# lrb (audio feeds) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 3 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover lrb. Page: Feed: --- ## Adam Shatz: Visions of America _2026-08-19 · The LRB Podcast_ ‘The very word “America” remains a new, almost completely undefined and extremely controversial proper noun,’ James Baldwin wrote in 1959. ‘No one in the world seems to know exactly what it describes, not even we motley millions who call ourselves Americans.’ Donald Trump’s vision of Fortress America, at war with immigrants, shadowy globalists and itself, is a violent attempt to resolve what… [Listen](https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/traffic.megaphone.fm/LRB6086729601.mp3) ## [#359: Pennies from Heaven](https://share.transistor.fm/s/be869b39) _2026-08-17 · This Show Has Everything · This Show Has Everything_ Back in the good ol’ days, before we had to make rent or mortgage payments, before groceries and insurance and car repairs, before toiletries and utilities and emergencies, how did we spend our money? When the only thing we had to worry about was our own miniature wants, what were the things for which we saved our hard-earned allowance? It turns out we were just as food-obsessed back then as we… [Listen](https://media.transistor.fm/be869b39/71016156.mp3) ## Travel with Close Readings: Byron’s ‘Don Juan’ _2026-08-16 · The LRB Podcast_ Few poets have had the courage (or inclination) to rhyme ‘Plato’ with ‘potato’, ‘intellectual’ with ‘hen-peck’d you all’ or ‘Acropolis’ with ‘Constantinople is’. Byron does all of these in Don Juan, his 16,000-line unfinished mock epic that presents itself as a grand satire on human vanity in the tradition of Cervantes, Swift and the Stoics, and refuses to take anything seriously for longer than a… [Listen](https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/traffic.megaphone.fm/LRB8406537314.mp3) ## Amia Srinivasan: The Impossible Patient _2026-08-12 · The LRB Podcast_ Not for the first time, theorists of politics are turning to the unconscious and its strange workings – repression and fantasy, libido and death drive, disavowal and displacement – to understand the present conjuncture: a conjuncture of authoritarian strongmen, anti-democratic populism, regressive sexual morality and genocidal war. What form of knowledge does psychoanalysis give us of politics,… [Listen](https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/traffic.megaphone.fm/LRB5045127087.mp3) ## [#358: I Don’t Care about the Clowns!](https://share.transistor.fm/s/939b9739) _2026-08-10 · This Show Has Everything · This Show Has Everything_ Like the Cosmo girls before us, your TSHE Coven (™) is here to take some quizzes! From What Muppet we are (spoiler - no one got Miss Piggy) to an unholy combination of Broadway musicals and Minnesota State Fair food (why is Sweet Martha infamous), we’re definitively going to find out who we are! In other news, we still have a fair amount to say about Kevin James, believe it or not. That discussion… [Listen](https://media.transistor.fm/939b9739/6187d208.mp3) ## Travel with Close Readings: ‘The Prelude’ (Books 9 and 10) by William Wordsworth _2026-08-09 · The LRB Podcast_ Wordsworth was not unusual among Romantic poets for his enthusiastic support of the French Revolution, but he stands apart from his contemporaries for actually being there to see it for himself (‘Thou wert there,’ Coleridge wrote). This episode looks at Wordsworth’s retrospective account of his 1791 visit to France, described in books 9 and 10 of The Prelude, and the ways in which it reveals a… [Listen](https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/traffic.megaphone.fm/LRB2209194424.mp3) ## Adam Tooze: Electrostates, Petrostates and the New Cold War _2026-08-05 · The LRB Podcast_ China is racing ahead in electrification, while the US turns its back on green energy in favour of a new era of fossil fuel machismo. An alignment between the three major petrostates – the US, Saudi Arabia and Russia – no longer looks implausible. The outlines of a new Cold War are becoming visible, one which will be determined by a novel mixture of ideology, critical technologies, supply chains… [Listen](https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/traffic.megaphone.fm/LRB5581437251.mp3) ## [#357: TSHE