European Graduate School Podcast

By The European Graduate School - PACT

The EGS Podcast provides a deep exploration into the world of contemporary theory and art, offering listeners exclusive insight into the always-evolving intellectual landscapes of leading thinkers and... more

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European Graduate School Podcast episodes:

March 05, 2026 Study at the EGS in 2026
In this episode of the EGS Podcast, EGS President, Christopher Fynsk, and PACT Program Director, Nemanja Mitrović, offer the most important information regarding studying at the EGS in 2026. Professor Fynsk will talk about the structure of two sessions in 2026 and explain the mission of the EGS in these difficult times. Dr. Nemanja Mitrović will describe the big comeback of film seminars that will happen this year and present the special offer for all students who will be attending seminars in person.
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29min
February 15, 2026 The Politics and Poetics of the Book
In this episode, Heather Yeung explores the idea of the book in the cultural imaginary, the way that the idea of the book mobilizes and is mobilized across various cultural imaginaries. She will refer to the work of Etel Adnan and her French, Turkish, Greek, Lebanese, and finally American resonances as well, to understand the sense of a book.
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15min
February 06, 2026 Super Bowl Special with Michael Naas
Super Bowl LX will be played on Sunday, February 8th, at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, California. This episode of the EGS Podcast will function as a kind of (critical) teaser for this event. Michael Naas will offer his view on the role of football in the works of the American writer Don DeLillo, with the special focus on the Super Bowl.

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23min
January 30, 2026 Interview with Lars Iyer (Part 2)
In the second part of this interview, Lars Iyer speaks about the world of academia and the importance of locations in his novels; drone music and chaos primeval; the style and intensity of his writing; Gnostic thinking and the transgression of the law.
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49min
January 15, 2026 Interview with Lars Iyer (Part 1)
In the first part of this interview, Nemanja Mitrović discusses various topics with Lars Iyer, including Madchester, Blanchot scholarship, the importance of mold and blogging for Iyer’s turn to literature from philosophy; who is the real person behind the character of W. from Iyer’s first trilogy; and his plans for a new trilogy.
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53min
December 30, 2025 The Extraterrestrial Imperative
The idea that there might be many worlds out there and that we are not alone in the universe has fascinated us as long as we have been thinking about our place in the cosmos. In this episode of the EGS Podcast, Elie During argues that the existence of extraterrestrials is a decision that concerns the ultimate finality of reason and, because it has become a genuine matter of fact for science, the hypothetical existence of extraterrestrial life and intelligence should be stated as an imperative.
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24min
December 15, 2025 Courage and the Practices of Undoing
In this episode of the EGS Podcast, Frank Ruda tells us about his recent work that has been centered around the concept of courage. He does not only try to answer the question of what courage is but also opens various possibilities of thinking about courage itself: what is the form of courage that is generative of a transformation of a practice? Or, what type of courage allows you to grasp a certain transformative possibility?

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15min
November 30, 2025 Music as Life
In this episode of the EGS Podcast, the famous luthier and the EGSF President speaks about his extraordinary life and how these experiences led him to become one of the world’s most active and respected instrument makers.
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15min
November 15, 2025 Interview with Sreten Ugričić
In this episode of the EGS Podcast, Nemanja Mitrović speaks with Sreten Ugričić about his life and artistic career. Ugričić’s art and his work at various institutions are intertwined with the trajectory of Serbian society in its post-Yugoslav period, and this discussion will also divulge the reasons that led to Sreten’s exile from Serbia.
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1h 10min
October 30, 2025 Dear ChatGPT…
In this episode of the EGS Podcast, Catherine Malabou discusses her dream of a machine-like system that could place all language in relation to itself. She also shares her discovery that this system is currently exemplified by ChatGPT. This sound essay will highlight key moments from her dialogue with ChatGPT, focusing on the very functioning of this AI chatbot.

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9min

FAQs about European Graduate School Podcast:

How many episodes does European Graduate School Podcast have?

The podcast currently has 12 episodes available.