Please Expand is a podcast where I interview authors of non-fiction books on topics ranging from history to philosophy, and science to religion
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Here's a new episode with @dcsandbrook where we talk about his book, Never Had It So Good. We discuss the Suez crisis; the Macmillan government; Britain's imperial decline and its changing identity in the international stage!
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Here's a new episode of Please Expand! My guest host Giulia Luvisotto discusses with the brilliant @stefeich his book The Currency of Politics. Have a listen if you'd like to hear more on the political nature of money!
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This week on @TheRestHistory we look back at the History of Chocolate and how the Quaker businessman George Cadbury helped to pioneer workers' rights with @CadburyUK #ad
Check out my discussion with M. Strevens on the nature of the scientific method" We look at criticisms of science as subjective and the surprising role played by subjectivity in science; we examine the Iron Rule of Explanation
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Check out my discussion with @adwooldridge and @DNRC on Meritocracy. We talk about the relationship between merit and talent; historical developments of equality and merit; the role of education; and whether meritocracy corrupts capitalism or vice versa. open.spotify.com/episode/5g8…
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How has Keith Thomas's classic Religion and the Decline of Magic fared in the 50 years since its first publication? Below is my and @DrJanMachielsen 's take on Thomas's take on magic, astrology, prophecy, & witchcraft and their "decline" ✨ – at Oxford, England
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Some #medieval English kings' consecrations were multilingual, too. This 1000-year-old Old English oath claims it's "letter-for-letter what Archbishop Dunstan [d. 988] gave our lord at Kingston the day he was consecrated king." bl.uk/collection-items/old-e…
Another Interview! I interview @mmcontrary on her book "Princes of the Renaissance". We talk art and war; popes and princes; and dig deep into the mental world of the people of the Renaissance: open.spotify.com/show/2ynUGL…
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#TheRestlessRepublic is out in paperback on Friday! Just £9.99. Retweet for a free signed copy, winner chosen at random by Fidget the Cat on Saturday morning. (Plus optional paw print 🐾)
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Sunday, January 8th, 9am to 1230pm ET @JohnGhazvinian, author of AMERICA AND IRAN, will chair the session "Writing Beyond the Academy: How to Secure a Commercial Book Deal" at #AHA23
Find a copy of AMERICA AND IRAN at our booth # 412
ALT book cover for America and Iran by John Ghazvinian
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5th episode of our discussion on Hegel's Phil of World History. Themes concern passion, the idea, sacrifice, happiness and much more! We threw in a Hegelian analysis of the movie Gladiator for good measure. Enjoy! youtu.be/NrF64oPfBgs #hegel #passion #divineidea #history
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In thanks for #10yearsofaeon here’s a courageous commission by them a while back, that I propose a radical & non-conflictual way of framing the science-religion relationship. Arguably necessary.
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Interview with @JohnGhazvinian on "America and Iran". We discuss American interest in Iran in as early as 1720; the Imperialist sandwich that Iran was in in the C19; the rise of democracy and the revolutions that followed; the future of US-Iran relations.
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BASQUE-ICELANDIC PIDGIN
Basque whale hunters who sailed to the Icelandic Westfjords developed a unique pidgin language as a means of rudimentary communication with locals - not a mixture between Basque and Icelandic, but between Basque and other Germanic & Romance words. 1/
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Our series on Hegel's lectures on the Phil of World History continues. We turn to explicate the core subject matter of history, as Hegel saw it, namely, freedom. Who is free? Spirit. What is spirit? Tune in here: youtu.be/t6zkl9-Q3uI #hegel #freedom #worldhistory #history
1st Ep of S2 is out! I interview @misspegler to discuss “Time’s Witness”. We talk all things antiquarian and romantic, the nature of historical narratives, Walter Scott and the shadowy Sobieski Stuarts, and the antiquarian legacy. podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcas… open.spotify.com/episode/1Et…
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I discuss with Ahilleas of @pleasexpand Hegel's Lectures on the Philosophy of World History. We begin with the three types of historical treatment! Tune in here: youtu.be/UGmGpJ-UA6s #hegel #history #philosophyofhistory #philosophyofworldhistory #worldhistory
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Bom dia! Today's @TheRestHistory is PORTUGAL: THE GOLDEN AGE OF DISCOVERY. Dias and da Gama, explorers and conquerors, courage and cruelty; ships, spices, a white rhino and the vanished King Sebastião...
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Rosemary Hill’s father never liked to discuss his family’s complicated history. But when an old census became available, she began to find out more about his childhood in a South London hut.
@misspegler in the latest issue:
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