Declares a TV Theme Song Champion](https://share.transistor.fm/s/ce022bac) _2026-08-03 · Ten Seven Ten · This Show Has Everything_ After weeks of deliberation, fielding listener feedback and singing that DuckTales ear worm hook to ourselves, the TSHE crew reconvenes to declare once and for all a definitive winner for the title of greatest TV theme song of all time. We will not be taking further questions. Also: Meredith spent some quality time with OJ, Ann spent some quality time with Will the Pilot, Bobby spent some quality… [Listen](https://media.transistor.fm/ce022bac/077d17e5.mp3) ## Travel with Close Readings: ‘The Travels of Sir John Mandeville’ _2026-08-02 · The LRB Podcast_ To continue our summer of travel with Close Readings, Irina Dumitrescu and Mary Wellesley look at the medieval bestseller The Travels of Sir John Mandeville. The fictional traveller’s fantastical descriptions of different places, peoples and animals across the Holy Land and Asia are almost certainly drawn mainly from other textual sources, rather than direct experience by the unknown author, and… [Listen](https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/traffic.megaphone.fm/LRB8040281218.mp3) ## The long history of Black voter suppression in the US _2026-07-31 · The LRB Podcast_ In April this year, the US Supreme Court struck down Louisiana's voting map on the grounds that state lawmakers had violated the constitution by creating a second district with a majority of Black voters. This was followed by a similar decision by the court in June, giving Alabama the green light to eliminate a Black majority district. At the same time, President Trump has called for more… [Listen](https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/traffic.megaphone.fm/LRB5579143167.mp3) ## [Meet Claude, the AI assistant (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/WdrCzHpNMgzI) _2026-07-31 · **Sponsored**_ Conversational AI to answer questions, brainstorm ideas, and help with tasks. ## On Politics: Burnham’s First Week _2026-07-29 · The LRB Podcast_ Andy Burnham’s early promises to end rough sleeping and sort out social care won’t surprise anyone who’s followed his political career, but his apparent interest in the structures of Whitehall was less expected. To discuss what we know so far about the direction of Britain’s new government, James is joined by Stephen Bush of the Financial Times and Sienna Rodgers of the House magazine. They talk… [Listen](https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/traffic.megaphone.fm/LRB9387455556.mp3) ## [#356: TSHE Classic - An Elegant but Easy Long Weekend Potluck](https://share.transistor.fm/s/81ab7481) _2026-07-27 · This Show Has Everything · This Show Has Everything_ It’s been another week of impossible schedules, so we’ve reached back into the TSHE vault to bring you this classic episode from May 2023. We’ll be back with the conclusion of the TV theme song bracket challenge next week! Original show notes are below: Bobby, Ann and Hillary have packed the folding tables, the camp chairs, the lawn blankets and, of course, their appetites for a special summer… [Listen](https://media.transistor.fm/81ab7481/c88d7be4.mp3) ## Nolan v. Homer _2026-07-26 · The LRB Podcast_ It could be argued that Christopher Nolan has been remaking the Odyssey for his whole career, and his latest film revisits many of the themes of his earlier movies, as once again a male protagonist embarks on a desperate quest to recover a female love object. But, as Emily Wilson argues, while Homer’s Odyssey might seem the perfect source material for Nolan, the ancient Greek poem also excels at… [Listen](https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/traffic.megaphone.fm/LRB3180783730.mp3) ## Palantir and the NHS _2026-07-22 · The LRB Podcast_ The US tech giant Palantir ‘holds public contracts worth hundreds of millions of pounds in everything from financial regulation to local government’, Peter Geoghegan and Lucas Amin wrote recently in the LRB. The newsletter where they work, Democracy for Sale, ‘has been looking into Palantir’s business in the UK, and particularly its contracts with the NHS’. On this episode, Peter joins Thomas… [Listen](https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/traffic.megaphone.fm/LRB5100112171.mp3) ## [#355: This