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The LRB Podcast brings you weekly conversations from Europe’s leading magazine of culture and ideas. Hosted by Thomas Jones and Malin Hay, with guest episodes from the LRB's US editor Adam Shatz, Meehan Crist, Rosemary Hill and more. Find the LRB's new Close Readings podcast in on Apple Podcasts or Spotify, or search 'LRB Close Readings' wherever you get your podcasts. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Hosted by Tom Pals and Ruth Lorensson, The Autonomic Homeostasis Activation Podcast explores how activating the brain to engage in homeostasis to restore optimal function holistically supports managing stress and trauma. Each episode delves into practical strategies and inspiring conversations that nurture wellness in mind, body, and spirit. Join Tom and Ruth as they break down the neuroscience of Autonomic Homeostasis Activation™ (AHA), share real-world insights, and empower you to experien ...
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Are we sure The Wall is a masterpiece? Can Dylan legit sing well? Is McCartney actually a lazy songwriter? And what exactly is “Nixon-rock”…? These are just some of the hard-hitting questions two indie musician pals, Thin Lear (Matt) and Niagara Moon (Thomas), come in with every week, surprising each other with strange fixations, controversial opinions, and of course - songs to listen to together. Join them as they eloquently bicker over the last 90 years of recorded music history, finding t ...
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Two gal pals on either side of the Atlantic talk about everything under the sun from periods to politics.
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Hello, guys and gals and non-binary pals! You are warmly invited to Courage + Spice: the podcast for humans with self-doubt. You can expect inspiring interviews with ace humans + evidence-based approaches for you to try. If self-doubt is holding you back personally, relationally, creatively or professionally, Courage + Spice is especially for you. saspetherick.substack.com
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The podcast where two true crime nerds laugh their way through tales of underhanded dealings, amoral acts, and unsavoury characters where all of the victims stay alive to tell their tale.Join Adam (he/him) and Bec (they/them) each episode as they explore stories where no one needs to determine a cause of death. With zero expertise or insider knowledge these two pals who grew up too scared to break any rules for themselves are now anxious adults with a deep obsession for the twisted and weird ...
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Annie Warbucks and Agatha Hannigan, two names forever connected by events that made one of them the richest girl in the world…and sent the other to prison. Tomorrow is an original, scripted series set in a post-pandemic New York City, five years after “little orphan” Annie was adopted by billionaire Oliver Warbucks (Lance Reddick, The Wire, Fringe). Now 15, Annie (Abbie Grace Levi), a singer-songwriter/influencer extraordinaire, is about to face the biggest test of her signature positivity w ...
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‘How useful is it,’ Daniel Trilling asked recently in the LRB, ‘to compare the current global resurgence of right-wing nationalism to fascism?’ In this episode of the podcast Daniel joins TJ to explore the question in light of his review of Richard Seymour’s book Disaster Nationalism. They discuss the continuities between earlier forms of far-right…
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#134 - The Ultimate 80's "One Hit Wonder", with Katy Pinke
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NY art rock artist Katy Pinke joins today! Matt leads the first segment as he searches for classic rock "beef" songs for the next generation. Thomas then explores some glorious 80's radio hits, as the group imagines which one-hit-wonder they'd want to have as their legacy. https://www.katy-pinke.com LMO Survey https://www.thinlear.com/ https://www.…
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Emotions, Embodiment & Protein Popcorn with Ali Shapiro
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Content note: This episode includes discussions around intentional weight loss and diet culture, and therefore contains swearing. This episode is part of a podcast series called The Body Stories. I’m joined by my beloved friend and fellow coach, Ali Shapiro. Over the next year, Ali and I will have an occasional and ongoing conversation about the nu…
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Close Readings: Nietzsche's 'Schopenhauer as Educator'
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In this extended extract from their series 'Conversations in Philosophy', part of the LRB's Close Readings podcast, Jonathan Rée and James Wood look at one of Friedrich Nietzsche's early essays, 'Schopenhauer as Educator'. For Nietzsche, Schopenhauer’s genius lay not in his ideas but in his heroic indifference, a thinker whose value to the world is…
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Brainfulness: Achieving Optimal Homeostasis in Body, Mind, and Spirit
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Send us a text In this episode of the Autonomic Homeostasis Activation Podcast, Ruth Lorensson and Tom Pals dive deep into the fascinating relationship between the brain and the mind, unpacking how they work together to achieve wellness in body, mind, and spirit. They explore how the brain functions as a powerful sensory tool—capable of guiding us …
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‘The Church needs to change; the Church cannot afford to change,’ Colm Tóibín wrote recently in the LRB. In this episode of the podcast, he joins Tom to discuss how the new pope will have to navigate this paradox. He also looks back at the Francis papacy, and the way that Francis behind his smile ran the Vatican with an iron first; at relations be…
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#133 - The underrated faves of Keith Zarriello
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NYC rock legend Keith Zarriello (The Shivers) joins the show today! Thomas talks about notable "lullaby" pop/rock songs. Keith curates a wonderful collection of contemporary indie artists who deserve more love, including Rod Smoth, Chartreuse, Morgan Weidinger, and Tape Loop Orchestra. https://theshivers.bandcamp.com LMO Survey https://www.niagaram…
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In the Soviet Archives: a conversation with Sheila Fitzpatrick
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When Sheila Fitzpatrick first went to Moscow in the 1960s as a young academic, the prevailing understanding of the Soviet Union in the West was governed by the ‘totalitarian hypothesis’, of a system ruled entirely from the top down. Her examination of the ministry papers of Anatoly Lunacharsky, the first Commissar of Enlightenment after the Revolut…
