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- (19 mins) Jonathan Lethem reads James Thurber’s short story “The Wood Duck”
THE NEW YORKER
Jonathan Lethem reads James Thurber’s short story “The Wood Duck” and discusses Thurber with The New Yorker’s fiction editor, Deborah Treisman. “The Wood Duck” was published in The New Yorker in November, 1936, and is collected in “The Thurber Carnival.”
[audio http://downloads.newyorker.com/mp3/fiction/080310_fiction_lethem.mp3]0 min - (15 mins) The Price Of Things We Love
NPR
Three short stories about the stuff we buy — books, toys and clothes. Are E-Books Actually Destroying Traditional Publishing? Why Legos Are So Expensive — And So Popular? 3-D Printing Is (Kind Of) A Big Deal?
[audio http://pd.npr.org/anon.npr-mp3/npr/specials/2013/01/20130111_specials_pmoney.mp3]0 min - (25 mins) One Love – The Legacy of Bob Marley
THE WORLD SERVICE
Poet Lemn Sissay looks at the legacy of Bob Marley’s music – a legacy that spans the world.
https://curatedaudio.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/musicdocs_20120713-1428b.mp30 min - (32 mins) Robin Dunbar: The Science of Love and Betrayal
THE FABER PODCAST
From the frontline of cutting-edge scientific research, Professor Robin Dunbar’s new book ‘The Science of Love and Betrayal’ is a brilliant and sparkling exploration of the extraordinary nature of romantic love. The book tackles some of the most fundamental questions of human behaviour, including – why do we as a species pairbond when few other mammals do? What are the evolutionary advantages of monogamy over promiscuity? And much more.
https://curatedaudio.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/robin-dunbar_-the-science-of-love-and-betrayal.mp30 min - (11 mins) AL Kennedy: The Horror of Love
BBC
Stephen King says “Love creates horror.” AL Kennedy agrees. “I don’t personally welcome love’s ability to make me fear,” she writes.
[audio http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/pov/pov_20130927-2100b.mp3]0 min - (19 mins) Jonathan Lethem reads James Thurber’s short story “The Wood Duck”THE NEW YORKER Jonathan Lethem reads James Thurber’s short story “The Wood Duck” and discusses Thurber with The New Yorker’s fiction editor, Deborah Treisman. “The Wood Duck” was published in The New Yorker in November, 1936, and is collected in “The Thurber Carnival.” [audio http://downloads.newyorker.com/mp3/fiction/080310_fiction_lethem.mp3] Advertisements0 min
- (15 mins) The Price Of Things We LoveNPR Three short stories about the stuff we buy — books, toys and clothes. Are E-Books Actually Destroying Traditional Publishing? Why Legos Are So Expensive — And So Popular? 3-D Printing Is (Kind Of) A Big Deal? [audio http://pd.npr.org/anon.npr-mp3/npr/specials/2013/01/20130111_specials_pmoney.mp3]16 min
- (11 mins) AL Kennedy: The Horror of LoveBBC Stephen King says “Love creates horror.” AL Kennedy agrees. “I don’t personally welcome love’s ability to make me fear,” she writes. [audio http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/pov/pov_20130927-2100b.mp3]11 min
- (32 mins) Robin Dunbar: The Science of Love and BetrayalTHE FABER PODCAST From the frontline of cutting-edge scientific research, Professor Robin Dunbar’s new book ‘The Science of Love and Betrayal’ is a brilliant and sparkling exploration of the extraordinary nature of romantic love. The book tackles some of the most fundamental questions of human behaviour, including – why do we as a species pairbond […]32 min