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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
Translation
The Odyssey
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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“Marlowe is—astonishingly—inventing this; it’s not as if he can draw upon Shakespeare,” says Stephen Greenblatt in this week’s episode of The World in Time. “When Shakespeare wrote Hamlet, Doctor Faustus was already written. It’s a remarkable, almost... more

“There is no place like a bed for confidential disclosures between friends,” Ishmael tells us in “A Bosom Friend,” chapter ten of Moby Dick, excerpted in the “Friendship” issue of Lapham’s Quarterly. “Man and wife, they say, there open the very botto... more

“Religion gives people certainty and it gives people solace,” says Brenda Wineapple in this week’s episode of The World in Time. “And according to

William Jennings Bryan, it gives you a moral center, too, which would make

impossible the cruelties of,... more

“There’s nothing more extraordinary than the world we live in,” says Elizabeth Kolbert in this week’s episode of The World in Time. “We are extremely tied up as humans for whatever reason. We have obviously evolved to pay a lot of attention to our fe... more

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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
Elizabeth Kolbert
Pulitzer Prize-winning author and journalist, known for her environmental writing
The New Yorker
Episode: Episode 15: Elizabeth Kolbert
Nicholas Boggs
Author of Baldwin, A Love Story
FSG
Episode: Episode 13: Nicholas Boggs on James Baldwin
James Marcus
Author of Glad to the Brink of Fear, A Portrait of Ralph Waldo Emerson
Princeton University Press
Episode: Episode 12: James Marcus on Emerson and Melville
Matthew Hollis
Poet, editor, and translator
Episode: Episode 11: Matthew Hollis on "The Seafarer"
Francine Prose
Editor-at-large of The Quarterly
Lapham's Quarterly
Episode: Episode 10: "Loomings," with Francine Prose

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Donovan Hohn
Acting editor of Lapham's Quarterly and host of conversations with notable writers, historians, and cultural critics about literature and historical contexts.

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4.9 out of 5 stars from 347 ratings
  • Oh that voice … !

    Thank you for honouring the great man at last.

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    5
    aged librarian
    United Kingdom6 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.

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    Palunargar
    United States7 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 Statesa year 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
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    Che Block
    United States3 years ago

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Many find the discussions thought-provoking and engaging, often inspiring them to delve into the featured books.
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A few critiques noted issues with long-winded questions from the host; however, the overall reception is highly positive.

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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.
Episode 16: Brenda Wineapple on the Scopes Trial
Q: What led you to write about the Scopes Trial?
I wanted to explore why this trial was seen as merely a circus and uncover its significance as a major event that reflects deeper societal issues of its time.
Episode 15: Elizabeth Kolbert
Q: What drew you to the intelligence behind whale communication in your recent work?
The desire to explore the profound relationships and communication methods of sperm whales, which may illuminate how we understand language and intelligence in non-human species.
Episode 15: Elizabeth Kolbert
Q: How did you begin your journey into writing about environmental issues?
It started with a trip to Greenland in 2001 that motivated a deeper exploration into climate change, ultimately leading to a shift from political journalism to focus on environmental stories.
Episode 12: James Marcus on Emerson and Melville
Q: Do we know if Emerson had any inkling of who Herman Melville was?
There is no evidence that Emerson was aware of Melville or his works, though Melville acknowledged Emerson's influence in his own letters and writings.

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