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Beneficial or Detrimental? The Five P’s of Wellness
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Send us a text Are the people, habits, and perspectives in your life fueling your flourishing—or quietly draining it? In this candid conversation, Ruth and Tom unpack a deceptively simple filter that can transform every choice: beneficial vs. detrimental. From there, they reveal the Five P’s that either propel us toward thriving or pull us back int…
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Clairvoyance for Normies with Sarah Vermunt
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Sarah Vermunt is a longtime pal, career coach and the founder of Careergasm. She's written books about careers and columns for Forbes, Inc., Entrepreneur, Fortune, and Fast Company. She’s had a regular coaching spot on the tele in Canada. Three years ago, out of the blue, Sarah started having psychic clairvoyant visions. She did not see this coming…
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In 2013, a group of French and Egyptian archaeologists discovered of cache of papyri as old as the Great Pyramid of Giza. Some of the texts were written by people who had worked on the pyramids: a tally of their daily labour ferrying stones, for instance, between quarry and building site, and the payment they received in fabrics and beer. Robert Ci…
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#132 - Joseph Shabason's sexiest sax solos
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Canadian producer, composer - and yes, saxophonist - Joseph Shabason returns to the show! He and Thomas share a special segment exploring the "sexiest" saxophones solos throughout music history, including some unlikely choices... https://josephshabason.com/ LMO Survey https://www.thinlear.com/ https://www.niagaramoonmusic.com/ Bluesky IG Tiktok…
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The Soviet Women’s Anti-Fascist Committee was set up in 1941 to foster connections with Allied countries and encourage British and US women to ‘invest personally’ in the war effort. Two years later, the National Council of American-Soviet Friendship in New York started its own letter-writing programme. The correspondence between a few hundred pairs…
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Wellness on the Clock: From Fight-or-Flight to Rest-and-Digest
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Send us a text Personal wellness does not happen in isolation. In this Fundamentals of Wellness episode, Tom and Ruth examine how health is shaped by both individual habits and our shared environment. Using the recent Fort Collins mall incident as a case study, they address: Vicarious trauma – why events you only hear about can still activate your …
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Close Readings: 'Vanity Fair' by William Makepeace Thackeray
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Thackeray's comic masterpiece, 'Vanity Fair', is a Victorian novel looking back to Regency England as an object both of satire and nostalgia. Thackeray’s disdain for the Regency is present throughout the book, not least in the proliferation of hapless characters called George, yet he also draws heavily on his childhood experiences to unfold a compl…
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Under nourished to moderately active with Ali Shapiro
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Content note: This episode includes discussions around intentional weight loss and diet culture, and therefore contains swearing. This episode is part of a podcast series called The Body Stories. I’m joined by my beloved friend and fellow coach, Ali Shapiro. Over the next year, Ali and I will have an occasional and ongoing conversation about the nu…
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#131 - The strange delight of Roxy Music, with Chris Ingalls
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Music journalist Chris Ingalls (PopMatters) joins once again! Thomas reflects on their recent tour with a presentation of "songs he Shazamed on the road". Chris does a retrospective on the bizarre yet chic UK band Roxy Music. LMO Survey https://www.niagaramoonmusic.com/ https://www.thinlear.com/ Bluesky IG Tiktok…
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It's now possible to take a home pregnancy test eight days after ovulation, yet in the 16th century, women sometimes turned to astrologers for confirmation. And in the 1950s and 1960s, one might send a urine sample to an address in Sloane Street where they would inject it into a tropical frog that would lay eggs. In this episode of the LRB Podcast,…
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Pain: Your Body's Secret Healing Language
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Send us a text In this eye‑opening installment of the Autonomic Homeostasis Activation Podcast, Tom Pals and Ruth Lorensson peel back the layers of a sense most of us never knew we had—interoception, the brain’s moment‑to‑moment read‑out of everything happening inside the body. Moving beyond Aristotle’s famous “five senses,” Tom explains why modern…
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Judith Butler and Aziz Rana join Adam Shatz to discuss Donald Trump’s use of executive orders to target birthright citizenship, protest, support of Palestinian rights, academic freedom, constitutionally protected speech and efforts to ensure inclusion on the basis of race, gender and sexual orientation. They consider in particular the content of Ex…
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How to be Softly Successful with Samantha Dhu
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As a highly sensitive person, Sam Dhu believes it is possible to be deeply ambitious and successful AND soft and sensitive at the same time. Sam is a Psychotherapist, Mentor, and Facilitator of Permission. Mum to eight-year-old, Amelie and two-year-old Frankie, and passionate advocate for being radically kind and compassionate to yourself. Sign up …
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#130 - Learn all about Christian Ska, with David Wirsig
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New Haven songwriter David Wirsig joins today! Thomas introduces the niche topic of music to play in the stadium once a soccer game is over. David educates the group on the wonderful world of late 90's non-secular ska bands. https://davidwirsig.bandcamp.com LMO Survey https://www.thinlear.com/ https://www.niagaramoonmusic.com/ Bluesky IG Tiktok…
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Mavis Gallant is best known for her short stories, 116 of which were first published in the New Yorker. Extraordinarily varied and prolific, she arranged her life around the solitary pleasure of writing while battling extreme self-doubt. Tessa Hadley joins Joanne O’Leary to discuss her recent review of 44 previously uncollected Gallant stories and …
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