Jun 30, 2022
Nelson and Peter continue their discussion of poetry, and Jewishness. How do Jewish poetry and mysticism balance ironic scepticism with religious feeling? And what the hell's wrong with rhyme anyway?
This conversation took place between Nelson Rufatt, and poet, teacher, and translator of Hebrew and Arabic, Peter Cole....
Jun 16, 2022
On the 16th of June 1904, James Joyce was taken in hand by the straight-talking chambermaid who was to become his utterly devoted wife. This episode is not about that chambermaid. It was written at an angle to the little universe brought to life each year on Bloom's Day, the day of Joyce's meeting, and the day on which...
Jun 15, 2022
This episode is about poetry, and about Jewishness. How does Judaism manage so successfully to combine piety, love of the absurd, humour, secular rationalism, irony, disinterested inquiry, and mysticism? What is the secret of its unique paradoxes? And how about that poetry! This conversation took place between...
Jun 1, 2022
Alexander Inman-Hislop is an extraordinary drummer who is discovering new things about music and the way we hear the world. In this episode we continue our discussion about culture and context. Alex talks about his discoveries on the drums, and speculates about the ideal music scene. The theme song is 'Zaftik' and was...