This week, Sinéad Gleeson delights in the byways of Maeve Brennan's New York; and Costica Bradatan explores the enduring appeal of Henry David Thoreau.
'The Long-Winded Lady', by Maeve Brennan, with an introduction by Sinéad Gleeson
'Thoreau's Axe: Distraction and Discipline in American Culture', by Caleb Smith
'Henry at Work: Thoreau on Making a Living', by John Kaag and Jonathan van Belle
'Henry David Thoreau: Thinking Disobediently', by Lawrence Buell
Produced by Charlotte Pardy
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On booze and art
Philip Larkin, beyond the grave
Too smart for our own good
Same old gags
Turn on, tune in, drop out?
Mind and memory
Emily Brontë's wuthering wilds
Women, in and out of control
Ode to Lee Child – a bonus episode
Summer Books 2018
Notes on 50 years of the Man Booker Prize
An interview with Tim Winton – a bonus episode
The wildness of Muriel Spark
Russia's blood games
Changing your mind and opening the doors
Rules of law
Jesmyn Ward’s lyrical fiction - a bonus episode
Those are pearls . . . and Michael Jackson's performative drama
Philip Roth and the translatable
The making of me
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Greece Travel Secrets Podcast
That Park Life: a Disney World Podcast
Ghostlore of Hawaii: Paranormal Paradise
Stuff You Should Know
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