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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
Father-Son Relationships
The Sea
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Hannah Arendt
American Literature
1974: A Personal History
Adele Amelia Gleason
Heroism

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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“An 1833 review of the only book of poetry Hartley Coleridge published in his lifetime praised the verse for embodying ‘no trivial inheritance of his father's genius,’ but also observed, ‘It is an old saying that the oakling withers beneath the shado... more

“Taking something very specific—in each case, a painting: a painting by Rubens, a painting by Franz Marc, a painting by Joan Mitchell—this physical thing, it has a place and a time, and it sits in the world somewhere. But then you can spiral out from... more

“The term free port can mean everything from a little warehouse to a massive port with container ships coming and going every hour,” says Atossa Araxia Abrahamian on this week’s episode of The World in Time. “But, basically, a free port is an island,... more

“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

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Recent Guests

Anne Fadiman
Professor in the Practice of English, Yale
Yale University
Episode: Anne Fadiman on Essays, Personal and Historical
Atossa Araxia Abrahamian
A journalist and author of The Hidden Globe, How Wealth Hacks the World
Author of The Hidden Globe
Episode: Atossa Araxia Abrahamian on the Offshore World
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)

Host

Donovan Hohn
Acting editor of Lapham's Quarterly; host of The World in Time

Reviews

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

    Thank you for honouring the great man at last.

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    5
    aged librarian
    United Kingdom9 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 Statesa year 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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Recent interactions between the hosts and their guests.

Morgan Meis on Three Painters (Rubens, Marc, Mitchell)
Q: So how do you think of, I mean, is this all in some ways one book that came out in three installments?
I think I see it that way now.
Atossa Araxia Abrahamian on the Offshore World
Q: Why do some places like Singapore succeed in this context while others don't?
Successful places often benefit from moderate authoritarianism and unique geopolitical contexts that allow them to thrive as financial centers.
Atossa Araxia Abrahamian on the Offshore World
Q: What motivated your interest in these offshore spaces?
Having grown up in Geneva, I felt an inclination towards these cosmopolitan enclaves that exist outside traditional frameworks.
Atossa Araxia Abrahamian on the Offshore World
Q: What exactly is the hidden globe?
The hidden globe refers to a system of alternate jurisdictions that coexist with the recognized nation-states, involving legal fictions and places that aren't fully part of any country.
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.

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Thoughtful conversations that center historical writing, philosophy, and culture through long-form interviews with historians, literary scholars, journalists, and authors. Episodes frequently explore how past voices illuminate contemporary questions about politics, art, memory, and society, often tying books and figures to larger themes like democracy, repression, or human experience. A notable strength is the breadth of guests, from classicists and biographers to environmental writers and music historians, which yields richly contextualized discussions. The format tends to favor deep, ideas-driven dialogue over quick takes, making it appealing for listeners who enjoy intellectual curiosity, careful reading, and cross-disciplinary connectio... more

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