by Stefan Rudnicki. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Adamant Press

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Show 94 — William Martin, Author of ‘Daily Tao: 365 Meditations on the Tao Te Ching’

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Tod Talks with William Martin, author of “Daily Tao: 365 Meditations on the Tao Te Ching.” We discuss his transformation from pastor to Taoist, the liberation Taoism offers from societal conditioning, and how it counters today’s constant wave of mediated information. William also reflects on learning from Alan Watts at the Esalen Institute, explore…

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586. Harlan Ellison's Greatest Hits Part 2 (with Tom Gerencer) 1:58:04

3M ago1:58:04

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Tom Gerencer joins us to discuss the second half of the new short story collection Harlan Ellison’s Greatest Hits, edited by J. Michael Straczynski. Stories discussed: "On the Downhill Side" (2:34), "Paladin of the Lost Hour" (12:00), "The Beast That Shouted Love at the Heart of the World" (30:08), "I'm Looking for Kadak" (39:10), "How Interesting:…

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#098 How to Train According to the Experts 2:52:48

3M ago2:52:48

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Download my “How to Train According to the Experts” guide Exercise is more than a tool for physical transformation—it's a cornerstone of longevity, metabolic resilience, and neurocognitive vitality. In this special episode, I’m joined by Brady Holmer, a distinguished exercise science communicator and lifelong endurance runner, as we deconstruct the…

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Alexis Wolf, "Transnational Women Writers in the Wilmot Coterie, 1798-1840" (Boydell Press, 2024) 38:02

3M ago38:02

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What were two Irish sisters doing in Russia during the early years of the nineteenth century, editing the French-language memoirs of a princess who had been a close confidante of Catherine the Great? Author Alexis Wolf is in conversation with Duncan McCargo about a remarkable transnational story she has unearthed through meticulous archival researc…

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"Annihilation of Red" by Anuel Rodriguez + "Karabasan" by Leyla Hamedi 33:13

4M ago33:13

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This episode features "Annihilation of Red" by Anuel Rodriguez (©2025 by Anuel Rodriguez) read by Stefan Rudnicki, and "Karabasan" by Leyla Hamedi (©2025 by Leyla Hamedi) read by Janina Edwards. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Adamant Press

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David Mckinney, "Samuel Beckett and Recent Irish Fiction: A Comparative Study" (Routledge, 2025) 1:00:08

4M ago1:00:08

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Samuel Beckett and Recent Irish Fiction: A Comparative Study (Routledge, 2025) considers Samuel Beckett's fiction and drama as major aesthetic and thematic influences on the work of Irish authors Eimear McBride, Keith Ridgway, Emma Donoghue, and Kevin Barry in the post-crash period of 2009-2015. Through cross-comparisons between the aesthetics and …

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Show 93 — Excess Baggage and the ‘Kingly Man’

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Tod and George reflect on Derek Lin’s insights about the unnecessary baggage we carry through life. They also discuss Thomas Merton’s translation of Chuang-Tzu’s “Kingly Man,” and George shares practical tips on how we can all let go of our excess baggage. GoFundMe: Care for Dr. Carl Totton in His Final Days…

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Stephen Watt, "From the 'Troubles' to Trumpism: Ireland and America, 1960-2023" (Anthem Press, 2024) 51:15

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Stephen Watt is the Provost Professor of English at Indiana University. His research interests include drama and theatre of the 19th and 20th centuries, Irish Studies, and the contemporary university and his recent works include Bernard Shaw’s Fiction, Material Psychology, and Affect: Shaw, Freud, Simmel (2018), “Something Dreadful and Grand”: Amer…

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"They Bought a House" by Osahon Ize-Iyamu + "The Morning Room" by Katharine Tyndall 38:28

4M ago38:28

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This episode features "They Bought a House" by Osahon Ize-Iyamu (©2025 by Osahon Ize-Iyamu) read by Stefan Rudnicki, and "The Morning Room" by Katharine Tyndall (©2025 by Katharine Tyndall) read by Janina Edwards. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Adamant Press

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Ciaran O'Neill, "Power and Powerlessness in Union Ireland: Life in a Palliative State" (Oxford UP, 2024) 29:31

4M ago29:31

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Ciaran O’Neill is the Ussher Associate Professor in Nineteenth-Century History at Trinity College Dublin. His work mainly focuses on the social and cultural history of Ireland and empire, the history of education and elites, colonial legacies, modern literature, and public history. In this interview, he discusses Power and Powerlessness in Union Ir…

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Introducing: Fear Daily 23:51

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Hi, listeners! Allow us to introduce you to Fear Daily, the brand new retro horror show that takes you into the shadows of the past, unearthing the 1990's most terrifying tales of monsters, madness, and life after death. Every day, from Monday to Friday, Fear Daily brings you two new stories of hauntings, monsters, cults and killers, all from the 1…

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585. Philip Gelatt, writer of The Europa Report and The Spine of Night 1:05:22

5M ago1:05:22

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Philip Gelatt joins us to discuss writing the hard science fiction film The Europa Report and the animated sword & sorcery film The Spine of Night. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy David Barr Kirtley

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Show 92 — Praise and Action vs. Non-Action

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Tod and George examine why Lao Tzu says that Tao cultivators should work without looking for praise. Later, Chuang Tzu’s Action vs. Non-Action and David Lynch teaches how to catch the big fish. GoFundMe: Care for Dr. Carl Totton in His Final DaysBy Tod Perry

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Giovanna Ceserani, "A World Made by Traval: A Digital Grand Tour" (Stanford UP, 2024) 46:17

5M ago46:17

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In the eighteenth century, tens of thousands of travelers journeyed to Italy on the Grand Tour. These travels in the age of Enlightenment contributed to a massive reimagining of politics and the arts, of the market for culture, and of ideas about education and leisure. A World Made by Traval: A Digital Grand Tour (Stanford UP, 2024) combines —in dy…

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Maurice Casey, "Hotel Lux: An Intimate History of Communism's Forgotten Radicals" (Footnote Press, 2024) 39:32

5M ago39:32

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Sexy young revolutionaries, a queer romance, and international communism--what more could you ask for?! In his brilliant new book, Hotel Lux: An Intimate History of Communism’s Forgotten Radicals (Footnote Press, 2024), Maurice Casey delivers up an intriguing story of friendship, love, and revolution in a story spanning decades and continents. Foll…

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584. The Making of Secret Level (with J.T. Petty) 58:45

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J.T. Petty joins us to discuss serving as executive producer on the new Amazon series Secret Level, a collection of animated shorts set in the worlds of popular video games. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy David Barr Kirtley

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