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Please Expand

Please Expand


Please Expand

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Length:
14 episodes
Language:
English
Format:
Podcast

Description

Please Expand is a podcast where I discuss non-fiction books with their authors. But Please Expand is not just about summaries; it's about conversations. I go into every episode having read each book in great detail and having reflected on the fundamental assumptions, foundations and questions with which the book grapples.
If you, like me, have finished a book with burning questions that only the author could answer, then Please Expand is the podcast for you.
Pick up one of the books I'm discussing and settle in for what I hope will be an illuminating conversation.
Language:
English
Format:
Podcast

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How Religion Evolved with Robin Dunbar

In this episode we look at Robin Dunbar's particular thesis that religion is not just a...

130 minutes
Mar 02, 2024

The Knowledge Machine with Michael Strevens

I talk with Michael Strevens about the scientific enterprise. Does science get at objec...

99 minutes
Dec 05, 2023

The Aristocracy of Talent with Adrian Wooldridge

In this episode we talk about meritocracy and whether it is still a viable system for s...

110 minutes
Nov 13, 2023

The Decline of Magic with Michael Hunter

In this episode, Giulia Luvisotto and I interview Michael Hunter on The Decline of Magi...

83 minutes
Apr 17, 2023

Princes of the Renaissance with Mary Hollingsworth

In this episode, I interview Mary Hollingsworth on her new book, Princes of the Renaiss...

80 minutes
Mar 06, 2023

Conquistadores: A New History with Fernando Cervantes

In this episode I interview Fernando Cervantes, author of "Conquistadores", where we di...

56 minutes
Dec 05, 2022

America and Iran: A History, 1720 to the Present with John Ghazvinian

In this episode I interview John Ghazvinian, author of "American and Iran", where we ta...

59 minutes
Nov 07, 2022

Time's Witness with Rosemary Hill

In this episodes we talk about an obscure group of professionals called "Antiquaries" ,...

68 minutes
Oct 03, 2022

The History of the Bible with John Barton

I interview John Barton on “The History of the Bible: The Book and its Faiths”, with my...

55 minutes
Feb 21, 2022

The Life and Death of Ancient Cities with Greg Woolf

I interview Greg Woolf on "The Life and Death of Ancient Cities", with my guest J. A. V...

62 minutes
Jan 24, 2022