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“History of Ideas is great. More Runciman, less guests. Gerstle is not a good speaker. And Lea Ypi’s socialist desires get annoying quickly.”
lrhhrl via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
04/22/24
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“An excellent series, a real pleasure to hear a conversation that draws out the complexity, critique and contextual understanding of how freedom inheres in the world. Thank you both”
conchurd via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
04/18/24
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“Really enjoyed the President series. Made us rewatch The West Wing.
Have upgraded to plus but market freedom show appeared before plus and however much I copy link, can’t get plus on my iPad. Fine on iPhone.”
Paul Nihil via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
04/10/24
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“My recommended podcast of 2023-2024. Whether your interest lies in the past, present or future - David Runciman is truly gifted at taking complex ideas, theories and issues, and simultaneously simplifying them and weaving them into a tale that is both riveting and you desperately want to hear the...”Read full review »
iburpengary via Apple Podcasts ·
Australia ·
04/07/24
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“One of those frequent types who loves to hear their own voice & thinks the audience is flattered that they can listen.
When Wikipedia is better, why waste time?”
August Consumer via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
03/31/24
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“This is the rich and thoughtful graduate course I longed for back in the disappointing days and parade of ‘isms that constituted undergraduate philosophy…and history. Or perhaps it’s just that education is wasted on the young; much better revisited decades later. For this I thank David...”Read full review »
Hill.ph via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
03/29/24
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“Can I ask why the 2 presenters failed to mention the extroadinary Ted Kennedy speech at the 1980 Democratic convention only equalled 4 years later by Mario Cuomo
Marc Bernstein of Southgate North London”
Marc Bernstein via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
03/22/24
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“Excellent stuff!!”
Richard Heydarian via Apple Podcasts ·
Philippines ·
03/16/24
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“An absolutely incredible amount of information that is just not taught as part of civic education. I’ve been a longtime listener but this series takes the show to a new level and is especially important context for this year’s election.”
carterfrancis via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
03/10/24
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“Very sad because History of Ideas is great when Runciman just talks someone else’s ideas. Ypi, Gerstle and Runciman’s other ivory tower friends are not as interesting as they think they are”
lrhhrl via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
02/29/24
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“I have listened to all these and despite being perhaps the thickest listener I get a lot from these . In an ocean of podcasts these stand out . Always interesting .I can’t wait for all the new episodes coming soon.”
codyne via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
02/25/24
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“Amazing.”
incognito82 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
02/23/24
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“Well that was depressing. Sorry, I thought it was excellent and thought provoking but on a wet Thursday morning I should perhaps have listened to something ‘frothy’.”
WampumMum via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
02/22/24
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“This is an incredible podcast. I wish I’d had the Mary Stuart one when studying Schiller’s Maria Stuart at A level”
chuffinpuffin via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
02/15/24
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“Excellent presenter who makes the ideas accessible without dumbing down. When talking about democracy and joined by Lea Ypi the future looks like a place you’d want to live. Listen to the History of Ideas series. I wish everyone could.”
Quinton Arthur via Apple Podcasts ·
France ·
02/14/24
“I look forward to every episode. Thank you.”
NeverBored. via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
02/11/24
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“A completely compelling journey through so many ideas and forces that have shaped our modern world”
Heat Monkey via Apple Podcasts ·
Ireland ·
02/08/24
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“This show is amazing and David is excellent in it. The themes, the chats and the lucid elucidation ;).
This really should be mandatory listening in advanced history courses!”
Bissida via Apple Podcasts ·
India ·
02/01/24
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“If you are interested in ideas, political, social or cultural, this is the podcast for you. The hosts are thoughtful, humble and not dogmatic. This is how discourse should be done.”
a grateful gladdy via Apple Podcasts ·
Australia ·
01/28/24
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“Excellent dialogue with thoughtful, in-depth discussions. I have heard several interviews with Rory about his book. They seem so superficial compared to this one.”
Toronto Gran via Apple Podcasts ·
Canada ·
01/27/24
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“A friend recommended your podcast on “A Room of One’s Own”. I listened to it this morning and wow, what a great summary/analysis! I am trying to find a transcript of it because you made some great points that I want to make notes on.”
Johal52 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
01/18/24
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“Thank you for the consistently thoughtful contents!”
小J结构观花宫 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
01/10/24
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“My 23-year-old son put me onto this podcast, specifically, the history of ideas episodes, and I am obsessed. It’s not hyperbole to say that these episodes have opened my mind to a world. I was only vaguely aware of. I am so impressed with David Runcimon, the quality of the content and the...”Read full review »
Cabutops1 via Apple Podcasts ·
Australia ·
12/27/23
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“Thank you so much for doing this service for humanity.”
Britt Hadar via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
12/23/23
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“Imagine the smartest conversation you’ve ever had, multiply the brilliance and thoughtfulness times 10, add a dash of intellectual humility, and you have this podcast. A refuge from the awful politics of now—but a historical one, that shows you where those politics came from and where they might...”Read full review »
anziayezierska via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
12/21/23
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“It’s not easy to find such an educational and entertaining podcast as this one. Well, I found one:) Truly thankful for your work!
