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The Hedgehog and the Fox
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The Hedgehog and the Fox episodes
- John Mullan on anon.This week the hedgehog and the fox explore literary anonymity in the company of John Mullan – not the sort of anonymity where the author’s name has simply been lost… Read More
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25 min - Tim Dee: down in the dump with the gullsThis week The Hedgehog & the Fox go looking for those much-despised denizens of our urban landscape, gulls, in the company of writer, birdwatcher and radio producer Tim Dee. Gulls… Read More
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30 min - Julian Baggini: How the World ThinksThis week the hedgehog and the fox are in the company of philosopher Julian Baggini and we are in pursuit of no less a question than how the world thinks… Read More
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35 min - Peter Davidson in the gathering duskThis week the hedgehog and the fox venture out into that time of day that the French call between the dog and the wolf, in other words, in the fading… Read More
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31 min - Danny Dorling on Peak InequalityIn this week’s programme I talk to Danny Dorling about inequality, its causes and consequences. Danny is professor of geography at the University of Oxford. In his latest book, Peak… Read More
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42 min - Anne O’Neil-Henry on The Mysteries of Paris and other bestsellersIn France in the 1830s many of the features of the commercial publishing world we know today were coming into being: celebrity authors, runaway bestsellers, commercially minded publishers, copycat trends,… Read More
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28 min - Caspar Henderson in search of modern marvelsIn this week’s programme we’re exploring the concept of wonder in the company of science writer Caspar Henderson, author of A New Map of Wonders. One reviewer called the book… Read More
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29 min - Tessa Laird on the weird world of batsIn this the first programme in the new autumn season, the Hedgehog and the Fox go in search of bats, in the company of Tessa Laird. Tessa, who teaches at… Read More
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32 min - Brian O’Connor: In defence of idlenessLeisure, we quickly learn, is the reward for hard work, the chance to recharge before returning to the fray. But idleness is unearned, unjustified, self-indulgent – certainly not something a… Read More
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29 min - Meghan Warner Mettler: how America learned to love JapanThis week my guest is Meghan Warner Mettler, who’s an assistant professor of history at Upper Iowa University. Meghan is the author of the recent book, How to Reach… Read More
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About The Hedgehog and the Fox
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Podcasts hosted by George Miller, presenting fresh ideas and stimulating conversations on a wide variety of subjects, with a particular focus is on books published by university presses.
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of these interviews may present bold new theories (in the spirit of the hedgehog) while others may focus in detail on something quite small, even overlooked (in the spirit of the fox). The driving forces are curiosity and the desire to communicate original thinking in an engaging, accessible way.
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