Slavoj Zizek is the "world's hippest philosopher," says the Telegraph. Zizek talks about the hidden atheism of Christianity, the danger of poets in power, and the limits of capitalism.
Intelligent. Optimistic. Curious.
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Nothing makes Hope Jahren happier than tinkering in her lab, studying fossilized plants. We hear the story behind her acclaimed memoir, “Lab Girl.”
Harvard University historian John Stauffer talks with Steve Paulson about whether or not Lincoln was a racist.
Mishy Harman is the host of the "Israel Story" radio program. The first season of "Israel Story" in English, starts August 18th on the Vox Tablet podcast.
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Ruth Leitman directed a documentary film called “Lipstick and Dynamite: The First Ladies of Wrestling,” about the first female professional wrestlers.
Given the history of the fraught relationship between the Catholic church and the sciences, you might be surprised to learn that the Vatican has an in-house astronomer. Listen in as he tells Jim Fleming about being a scientist in robes.
How come many of the latest pop songs sound as if they could have been released decades ago? Music journalist Simon Reynolds tells Steve Paulson that our obsession with our immediate past could get in the way of future creativity.
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