is Not a Democracy. It’s a Cheerocracy!](https://share.transistor.fm/s/765cc0ab) _2026-07-20 · This Show Has Everything · This Show Has Everything_ Welcome back welcome back welcome back to the TSHE Iconic tv theme song bracket! We’ve culled, we’ve organized, and we’re ready to reveal the lineups and winnow it down to the final few. Battles were fought, but like the dessert ranking previously, we realized we’re pretty basic! But it wouldn’t be TSHE without some tangents - funky composers, Patrick Swayze, Patton Oswalt included. In other news,… [Listen](https://media.transistor.fm/765cc0ab/1806e9e3.mp3) ## [The upside for its neutrality](https://shows.acast.com/41233/episodes/6a4a44abecd1239143f0ca76) _2026-07-19 · 4764_ Ivan Krastev https://www.ppfideas.com/episodes/where-are-we-going%3F-the-future-of-the-future Natasha Chahal, Simon Skinner, Thomas Jones https://www.lrb.co.uk/podcasts-and-videos/podcasts/the-lrb-podcast/world-cup-cupidity Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. [Listen](https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/639a352914239400119ac9ec/e/6a4a44abecd1239143f0ca76/media.mp3) ## [#354: TSHE Theme Song Bracket Week Two: Sorry You Had to Listen to This](https://share.transistor.fm/s/c5c99899) _2026-07-13 · Ten Seven Ten · This Show Has Everything_ We’re developing the TSHE tv theme songs bracket, and things are starting to take shape. Categories have been established (‘Just Words’ will never not make us laugh), songs have been assigned, and we’re ready for the arguing to begin. The X-Files vs Twin Peaks? Growing Pains vs The Facts of Life? Duck Tales vs Chip and Dale: Rescue Rangers? Who knows how things will shake out, so stay tuned to see… [Listen](https://media.transistor.fm/c5c99899/c361fe40.mp3) ## [#353: TSHE Remembers Some TV Theme Songs](https://share.transistor.fm/s/cdf7aa7b) _2026-07-06 · Ten Seven Ten · This Show Has Everything_ In an age when the media landscape is as fractured as ever and quality across the board is waning, your TSHE hosts answer the call for the kind of critical analysis and historical context that is much needed today with a thoughtful, scientific and thoroughly researched discussion on media criticism though the lens of television theme songs. And by that we mean, a nostalgia-soaked TV-based version… [Listen](https://media.transistor.fm/cdf7aa7b/fcf069a7.mp3) ## [Not egging the cake](https://shows.acast.com/41233/episodes/6a4a40225ef16cb804b5c101) _2026-07-05 · 4764_ Stephen Sondheim https://www.tiktok.com/@broadway1011/video/7644147905783172382 Georgina Billings https://www.tiktok.com/@artmeetsculture/video/7636091619623619873 Margot McCuaig https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002w5q7 Ivan Krastev https://www.ppfideas.com/episodes/where-are-we-going%3F-the-future-of-the-future Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. [Listen](https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/639a352914239400119ac9ec/e/6a4a40225ef16cb804b5c101/media.mp3) ## [#352: Medieval Piña Coladas](https://share.transistor.fm/s/dd0dc95d) _2026-06-29 · This Show Has Everything · This Show Has Everything_ There were no utensils in medieval times, hence there are no utensils at Medieval Times. Would you like a refill on that Pepsi? Like Bill and Ted before us, your TSHE hosts are ready to explore what our lives would have been like in Medieval times - the era of history, not the restaurant (though, that comes up a lot). We would probably be very stinky/die of one fever but maybe our lives would have… [Listen](https://media.transistor.fm/dd0dc95d/47469519.mp3) ## [Hire AI-Powered Professionals (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/vQBkIudJI5o2) _2026-06-29 · **Sponsored**_ Browse public gigs, message candidates, and run video interviews — free to start. ## [#351: “I have never lived in a world where I want to share a bed with someone”](https://share.transistor.fm/s/d99cb8ee) _2026-06-22 · This Show Has Everything · This Show Has Everything_ We like to think that we give things a fair shake around here, but sometimes you just can’t get there. This week, we’re talking about things that are Not For Me, which includes entries in the food, music, attraction, sports, and pop culture spheres. Also, Ann’s on a (probably unsuccessful) quest for more protein, Bobby