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The World in Time / Lapham’s Quarterly

Lapham’s Quarterly
Lewis H. Lapham
Lewis Lapham
Moby-Dick
Mark Twain
Lapham's Quarterly
San Francisco
The Odyssey
Translation
Herman Melville
Moby Dick
Harper's Magazine
Francine Prose
The Sea
Father-Son Relationships
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Hannah Arendt
American Literature
Climate Change
1974: A Personal History
Adele Amelia Gleason

Donovan Hohn, the acting editor of Lapham's Quarterly, interviews historians, writers, and journalists about books that bring voices from the past up to the microphone of the present. New episodes are released weekly.

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“It becomes a terrible, terrible story of a war of all against all,” says James Romm on this week’s episode of The World in Time. “There are three or four different factions, each with their own military wing, competing for control of Syracuse. Plato... more

“The Cold War laboratory research identified something real about humans: that we can focus on a stimulus on a screen. But it is hardly an adequate account of what it is to be a human person,” says D. Graham Burnett in this week’s episode of The Worl... more

“I think that I started the book,” historian Stacy Schiff says of “The Revolutionary: Samuel Adams,” “with this thirst for somebody who—I’ve just been writing about the Salem witch trials for many years. And I was looking for someone who had the cour... more

“Handel gets to Dublin and he’s trying to put together musicians, he’s looking for singers and lo and behold, there is Susannah Cibber who has turned up in Dublin to try to restart her career at exactly the time that Handel is there,” says Charles Ki... more

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Recent Guests

D. Graham Burnett
Historian of science and co-author of 'Attensity! A Manifesto of the Attention Liberation Movement'
Princeton University
Episode: Episode 21: The Friends of Attention
Alyssa Loh
Filmmaker and writer, co-author of 'Attensity! A Manifesto of the Attention Liberation Movement'
Strother School of Radical Attention
Episode: Episode 21: The Friends of Attention
Stacy Schiff
Prize-winning historian and author of "The Revolutionary: Samuel Adams"
Episode: Encore Episode: Stacy Schiff on Samuel Adams
Charles King
Author of 'Every Valley, The Desperate Lives and Troubled Times That Made Handel's Messiah'
Episode: Episode 20: Charles King on Handel's “Messiah”
Jeremy Eichler
Music historian and critic, author of 'Time's Echo, Music, Memory, and the Second World War'
Tufts University
Episode: Episode 19: Jeremy Eichler on “Time’s Echo”
Stephen Greenblatt
Pulitzer Prize-winning historian and Shakespeare scholar
Harvard University
Episode: Episode 18: Stephen Greenblatt on Christopher Marlowe
Alexander Chee
Best-selling author and Professor of English and Creative Writing at Dartmouth
Dartmouth
Episode: Episode 17: Queequeg and Ishmael in Love (with Alexander Chee, Aaron Sachs, and Caleb Crain)
Caleb Crain
Author of novels and a longtime writer for The New Yorker
The New Yorker
Episode: Episode 17: Queequeg and Ishmael in Love (with Alexander Chee, Aaron Sachs, and Caleb Crain)
Brenda Wineapple
Historian and author of "Keeping the Faith, God, Democracy, and the Trial that Riveted a Nation"
Episode: Episode 16: Brenda Wineapple on the Scopes Trial

Host

Donovan Hohn
Acting editor of Lapham's Quarterly, known for engaging interviews with authors and historians that bridge historical perspectives with contemporary relevance.

Reviews

4.9 out of 5 stars from 348 ratings
  • Oh that voice … !

    Thank you for honouring the great man at last.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    aged librarian
    United Kingdom8 months ago
  • Great Podcast

    I understand Mr. Latham passed away. I missed his great podcast. His website had excellent articles from different topics and reputable sources. I hope his online magazine can continue as well as his podcast. It seems there is a foundation behind the publication. My condolences to his family and friends. He will be greatly missed.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Palunargar
    United States9 months ago
  • Why did it stop? I need to hear these episodes

    Lewis Lapham's The World In Time: Please send us more. LTF

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Billi
    United States2 years ago
  • The best podcast

    None better

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Che Block
    United States2 years ago
  • Episode 100 explains it all

    Except it’s unclear to me why the wealthy don’t understand the importance of a strong middle class Looking forward to reading the book Thank you Q: What was all that gargling at the beginning of the episode?

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Che Block
    United States3 years ago

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Listeners appreciate the thoughtful, well-paced discussions that delve into profound topics.
There is a sense of nostalgia and respect for the late Lewis Lapham, with many referring to him as a national treasure.
Some critiques mention that the style could be improved for clarity, but overall, commentary highlights the high quality of content and guests.
Many express that the intellectual depth encourages them to explore related literature and history further.

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Talking Points

Recent interactions between the hosts and their guests.

Episode 22: James Romm on Plato and Tyranny
Q: What is the difference between a tyrant and a king?
Tyranny derives from fear, while kingship derives from the love of the people.
Episode 22: James Romm on Plato and Tyranny
Q: How would you describe your scholarly practice?
I'm a Hellenist, meaning that I focus on classical Greece, Greece of the fifth and fourth centuries BC.
Episode 21: The Friends of Attention
Q: What do you think we should do to fight back against the attention economy?
We have to say not just the lives we don't want, but the lives we do want.
Episode 19: Jeremy Eichler on “Time’s Echo”
Q: How did you end up going from writing a dissertation in history to writing music criticism at The Boston Globe, Jeremy?
Jeremy explains that his interests in both music and history ran parallel, leading him to explore both concurrently while pursuing his career in music criticism.
Episode 16: Brenda Wineapple on the Scopes Trial
Q: In your view, what fundamental questions did the Scopes Trial illuminate?
The Scopes Trial illuminated issues of academic freedom, freedom of speech, and the ongoing tension between science and religion in society.

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An engaging exploration of history and literature emerges through conversations featuring a diverse array of historians, authors, and journalists. Each episode centers around a particular book or historical event, blending insightful commentary with critical analysis, thereby illuminating the connections between past and present. Topics range widely, from the intricacies of literary works like 'Moby Dick' to significant historical trials such as the Scopes Trial, emphasizing the relevance of historical lessons in today's discourse. The show is unique in that it encourages intellectual curiosity and deeper reflections on cultural narratives, making it a rich resource for those interested in the intersections of literature, history, and conte... more

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