Reading Hannah Arendt with Roger Berkowitz
Hannah Arendt CenterThis podcast offers close readings of Arendt’s books alongside engaging interviews and thought-provoking conversations in the spirit of Hannah Arendt, who thought loving the world means neither uncritical acceptance nor contemptuous rejection, but the unwavering facing up to and comprehension of that which is.
| Publishes | Weekly | Episodes | 100 | Founded | 7 years ago |
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| Number of Listeners | Categories | CoursesPhilosophyEducationSociety & Culture | |||
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We met the host of the Urgent Futures podcast, Jesse Damiani, last year, and were thrilled when he came to our 2025 conference on JOY: Loving the World in Dark Times. Afterwards, Roger Berkowitz sat down with Jesse at the Arendt Center to discuss fin... more
In this episode of the podcast, Roger Berkowitz introduces Part One of Hannah Arendt’s 1969 essay “On Violence” from Crises of the Republic, situating it amid contemporary civil unrest, AI debates, and a new Middle East war. He outlines the essay’s t... more
In this bonus episode, host Roger Berkowitz interviews Helene Landemore about her new book, Politics Without Politicians: The Case for Citizen Rule, with a focus on how her argument for citizens’ assemblies expands beyond epistemic “better decisions”... more
We continue our reading of Hannah Arendt’s essay “Civil Disobedience” from Crises of the Republic. Host Roger Berkowitz frames it through Mary McCarthy’s critique that civil disobedience is fundamentally conscientious, citing Socrates, Thoreau, and G... more
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love listening to these mind expanding, readings and conversations. Thank you for making Arendt's work accessible!
Apple Podcasts5AlyaVekotzba
Netherlands3 months ago - Grateful for this podcast
This podcast has been so helpful as I read through The Origins of Totalitarianism. Thank you for sharing these talks and continuing to introduce readers to and deepen readers’ understanding of Arendt’s thought.
Apple Podcasts5Heatherhj
United States5 months ago - Regular person review
Now I am hooked. Wish I didn’t wait this long to start.
This podcast sat in my feed for a long time before I had the courage to start listening.
Today, I started with Episode 2 of Life of the Mind (which starts with chapter 1 of the book).
So far this year (2025) this wonderful little episode is the first online experience that did not leave me in a state of high anxiety BUT somehow returned me back to the “real” world in a way that makes me feel better equipped to engage with it.
The Q&... more
Apple Podcasts5WhenDoesItWorkUnited Statesa year ago - Brilliant. Generous. Timely.
Brilliant. Generous. Timely.
Apple Podcasts5Kub64
Canadaa year ago - Amazing free resource
I feel like I’m back at Bard! I missed having regular access to such thought-provoking and important conversations
Apple Podcasts5isa_bel gUnited States2 years ago
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This show combines close readings of Arendt's texts with thoughtful, accessible conversations that connect theory to current events. Episodes often explore civil disobedience, truth in politics, and democratic life, while guest conversations bring in historians, philosophers, and journalists to illuminate Arendtian ideas in modern contexts. A notable strength is how it makes dense philosophical concepts actionable for listeners, using contemporary examples and audience participation to ground discussions. Listeners tend to be academically-inclined, curious about political theory, and interested in the practical implications of Arendt's work for democracy, civil society, and public discourse.
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Recent guests on Reading Hannah Arendt include:
1. Helene Landemore
2. Lucy Benjamin
3. Teju Cole
4. Blake Smith
5. Roger Berkowitz
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7. Greg Feldman
8. James Romm
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