Kostiantyn”
kingJohn25 via Apple Podcasts ·
Canada ·
12/17/23
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“This podcast is so good, I can’t stop recommending it to people. Engages with ideas with a level of sophistication that I haven’t found with any other podcast, while remaining accessible and entertaining. The “Great Essays” series is the best place to start — some of my favorites include the...”Read full review »
heatseeker via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
12/11/23
“One of my more recent podcast “discoveries” but already one of my favourites, too. The episodes on the essays of the 20th century got me hooked and now I just love all of it x”
Stefan Rhys-Williams via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
12/07/23
“At its best, this podcast will open your eyes to truths you’d never focused on before. The host and his guests wrestle with the biggest crises of our time in attempts to understand where we are, what is right, and what can be done. Absolutely brilliant. It probes the human condition, examines our...”Read full review »
HodorTheTriumphant via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
11/30/23
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“Rather dull to attempt to necklace an ethnicity with what is a univeral. Such reviews are the product of an other's envy, or that of a duped member of that group that the other scorns.”Read full review »
Stourleyk via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
11/26/23
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“I loved David's previous program with Helen Thompson, Talking Politics. While I miss Helen, I really enjoy the variety of this program. The interviewa are amazing and Lea Ypi as a recurring guest is brilliant. David has become an incredibly strong interviewer, injecting his opinions as a way...”Read full review »
msfroh via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
11/18/23
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“I’ve just listened to the conversation between David Runciman and Zadie Smith about Charles Dickens and they had my rapt attention from start to finish. I love the way they speak about literature through the lens of world politics — in particular the nuanced way they explore both the radicalism...”Read full review »
Peridical madness via Apple Podcasts ·
South Africa ·
11/12/23
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“Dear David, While I’m sympathetic to your conclusion, the path you take to it is a crafty pastiche of Eurocentric chauvinism at best. It would be more accurate to label this global mess we find ourselves in the Anglocene. Britain created the Leviathan and exported it around our planet. Human...”Read full review »
CryptoYooper via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
11/03/23
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“Absolutely fantastic essays. A different format from many other podcasts and all the better for it.”
Ajsjficksbrb via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
10/27/23
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“I’m a 68 years old man from Canada,endlessly searching for
interesting agenda free podcasts finally I have find one.
Brilliant,engaging,interesting,educational,highly recommend
for everyone,I found your podcast by listening London Review of Books podcast witch I also recommend .
Thank you and...”Read full review »
SgtSpinach via Apple Podcasts ·
Canada ·
10/23/23
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“This is the best politics technology literary and historical podcast in the world.”
adriaaaaaaaaaan via Apple Podcasts ·
Ireland ·
10/19/23
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“I have enjoyed listening to David Runciman since I discovered Talking Politics and The History of Ideas a few years ago. The new PPF pod is a seamless continuation and includes the mellifluous tones of David Runciman and his breadth of intellectual purview bringing political philosophy and...”Read full review »
Bellfieldboy1960 via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
10/12/23
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“This podcast mixes insight, intelligence, knowledge and warmth, thank you for such generosity”
stilllearningtoo via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
09/23/23
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“Thank you so much for this series. I think the Orwell is the best, but the Didion and Baldwin are up there. If you like this series (and you should!) go over to Mr. Runciman’s “talking politics” podcast and listen to the Weber and, especially, Benjamin Constant episodes. These might change your...”Read full review »
steelebd via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
09/12/23
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“David you definitely perk up under interrogation. Lea is making all the right points about how your account makes too strong a case for the inevitability of corporate/state power as we move forward.
The weird thing is that your theory also initially appears to mute cultural context and...”Read full review »
Can’t Cant via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
09/07/23
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“The episode on Orwell’s essay, “The Lion and the Unicorn,” is a tour de force. This one easygoing talk has the dimensions of a whole book about British history and culture. Postscript: Also extraordinary are the episodes on Thoreau and Joan Didion. Runciman is a triple-threat with historical...”Read full review »
leapingheart via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
09/02/23
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“Superlatives don’t do justice to David Runciman’s quality of interrogating each subject. Thank you”
JBRF20 via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
08/22/23
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“I am glued to this podcast, my new discovery.
Interesting and intelligent, highly recommend.”
Vicatoxo via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
08/22/23
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“Also at times like panning for gold, long periods of “omg why am I doing this?” But then a nugget falls out and it’s worth it. Give it a go - you may come away richer.”
paulsplanet via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
08/21/23
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“David is constantly informative, making often complex ideas and personalities very accessible. Each episode has proved for me a genuine joy. I am very grateful.”
PineGroveCharlie via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
08/18/23
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“I have listened with great pleasure to the Virginia Woolf and the Republican Party episodes so far. I’m in the middle of listening to the Simone Weil one. But I have to stop and write this (I do plan to listen to the rest of the episodes, I find your podcast very well researched and insightful)....”Read full review »
nucuplmnjuyh via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
08/11/23
“Great beginning, classy middle , brilliant punch lines. Thank you!”
JoannaSabina via Apple Podcasts ·
Poland ·
08/05/23
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