gave Fella his own suite, and Meredith loves a good curd. TSHE Recommends: A… [Listen](https://media.transistor.fm/d99cb8ee/6530e998.mp3) ## [Are we just playing catch?](https://shows.acast.com/41233/episodes/6a1c32c2428d759cb3cc17a3) _2026-06-21 · 4764_ Stephen Colbert on Mike Birbiglia St GIGA on Radio 3's Between The Ears Bella Hull on Radio 4's New Quiz Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. [Listen](https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/639a352914239400119ac9ec/e/6a1c32c2428d759cb3cc17a3/media.mp3) ## [#350: TSHE Classic - Land of the free (bathrooms), home of the brave (food scientists)](https://share.transistor.fm/s/a0802ad7) _2026-06-14 · Ten Seven Ten · This Show Has Everything_ Listen back with us this week as we return to a conversation from July 2021 about why we love America. (It was complicated then. It's not less complicated now.) Here's the original episode description: In honor of America’s birthday, we celebrate the reasons we love—at least a little bit—our home and native land. Plus: Your favorite vintage nostalgic tech, Cool Aunt Hillary chauffeured some… [Listen](https://media.transistor.fm/a0802ad7/5016797c.mp3) ## [He put it in with his red socks](https://shows.acast.com/41233/episodes/6a13385e294da705c32a9311) _2026-06-07 · 4764_ What Did You Do Yesterday with Kelly Cates Conversations with Tyler with Arthur Brookes Football Weekly Podcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. [Listen](https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/639a352914239400119ac9ec/e/6a13385e294da705c32a9311/media.mp3) ## [Seeing the board go up for added time](https://shows.acast.com/41233/episodes/69ee7be766c3374f7e9b7783) _2026-05-24 · 4764_ Guardian Football Weekly podcast Hannah Fry - the Rest is Science @djGsmallz on TikTok Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. [Listen](https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/639a352914239400119ac9ec/e/69ee7be766c3374f7e9b7783/media.mp3) ## [The surface of the earth, solid objects, scraps of useless information](https://shows.acast.com/41233/episodes/69ee5195738b0d0aa5654f1d) _2026-05-10 · 4764_ Caroline Bicks: My Year of Fear with Stephen King - Spectator Book Club podcast @mirandadoesbrands on TikTok Past Present Future on Orwell Phong Bui on World of Interior's TikTok Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. [Listen](https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/639a352914239400119ac9ec/e/69ee5195738b0d0aa5654f1d/media.mp3) ## [FIFA only let you have 90 seconds](https://shows.acast.com/41233/episodes/69c99fc6e05c00aacf2dc160) _2026-04-26 · 4764_ Mark Kermode, Guardian Football Weekly, Romesh Ranganathan and Tom Allen. Ken Sakata, Danh Vo Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. [Listen](https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/639a352914239400119ac9ec/e/69c99fc6e05c00aacf2dc160/media.mp3) ## [Print keeps hitting Europe](https://shows.acast.com/41233/episodes/69c95e9488f1e89132fca94a) _2026-04-12 · 4764_ Ada Palmer on the shapes of technological revolutions ( The Dwarkesh Podcast ) (vai audiolog https://audiolog.jamesking.io/) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. [Listen](https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/639a352914239400119ac9ec/e/69c95e9488f1e89132fca94a/media.mp3) ## [I picked a window and went up the rig](https://shows.acast.com/41233/episodes/69b6bb937ebe44dc8bbd1957) _2026-03-29 · 4764_ In Our Time: On Liberty The Coldest Shift: The Job Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. [Listen](https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/639a352914239400119ac9ec/e/69b6bb937ebe44dc8bbd1957/media.mp3) ## [Privacy-first AI-native browser (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/eUSKIhQSFfbq) _2026-03-29 · **Sponsored**_ No telemetry or ads — built on Ungoogled Chromium with a built-in AI sidebar and CLI. ## [The tones come back](https://shows.acast.com/41233/episodes/69b6b8671b5a7dfbdf061bfd) _2026-03-15 · 4764_ 99% Invisible feature on Audio Flux Our Ancestors Were Messy: Zora Neale Hurston and Langston Hughes Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. [Listen](https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/639a352914239400119ac9ec/e/69b6b8671b5a7dfbdf061bfd/media.mp3)